Awakening：The Infinite Evolution of My Talent as a Low-Level Awakener - Chapter 761

Chapter 761: Chapter 761: Eternal Light and the Seal
The creature beneath his feet resembled a fusion of an octopus and a jellyfish, its surface extremely slippery and covered with a soft membrane that had a crystalline appearance.

In addition, the creature’s physical strength was very high. Although Sterl had only used part of his power in that last kick, it was enough to crush a god.

Yet, this creature, only its head had been crushed, while its body remained completely unscathed.

Not only that, but the strange illusion he had just entered was likely created by this thing. If it weren’t for his exceptionally strong mental and spiritual fortitude, along with enough vigilance, he might not have even noticed anything unusual.

In other words, even an upper-tier divine authority, if dragged silently into such a strange illusion by this creature, might not be able to escape and would likely have their sanity gradually devoured.

Sterl wasn’t sure what would happen if sanity was consumed, but the sensation of his perception and mind being gradually twisted and polluted was still fresh in his memory.

“Quite the welcoming ceremony.”

With a kick, he sent the headless corpse flying, and Sterl’s expression became slightly more serious.

No wonder this place was deemed so dangerous that even the Kingdom of Orichalcum chose to abandon it. He had just arrived, and Dreamland had already given him such a “gift.”

Moreover, he felt that the Dream Orb’s effect didn’t seem to be as powerful as expected. It was supposed to provide a significant boost to his status upon entry, but after he came in, he was immediately attacked by this unknown creature—quite the inconvenience.

Sterl shook his head, pulling his thoughts together, and took out the Dream Orb, temporarily embedding it in his Starry Battle Armor.

The Dream Orb had the function of recording regions and teleporting, making it extremely important in a place like Dreamland, where he was unfamiliar with everything.

He then looked around, beginning to carefully examine his surroundings.

The sky was dim with a faint glow, and the entire world appeared desolate, with no sign of life. It resembled a dead zone, isolated from the rest of existence.

No, to be more precise, this place wasn’t completely devoid of anything. There were still plenty of strange creatures, like the one from earlier, lurking around.

Sterl scanned his surroundings, faintly perceiving distorted figures flickering in and out of sight.

This was clearly the unique hiding method of these creatures, relying on this state to drag their targets into the bizarre environment.

“The perception here is suppressed to an extremely low level. I can’t even sense the power of Law around me. This place… there aren’t even natural elements…”

Sterl’s heart sank.

With his range of perception, he could easily cover most of the Alpha 8 world, but here, he could only extend it for about a thousand meters at most.

The most crucial thing was that there weren’t even natural elements here. It should be known that even in the Endless Void, natural elements still exist. These elements are the foundation for the existence of any world. Without natural elements, a world would instantly collapse and disintegrate into nothingness!

This was something that applied to all of The Myriad Worlds—no world could avoid this.

However, he truly did not feel any elements here. Not just elements, even the power of faith could not be transmitted into this place.

This meant that the mana and Divine Power consumed here could not be replenished by absorbing natural elements or the power of faith. They could only rely on his own mana reserves. Once those were used up, aside from his physical body, all other abilities would be useless.

“No wonder the Kingdom of Orichalcum struggles so much with exploration here.”

After figuring out the general environment, Sterl understood. Without the ability to replenish mana and Divine Power, even a god entering this place and engaging in a few intense battles would be rendered powerless.

For beings below the level of a god, the situation was even worse. In an environment devoid of natural elements, the effects of all spells and abilities would be greatly reduced.

For example, the same fireball spell that could form a ten-meter-diameter fireball in the outside world, with an explosion radius of a hundred meters, could only form a fireball the size of a fist here, and its power would be significantly diminished.

In this sense, calling this place The Land of Death was not an exaggeration.

“Wait a minute, if such dangerous situations occur as soon as you enter, forget about acquiring resources—just advancing deeper would be an issue.”

Sterl’s gaze narrowed slightly. He felt that the location where he entered was completely different from the one the Kingdom of Orichalcum had used.

This difference was most likely due to the Dream Orb.

Whether this difference was good or bad was still uncertain, but one thing was clear: this place was definitely far more dangerous than the normal entry point.

Sterl glanced at a nearby twisted figure, attempting to use his perception to investigate, but what he saw remained the same in his senses.

He then used his soul power to observe from a soul perspective, but once again, it was the same twisted image, and he couldn’t see the true form of these creatures.

