Sizzle Sizzle In the span of a second, Liam felt his strength surging to new heights, and a strange feeling of power welled up inside him. At this moment, it was as if he could do anything. His long unkempt hair whipped about as he casually walked forward toward the spider. Helikatos shuddered. He had no idea what was happening. He couldn't see the tiny soul dots concentrated around Liam. he could only feel the inhumane aura coming out from him. This aura crushed him and made him prostrate on the ground, begging for Liam's forgiveness. However, the mere aftermath of Liam taking a step forward made him gasp for breath. The ground he was sprawled on sunk lower, and his entire being felt as if it was going to get ripped apart. Liam ignored the dread on the beast's face and lifted his right leg. "Be gone." He then merely tapped on the spider, who was lying limp on the ground, wheezing, and twitching. It was only a slight tap, but as Liam lowered his leg before he could even touch the spider, a shockwave rippled in the air and blasted the whole body into smithereens. Bits and pieces of blood, flesh, and the metallic limbs of the spider splattered everywhere like paste. Even the mana core of the being was nowhere to be found. It was ground into powder and dispersed in the air. Everything was pulverized like it was nothing. The level 100 plus spider beast man might as well be a common house spider that was easily crushed and tossed away. "Ah shucks. I wanted the body and the core." Liam sounded upset but wasn't really. The infinite strength that filled him up was like a drug that made him feel arrogant and grin wildly. The next instant, he clutched the soul of the dead spider that was still hanging around, and to his surprise, the moment he touched it, the level 100 plus soul was forged to perfection with just his will. Grin. Liam then took another step to the side. Now it was the other party's turn. Seeing what happened to the spider made the vampire stare at him in utter shock, but that did not help him at all. Liam sent another kick toward the all-powerful vampire lord, and the next instant, he shared the same fate as the dead spider. With the two insects squashed like they were nothing like they were ripe tomatoes or grapes and their souls forged to perfection, Liam then sent a punch to the ground. All the layers of rocks, sand, and mud densely packed together gave away, and in a single hit, another gaping hole was created, which directly revealed a deep hidden underground space. The entire place rattled like a massive earthquake was incoming. The little bit of ruined building that was still standing on the outside finally gave away and collapsed completely. Liam then was about to jump down, but all of a sudden, he stopped in his tracks. He felt his muscles prickle and start tearing apart. Liam shuddered as an unbearable pain rippled across his mind. His bones cried in agony, and his internal organs shook and trembled. His whole body became a mess. Blood trickled from his nose, eyes, and ears. "Luna," Liam called as his vision became blurry and his consciousness barely remained. With the last bit of willpower he could muster, he hurriedly opened his stats and saw an inhuman number right next to his strength. But it was only for a second before it disappeared and returned back to its previous level. "So the effect of the skill ended?" Liam smiled bitterly as he completely collapsed, unable to even stand anymore. However, just as his body swayed and was about to hit the ground, the white fox dashed towards him and caught him on her back. "Master!" "I am fine. I am fine." Liam weakly muttered. In reality, he had already expected a backlash like this, but he just didn't think that the effect would be so strong. It was probably because the combination of his class and this skill was particularly imbalanced and made him unnaturally powerful. Liam could still vividly remember the feeling. His strength stat had shot through the roof, but that was not the main thing. The major change he focussed on was something else, his soul strength. This was also the reason why his strength stat had increased in the first place. As he absorbed the soul power of all of his soul minions, he could feel his soul becoming stronger and stronger. It was very vague. It lasted only for a few seconds, and it was something he could not even begin to understand, but he definitely remembered the feeling. And when the soul became that strong, even if it was temporarily, his body, his mind, and even his mana core could not keep up. Hence, the severe backlash. Just like the power of the skill, the aftermath was also equally deadly. This skill was meant to be used as a last and final resort! He couldn't afford to become incapacitated like this in the middle of the battle. However, it was still worth it. Just the sheer state of the hollow gaping hole in the ground was proof of this. Liam sighed and tried to rotate and move the mana through his damaged body slowly. Everyone who had taken their first step towards evolution and reached Level 1 had the natural ability to regenerate. The only drawback was that the process was painfully slow, faster than the rate at which humans normally healed but still painfully slow. Liam took a couple of minutes to stabilize himself but then immediately urged the fox. "Luna, let's get out of here." He still did not know if the enemy had prepared more surprises for him, so it was best not to linger in this area. But suddenly, he remembered something that he had almost forgotten. The vampire lord was guarding something!