Awakening：The Infinite Evolution of My Talent as a Low-Level Awakener - Chapter 457

Chapter 457: Chapter 457: A New Continent Falls?
Sterl’s expression was grim; in the worst-case scenario, the Frost Giant army would indeed descend upon them.

Now that he had evaded their pursuit, it wouldn’t matter; sooner or later, they would come knocking, and he would have to face the encirclement of dozens of Frost Giants!

“However, by that time, my strength might increase again, allowing me to contend with such monsters.”

He reassured himself, though the hesitation in his voice revealed his own uncertainty.

Facing such a creature, one that could resist radiant-level skills released by upper-tier divine authorities, he truly didn’t know how to fight.

“Fortunately, I haven’t started constructing my legendary story yet. If the Frost Giant army descends, slaughtering everything in their path, what kind of tales would be left to tell?”

Then, Sterl made a sarcastic remark, his eyes glued to the detection screen, fearing that another burst of golden light would drop down, just like the previous Frost Giant.

He soon realized that he was overthinking things.

The events he worried about did not occur…

As the crack in the Crystal Barrier Galaxy grew larger, Sterl noticed that its diameter had already exceeded tens of thousands of kilometers, and it continued to expand, revealing a vast void with no discernible edges.

Within the void, it seemed that something was being expelled and drawn in, gradually revealing the shadows of mountains, rivers, and rocks.

“What is this?” Sterl felt a bit dazed, and only after about ten seconds did the object being expelled from the void fully reveal itself.

A giant continent, appearing semi-transparent, came crashing in!

“Ah??”

Sterl was stunned, his heart filled with alertness as he watched the continent descend.

He had never seen such a scene before; a continent falling from outside the Crystal Barrier Galaxy??

In that moment, he caught a glimpse of a bizarre scene as the illusory continent landed, opening a void that allowed Sterl to faintly see a strange spectacle.

Countless worlds within the Crystal Barrier Galaxy twisted and rotated, merging together. It wasn’t just an illusory continent descending here; several other Crystal Barrier Galaxies were experiencing the same phenomenon.

As the new continent was absorbed, those Crystal Barrier Galaxies expanded as if they had consumed some nutritious supplement.

“Could it be that the worlds are truly merging, forming a whole from the countless Crystal Barrier Galaxies?”

Sterl whispered, his tone filled with shock.

He had originally thought the upheaval in the world was still some time away, but in reality, it was imminent.

From his brief glance, Sterl realized that Alpha 8 was relatively fortunate; it was situated toward the front of the vortex.

Other continents were merging into this one.

Meanwhile, some Crystal Barrier Galaxy worlds at the tail end of the vortex were already shattered, with countless spatial currents flowing into them.

Sterl immediately understood where the continent merging into Alpha 8 had come from—

It was from those Crystal Barrier Galaxies that were headed for destruction!

He couldn’t tell whether it was the spontaneous operation of the Crystal Barrier Galaxy or the collaborative effort of life within the worlds, but in any case, shattered worlds continuously produced phantoms rushing toward the still intact worlds.

“But Alpha 8 isn’t at the core of the vortex.”

“The Crystal Barrier Galaxy is collapsing.”

“This means it won’t be long before our own world is destroyed, forcing us to merge into other Crystal Barrier Galaxies.”

Initially, Sterl had felt some wariness toward the illusory continent, but now he inexplicably displayed a sense of melancholic resignation.

However, as he watched the shadow of the illusory world draw ever closer, Sterl suddenly felt uneasy.

He sensed that it didn’t resemble a continent at all, but rather like a python that preyed on the unwary.

The instincts brought on by his Holy Spirit Bloodline made him acutely aware that he must not let the shadow of the illusory continent touch him; otherwise, he might discover something unacceptable!

Trusting his intuition, Sterl decisively activated a teleportation beacon and arrived at the temple he had reached after teleporting through the Crystal Barrier Galaxy.

That place was the very edge of the continent.

The illusory continent and the real one did not align perfectly; the area Sterl occupied happened to be untouched by the illusory world.

Once he arrived, he continued to observe. Since the transparent continent hadn’t officially struck the ground yet, the detection devices he had set up were still operational.

However, as he looked at the scene unfolding before him, he was left dumbfounded.

The shadow of the illusory continent came crashing down hard onto the ground!

The core of this impact was not far from the entrance to the Starry Clan’s slave inheritance instance.

Consequently, Sterl saw the bottom of the illusory continent.

A massive stone, resembling a king piece from a game of chess, came crashing down!

The stone shimmered with an extraordinarily strange light, clearly something remarkable.

