章 1003: 1003. Material

Everything trembled inside Noah's mind, but he managed to make out Skully's words before the world around him disappeared. His consciousness pressed on his walls to stop the tremors, but the violent pressure continued to make a mess of his sea of thoughts.

The sea under his half-transparent figure raged, and waves surged. They slammed on the floating runes and Snore's ethereal shape, flinging them away toward the walls.

The impact gave birth to more tremors, which slowed down the stabilization of the sea of consciousness. Noah feared that cracks would form soon, but the walls' sturdiness managed to suppress the shaking before any injury happened.

Luckily for him, he didn't resort to the innate ability of his mental energy yet. His mind was at the peak of its sturdiness after it underwent a long training period with the spherical rune and the Kesier Ape in the sixth rank.