Deep within the eye of the swirling elemental tempest, Ethan's mind achieved a state of absolute, hyper-focused absolute stillness.
The stolen celestial catalyst hijacked by Crul acted as a cosmic anvil, ruthlessly hammering the volatile, compressed energy inside his Dantian into a perfect, flawless sphere. With a final, silent internal detonation, his newly forged Golden Core completely stabilized. It was not a standard golden orb; it vibrated with a deep, mesmerizing amethyst hue, laced with the dark, spatial distortions of his Primordial Void Body. Every single one of his spiritual pathways instantly widened, hardening into pristine conduits capable of handling ten times the operational pressure of his previous rank. He had successfully crossed the threshold into the Golden Core Realm, and his foundation was unimaginably deep.
