Chapter 498, "A Demon With Intelligence", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Damien and Garrick didn't see these ones at first. and closes on The demon watched Garrick go, then turned its attention fully back to....

Chapter 512, "Damien's Blood Manipulation (1).", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with As the smoke finally cleared, Aria was surprised to see Damien...
Chapter 564, "The End Of A Bout.", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with The Grand Arena erupted in cheers as Cassandra closed the distance to... and closes on [> Mid Bloodline Spell – Blood Cannon <] Bang!.
Chapter 513, "Damien's Blood Manipulation (2).", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Ethan couldn’t fathom how Damien had managed to bring Seraphina under...
Chapter 878, "Way Out.", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with The moment Damien heard the roar, his body tensed, as a flash of fear... and closes on To humans, these random spell cards appeared as talismans etched with....
Chapter 569, "a major turning point", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with The entire crowd remained entranced, their eyes fixated on the... and closes on At the edge of the Blood Maze, the light finally halted, revealing....
Chapter 521, "Storming The First Base II", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with He had walked less than a kilometer from the abandoned stronghold... and closes on The creature roared and released a shockwave of dark essence outward..
Chapter 498, "A Demon With Intelligence", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Damien and Garrick didn't see these ones at first. and closes on The demon watched Garrick go, then turned its attention fully back to....
Chapter 523, "I'll Tear You Apart", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with The second collision split the clearing in half. and closes on They fell back to the ground almost together.. The key payoff is that the chapter closes with The real battle had just begun., which gives this chapter's turning point a stronger narrative position and pushes the power growth onward.
Chapter 530, "Sleeping After Chaos", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with The roar of the colossal beast still echoed faintly through the... and closes on His breathing was slow and steady.. The key payoff is that the chapter closes with At least, that was what the demon believed., which gives power growth a stronger narrative position and pushes the power growth onward.
Chapter 527, "But I'm Not Complaining", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with The scouts arrived hours after the battle. and closes on Bird-like mana creatures skimmed across the surface before darting.... The key payoff is that the chapter closes with Especially when dealing with enemies that preferred the sky., which gives this chapter's turning point a stronger narrative position and pushes the power growth onward.
Chapter 519, "Provoking Them", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with The forest no longer felt calm. and closes on He drove his fist so hard that his knuckles tore through bone and out.... The key payoff is that the chapter closes with Because now, he was ready to hunt something stronger., which gives this chapter's turning point a stronger narrative position and pushes the technology upgrade onward.