Prestige Grinding : I Can Reset My Level

Alius felt the dense weight of the mana he had used to extract the Soul Power. It was far heavier than any regular mana, and he quickly realized he had reached a limit. Each bit of Soul Power he absorbed freed an equal amount of that energy, but trying to hold more seemed impossible—its potency was simply too great, its weight too much for him to carry.

"This probably isn't how Soul Power is meant to be handled," Alius mused to himself, "but it's the only method I have right now."

As he moved the condensed mana, now infused with Soul Power, he sensed the proportions: around 99% mana and just 1% Soul Power. Yet, even that tiny fraction of Soul Power made the entire mass feel twice as heavy.

'This is extraordinary. Being able to use such energy to fuel skills would be incredible,' he thought with a glint of excitement, though he knew that it was just wishful thinking. He could only manage it by diluting it within the mana.

Carefully, he directed the mana thread laced with Soul Power out of his heart and toward the [Frost Fairy], who, in a moment of panic, had tried to escape. Unfortunately for her, the [Celestial Tiger] had quickly brought her back, gently swatting her into place.

As the energy moved closer to her, the Frost Fairy trembled. Her shimmering wings fluttered in a frantic rhythm, and an unmistakable look of terror overtook her face. She could sense something primal in the Soul Power that left her paralyzed.

Alius paused for a moment, noticing the intensity of her reaction. He had wanted to test this method, but seeing the overwhelming fear in her eyes almost made him reconsider.

'I'm sorry little Fairy, I have to test this.' He had killed countless beasts before, and now wasn't the time to start feigning concern. He had a goal to achieve, and testing Soul Power was part of it.

As the energy entered the Fairy's body, her trembling grew more violent. Her delicate wings fluttered wildly, and her eyes, wide with pain. Alius watched, his own curiosity blending with an unsettling sense of unease as the creature convulsed under the influence of the potent Soul Power.

And then, in a moment, the trembling stopped.

The [Frost Fairy] collapsed, her body eerily still. Alius crouched down, examining her. No outward signs of harm. No visible injuries. But she lay motionless, her life seemingly extinguished.

His eyes narrowed in thought. 'I underestimated this power.' Soul Power wasn't something to be toyed with lightly, and he realized that now—too late for the Frost Fairy.

For a moment, he felt the weight of his actions. Then, pushing it aside, he sat down, knowing there was no turning back now.

At that thought, Alius paused. 'Kara can bring the dead back to life with her Supreme Skill, so there must be a way to do something about the fairy, right?'

Determined to fix his mistake, he tried various methods to revive the [Frost Fairy]. He infused her body with Soul Power-laced mana, attempting to restart her heart or activate her brain by mimicking blood flow, but nothing worked. No pulse, no signs of life. Everything he tried failed.

Frustration gnawed at him, but then a thought struck him. 'I wanted to subdue beasts with Soul Power instead of contracts, but maybe I was thinking too far ahead. Maybe the contract is the key to a solution mixing both options...'

He stood up again, this time creating a new contract. Instead of using regular mana, he began replacing it with his Soul Power-enhanced mana. The contract shimmered, trembling with the intensity of the energy inside it, as if it were being overloaded. Cracks formed along its edges, but then stabilized, barely holding together.

Pointing the contract toward the fairy's still body, he focused. Then, to his surprise, a system notification appeared: