It's been three hours since Ashton started his breakthrough and he's still not done.
Skylar hovered in the air, hidden in a Dream watching its master worriedly. Ashton was bathing in his own blood. In fact, blood dried out on his skin, causing it to harden and form a thick layer of coating all over his body.
Ashton was still alive, but his breath was faint. His aura was incredibly weak. If it weren't for the fact that Skylar could still feel the connection they had, it would've thought that master was already dead.
Within Ashton's consciousness though, a different scene was playing out.
Ashton found himself still stuck in that same place where he sensed the barrier.
He was there, battered and bruised. He was weakened, meaning that he was nearly losing consciousness. Yet despite his current state, his expression never faltered at all.
If anything, his will to succeed burned even fiercer with opposition.
