Dao Lord
Ryu took deep breaths, his aura reserved. He hadn't had any rest in the last several months, even for him, this was greatly taxing. So, he took this opportunity to allow his body to return to its peak condition. With his recovery abilities, he only needed a single day.
He could sense that things were shifting in the Heavenly Path and that the second phase was about to begin, and he was well aware that although the second phase wouldn't be as bloody as the third, it would definitely be where heads truly began to butt.
In addition to this, according to what Ryu understood, the fact that it had taken so long for the first phase to conclude was actually a sign of the chaos that was about to come.
The Heavenly Path varied in the length of time it spent open, but it was generally accepted that the longer it was open, the more opportunities there would be and the more worthy the Heavens felt that the batch of geniuses who had entered were.