Awakening：The Infinite Evolution of My Talent as a Low-Level Awakener-Chapter 816: The Hidden Dangers of the Gray Mist! The Marvelous Use of High-Level Soul Power!

After resolving this crisis, he would need to return to Dreamland immediately and engage in the ongoing contest with the Dream Spirit Empire. If his injuries didn't heal soon, it wouldn't bode well for him.

As the saying goes, "The longer the night, the more dreams," and the longer this dragged on, the more likely the situation in Dreamland would change in ways he didn't want to see.

"Let's try using soul power to wash and restore it," Sterl said helplessly. Soul power was a versatile force—able to enhance one's strength, and its effects in healing both soul and physical wounds were extremely impressive.

However, these strange gray mists were so difficult to expel that even the Power of Star-Bone struggled to drive them out. The consumption of ordinary soul power might not be as effective as hoped.

After attempting to absorb 100,000 units of ordinary soul power, Sterl decisively stopped, sensing only a small portion of the gray mist had dissipated within his body. His expression darkened.

"What kind of power is this, that even soul power can't deal with it?" Sterl muttered with a furrowed brow. This gray mist, from the ordinary cannon fodder to the giant black hand, all contained this same power.

However, despite being made of the same gray mist, the varying densities caused vastly different levels of damage.

If it were the gray mist from the cannon fodder monsters, Sterl could completely ignore it. Even the regular soldiers of the Legion of Hell, under the enhancement and protection of War Soul Resonance, could easily withstand it.

But the gray mist on the giant hand was of such a high concentration that its mere presence in the world could cause the entire world's decay. This demonstrated the terrifying density of the mist.

With the weak consumption of ordinary soul power, Sterl turned his attention to high-level soul power.

"Although both ordinary and high-level soul power are pure forces of the soul, their quality and tier are entirely different. Ordinary soul power can be absorbed through the physical body to enhance the body, but high-level soul power can only be absorbed through the soul, used to break through the soul's limits and unlock new soul talents."

"No, to be precise, it isn't absorption. It's more like using high-level soul power as a one-time consumable to break through limits."

"High-level soul power is too pure and of an extremely high tier. If one were to directly absorb it with both body and soul, it would only lead to collapse and distortion."

Having mastered the Soul Devourer Sphere for a long time, and having broken through two limits and awakened two powerful talents, Sterl naturally had an in-depth understanding of these two types of soul power.

The reason he had directed his mother-body puppet to focus on producing ordinary soul power was entirely because his body and soul could not absorb high-level soul power. Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken such a backward approach.

But now, things were different.

With the enhancement of the two ultimate passives, Spiritual Transcendence and Sublimation of Power, his body and soul had undergone some mystical changes.

This change, aside from his strength and tier, also involved the improvement of his potential!

Every being and thing has a limit to its potential, and he was no exception. However, the ultimate passives could elevate his potential, allowing him to climb the boundless path.

Thus, with the two ultimate passives, certain limitations had been broken. He might now be able to harness the power of high-level soul power.

"Let's give it a try… if it works…"

A complex glint flashed in Sterl's eyes, a mixture of concern and anticipation.

Currently, to enhance both the physical body and soul with ordinary soul power, it usually required tens of millions in value.

To put it into perspective, tens of millions of ordinary soul power could only be collected from beings with massive potential—beings numbering in the billions.

Even if one slaughtered several dimensional worlds, it would still be unlikely to gather such an enormous amount of ordinary soul power.

Furthermore, the amount of soul power required increases over time. Eventually, even a slight increase might demand hundreds of millions of soul power, a staggering amount.

In addition, after acquiring the Sword of the World and training in swordsmanship techniques, he had no intention of mimicking the silver-white races' methods of collecting soul power through bloody massacres.

Even if he could conquer an entire world this way, it would not be recognized by the world, and thus, he wouldn't be able to increase the quality of the Sword of the World.

For a master of techniques, only a powerful and suitable weapon could truly bring out one's strength. Once the weapon's condition deteriorated, their combat power would drop by a significant margin.

Therefore, Sterl had no intention of making such a short-sighted decision.

However, high-level soul power was different. Not only was it more effective, but as his strength and tier increased, the ways to acquire high-level soul power would only increase. Currently, he had already accumulated tens of thousands of units of high-level soul power. If he could effectively use this vast accumulation, his strength would rise rapidly.

"A small attempt should pose no major risk," Sterl said with a determined look on his face.

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Saying it was one thing; actually trying it was another.

In any case, with his current foundation and vitality, even if his body couldn't fully endure it, at least it wouldn't be life-threatening.

He then took a deep breath, his powerful mental energy forming invisible barriers in front of him, completely enveloping his body.

With that, he gripped the Soul Devourer Sphere and slowly began to channel the accumulated high-level soul power within it.

Inside the Soul Devourer Sphere, a colorful, dazzling ribbon of light gradually flowed into Sterl's body.

A total of ten units of high-level soul power, equivalent to the complete essence condensed from the soul of a deity.

Once the high-level soul power entered his body, it spontaneously surged toward his soul. It didn't seek to merge with the soul directly; instead, it settled around the soul, accumulating. When the accumulation reached a certain threshold, it would begin to forcibly break through limits and birth new soul talents.

However, this time, Sterl actively focused his will, guiding the path of the high-level soul power.

"This step is quite easy."

After Spiritual Transcendence, Sterl's mental energy effortlessly took control of the high-level soul power's active settling. He then focused all his attention, cautiously guiding the high-level soul power into his body.

To his surprise, it wasn't clear whether the high-level soul power was unclaimed pure soul power, or if it was because he, as the master of the Soul Devourer Sphere, had absolute control over this power, or perhaps due to the immense strength of his mental energy, but Sterl found that he could direct this high-level soul power with incredible precision.

Seeing this, Sterl was pleased; everything was going much more smoothly than he had anticipated. But this was just the beginning.

Once the high-level soul power was successfully drawn into his body, Sterl, after making some emergency preparations, directed the power toward the strange gray mist.

Zzziii!

When the high-level soul power met the gray mist, it was as if water and fire were clashing—an immediate, violent reaction ensued, each force attempting to devour the other!

A sharp pain suddenly surged through his body.

However, after enduring the extreme agony brought on by Sublimation of Power, this pain was dismissed by Sterl without much thought. Compared to the pain, he was more concerned about the expulsion of the gray mist.

The organs that had been swept by the high-level soul power had their internal gray mist bonds dissolve, as if ice was meeting a blazing fire. The gray mist rapidly melted at a visible rate.

Surprisingly, the ten units of high-level soul power remained remarkably sturdy, and it took almost one-twentieth of the gray mist in his body before it was completely consumed.

"Phew... surprisingly smooth."

Sterl opened his eyes and withdrew from his inner viewing state, his face filled with astonishment.

"It seems that refining high-level soul power is the greatest function of the Soul Devourer Sphere. But even regular soul power has a strong backlash when absorbed. High-level soul power is even more potent in that regard."

From start to finish, it took less than five minutes to dissipate one-twentieth of the gray mist.

It might seem like a small amount, but if he had done it by himself, it would have taken at least an entire day to achieve this effect.

And he would also need to consider whether the gray mist would worsen, among other factors.

In this case, only 200 units of high-level soul power, equivalent to twenty ordinary divine souls refined together, would be enough to completely eliminate the remaining risks in his body!