Dimensional Descent

1924 A Way

Leonel's gaze sharpened as he reeled in his Force, controlling it until the heat vanished entirely.

According to Adrin, entering the Half-Step Layered State placed him within the top percentile of Sixth Dimensional existences. However, Leonel didn't know whether this was a measure of the four Great Families alone, or if it was the entirety of the Dimensional Verse.

If it was the four Great Families alone, then it might be slightly more impressive. But if it was the Dimensional Verse as a whole, this likely meant that there were a few geniuses out there who could defeat him within the Sixth Dimension.

Leonel felt that it was more appropriate to lean toward the latter. As he had deduced earlier, stepping into the Layered State wasn't impossible so long as you had the patience and the knowledge, this was why the four Great Families wanted to hide its truth to begin with.

This more than likely meant that while it was rare, it wasn't exceptionally so to be at Leonel's level. The only advantage Leonel had was his larger Scarlet Star Innate Node which allowed him to touch the Second Layered State of Four, but using it was like a double edged blade.

At the same time, Leonel understood that in order to reach the level Wise Star Order had spoken about within a hundred years and save himself from being devoured by his own Innate Node, he would need to reach the Impetus Stage, only that way could he fully control his Innate Node. Beyond that would be the cherry on the sundae.

'Then... How does Weapon Force fit into all of this...?'

Leonel's gaze narrowed as he focused on his Spear Force and Weapon Force, trying to catch a glimpse at something. A mysterious feeling gripping his heart.

Suddenly, Leonel's pupils constricted. 'Second Layered State.'

special here, though. Observing it with his new perspective, Leonel felt something special. He could suddenly feel the effect his Sovereignty had for the

wasn't due to him becoming a True Sovereign, if it was, Leonel would have sensed it before. This change had specifically come

increasing his control and extending his Dimensional Folding ability. This was

his perfect control, he was granted a First Layered State. Due

moment and his Spear Force remained

he was in the Sixth Dimension and his Spear Force improved to the

Seventh Dimension with his Spear Force, then it would remain at the

was essentially being forced to balance the quality of his weapon Force with his level of control

his weapon Force, the greater extent of control his Sovereignty would have over it, and thus the higher state he would be able to

the obvious tradeoff was that his weapon Force would remain the equivalent

a whole new meaning to Nelligan's words

this fact intimately and chose to purposely suppress their weapon Forces so that

the Fourth Layered State, and then finally, when he entered the Eighth Dimension, he

but even though he was now aware of it, he didn't regret his decision to form

had to be another way... Leonel didn't believe that this was the only way. He didn't believe that something as fundamental as weapon Forces would be limited to such an

Spear Force to the Ninth Dimension and Dimensional Folding it down to the Impetus State and even beyond. Leonel didn't

own path, even to the point where he had refused to learn even the names of the higher

was impossible for him to have skipped over, but thinking back