Early Eighth Circle... Mid Eighth Circle... High Eighth Circle. Arcane energy kept pouring in, flowing without end, as though the arcane he was connected to had a will of its own, ceaselessly flooding Patrick's body.
The arcane energy within his body was also gradually transforming. The sigils for Energy Ascension flickered, and the substance of the surrounding space began to be replaced by Patrick's spiritual power.
As arcane energy sublimated alongside the pure Power of Soul, images of those spaces outside and the hopes of the elf souls around him all sprang vividly into his mind.
In the seventh circle, arcanists began to understand the rules of the world and could influence the physical material world through their minds.
In the eighth circle, they began to change the rules of the world. The matter existing in the surrounding real world would be influenced by the Spellcaster's mind. Alteration, transformation—everything lay within a single thought from Patrick.
Like his spiritual power, his arcane energy also began to slowly sublimate, but something like a shackle held Patrick's rank firmly at the eighth tier, preventing it from rising any further. Yet the free arcane energy outside continued pouring into his body, and his spiritual power grew increasingly pure. His consciousness, however, seemed to have been filled with arcane energy beyond its capacity. This rapid expansion of arcane energy left Patrick drenched in sweat.
Patrick could not fathom why this sudden situation had occurred. "Am I imagining things? I feel a strange restriction on me."
[You are not imagining it. The restriction truly exists.]
"Why is this happening? Why do the world's rules restrict me so tightly?"
``` [Under a complete set of world rules, breaking beyond mortal limits is quite difficult. The ninth tier can be considered the starting point for