After completing the expansion of Serpentara and creating an immense, shimmering new ocean for Selveriah to call home, Seraphiel and I head back to the Grand Tower. He needs to rest after expending such a massive amount of energy, and as for me, it's time to absorb the mana crystals. As I had previously decided, my goal is to reach the War Saint Rank by the end of the day.
Now, sitting with Seraphiel, I cross my legs and close my eyes, entering a deep meditative state. I release all of the black mana crystals, hundreds thousands of them, allowing them to pile up around me like towering mountains. The air grows thick, heavy with swirling black smoke, so dense with mana that it nearly chokes the atmosphere.