“Interesting.”

Sterl’s thoughts shifted, and he took out the Illusory Dream, releasing a wisp of Dream Power from it.

However, he didn’t activate this Dream Power immediately. Instead, he integrated it into his body to provide a temporary boost.

Instantly, the twisted shadow in front of him began to change rapidly.

The true form of the shadow was revealed before him—it was a creature similar to the one he had encountered earlier, but slightly smaller in size!

The other shadows around him also exposed themselves, and they appeared to belong to the same species. Aside from the size difference, there was almost no other notable distinction.

However, the one he had just crushed with his foot was likely the strongest among all these strange creatures.

“Indeed, Dream Power holds an absolute rank in this world.”

Sterl let out a sigh of relief. Thankfully, he had used his cheat ability to increase the Illusory Dream by 50 times, so Dream Power should be sufficient.

He then turned his attention to the peculiar creature nearest to him, and a surge of powerful soul energy poured out.

This time, under the enhancement of Dream Power, the soul power took effect. The small creature, about the size of a small dog, was drawn to him uncontrollably, coming to his side.

“Are you afraid of me?”

Sterl raised an eyebrow as he looked at the little beast trembling like a leaf in the wind.

Clearly, it was uncertain whether these creatures understood his words.

But Sterl could clearly sense that these creatures most likely recognized him, and… were extremely afraid of him.

This fear wasn’t solely because he had killed their strongest member earlier—though that was part of it—but more because of his identity.

It was like how a mortal would feel when facing Demon Garb. Even if they had never seen it before, once it appeared in front of them, they would recognize its terrifying presence.

And for these creatures, their current fear was even more intense than that.

Thus, Sterl knew he needed to first understand his identity, what kind of place this was, and what language these creatures used to communicate.

His thoughts shifted, and Soul Prison’s Eerie Eyes activated. The Soul Absorption ability enveloped the little beast, and in just a second, its expression became vacant and dazed. All of its memories were absorbed by Sterl.

He closed his eyes briefly and quickly consumed these memories. Slowly, sounds he could understand began to fill his ears.

“He… he killed Guga. Should we run?”

“Guga was the strongest. If even Guga is dead, we’re doomed!”

“War Demon, he’s the War Demon! Wasn’t he sealed at the lowest level?!”

“The War Demon broke the seal. What should we do? Who can stop him?”

These panicked voices were filled with fear. After absorbing the little beast’s memories, Sterl, with his soul’s strength, had no difficulty mastering their language. He now knew his identity—War Demon!

What this identity of “War Demon” meant, Sterl wasn’t entirely sure yet.

These creatures, known as Dream Beasts, had limited intelligence and knew little.

But from their name, it was clear that this identity must have once done things that sent shivers down the spine, to the point where the Dream Beasts feared it so much.

As for the origin of this identity, it was likely the effect of the Dream Orb. This identity was not fabricated—it truly existed. However, the original War Demon had already been completely replaced by him.

As for his current location, the Dream Beasts referred to it as the Eternal Light World. Here, there was never a night, and the entities that existed in this world were far more terrifying than darkness itself!

If Sterl wasn’t mistaken, this place should be a sealing ground within Dreamland, a place where terrifying Ultimate Evil Beings were sealed away.

The War Demon that Sterl had replaced was likely one of these Ultimate Evil Beings. Based on the reactions of the Dream Beasts, it seemed that the War Demon was among the most terrifying of those sealed here.

“Ultimate Evil?”

Sterl couldn’t help but feel a bit speechless.

No matter his appearance or demeanor, he couldn’t possibly be associated with Ultimate Evil, right?

However, based on the beings he had slain, calling him Ultimate Evil didn’t seem entirely out of place.

“But now, how do I get out?”

He didn’t care much about his identity. He had entered Dreamland to master Dream Power, a highly ranked power, to face the imminent crises ahead.

But now, having just entered, he had already been sealed away. The start of this journey was pretty awful.

However, Sterl felt that his current identity was likely quite high in the evil faction. If he could break free from the seal, this identity might serve him in unexpected ways.

With that thought, he turned his gaze toward the Dream Beasts, his eyes growing more malicious.

Right now, the amount of information he had was far too limited, and these Dream Beasts could help him solve that problem.

“Run… run away!”

“War Demon is going to eat us! Run!”

All the Dream Beasts scattered in panic, fleeing in all directions like startled birds.

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