Time quietly passed, and soon a month was gone.
"Get in line properly!"
"You've advanced to the eighth tier and come here to join us in a great transformation, one that will overturn the cosmos and alter destiny!"
"And now, what you must do is believe in God, the Goddess of Destiny...."
Fortuna continually reminded these eighth tiers outside.
Outside the laboratory, a group of newly advanced eighth-tier powerhouses was lining up.
"Next!"
An hour later, this powerhouse walked out, pale-faced.
"Next one."
One by one, the powerhouses walked in nervously, and came out looking pale.
When they left, they had already lost their Tao Artifact that had just been bound as eighth tiers.
The others showed expressions of terror, as if they had seen a demon.
"It's over."
"What's inside there?"
"I told you the empire had bad intentions, suddenly giving us a way to break through to the eighth tier, along with a bunch of resources, and then capturing us here after we broke through!"
