Chapter 120: Blew my mind

"You like being near death, huh?" Lionel said as he shook his head.

After all, what Desire just said was absolutely horrifying.

Even if Desire were really a God-Level talent, there are just boundaries that even talent cannot surpass.

"Anyway, to make you understand better, I'll explain first what is the first stage."

Lionel said as he walked towards a tree. The tree that he chose was big and long, and it even looked like it was towering the heavens!

It was then that Lionel touched the tree with a finger.

And it didn't even take a long time for something in the tree to change.

No, it was the tree that changed as smoke started to come out of it.

Shhhuuu.

The sound of something burning resounded out in this place, and Desire watched it all with curious eyes.

After all, the tree was releasing smoke crazily. However, Desire couldn't understand the logic behind it.

Of course, he didn't ask anything as he just waited patiently.

And it seems that he didn't have to wait as the smoke vanished as Lionel blew it away with his breath.

And the tree that was smoking...became small and thin. It became weak, and it looked like it would collapse anytime.

"This tree here is you. Before, the tree was huge. However, the smoke that came out meant that the tree burned, and it became slim."

"The Refreshing Technique: Death does the same thing to your body."

And when Desire heard that, he was taken aback. After all, it means that he was way weaker than before.

However, Lionel proved him wrong as he continued speaking.

"The tree now is much stronger and much tougher than when the tree was larger."

"What the Death stage did was to burn anything connected to the tree that was unnecessary. It burned parts that were holding back the tree."

"That is why you feel light. However, that's not all the Death stage does to you."

"The smoke that came out of your body is the signal that your body is now open."

"Your body is open to things, and you would be able to absorb things better."

Lionel then controlled his mana and made it pass through the hand that was touching the tree.

His mana then entered the tree, and the effects were immediate.

Why? It was because the tree was growing leaves once more!

"I made mana pass through it, but it's not like the mana is beneficial to anything. It could be harmful or poisonous. It could even burn things."

"However, due to the Refreshing: Death stage that the tree has undergone, it was able to use my mana for its use."

"The truth is the same to you. Of course, there is a limit."

"And this also includes the training effects. Whether you're learning some moves, trying to master some magic, or whatever it is, you would be able to learn faster and better."

Lionel then put down his hand and walked towards Desire.

He arrived right in front of Desire quickly as his steps were large, and he spoke again.

"However, it's not like this is without a price."

"The process of achieving the Death stage is hard. That is the price that you'll pay."

"Even if you were somehow able to reach the conditions; senses gone and not thinking, it will not mean that you will be able to enter the Death stage automatically."

"That is why the first time is important. The fact that you were able to enter it the first time guarantees that you will be able to enter it the second time."

Lionel then pointed a finger towards Desire as he continued speaking.

"Now, you were able to finish the first stage, Death, easily and fast. I'll admit that. However, the effects of the Death stage is not something you can just brush off."

"The effects are there, and that is why I am only teaching you the first stage."

"You might ask why, so I'll tell it now. The second stage is even crueler than the first stage."

"You're not used to the Death stage, and if you go through the second stage right away, I can confidently say that you..."

"You will die."

And when Desire heard that, his throat gulped down his saliva.

After all, he didn't expect that it would be this bad. Of course, Desire was thinking that the Death stage was easy. After all, he was able to get there easily.

'Now that I think about it...'

However, Desire forgot the fact that he had the help of his trait. The only reason why Desire was able to even achieve that state was because of his trait.

Of course, even if he had his trait, the side effects of going through something so...insane are there.

It just wasn't registering in his mind because he was feeling light-headed right now.

His trait and his past experiences were able to help Desire in reaching the Death stage.

Of course, that too is talent. After all, there's probably no one else in the world who has experienced extreme pain and despair at the age of 1 and some months.

Besides, controlling and having the Heavenly Demon Trait is also a talent.

That was why it's not so bad for Desire.

"Master, I have a question. Did you make the Refreshing Technique, or was it someone else's?"

As the Refreshing Technique was so mysterious and effective, Desire had to ask this.

After all, it was on the borderline of life and death, but the result was impressive.

Desire could literally see and feel the potential of the first stage. Now, if he were able to complete all the stages, Desire was confident that the effects would just be impossible.

That was why Desire wanted to know who created something like that.

"Of course I created it. I remember having this idea when Varyce blew my mind." Lionel said.

"Varyce blew your mind? What do you mean by that?"

Desire asked. It seems that having your mind blew by a woman is a good thing.

After all, Lionel was able to create a very beneficial technique. What's more, it could even hasten up Desire's progress in training.

It was then that Lionel spoke once more.

He had a wide smile on his face as he looked at Desire.

"Kuhahahaha! Don't worry about that, you would get your mind blown away too!"

"Someday, somehow, that's for sure!"

Kuhahahaha! Lionel laughed as he remembered that Desire was still a child.