"Death wish?" Astaria narrowed her eyes. Was there something they didn't know? "Well, Cultivating both Body and Mana at the same time is just foolish." "Why?" "Uhhh… well, how do I explain it. One may think that cultivating both Body and Mana at the same time would make you unbeatable, whether you are near your enemy, or farther than him, nothing would matter. If you are both Body and Mana Cultivator, you would become a Master of combat, being able to defeat anyone at the same Cultivation Stage as you. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶 While all of this is indeed true, the reality is often disappointing. Many try to Cultivate both Body and Mana, however, in the end, they just get buried. Not being able to raise their level after they reach a certain level. Cultivating both Mana and Body Cultivation is like a slow poison that will one day kill you for sure." "K-Kill you?" "Well, of course, the world belongs to the strong after all. Being weak is no different than being dead. This is why no one chooses both Mana and Body Cultivation no matter how talented they are and since we demons are good with Magic, we chose Mana Cultivation most of the time." Maya replied. "…" Astaria turned silent. Her mind was currently thinking about Nux. He cultivated both Mana and Body as well. Does that mean he would get buried as well? "Is there no one in the outside continent who cultivates both Body and Mana?" Astaria questioned. "Well, there are fools who try it out." "No, I mean the ones who are actually strong and are not buried." Suddenly, Maya's expression changed. "The 7 Heroes." "The 7 Heroes?" Astaria frowned. "The Freaks of Nature. The Beings with talent so immense that calling them talented was an understatement. They are just… monsters… Each Race, Demons, Humans, Vampires, Dragons, Beastmen, Elves, and Dwarves, all of them chose 1 hero each, All of them combined are called the 7 Heroes. They are the only 7 beings who are not buried even though they are cultivating both Body and Mana at the same time. Of course, talking about them at our level is just… well, just like talking about legends, they exist, that is true, however, people like us would never be able to see them so talking about them is pointless as well." Maya replied, Astaria, however, was thinking about a completely different thing, 'So people like them do exist, that's relief…' Her logic was simple, if they can do it, Nux can do it as well. "You are correct, we should not talk about them," "Indeed, we should talk about our spar, I could give you some pointers if you'd like. I don't know much about using Mana to increase my strength, but I am pretty good with Spells." Maya offered. "I know, I had a first-hand experience of that." Astaria chuckled as she glanced at the ground in front of her which was covered with different spikes formed due to Maya's spells. Astaria had decided. She would now start learning spells with everything she had. She had learned how scary spells can be. And the Mana in this continent was limited, what did that mean? Maya was still not using all her strength when she fought her. 'Just how strong would her spells will be when she has access to all the Mana?' Astaria wondered in her head, "I look forward to your pointers." Astaria spoke. A small smile appeared on Maya's face as she replied, "Don't worry, I will help you to the best of my abilities." Soon, however, her expression changed, "But I wouldn't be able to give you any of my spells. That is not something I have the authority to do." "Don't worry, I understand that. I only wish to ask some general questions." "I appreciate your understanding." Maya smiled politely. Just like that, the spar ended. Maya and Astaria walked into a room where Maya taught her some basic things about Spells, Astaria, of course, shared this knowledge with Nux and the others. On the other hand, Allura and Erotica were playing their own games as well. Erotica kept asking questions about Nux, and Allura answered them all, challenging Erotica to approach and get close to Nux. Of course, no matter how hard the succubus tried, it didn't work. Nux spent most of his time either training or with his wives, he barely had time for Erotica. Her biggest trump card, the person who has been helping her all this while, Allura, that bitch disappears the moment it is 'her turn', completely forgetting that she was supposed to help her. And what's worse? She doesn't even feel apologetic for it. Erotica had noticed this, when it came to Nux, all his wives turns crazy. Even that usually sharp Amaya, even she completely shuts her mind away and sticks to that man whenever he appears. Erotica wanted to know the reason behind that. Was it just because Nux was handsome and strong? Or was there something else? Is this what they call 'love'? Does something like that actually exist? Would… she ever feel something like that? Erotica's mind was full of questions, however, Nux always maintained a little distance between them. Honestly, Erotica felt like if she hadn't managed to become his friend, he would have completely ignored her existence. Of course, this didn't mean Erotica gave up. This was the first time in her life that she has ever faced a challenge, there is no way she would give up like this. There is no way she would allow that Allura bitch to get one over him, not when she is personally 'helping' her get close to Nux. She would never let that woman feel the satisfaction of 'winning' against her. Never. Just like that, time passed by, everyone did their own things in their own ways, Two and a half months passed by and finally, the moment they had all been waiting for finally appeared, *Crack* "M-Mother… T-The Sky is tearing apart…" A child spoke as he pointed at the sky.