Chapter 66: Breaking Through To The Second Layer! (2)
He could feel the magical threads of the Loom stretching in all directions around him, a complex web of threads that responded to his conscious will.
The sensation was like having invisible hands that could reach out and touch the fundamental forces of reality.
Now came the incredibly difficult part. He needed to compress all of this expanded mental range back down to a single, tiny point of concentrated consciousness.
The technique required him to gather every bit of his mental energy and focus it into the smallest possible area while maintaining perfect control.
The process was like trying to force an ocean through a drinking straw. His expanded consciousness naturally wanted to remain spread out, and compressing it created enormous internal pressure.
His brain felt like it was being squeezed in a vice, and waves of pain shot through his skull with each attempt.
Sweat continued pouring from his body as he struggled with the compression. His muscles trembled with the effort of maintaining perfect stillness while his mind underwent this incredible strain.
The magical crystals in the room began flickering as his intense mental activity interfered with their stable energy patterns.
He held the compressed point of consciousness for as long as possible, then tried to push it deeper into the structure of the Loom itself.
The first layer felt solid and familiar, but beyond it lay something else entirely. The second layer was like trying to see through thick fog, barely visible and constantly shifting.
Each attempt to penetrate deeper resulted in immediate failure.