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

Upon seeing this, Sterl's pupils contracted slightly.

This ability was incredibly similar to the Perfect Regeneration of his Star-Bone Sacred Body. However, from the aura, it seemed that the creature's strength hadn't increased—it had merely strengthened its physical defense.

Even so, this was already an incredibly troublesome opponent.

After all, this was an Annihilation Realm King's Fist, gathered to its extreme in Sterl's normal state.

The power of this punch, while it might not threaten a being at the level of a powerful Divine Power, should be enough to send any upper-level divine authority flying with a single hit.

Yet this punch was easily blocked by the creature.

The most crucial thing was that Sterl couldn't figure out whether this ability was something the mysterious invaders already possessed or something developed from his own Perfect Regeneration.

If it was the former, then there was no surprise. Given the invaders' deep reserves, it wouldn't be shocking for them to have this kind of power. But if it was the latter... that would be an entirely different matter.

But no matter what, Sterl's task now was clear: destroy this creature, break this space, and return to the [Tanscendence] world.

At that moment, the creature finally moved. Its enormous body shot forward like a beam of light, instantly appearing before Sterl. With its fists pressed together, it struck forcefully toward him.

At the same time, a crack opened in its back, and numerous tendrils began to spread out, aggressively trying to crush Sterl.

Everything happened so quickly that time around them seemed to freeze.

However, Sterl, as if expecting this, managed to narrowly dodge the attack, though its speed far exceeded his own.

This was, of course, the effect of Dimension Perception, which allowed him to foresee the attack before it happened.

But then, to his surprise, the creature's fists detached from its body and flew directly toward Sterl, seemingly having predicted his movements in advance.

This was far too sudden and fast—despite Dimension Perception's warning, Sterl was unable to avoid the strike in time and was hit head-on!

In an instant, his body was blasted backward and flew thousands of miles away, crashing into the space barrier before finally coming to a stop.

"Cough... What... is this?"

Sterl clutched his chest, where the flesh, bones, and even his heart had been completely obliterated by the punch, leaving him pierced through.

However, thanks to his Perfect Regeneration ability, what seemed like a fatal and grotesque wound healed instantly, as if nothing had happened.

Seeing the massive black giant once again appear before him, Sterl's shock hadn't yet subsided.

This was just too bizarre. The creature actually seemed to possess a power similar to his Dimension Perception. But unlike Dimension Perception, which warned of impending doom, this ability was pure precognition—predicting all of his movements, actions, and even abilities!

Since acquiring Dimension Perception, he had never encountered such a situation, and it felt nearly impossible to defend against.

"This is specifically targeting me..."

Taking a deep breath, he chose not to activate Phantom Purgatory. He had already used Soul Insight to scan the creature, and it turned out to be a pure energy body, its material form stacked and layered, but it had no soul.

Because of this, Soul Prison's Eerie Eyes were completely ineffective.

Thankfully, his vitality and regeneration were now at an almost immortal level, so as long as this creature didn't have the ability to instantly kill him, he could endure.

But no sooner had this thought crossed his mind than the giant moved again. Its massive form descended from the sky like Mount Tai, and suddenly, its abdomen split open, turning into a grotesque maw, attempting to swallow Sterl whole.

With Dimension Perception activated, Sterl had foreseen this move, so he instantly activated his teleportation ability, hoping to evade the giant's jaws.

However, just as he moved, countless tendrils filled with dense gray energy surged toward him, quickly enclosing him. Under the influence of this gray energy, his teleportation failed, unable to activate.

Feeling the deadly danger through his Dimension Perception, Sterl could only sigh helplessly.

It was too fast, too overwhelming, and too specifically designed to counter him!

The creature knew about Phantom Purgatory's power, so it directly formed an energy body with no soul—what could he do against that?

Then came the counteraction against Dimension Perception, and the creature's response to Sterl's Perfect Regeneration—it was a terrifying machine specifically created to hunt him down!

The most frightening thing was how little time had passed since he had withdrawn his forces from the mother body. How long had it been?

In such a short span, not only had they analyzed his abilities, but they had also created such a lethal weapon—how terrifying!

He had thought that after strengthening himself with five million soul power, he could easily crush anything in his path. Now, it seemed… the world was far too vast.

With that thought, he decided to reveal his trump card. Let the mysterious forces see his true strength and boundless potential!

"Star-Bone Body... Activate!!"

