Awakening：The Infinite Evolution of My Talent as a Low-Level Awakener - Chapter 802

Chapter 802: Chapter 802: Extreme Agony! Conspiracy Approaches!
“Let’s begin.”

Now that his swordsmanship had just broken through to the Master tier, his mental state was in optimal condition. It was the perfect time to enhance an arcane skill.

He focused his mind and gently tapped the plus sign behind Mighty Strength.

Suddenly, a mysterious force, like a wild beast, surged into his body, tearing through him with wild, frantic energy.

The sensation was completely different from when he had enhanced Spiritual Transcendence. The former had no pain at all. Instead, it took him deep into the sea of consciousness, where he witnessed the ultimate sublimation of his spiritual sea.

This, however, was pure, unrelenting agony—unlike anything he had ever felt before.

Thud…

Sterl staggered, the intense pain causing his body to go numb. Instinctively, he dropped to one knee, barely able to remain upright.

If it weren’t for his reliance on the Sword of the World to hold himself up, he might have collapsed completely.

A vast, blood-red mist poured from every pore, making him appear monstrous.

This wasn’t just the power of his Qi and blood; it was a mixture of blood and sweat, seeping out of his skin.

“What… is this… thing…?”

His eyes widened, his teeth gritted tightly, and a deep, suppressed growl rumbled from his throat.

In truth, Sterl had a high tolerance for pain. Whether it was from past battles, the agony of enhancing his talents, or the soul-forging experience that had nearly killed him—he had endured it all.

However, he never anticipated that the enhancement of this passive arcane skill would nearly send him straight to the afterlife!

The sensation of every muscle dissolving, every cell screaming in agony, was enough to send chills down anyone’s spine. It was far more terrifying than any form of torture he had ever faced.

Struggling to open his attribute panel, Sterl focused his gaze on the Health section.

He watched in horror as his health rapidly drained away, as if his body had been punctured by a hole, and his life was leaking out through it.

Even Sterl, with his mental fortitude, began to question his life.

If he hadn’t undergone the previous agonizing trials, this current enhancement might have killed him on the spot…

Taking a deep breath, Sterl shakily sat back down, using his immense mental strength to suppress the overwhelming waves of pain.

If this had happened before, he would never have been able to endure it. But now, with the enhancement of Spiritual Transcendence, his mental fortitude was significantly higher.

This was also a stroke of luck. He had first chosen to enhance his mental passives. Had he chosen strength-based passives first, he might have been killed by the pain.

Soon, under the suppression of his mental energy and the enhancement of his swordsmanship focus, Sterl entered a state where the pain brought on by the enhancement of his strength-based passive ability could barely be tolerated.

As time ticked by, inside Sterl’s body, it was as if a chaotic star cluster was shifting, with dramatic changes occurring every second. His physical limits were being broken over and over again, and the greatest power, the strongest force, continued to merge with his body throughout this process…

While Sterl calmly waited for the ultimate sublimation of his strength-based passive ability, a new turn of events was unfolding in the [Transcendence] world, specifically in the Alpha 8 world.

Alpha 8 World, the former Orichalcum Kingdom Royal City.

At this moment, the Royal City was surrounded by an immense army from hell, with Kun as the commander, always stationed at the front lines of the city walls, ready to defend against any potential crisis.

He sat on a grand throne, gazing down upon the land below.

It had been nearly a month since the powerful deity from the Orichalcum Kingdom attacked.

Kun had expected that the upper realm’s mighty beings would soon launch a new retaliation, but to his surprise, not a single sign of movement had come in all this time.

However, sometimes, peace was not a good thing; it might simply be the calm before the storm.

As this thought crossed his mind, a serious expression appeared on Kun’s face. He was the strongest lord of hell, and although he had his pride, the enemy they faced was an ancient power from the upper realms!

Of course, over the past month, he had not been idle.

While his master was in seclusion, orders had already been given, granting them full access to the Royal City’s treasure vault. They could freely use the various precious resources within to maximize their strength.

It was known that the Orichalcum Kingdom, as an ancient and powerful force roaming the Endless Void, had a treasure vault as vast as the stars, containing an abundance of resources, including many items capable of enhancing higher divine authority.

During this time, with the support of these immense resources, Kun’s power had surged rapidly.

In fact, Kun had extraordinary talent. Given his innate gifts, he should have already reached the level of a powerful deity. The reason he had remained at the upper divine authority level for so long was due to the suppression he faced within hell, constantly battling the malicious thoughts that arose there.

