Awakening：The Infinite Evolution of My Talent as a Low-Level Awakener - Chapter 451

Chapter 451: Chapter 451: Lock of Captured Stars
At the same time, having just acquired the underhanded ability of Time Law, Sterl felt a surge of confidence. If he couldn’t win, could he not escape?

“In the era of the Starry Clan, divine-level beings were not particularly valuable; upper-tier divine authority was only somewhat rare. In the Starry Clan’s army, they could only serve as ordinary little leaders.”

“These mummies, even if they held a slightly higher status among other races, wouldn’t be that significant.”

“So…”

Sterl began to form a hypothesis.

Initially, he thought the effort to extinguish the Starry Clan’s lineage must be an organized and planned action, with ambushes set in each underground palace. Now, Sterl realized that perhaps it was just his bad luck? Was it possible that a group of passionate youths had appeared in this underground palace long ago, willing to sacrifice themselves for the hope of eradicating the Starry Clan in the future?

Understanding the situation brought him some relief. After all…

Sterl’s plan was to wait for the Relics of the Stars to be collected by others before they were delivered to him. In the lower realm, excluding those ancient beings who had survived before the splitting of the lower realm, the strongest possessed only weak Divine Power. If each underground palace had divine-level beings guarding the corpses…

Even gods might not be able to take the Relics of the Stars and leave!

Sterl figured he would have to venture into the various underground palaces himself, which would likely take quite a bit of time…

He pondered this. After the divine-level beings appeared, they didn’t rush to attack; instead, they silently sealed off the space. Unfortunately, Sterl had fled too decisively, showing no intent to fight, and as a result, their interceptive measures failed outright.

“Only a fool would engage them.”

As Sterl swiftly exited the palace, he thought to himself.

He could sense that the mummies were already struggling to move their bodies; once defeated, they would likely disintegrate into dust, meaning there would be no loot to claim. In Transcendence, there were some so-called skeleton zombies and the like, but those existed within the game system and would drop loot!

The divine-level beings before him would provide nothing but a fruitless struggle. Just then, Sterl suddenly realized something was wrong!

Strange beams of light shot out from deep within the palace, and before Sterl could evade, he was struck directly. The beams transformed into chains, binding Sterl tightly, wrapping him up like a mummy.

Sterl was alarmed, already bracing himself to lose a life, but to his surprise, he seemed completely unharmed.

“What’s going on?”

Sterl was taken aback.

After countless years of refinement, these mummies might have lost considerable combat strength and their awareness had dulled, making them inferior to ordinary divine-level beings. However, they retained one ability that they would never forget.

[Lock of Captured Stars]!

As Sterl sensed the chains wrapping around him, the name of the ability flashed through his mind. This was indeed the effect of [Star Mark], which seemed to record a wealth of lineage information.

The mark was rapidly transforming, spitting out lines of characters, which eventually took the form of a message that Sterl found quite familiar, albeit all in shades of azure blue.

[Establishing the most easily readable communication mode based on the host’s current condition.]

[Prompt: The host is affected by the special skill Lock of Captured Stars. The effect of this skill is to seal all abilities of the Starry Clan. The number of Lock of Captured Stars hits, based on the power disparity between both sides, determines the extent of the sealing. The more abilities sealed, the higher the damage received.]

[Prompt: Being hit by Lock of Captured Stars will lead to the permanent loss of sealed abilities over time.]

Accompanied by the notification from Star Mark, Sterl discovered that his professional abilities…

were not affected at all!

That’s right…

The enhancements he had made to his profession had erased its original flaws, rendering Lock of Captured Stars completely ineffective!

Not entirely ineffective, though. Sterl immediately sensed that Star Mark had been sealed and could no longer be used. Moreover, as time passed, he could feel the energy of the mark within him being gradually emptied.

It wouldn’t be long before the inheritance he had just obtained would be lost.

At that moment, Sterl was filled with rage!

The opportunity he had worked so hard to acquire was not something they could just take away!

He turned around and halted his steps.

Looking at the thirteen divine-level beings pursuing him, a flash of anger crossed his eyes!

What if there were thirteen divine-level beings?

Against an area-of-effect output like Fission Law, they would be eliminated in an instant!

Sterl, initially brimming with confidence, suddenly noticed that the membrane at the palace had shattered!

Then, a massive coffin came crashing in, flying at high speed and emanating a faint green, eerie aura. Nearby buildings were enveloped by the green mist and rapidly dissolved into corrosive liquid.

Yet Sterl remained calm and unhurried.

He methodically activated Ascend to Godhood, concentrating his aura to its peak. However, for those mummies pursuing the Starry Clan, the power of the enemy stirred no fear in them.

