The Author's POV

As Liam lifted his head to gaze into the sky, where he saw a magnificent figure floating, he mused to himself.

'How powerful...'

Not even Ren would be able to put this kind of pressure on him. At the very least, based on how he felt during his battles with him.

Both he and Ren never engaged in a full-scale conflict with one another.

They had reached a point where their strength would cause the destruction of everything in their vicinity. Their training room, which was built using the most durable equipment available to human kind, could no longer withstand the full brunt of their attacks, preventing the two of them from ever going all out.

That being said, Liam had his eyes, and from there he could measure the force hidden within an individual.

'I'm afraid he's even stronger than Ren. '

...and not by a small margin.

The entirety of the battleground was shrouded in darkness as Liam's vision started to distort at the presence of the demon in front of him.

Ba...Thump! Ba...Thump!

Liam could feel his heart beating at his throat as he continued to stare at the enemy before him.

It also seemed that the demon had taken notice of Liam's presence as he lowered his head and murmured.

"Who are you?"

Liam was able to hear the demon's voice clearly despite the chaos that was occurring on the battlefield.

They sounded to him like soft, sinister whispers.

Thin blue threads began to crackle around his body, while his eyes took on a yellowish hue. His vision became distorted as everything turned black, leaving behind only white whisps in his vision.

Each wisp varied in size, with the spot where the previous demon stood being the largest and covering his entire field of vision with a brilliant white hue.

'... Amazing.'

Liam thought while staring at the demon. He could feel the back of his neck rise as a result of the power emanating from him.

Nonetheless, he wasn't scared.

He had seen his fair share of powerful demons throughout his life, and the demon in front of him was no different from those he had previously encountered.

'Plus, no one can be compared to him...'

The prince ranked the demon he had met on the previous planet. The one planet that took away Smallsnake's life...

When compared to him, the demon that stood in front of him was nothing to write home about.

He was still extremely powerful, but not to the point where it left him helpless like the Prince ranked demon.

'I want to see just how much stronger I've become.'

Liam started removing his sword from its scabbard in a methodical and careful manner as if his face turned extremely serious. His vision gradually returned to normal, and the crackling sound made by the thin white lightning bolts became even more intense.

Almost immediately after that, Liam's vision started to blur, and the next thing he knew, he was suddenly standing in front of the demon.

Clank!

He only threw a straightforward slash, but the demon was able to easily parry it away with his hand.

The demon cocked his head slightly before launching his own attack, which was directed directly toward Liam's neck and came at a sharp angle.

'Fast!'

Liam thought to himself.

Nevertheless, he had already seen it coming as a white line formed in his blackened line of sight that came as a result of him activating the power of his eyes, and he cocked his head to the side, easily avoiding the demon's attack, much to the surprise of the demon.

The lightning that was circling Liam's body crackled even more fiercely, and he slashed once more in the direction of the demon's body.

SHIIING!

the first one he had thrown, and it once more left the demon in

Clang!

ring reverberated through the atmosphere, and pressurized wind gales shot out from the

and Liam

***

Booom! Booom!

The attacks were so ferocious and loud that the mana chamber shook as

"Ukh..."

grit my teeth and suppressed the groan that was about

'Fuck...fuck...fuck...'

as I felt a searing heat rising from the depths of my body. As the pores on my body completely opened up and eagerly absorbed the

of the herb brought about these effects. It wasn't one that helped me break through specifically but rather helped me increase the rate at which I could

to progress, I was no longer able to keep up with such a method and was instead limited to using this

It hurt...

fucking hurt...but I could feel myself progressing. Slowly but steadily, I was starting to feel a subtle tingling sensation near the center of my

"A...almost..."

***

Clang!

once again stopped by Suriol's

'...He is pretty powerful.'

thought as he gazed at the human before him. At this very moment, he felt his sword

Krrrr!

came as a result of the grinding wasn't

his attention on the human's sword. He raised his pinky and tapped the sword's body

"Ukh!"

The hue that was coming out of

are one

all of a sudden as he

for a moment.

Suriol continued.

but it seems like you can move your body at

head bobbed up and down while he studied

More specifically, his eyes.

eyes are

light breeze brush past him and the human appeared behind him. As if expecting his appearance, Suriol merely turned his head and cocked his head a little where

impatient one, I

his face as he interlocked his hands behind

took a step back and

you want to

sword once again came whistling past his body. This time, Suriol was unable to dodge and he found a

I'm

to his words, he really did sound bored from the tone

moment before he smiled

"Very well then."

hands once and continued what

I about to say?....Hmm, ah! Right, I was about to tell

avoided the human's sword as the smile on his face turned rather sinister and he licked

to the Clan

he said those words, he tapped the

"Huh?"

surprise following Suriol's actions as he turned his sword. His body came to a sudden stop while Suriol's smile

"Let's see...let's see...let's see."

hand. All of a sudden, the human's sword shattered and purple particles scattered in

of this happened so fast that by the time he realized what had happened, it was already too

slowly approached the

exactly who

***

'What's going on?"

front of him with confusion. He remembered fighting against him when all of a

avoid them, but it was already too late by the time he realized what

I don't feel

were, they didn't seem to be that

had an ominous premonition...and it wasn't long

lot easier than I had