Ethan consumed all the specimens simultaneously.
Tier 6 and Tier 7 enhancement materials flooded his body with power that exceeded safe absorption parameters.
Energy levels climbed beyond anything he'd experienced as different tier potencies combined within his core.
Pain exploded through his nervous system as raw advancement force overwhelmed normal processing capabilities.
The world seemed to become fractured around him as his consciousness expanded beyond physical boundaries. The cave disappeared, replaced by an infinite void that stretched in directions that didn't exist in normal space.
Ethan found himself floating within darkness, where abstract concepts took tangible form. Power flowed toward him like rivers of liquid starlight, each stream carrying enhancement potential that resonated with his core identity.