After his first attempt failed, Yuan immediately launched a second assault on the 1,000th layer. Yet the outcome remained the same. If anything, the resistance felt even greater than before.
Realizing brute force would not suffice, Yuan chose a different approach. Stationed before the layer, he no longer needed to focus on advancing toward it, which allowed him to divert most of his attention elsewhere.
Thus, he began cultivating his soul on the spot.
Even so, he could not neglect the ascension entirely, and part of his consciousness still had to remain fixed on the 1,000th layer.
A year… a million years… a billion years…
After cultivating his soul for a billion years, Yuan launched his third attempt.
His soul drove forward with renewed strength, colliding with the 1,000th layer. For the first time, it yielded—warping under the pressure like fabric being forced outward by something beneath it.
