While Chris and Henry were still undergoing that energy baptism, Ethan had already stepped onto the 94th stair of the Celestial Stairway.
After step ninety, every single stair turned into its own little hell.
For Ethan, climbing just one step meant stopping for over a minute. Every time he pushed himself up another stair, he had to burn everything he had. The pressure came from all directions—crushing his body, squeezing his lungs, pressing on his skull—until it felt like he couldn't even breathe.
Thankfully, the Body Refinement methods he'd practiced from the Body Refinement Technique had paid off. His refinement results were far better than anyone else's, and his physical strength was absurdly high for his Tier.
On top of that, True Sight was almost certainly a psy-type ability. After all, the skill it spawned—Telekinesis—was psy-type, which meant his mental strength was unusually strong too.
And as for willpower?
Willpower was the one thing Ethan had never lacked.
