How long did it take a normal person to break through to Second Heavenly Layer Thought Energy?
From the start of the breakthrough to the end, a little over a minute was fast, while three to five minutes was slow. Both were normal.
Compared to other "normal players," Shi Tiexin was already a "speedrun master."
"One second per resonance. After dozens of Earth Drum resonances, this is the shortest time I could compress it to without any other soul providing synchronized assistance. Your Innate Four Resonances save four seconds, so there will be movement starting with the fifth resonance. Count five seconds from there, and you can complete ten resonances and achieve the breakthrough."
Old Six's eyes lit up at that, and he hurriedly asked, "Then how long will it take after the breakthrough to gain complete combat power?"
"Normally, it takes a very, very long time. Nurturing the thought channels, storing spirituality, and so on are all slow tasks measured in months or even years. But we basically don't need any time." Shi Tiexin pointed at the golden lotus root below. "With it, we can swap skill trees instantly. As fast as the mind is, that's how fast the switch will be. It truly happens in a single thought."
Old Six's eyes shone even brighter. "In other words, from starting the breakthrough to possessing the full combat power of peak Second Heavenly Layer mind arts, it only takes five seconds?"
"Right."
Old Six suddenly let out a long breath, and a long-lost relaxed smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "It's decided. I choose this path!"
He grabbed the glowing Neural Jellyfish and clenched it in his palm.
No fleshly body, only nerves.
Shi Tiexin dispelled the phantom of the half-eaten Devourer and stopped insisting on his own