Awakening：The Infinite Evolution of My Talent as a Low-Level Awakener - Chapter 600

Chapter 600: Chapter 600: Perfecting Soul Prison’s Eerie Eyes, The Awakening of the Third Ability!
It took a long while before Sterl managed to calm his excited emotions, but even then, he couldn’t hide the exhilaration on his face.

At this moment, his eyes gleamed with a faint, eerie light. Upon closer inspection, they resembled two deep, swirling vortices, as though they were ready to devour a person’s soul!

Next, he began to carefully analyze the specific effects of these two abilities, speaking each word slowly.

First was the Soul Insight ability. Unlike Star Insight, which was primarily used to explore the basic attributes and abilities of enemies, Soul Insight went far deeper—it allowed direct probing into the very essence of an enemy’s soul!

This essence included malice and true intent. After all, for powerful beings at the divine level, hiding their true nature was relatively easy, and their skills in deception were nearly perfect. But with this ability, every genuine thought and intention would be laid bare before him!

Not only that, but it even allowed him to detect the weaknesses in an enemy’s soul with startling clarity.

What thrilled Sterl the most was the spiritual deterrence against evil souls. The backlash effect was terrifying—any soul weaker than his own, whether they were legendary, demigod, or even a deity, would suffer a soul weakening of 1% per second. Additionally, various negative effects would be imposed on the victim, including a 5% chance per second of entering a Soul Barrier state, which elevated the power of this ability to an entirely new level.

Once an enemy entered the Soul Barrier, they would undoubtedly lose consciousness—even if only for a fraction of a second, that time could allow Sterl to accomplish a great deal. Not to mention, there was a 5% chance that the enemy’s soul would be directly annihilated. This kind of instant kill ability, Sterl had only ever witnessed in the Ruin Belt.

While the chance was still low, and the soul’s strength had to be weaker than his own, the odds were still significantly higher compared to the one-in-a-million chance in the Ruin Belt.

“Five percent per second is already quite a good chance…” Sterl nodded with satisfaction. If he encountered an unlucky powerful opponent, it wouldn’t take long before they entered the Soul Barrier and became nothing more than prey, ready for him to strike!

Next, he turned his attention to the second ability, which was equally terrifying, and in some respects, even more so than the first.

Because Sterl was shocked to discover, the second ability had absolutely no restrictions. In other words, as long as Sterl locked onto someone, whether they were a high-level deity or even a more powerful Divine Power being, they would be ensnared by Phantom Eye Threads. These threads would then continuously drain the target’s soul power, depending on the difference in their soul levels.

If the difference in soul strength was too great, the threads could even drain all of the enemy’s soul information in a single second, including memories, abilities, knowledge, and skills, leaving behind nothing but a soulless, empty shell—completely devoid of self-awareness.

And Sterl wouldn’t let such a soul go to waste. He would absorb and refine it using the Soul Devourer Sphere, turning it into soul power he could use for himself.

“This Soul Absorption ability combined with the Soul Devourer Sphere is like wiping them out completely. It’s even more ruthless than a robber!” he couldn’t help but remark, impressed by its power.

“Soul Prison’s Eerie Eyes not only gave me an additional powerful trump card, but it also gave me specialized means to deal with souls.”

Abilities that deal with the soul were exceedingly rare. Forget about abilities themselves—items and equipment specifically targeting the soul were few and far between, let alone actual powers. When it came to soul-based attacks, even gods and high-level divine authorities would be deeply wary, as methods of defending against such attacks were extremely scarce.

Sterl then looked at the third ability, a hint of hesitation flickering across his face. The description indicated that the ability hadn’t been activated due to a lack of sufficient unknown power.

This “unknown power” was, of course, the high-level soul power. Clearly, the high-level soul power he had absorbed earlier had reached the limit of what he could contain, and it had just been enough to activate the previous two abilities. However, activating the third ability of Soul Prison’s Eerie Eyes would require more.

But just thinking about the backlash power from before made Sterl’s scalp tingle. He had just made the decision to refrain from absorbing any more high-level soul power for the time being, yet now, only a short while later, he was faced with a new choice.

After thinking for a moment, Sterl sighed lightly, then retrieved the Soul Devourer Sphere from his spatial storage.

“Logically, the backlash from high-level soul power should only occur when my body reaches its limit and I begin to dig deeper into my potential. My body and soul have already broken through their limits once. Absorbing soul power to activate the third ability of Soul Prison’s Eerie Eyes should not trigger any backlash, right?”

He reassured himself, though his mind was already made up.

