Awakening：The Infinite Evolution of My Talent as a Low-Level Awakener-Chapter 796: Overlord Enhancement! Slash Power Tier +5!

"Sever."

In an instant, Sterl activated the ultimate ability of the Dream Orb. His body, like a fleeting illusion, transformed into a bubble and vanished in the blink of an eye.

At that moment, far in the distance, Monroe extended his finger and lightly pointed at Sterl. The golden secret rune on his chest was activated to its utmost potential.

Compared to War Soul Resonance, secret rune resonance had an additional effect. In addition to activating arcane skills and fully energizing the secret runes of all soldiers, it could also gather the power of the secret runes on the soldiers, significantly enhancing the power of the secret runes that Monroe himself controlled.

At this moment, time seemed to freeze. A golden finger made purely of secret rune energy shot toward Sterl.

This was Monroe's most powerful ability, a simple yet brutal effect—accelerating the secret rune energy to faster-than-light speeds, allowing it to transcend the boundaries of time and space for an attack.

He called it the Finger of Fate, meaning the Finger of Severed Fate.

Over the centuries, he had relied on this ability to slay hundreds of enemy commanders on the battlefield, to the point where, during his battles, enemy high-ranking officials were too terrified to even show their faces!

At the same time, Sterl felt an overwhelming threat. In that instant, his Star-Bone Body instinctively activated, but even then, he could only barely catch a glimpse of the blurred existence of the finger.

It was too fast!

His intuition told him that if this strike hit, even the immense vitality of Star-Bone Body wouldn't be enough to prevent an irreversible wound!

Fortunately, the severing ability of the Dream Orb had already been activated. No matter how fast the Finger of Fate was, it could not transcend the causal flow of fate and strike him before the severance took place.

Thus, this terrifying finger passed through where he once stood, while Sterl's form turned into countless bubbles and vanished from this world.

Even now, Monroe remained in the same position, watching as Sterl disappeared into thin air under the encirclement of the army. His expression remained unchanged, devoid of any emotion, but the aura around him grew increasingly terrifying.

Once the Finger of Fate was unleashed, it had never failed before. This was the first time.

"War Demon, huh..." Monroe muttered to himself, while quickly issuing commands under the secret rune resonance state.

Soon, the heavy armored legion and the Radiant heavy cavalry began to quickly disperse, sealing off the entire area within a hundred-mile radius, leaving no way in or out.

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"Your time has ended. How much longer can the old era hold on?"

Through the effect of secret rune resonance, Monroe used the power of his many soldiers to cover a vast area, performing atomic-level sensing across the entire region.

It turned out that War Demon had indeed escaped, but Monroe had a feeling that Sterl had not left the Imperial Capital's range. In fact, it was possible that he had returned to the Eternal Light World.

Regardless, the next time War Demon appeared, it would certainly be here.

Therefore, what Monroe needed to do wasn't to launch a worldwide manhunt or search, but to wait patiently, like waiting for a rabbit at a hunting post. Now that the Dream Spirit Empire had already dominated the entire world, even if it wasn't fully unified, the remaining forces were incapable of stirring up much trouble. He could afford to wait, and so could the Dream Spirit Empire.

Once War Demon was completely dealt with, the Land of Nightmares could also be eradicated thoroughly.

Eternal Light World, Abyssal Prison, Lower Levels.

A blurry figure slowly began to materialize.

Soon after, this figure solidified and became real at a visible speed.

Before long, Sterl emerged from the spatial layers.

"A troublesome opponent..."

Once he appeared, Sterl let out a long sigh, and his nerves, which had been under constant high pressure, finally relaxed.

The result of this test had been very successful.

The military strength of this world was undoubtedly the most powerful force he had encountered in all his travels!

Even the upper realms of the [Transcendence] world could not boast such a terrifying military, which was almost beyond comprehension.

Being surrounded by such a military was incredibly stressful for Sterl, especially considering that many of the elite forces within the army were incredibly powerful, with no shortage of beings at the level of mighty deities.

Of course, although the pressure was immense, the gains were equally substantial.

True combat was far different from cultivation in the Land of All Beings. The former was a crucible forged between life and death, while the latter only magnified and refined each of your insights.

If you were to compare the two in terms of improvement, the Land of All Beings would certainly be superior.

However, when it came to absorbing the remnants of the Nightmare Overlord's techniques, the former was far more effective.

Furthermore, the improvement in technique abilities was not as simple as just leveling up. Beyond insights, the battles between life and death were also crucial. Without those, it would be meaningless for the techniques to simply take form without true intent.

After several hours of battle, he had absorbed and internalized the majority of the Nightmare Overlord's technique remnants. His original Swordsmanship Grandmaster Lv11 was now soaring to Lv40!

[Swordsmanship Grandmaster (Technique·Passive, Lv40):]

Increases sword weapon attack power by 480%.

Neural reflex speed +118%.

