ORION'S MANSION - UNDERGROUND CULTIVATION CHAMBER - DAY 30 - 8:00 AM
Orion sat in lotus position at the center of the massive cultivation chamber that extended tens of thousands of meters underground, exotic energy swirling around him in golden currents that were visible even to normal eyes at this concentration, and he prepared himself mentally for what would be the most intensive cultivation session yet—advancing through the eighth, ninth, and tenth ring halos in rapid succession.
Seven rings already complete, seven doublings of his baseline capability, and each subsequent ring was becoming more difficult not because the process itself was harder but because the sheer density of exotic energy required increased exponentially with each level.
"Beginning eighth ring cultivation," he announced to Rene who monitored from external systems, "estimated time six hours, then short rest before ninth ring—I want to reach tenth ring completion today if possible."
