Initiating a mana collapse is not complex; any magus can achieve it by simply letting go of their mental and physical restraints, turning their body into a vessel for rampant mana.
Then, uncontrollable mana would flood into the magus's body, transforming it into a bomb.
The instability caused by a mana collapse is sufficient to kill any magus of the same level.
This is the last resort for any magus, choosing to self-destruct to take their enemy down with them.
The brilliant silver light at the bottom of Howard's eyes grew more intense, gradually mingling with faint golden hues.
This was a sign that the body's mana capacity was nearing its limit.
Once the quantity of mana inside exceeds the body's mana capacity, mana would irreversibly flood into Howard's body like a breached dam, turning him into a bomb filled with mana within seconds.
Its power was enough to level everything within a ten-meter radius.