Black stared at a system screen displaying Byron’s party with mild amusement.

It honestly disappointed him. It took them so long to figure such basic things; he updated the system to harvest the potential of its users and convert it into soul essence. Black didn't even know potential was harvestable.

He discovered it by accident when Byron’s party entered his dungeon.

Black was sure he could do more with this miraculous energy, but he just didn’t have enough right now. He was working constantly, trying to narrow down the exact source.

Black also discovered the system had potential too, and the amount was staggering, but he couldn’t tap into it directly no matter how hard he tried.

He also tried running the system on pure potential, but it also didn’t work. It almost burnt his soul.

He concluded the all beings with a soul or all things in contact with a being with a soul would produce small amounts of potential when in danger or presented with more options and resources. Their potential would rise.

He knew it came from somewhere in the soul, but that was all he knew for now. He could only convert it into energy types right now, but he had plans for it in the future. With the increased amount of soul essence, he fixed many bugs in the system, solidified his domain, and expanded the number of users the system could have. Black was ready for the outside world. He wasn’t sure if it was ready for him, but he didn’t care about that.

“Bring down the walls of my domain, begin plan system-Armageddon.”

[Acknowledged]

Black watched as the invisible walls surrounding Blackburn crumbled. System mana gushed out like water out of a broken dam, devouring the natural mana to fuel its aggressive growth, spreading rapidly. Each town it reached, its growth speed exploded. Everywhere the system mana the touched fauna and flora rapidly mutated.