Then a poor soul appeared.

The Frost Giant, immobilized by the time rift, happened to be directly beneath the king piece.

As the giant chess piece fell with terrifying gravitational potential and its inherent suppression force, the Frost Giant could only brace itself with its skull, motionless.

Sterl heard a thunderous crash!

Then, a terrifying shockwave radiated outward!

A familiar “block” appeared on the giant’s body.

But in the next moment, cracks began to emerge on that very symbol.

Crack! Crack!

The fissures continued to expand.

Ultimately, with a tremendous noise, the “block” shattered!

Thus, the king piece came crashing down with a vengeance!

In the aftermath, the shockwave swept through the area, destroying all of Sterl’s detection devices.

After a moment of dazed shock, he realized that the illusory continent had now completely merged with the land beneath him.

Sterl watched in disbelief as everything around him transformed amidst strange lights, and he gritted his teeth. With the danger sensed by his Holy Spirit Bloodline having dissipated, he raced toward the spot where the Frost Giant had been struck.

It seemed like the creature had been broken!

Was there a chance to kill it and collect drops?

Sterl was incredibly excited as he sped forward!

Along the way, Sterl witnessed the massive upheaval caused by the impact of the illusory continent.

In the first city he encountered, as the real world merged with the illusory one, it corresponded to a vast wasteland.

Most people were unharmed, but a subterranean cave from the wasteland had merged into the city, forming several instance portals.

At that moment, many adventurers were already gearing up, preparing to explore.

“Looks like this might even be a good thing?”

“There are several instance points within this city, which can quickly cultivate players.”

Sterl mused to himself.

He continued to fly as the world transformed rapidly around him.

Buildings, valleys, caves, and cities sprouted like mushrooms after a rainstorm.

Essentially, during the integration of the illusory world into the real world, if the original location was an open space, the landscapes from the illusory world would be transferred there.

It appeared that the fusion of this foreign world was, in fact, a stroke of good fortune, causing the resources of the Alpha 8 continent to surge dramatically.

“So, if the trend of this fusion continues,”

“Will it ultimately form a complete continent that can gather treasures from countless worlds?”

Sterl pondered, feeling significantly better.

The fusion of worlds was currently yielding positive outcomes.

As he passed through a newly “grown” city, he noticed many soul-like light points manifesting and transforming into living beings. These figures, once their physical forms were restored, embraced each other in excitement.

“The lord didn’t deceive me; we really made it across!”

“We’ve arrived at a new continent and world.”

“We can finally live again—this is incredible!”

From their snippets of conversation,

Sterl could roughly infer that the illusory continent had indeed been a real one, and this method of world fusion could save many civilians.

It felt… quite good!

Sterl nodded slightly and continued his flight.

If he had some spare time, he would have liked to chat with these residents about how they had transformed from illusory souls to physical bodies; it would certainly help him enhance his own soul power.

But right now, he was eager to claim the head of the Frost Giant, so stopping was out of the question.

However, his mood quickly soured.

As he passed through the first city, he had thought that the continent’s fusion was a good thing, as it had resulted in new cities and populations.

In the transcendent world, land was not as scarce as it had been in his previous life; there were vast stretches of wilderness across the various continents, making the doubling of city numbers inconsequential.

But as Sterl continued past several more cities, he sensed something was off.

He saw that after a city merged with an illusory one, it transformed into a third city that combined characteristics of both.

That alone wasn’t terrifying.

What was horrifying was that many people, accompanied by the influx of soul-like light points, had also changed their appearances.

In simple terms, the inhabitants of the illusory world merged with those from the real world,

resulting in the emergence of a third individual.

These individuals seemed to possess two different sets of memories, leaving them in a dazed state.

Yet, this bizarre fusion also brought some benefits.

Using his Star Insight to analyze, Sterl discovered that the third individual’s strength was an enhanced version of the strengths of the first two.

Additionally, there was a “+1” icon next to their character information.

Moreover, some wild monsters had also completed the fusion, showing a “+1” symbol after their appearance changed.

Skills, weapons, and equipment followed suit; when two similar creations fused, a new piece of gear or skill would emerge…

The effects of these fused resources were considerably more powerful than their original counterparts, accompanied by the “+1” notation on the information panel.

However, Sterl was not in the mood to dwell on what these symbols meant.

He was solely focused on reaching the location of the Frost Giant.

Sterl was taken aback.

Earlier, he had seen that in the central part of the illusory continent, a king-like piece had crushed the Frost Giant.

Clearly, the location of the Frost Giant was an extremely important point within the illusory world.

So…