Awakening：The Infinite Evolution of My Talent as a Low-Level Awakener - Chapter 283

Chapter 283: 【Creation】 Divine Authority
Previously, when Sterl used As a Creator’s Act, he was opening up worlds in his own little universe or creating realms in reality, forming special spaces. Since he was reluctant to use Divine Power, he had to forcefully activate it by expending a large amount of power of faith.

After assimilating the creation divine authority, Sterl was thrilled to discover that this skill truly allowed him to be a Creator.

He could create anything.

Including life, races, animals, humans…

As well as various equipment and skill books from [Transcendence].

Of course, creating skills and equipment came at a high cost and consumed a significant amount of resources. Additionally, Sterl couldn’t create out of thin air; he at least needed to know these skills or have a template to reference during the creation process.

Nevertheless, it was still a quite powerful effect.

For example, he could replicate an extremely rare piece of equipment like the [Rebirth Flame Armor] by consuming accumulated power of faith, allowing him to resurrect for a third time during battle.

Once the passive effect of one Rebirth Flame Armor went on cooldown, he could simply switch to another.

Sterl was equally astonished by the other capabilities of the Creator.

Constructing a new class required a substantial expenditure of Divine Power, along with a comprehensive understanding of the entire class system.

Creating a new Law Power could involve seeking out certain special forces in worlds outside of [Transcendence] and transforming them into a form of Law.

Even…

Constructing new divine authority similarly required searching for some kind of imagery in worlds outside of [Transcendence] that had yet to be transformed into divine authority.

“Are these things even within my reach at my current level?”

Sterl simply couldn’t afford the costs associated with these special abilities!

Although his power of faith output was considerable, Sterl was developing too quickly, and the time for producing power of faith was too short. Even if he wanted to construct a new class, he estimated it would take him a year or two of power of faith accumulation, and the class he created wouldn’t be that strong…

However, even though he couldn’t utilize the creation divine authority for the time being, Sterl still felt that this ability was incredibly powerful!

For instance, in the future, he could return to reality and develop a nuclear Law Power—how about creating a nuclear divine authority? That sounded impressive!

“I haven’t even resolved the gap in my energy limit, and now it seems like the gap in Divine Power and power of faith is becoming unmanageable.”

Just as Sterl was casually lamenting, he noticed a slight change in his expression.

He opened his palm, and suddenly, strands of orange-yellow light coalesced, ultimately forming a translucent illusion of the Heavenly Curtain Canyon.

[You have absorbed the Heavenly Curtain Mechanism; you have gained a fragmentary authority of the Hall of Valor (Heavenly Curtain Canyon).]

“Ah?”

“There’s more to gain.”

Sterl was stunned. Had he perhaps won too much this time?

Then it dawned on him…

He had absorbed a trace of that great Divine Power, which granted him the superior divine authority of [Creation]. At the same time, the Divine Power contained the control over the entire Hall of Valor, which belonged to the master of that great Divine Power.

After all, the Hall of Valor was created by him.

Originally, this control should have been integrated, but since the Heavenly Curtain Canyon had not yet been completed, this controlling power remained disconnected from the main body of the Hall of Valor, allowing Sterl to take advantage of the situation.

He sensed it for a moment and realized that he could manipulate the illusion in his hand, transforming the Heavenly Curtain Canyon from its fragmented state into a cohesive form, either dispersing or consolidating it.

Sterl hesitated for a second, then slightly manipulated the illusion to disperse the Heavenly Curtain Canyon back into its fragmented state, restoring it to the conditions before he arrived.

Next, he opened the Gate of Hell. Although he could leave directly now, he decided to take a detour for safety’s sake.

Entering the underworld, he found the scenery here was not particularly surprising.

Everywhere he looked, there were dark red beds of stone and soil, rivers flowed with lava, and the air was thick with the smell of sulfur—a classic depiction of hell.

Sterl had no desire to linger, so he casually pulled out a teleportation scroll that he had evolved with added points. As a faint rainbow light illuminated the surroundings, the next second, he found himself back in his own estate.

…

Sterl sighed as he threw his entire body onto the couch, looking utterly exhausted and not wanting to move at all.

He felt drained!

Whether it was facing a group of demigods or the divine level Heavenly Curtain Mechanism, both had been difficult challenges for him. Once again, he had danced on the edge of a knife.

Fortunately, Sterl was the one who laughed in the end.

“Handling matters for the guild should be straightforward now. With this surge of blood force, I have enough to elevate my combat frenzy.”

“However, the guild members still have more than half a month before their large-scale monthly tasks expire.”

“Let’s make these members suffer a bit first; I’ll take the blame.”

“Finish adding points and wait for the resurrection armor cooldown before tackling the guild matters.”

Sterl happily made his decision.

