Chapter 179 - The Snakes Blade (1/2)

Evan was an experienced demonologist and was adept at harnessing the power of many demons. As a price for their power, demons demand the life force of the person summoning them. When Evan first harnessed the power of the 72nd demon, Count Andromalius, he spent almost all of his energy on it, but he didn't need to give up years of his life as payment. It took Evan several days to regain his energy back then.

However, when Evan became a magician and broke through several ”Barriers,” he could already use Count Andromalius' power using only a certain amount of energy. It became more like a spell that required a lot of mana and stamina. But after using it, he could still continue to fight.

The same was true of all the other demons. When Evan fought against Reinier in the ”Half-Dead Forest,” he resorted to the help of the 70th demon, Prince Seere. Evan was able to win but gave up 20 years of his life for it. But if Evan had tried to use this power when he wasn't yet a magician, the cost would have been not 20 years but his whole life.

It's worth noting that Prince Seere and the other demons whose power Evan used weren't the real ones. It was only a small part of their true bodies that could give Evan only a fraction of all the immense power. For the same reason, Reinier was able to destroy the Count Andromalius snake. If Evan had used more of Count Andromalius' powers, Reinier would not have been able to get rid of the demon's weapon so easily.

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Immediately after Evan left ”Nirvana,” he began drawing two sigils at once. It only took a master like him a few seconds to do it. Each demon's sigil was unique. There were many details in it, each of which the mage had a duty to know.

He put his hand to one of the sigils and shouted: ”Sigil of 71st Demon, Duke Dantalion - activation!”

Whooosh!

At the exact moment, an old, battered book appeared in his ”Nirvana.” It floated serenely in the middle of the vast expanse. Last time, Evan had had to pay fifteen years for Duke Dantalion's help. But a long time had passed since then, Evan had grown much stronger, and now his request was not so complex.

The young man quickly walked into ”Nirvana” and said: ”Increase the ”Awareness” of my two spells to the second stage: ”Ice Veil” and ”Magic Missile.”

It would have been impossible for any other person to do such a thing, but not for Evan. Duke Dantalion could teach almost any knowledge in the world. It all depended on the price and the question.

In order to increase one's ”Awareness” in any spell, one had to spend several years training. Geniuses and particularly talented magicians could do it in a few months.

But, with Duke Dantalion, Evan could gain the necessary knowledge and experience in just a few moments. He just had to pay.

The book opened, and the price was written on the page. Evan was satisfied.

<Sounds like I've underestimated the power of the ”One-Pointed Star” magicians compared to those who haven't reached this level yet. This is really impressive.>

Evan thought the demon would ask for all of his energy, but the price turned out to be considerably less. Only 50% of all his energy and mana. It was a clear indication of how strong Evan had become.

Of course, the price would have been many times higher if Evan had demanded to increase the ”Awareness” of these two spells to the third stage. Moreover, the price was so small only because they were zero-level spells. Evan was going to choose the new spells soon, so he would rarely use those ones.

”I agree,” Evan said calmly, and the book closed.