Awakening：The Infinite Evolution of My Talent as a Low-Level Awakener - Chapter 274

Chapter 274: The Legacy of Great Divine Power?
[Ding! You have successfully collected a Star Radiance. Current collection progress (1/6).]

Just now, the one who defeated the BOSS was, of course, Sterl.

As the Array Master, he had the ability to capture spatial trajectories and forcibly intercept the Heavenly Curtain core.

However, he deliberately allowed the Heavenly Curtain core to escape, wanting to see what would happen when these six cores were combined. Would it yield even greater benefits?

As for why he pretended to feel regret and frustration, that was mainly for show.

In case Sterl gained significant benefits from the fusion of the Heavenly Curtain core, no one should be able to guess that this benefit might be related to his demigod disguise.

Hmm? You’re wondering how Sterl would escape if the combined entity turned out to be an enemy he couldn’t handle? He had already tested it; the teleportation scroll was unusable, but he could open the Gate of Hell, slip into Hell for a while, and then use the teleportation scroll there.

The coordinates in Hell correspond to those in the main world, but they are constantly shifting. This change requires time. As long as he spent a short enough time in Hell, Sterl could ensure that the teleportation scroll would bring him back to the main world.

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After that, Sterl quickly followed the marker for the Star Radiance to find the next boss.

After another round of teleportation attacks, Sterl soon arrived at the location…

It was a giant stone statue, slightly grown in size, formed from orange-yellow energy. The statue was pure white, holding a long spear. It looked incredibly powerful.

As Sterl arrived, he found the boss still standing in place, motionless. It wasn’t until he casually tossed out a ball of Ignition Flame as a test attack that the statue was instantly activated. The flame struck the statue and immediately dissipated into a cloud of green smoke, as if it had hit the surface of water.

The next second.

Creak. Creak.

Accompanied by a violent rumbling, the surrounding stones shook, and the giant statue began to move slowly. Gripping the long spear, a tremendous amount of light quickly gathered within its body. Clearly, this was the cutscene before a fierce battle with a powerful boss.

But Sterl wasn’t going to wait around. Faced with a formidable foe, he activated Arcane Law, and rich purple light shone brilliantly around him.

Legendary Ability: Inspire! A roar erupted from Sterl’s side.

Then various attribute boosts activated all at once.

A purple-golden flame blazed fiercely around Sterl.

He executed a Shadow Stealth, slipping into the shadow world, and when he reappeared, he slashed down from above!

Sterl wielded a blade summoned by the Rain Curtain Sword!

Clang!

Accompanied by a deafening sound, shockwaves burst outward, shaking the ground, cracking stones, and shattering trees.

The head of the giant guardian was severed by more than half, revealing its rough stone texture.

However, the “cutscene” of this boss was still not over!

Sterl swiftly struck again with his sword!

This time, he effortlessly severed the head cleanly in two!

He then aimed directly at the head that had fallen to the ground, thrusting his sword forward. A massive surge of star power transformed into Flowing Water, rushing into the boss’s head.

It shattered the protective barrier surrounding one of the Heavenly Curtain cores inside!

With a crisp sound, a Heavenly Curtain core shot out from the boss’s head, still racing toward the distance.

At the same time, in mid-air, this core began to disintegrate, splitting into four distinct energies.

The giant stone statue boss immediately declared its loss of all vitality and slowly collapsed, bursting forth two colorful orbs of light.

Just before the boss completely vanished, Sterl casually activated Star Insight to scan it.

He then discovered that this was also a powerful boss at the peak of legend, but in front of Sterl, it hadn’t even had a chance to strike back.

It was gone!

“Because the Heavenly Curtain core is the main material used to construct these bosses; once this primary material is removed, the boss, even if it still has plenty of vitality left, will directly perish.”

“Not bad, my efficiency just went up.”

“As long as I locate the Heavenly Curtain core’s position, a single attack can take it out instantly.”

Sterl mused, but at this moment, his expression turned somewhat wary.

Before the giant guardian boss dissipated, Sterl took a glance at its attributes. This monster was at the peak of legend, having undergone a boost that significantly increased its combat power, gradually nearing demigod status.

Moreover, the boss had a special buff.

[Power of Heavenly Curtain: (1/6)]

[Description: Contains a trace of the strange power from a certain Great Divine Power that was involved in creating the Heavenly Curtain Canyon. This strange power is dispersed among the various Heavenly Curtain cores. It maintains the existence of the Heavenly Curtain Canyon, but six of these Heavenly Curtain cores harbor a portion of the Divine Power of that Great Divine Power. Once their powers are gathered, they will unleash an extremely terrifying might.]

Sterl immediately felt a wave of intense unease!

A trace of the Great Divine Power’s strength, even though it was divided among countless Heavenly Curtain cores.

But the mention of six Heavenly Curtain cores containing Divine Power clearly referred to the six bosses that Sterl was about to face!

