...
Shin's gaze remained fixed on Immortal's body.
His attention was not drawn toward the pair of sinister demonic horns growing from the latter's forehead.
Instead, it was the aura surrounding him that made Shin's expression gradually become solemn.
It was a power he was all too familiar with, the 'Power of Corruption.'
During the First Demonic Invasion at the 'Repelling Era', the Demon Race had left behind countless blessings and curses throughout the Atlas World before their eventual defeat.
Those blessings became inheritances for their future followers.
Those curses tainted the very mana of the world.
After countless generations, these remnants gradually fused together, giving birth to an entirely new form of power.
The Power of Corruption.
It was originally created from the tainted mana left behind by the Demons themselves—a seed prepared for the day of their inevitable return.