With a low growl, the remaining Power of Star-Bone within him was instantly activated.

Suddenly, a surge of power, like cosmic radiation, erupted from his body!

His vitality and regeneration abilities skyrocketed by ten times!

It's important to note that after the enhancement with five million soul power, his vitality and regeneration had already increased significantly. Now, with the additional tenfold boost, they reached an unimaginable level.

Next came the defensive power comparable to Stellar Crystal, the speed of starlight, and the terrifying force of a supernova explosion!

The strength of the Star-Bone Body only increases as his own power grows, so now, the power he had while activating Star-Bone Body was clearly greater than when he had used it before!

"Get lost!"

He extended his hand and slapped out. Now, his speed was much faster than that of the monster. While its precognition was powerful, what use was it when the strike was unavoidable? Even if it saw it coming, it was powerless.

Boom!

The massive creature was sent flying like a broken sack, its tendrils snapping off, and its entire body twisting. It nearly collapsed from the force of the slap!

The power was immense, but the cost was equally terrifying.

After just that single slap, Sterl felt that the remaining Power of Star-Bone within him was nearly depleted. Once it ran out, not only would he lose the power of Star-Bone Body, but he'd also enter a weakened state, and that could be disastrous.

So, he immediately commanded the soul puppets within Purgatory Space and sent them all into the Soul Devourer Sphere, rapidly refining them into soul power.

Once he absorbed all of it, he converted it into Power of Star-Bone, extending the duration of Star-Bone Body to nearly 30 seconds.

If he engaged in simple combat, it would only last around 10 seconds.

"Ten seconds... that's enough."

He took a deep breath. With Star-Bone Body active, he felt as though even a Great Divine Power could be crushed by his might. This monster was no match for him!

In this brief moment, the creature's formidable vitality showed itself. The terrifying wounds it had suffered were nearly healed, and its body strength had increased once again.

And when it saw the formidable appearance of Sterl in Star-Bone Body, the massive black giant actually stopped its attack.

Then, Sterl saw a surge of gray flame suddenly rise from the creature's body.

Instantly, the energy emanating from the dark giant began to grow rapidly. With Star-Bone Body now activated, the previously disappeared Dimension Perception was reactivated, and a faint sense of threat reached him.

Sensing the faint warning, Sterl was momentarily stunned, a flash of horror passing through his eyes.

He never expected that the mysterious beings behind this would actually take his Star-Bone Body into account, and this monster was truly using its energy body to burn itself, exchanging it for even more terrifying power!

In this case, wasn't the advantage of Star-Bone Body nullified?

Thinking about this, Sterl couldn't help but feel a bit heavy-hearted. If he engaged in battle, Star-Bone Body could only last ten seconds.

He had no idea how long this monster could sustain itself, but he didn't dare to gamble, because if he lost that gamble, the consequences would be far worse than anything he wanted to see.

"Damn! How is this so troublesome!"

He couldn't help but swear, his face growing even darker.

In the blink of an eye, the black giant's power had completed its enhancement. Though its terrifying aura was still weaker than Sterl's current state, the gap between them was no longer as large as before, and it was at least no longer at the level where it could instantly kill him. Read the latest on My Virtual Library Empire

Before Sterl could think of a strategy, the monster took the initiative to attack. Four pairs of arms extended from its sides, ten arms in total, all charging toward Sterl like pile drivers, relentlessly bombarding him.

Sterl had no time to think, so he could only channel his energy to counter, swinging his fists to clash with the strikes.

Each time an arm was blocked, the black giant's arm would explode, only to quickly regenerate, and within half a second, they had exchanged blows nearly ten thousand times!

The black giant kept cycling between shattering and recovering, and by now, the overall strength of its body had increased by nearly fifty percent. However, after reaching this strength, the increase stopped, clearly indicating that this ability was not without cost.

On the other hand, Sterl's Star-Bone Body, though possessing the strength of Stellar Crystal, remained completely unscathed as they collided, but the Power of Star-Bone within him was rapidly being depleted. The rate of consumption was far faster than Sterl had anticipated.

At this rate, not only would he not be able to last ten seconds, but if he made it to five or six seconds, he'd be thanking his lucky stars.

"Damn it... Could it really end here?"

Sterl was stunned. He had thought he was strong enough, but he hadn't expected to be countered to this extent. Even using Star-Bone Body was being neutralized—who could have predicted this?!