Around the Grey Sun Soul Body in Dago's Mental Space, three Soul Crystals spun rapidly in a triangular formation, releasing vast amounts of crystalline radiance that gathered at the triangle's center.
There, the dim void seemed to be torn open by an invisible giant hand, greedily devouring the surrounding Mental Force energy.
A fourth Soul Crystal slowly condensed into existence. Mysterious, profound patterns continuously grew within it, pulsing like blood vessels. They were the embryonic manifestation of rules.
Every extension of those patterns was accompanied by tearing agony from the depths of Dago's soul. It was the price that had to be paid for a leap in the level of life.
When the fourth Soul Crystal had grown to a certain extent.
"Bzzzz—"
The four Soul Crystals within the Mental Space trembled simultaneously. In an instant, some mysterious force seemed to forcefully expand outward.
"Crack, crack, crack—"
The pitch-black, empty Mental Space rapidly expanded outward. The four Soul Crystals within the Grey Sun then swelled dramatically, all growing several times larger than before. Their colors became increasingly crystalline and dazzling, like four flawless gold diamonds.
Mental Force radiance flowed across the surface of every crystal, making one's heart pound. They were no longer lifeless objects, but organs that extended Dago's will.
"Whoosh—"
Inside the dark, silent mushroom house, an invisible hurricane suddenly arose, forming a massive vortex of air.
This was not a natural wind, but a distortion of reality caused by the overflow of immense Mental Force.
The room's crude furniture and decorations were lightly stirred, letting out rustling tremors as though they were shivering before this newly advanced Third-Ring existence.
Within this cramped space, even the dust in the air was frozen in place by the pressure, not daring to drift freely.
Amid these strange phenomena, Dago, seated