Awakening：The Infinite Evolution of My Talent as a Low-Level Awakener - Chapter 582

Chapter 582: Chapter 582: Plan in Ruins! The Eternal Nemesis of the Ashen Temple!
In other words, the Ruin Belt in his hands was completely different from the real Ruin Belt—like the difference between stone and diamond. As for how powerful the true Ruin Belt was and whether it was truly one of the components of the strongest set in the Endless Void, all of that remained a mystery. At least for now, Sterl had no way of verifying any of it.

“I wonder if, after my cheat evolves, it can fully repair this Ruin Belt. If it can…”

Sterl suddenly froze, as if a new thought had struck him.

Many items that were once immensely valuable but had become severely damaged, leaving only a shattered shell behind, if all of them could be collected—wouldn’t there be a possibility of restoring them after the cheat evolves?

The potential value and profit in that was enough to make even the most hardened capitalists weep. It was absolutely worth trying.

But then, after a moment’s reflection, he considered that waiting until after the cheat evolved to try wouldn’t hurt. After all, such items weren’t particularly rare or precious. They weren’t difficult to acquire.

Moreover, Sterl relied on the cheat for so many things that he couldn’t even satisfy his own needs for self-improvement yet. Let alone evolve other items. If they ended up being useless, it would be a waste.

Not to mention, he still had a long way to go before meeting the conditions for his cheat’s evolution. Just increasing his soul level alone required slow and steady effort.

Thankfully, with the existence of the Soul Devourer Sphere, the speed at which his soul level could increase had improved significantly, so it wouldn’t be as slow as it had been in the past.

With that, Sterl didn’t dwell on the thought for too long. He turned his attention to the Ruin Belt around his waist. Though it seemed like a long time had passed, his thought process was moving incredibly quickly. Everything that had passed in his mind was merely the span of a single instant.

Looking at the Ruin Belt, he could tell that its aura had noticeably weakened. Not only that, but some small cracks had appeared on its surface. Fortunately, its effects had not been completely lost, and the equipment hadn’t been entirely destroyed. However, it was clear that it would no longer be able to activate the Ruin Belt’s active abilities.

Sterl had a strong feeling that, at most, he could use it two more times before the equipment would shatter into pieces. If that happened, even if his cheat’s evolution restored his vitality, it would still be unable to repair the Ruin Belt.

After all, the cheat’s ability was to evolve and upgrade, or to repair and restore items to their fullest potential—not to create something from nothing.

“To be safe, I can’t use this thing for now. If it breaks just like that, it’ll be a huge loss.”

Sterl thought to himself, feeling uneasy. If this item was truly part of a set, and he let it break now, he would regret it deeply.

He was particularly intrigued by the Endless Void, and given that the description suggested this could be one of the strongest set’s components, even if there was only a one-in-ten-thousand chance of it being true, he wasn’t about to let it slip by.

After all, he had plenty of other tricks and hidden cards up his sleeve and wasn’t particularly concerned about this one. Moreover, with the speed at which his strength was growing, it wouldn’t be long before the effect of Destructive Impact wouldn’t be much of a threat to him anymore.

With that in mind, Sterl turned his attention back to the Silver Moon Wolf God.

The Silver Moon Wolf God was staring intently at Sterl’s waist, looking somewhat disbelieving. A seemingly insignificant piece of equipment had actually caused him such grievous injury. If it had been any other High-Level Deity, they might have been killed by the impact of Destructive Impact. What kind of item could possibly do this!?

Shocked, Silver Moon Wolf God quickly began to channel his High-Level Divine Power and vast life force to repair the massive blood hole in his chest. The gaping wound, several dozen meters in diameter, was so massive that even on his body, which spanned over a thousand meters, it looked grotesque.

As for Eterna and the other gods, they were utterly stunned, watching as Silver Moon Wolf God bled profusely, with torrents of blood spilling to the ground. The divine essence and divine power in the blood seeped into the earth, corrupting it.

The Silver Moon Wolf God, a being from the Upper Realms, had been injured—severely injured at that—and all of it was the work of Hades alone!

With his meager divine power, he had severely wounded a true High-Level Deity!

Even with the suppression of the world, where Silver Moon Wolf God could only unleash eighty percent of his full strength, for him to reach this level of damage was terrifying. It was almost beyond belief.

Eterna, glancing at the battered Ruin Belt around Sterl’s waist, didn’t recognize it as an item from the Kingdom’s Treasury.

The accumulation of treasures in the Kingdom’s Treasury was vast. Over generations of Orichalcum gods, many items had been buried deep within, with no one having the time to study each one. Additionally, the access to the treasury was not in Eterna’s hands—it was controlled by the Upper Realms deities, which was why he couldn’t recognize it.

