Kyle looked at his Center, which had a slight drizzle of liquid Energy.
'The walls of my Center can't be strengthened anymore at my current level, which means it's time for my first Compression.'
'Becoming a Minor Crusher should make things a lot easier.'
Kyle closed his eyes and focused on the Energy around him.
Then, he pulled everything into his Centeг.
Shoving more Energy into his Center felt wrong. It was almost like forcing oneself to eat more after already being full.
The Energy around Kyle became chaotic and created a storm.
More and more Energy entered Kyle's Center, and he quickly started to feel the pressure building on the walls of his Center.
As more Energy entered, the number of droplets increased.
After a couple of minutes, the number of droplets reached three times the amount, but Kyle kept pushing.
The walls of his Center started to hurt, but this bit of pain was nothing to him.
Eventually, five minutes later, Kyle felt like he couldn't continue anymore.
His Center was as dense as it could be with the current hardness of its walls.
As he looked inside, he saw a tiny puddle of Energy at the bottom of his Center.
The number of droplets condensing on the walls of his Center had quadrupled, creating a constant drizzle.
In terms of frequency, this drizzle could already count as rain, but the droplets were just too small.
It was like going outside in the middle of summer and not immediately noticing that it was raining.
Yes, there were a bunch of droplets, but they were so small and tiny that one didn't even notice.
In this kind of weather, most modern people would only realize that it was raining when they took out their smartphone and noticed a couple of colorful spots appearing on its screen.
Kyle took a deep breath as he felt the Energy contained in his Center.
'My Energy storage fucking doubled! That's crazy!' he thought in shock.
A moment later, he summoned his illusory hammer and looked at it.
'Still costs 50% of my Energy. That's a good thing since it means that it has not gotten weaker.'
After Kyle had become a Crusher, he had also gained access to information about Imposing Laws, and he had read up on them.
Imposing Laws had different levels of power. An easy way to gauge the power of an Imposing Law was to look at how much Energy it neеded.
There were two maximum amounts оf Energy an Imposing Law needed.
One was relative to one's Energy Storage, while the other was absolute. Most people condensed their first Imposing Law as Spirit Lords.
By then, the Seeker would already have so much Energy that a newly condensed Imposing Law would barely consume any Energy.
At that point, using an Imposing Law was essentially free.
However, as people increased the power of their Imposing Law, the maximum amount of total Energy an Imposing Law could use would increase drastically.
The maximum limit of total Energy Kyle's Imposing Law could use was far beyond his current level, which was why the relative limit was in effect for him.
That was 50% of his Energy Storage for him.
At this point, it was also important to highlight that Imposing Laws didn't only have total levels but also different levels of quality.
The total level of an Imposing Law was decided on the limit of total Energy it needed, while its quality was decided on the relative limit of Energy it needed.
The relative limit went from 30% to 100% of one's Energy Storage.
Kyle had created his Imposing Law by taking a look at his hammer's Energy Weight and speed.
He could have also created it by only focusing on one of the two aspects, but after condensing his Imposing Law, its relative Energy limit would have probably been a bit over 30% of his Energy.
However, Kyle could have theoretically also focused on more aspects.
For example, he could have also incorporated other weapon forms.
He could have also worked on the variety of his attacks.
What about acceleration and deceleration? The ability to stop a strike in the middle, changing its angle, and continuing the strike without losing any power would be even better.
Sadly, Kyle simply hadn't had enough longevity to focus on the others.
'I'm probably still quite a bit away from approaching the total limit of my Law of Hammer,' he thought. 'For now, its power will keep increasing as my power increases.'
After lоoking at his Law of Hammer, Kyle looked at his other Aspects of Power.
'My body also became stronger, but not by much. Compared to my Center's improvement, this doesn't count for anything.'
'My movement speed has only increased by about 5%.'
'But that's mainly because my speed isn't linked to the amount of Energy I have in my Center. Someone who uses lightning or wind to improve their speed would see a significant increase in speed.'
'Meanwhile, I'm mostly relying on my body. Only my Law of Hammer гelies on my Center.'
'Luckily, my Law of Hammer has become a lot more powerful. Most likely, my illusory hammer is strong enough to just execute 90% of Major Crushers from a distance.'
Kyle made a couple of calculations.
'As a New Crusher, fighting an Advanced Crusher would have counted as a very difficult True Battle. Fighting an Advanced Crusher now would probably still count as a True Battle, but it would be on the easier side.'
'As for Fulfilled Crushers…'
Kyle's brows furrowed.
'I would probably only have a 10% chance at victory.'
'Fulfilled Crushers must have at least one Level Four Law, and while their Complex Law is the most important aspect, the passive effects of a Level Four Law can make quite a difference.'
'A Fulfilled Crusher that knows the Level Four Law of Wind receives a significant boost in speed, while one that knows the Level Four Law of Metal probably has brutal levels of defense.'
'If I want to have a shot at fighting one of them, I need to become a Medium Crusher first.'
'Sadly, I need a Pure Level Three Law first.'
Kyle took out his Communicator and looked at the date.
'Still about 90 years left until the next round of battles takes place.'
'Might as well use this time to focus on comprehending a Pure Level Three Law.'
'The last time I properly looked at an Elemental Law was when I was still a Transcendent. Ever since then, I've advanced two entire Realms, my Momentum increased drastically, and I got all four Laws of Aspects.'
'Even more, as a Crusher, my three Affinities should have increased substantially. I haven't tried it yet, and I want to see the effects. Technically, my three Affinities should be just as strong as Sebastian's Affinity for lightning.'
'As a Mortal, comprehending a Pure Level Two Law seemed almost impossible, while Sebastian comprehended one pretty quickly.'
'My Law Comprehension ability should have shot through the roof.'
'I wanna see how quick my Law Comprehension is now.'
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