Let's turn back time a little bit to when Lee Shin-Woo had come across the source of darkness.

[Lv10 Source of Darkness - Lich Emperor's Life Vessel]

Once he'd put his hands on the source of darkness, Lee Shin-Woo came to a realization—no one individual could bear this by themselves.

The level 9 Undead Emperor hadn't stored this here and used it as his life vessel for no reason. He'd done this because no one could handle it. He had given up on controlling it and had used it as his life vessel instead!

I prepared myself for this, but... Shit, this is way too much!

And there was an even bigger problem. Once Lee Shin-Woo approached it, the source of darkness recognized him and began unleashing a torrent of mana towards him.

It must've been affected by his maxed out darkness element. However, that wasn't good for him right now. The source of darkness was so much stronger than Lee Shin-Woo. If it kept unleashing its mana, Lee Shin-Woo's body would disintegrate. It was different from Manatization. He would become mana itself.

"Shin-Woo, Shin-Woo!?"

"Don't assimilate with me! You'll die!"

"Eut!"

Lee Shin-Woo screamed in anguish, and Jin froze. She wouldn't condone his death.

"What am I supposed to do if you die!? I really will die... You have to keep your promise and turn me human again!"

"I won't die right away....