The massive building, grand in aura yet minimalist in design, grew larger in his vision as he quickly approached it. It had looked quite close at first, but that was only due to its overwhelmingly immense size. It took him a short while to arrive before it, and stopped before one of the entrances he had spotted.
The massive building dominated his view, leaving nothing else in sight. It stretched out to either side as far as he could see, and towered into the sky higher than most mountains. The exterior was made of stone, with the only decorations being massive pillars that stretched miles up to an overhanging roof.
A massive arched opening stood before him, the entrance swirling with mystical energy.
"Another portal, huh?" John mused as he saw the obvious portal before him, which was similar to the one that had been used to enter this realm. He inspected it for a brief moment and then stepped into it, as it was the only way forward that he could see.
While he could fly over the building if need be, he knew the realm wasn't designed with flight in mind, and so that would most likely be useless. The mysterious yet profound aura was emanating from within, seeping through the very walls of the massive structure as if nothing could contain its presence.
Whatever it was, it was firmly within the structure, and thus he would enter.
John stepped into the portal, and as expected, felt his body move a short distance through space before nearly instantly appearing in another location. As he had done dozens of times before with each portal he had stepped through, his head quickly swiveled about while his divine sense spread out in all directions, ensuring that he understood his new location and any possible dangers lurking about.
His divine sense quickly retracted as he realized there was no danger, and instead he had found himself standing in the very middle of a massive arena. The arena was circular and one hundred miles across, so large that it could hardly be called an arena.
Only the stone platform stretching out to the edges of the walls, which were then lined by a small row of stands gave a hint to the fact that it was an arena. However, it was quite unlike other arenas he had seen.
Most arenas had seating for hundreds of thousands, or even millions, but this arena only had three rows of seats. While the number of potential viewers was staggering solely due to the arena's circumference, it was still quite an odd setup.
As John gazed about, his eyes narrowed slightly as he noticed figures start to apparate in the stands, as if appearing out of thin air. The figures were misty and ethereal at first, but quickly solidified to form detailed figures.
Humans, beasts, monsters…men…women…races of all kinds, each appearing incredibly lifelike. The figures lined the entire arena, causing John to turn all about as he took in the sudden and unexpected change. Each figure appeared quite young, as young as him to a bit older, although their ages were hard to truly tell, as cultivation skewed the ability to guess one's age quite a bit.
However, one thing was certain that was true for all the figures. They were geniuses. Paramount geniuses.
Their auras were all displayed. They were not flaring their auras, but enough was leaked to gauge the talent level and power of the figures. And each was without a doubt a monstrous genius.
"Holograms?" John mused to himself as he studied the figures, which reminded him of one other figure he had seen before.
The youthful avatar of his mysterious father that he had fought in the final trial of the Divine Talent trial years ago. That avatar and these figures were almost identical in how they formed and how they now appeared, making him realize that these were most likely geniuses who had participated in this trial in the past, much like his father had done.
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