Going from zero to one was the hardest. If Xu Yue had chosen the strength of Mr. and Mrs. Li from the start, even with his 49+1 Mage Circuits, he would have been left kneeling stiffly.
However, after wringing out his first mouthful of mana from those ghost sisters and gaining the ability to train on his own, swallowing Mr. and Mrs. Li now was much easier.
Moreover, unlike those sisters, who had been somewhat wronged to begin with, Mr. and Mrs. Li had murdered their elderly mother. Combined with the darkness in their hearts, it was only natural to consume them completely, without even giving them a chance at redemption.
He forcibly refined every last bit of them into mana.
The mana contained in a human body was already considerable for an ordinary Magus. Even summoned Heroic Spirits could use it as a supplement when they lacked mana.
Not to mention Mr. and Mrs. Li. Mrs. Li in particular had possessed so many people, growing stronger with each possession. They truly were two premium mana bottles.
The total amount of mana they contained far exceeded the little Xu Yue could currently make use of.
Yet the gap in skill and talent between them allowed Xu Yue to pull off a snake-swallowing-elephant feat.
At last, he let out a satisfied burp and opened his eyes.
The moment he did, Xu Yue heard the buzzing of a chainsaw. Then he saw the awakened Leon raising the chainsaw high and bringing it down toward the crown of his head.
It gave even Xu Yue quite a fright.
Several auxiliary circuits in his palms flashed briefly. As he pressed his hands together, he completed a basic reinforcement.
He caught Leon's killing blow barehanded, then kicked him away.
"Are you insane?"
"Huh? You're actually