Having successfully crossed the threshold into the Third Transcendent Stage, Liam stood on the ancient stone platform of the Dragon Realm, feeling the vast, consolidated ocean of Primordial Essence inside his body.
The immediate physical breakthrough was complete, and his foundation was perfectly stable.
According to the architecture Tiamat had laid out, he now possessed the baseline strength required to begin formatting and forging the first replacement law gears for the dying cosmic grid.
However, before he initiated a process that would permanently alter the fabric of space and energy, he needed to speak with the Primordial one more time.
"System," Liam spoke internally, his mind fully focused. "I need to talk to Lady Tiamat again before I leave. Can you establish that connection?"
[Definitely can, host.]
"Thank y—"
Liam had barely finished processing the confirmation when the reality of the Dragon Realm sanctuary violently shifted.
