Unlimited Power - The Arcane Path

"I wonder why I didn't notice this sooner..."

Leon was inside a gigantic creature; it was obvious. However, it was impossible that something alive as large as the solar system could exist... a living being couldn't become that large, it didn't make any sense. So, Leon reached a conclusion... he was inside a living trap.

"I don't know if this is a pet of that bastard or not... but it is clear that this thing can distort the space inside himself. The only thing I can do to leave this place is to explode the whole thing... or find the key to cancel this power."

The shadowy figure wanted to make Leon stronger... why? It was impossible to find the correct answer, but Leon had a few hypotheses. Maybe the shadowy figure would find another way to control him once their level of power gets close to each other, or he would just kill him to become stronger. Usually, one could only grow stronger fast facing stronger opponents, but the stronger the one gests, the harder it becomes to find anyone who could be worthy of their time... Although it wasn't the best option, it was better to use spells on weak targets than practicing them against nothing.

"I guess that bastard wants to use me as a guinea pig to practice some skill or spell he developed."

It was insane that a living being could think of another living being just as a tool to get stronger or to reach such a simple goal, However, it wasn't surprising that the sense of morals of someone would deviate after living for thousands of years. Leon could easily imagine humans acting like that if they have thousands of years to nurture their ego. In the past, even though some people weren't actually more powerful, but just rich, some individuals gave no value to other people's lives.

"Since he sent me to this place, does he want to level up a fire-type spell? No... I can't just assume things. Regardless, that bastard wants to kill me, and I can't leave this place. What can I do to solve those problems?"

Leon's best option not to die was to level up Heal and Regeneration in order to save some mana from using Full-Recover. Harming himself was easy, Leon just have to stay near the magma, but would that solve the problem? Wouldn't that just prolong his torment in case he becomes a guinea pig to the shadowy figure? Leon found the answer; he shouldn't search for the exit... he must kill the beast.

"I lack the mana to do that... but if I manage to learn how to absorb mana, then I will have a chance to succeed before that bastard teleports me again."

Leon created another hideout, but this time he created it very close to the monster's flesh. The creature was so big that even Mana Dominion couldn't recognize its presence since it was much bigger than the effective area of the skill. Despite that, even though Leon's hand was starting to burn, he could feel the mana inside of it.

"Heh... I already know how I will kill this damn thing. I just have to learn how to absorb mana."

Leon tried several things, inserting his mana and forcing the mana of the monster to go to his body, envelop his mana on the cell of the creature, and consume it... Leon even tried to use mithril as a catalyst to drain the mana. After trying that for several days, he gave up. The answer wasn't something so simple.

Congratulations! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

...

After receiving those notifications, Leon recalled that he could feel mana inside the magma creatures... could he use Mana-Eater on them? If that was the case, could he suck the mana of the magma?

"Even if I can, I'm not looking for that easy option... I want to absorb all the mana of this freak, not only a small part."

Mana-Eater forced the mana of the things that were in touch with Leon to give their mana, but Leon couldn't do that on a massive monster. So, he had to change his ways...

Congratulations! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Leon had an idea when he received that notification, instead of trying to absorb mana itself, how about trying to absorb the heat? It was clear that the monsters as using its mana to keep emanating so much heat, after all. Unfortunately, the heat only increased Leon's body temperature, and he couldn't control it at any level.

"I can feel the heat... why can't control it? Is it because it doesn't have my mana? I should have been able to control it thanks to Pyromancy..."

Even if Leon has Pyromancy, it made sense that he couldn't control the heat caused by something far more powerful. Besides, if he wanted to absorb the heat, he wouldn't actually learn how to absorb mana. He would learn Fire Absorption. So, it looked that it wasn't the right path.

"How about I use the same method I use when I use Seal?"

It would be hard since when Leon uses Seal, he covers the entire body of the monster, and that was something he couldn't do. So, he had to adapt the skill a little bit... After destroying a bit of flesh, Leon covered the wound with his mana. Despite that, he couldn't feel anything because the mana of that part dispersed when he destroyed it. However, when Leon created hundreds of small connections using his mana thought the other cells, he started to feel the massive mana around him.

" I guess this is the first step..." Leon said while he broke into a cold sweat since it had been the first time he felt so much mana in a single being.