Sitting on a rock, Rens watched as the hand he had waved to cut the pseudo-chimera in two was now bruised and trembling slightly.

"The pressure of using Acad I's powerful demonic technique puts a great strain on my body. This means that even though my demonic power increased dramatically by absorbing the demonic energy concentrated in the Cursed Canyon, and even though I can now contain more demonic energy with my two demonic cores, my body is still not strong enough to exert all the power I currently possess," concluded Rens, who, after observing the state of his left hand, turned his gaze to the system notifications.

[The advanced demonic energy absorption technique reached its maximum potential]

[Adjustments...]

[The advanced demonic energy technique advanced to a transcendent stage: ("Demonic Technique" of energy absorption)]

["Demonic Technique" of energy absorption: all forms of energy absorbed by the host will become demonic energy]

[Energy sensitivity advanced to a new stage: (Perception of all things)]

[Perception of all things: the host will be able to perceive any movement generated within a 1 kilometer radius around them]

Rens was satisfied, and he also felt that he had reached the eighth rank (maximum point). He understood this because he felt that his power surpassed that of the great demon general Galot Ertrael before his death, who had reached the eighth rank (starting point).

Cough! Cough!

Rens coughed and covered his mouth with his left hand, which was still bruised and now covered in dark blood.

He realized that his power was overloading his body; he needed to get stronger or he would perish.

Rens planned to see his attributes, but in the end he had to resign himself.

"System, begin transfusion of a drop of Demon God's blood."

[Beginning transfusion of Demon God's blood drop...]

Rens wasn't going to waste any time. he had gone to the demonic canyon to seclude himself and perfect the use and control of his powers. Injuring himself while using his powers was not one of his goals, so he quickly opted to absorb a drop of Demon God's blood to continue strengthening his body through the painful demonic reconstruction of the body caused each time he absorbed a drop of Demon God's blood. At the same time, through that drop of blood, the rest of his attributes were strengthened, which could give greater balance to his body, which was currently in chaos as it tried to contain a large amount of demonic energy.

...

With the information Rens had read in the book Demonic Hearts, Rens had understood that a true Demon was a force with almost absolute power, a power that could be considered miraculous or calamitous. As he meditated during his seclusion, he realized that if he absorbed all the energy in the Cursed Canyon, he could reach that level.

A true demon, those who were in the ranks: King Rank and Emperor Rank.

The King Rank began after surpassing the eighth rank, the Emperor Rank was the tenth rank, and the transcendent rank was the power to twist the environment at will.

Lucifer of pride, Asmodeus of lust, Belphegor of gluttony... all of them were transcendent demons.

But Rens had understood what their end had been, now he had to finish what they had started, only then would he be able to twist the ending of the novel he barely knew.

...

Back then, Acad I used an excessive amount of demonic power, which was what Rens was able to perceive when he had the revelation during his meditation.

Added to that was the energy used by King Asferyiac, which was at its limit, plus the countless battles that took place in the surrounding area at that time.

The cursed canyon was the best place to cultivate for someone who had acquired the superior technique of absorbing demonic energy, the vivid memory of seclusion left by Merac Grensad, and the demonic core he obtained after finishing the book.

However, times change, the past was the past, and the present was the present. Rens understood this when he felt the chaos in his body after rapidly increasing his demonic power. This also proved that the demons of the past possessed innate physiques superior to those of the demons of the present, which is why there were practically no demons in the eighth rank.

In the end, Rens used the remaining drop of Demon God's blood, increasing his seclusion time.

...

Blood spread throughout Rens' body, like a raging sea colliding with another raging sea. The power and authority of the Demon God's drop of blood sought to quell the chaos caused by the excess and powerful demonic energy.

Arteries, veins, and channels of demonic energy exploded, but the drop remembered the position of each portion of the demon's body that was destroyed.

Rens' cells seemed to be alive and screaming as they were burned and torn apart, and his bones cracked, barely maintaining their shape.

Dark blood bathed Rens' body, there were cracks everywhere, there was blood on the rock and the surroundings.

In some parts of Rens' body, his bones and blood could be seen pulsating, trying to regenerate.

"The mask of the faker" fell to the ground, yet there was not much to hide. After several days, Mart's face was no longer beautiful. Parts of his skull were exposed, his flesh was bloody, and he had few pieces of skin left. His eyes had burst, and there were only two hollow holes that looked like a sinister abyss.

It was chaos caused by the drop of blood from the Demon God and the power of demonic energy.

Even so, he remained lucid. He had always believed that fortune came at a price, and if he could endure the filthy, almost mortal pain at that moment, the world would owe him.

Despite his mental resistance, his physical body was reaching its end, but at that moment, two reddish horns grew, one on each side of Mart's forehead.

It was the lineage of the demon of strength awakening; it was the Sevec lineage awakening.

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