"Nawdren,
Be sure to hold out until I am done testing my Mist, Alright?"
Nux spoke with a small smile on his face.
All this while, he always felt close to breaking through and upgrading his Physique Mastery Level, he knew that he needed to 'understand' the Mist to increase his strength, and to be perfectly honest, Nux believed that he perfectly understood everything about the Mist, however, no matter how hard he tried, he still couldn't raise his mastery.
He was missing something.
A Target.
The Mist needed a Target.
The First Level of the Mist, the Acquired Stage, it could Devour Flesh, Blood, and Bones.
The Second Level, the Advance Stage, it allowed Nux to Devour things.
However, for the Last Level, the Mastered Stage, Nux didn't know 'what' to Devour. He couldn't find the 'Target' no matter how hard he tried.
He knew the Mastered Stage Devouring Mist would work against Experts, Kings and might even work against an Emperor, however, he didn't know how it would work against them.
Now, however, things became a lot simpler.
Life.
Every Being has Life inside them. If he can Devour Life, even beings stronger than Emperors wouldn't survive.
The power to Devour Life… Nux was now nothing short of a Death bringer.
"S-Stop t-this! Stop this Mist!!"
Nawdren shouted in panic.
His entire body was covered with Mist, so Nux and his wives couldn't see him, however, everyone could imagine the expression he had on his face.
Nux didn't say anything he just glanced at Astaria and his wives.
The 10 of them understood what he wanted and walked towards him.
Standing beside him, Astaria saw how Nux was playing around with someone like Nawdren and couldn't believe it.
"AAGgGGGgghhHHH!! YOU BASTARD!!"
Suddenly, Nawdren shouted in anger.
A surge of energy burst out from Nawdren's body and the Devouring Mist surrounding him suddenly disappeared.
He glared at Nux with eyes full of rage and hatred, Nux's expression turned serious.
Astaria and his wives took their battle stance.
They didn't expect Nawdren would get rid of Devouring Mist like this.
"He is burning his Life Force," Astaria spoke with a solemn look on her face.
"What should we do?" Ember questioned.
Everyone turned towards Nux and suddenly,
Nux's golden eyes suddenly turned Pitch Black.
His vision changed and as he glanced at Nawdren, a strange white energy surrounded his body. The White Energy seemed calm, dense, and strong, however, Nux could see how it was dissolving away and a rouge-looking purple-bluish Energy rose inside Nawdren's Body.
Nux now realized it.
This Calm White Energy was Life Force and the Purple Bluish Energy was Nawdren's Mana.
Nux could see how Nawdren was exchanging his Life Force with this Mana.
He could see everything.
He could see how much Life Force Nawdren was exchanging.
He could see how strong Mana Nawdren was receiving in return.
He could also see how long Nawdren would be able to keep using this rouge Mana until his Life Force runs out.
What was even absurd?
"This annoying Mist would disappear for good if I get rid of you."
Suddenly, Nawdren, who was glaring at Nux and spoke.
Nux may have become stronger.
The ability to Devour Life, it was indeed scary, however, in the end, he was still just a King Stage Cultivator.
He wouldn't be able to hold against a Pseudo Sage.
Nawdren's plan was clear, he would use his Life Force to get rid of Nux before he can use his Mist on him again.
He just needed to act faster than Nux could ever react.
A small smile appeared on Nux's face.
Nawdren completely ignored that smile and disappeared.
This time, even Astaria failed to keep up with his increased speed.
"Well, I apologize for this little hassle in advance."
Nux spoke with a calm smile.
His women frowned, then suddenly, Devouring Mist appeared out of thin air and surrounded Nux and his women.
From outside, it looked like Nux and his women were covered by a Black Cloud.
Nawdren was so fast that Nux couldn't even react to his movements, however, the thing was, he didn't even have to react to his movement. He just needed to protect himself and his wives.
Now what would Nawdren do?
To be honest, his best option was to run away.
Of course, burning his Life Force to run away when your opponent was a mere King Stage Cultivator was shameful. There are also chances that Nux and his women would search the entire continent in order to find him and would hunt him down as if he is a dog,
However, running was still the best option.
A lot, lot, lot better than jumping into the Devouring Mist and trying to kill Nux.
Nawdren, however, chose the second option.
He jumped into the Devouring Mist.
The Mist wouldn't be able to kill him so quickly, he wouldn't be able to see, however, he would kill everyone he encounters inside the Mist without fail, once the Mist disappears, that would be his cue that he had successfully killed that little insect.
That was Nawdren's plan.
However, the moment he jumped into the Mist Cloud,
His body lost all his energy and he fell down.
"!!!"
Nawdren's eyes widened in surprise.
"W-What happened…?"
No matter how much he tried, he failed to use Mana around him. Let alone use it, he couldn't even sense it.
It was as if all the Mana in the World suddenly disappeared, or…
The Mana of the World abandoned him…
"You see, burning your Life Force in exchange for Mana may make you ridiculously stronger than you normally are, however,
It has a fatal weakness."
Suddenly, Nux walked near Nawdren and smiled.
The Mist around Nawdren's face disappeared, revealing his horrified expression and freeing his vision.
Nawdren quickly glanced at Nux who was standing right in front of him, his wives, stood a few meters behind Nux. Only Astaria stood right beside him.
"W-What have you done…?"
Nawdren completely ignored whatever Nux was saying and questioned with a pale face.
Nux could also see how long Nawdren would be able to keep using this rouge Mana until his Life Force runs out.
But what was even absurd?
Nux could even forcefully stop this whole exchange.
A small smile appeared on Nux's face.