Dynamic visual ability +66%.

[Swordsmanship Grandmaster Lv10 Derivative Ability · Overlord: ]

When executing heavy sword slashes, the light overbearing physique effect is applied, increasing the slash power tier by +1.

[Swordsmanship Grandmaster Lv20 Derivative Ability · Overlord Enhancement +1:]

When executing heavy sword slashes, the overbearing physique effect is enhanced, increasing the slash power tier by +1.

[Swordsmanship Grandmaster Lv30 Derivative Ability · Overlord Enhancement +2:]

When executing heavy sword slashes, the overbearing physique effect is enhanced a second time, increasing the slash power tier by +1.

[Swordsmanship Grandmaster Lv40 Derivative Ability · Overlord Enhancement +3:]

When executing heavy sword slashes, the overbearing physique effect is enhanced three times, increasing the slash power tier by +2 and physical defense tier by +1.

The Swordsmanship Grandmaster, having soared nearly thirty levels, had undergone earth-shattering changes!

First, the passive increase in sword weapon attack power from the Swordsmanship Grandmaster had reached nearly 500%!

His neural reflex speed and dynamic visual ability also saw significant improvements.

This was the allure of technique abilities—at lower levels, their effects weren't fully apparent, but by the mid-to-late stages, the impact of these abilities could be terrifying!

Of course, without a strong technique ability, it would have been impossible for Nightmare Overlord to make it his core ability.

It was precisely because of the immense potential in technique abilities that Sterl had chosen to incorporate it into his core combat system.

Compared to specialized tier abilities, at the Grandmaster level, every ten levels would unlock a powerful, exclusive ability.

For Sterl, the derivative ability between levels 20 and 40 was Overlord!

All of his swordsmanship technique ability improvements had been invested in enhancing the overbearing physique effect and increasing the slash power tier.

This was the insight he gained from the Nightmare Overlord. The power of technique abilities lies not in their quantity but in their refinement. By focusing his technique on a single point, he could achieve the ultimate sublimation. Hence, while absorbing and internalizing the Nightmare Overlord's technique remnants, Sterl had always focused on this aspect.

Now, at Swordsmanship Grandmaster Lv40, his derivative ability had directly enhanced the overbearing physique effect three times, increased his slash power tier by +5, and raised his physical defense tier by one level.

The result was that every slash he made now carried an unimaginable amount of power, especially in terms of slash force. What appeared to be an ordinary strike was actually imbued with the power to break through anything!

"I wonder what the limit of the Grandmaster-level technique ability is," Sterl thought to himself. "At this rate, if I absorb all the Nightmare Overlord's technique remnants, even if I don't reach the Master level, it wouldn't be far off."

With that thought, he took out the Dream Orb, and a look of pain crossed his face.

The surface of the Dream Orb had a gruesome crack running down the middle, extending deep inside, showing that it had suffered irreversible damage. If it took another blow like that, it would undoubtedly shatter completely!

[Dream Orb]

Description: A pearl containing the law of dreams, seemingly fused with some mysterious power that gives it the ability to connect to unknown worlds. Perhaps by using this pearl, one could gain unimaginable rewards—or perhaps... it would bring an unforeseen crisis. Once, the Kingdom of Orichalcum used this pearl to acquire vast wealth, until an uncontrollable crisis occurred. Since then, this pearl has been sealed here forever.

[Effect:]

Gateway of Dreams: It can open the Gateway of Passage, allowing entry into the endless Dreamworld to explore unknown mysteries and powers. Upon entering Dreamland, every region explored by the user will be recorded by the Dream Orb. While in Dreamland, the Dream Orb can be used to open the Gateway of Dreams, instantly teleporting to any of the recorded locations. Shocking Wave: After entering the Dreamworld, the user's identity will undergo a tremendous enhancement. Depending on their traits, they will assume the identity of a deceased powerful being, a descendant of a powerful being, or a ???.

(Note: This identity may grant an extremely high initial status, but it may also attract enemies related to that identity. The user may choose whether to replace this identity.) Sanctuary: After entering Dreamland using the Dream Orb, the user will receive the protection of Dreamland. Their fortune will be enhanced, and when taking damage from unknown sources, their resistance will increase by 50%, and the degree of damage will be reduced by 30%. Severance: The user can activate the Dream Orb at any time to forcibly teleport out of Dreamland, escaping any environment.

(Note: Using this ability will cause irreversible damage to the Dream Orb. After two uses, it will definitely break!)

This is the cost of using the Severance ability.

Although Sterl felt some regret, he knew that there was nothing he could do to change this reality.

Up to this point, he had not found any information regarding the Dream Orb. So, for the final opportunity to use it, he would absolutely avoid using it unless it was absolutely necessary.

However, in the situation he had encountered earlier, aside from using the Dream Orb, Sterl really had no better solutions.

After all, those two legions were just too terrifying.