Dimensional Descent

BANG!

The aura around Leonel suddenly shifted. Despite the fact he hadn't aged even a single day, the presence he gave off was old and wizened. Short of a long head of white hair, his every movement exuded a scholarly and ancient air.

It took Leonel an entire three days to complete the Natural Force Art, but the result was far outside his expectations.

He suddenly realized at that moment that visualization wasn't new to him in the slightest. Wasn't this Natural Force Art exactly that?

Just gazing upon it rose his mind to an elevated state. Even if it wasn't permanent, with Leonel's mental fortitude, he could sustain it for much longer than most others would be able to. At the same time, as long as he was in this elevated state, he felt like his mental capacity had risen by more than ten times.

Something clicked for Leonel at that moment.

'The Fifth Dimensional layer… I can't describe all of it, but I suddenly feel like if I tried, I could pass down some portions of it without being stopped by that mysterious force…'

Leonel had grasped that subtle difference between knowing and understanding. The moment he crossed that barrier, it felt like the shackles around his knowledge of [Dimensional Cleanse] had loosened once again.

'So that's how it is… The Fifth Dimensional layer is evoking a Natural Force to raise the state of the mind. It's milder than the Natural Force Art I have, but its effects are also more permanent, especially when used over a long period of time…

'I was having some issues drawing a line between my Soul and Dream Force versus what the Fifth Dimension asked of me. After all, both were related to the mind and yet my Dream Force was already at the Fifth Dimension. I thought I might be able to step into the Sixth Dimension immediately. But, it seems like this isn't the case. In fact, the more powerful my mind is, the longer I'll have to spend in the Fifth Dimension, but this will also simultaneously lead to even better benefits from the Realm as well.'

had, indeed, believed this. After all, if his Metal Body could prime his body for the Fourth Dimension, why couldn't his Wisdom Branch prime his mind? But, the

Force could do. In fact, the fact Leonel had had such a massive spike in his body's potential was more

foundation one was starting with. In addition, one had to remember that the Fifth Dimension might start with the mind, but it

shackles that might be found holding his body back. However, it was precisely because it was so powerful that Leonel's body would

have more steps forward to take compared to anyone else, allowing his growth to be far

Wisdom Branch so early on had already been a great help to him

'Let's finish this.'

a heavy fog. He only had 50 000 or so minds to split, but with its help, he felt more like he had 500

complete this puzzle had suddenly been cut

…

himself sweeping through puzzle after puzzle, each more complicated than the last, with an ever increasing

Auspicious Air continuously and endlessly, it was for more than long enough

was realizing that these puzzles themselves weren't so simple

these puzzles seemed to be variations on the map puzzle that allowed him to come here. Leonel didn't believe that the creator wasn't creative enough to think of a different format. The best explanation was that this sequence of puzzles wouldn't likely

Leonel got the sinking feeling that he wouldn't be able to reach the end of this

in difficulty with every passing second. In fact, the progression of the difficulty was far faster than it had been on the

atoms while the scope was simultaneously growing larger and larger. Every minute change

the Fifth Dimension before I even reach the fourth round… But if