Chapter 13, "Essence Devourer", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Damien crashed on his butt as he panted heavily., but the pressure keeps building through He'd almost gotten himself devoured by the creature he'd just.... Once the chapter lands on That's basically an upgraded version of the Void Key we use." Damien..., the chapter closes with Damien grinned as he thought about it.

Chapter 138, "Trading Essence Cores", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Damien stood at the edge of the cobblestone path, staring at the..., but the pressure keeps building through It looked nothing like an orphanage—no signs of children or....
Chapter 27, "Burning Through Essence", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Damien thought for a moment before coming up with a feasible solution..., but the pressure keeps building through He was out of essence and although he had life force to convert,....
Chapter 28, "A Secondary Essence Core", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The pressure now proved too much for the Monstrous Wolf and it was..., but the pressure keeps building through With its head pressed against the ground, it could only watch as the....
Chapter 278, "Selling Essence Cores", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Arielle's eyes sparkled at this new information., but the pressure keeps building through She hadn't expected to even sell the extra cores to the merchant and.... Once the chapter lands on You'll eat whatever I pick," she declared., the chapter closes with Arielle smirked.
Chapter 490, "Devourer Bloodline(1).", is the clearest early answer because it turns Devourer Bloodline's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 176, "Blood That Suppresses Magic Essence", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Damien arrived in front of the Mercenary Guild building, his steps..., but the pressure keeps building through Aquila stood beside him, its sharp eyes scanning the surroundings..
Chapter 176, "Blood That Suppresses Magic Essence", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Damien arrived in front of the Mercenary Guild building, his steps..., but the pressure keeps building through Aquila stood beside him, its sharp eyes scanning the surroundings..
Chapter 491, "Devourer Bloodline (2).", is the clearest early answer because it turns Devourer Beast Bloodline's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 215, "Testing Damien", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The group walked through the open terrain, the darkened sky shinning..., but the pressure keeps building through The earlier battle against demons had left everyone energized, though.... Once the chapter lands on So, what are your ranks?" she asked casually., the chapter closes with And that worried her more than any mana beast ever could.
Chapter 215, "Testing Damien", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The group walked through the open terrain, the darkened sky shinning..., but the pressure keeps building through The earlier battle against demons had left everyone energized, though.... Once the chapter lands on So, what are your ranks?" she asked casually., the chapter closes with And that worried her more than any mana beast ever could.