Six months slipped by like drifting dust, unnoticed by the outside world.
Within that sealed space, Riley stood unmoving as waves of savage energy rolled endlessly through his body.
When his eyes finally snapped open, the aura surrounding him detonated outward like a storm.
He had reached the Fifth Realm of the Desolate Great Ape Transformation.
Power flooded his limbs in overwhelming torrents.
His bones groaned and reshaped themselves, growing denser and more resilient, while his muscles swelled with terrifying vitality.
The partial ape-like traits that once clung to his face no longer remained incomplete.
His jaw broadened, his brow grew heavier, and ancient runic patterns faintly emerged across his skin.
His face had fully transformed, bearing the unmistakable features of a primordial ape, one that seemed pulled straight from the dawn of creation itself.
Even without moving, the pressure he emitted crushed the ground beneath his feet into fine powder.
