Baptism [17]

"AHHHHHHHHH!"

Damien's agonizing roars rang out even through the frozen battlefield around him. The process of change his body was undergoing suddenly became far fiercer.

Against his will, the Void Essence clouds in his body began circulating through it, fusing into his Mana Circuits.

And although he was usually unaffected by the harmful side of Void Essence, the same couldn't be said about his current situation. As Void Essence attempted to penetrate his Mana Circuit, Damien was subjected to endless waves of scorching pain, as if he was being burned alive by the fire that created the universe.

It had to be known, Damien's mana circuit wasn't simply a circuit inside his body. There was an ethereal component as well that didn't exist in the Real Plane. This ethereal circuit was like a backup and supplementary circuit.