Now that hell was collapsing, some of those negative thoughts had dissipated, while others were absorbed and refined by him, giving him complete control. The restrictions that had once hindered his growth were now removed, leading to a period of explosive growth.

Now, his strength had reached the peak of upper divine authority, and he was already on the verge of breaking through, with only one step remaining to reach the level of a powerful deity.

Though Kun was about to cross this threshold, countless powerful beings had been stuck at this very step for an immeasurable amount of time.

However, it was clear that Kun was not among them. His breakthrough to becoming a powerful deity was merely a matter of time. His strength had just made a monumental leap, but it was impossible to break through in the short term.

Breaking through realms was not something to be taken lightly—it required time and patience to be carefully honed. This period was not only the weakest time but also the most susceptible to fluctuations.

Even if a breakthrough was successful, it would still take time to adapt to the sudden surge in power. Otherwise, during battle, there was a high risk of vulnerability and gaps opening up due to the inability to handle the new power.

Those who purportedly broke through during battle were either fictional characters from novels or cheaters who had hacked their way through. In reality, such a thing was impossible.

It wasn’t just Kun—with the support of the Orichalcum Kingdom’s treasure vault, the overall strength of the Legion of Hell had also seen a tremendous increase. Every day, new soldiers were achieving breakthroughs.

The originally demigod army of over a hundred thousand had, within this month, seen more than ten thousand soldiers advance to the level of gods!

A force of over ten thousand gods was an unimaginable scale in the [Transcendence] world. Even the powerful deities of the upper realms would have to take notice.

However, such a rapid pace of advancement was about to come to an end—not because these beings had exhausted their potential, but because the royal vault of Orichalcum Kingdom could no longer bear the strain.

This was the inevitable cost of strengthening power. Kun paid no mind to it, as he knew that what was gained had to be paid for. Building strength through resources was always worth it.

As for Sterl, there was no need to even mention it—he would spend the resources he had seized without any hesitation or regret.

Boom!!

As Kun pondered over what Conspiracy might be unfolding in the Orichalcum Kingdom, a thunderous, earth-shattering sound suddenly rang from the distance!

Kun immediately rose to his feet, his gaze sweeping across the horizon, searching for the source of the sound.

He saw, a thousand miles from the royal city, a circular portal slowly materializing.

It looked as if the sky itself had been forcibly torn open, creating a passage—an awe-inspiring sight.

“Prepare the entire army!!”

Kun didn’t know what this phenomenon was, but his instincts told him that the long-quiet Conspiracy in the Orichalcum Kingdom was about to begin.

With a single command, the Legion of Hell, always on high alert, quickly mobilized. The vast army, like an indestructible wall, stood ready to defend the royal city.

In less than ten minutes, the massive army had assembled.

In addition to the original Legion of Hell, over the course of the last month, Kun had also mobilized other races that he had subdued from the Alpha 8 world.

Now, the total size of the Legion of Hell had surpassed ten million.

Of course, the majority of these were second-class and third-class cannon fodder, with only the elite soldiers from various races in hell reaching legendary tier. Including the native combatants from Alpha 8 world, the number of legendary tier soldiers had surpassed five million!

Additionally, the backbone of the army, at the demigod tier, had reached just over 300,000. Many of these were recently promoted demigods, and there was a significant gap between them and the legendary tier.

Above the army, there were over ten thousand divine-level hellish experts, nearly fifty pseudo upper divine authorities, and almost twenty core upper divine authority figures.

This was an extremely powerful army, representing absolute power and control in this world.

However, Kun’s face remained grave and serious.

Their enemies were not other worlds from the lower realms, but powerful foes from the upper realms.

While the size of this army was formidable, in the face of absolute power, no matter how many ants there were, they would always remain ants, easily crushed.

Watching the circular void remain silent, Kun immediately issued an order for the army to establish various formations and traps.

On the city walls, all the various killing weapons taken from the royal vault were activated.

By the time these preparations were complete, an hour had passed.

However, the void that had appeared out of nowhere still showed no signs of movement.

Kun grew increasingly uneasy. This feeling seemed as if they were being made to gather their strength, only to be utterly destroyed in the end.

With this thought in mind, he hesitated not at all. Using the authority granted to him by his master before his seclusion, he directly activated the massive city defense array above the royal city!

In an instant, a semi-transparent blood-red barrier enveloped the entire royal city and the army at an incredibly fast speed.

Under the cover of the formation, all the soldiers immediately felt an overwhelming surge of power throughout their bodies. Their Qi, blood, and energy began to boil and surge with newfound vigor.