Dimensional Descent

No one expected Leonel to begin the proceedings so abruptly, least of all Clarence. But at the end of the day, he realized that being subservient at this point would do them no good. It would only kill their own momentum for little to no reason. The more mysterious and all-knowing Leonel seemed, the more they would benefit.

He could already sense the shift in the gazes of the participants, some of them even sporting frowns. Seeds of caution sprouted in their hearts as they all vanished.

...

Void Dream Pavilion.

A man with skin that looked like reflective glass, displaying the stars and galaxies within, slowly opened his eyes.

He didn't seem enraged, but the expression of such a Race was hard to read to begin with. If one really wanted to know, all they had to gaze upon were the rising number of supernovas dotted across his body.

But soon, even those calmed.

According to the rules, Dream Pavilions in the top ten had special privileges, one of them being replacing a willing party in a Challenge event. He had chosen to take action on this matter.

He wasn't the only one to think of it, but he was the fastest to react. The time Leonel left them was indeed too small to affect the situation on any sort of wide scale.

He wanted to call Shan'Rae here, but unfortunately, he couldn't just casually do so. She was a junior, but she wasn't a junior he could order around as he pleased. Her status was too high, but his status wasn't anything to sneeze at either even though Dream Force wasn't a strong suit of the Void Race.

be said that the only reason they had a Dream Pavilion in the top ten was that it was a matter of status. So long as they existed, it would be fine and even ignorable. If they didn't, it would be

of the God Races. Even when they weren't suited to a Force, they would still

expose a matter of great humiliation and he shouldn't be worried about a minor

falling into the hands of a God Race that could actually manage to use

victory in this matter. They have been making small moves all the while, but they're trying to be subtle about it. If not for this, they would have come back

of the Minerva Race weighing them down, so they're choosing to

great an enticement for them. If they can get it, they will confidently rise again and they might make an

new fish in a large ocean wouldn't really

the true Emperors of Existence wouldn't be

him. Or else he would teach that child

...

and paste of the Vast Dream Pavilion... but far larger and lacking

colors of a wide range, not too dissimilar from the Life Tablet in his mind. In fact, it even felt like they

'Hm?'

Leonel immediately leapt back.

previous clothing having seemingly covered up. Above his head, there was

this cloak and crown, the clothes he remembered wearing were underneath, but even they felt slightly ethereal. The feeling was