True devouring meant absolute deprivation. Anything that entered its range could have its energy stripped away, its vitality taken, and its momentum swallowed, and eventually even its very existence might be consumed.
As mastery grew, the line between what could and could not be devoured would slowly disappear. Energy could be devoured, attacks could be devoured, and bloodline power could be devoured as well. Perhaps one day, even Intents and laws could become nourishment.
The black vortex expanded steadily as his Devouring Intent climbed to thirty-three percent, then thirty-five, and then thirty-eight. At last the vortex stabilized, and it reached forty percent source mastery at the Xiantian Stage.
