Chapter 176 - The Last Obstacle (1/2)

Evan's crimson ”Warp” quickly absorbed mana. Dozens of streams were directed toward the young man and transformed into the ”Void Liquid.”

In this room, Evan could condense 36 drops per day, which means that to condense the necessary amount, namely 667 drops, it would take him less than 20 days. But, before that, he had to get rid of the last obstacle, the third ”Barrier”.

Crack. Crack. Crack.

The third chain was shaking and rattling. It tried to resist the streams of mana falling it like the waves, but the cracks in the chain grew larger with every second. Eventually, the splinters began to break off from the links, and then the chain itself began to collapse.

Crack.

<A little more...>

Evan thought as he watched dozens of links begin to break and turn to dust. There were only three links left in just a few seconds, which shattered into tiny pieces instantly.

Whoosh.

At the same moment, Evan felt an incredible lightness in his entire body. He felt as if he came out of the captivity where he'd been for decades or even hundreds of years.

”This is fantastic ... I've never felt better before,” Evan muttered as he felt mana rush to his body with renewed vigor.

The last ”Barrier” that restrained him had been destroyed, so now Evan could give himself over to ”Creation.”

Mana was being absorbed not only by his ”Warp” but by Reykar as well. The raven was taking only a small fraction of the mana, but considering the total amount, it was enormous.

Day after day, Evan was ”Creating.” His ”Warp” was slowly being filled up with a unique liquid. At that moment, Evan didn't think about what was going on around him during the ”Splash.” He was only focused on the flows of mana.

The moment Evan broke through his third ”Barrier,” strange energy erupted from his body, just like the last two times. The changes began to take place around him, affecting only the crystals in the room. They began to grow and expand like branches, some of them faded and crumbled into small pieces, and some were destroyed.

In the days that followed, the crystals continued to change as well, and eventually, some parts began to break off from them and turn into a pale blue substance, namely mana. Because of this, the concentration of mana in this room increased significantly, and Evan's ”Nirvana” was filled with mana.

After about 15 days, Evan came to the final stage. He had already condensed 990 drops of ”Void Liquid” and had only a few more to go to the next level. Under these conditions, he could condense 10 drops of ”Void Liquid” in only 6 hours.

...

<Great, I'm already at the finish line> Evan thought, looking at the 998th drop fell down. He couldn't wait to see what would happen next.

”One last drop is left.” Said Evan after the 999th drop fell down. At that moment, he gathered all the mana he had and directed it to his ”Warp” at once. He was going to get the last drop right now.

Drop.

The last drop fell, and Evan felt as if he absorbed the whole world at that moment. He looked at his ”Warp,” filled with ”Void Liquid,” and slowly mouthed: ”Now, all that's left is to convert this liquid into the” One- Pointed Star. ”

Evan tried to do what he had in mind, but nothing worked. After three days of trying, Evan realized that there was another obstacle he needed to overcome.

< It's not the ”Barrier”... I can do it ... I just need time ... but this isn't the right place ...>