It was perfect... more perfect than ever before! Had he finally mastered the direct transition from the critical state of Gate of Pain Mode to Gate of Limit Mode?
Shadow Clone Chiba watched the reflection of Chiba's original body ahead of him—clothes and hair fluttering, his entire form outlined by a pale green radiance—and a flicker of astonishment passed through his heart.
Over the past few years, aside from his daily taijutsu training, this was what he had done most often.
Transitioning from the critical state of Gate of Pain Mode into Gate of Limit Mode.
This was also a new Eight Gates Mode transition method he had developed to deal with unknown dangers. It allowed him to use Gate of Limit Mode effectively when "his body had not yet reached the required strength to open the Gate of Limit, but the gap was not too great."
Yes, Chiba's physical condition was not actually sufficient to bear the Gate of Limit. Or rather, he could open it, but only maintain it for an extremely short time. Otherwise, in just one minute, the Gate of Limit state would destroy his body.
Chiba had already deduced this several months before this mission. No matter how hard he trained, even with the unexplained increase in his body's toughness, he could not meet the burden-bearing requirements of the Gate of Limit state. And if he could not maintain the Gate of Limit state, he could not develop Gate of Limit Mode. Moreover, among the most dangerous possibilities Chiba had envisioned, Gate of Pain Mode alone would not be enough to resolve them.
Therefore, developing Gate of Limit Mode was essential!
He had to find a way to bypass the Gate of Limit state and transition directly into Gate of Limit Mode. After all, Gate