They only grew more excited, howling fiercely.

“For the peace of the world!”

“To save this world!”

“Scum of the Starry Clan, die!”

“Countless years of suffering have led to this moment.”

Faced with Sterl’s increased strength, they not only refused to retreat but charged forward more ferociously, each one fearless in the face of death!

No, the mummies were already dead; they were but remnants of souls and bodies, unwilling to leave this world, determined to stand their final watch! To kill the last members of the Starry Clan.

A few of the mummies even ignited rainbow-colored soul flames on their bodies.

They were willing to ignite themselves, if only for a moment. They must not allow the Starry Clan to return to the world!

Sterl let out a cold smile, drawing the Flowing Water Blade and activating Shattered Void!

Fission Law, activate!!

His series of actions were not rushed; instead, he slightly gathered his power, adjusting the potency of his techniques to the highest level.

Due to the strange coffin ahead, Sterl hesitated to unleash his full firepower, opting instead to evolve Fission Law using Holy Spirit Bloodline.

He chose to hold back.

In case he encountered an insurmountable enemy, he could still evolve Time Law and escape.

At this moment, he first activated the effect of freezing space!

When Sterl had previously observed his surroundings, he noted that during the time the Starry Clan existed, the quality of skills and equipment possessed by divine-level beings was significantly better than in the current era, and their combat strength was evidently stronger as well.

At that time, Sterl analyzed that the increased number of divine-level beings meant there would also be more divine-level equipment forgers, resulting in better-crafted gear. Furthermore, the gathering of countless divine-level beings allowed for rapid exchange of combat experience and the development of new skills.

The ancient practitioners certainly surpassed the modern ones.

However, the mummies before him had lost too much of their strength.

Their skills could hold an advantage over today’s divine-level beings, but in terms of sheer resistance to skills, they were considerably weaker…

Thus, Sterl launched his powerful attack right away. Even though it led to significant energy consumption, he relentlessly teleported potions from his small world into his mouth, swallowing them without hesitation!

As expected, Shattered Void easily controlled everyone!

As a power that could only be activated with triple divine authority, Sterl, by leveraging the Holy Spirit Bloodline, was able to forcefully wield it, far surpassing the capabilities of a typical Iridescent-Level being! Even at their peak, the mummies might not be able to withstand the effects of spatial solidification.

The mummies reacted quickly, with many gathering the brilliance of Iridescent-Level energy, ready to unleash their skills. Once released, those abilities would undoubtedly lead to cataclysmic collisions.

Unfortunately for them, they couldn’t execute their attacks.

At this moment, the mummies were all frozen!

Like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

“Time Law is indeed useful,” Sterl remarked, surprisingly calm.

Indeed, while he had made the first move, those mummies were equally frantic, eager to unleash a powerful attack on Sterl.

By using Shattered Void to control everyone, Sterl relied on the honing of his soul, which optimized his skill release speed, along with his own [Time Acceleration]. He completed his technique leisurely, before any of his enemies had a chance to act.

Then, countless frozen mummies were swept up in a storm of blades and swords!

The second phase of Shattered Void activated!

Since the technique was released with the enhancement of time acceleration, the countless sword and blade shadows sliced through everything at double the usual speed!

In an instant, the shadows of swords blotted out the sky.

However, countless blades and sword lights were suddenly obstructed.

It was the coffin that had made its move!

Sterl’s Shattered Void naturally enveloped and controlled this strange object.

Yet, the coffin slowly opened even under the effect of spatial solidification, and a rush of faint green gas surged forth, corroding the countless sword shadows.

Although these gases were largely evaporated before being completely corroded, thanks to Sterl actively triggering a detonation that transformed them into the devastating light of Fission, it only managed to dissipate about half of the green mist emanating from the coffin, failing to inflict further damage…

The dual frenzy output of Shattered Void and Fission Law ended up resembling a mere firework display, fleeting in nature.

The only effect was that a section of the city corridor within the underground palace in front of the coffin was turned into nothingness.

This performance was akin to a newly class-changed player unleashing an area attack skill.

Despite the strong defenses of the underground palace, even divine-level techniques could only barely leave a mark, making Sterl feel somewhat embarrassed…

“What is this thing?”

“Fortunately, I didn’t unleash my ultimate attack immediately.”

As Sterl observed further, he realized that the green mist seemed endless. Even though he had just advanced Fission Law to divine authority, he might not be able to incinerate the mist in one strike.

Now, he retained the opportunity to evolve the Holy Spirit Bloodline and still had the possibility to defeat his opponent.

After exchanging a blow, Sterl’s expression turned serious, and he took a half-step back.