Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 695

Chapter 695 Death

The emotions raging in Avalon's body were difficult to describe.

He felt an intense anger. Why had Dekai done it?

He felt an overwhelming guilt. Why hadn't it been him?

He felt a crushing sense of helplessness. Why was he so weak? Why was he so weak that all he could do was watch this honorable man die?

Combined domain.

The concept of a combined domain was known to very few, mostly those who ranked high on the power scale. As the name implied, it was the combination of multiple domains to form one larger, stronger domain.

Many would ask: How did it work? Who would control the domain world?

Firstly, achieving a combined domain wasn't as difficult as it seemed. The first criterion was that every participating party needed to have the same power level.

For the Ravensteins, it didn't necessarily have to be the same element; sharing the same bloodline was enough.

To create a combined domain, one needed a focal point—a person, preferably someone incredibly strong, if not the strongest among the participants.

The other participants would unleash their domains, and this focal point would channel each release of energy, absorbing them before unleashing the combined power all at once.

For a technique of such massive power, the backlash was equally severe.

The focal point—the individual tasked with channeling and merging the domains—bore the brunt of the cost.

As the focal point absorbed the energy from each participant's domain, their body became the conduit for an incredible amount of power. This required them not only to harness their own energy but also to stabilize and control the influx from others. The strain on their body and life force was immense.

When the combined domain was unleashed, the focal point's energy reserves would be completely drained in the process.

This was because the human body could only channel so much raw power before it consumed the very essence that sustained them: their life energy.

By pushing the boundaries of their power, the focal point essentially sacrificed their own vitality, expending every last bit to maintain the combined domain.

In most cases, the focal point would be left utterly depleted—on the brink of collapse, if not death.

Their life energy would be siphoned off to maintain the balance and stability of the combined domain, leaving them vulnerable and often unable to recover without significant time or external intervention.

In short, the greater the combined domain's power, the more it stripped away from the focal point, leading to a fatal or near-fatal outcome.

Avalon had wanted to be the focal point. That had been the plan. If he had done it, given that he was still in his prime, a significant amount of his life force would have been lost. But he would have still lived.

However, Dekai had interfered and taken on the role instead.

Dekai was already at the end of his life. With the strain of being the focal point added, he was now left empty.