Awakening：The Infinite Evolution of My Talent as a Low-Level Awakener - Chapter 716

Chapter 716: Chapter 716: Hope? This is True Despair!
“Are they… targeting me?”

What the three of them didn’t know was that Sterl held an absurdly powerful privilege in the form of the Map Module.

Through the Map Module’s god-like perspective, even high-ranking divine authorities could not escape his surveillance. Thus, the subtle exchange between the three was crystal clear to him.

Moreover, Sterl’s soul level had reached an astonishing 90, an immense boost that had elevated his perception to an incredibly powerful degree.

Even a speck of dust floating in the air was easily sensed by him, and with the power of Time Law, he could even foresee the movement of that dust.

Combined with the Dimension Perception from his Star-Bone Sacred Body, the malevolent thoughts of the three high-ranking divine authorities were as glaring as a lighthouse in the night. He didn’t even need to try to feel them—they were obvious.

“Interesting, this is truly interesting.”

A smile of excitement spread across Sterl’s face. He never expected that someone would still look at him as a soft target.

After all, even if the eight Lords of Hell worked together, they wouldn’t be able to last a single round against him.

No warning came from his Dimension Perception, meaning that the threat these three high-ranking divine authorities posed was practically zero!

If Kun and the others knew what the God of Ice and Frost and his companions were planning, they would probably give a thumbs-up. To target Sterl? That was brave, but this was not the right way to find death.

However, Sterl was starting to grow tired of watching them. These three high-ranking divine authorities could serve as an interesting seasoning in the fight.

Of course, none of them knew this. If they did, they wouldn’t have dared entertain such thoughts. They’d probably lose all will to fight and fall to their knees in surrender.

“Get ready…”

“Don’t worry. I’ll capture this arrogant fool myself. He thinks that releasing these things will let him do whatever he wants. But in the end, it’s his own strength that decides everything.”

“Don’t overthink it. After we break out, we’ll immediately seek help from the upper realms. We cannot let this world fall!”

They exchanged a glance. Perhaps just moments ago, they were mortal enemies, but now they had reached an understanding. They had a common enemy.

For beings of their caliber—high-ranking divine authorities—there was no such thing as eternal enemies or friends. Everything was driven by mutual interests.

“Now!”

With a shout, the God of Ice and Frost unleashed the full power of his high-ranking ice frost divine authority, instantly pushing it to the maximum.

“Absolute Zero! Frozen Realm! Activate!”

With a low growl, a layer of ice-blue light quickly spread outward, enveloping the area.

In an instant, all of the quasi-high-ranking Hell gods in the vicinity were frozen in place. Even time and space were frozen at that moment, with only the God of Ice and Frost and his two companions unaffected by the Absolute Zero domain.

“Quickly! There are too many of them! I can’t hold on much longer!”

The God of Ice and Frost said anxiously. Although these were merely quasi-high-ranking beings, they were still high-ranking divine authorities, a far cry from ordinary gods.

Using his power, he had caught them off guard, but this could only last for a second at most before the domain would be forcibly shattered.

At that moment, the high-ranking divine authority from Orichalcum Kingdom, who had been preparing, swiftly took out an object resembling a glass orb. With a forceful squeeze, the orb shattered.

A strong spatial fluctuation instantly covered the three of them.

This spatial fluctuation was of a very high level. Even the Absolute Zero domain and the Law barriers formed by the 49 quasi-high-ranking divine authorities could not block it.

The three of them vanished from their position, only to reappear directly in front of Sterl, a mere hundred meters away!

For high-ranking divine authorities, and even for second-class or third-class beings, a hundred meters was nothing but a blink of an eye. For them, it was as if the distance didn’t exist at all!

“Attack! Freeze!”

The God of Ice and Frost’s face paled slightly, clearly having paid a significant price, but he once again unleashed the Absolute Zero domain, enveloping Sterl.

Another high-ranking divine authority from Orichalcum Kingdom, holding the Ancient One artifact in the shape of a dagger, flashed forward as if teleporting, appearing right in front of Sterl. He reached out a hand to grab Sterl.

Seeing that Sterl was completely still within the Absolute Zero domain, the three of them couldn’t help but grin with excitement.

It seemed their assumptions were correct—if Sterl couldn’t break free from the Absolute Zero domain, that meant this person named Sterl was indeed just a paper tiger, completely powerless. He was merely a medium for transporting the Hell creatures!

With that realization, the high-ranking divine authority abandoned the plan to use the Ancient One artifact and instead decided to directly capture Sterl alive!

