And then—slowly, ever so slowly—the door began to move.
Outside, the changes were impossible to ignore. The sky above his real body began to distort. A violent mana storm erupted, surrounding him like a raging hurricane.
The intensity of the mana was so immense that even some lower-ranked World-Building Beasts in the surrounding Endless Forest fled in panic, driven by primal fear. The air vibrated, humming with pressure that made it nearly impossible for ordinary beings to stand.
Hours passed.
At last, 80% of the door had opened.
Another half hour crept by, until…
BOOOOM!!!
The door shattered.
With a sound like the heavens being split apart, the colossal white door exploded into countless shining fragments, like glass breaking under divine pressure. These fragments did not vanish but instead flowed into his spiritual form, fusing with it… until they faded completely into him.
And then came the true beginning.
