Dimensional Descent

The Spirituals actually had a very hard time progressing their Forces. The trouble was that it was a matter of relativity.

The Spirituals had exceptionally high affinity, but in comparison, their progress was slow. Due to this, while they seemed to be much faster than other Mortal Races, if this ratio was taken into account, they were actually quite a bit slower.

Leonel's progress was the perfect benchmark for this. It had only been three years at most since he learned about Force Manipulation and the levels of Forces, and yet in that time he had gone from an Unfurled State, through the Impetus States, and now had a hoard of Life State Forces at his beck and call.

Of course, not every Spiritual had an affinity as high as Leonel's own; that was ridiculous. However, at least in some aspects, they were certainly his match.

Earth Force was likely the best example of this. Leonel's Earth Force affinity was high, but not as exaggerated as his Fire Force or Dream Force affinity. Yet, after he grasped some understanding of it, it rocketed to the Peak of the Impetus State and entered the Life State not long afterward.

Comparatively speaking, the number of Earth Force Life State experts in the whole of the Spirituals Empire could be counted. While it wasn't a small number, it certainly wouldn't exceed the hundreds.

Why were the Spirituals so limited compared to their true potential? It all came down to their existence itself.

Spirituals were born as souls and could only construct their bodies after birth. Everyone seemed to be well aware of the benefits of having a separated soul, but no one mentioned the obvious other side of that coin.

Having a powerful body was just as important as having a separated soul.

While it seemed like Spirituals hit the jackpot, their greatest weakness was still their bodies. It wasn't easy to just construct a body that had perfect compatibility with your soul, and even if you did, the connection between them would still be a problem.

The soul was the connection to the Second Dimension, but the body was what anchored a person in this world. Without good communication between the two, you would inevitably suffer.

only way for a Spiritual to shed this weakness was by

The Pure Blood Body.

able to shed this weakness, but Pure Bloods would be able to reach an enlightened state later in their lives where they

a catch,

sudden explosive increase in strength, a Pure Blood had to first reach the Creation

accumulating for years, slowly crawling forward inch by inch, and she could finally sense her breakthrough on the

because she could sense a breakthrough to the Peak Life State didn't mean the Creation State was close. That step

"I can do it..."

determination. It was the most emotion she had shown in these last several

a large number of Forgetful Orbs over the last

Quasi Creation State, her Pure Blood lineage should kick in, at least in

an explosive increase in strength, and it wouldn't be long before she formed a Dharma. In

that point, she could take advantage of her new status

had to be abided by, and anyone strong enough to

a God, they had to ascend to the God Worlds and leave their Race behind.

part of why the culling wasn't acted upon by the Gods personally and also why a Neutral Faction existed among the Gods. If not for this reality, it was more likely that most

buffer period between when one became a God and when one had no choice but to