The moment his fiftieth Spirit Perforation was unlocked, an earth-shattering transformation erupted within Grey's body.
In the Foundation Establishment Realm, breaking through levels was both simple and agonizingly difficult. Simple, because advancement required nothing more than time and sufficient spirit energy. Difficult, because both were demanded in terrifying amounts.
Each Spirit Perforation required an enormous quantity of spirit energy to shatter open. And with every new perforation unlocked, the next demanded even more energy than the last. The consumption multiplied exponentially.
For many cultivators, years, sometimes decades, could be spent trapped within a single stage. Advancement was not limited by talent alone, but by endurance, resources, and sheer will.
