Meanwhile, Orion, whose doubts had just been confirmed, couldn't help but raise a brow at the Princess of the Garden's words.
After spending some time with Anara and witnessing her refill the lake with her ancestral essence, he had a good idea of the Divine lake's origin. He suspected that some others might also be aware of this information.
Although he knew that the Divine Lake Essence couldn't be contaminated, he found it a bit unusual.
However, unlike Orion, whose thoughts were focused on the origin of the Divine Lake, the other participants clenched their teeth with determination as they heeded the Princess of the Garden's warning after she revealed that the trial would occur within the Divine Lake.
As elite warriors of the Crystalforge Clan, many of them had already experienced the daunting effects of entering the Divine Lake. They had used it to fortify their bodies and increase the density of their magical energy under the lake's unnatural, crushing force.
