Three Months Later
Time passed like the grinding of steel.
Three months of training.
Three months of blood, sweat, and silence. Now, both Rudra and Iris stood at the zenith of the Ki Surging Realm.
Over the last three months, Rudra and Iris had hunted, trained, and refined their strength relentlessly.
Yet, despite reaching level 25, they had sensed a bottleneck—an invisible wall that held them back from further advancement.
They brought this issue up to Agni Igris one night.
"Pops," Rudra had asked, arms crossed and brow furrowed, "why haven't we been able to advance? The beasts aren't strong enough to be a challenge anymore. So what is it?"
Iris had chimed in, her tone steady and calm. "We can feel power building inside, but it won't release. It's like we're waiting for something."