However, as he reached out, his senses and peripheral vision swept around, and he saw hundreds of Hell gods and several battling Lords of Hell glancing over at them.

Despite the fact that Sterl was about to be captured alive, there was no trace of panic on any of the gods’ faces. Instead, they appeared somewhat stunned, as though witnessing something utterly incomprehensible.

Even more surprising… was that many of the gods were looking at him with a hint of pity in their eyes.

“Pity?”

He paused for a moment. What was going on?

For a moment, he couldn’t make sense of it, but when his attention returned to his target, Sterl, his whole body trembled.

“What are you looking at?”

A deep and calm voice rang in his ears. He looked up to see Sterl, who should have been trapped in the Absolute Zero domain, now wearing a grotesque smile on his face.

Moreover, at some point, Sterl’s eyes had already locked onto him!

“No!”

His expression instantly shifted from excitement to terror. A bone-chilling, instinctual fear surged through him.

Danger! Extreme danger!

In a split second, he quickly raised the Ancient One artifact in his hand, activating the high-level divine authority he possessed. A layer of armor formed around him, made of rock.

This wasn’t just ordinary rock; it was a combination of high-level Divine Power and the higher Law of Stone, granting it immense defensive capabilities.

But even with this defense, the sense of danger didn’t fade. At this point, there was no choice but to go all out.

“I don’t believe it. Die!”

He let out a furious roar, swinging the Ancient One artifact. It cut through space and turned into an afterimage that was nearly impossible to track with the naked eye, heading straight for Sterl’s throat.

However, in that instant, an unimaginable force struck his arm.

It was none other than Sterl’s hand.

That pale hand acted like a shackle that could imprison everything, locking his movement in place, rendering him completely immobile.

After repeated soul power enhancements, Sterl’s strength had reached the point where, even without activating the Star-Bone Body, he could crush high-ranking divine authorities with ease!

“No… this can’t be!”

The god’s face filled with disbelief.

Though he wasn’t particularly skilled in strength, he was still a high-ranking divine authority. To have his full-force strike blocked so easily… And he hadn’t even felt any divine aura from Sterl, meaning this was purely physical strength!

But how could pure strength achieve such a level? Even an Ice Frost Giant couldn’t do this!

“Nothing is impossible. You’re just too weak.”

Sterl shook his head, unimpressed.

The high-ranking divine authority frantically poured his Divine Power into resisting, struggling with all his might. But then, Sterl’s eyes suddenly flickered with an eerie glow.

Suddenly, the divine authority’s body trembled, and his expression became dazed. At the same time, his soul energy began to weaken at a noticeable pace.

This was unmistakably the first ability of the Soul Prison’s Eerie Eyes—Soul Insight!

[Soul Insight: Your eyes can peer into the essence of a living being’s soul. All malicious intent will be captured by you. Any being you observe with ill will will be struck with soul-sapping fear. Those with a weaker soul strength than yours will suffer 2% soul weakening per second and will be afflicted by negative effects such as confusion, fear, and anxiety. There is a 25% chance of failure when activating this ability, a 15% chance of self-recoil, and an 8% chance per second to enter a Soul Barrier state, causing a 100% short-term loss of consciousness and an 8% chance of soul annihilation…

This ability not only allowed Sterl to see through the essence of a soul, but also to initiate a soul-shaking deterrence against malicious souls.

Previously, when dealing with the strange invaders, their lack of any ill intentions had prevented this ability from manifesting. But now, faced with a high-ranking divine authority brimming with malevolent intent, Soul Insight finally came into play.

The very fact that every second, the divine authority’s soul was weakened by 2% was already a powerful enough effect. On top of that, the additional negative states rapidly drained the authority’s combat strength, leaving him in a state of confusion and disarray.

“I… what is happening?”

The activation of Soul Insight was extremely subtle, and the high-ranking divine authority had no idea that he was already under its effects. His emotions were involuntarily shifting to anxiety and panic.

Yet, his instincts as a high-ranking divine authority still allowed him to sense something was wrong—this was undoubtedly the work of Sterl!

“The Star of Stone Falls!”

Once he realized what was happening, he immediately tapped into his divine authority and unleashed his most powerful attack.

This ability summoned a star composed of special, incredibly tough rocks, which would fall from the sky and strike the enemy.

Not only was this Rock Star extremely resilient, but it also had the power of gravity and locking, making it nearly impossible to avoid. Additionally, anyone struck by it would be crushed by its core, which had immense destructive power.

But just as he was about to launch the attack, a strange fluctuation swept through his soul. His concentrated divine authority and Divine Power suddenly dissipated. His eyes became unfocused and hollow, as if he had lost consciousness.