The Abyssal Tempering inside Lucien's Divine Energy Core had continued throughout the passing months.
By now, Lucien no longer needed to oversee every group personally.
Lucian had taken over much of that responsibility.
He had formed his Nihility Body long ago, and after experiencing the entire process himself, his understanding of Abyssal Tempering had become deep enough for Lucien to trust him with future trainees preparing to enter the Celestial Realm.
His Law of Axiom proved especially useful.
Lucian could observe the different stages of tempering, identify unnecessary resistance within the process, and adjust the conditions without weakening the final result.
The trainees still had to endure the Abyssal Pools.
There were no shortcuts around that.
Lucian simply made sure they did not waste time suffering through problems that contributed nothing to the formation of their bodies.
The difference gradually became obvious.
