Leonel felt better than he had in a long time. He had been somewhat worried that that pain would linger, but it seemed to only be necessary during the formation of the Destruction World at the start. After that, everything was smooth sailing.
The best part was that it seemed that thanks to [Dimensional Cleanse], he didn't have to labor in his efforts to control the waves of Destruction. The Stars became a stabilizing Force and seemed to react to the existence of his Constellation Realm. Together, they formed the perfect balance, and his mind wasn't constantly occupied by other matters.
He felt strong and powerful, so much so that despite the pain, he was already looking forward toward what it would take to enter the Fourth Dimension.
Leonel shook his head, he was really getting way too ahead of himself. Even so, he took a look anyway. Knowing his father, the requirements would be strict so it would be best if he knew what they were now so that he could prepare properly in the future.
His bitter smile returned immediately.
[1 000 000 000 kilograms of Ninth Dimension Reinforced Urbe Ore]
The list was so long it made Leonel's head spin. This was just the Fourth Dimension, what would he ask for the Fifth? nOvelB1n
And True Destruction Sovereignty? Didn't he already have True Destruction Sovereignty?
Though the list was difficult, the one that gave him the most headache was the resources he would need. Where was he going to find that much Ninth Dimension material?
'Let's focus on the positives for now.' Leonel grinned and clenched his fists. He could finally feel his Lineage Factors and Innate Nodes again. His confidence had skyrocketed; it was time to make some waves.
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On the surface, Eamon was still in shambles. He was working as hard as he could, racking his brain to figure out a method of dealing with all of this. But it was all useless.
Without the core of the mine, much of its power had already begun to leak and dissipate. It didn't have the driving force of evolution pushing it anymore.
However, he kept trying and doing his best, even though he knew he was being foolish.
Coming out here to the middle of nowhere was already foolish enough. Doing so when the Evolution Ore Mine no longer had that driving force that protected it from predators and humanoids alike was even more foolish.
He kept pushing his luck, coming back here again and again over weeks of time trying to salvage the unsalvageable.
And he finally suffered for it.
The demon stood over him, its bull-like horns curving into the air as it looked down at Eamon, not sure of what to think of this scrawny little brat.
"You know, I've heard that human flesh is tasty. But you don't even have much of it. Should I fatten you up first?"
Eamon didn't understand the words the demon was speaking. He didn't have Leonel's near instant translation abilities, and even if he did it was doubtful that he'd be able to calm down enough to use them.
At that moment, though, the rustle of a few leaves and some soft footsteps shook the bull demon out of his focus.
He looked back to find a shirtless young man strolling through the forest, his bare fist gliding across the soft grass.
Then, he smiled.
"Oh, hello. I've got some new strength and I've yet to fight to test it out. How about a spar?"
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Erdiul's Note: New year! Same me! Hope you all had a great year, and if not, I hope the service I provided over the year made it a little bit better. It will continue though, how long? Not sure. I will notify when I do have to stop, and I will try to find a good replacement if possible. But that's for the unknown future. For now I will continue as usual. Let's hope we all have a great entry into 2024. Cheers mates.