Unlimited Power - The Arcane Path

Although that perhaps wasn't one hundred percent true, since the shadowy figure didn't force Donan to use Dark Aura, the possibility was still high. Still, even if the shadowy figure lied, his methods didn't change. He used many sentient beings and played with their lives... For all intentions and purposes, he caused a lot of problem for Leon, and that was enough to make Leon wants to kill the bastard.

"What about the technology you obtained from him?" Leon asked.

"I never understood how that worked, I made several individuals study the relics he gave me, but we never discovered anything about it," Dona said, with his head down. "He gave me three massive crystal-like rocks and said that I should hide if the most secure place since those crystals worked together. All I know about them is the fact that they create a barrier around our continent, creates a Poison Mist underground while it also increases the gravity several times. The last power of the crystals is the power to drain the mana of everyone under its protection constantly. No one notices that effect because the drain only happens when the individuals' mana is full or when they try to use spells."

"I already knew that..." Leon let out a long sigh. "Anyway, he said that he would attack my planet once the dungeon connects the worlds appear, but he never did. Do you know why?"

"No... maybe he just tried to taunt you," Donan said. "Although he is powerful and can force the connection between several worlds, I don't think he can keep so many connections... Did you manage to return to your world before it got destroyed?"

"Yes..." Leon rubbed his chin.

Thanks to Mana Eyes, Leon could tell if Donan was lying or not. For some reason, he didn't even try to Leon. Maybe it was because he used Appraisal and noticed that Leon was much stronger than him now and could tell if he lies.

Regardless, Leon was more interested in why the shadowy figure would taunt him. The most obvious option was to make Leon get stronger and then absorb his mind. But why would he do that considering that he made the galactic snake move toward Earth? The impact of such a massive creature would probably destroy the world... Still, Leon couldn't even tell if the shadowy figure made the galactic snake attack Earth. There was also the possibility that Leon himself, without intention, made the snake attack the nearest planet that had some trails of his mana.

Once again, Leon decided to forget such questions because there was no way he would find the answers in that dimension. Although he had a lot of free time, he didn't want to spend it in conspirations.

"Well, I guess this is enough..." Leon said. "It is time for you to teach me some skills."

Although Leon was acting as if it was only obvious, he was feeling a bit weird since he decided not to become like his enemies but was still somewhat forcing Donan to help him. Despite that, Donan taught him several skills. Although his explanations were sound, he was doing without showing a bit of interest.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Stalking.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Backstab.

Cost: 10 mana and ten stamina

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Backflip.

Cost: 10 stamina

You obtained 01 status points.

Leon, more or less, knew that, but it looked like he still could learn several basic abilities. Although he couldn't imagine himself using skills like Backstab and Backflip, he practiced them for those sweet-sweet status points.

It has been a long while since he talked with someone, but it looked like he chose the worst person to talk to. Donan was telling everything Leon wanted as if he was a robot without will. Although it was hard to blame him given that his entire existence was on Leon's hands, that was a bit annoying... then again, Leon would feel like he would become even more pathetic if uses Mind Summoning to create someone from his past just to keep him company. Regardless, thanks to Donan's situation, Leon had a lot of time to think and have other ideas.

"Since Donan costs me less mana, it means that the weaker the existence, the less mana I will have to spend... perhaps I can summon the me from the past when the monsters appeared. Well, I will try that later."

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Dragon's Skin.

Cost: 500 mana per second

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Dragon's Eye.

Cost: 500 mana per second

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Dragon's Vitality.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Poisonous Enchantment.

Cost: 200 manahistorical

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Acidic Enchantment.

Cost: 200 mana

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Mirror Image.

Cost: 100 mana per second

You obtained 01 status points.

It was only evident that Donan would have only a few skills that Leon didn't have, but fortunately, he had quite a few interesting ones. Dragon's Skin increased his endurance and mentality by ten points per level, so Leon felt quite satisfied with it since it increased his survivability. As for Dragon's Eye, Leon would be able to see what kind of things his enemies were feeling... anger, envy, sloth... it only resumed as the seven deadly sins, but it would be useful. As for Dragon's Vitality... It was a passive skill that increased Leon's health passively. The skill would level up every time Leon's wounds are healed, so he didn't have to worry about using it.

"I already knew that, but... I really defeated Donan purely by chance."