Dimensional Descent

The moment Leonel swallowed, he began to circulate his Force through his Nodes in full force. This was precisely why he had chosen the particular locations he had for his Force Nodes, only with this configuration could he maximize his body's ability to absorb energy.

The pill hit his stomach like a boulder hitting the ocean. He hadn't eaten anything substantial in weeks, but it still felt as though he was immediately full… too full.

His body tried to fight back, wanting him to throw it all back up. But even beneath his closed eyelids, his irises flashed with a wild light.

Right now, if he circulated his Scarlet Star Force, this would all end in an instant. But if he did that, he would be destroying the medicinal essence of the pill. What he needed now wasn't destruction, he needed assimilation.

Leonel took control of his Vital Star Force and forced his three blue Stars to revolve. He flooded his body, and especially his blood, with this energy. And then, he locked away his two Innate Nodes and allowed Vital Star Force to take over.

The wellspring of Vital Star Force clashed with the vitality of the pill. Leonel forced them to fuse into one, something that happened seamlessly since they were greatly compatible. And then, he began to use them to rush through his body.

He forced his Bronze Runes to widen and his muscles to accommodate more strength.

He could feel his Bronze Runes quickly expanding. Before, when they appeared on his skin, they did so in lines about half the width of his finger and went either straight up and down, or straight left and right. But now, they had increased at least 10% in size, something that felt marginal, but when before Leonel felt that he had reached the limits of his Fifth Dimensional Metal Body, he suddenly felt now that he had more room to grow.

in Tier, from a perfect Tier 9, it fell by a half and almost slipped back down to Tier 8. And yet, rather than feeling as

rattled, a radiant halo appearing atop his head and a crown shining brightly

aura he had gained when he almost deviated also

as she was, it was simply impossible to create a 100% pure pill, at least not as she was. Maybe only if she was refining a Fifth

Ability Index couldn't see, this crimson strand swallowed up

with a bright crimson light

he had steel cords running through it. The power rolling through him was so oppressive that he

least 15%. It was a seemingly small difference, but in the grand scheme,

as well. However, she only had confusion in her eyes. She didn't seem to understand the

that it wasn't bad. It was at least as powerful as when

he used Swift now, the

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fast, but she had come to understand that Vital Star Force was very useful

our main goal should just be to make it to an exchange and trade for what we need. If we can become stronger while doing so, that would be for the

Aina nodded in agreement.