Awakening：The Infinite Evolution of My Talent as a Low-Level Awakener - Chapter 614

Chapter 614: Chapter 614: Excretion? The True Face of the Mastermind Behind the Scenes!
A second later, all the souls of the Silver Spiders were completely eradicated, turning into Sterl’s eternal soul puppets.

Immediately, the previously empty Purgatory Space was filled with a million spider puppets.

However, having lost their Silver Spider bodies, these soul puppets were as weak as ants.

The only reason the Silver Spiders were formidable was because of that mysterious gray energy, which made them vastly different from the previous Silver Mantis, in terms of power and quality. Therefore, they were utterly worthless.

Without a second thought, Sterl tossed the million soul puppets into the Soul Devourer Sphere.

Just like before, there was no resistance, no backlash—everything was refined silently and without a sound. Throughout the entire process, Sterl felt no impact whatsoever.

Inside the Soul Devourer Sphere, an additional hundred points of ordinary soul power were added.

“The souls of these insects are too weak. A million Silver Spiders, and yet they only yielded a hundred points of regular soul power…” Sterl muttered, slightly speechless. But adhering to the idea that “even a mosquito’s bite is still meat,” he grudgingly accepted the outcome, even though he found it somewhat unsatisfactory.

Looking outside, he saw that the ten giant Silver Spiders, upon having their souls pulled away, immediately shattered and reverted back to a million ordinary Silver Spiders.

Then, these insects, as if they had lost some sort of energy source, began to rapidly melt.

Soon, a layer of silvery-white liquid appeared on the dark, decaying ground.

“They can’t even maintain their bodies?”

This took Sterl by surprise. He scooped up a lump of the silvery-white liquid and scrutinized it carefully.

However, no matter what method he used to probe, he found nothing unusual about the liquid. It was indistinguishable from regular liquefied metal, except it was lighter and the temperature matched the surrounding environment, unlike what Sterl had originally guessed—it wasn’t silver.

“Master, this seems to be some kind of biological secretion?”

At that moment, the God of Reproduction and Beast Taming, who had also scooped up a lump of the silvery-white liquid and studied it carefully, spoke cautiously.

“Secretion?”

Sterl was taken aback. Though the God of Reproduction and Beast Taming was a dual-divine authority deity, he was the weakest in terms of combat power among the ten followers.

However, his divine authorities had a particular peculiarity—when combined, he had an almost unparalleled understanding of the biological characteristics of nearly every species. Whether it was insects, animals, or even some rare creatures like fairies, elves, and other peculiar beings, he knew them all inside and out.

So, the likelihood that the other party’s judgment about this being some kind of biological secretion is quite high.

However, Sterl had never considered this aspect before. After all, when the Silver Spiders were intact, their combat strength wasn’t weak. Their overall power was comparable to the second class peak or even the third class, and they could fuse and combine, which made them seem nothing like a substance that would have been formed from a mere secretion.

Moreover, how could such a small secretion possibly create a swarm of Silver Spiders that could rival a massive army? It just didn’t seem realistic!

Sterl glanced into the distance, feeling even more curious about the truth behind all of this.

With a wave of his hand, he gathered all the silvery-white liquid on the ground into a single mass and stored it in the Small World.

Although he wasn’t sure of its exact purpose, since it was a component of these Silver Spiders, it would be a mistake not to collect it. Who knew when it might become useful?

“Continue.”

Sterl faintly sensed that he was gradually approaching the truth.

He then led Boris and the others forward, continuing to fly ahead.

It only took half an hour before they encountered six waves of Silver Spider swarms. Sterl used the same tactic again, activating Phantom Purgatory for just one second. After that, it only took a few seconds to recover the consumed soul power.

So dealing with these ordinary Silver Spiders posed no pressure at all.

However, every time he absorbed the souls of these strange creatures, they would turn into that substance resembling a secretion again. It seemed like the fragment of the soul was the core of everything, but he didn’t feel anything unusual about these souls.

Up to now, aside from the Silver Spiders, no other tactics had been used, and the Silver Mantis hadn’t appeared again.

On the other hand, the amount of ordinary soul power stored in the Soul Devourer Sphere had increased to 700 points, which was better than nothing.

After all, the last time he leveled up, he had consumed a whole 160,000 points of ordinary soul power. To achieve another significant boost in his physical strength, he’d need at least that amount again.

“Has it already reached the limit?”

Sterl’s brows furrowed slightly. He wasn’t interested in wasting time with this trash.