Just a casual guess made Sterl think it should develop like this—

For every boss that died, the remaining bosses would gain an additional layer of the Power of Heavenly Curtain buff.

Once all six bosses were defeated, the buff would accumulate to fill the seventh hidden boss.

Hmm…

This was a common pattern in large instances of various MMORPGs.

What kind of existence could a trace of the Great Divine Power transform into?

Sterl’s heart rang with alarm.

It was very likely to be extremely difficult to handle!

However, after hesitating for a few seconds and analyzing the situation—

A single special Heavenly Curtain core could only spawn a boss at the peak of legend. Even if six of them merged, the power increase would be significant, but it shouldn’t be too outrageous, right?

Moreover, he currently had two “True Resurrection Armors,” the Protection Power from the Star Radiance Dragon, and scouting abilities like Bionic Tear and clones.

He could also open the Gate of Hell to escape if needed.

Sterl felt he had no reason not to take a gamble.

Of course, he also prepared a backup plan.

Sterl paused all his activities. Instead of provoking any bosses, he first dashed through the completed Heavenly Curtain Canyon, utilizing the teleportation attacks from Cursed Vision.

His goal was to—map the area.

During this process, Sterl casually defeated numerous wild monsters.

He had already completed the requirement for his third-class ritual of defeating 100 level 100 monsters long ago.

Grinding monsters mainly served to collect blood force.

The monsters in Heavenly Curtain Canyon had decent strength, and after each wave he defeated, Sterl could typically gain at least 0.1 units of blood force.

As time passed into the afternoon of the second day,

Sterl had run through the entire Heavenly Curtain Canyon with his eyes closed, sensing everything around him.

He casually added points to his Rain Curtain Sword again. This time, the changes in this platinum-level skill were not substantial.

The power increase and consumption reduction corresponding to various Law realms were slightly improved.

Furthermore, a mandatory point-adding plus sign appeared on this platinum-level skill, indicating that the next upgrade would be the final enhancement.

At that moment, Sterl also vaguely sensed something…

The Rain Curtain Sword, as a skill, was indeed relatively weak, because Sterl, possessing the platinum-level skill Silent Domain, knew—

Combining two Laws with a platinum-level skill could produce effects greater than the sum of their parts (1+1>2).

Silent Domain, having Arcane Law, could invoke its most basic form, but if it had dual Law Power, the might of that domain would significantly increase.

On the other hand, the single Law Power of the Rain Curtain Sword was inherently lacking. Even with added points, it could not achieve the highest quality as a platinum skill.

However, Sterl quickly stopped dwelling on the shortcomings of his skills.

He had more important matters at hand.

At that moment, Sterl found himself on the surface of a smooth lake, surrounded by a group of ice-blue humanoid beings—monsters known as Ice Spirits. This group of monsters was not weak, but their unique life forms produced almost no blood force.

Sterl swore in frustration.

The smooth surface of the lake was frozen from the chilling aura of these Ice Spirits, marking it as one of the most peculiar areas in Heavenly Curtain Canyon, where the natural space had effects of concealment and obscurity.

Without hesitation, Sterl sat cross-legged, directly using the surroundings to gather materials from the air.

Just moments ago, he had forcibly captured the souls of several Ice Spirits he had defeated.

Then, Sterl quickly retrieved the horrific materials produced by the Blood Cult followers from his small world—

The tortured souls, the bodies of infants slain by their own parents, the crystallized essence of pain and screams…

A pile of ominous materials glimmering with unsettling light was swiftly cast out by him.

Accompanied by unique energy fluctuations, these materials were fed into a spatial node.

The atmosphere around him shifted from an initial calm serenity to an eerie, chilling vibe.

Everything seemed to be shrouded in a layer of gray mist.

But that was not the end of it.

Crimson lights gradually illuminated the area, and beneath the lake’s surface, there were still some fish swimming about.

Now, under the blood-red glow, they quickly flipped onto their backs, their flesh being refined into threads…

Eventually, a blood-red patterned formation was about to take shape.

Sterl swiftly tossed in core materials like the Soul Solidification Gem, ensuring that all the energy nodes were connected just before the formation was completed.

In fact, when the Blood Cult followers drew up the formation, they were far less casual than Sterl.

Sterl even dared to initiate the formation without extracting any core materials first, only adding them when the energy was on the verge of linking.

While this method increased efficiency, it also significantly raised the risk of failure.

Sterl’s high skill allowed him to perform such actions.

The advantage of this approach was—

With a faint wave of energy, the blood-red formation instantly vanished.

Sterl had taken less than a few seconds from starting the formation to making it hidden.

Without anyone noticing…

The first sub-formation was complete!

Although Sterl knew there was no one nearby watching him, he emphasized caution above all else.

“No matter how strong the enemy is,

under the enhanced divine-level formation, it will be meaningless!”