March 1st, 6:00 a.m.
Inside the shelter, Guan Tong sat on the floor while Shi Jingyi stood behind him, one hand pressed against his right shoulder.
Her Mind Power flowed along the surface of Guan Tong's skin, guiding his Mind Power like signposts.
With her assistance, Guan Tong successfully used external stimulation to make his Mind Power burn like flames.
This refinement process, known as "condensation," required absolute control over Mind Power.
Guan Tong could not yet achieve that on his own, so he had no choice but to rely on Shi Jingyi's external assistance, letting her guide him through the condensation process.
Only then could he break through the shackles of the one-thousand-point Mind Power Cap before the new rules were announced.
He had not originally been in such a hurry, but his experiences over the past few days had taught him that he could only keep moving forward. He could not relax, much less stop.
At Suzuki's farewell ceremony, Shangyuan Zi had told him to get used to losing the people around him. But he did not want to get used to it. Then he could only become stronger, so he would never again have to face that helplessness born of insufficient strength.
"Focus." Shi Jingyi's voice rang out. "Your Mind Power is flowing chaotically. Don't think about anything else."
Guan Tong pulled his attention back, stopped dwelling on other matters, and focused on condensing the massive amount of Mind Power.
The Mind Power container items Silver Fox had previously given him totaled five. Together, they could store twenty thousand points of Mind Power.
He was willing to spend an additional twenty thousand Ascension Coins each day to purchase Mind Power at a one-to-one ratio, but Black Star could no longer keep up with the demand.
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