Awakening：The Infinite Evolution of My Talent as a Low-Level Awakener-Chapter 746: The Power of Purgatory!

The powerful figures from the Kingdom of Orichalcum had never underestimated Sterl. On the contrary, they held this individual, who had single-handedly ruled Hell and conquered the entire Alpha 8 world, in the highest regard.

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Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent Fay.

It should be known that Fay was a formidable warrior subdued by the third-generation ruler of the Kingdom of Orichalcum. Even among those with immense Divine Power, Fay was considered one of the upper tier.

Moreover, with Fay's immortality and his sea of blood ability, even the topmost figures were unwilling to face him in battle.

For a lunatic like this, it was far too troublesome to get involved. If he ever took things seriously, it would be an unending, no-mercy situation.

And now, the so-called God of Disaster, the ferocious beast Fay, had just had his skull forcefully opened in a brutal operation. Anyone in his place would be utterly stunned.

"Hoo… Hoo…"

Fay lowered his head as a dark red, almost black blood aura spread from his body. The Blood Flame that surrounded him also began to deepen in color.

A violent, destructive emotion brewed within him. An invisible killing intent spread rapidly, causing every creature in the vicinity to feel a chill run down their spines, as if a pair of massive hands had gripped their throats.

Furthermore, vast amounts of plants withered, and even the earth began to dry up, as if the very life force was being drained.

"Roar!!"

Fay let out a furious roar, and his heavily wounded single eye suddenly opened. The damage was completely healed, and strange waves of energy gathered in his eye, emanating a disturbing presence.

"So, this is the ferocious beast."

Sterl's face twitched slightly. His Annihilation Realm King's Fist had been powerful enough to obliterate the monster that once destroyed the entire Hell.

He had thought that even if Fay didn't die, he would lose his ability to fight, but now it seemed that the opposite was true: his attack had only enraged the beast.

Sterl could sense that Fay's sanity was slowly eroding. With every piece of his reason that vanished, the ferocity emanating from Fay grew more and more terrifying.

In other words, this was Fay's true nature. This was the root cause of why the powerful figures in the Kingdom of Orichalcum found him such a headache.

And now, this ferocious beast was truly unleashed.

Bang!

The royal city trembled as the ground within a thousand-meter radius suddenly collapsed beneath them.

Fay's body appeared like a ghost behind Sterl, so fast that even in the Star-Bone Body state, Sterl barely had time to react.

He spun around and threw a punch. A brutal, primal force surged forth, hurling Sterl into the air.

Thousands of meters away, Sterl glanced at his palm and felt a sharp pain in his finger bones.

He realized that his once-proud strength was now somewhat inferior to the current Fay.

It was at this moment that Sterl finally understood why the ferocious beast was categorized alongside the barbaric creatures and even the Void Behemoths.

Because the powerful ferocious beast's physical strength was somewhat unfathomable,

In Sterl's view, beings with immense Divine Power should primarily rely on Laws and various potent abilities. But Fay, on the other hand, had poured all his power into his physical form, making even the Laws subordinate to his flesh.

The strength that came with it, however, was terrifyingly immense.

He even suspected that, even with formidable Divine Power, if someone were to take a punch from the ferocious Fay in his enraged state, there would be a risk of instant death.

"Roar!!"

After landing the blow, Fay's fury didn't subside; instead, it intensified.

He charged toward Sterl again. In that moment, he bore no resemblance to a powerful deity. He was simply a mindless monster, but one whose strength was frightening beyond measure.

A large number of Threads of the Starry Dome gathered in front of Sterl, forming a strong, resilient web that appeared before Fay in the blink of an eye.

Normally, due to the stealthy nature of the Threads of the Starry Dome, even with a full focus of Divine Power, one might not be able to detect them.

But Fay seemed to possess foresight, as he twisted his body in an almost unnatural way, leaping over the starlit web without any hesitation, charging straight toward Sterl.

"Such strong instinctive abilities."

Sterl was taken aback. He realized that Fay, in this state, possessed an absurdly powerful primal instinct. He even began to suspect that the ferocious beast's rationality might have been deliberately suppressed by the Kingdom of Orichalcum as a form of restraint.

With a long sigh, Sterl's eyes deepened as he stared directly at the oncoming Fay.

From their earlier encounter, he now understood that, even with the Star-Bone Body's enhancement, he could not afford to clash head-on with Fay.

It wasn't that Fay was unbeatable, but rather that it wasn't necessary. Even if Sterl used the full explosive power of the Star-Bone Body to forcibly suppress Fay, he would pay a heavy price. That was unavoidable. If Orichalcum still had any tricks up their sleeves after that, he would be in a very passive position.

In an instant, the Gate of Purgatory opened in front of Sterl.

Against a mindless beast like this, using Phantom Purgatory was the most effective method.

