"I'm sorry, Mountain Ogre, blame your own weakness.""Now—""Give your Demonic Power to me!"Chapter 6: Unexpected SurpriseInheriting the Tengu Bloodline awakened by Tōgaō, Mo Han possessed the ability to devour the Demonic Power of other demons.However, this didn't mean Mo Han could simply stand anywhere and directly seize another demon's Demonic Power. If it were that simple, it would be terrifying. For Mo Han to devour another demon's Demonic Power, he first had to render the opponent incapable of resisting, and ideally, he couldn't let them die immediately.After all, once a demon died, the Demonic Power within their body would continuously dissipate. By then, even if he could devour it, not much would remain. Thus, the current situation was just right.Looking at the nearly breathless Mountain Ogre, Mo Han stopped wasting time. He pressed a claw down on the Mountain Ogre's body to prevent a final deathbed counterattack, then activated his ability to begin devouring the opponent's Demonic Power.If any other demons had been present, their eyes would have widened in horror. They would have seen the Demonic Power within the Mountain Ogre being dominated and pulled out by an invisible force, then continuously surging into Mo Han's body!"Roar, roar, roar!!!"Feeling nothing but excruciating pain, the Mountain Ogre roared and struggled desperately. Meanwhile, Mo Han felt incredible; the sensation of that power continuously surging in was truly exhilarating!To Mo Han's surprise, according to Tōgaō's memories, he could usually only devour twenty to thirty percent of another demon's Demonic Power at most. Yet, the Demonic Power Mo Han was devouring now had already far exceeded that value.By the time the Mountain Ogre had completely died and lost all signs of life, Mo Han had devoured roughly fifty percent of its total Demonic Power—far higher than what was in Tōgaō's memories!"Wh-what's going on?"Though overjoyed, Mo Han couldn't help but be incredibly confused.Tōgaō's memories shouldn't be wrong, which meant his devouring power was indeed stronger than before!However, devouring power couldn't just become stronger for no reason. There was definitely some reason Mo Han didn't know about.After thinking carefully for a moment, a sudden flash of inspiration struck Mo Han's mind.If there was any difference between him and the former Tōgaō, the only distinction was the soul.Mo Han had occupied Tōgaō's body and simultaneously devoured Tōgaō's soul. Therefore, his current soul was far stronger than the former Tōgaō's!No matter the world, the soul was an incredibly mysterious thing. In the world of Inuyasha, souls naturally existed. For example, the typical shikon jewel possessed many miraculous abilities precisely because it contained the souls of Miko Suiko and many demons. It was even rumored that some demons could increase their own strength by directly devouring the souls of other demons and humans.Perhaps because his soul had become stronger, it drove his devouring power to become stronger as well. Mo Han felt this was very likely!But even if there were some other reason, it didn't matter. Either way, this was a good thing. With his devouring power becoming stronger, Mo Han was also extremely happy.However, at that moment, Mo Han suddenly let out a muffled groan, and a look of pain surfaced on his face.The Demonic Power he had devoured was actually rampaging wildly inside his body!Every demon's Demonic Power is unique, like a part of their body carrying that demon's spiritual imprint. It wasn't as if you could devour it and have it immediately become your own.According to the memories left by Tōgaō, Mo Han now had two ways to deal with this.One was to leave it alone. Once the spirit and will left by the Mountain Ogre within the Demonic Power were worn away, it would naturally settle down and merge with the Demonic Power in Mo Han's body, becoming his own strength.The other was to actively refine it, stripping away the parts equivalent to 'impurities' and leaving only the purest and most perfect portion. This could also solve the problem.Both methods had their pros and cons. The first could completely preserve the devoured Demonic Power, allowing one to increase their strength faster in the short term. However, over time, it would make one's own Demonic Power incredibly heterogenous, as someone else's Demonic Power can never perfectly align with one's own.