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    Several tforms hovered in a circle around the center of theke. It was clear by theck of variety in the paths taken to get here that many had still made the opposite choice to Leonel, instead choosing to forge their way to the center as quickly as possible.


    Leonel immediately felt that this was a great opportunity. Those with the least stone pathways were likely among those who believed in their abilities the least and were, as such, easier targets. Aina was only a step or two away from wielding an Amethyst Token.


    However, Leonel suddenly thought of another possibility that made him frown.


    ''I went out of my way to always choose the more difficult path, and yet we somehow only ran into two groups with just enough Golden Tokens to ce Aina on the brink of earning the next grade? Was that by coincidence? Or by design?''


    Leonel''s gaze narrowed. With how important the Amethyst Token was to the Void Pce, would they really allow one to so easily upgrade to it? What if these pathways had purposely led Leonel and Aina here after it deduced that they were close to a breakthrough?


    ''That lends itself to more questions than answers, though. There has to be a path toward reaching the Amethyst stage. But, why would it be here? The Void Pce must know that it might be even easier to gain what Tokens we''re missing herepared to elsewhere… Unless?''


    Leonel suddenly realized something quite obvious. There was no easy path to reach anyone here. Though they were all concentrated into a circle, the space between each tform was enormous. The circumference covered at least a few kilometers, but there were only a few dozen tforms and groups. There was no simple way to challenge them unless Leonel just flew over. But, something told Leonel that there was a reason they were so spaced out. If he tried to close the distance, he would definitely end up blocked.


    ''So we aren''t given an opportunity to reach the Amethyst rank and we can''t challenge people anymore. What exactly is the point of this, then?''


    At that moment, another tform appeared within the circle, and soon another.


    Leonel''s gaze locked onto a golden pair of irises, his eyes not shifting away. The appearance of Conon seemed to make the atmosphere several times heavier.


    Before this trial began, Leonel had noticed this young man before. But, after the geysers started erupting and tforms started appearing, the phenomena cause the fogginess of theke to increase manifold. The result was a clear line of sight vanishing for them all until they reached this proximity.


    Seeing the young man again, and at a much closer distance, Leonel could feel the hairs on his skin tingling, his body threatening to re-enter that state once again. It was the same feeling he had gotten from Simona, except multiplied several times over. Much of Simona''s lethality was concentrated in her Pyius Force, something that didn''t give Leonel any pressure at all… His feeling when meeting her was more like an acknowledgement of her strength rather than an acknowledgement of the threat she might pose.


    But, this young man… He was different.


    Leonel could feel something not too dissimr from his King''s Mighting from Conon. Not just that, but he felt something quite simr to Aina''s Berserk God Lineage Factor as well.


    He and those that followed him had wild, unrestrained auras. But, they also had a lofty, imperial sort of arrogance as well. Just being in their presence felt stifling.


    At that moment, Leonel smiled, an action that made Conon, who only wanted for murder, feel taken aback. He couldn''t wrap his head around why this bastard was smiling at him.


    "Is that son of a bitch taunting me?"


    Unfortunately, Conon wouldn''t get his answer, at least not immediately. After smiling, Leonel looked away and sat down cross-legged, taking a deep breath. Little ckstar vanquished his wolf construct and hopped into Aina''s arms as she took a seat as well. It was clear that whatever it was that was about to happen here, it wouldn''t be urring right this moment.


    Leonel took a deep breath, his breathing even and his mind focused. He had felt like he was on the precipice of a breakthrough not long ago. But, after his blood thirstiness for battle vanished, it had slipped away as well.


    Leonel always had at least a few of his minds reading and recording what was happening to his body at any moment. Whether it was his mindset, the changes to his biochemistry, and most definitely something as important as a failed breakthrough, he kept tags on them all.


    Whenever he settled down, he could review these moments with absolute rity. This was the power of the Tier 4 Control stage of Leonel''s Ability Index. When he reached a certain level of mastery, he would even be able to ''rey'' the state his body had been in during a failed breakthrough and make some minor tweaks to ensure that he seeded this time. N?velDrama.Org (C) content.


    ''Interesting, so that''s what happened…''


    From what Leonel could see, an odd and special sort of Rune had tried to form but failed to in the end because itcked appropriate stimulus. This Rune seemed to have wanted to take root in Leonel''s Force Nodal and their Pathways, fusing together with his internal Force and influencing his every attack.


    ''It needs me in a state where I''m wanting for blood and battle. This makes sense considering what Wise Star Order told me about the disposition of Scarlet Star Force. These Runes are probably the key to fullyprehending my Innate Node and likely represent fundamental portions of the Natural Force Nodes hidden within it…''


    These Natural Force Nodes had been able to protect Leonel from such arge concentration of Anarchic Force, they weren''t a joke by any stretch of the imagination.


    Leonel''s eyes opened, his gaze sweeping over his potential opponents. They would be the whetstone he needed to cross this final barrier.


    At that moment, another tform appeared and Leonel''s smile became wider. It seemed Conon wasn''t the only one who could make his heart race.


    A hulking man standing at 2.5 meters tall appeared, his legs dangling from the edge of his tform and a twin pair of enormous battle axes pierced into its sides.


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