The reason he had slowed down was to observe more of the mastermind’s trump cards. However, it seemed that the enemy had no further means to deal with him. In that case, it would be better to end this quickly. Once he captured the mastermind, he could use Soul Absorption to seize all of their memories, and everything would become clear.

During this time, he had also attempted to absorb the memories of the Silver Spiders.

But their weak souls were unable to store any information, as they were essentially unconscious beings, like puppets.

Immediately, Sterl suddenly increased his speed, soaring rapidly towards the distance. Boris and the others quickly followed, using their Divine Power to keep up.

The speed of the gods was incredibly fast, moving like beams of light, swiftly cutting through the air.

Not long after, Sterl slowed down, pausing in midair. He looked down below, and a look of shock appeared in his eyes.

On the ground, what was once a landscape filled with toxic waters and rotting sludge was now covered by a layer of silvery-white liquid.

Looking out, he saw that for hundreds of miles around, this silvery liquid had enveloped the entire area.

Not only that, but the liquid seemed to have a life of its own, slowly contracting and pulling back toward the distance.

Sterl followed the direction in which the liquid was contracting. At the far end of this silvery expanse, he vaguely saw a massive creature quickly wriggling. Behind this enormous creature, there was a faint fluctuation in space.

Although the distance was great, and the view was not very clear, Sterl could still sense a tremendous malice. His body, his soul, were all frantically sending signals of repulsion and disgust.

Among these emotions, there was also a hint of fear—a primal fear, an instinctive terror from life itself!

It seemed that the thing before him was the greatest enemy of all life!

“It looks like this is the one.”

Sterl took a deep breath, and with his powerful mental will and soul strength, he suppressed the overwhelming emotions that surged within him.

Then, he swiftly flew forward. For a god, the distance of several hundred miles was nothing, and in no time, he arrived at the edge of the silvery land.

At this point, Sterl could finally see what it was!

Directly below him, a creature that was completely gray and black, wriggling like a maggot, was moving rapidly.

This bizarre creature was roughly a hundred meters in size. Its body was covered in grotesque folds and fur, and its sides were adorned with dense, eerie tendrils.

This creature had no eyes—only a massive mouth at the front, which seemed to be used for devouring food.

At this moment, its body was wriggling rapidly, and the surrounding silvery liquid was flowing swiftly along the tendrils on its sides, pouring into its body.

The next moment, under Sterl’s disgusted gaze, the massive, worm-like creature suddenly split open a large crack at its tail. Immediately, countless egg sacs filled with silvery-white slime erupted from within.

Within just a few seconds, all the egg sacs shattered, revealing the grotesque creatures inside—dozens of Silver Spiders, each roughly the size of a palm!

At the same time, an invisible force was expelled from the creature’s mouth, rapidly merging with the Silver Spiders’ bodies.

Instantly, the eyes of the Silver Spiders glowed a faint red. They began to rapidly consume the silvery liquid beneath their feet. In just ten seconds, they grew from palm-sized to roughly half-human size!

Hundreds of thousands of Silver Spiders, all locked their gaze on Sterl in the air. Despite the absence of any emotion in their compound eyes, the coldness they radiated was palpable, sending a chill down the spine.

“I see…”

Sterl’s expression stiffened, and his mood grew heavier. It turned out that these silvery liquids were indeed secreted by this worm-like creature.

Not only that, but these Silver Spiders had been birthed by the creature as well. It was like a gigantic factory, with terrifying production efficiency! Each time it produced, millions of Silver Spiders were born.

And these Silver Spiders were comparable to second-class and third-class soldiers!

Just the amount of energy required to produce them was astronomical!

As this realization dawned on him, Sterl froze for a moment. He turned his gaze toward the silvery land below. Activating his abilities, his sight penetrated the surface liquid and delved deep beneath.

Immediately, a look of realization appeared on Sterl’s face. Below this silvery surface, there was a vast, empty cavern!

Without a doubt, the immense quantity of material that once occupied the cavern had been completely devoured by this creature, transformed into the nutrients needed to nurture these Silver Spiders.

Sterl couldn’t help but feel his scalp tingle. Was the goal of these monsters to devour the entire hell?

Moreover, these seemingly ordinary soil and rocks had somehow been converted into a powerful Silver Spider army—this was clearly going against the rules of nature!

How could something of second-class or even third-class power be so easily created?

A third-class player, back in the days of the Earth base, had been the backbone of all humanity. Each one had required immense resources to bring into being. Yet here, they were created with the ease of harvesting crops, without value…