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This two invisible entities have been here ever since Legion-5 arrived. But neither he nor his mentor noticed them. There could be more than two of them in the plane apart from the Mechanical Emperor. If there are, they are all prepared to catch that hidden entity that just entered the plane a few hours ago.

The platform remained calm despite the malice brewing in the background. Supreme beasts continued to arrive from various planes throughout the day. And the platform cast a large shadow over the earth. It can be seen from every corner of the plane. It stood tall as the symbol of the new overlords of the plane. Anyone who gazes upon it will know that the plane has been subjugated.

-----Back To Legion-5

He was taken to a room to relax. He can't relax though. Legion-7 is running out of time. He has succeeded in infiltrating the plane but Legion-5 can't meet with him now.

He can't leave the platform yet and Legion-7 can't infiltrate the platform. To attempt to do so is to attempt to infiltrate the body of an Origin god. Legion-7 is not going to take that risk so they have to wait a little longer before they can meet.

Legion-5 waited for a half day before they were called for the assembly. A golem came to inform him and bring him to the venue of the assembly.

He asked, "Is it time for the rite of passage?"

"No. You have to be briefed first. We are going for your briefing now."

"What will the rite of passage entail?"

The golem replied somewhat apologetically. "I am sorry but I do not have the answer to that question. The information about the content of this rite of passage is confidential. But there is no need to worry. You will be informed during the briefing."

"Is there anything you can tell me about the rite of passage?"

"Certainly. There is an entity that will invigilate the rite of passage. This entity is also the one that will brief you."

"Can I give you orders?"

"Yes, you can. But your authority is only enough to ask me questions. You can't order me to do anything else."

He didn't have any hope of ordering the golem since he knew that it was part of the body of the Mechanical Emperor. But he tried anyway partly because he was curious and because he would like to ask the golem to open up its chassis so that he could examine it. His divine sense can only see its surface but Soverick is curious about what lies beneath the surface.

He tried asking the golem to open its chassis but it refused to. It stated that it is against its defensive protocols to open its chassis to someone without enough authority. He pestered the golem with more weird requests until they reached their destination.

His questions made the Mechanical Emperor sigh to himself. "I guess I was right. Trouble is coming."

Legion-5 entered a large circular hall. The hall looked like the insides of a sphere. The ceiling and the ground were curved just like the walls. There were other young supreme beasts in the hall. There was a total of 100 of them looking around and greeting each other.

The golem said to him. "Please follow me to your seat."

Then it led him to an unoccupied seat. The seat was a black sphere. It appeared to be made of a malleable material in a fluid state. It was bouncy but not enough to repel him so it felt like he was sitting on a soft cloud. The black sphere shifted itself to match his buttocks perfectly.

All the supreme beasts were assigned to seats at the edge of the room so they all sat side by side in a straight line that formed a circle. At the center of the room was a black flame. It was burning quietly in the air without any support or source of fuel.

Legion-5's divine sense brushed it for a brief moment before he retracted it in alarm. His divine sense had been burned.

"That's the true body of the origin god. It is the metal fire." He said in wonder.

He thought he knew a lot about divine abilities thanks to Gehaldirah's obsession with them but he was wrong. The Supreme Alliance knows more than him. They are probably the highest authority on divine abilities in the void universe. He had seen the information about the metal fire so he was intrigued and wanted to inspect it up close. Unfortunately, he couldn't. Not without severe damage to himself.

The metal fire isn't really a flame despite looking like one and behaving like one. It is made of thin vibrating metallic filaments. The filaments are like worms. They wiggle and clump together to form that black flame. The flame is incredibly fragile and it goes out quickly because the filaments are weak. Despite this weakness, the metal fire cannot be underestimated.

It isn't hot at all and it isn't producing heat but it burned his divine sense when he touched it. And that burning is just a warning to mind his own business. The metal fire can do more. So he decided to just mind his business. He took his seat and the assembly started soon after.

The black flame spoke to them. "Welcome to your rite of passage. I am your invigilator Regee771,823,138B. You can call me the

Mechanical Emperor. My job is to ensure fairness, the adherence to the rules, to record your actions, authenticate them, and protect you. I will do this until you are handed over to your mentors at the end of the rite of passage."

"You all must know that you are participating in a rite of passage but a lot of you must have a lot of questions about what you are actually supposed to do. I will tell you now. Sit back, relax, and listen carefully."