"Relax… My absolute limit is triple my baseline," Ren stated, his voice completely devoid of emotion, echoing with clear certainty. "I am currently holding only double... I have plenty of margin left in my system."
It was the objective truth. He could push even harder easily.
But he was going to sever the connection right here regardless.
Because the true danger of the pillar was not the final volume of the mana. It was the temptation…
The ten plus two completely unknown, alien energies merging and awakening inside his system possessed a terrifying, intoxicating allure. It was a soft, incredibly pleasant whisper constantly brushing against his consciousness, gently inviting him to open the floodgates and become a God.
It begged him to take more, to explore their unfathomable depths, to simply let go and allow the power to consume him.
Ren felt the pull with crystal clarity, and he absolutely refused to fall for it… Funnily, corruption had taught him well.