The first and second abilities of Soul Prison’s Eerie Eyes were already terrifying, but instinct told Sterl that the third ability was the core power—the most powerful ability—of Soul Prison’s Eerie Eyes.

So, even if it meant paying a price, he was determined to activate it.

Sterl had never been one to fear hardship or risk. Pain was just pain; compared to the suffering inflicted by his enemies, he was more than willing to endure the pain that came with enhancing his power.

With that resolve, he gripped the Soul Devourer Sphere tightly and took a deep breath. Then, with a focused thought, the high-level soul power within the Soul Devourer Sphere immediately began rushing into his body!

One point… ten points… a hundred points…

Soon, the flood of high-level soul power surged into his body, its inflow speed escalating to a hundred points per second, like a torrent of soul energy pouring in.

In less than four seconds, the remaining high-level soul power within the Soul Devourer Sphere had been completely absorbed.

Sterl’s heart raced slightly as he concentrated, fully focused on maintaining his mental will, wary of the sudden onset of a double backlash.

The amount of high-level soul power he had absorbed this time was far greater than before. Even though he pushed through the pain, he wasn’t entirely sure whether his body could handle it.

But after several tense seconds, with no backlash occurring, Sterl began to feel relief. In fact, he could sense the high-level soul power quickly coalescing in his eyes.

“Could it be that there is really no backlash this time?”

He thought to himself, but with the lessons from the past still fresh, he dared not let his guard down. His mind stayed sharp, unwilling to relax.

Then, a sudden alternation of hot and cold sensations struck his eyeballs, and it was only then that Sterl allowed himself to fully relax.

“It seems that the backlash from high-level soul power only occurs when breaking through one’s limits,” he mused. But a nagging sense of unease crept into his mind. If that were true, wouldn’t the soul power he had absorbed this time all explode in the next breakthrough?

“Looks like, for the next breakthrough, I’ll have to push both my soul and body to their absolute limits. Otherwise…”

A chill ran down his spine. He had been lucky this time, managing to endure the power surge. Had he hesitated for just a few more seconds, the outcome might have been entirely different.

The next backlash would certainly be far more dangerous, and if he wasn’t careful, he could be in for an irreversible fate, where everything would vanish without a trace.

Next, Sterl carefully stored the completely emptied Soul Devourer Sphere into his spatial storage and began to wait for the activation of the third ability of Soul Prison’s Eerie Eyes.

With the support of the large amount of high-level soul power, the still incomplete Soul Prison’s Eerie Eyes began to weave together once more. The already extremely complex structure was becoming even more intricate and mysterious.

If one were to enlarge it and observe closely, they would see the tangled threads, resembling some kind of special rune, formed by nerves and tissue, almost as if performing a unique ritual.

At the deepest part of his eyes, two deep vertical lines appeared, and under the force of the high-level soul power surging through them, these lines slowly began to crack. As time passed, the cracks expanded outward, seemingly opening up some kind of forbidden domain.

Suddenly, a heavy darkness descended upon the sky, extending in a radius of several thousand miles around Sterl. All the creatures within this range suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of impending disaster. A deep sense of fear gripped their hearts, as if they were being targeted by a bloodthirsty, cruel demon lord!

However, Sterl was unaware of the external changes. He was fully focused on sensing the changes in his own eyes. At the same time, a complex stream of information was continually flooding into his mind. This information was the detailed description of the third ability of Soul Prison’s Eerie Eyes.

The sensation was subtle and unique. Unlike other abilities he had gained, this one was truly born from his own body, gradually developing into the power most attuned to himself.

Moreover, Sterl could feel this power merging into his bloodline, becoming one of the inherent abilities of his lineage. This meant that if he were to have offspring in the future, there would be a chance for them to inherit Soul Prison’s Eerie Eyes through their bloodline.

Of course, this inheritance had its limitations. Most of the time, descendants would only inherit a portion of the power of Soul Prison’s Eerie Eyes or other abilities derived from it. The likelihood of passing down the full power of Soul Prison’s Eerie Eyes, as Sterl had mastered it, was practically impossible. Even so, it was still an incredibly rare gift, especially considering it was an ability tied to the soul!

If certain malicious forces were to learn of this, they might start a never-ending pursuit of Sterl, hoping to capture him as a blood cow to extract his bloodline and take away the power of Soul Prison’s Eerie Eyes.

Soon, the structure of Soul Prison’s Eerie Eyes was gradually perfected. Within his eyes, the two eerie, pitch-black vertical lines fully opened, and at first glance, they looked like two swirling black vortexes of a prison!