During this phase, the soul pressure Lis was enduring had gradually begun to affect his thought process and memory status.
However, Lis also discovered to his surprise that as the pressure approaching its limit increased, the strength of his soul and will had also been slowly and gradually improving, much like steel being continuously tempered or a diamond forming under high pressure, slowly becoming more resilient.
Time passed slowly within the dream realm, and Lis had long forgotten the time in the outside world, fully immersed in the inheritance. He was thankful that, in the dream space, the spirit body needed neither food nor sleep, or he would have been lamenting the wasted time.
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The third stage, from step sixty-one to Ninety Steps.
