Inside the World Ring.
On the boundless earth, Dongguan strained to keep his Spirit Eye open, gazing at the enormous pale green stone egg before him-the Primordial Embryo Stone, as Nihemo called it.
These secret patterns...
Before Dongguan's eyes, the Primordial Embryo Stone revealed extraordinary wonders.
Those marvelous secret patterns seemed to express something wondrous, something like light, something like time, yet seemingly neither, or perhaps something else entirely.
Why does this section look somewhat like the patterns on the claws in that image in my mental space?
Dongguan studied the secret patterns, especially those that were neither light nor time, deep in thought.
Let's give it a try.
His consciousness entered his mental space, where the pressure emanating from the image affected his awareness.
In reality, his body involuntarily grew taller and sprouted wings, entering his "Winged Human form."
He concentrated on the bird's claws.
Although the image in his mental space was more complete and possessed a special pressure, certain details were clearly less developed than the patterns he had just seen on the Primordial Embryo Stone.
Engrave!
Since the details were incomplete, he would fill them in. As Dongguan etched in those minute details, his physical body also changed.
His fingers seemed to change, becoming longer and stronger. If he used claw techniques in actual combat, they would be more powerful too.
After engraving a little, Dongguan returned his awareness to reality and noticed this as well.
He lashed out with his fingers in a claw strike, instantly tearing a fissure several kilometers long into the ground.
Without question, aside from plant lifeforms and various pieces of overpowered technological equipment, Dongguan's strongest trump card at present was actually his Winged Human State, which gave him a full fivefold enhancement.
With his current keen senses, Dongguan could easily