Yet, when looking back to Lorien, he didn't really seem to care about any of this nor about being the target of Kenjaku's plan; After all, if he did, he wouldn't have let him go in the first place.

Moreover, he had much more important things to care about right now as he was still getting ready to break through to the [Inner Dream] stage.

'There is no need to linger in the [Awakened] stage any longer, I have already studied this level and there is no need to further analyze it.'

'Even though I had only stayed in it for a brief period of time, I have already gained a lot.'

'This level exists to let people awaken their powers or optimize their already existent ones and to let them hone their energy and powers until they reach the minimum requirement for the [Inner Dream] Stage.'

'For the awakening, I have greatly improved my visual prowess, and as for the minimum requirement, I have long gone past this prerequisite.'

'Alright then, it's time to move on...'

Making his decision, Lorien didn't hesitate any longer as he immediately mobilized his power to break through the [Inner Dream] Stage.

*Buzzz*

*Swish*

Doing so, Lorien suddenly felt a wave of mysterious power wash over his body causing all of his power and existence to briefly get linked.

However, before Lorien could study this brief temporary occurrence any further, he suddenly felt 'something' appear in his body as his vision then abruptly darkened.

Reacting quickly, Lorien's body shook slightly as he suddenly found himself in an unfamiliar yet also weirdly familiar environment.

Looking around, he suppressed those complex feelings as he slowly started analyzing his surroundings.

To be frank, Lorien wasn't actually that surprised by what had just happened even though he had been abruptly 'teleported' from his original position under the Tree of Dreams to this mysterious realm.

After all, when he designed this [Path], he made it so that it involved being inside one's own [Inner Dream World] and battling one's own [Demons/Fears] there.

So, without having to think much about it, he instantly deduced that this was his own [Inner World].

A dream world constructed with a normal 'Dream World' as a basis combined with Lorien's own mental mindscape, his knowledge about domains, and his own powers and abilities.

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As for the brief linkage that had just happened, it probably had something to do with the creation of this [Inner World] as it is based on all of Lorien's aspects.

However, even if he knew all of this, it still didn't prevent him from feeling curious about this place, rather, it fueled his interest even further.

So, looking around and sensing the place using the mysterious connection he had with it, Lorien approximated the size of this small word that sits between the border of dream and reality to be around 4269 meters in radius.

Moreover, this realm appears to be spherical in shape, taking the form of a flying island in the void no different from how flat earthers perceive the world.

However, just as Lorien was about to continue his observations, he suddenly stopped as he noted the size of this 'Dream World.'

'4269 meters? Isn't this the same range as my current divine sense?'

Indeed, after such a long period of time, Lorien's divine sense increased greatly reaching the 4269 meters radius.

'Interesting, so this inner world is actually the same size as my perception range...'

Realizing this, a smile couldn't help but appear on Lorien's face as he thought of the consequences.

'Does this also mean that when I reach the [Outer Dream] stage I'll be able to alter things however I like within my range of perception?'

'Hahahaha, this is great!'

'But now that I think of it, my divine sense is based on my soul, and so is the inner world, so it is understandable that they are somewhat linked.'

'As for all the other powers used to create the realm, they are most likely used to create and stabilize it, not expand it!'

Quickly linking things together, Lorien took a deep breath as he then threw these thoughts aside and continued observing the place.

The first thing that caught his attention was the atmosphere of this realm as everything felt dreamy.

Everything gave off that weird feeling that one gets when just waking up from sleep.

However, after getting over it, his attention was instantly attracted by the huge golden cherry flower tree standing at the center of the realm.

This tree was so big it stood thousands of meters high with its crown covering the sky as golden dreamy blossom flowers kept continuously falling and floating away and around in all directions.

However, if one were to look more closely at those 'blossoms', they'll notice that soon after separating from the tree, they transform into multicolored bubbles with different scenes and 'worlds' inside of them.

Those bubbles are 'Dreams', an unimaginable amount of them; Just looking from his position, Lorien couldn't count how many of them there were in the sky.

However, he didn't have to, all he knew was that they looked very beautiful as their transcendent beauty complemented the mysterious night sky full of golden stars.

And speaking of the sky, there appears to be only these aforementioned golden stars without any other planets or celestial bodies.

Lorien didn't know if this were temporary or that's how this realm was supposed to be, however, he didn't really care as it didn't affect the functionality of this inner dream world.

And finally speaking of functionality, Lorien eventually turned his attention to the main objective.

So, closing his eyes, Lorien instantly felt the few weaknesses within this realm; he could also feel that he could 'challenge' them whenever he wanted.

He also felt that by challenging them, he would be challenging his own fears and weakness; and by defeating them, not only will he consolidate this realm, but more importantly face up to his fears.

Realizing this, Lorien took a deep breath as he moved toward the center of the realm and sat under the huge golden tree.

'Ahh, it's always comfortable sitting in such a place, even before starting my journey I liked sitting in nature, this is a force of habit I guess...'

'Well, whatever, let's leave this for later, it's time for the true challenge!'

'Let's begin!'