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Apollo watched the weapon in his palm crumble to dust in his hand with a bewildered expression. Truth be told, he didn't utilize his technique to the fullest extent, if he did, the destruction of the weapon would've come much sooner.
After all, there existed a concrete reason Azridan urged him not to reveal to this world the true state of his energy. Firstly, the flow of Demonic Anima was the inverse of this world's Natural Essence. Thus, it wasn't proper for him to use the items related to this world.
Even when he wasn't a demon, what he used wasn't truly Natural Essence. While it wasn't Demonic Anima either, it was something existing between both energies. It was a type of mysterious energy, an enigma to nearly all except a few. This was because only when classified as a Demi-human could his body perform this. Moreover, this principle was something unheard of until him.