Mivana patted her shoulders and continued forward. Although this was her first time undertaking the Holy Grail Trial, she was no stranger to it. Everything she had learned from her teachers and books had made it clear what difficulties she would face on the ascent to the Holy Grail.
First came "Ten Thousand Blades on Body," which inflicted endless phantom pain. Then "Illusion Entanglement," which blocked the path. And finally, "Cold Wind Erosion," which slowed the body. Only those who passed this series of tests and trials to reach the summit would earn the qualification to drink from the Holy Grail and ascend.
No wonder the Yonglan People were so fond of narratives about suffering. After all, the process of receiving the Divine Ancestor's blessing was filled with all kinds of hardships and tortures; it was hard not to get the wrong idea.
