The gem in his hand glowed with radiant splendor. A system prompt filled his vision.***{Congratulations to the host... You have received the opportunity to create a Binding contract}.{Binding Contract}: Form a [body and soul] contract with a Flame Spirit. This contract allows the target elemental spirit and the host to forge a bond that is governed by the following set of rules;{Condition 1}: The Spectre's and human's involvement in the [body and soul] contract shall be bound by the laws of magic as long as both parties may live.{Condition 2}: This contract can be initiated by either one of the parties involved, but can only be concluded if and only if the other party fully agrees to uphold the conditions involved wholeheartedly.{Condition 3}: The agreement is built upon the law of equivalent exchange. A trade deemed to be of equal proportions by the system must be made for the contract to be enabled.{Condition 4}: This contract is based upon the universal laws of mana, and can

{Congratulations to the host... You have slain ×5 Bloodeye Death Beast...}{Congratulations to the host... You have slain a Blackeye Death Beast...}{+20 to Perception...}{You have received an Epic-grade Weapon, Hand of Stingè}.***Rhys ignored the stream of messages flooding his field of vision as he stumbled onto his back, his heart pounding wildly.'Well, that went swell?'A groan escaped his lips as a wild burning sensation filled his vision. This was a result of overdrawing on his mana in such a short period of time. His mana pool was empty, and his {Mana Heart} trembled violently.This was always what happened when he used up his mana to dangerous levels too quickly. Although it was inconvenient and uncomfortable, he found himself doing it more often than he would have liked.Thankfully, the consequences were limited to just a few moments of pain...Rhys focused on the person that was curled up into a ball on his chest. Feeling the subtle heat radiating from her made him want

An invincible shockwave radiated with her as the epicenter...Rhys stared at her for only a few seconds before he dived right back into the rolling sea of bodies.He immediately spotted the difference. The bodies of the creatures had previously offered some resistance to his blade despite him aiming at the cracks in their armors and weak spots.Now, whenever he hit a creature, his blade sliced through its flesh like a hot knife through butter. He danced across the fragmented land like a god of death. Right now, he is able to exert his full potential.The blue flashes of electricity rolling around his body, coupled with the purple and red mist created by the {Hand of Stingè} made him look like a strange apparition that streaked through the flesh of the creatures, tearing their flesh away from their bones and draining them of all their blood.Thanks to the strange spell Zara activated, they were able to advance to the center of the floating landmass much quicker than Rhys had originally

The {Abyssal Dragon Blade} technique had been created with his discovery of the {Abyssal Crimson Slash} and how he had finally found a way to make use of Ki and devil essence in battle.The blade technique had evolved uniquely from the previously simple {Blade Mastery} skill. It was an integral part of his fighting progress after all.In the life-and-death battle between him and the {World Eater}, he had reached a special state. In his mumble of emotions, he finally got to experience what it was like to fully dive into a sea made of his blood.He bathed in it and became reborn. From the depths of the crimson and black pool, a strange creature was formed...Rhys practiced the {Dragon's Gate Ki Plundering Technique}, while he had absorbed the devil essence from a few devils. The unique nature of his Ki plundering technique made it so that he absorbed a bit of the latent devil essence within every devil killed.Devil essence was different from other sources of energy and could be produce

Rhys had a distressed look on his face as he cut through a grotesque creature the size of a boulder with the blade in his hand.'Why do they have to be this disgusting?' Rhys grimaced as he wiped the thick slimy blood off his blade with a handful of grass.A small pile of the dead creatures was beside him, and in the distance, Layla , Ignis, and Zara were engrossed with their opponents.The enemies they were currently faced against were called {Purple Slime Frogs}. These frogs produced an obscene amount of slime onto their bodies by secreting it through small pores in their skin. This made it so that weapons that were too sharp slid off their skin without any problems.Gritting his teeth, Rhys pulled {Maelstrom} from his {Armament Armory} and drew its bowstring. A jet of water condensed rapidly and was nocked in a split second. The arrow tore through the air and buried itself into the spine of a {Purple Slime Frog}. The creature was split into two bloody halves.Despite their effectiv