"Thunderfire Runes represent the cycle of destruction and rebirth..."

"Causal nodes exist at the intersection of time and space fragments..."

"The reorganization of the Conceptual Dome follows a certain logical deduction sequence..."

She walked forward slowly, and with every step she took, a small, stable dark-gold platform of laws condensed beneath her feet.

The platform extended, automatically repelling the surrounding chaotic turbulence of laws, forming a temporary path.

But this was too slow and consumed a huge amount of energy.

Bai Cheng stopped and looked into the depths of the maze.

"If there is more than one truth... then perhaps everyone has their own path."

She closed her eyes, no longer forcing a path open,

but instead immersed her mind into the emperors imprint, feeling the subtle connection between this maze and the residual authority of those six Star Lords.

Han Yuan's cold order, Forest Whisper's rhythm of life, Chaos's disordered wildness, Mirror Heart's rational mapping, Cinder City's scorching obsession, Echo's resonance of information...

Six completely different law characteristics were amplified, distorted, and entangled within this maze.

"This isn't a maze... it's an unfinished judgment model." Bai Cheng opened her eyes, a flash of realization in them,

"Every chaotic turbulence of laws corresponds to an unresolved point of contention in the judgment."

She stopped looking for an exit and instead began to actively contact those chaotic flows of laws.

When a frost turbulence containing Han Yuan's resentment struck, she used the corrective power within the Emerald Sea star track to gently guide it, transforming it into a crystal ice path pointing toward Astra Island.

When a cloud of chaotic and disordered energy surged, she injected the orderly inclination of the Gui Xu source, causing it to collapse into a stable teleportation node.

When an area of mirrored reflections and illusions enveloped her, she anchored herself with the uniqueness of the emperors imprint, causing the illusions to reflect reality, revealing the hidden true path instead.

She wasn't breaking through a maze; she was sorting out the judgment.

As she went deeper step by step, the Maze of Laws began to change.

Those areas that were originally violent and chaotic gradually calmed down, and the disordered turbulence began to rearrange according to some latent logic.

And in the other five places.

Zi Yuan used the Tide-Breaking Blade Intent to forcibly cut through the chaos; wherever the blade pointed, the laws retreated, and she actually carved out a path by sheer force.

Qingniao harnessed thunder and fire, soaring above the maze, bypassing most obstacles at extreme speed; although she occasionally entered dead ends, she could always blast open new passages with thunderfire explosions.

Lu Duo's emerald radiance resonated with the echoes of life in the maze, causing many aggressive law flows to actively bypass her; she walked leisurely, as if strolling through a garden.

Yu Nian's pure heart vine could soothe the restlessness of the laws; wherever she passed, the chaos subsided, and she almost followed the traces of the path Bai Cheng had already sorted.

Leng Ningxue fully operated her analysis module, calculating the dynamic change patterns of the maze in a very short time, precisely predicting every step like playing chess, with amazing efficiency.

The six of them, in their own ways, were constantly approaching the core of the maze.

Where the projection of that Giant White Tower was located.

Third Trial: Battle of Divine Judgment.

When the six arrived at the core of the maze one after another, they found that it was not a giant tower, but a vast circular arena.

The arena floor was paved with pure law crystals, and six giant pillars stood around it, each corresponding to the law characteristics of the six Star Lords.

And in the center of the arena stood seven figures.

Six of them were the complete soul projections of Astra of Han Yuan, Verdanti of Forest Whisper, Khaos of Chaos, Seras of Mirror Heart, Ignis of Cinder City, and Echo of Echo.

They were no longer broken fragments, but states close to their prime.

And the seventh figure was entirely dark gold, with a blurred face, holding a giant sword similar to Bai Cheng's Sword of Conviction but more ancient, with the phantom mark of the scales of judgement floating at the center of its forehead.

This was The Shadow of Judgement.

"Inheritors." Astra's ice crystal projection spoke, her voice magnificent, 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"You have proven your hearts, your wisdom... but this final trial requires you to prove you have the power to execute judgment."

"Judgment is not empty talk." Khaos's black-and-white storm figure laughed wildly,

"Without the power to suppress all dissent, a so-called fair ruling is nothing but a joke!"

"The rules of this battle are simple." Seras's projection said calmly,

"The six of you will fight against the six of us plus The Shadow of Judgement.

Win, and you will obtain the ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) qualification for judgment;

Lose, and your souls will remain here, becoming part of the eternal judgment field."

Bai Cheng's silver eyes swept over the seven figures opposite her, then looked at the companions beside her.

Zi Yuan's long blade was already half-unsheathed, thunder light crackled around Qingniao, Lu Duo's emerald radiance flowed, Yu Nian's vines swayed gently, and data streams ran calmly in Leng Ningxue's icy eyes.

"This is a trial, and also a continuation of the judgment itself." Bai Cheng said slowly,

"What they want to see is not only our power, but how we use it. Whether we will consume ourselves in internal friction due to disagreements as they did back then, or whether we can work together as one to face a powerful enemy."

She raised her hand, and the dark-gold Sword of Conviction condensed in her palm.

"Then... let's show them."

"Emerald Sea star track, first-generation guardians, engage!"

The battle was on the verge of breaking out.

Astra's absolute zero cold wave, Verdanti's life-draining vines, Khaos's chaos storm, Seras's mirror duplication, Ignis's Cinder City flames, and Echo's resonance interference.

Six completely different but equally terrifying law attacks swept in like natural disasters.

And The Shadow of Judgement raised its giant sword and struck; the dark-gold sword light contained the dual contradictory judgment powers of conviction and pardon,

and wherever it passed, the laws collapsed and reorganized themselves, as if forcibly making a determination of guilt or innocence.

Bai Cheng pointed her long sword forward, the phantom of the gate of gui xu appeared behind her, and a dark-gold torrent surged out, head-on clashing with the sword light of The Shadow of Judgement.

Zi Yuan's blade light split into thousands, the Tide Breaker intent cutting through the cold wave and flames.

Qingniao transformed into thunder, weaving and raiding between the storm and vines, with thunderfire explosions blasting open safety zones.

Lu Duo's emerald radiance turned into a barrier, resisting resonance interference and mirror erosion.

Yu Nian's pure heart vine spread, healing her companions' injuries while using life force to interfere with the life-draining effect.

Leng Ningxue's icy eyes locked onto the whole field, analyzing the enemies' law weaknesses in real-time and directing precisely:

"Qingniao, thunderbolt focus fire on the chaos storm node at three o'clock! Zi Yuan, move seven steps left and slash the mirror core! Yu Nian, inject excessive life force into the Forest Whisper vines to trigger an overload!"

The six of them cooperated seamlessly, rotating between offense and defense, and actually managed to hold their ground under the siege of the seven Star Lord-level entities.

But this was far from enough.

The sword light of The Shadow of Judgement grew stronger and stronger, and every strike caused Bai Cheng's Gui Xu torrent to vibrate violently.

And the coordination of the six Star Lord projections also became increasingly tacit, their attacks beginning to overlap and amplify each other.