Leon proceeded to learn several more skills from the remaining stones, selecting abilities he found genuinely useful while deliberately leaving behind the lightning elemental skill, which possessed excellent capabilities perfectly suited for Seraphine when he eventually gave it to her.

She'll appreciate this one. Lightning affinity is her element.

The stones felt warm in his palm, almost alive with potential as he sorted through them one by one.

As for mastering other elemental techniques, Leon was confident he could learn those himself through dedicated practice rather than relying on skill stones, which have the same ability.

No need to waste these limited resources on things I can develop naturally, and elemental control also gives me more freedom.

After finishing with the skill stones, it was time for the technique stones—the truly valuable acquisitions.

There was an Epic-rank technique called [Blazing Ascension], which dramatically enhanced his physical capabilities through fire-infused body reinforcement—similar in application to his Raijin's Descent lightning technique, which remained one of his absolute best abilities despite its rank.

Another excellent enhancement technique. These stack multiplicatively with my other buffs.

Leon crushed the crimson stone between his fingers, feeling it crumble like hot sand. Brilliant light immediately flowed from the fragments directly into his temple, warm against his skin.

CRUSH! ABSORB! INTEGRATE!

Knowledge flooded his mind—muscle memory, energy pathways, timing sequences—all slotting into place like puzzle pieces, finding their natural positions.

As for the remaining two technique stones—one was [Chain Conflagration], allowing fire attacks to jump between multiple targets, and the other was [Detonating Inferno], a powerful fire-based explosion technique with delayed trigger capability.

Good offensive options. Versatile applications.

These weren't all the techniques Leon acquired, however. He also systematically learned the various techniques he'd previously collected and stored from the Middle Domain—specifically, the skill stones he'd confiscated from the Sixth Supreme Leader's spatial ring during that confrontation.

Might as well make use of everything I've accumulated.

He spent time methodically learning numerous techniques, expanding his combat repertoire significantly. Each stone dissolved between his fingers, some feeling cool like river rocks, others hot as coals, each leaving distinct tingling sensations as knowledge integrated.

CRUSH! LEARN! INTEGRATE! REPEAT!

After completing his technique absorption, Leon was eager to conduct a critical experiment.

He and his clone both dressed in clothes retrieved from his inventory—identical outfits to avoid confusion. The fabric felt strange against his newly refined skin, somehow both familiar and different.

MATERIALIZE! DRESS!

Then Leon attempted something he'd been theorizing about: using his clone to enter the dimensional realm in conscious form while his original body remained in the physical world.

If this works, the training implications are astronomical.

He focused his will through the clone's perspective and initiated the dimensional transition—

SHIMMER! SHIFT! SUCCESS!

It worked perfectly! The clone was now sitting cross-legged in meditation inside the dimensional realm while Leon's original body remained seated in the Pyrrhan realm.

Incredible! This opens up entirely new possibilities.

Even more remarkable was discovering that new knowledge and skills he'd learned after the clone's creation were also accessible to the duplicate.

Which means if it trains inside the dimension, I should benefit too. That's the critical test.

Leon was eager to find out if this theory held true.

The sensation of simultaneously existing here in the physical world and there in the dimensional realm was profoundly disorienting. It felt like trying to focus on two conversations happening at once—possible, but requiring intense concentration.

It'll take considerable time getting used to this split awareness. But the potential...

If this succeeded, he'd effectively be training at double speed. And inside his time dimension—which operated at one thousand times faster temporal rate—that would translate to outrageous, unprecedented speed of growth.

I've been accumulating new techniques, skills, and abilities constantly. But their individual levels and mastery progression? Those have been lagging severely behind. With this method, everything changes.

"Whoa..."

Leon felt it clearly after only a few minutes had passed in the outside world.

The memory and muscle memory of his clone's training inside the dimension was flowing back to him in real time! He could feel tangible progress occurring—techniques refining, understanding deepening. It was like remembering something he'd already done, except he was experiencing it for the first time.

It's actually working! The training transfers completely!

It was unfortunate that the clone couldn't train his Holy energy specifically—that divine power was exclusive to his original body. He could feel the absence, like trying to grasp smoke.

But even with that limitation, this is absurdly overpowered.

Of course, he also couldn't progress his cloning skill itself using the duplicate—that was another inherent restriction.

Even with those limitations, this capability is absolutely broken.

Leon felt forever grateful to Archon Vyrra for generously giving him that hydra core and its associated loot.

Without her intervention and gift, none of this would have been possible.

A profound realization struck him with sudden clarity, settling in his chest like a weight.

I've been far too passive for far too long. I haven't been taking proper advantage of everything I possess—all these resources, abilities, opportunities.

He'd been coasting, reactive rather than proactive.

But now I must become the absolute strongest I possibly can be.

There had also been a nagging feeling lurking somewhere in his mind—anxiety about potentially leaving Seraphine far behind in terms of power progression.

But that concern is gone now. I need to be strong—strong enough to protect myself and everyone around me. That's what matters.

Leon opened a portal to the dimensional realm in less than a second. The air shimmered and tore, revealing the familiar landscape beyond.

TEAR! OPEN! SHIMMER!

He stepped through physically with his original body, feeling the familiar shift in atmospheric pressure and temperature as he transitioned between realms. The air here was cleaner, crisper—untouched by the oppressive heat of the Pyrrhan world.

STEP! TRANSITION! ARRIVE!

He deliberately left his clone behind in the Pyrrhan realm to maintain a presence there.

Right after entering his domain, Leon immediately opened his cosmic shop interface—there was one specific item he desperately needed to purchase.

The familiar golden screen materialized before him, glowing softly in the dimensional light.

Tome of Eternal Practice (Epic – Item)

Simulates 10,000 hours of training in your mind. Usable once per day.

Price: 6,000,000 Causality

Vendor: Archivist of the Unskimmable

Leon bought it without giving the substantial cost much thought—this item had been on his priority acquisition list for quite a while.

PURCHASE! CONFIRM! DEDUCT!

Now it's time to train seriously.

Archon Vyrra had mentioned that attacks from those rift monsters happened every single day without fail.

I have twenty-four hours of subjective time. When I emerge, I'll be a completely different beast altogether.

The tome materialized from a glitch in reality—space folding and unfolding like origami. Leon caught it firmly, feeling its substantial weight and the rough texture of ancient leather binding against his palms. The cover was warm, almost uncomfortably so, pulsing with contained power.

SHIMMER! APPEAR! CATCH!

Time to spam every training method I possess and become as strong as I possibly can in this window.

Leon activated the Tome of Eternal Practice immediately without hesitation. The leather grew hot under his fingers, almost burning.

USE! ACTIVATE! ENGAGE!

His vision went white.

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