At this moment, he relaxed for a moment, then summoned a bit of power again. Instantly, the illusion of the Heavenly Curtain Canyon appeared before him.

Now, Sterl began to formally test just how high his authority had risen.

Soon, a brand new panel appeared before his eyes.

[Detection complete: You have fully mastered a region, unlocking the Lord gameplay.]

[Your current territory: Heavenly Curtain Canyon (affiliated with the Hall of Valor).]

[Territory Level: Demigod level (capable of producing demigod level resources and units).]

[Territory Energy Storage: 46,720,000 points.]

[Territory Buildings: This territory cannot construct buildings.]

[Territory Functions: Spawn monster bosses, generate resource production.]

Sterl explored a bit and found that while the Heavenly Curtain Canyon had granted him the territory system, it was not a true territory, and he could not recruit members or build structures.

The only functions available were to consume the stored energy to create monsters and bosses, as well as generate some resources.

The monsters and bosses he could create were capped at the demigod level, and creating a demigod level boss required 3 million energy points and 10 days of time.

The drops from these bosses were no different from those he had previously farmed.

As for resource generation, he could create some local specialties from the Heavenly Curtain Canyon, also on a 10-day cycle.

The resources spawned could be sold, and a full-scale generation of resources from the canyon would require about 5 million energy points, ultimately yielding around 10,000 Valor Contribution Points. Other resources that couldn’t be exchanged for Valor Contribution Points could still be traded for various materials.

Of course, if Sterl kept selling, the market would inevitably be affected, leading to a decline in the value of the produced resources.

However, just these two abilities already brought Sterl great joy.

Even on the conservative side, producing about 20,000 Valor Contribution Points per month should be no problem. He could then challenge bosses three times a month, gaining a lot of experience and dropping a wealth of equipment.

If he needed third-class equipment, he could spawn a batch of third-class peak bosses for farming, and if he wanted legendary equipment, he could spawn legendary peak bosses.

Since the Heavenly Curtain Canyon could spawn bosses with incomplete demigod combat strength at most, Sterl estimated he could resolve all his equipment issues up until he entered the demigod tier.

Additionally, with Sosia and Sonis from the guild helping with acquisitions, Sterl figured he would quickly assemble a top-notch set of gear.

With these thoughts in mind, Sterl wasted no time and filled the Heavenly Curtain Canyon to capacity, first spawning fifty-four third-class bosses (the maximum limit), while also beginning to generate resources that could be exchanged for Valor Contribution Points.

He also promptly disabled the entry function for this map, making it officially Sterl’s private garden from that point onward.

Having completed all this, Sterl closed the illusion of the Heavenly Curtain Canyon with satisfaction.

Then…

He had more work to do.

At that moment, Sosia and Sonis were not at home because the Twilight Guild was facing immense pressure, and they were simply too busy to spare any time.

Sterl thought for a moment and summoned his refined Illuminated King—Rosalie.

The quality of this skill made it somewhat challenging to refine a demigod-level being, but Rosalie was overly eager to cooperate.

As a result, Sterl directly obtained a top-tier quality Illuminated King!

With complete demigod-level power, Rosalie could also possess and enhance Sterl.

As soon as Rosalie appeared, she was still in the form of a naked girl.

“Master, what would you like me to do…?”

Since she had voluntarily accepted the refinement, Rosalie’s life was entirely in Sterl’s hands; she could live or die at his command.

Thus, this cursed girl presented herself humbly and sought to please him. She twisted her waist, showcasing her charms, trying to entice Sterl in hopes of securing better treatment for herself.

However, all Rosalie saw was the cold expression on her master’s face.

Sterl snapped his fingers, transforming Rosalie into a golden thread that merged into his body.

Instantly, he felt a surge of surprise.

In the possession form granted by the Illuminated King, Rosalie’s soul was contained in a corner of Sterl’s vast spiritual domain. Since Sterl’s spiritual realm was extremely expansive, Rosalie could do nothing; she would not be able to extract any information and could only obediently “stand in punishment.”

Meanwhile, Sterl received a significant boost to his attributes.

This boost was a fixed value, increasing all attributes by 300 points, and this 300-point increase did not count as part of his base stats and could not be enhanced by various skills.

The limitation was primarily due to the quality of the [Illuminated King’s Protection], which only allowed for such a degree of enhancement.

Subsequently, in the possession state, Sterl also gained several attack effects and dealt additional damage to non-light attribute units.

What excited him was that after acquiring the Illuminated King’s Protection, he gained an energy bar equivalent to 300 base spirit points, allowing him to cast an additional platinum-level skill or extend the duration of Silent Domain by one second.

Not bad! Very useful! Love it!

After testing it out, Sterl released Rosalie, allowing her to return to her free-moving form.

The girl-like demigod still wanted to try to please her master.

However, Sterl simply coldly said, “What are you still dawdling for? Transform now!”