The Gate of Purgatory began to spin wildly, and an irresistible, terrifying force of attraction enveloped Fay.

Even though Fay's speed had already exceeded the constraints of time and transcended the speed of light, he still couldn't escape the pull of the Gate of Purgatory.

In the next moment, Fay's body suddenly stiffened. His charge toward Sterl faltered, and he uncontrollably fell into the abyss.

In the Purgatory Space, a terrifying ferocious beast was struggling wildly. It was none other than Fay's soul.

"What... is this place?!"

Instinctively triggered by a heightened sense of danger, Fay's rationality began to return slightly. To his horror, he realized that his soul was being pulled into an unknown space.

Additionally, numerous soul thorns wrapped around him, binding him tightly, like a trapped prey.

Sensing the mysterious space, a wave of death's threat surged into his mind, causing Fay's heart to tremble.

This was the first time he had ever felt this way. He immediately began to struggle desperately, his massive soul body crashing against the surrounding soul thorns over and over again.

But his struggles only drew more soul thorns. These thorns seemed to have some kind of special property, directly piercing through Fay's soul body, pinning him in place.

The next moment, countless Fire of Purgatory rose up, beginning to burn Fay's soul with intense fury.

Phantom Purgatory: The eyes generate a Purgatory Space. Anything within sight of the eyes will have their soul instantly pulled into the Purgatory Space. All of the enemy's negative emotions will turn into soul thorns, penetrating the soul body. Any soul with strength lower than the caster's will be completely restrained.

At the same time, souls within the Purgatory Space will suffer the endless burning of Soul Forge Fire, causing 5%-100% soul damage per second!

All souls that perish within the Purgatory Space will become the caster's puppets, permanently sealed within the Purgatory Space, entirely under the caster's control.

The souls turned into puppets will gain immortality in the soul, reviving automatically after death within the Purgatory Space. The time to revive depends on the strength of the soul puppet.

Currently, the Phantom Purgatory had its damage floor raised directly to 5%!

Furthermore, Fay's soul strength and size were not that much different from Sterl's previous opponent, and in terms of strength, Fay was even slightly weaker.

So, the burning damage from the Fire of Purgatory increased directly to 15% per second!

Moreover, the consumption of Phantom Purgatory was reduced to 20% per second, enough to last a full five seconds. The combination of both effects would result in a soul harvest that led to certain death!

"Ah!!"

Fay's soul body let out a piercing scream, and the unimaginable pain almost shattered his consciousness.

Under the burning of the Fire of Purgatory, his massive soul melted like a candle. Every second, parts of his soul body dissolved away.

What drove Fay to the brink of collapse wasn't just the pain, but the overwhelming terror of helplessness.

As a powerful Divine Power, an Ancient Behemoth, he had no chance to resist, like prey in the hands of a butcher, watching helplessly as he stepped toward his annihilation.

After a full four seconds, the Fire of Purgatory gradually dissipated, and Fay's soul was forcibly ejected from the Purgatory Space, returning to his physical body.

"Roar!!"

The moment his soul returned, a crushing roar sounded from the ground.

Fay's entire body went limp. Although only four seconds had passed, his soul had already sustained 60% of its true soul damage.

The sensation was no different from having half of his soul cut off.

The heavily wounded soul left him struggling to maintain control of his body. In other words, his soul was no longer capable of controlling his physical form.

However, Fay's recovery ability was still quite strong, especially after merging with the sea of blood. Even though the damage to his soul was terrifying, after taking a few breaths to recover, things began to settle down. He forcibly stood up and immediately shut his eyes, afraid of being dragged back into that mysterious space.

Sterl's eyes returned to normal.

Looking down at Fay, whose body was twitching and whose breath was weak, a smile spread across Sterl's face.

The evolved Soul Prison's Eerie Eyes had not disappointed him. No matter how powerful a Divine Power might be, once trapped in the Purgatory Space, the enemy could only be slaughtered at his will!

But he didn't expend all his soul power at once, or else he would be left in a weakened state himself. Maintaining the Phantom Purgatory for three seconds was the safest option, allowing his soul power to recover in no time.

Since he had sustained it for four seconds, it would take at least several minutes for him to be able to initiate the next use.

But looking at Fay now, he had already lost most of his combat ability.

Soul damage wasn't something that could be easily recovered from. Even a powerful Divine Power couldn't overcome soul-based harm!

This was the strength of the Soul Prison's Eerie Eyes—it stacked almost all its abilities against the soul, allowing it to unleash such power.

"What in the world… are you?"

Fay's voice trembled. At this moment, he could no longer keep his composure.

It had been close. If he had stayed in that space for a few more seconds, he would have been as good as dead!

The most terrifying part was that he still had no idea what was happening—everything about it was eerily strange!

Even the beast known for its ferocity was starting to feel fear.