Dimensional Descent

'Crippled...'

It was something he probably wouldn't have thought of if not for these memories, but he was happy that he had. His Dream Force was the best ability he had; if he lost it, his combat effectiveness would take a huge plummet downward.

In reality, though, it wasn't that his Dream Force would become weaker. It would grow stronger, to a point. But after that point was reached, instead of growing stronger, it would instead grow faster. He would gain access to a larger pool of Dream Force, but the amount he could use in a single sitting, and the amount that could output in a single moment would remain the same.

It would be like restricting the funnel of his body, but this funnel would be toward the outside world. He wouldn't grow any smarter or sharper, and his Ability Index wouldn't increase either.

To make a complicated matter simple, he would be stuck in the Lower Impetus State for the rest of his life.

Interestingly enough, there wasn't a known reason for why this was, or more accurately, the memories of those he had absorbed had no real idea. It was hard to tell if this was because they were too ill-informed, or if it was the case that everyone was in the dark.

That said, there were a few theories, the best of which stood out to Leonel because it sounded like something El'Rion had warned him about. But interestingly enough, what El'Rion had said back then was related to Innate Nodes and not this matter, but Leonel's Dreamscape sparked with lightning and linked them.

Taking on the strength of so many people would weigh down his ability to progress into the future would hinder you far more than it would help you. You might benefit in the short term, but going into the future, you would find yourself weighed down by chains you didn't even know you were carrying.

of others and assimilate all of their thoughts was more intriguing than he ever thought it could be. Just a single soul absorption

intoxicating feeling, and he realized why those of the Incomplete Worlds took this path. They couldn't progress anymore due to the cap of their worlds anyway, so why not search for other methods of strengthening themselves? Why should they resign themselves to being

had a strong pull for himself as well, but he likewise didn't want to cripple his future. He was willing to do it for Aina,

enter the Impetus State. If he had had this much affinity with Vital Star Force, he would have

would go through the rest of the memories to see if there was anything useful. Once he was done, he could begin

quickly, and he learned

be among the several dozen under the control of the Vast Bubble. In addition, this person was actually aware of their state as

the Spear Domain Trial, he realized that the other Incomplete Worlds that had become part of this simulation had unearthed their plight

for that specific purpose. Was it the design of the Dream

had an illusion type Ability Index. Leonel was less interested in the Domain Rings these days as he felt that forming a Weapon Sovereignty on your own was much better. The rings were just glorified storage rings that only housed one

there was one more thing the rings were good for... and that was their Lineage Factors. If he came across an Ax Domain Ring, he would

'The Rader family...'

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