He only knew that the Orichalcum Kingdom now owed even more to Hades, and it seemed that a heavy price would have to be paid. However, considering Hades’s contribution to the kingdom, no amount of treasure would ever feel like too much.

At this moment, the final second before the arrival of the Orichalcum Kingdom’s higher-level deity had quietly passed. The spatial rift continued to expand rapidly, with a powerful aura slowly leaking out from it.

Feeling this aura, Silver Moon Wolf God’s heart sank. He knew their plan had completely failed. The thought of the failure made him feel frustrated and filled with deep resentment.

This entire series of plans should have succeeded in the very first stage. They had intended to use the Shielding Power’s stealth capability to launch a surprise attack on the Orichalcum Kingdom’s three major War Preparedness Zones, followed by a full-scale assault. But Hades, that damned outsider, had destroyed everything.

Then came the second plan, where Terran brought most of their strength to raid the King’s City, and they even had the unexpected surprise of Boris joining them. According to the original plan, it should have been foolproof. But once again, because of Hades’s interference, the entire strategy collapsed. They suffered heavy losses.

Yet they still had a fallback plan: a final assault. With a million-strong cannon fodder army reinforced by the legendary army, victory should have been within their grasp.

They even sent five deities to assassinate Hades, believing this plan was certain to succeed. But, at the crucial moment, Hades had destroyed it once more!

If it had ended there—three consecutive failures—the Ashen Temple still had ways to respond.

Their final resort was to strike at the Orichalcum Kingdom’s Upper Realms power, paying some price in the process. They would summon Silver Moon Wolf God, slow down the descent of the Orichalcum Kingdom’s deities, and use absolute power to directly interrupt the fusion between the King’s City and the world. In doing so, they could seize victory once more.

But they never imagined that Hades, not only would he repeatedly sabotage their plans, but he had even stopped Silver Moon Wolf God, a High-Level Deity, and shattered the Ashen Temple’s last hope.

Thinking of this, Silver Moon Wolf God’s heart burned with rage, as if a volcano had erupted inside him. He glared at Sterl, wishing he could tear him apart, drink his blood, and eat his flesh. This was the eternal enemy of the Ashen Temple!

At that moment, Silver Moon Wolf God’s mind was struck by a powerful realization, as if struck by lightning. He had a foreboding feeling—if Hades didn’t die and eventually joined the Orichalcum Kingdom’s side, he would become a mortal threat to the Ashen Temple. Sooner or later, this person might bring about their downfall!

“This person… must die!!”

At that moment, he made up his mind. His eyes erupted with endless killing intent as he glared fiercely at Sterl, not even attempting to hide his malicious thoughts.

“Coming again?”

Sterl sensed the killing intent emanating from Silver Moon Wolf God and paused for a moment. His Invincible Power still had twenty to thirty seconds left, and he wasn’t afraid to engage with Silver Moon Wolf God head-on. Moreover, the Silver Moon Wolf God was heavily wounded. If he provoked him further, he could always activate the soul power within the Soul Devourer Sphere and make him understand why the flowers bloomed so red.

However, now that the Orichalcum Kingdom’s deities had successfully descended, Sterl had nearly achieved his objective. The next step was to disappear completely, waiting for both sides to engage in a brutal battle until they were mutually destroyed. At that point, he would emerge and reap the rewards.

“It’s time to disappear for a while. Such a pity… If I stayed as Hades after this battle ends, I would definitely gain a massive amount of reputation and contributions…”

As he thought about it, Sterl felt a bit reluctant to leave. But his intuition told him that the battle wouldn’t end so easily. If he stayed, it was highly likely that more higher-level deities would descend, or even powerful Divine Power entities might join the fray.

At that point, the danger he would face would be far too great and not worth the risk.

Sterl had one clear strength: knowing when to walk away. He never took chances without confidence. He always remembered one thing—that only by staying alive could he have the right to possess everything. Otherwise, everything would be in vain.

As for how to disappear properly…

Sterl looked at the seething killing intent of Silver Moon Wolf God, and his mind quickly devised a plan. At the same time, a cold gleam flashed in his eyes. He wanted to see just how strong a higher-level deity’s vitality was. If he could kill a higher-level deity, how much superior soul power could he refine?

Perhaps, he thought, it would be interesting to try it with you…

At that moment, Silver Moon Wolf God let out a low growl. He didn’t shout or speak. Ignoring the massive wound on his chest, he transformed once again into a blood moon and charged toward Sterl with terrifying speed.

At the same time, the blood moon above him glowed with a brilliant red light, and the figures of massive blood wolves, around seven to eight meters tall, began to appear in the air. These shadows looked ordinary, but they were all formed from Divine Power, showcasing another powerful ability of the Silver Moon Wolf God.

Under the control of Silver Moon Wolf God’s will, countless blood wolves suddenly lunged toward Sterl!