This quest sees you enteringTraitor’s Passage.

Go through the wall to enter a room with Runic Seals on the ground.

Remove them and you’ll free the djinn bossBalbala, the Traitor.

Artwork from Path of Exile 2 showing a character about to undertake an Ascendancy Trial.

Taking it starts the side quest"Ascent to Power".

it’s possible for you to now return to the Ardura Caravan that serves as Chapter 2’s hub.

Chat with Zarka and open your map to teleport to theTrial of the Sekhemaspoint of interest.

Facing a wall covered by Ancient Seals in Path of Exile 2.

Be sure that you’re at least level 22 to contend with the monsters here.

Once you enter and proceed through the first chamber, you’ll locate a Relic Altar.

Put Balbala’s Barya onto this altar to properly kick off the Trial of the Sekhemas.

A Trial map showing various rooms that players can advance through to obtain their Ascendancy class in Path of Exile 2.

Go up to theAltar of Ascendanciesto select your Ascendancy class.

That concludes our look at the Trial of the Sekhemas in Path of Exile 2.

A character strafes around a firey pinwheel trap in the Trial of the Sekhemas in Path of Exile 2.

Fighting Rattlecage the Earthbreaker, the final boss of the Trial of the Sekhemas in Path of Exile 2.

Two Ascendancy options for the Sorceress in Path of Exile 2.