Unlimited Power - The Arcane Path

It took Leon six months for him to absorb all the mana on the magic circle of Celosie. In that period, Mana-Eater leveled up to the level one hundred ninety, and Fast-Conjuration reached the level one hundred fifty.

"Testing, one, two, three... Testing, one, two, three..." Leon coughed a little. "All right, I guess my voice is normal today too..."

In those six months, Leon felt like he was back to the island, but the island was now a planet. Gravity couldn't stop him anymore, and the beasts didn't scare him... thanks to that, Leon was getting worried about silly things like suddenly losing his voice or the possibility that his voice might become more acute due to lack of use of his vocal cords.

Congratulations! The skill Magic Craftmanship has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Magic Blacksmith has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Magic Craftmanship has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Magic Blacksmith has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

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"All right... it is time to test the telescope number seven." Leon said.

Leon knew that to reach significant goals, one had to take slow but steady steps. So, to reach Earth faster, he decided to develop a new telescope every month. However, every new telescope had to be at least one meter longer than the previous one. That way, the efficiency of his skills wouldn't be the only thing that would multiplicate the effectiveness of the telescope.

"Mmm... It looks like everything is well on Miebos, a lot more warriors are starting to walk around the city as of late..."

On the days of clear sky in both planets, Leon could clearly see the inhabitants of Miebos through the lenses of his telescope. Although he was using only one-third of the capacity of the telescope, Leon had to make that kind of test every day just to make sure he wouldn't screw up.

After doing his usual test, Leon changed the telescope to his full capacity, and now he could see another galaxy even more distant the Miebos. Leon already knew that Miebos and Celosie galaxies were neighbors, but finding another galaxy was a big step... However, Leon couldn't see any of the planets of that place in detail. However, Leon knew that it wasn't the Milky way galaxy...

Creating a telescope and improving it using mithril seemed the plan who had the most significant chances of success for Leon, but after those six months, several things became clear... Magic wasn't omnipotent, if it was, then Leon lacked the mastery to create a telescope much more potent than the ones on Earth. Even if Leon was a powerful mage, he couldn't overcome with his mana alone, centuries of progress the human scientists managed to obtain.

"...Now what?" Leon asked after a long sigh.

Six months of never-ending practicing and training granted Leon the power to find a new galaxy, that was good and all, but it wasn't nearly enough for him. Once again, Leon started to ponder about his options. Using a telescope and Transfer, waiting for Earth to connect with Miebos, demand Donan's cooperation... or face the shadowy figure and obtain the power of the spirit of shadow and possibly learn how to teleport.

Leon had more than two hundred million coins, yet, he couldn't find anything useful in the dungeon shops. The chances of him finding were close to none since he was only living being on those six planets killing monsters, after all. Not only that, not a single fucking grimoire had been dropped by monsters in those six months...

"If I return to Miebos and tell Donan how to produce mithril, his scientists will be able to create a much better telescope... that being said, I will have to use a lot of mana to return, and there is always a chance that the shadowy figure prepared a trap..."

Leon wouldn't work for someone like Donan who mistreated Darya, but he could make some demands in exchange for knowledge. Was it worth the risk? Leon couldn't say...

"If I take my telescope to Miebos, I will be able to see the next galaxy with more precision. Perhaps there I will find a planet that has been assimilated, and then I could go there... but it would be the right direction? It is impossible to know If by traveling like that, I could be getting closer or even farther away from Earth."

Congratulations! The skill Rage has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Leon could also go to different worlds through dungeons and use his telescope there. Still, considering the vastness of the universe and the fact that his current telescope could only see anything two galaxies away from his current position, the chances of him succeeding were slim.

"I wonder if that guy lied when he said that he could take me back to Earth... no, he wasn't lying. He said that he wanted Earth's mana... so he definitely the way to go and how to go... I guess my only real option is to beat the crap of a being that is called the 'god of death.'"

Leon stopped thinking and let out a long sigh. His life was stupidly hard. If he could compare with a game, it would be like playing Dark Souls, blindfolded and without his arms...

Regardless, defeat such a being that was consuming mana from several planets to get stronger was too realistic. Most likely, that shadowy figure was on a world that was on the fourth stage of assimilation. A creature was so powerful that it couldn't even materialize itself on worlds like Miebos. Leon thought for a while, but he didn't find an answer to his questions... in the end, once again... he could only open his path with steel and blood.