But...

Ryu smiled. At the moment, his heart felt light as confidence pulsed from him.

He could feel the effects of [Earth's Gate] more clearly now than ever before. He had always known that it was borrowing from his future self, but things had somewhat changed after the mutation of his eyes.

Originally, [Earth's Gate] and [Heaven's Gate] were based on years of exchange. His eyes would extrapolate Fate to see how much he could improve in a certain number of years and grant him the power in return.

This was why he had become so powerful after soaking in so many Black Vein Lilies. He had been able to tap into a potential future that was trillions of years ahead of his current time.

However, these two techniques, [Earth's Gate] and [Heaven's Gate], had their own limitations. And it wasn't just that in the past he would have them go into years of dormancy.