Awakening：The Infinite Evolution of My Talent as a Low-Level Awakener-Chapter 849: Lord of Souls! The Truth of the Soul Devourer Sphere!

With a slight shift of thought, the Soul Devourer Sphere appeared in front of Sterl, quietly hovering in mid-air.

Wood immediately adopted a calm demeanor, his gaze directed downward with no signs of curiosity or intent to invade, his posture conveying indifference and respect. He dared not make any moves that might be considered disrespectful.

Sterl, however, paid no attention to these formalities. A treasure only needs to be hidden in the hands of the weak; in the hands of the strong, it is a natural right to display it.

Moreover, he was now the War Demon Nightmare Overlord. Even if he possessed world-shaking treasures, it was perfectly justified—no one would be surprised or covet what was his.

Compared to the Soul Devourer Sphere from before, the orb now shimmered with a faint, eerie purple glow, resembling the primordial purple mist that appeared at the birth of the world—breathtakingly mesmerizing.

Inside the orb, soft, dark purple ribbons floated, and a myriad of violet lights, like stars, slowly moved between these ribbons, as if they were hiding a galaxy of the cosmos within!

Previously, when in the royal city, the Soul Devourer Sphere had devoured the souls of countless silver-white monsters. At the time, Sterl had thought the orb was on the verge of a transformation. But to his surprise, after consuming a vast number of souls in this battle, it began to unfurl gradually.

He extended his hand, and the Soul Devourer Sphere, almost as if it had consciousness, floated toward him. It radiated a cool, soothing sensation, refreshing his mind and spirit.

With a subtle thought, the information about the Soul Devourer Sphere appeared before his eyes in a data form.

[Soul Devourer Sphere]

[Type: Special]

[Description: This object was born in ancient times during a cataclysmic disaster. According to legend, a mad god attempted to break the boundaries of life and death, seeking to control the power of souls. The god spent countless precious materials and performed forbidden magical rituals, using the souls of innumerable beings as the material. In the midst of the wails and bloodshed of countless lives, the Soul Devourer Sphere was created.

When this object was born, it may have unknowingly communicated with a great being from beyond.

Throughout the river of time, this crystal orb was fought over by countless beings, eventually falling into the hands of a god with a unique soul and talent. From that moment, a powerful god arose in the world, and a vast kingdom was built. The Soul Devourer Sphere was refined to an unimaginable degree, reaching perfection. It is both a treasure and a calamity. However, now that it has fallen into your hands, what kind of future awaits?]

[Effect: When the user kills an enemy, the Soul Devourer Sphere will automatically absorb the soul that has just dissipated from the enemy. The absorbed soul will be gradually refined within the crystal sphere, transforming into pure soul energy.

The refined soul energy can be freely used by the wielder, with effects including but not limited to the restoration and enhancement of (energy, vitality, physical constitution, Divine Power, insight ability, lifespan, soul, etc.).

The wielder of the Soul Devourer Sphere can infuse the pure soul energy into followers, believers, subordinates, and others, elevating or restoring them according to the wielder's will.

The wielder can also condense all the pure soul energy within the Soul Devourer Sphere, instantly unleashing the terrifying power of [Transcendence] to its limit (either enhancing themselves or directly exploding in power). This power cannot be resisted by any form other than soul-based abilities!]

[Current Soul Energy Reserves:

Common Soul Energy: 51,437,000

High-Level Soul Energy: 6,289,150]

[Note: The wielder of the Soul Devourer Sphere must possess an extremely strong soul strength and resilience, as well as an exceptionally high mental willpower, in order to withstand the soul energy's cleansing during absorption. If the soul's strength is insufficient, soul fragmentation, chaos, blankness, or even destruction may occur. Additionally, when absorbing powerful souls, there may be resistance from the soul itself. If the user cannot suppress it, they will suffer from soul backlash.

When infusing soul energy into others, the user must ensure that the recipient has absolute loyalty to them. Otherwise, the user will suffer a massive backlash, causing irreversible damage and consequences!]

The information about the Soul Devourer Sphere did not change, but as for the soul energy reserves, they had reached an astonishing value!

With over 50 million units of common soul energy and 6 million units of high-level soul energy, this number would have been unthinkable to Sterl before.

Now, after just a single battle—after wiping out the majority of the Heavy Armor Soldiers and the Radiant Heavy Cavalry Legion—he had gained such an immense amount of soul energy!

It should be noted that this was not the full amount; some souls were forcibly consumed by the Nightmare elite warriors and were not absorbed by the Soul Devourer Sphere. If they had been, the number would have increased even further!

The common soul energy was manageable. There had already been nearly 40 million stored in it.

But the high-level soul energy was truly staggering!

A full 6.2 million units of high-level soul energy. If refined using the divine souls of gods from the [Transcendence] world, this was equivalent to 620,000 divine souls! Or more than 12,000 high-tier divine authority souls!

However, in Dreamland, even the most ordinary soldiers were at the demigod tier, and with beings of the same divine tier, the souls of Dreamland's creatures naturally tended to be more vast.

Sterl speculated that this was likely because the world tier of Dreamland was extremely high, perhaps even higher than that of the [Transcendence] world.

Of course, he had no intention of using the soul energy to refine his body just yet.

Previously, the refining with one million high-level soul energy had nearly killed him. Until he mastered all of his ultimate passives, he would never absorb another drop of high-level soul energy.

That would be suicidal.

"Mm? Wait... this is..."

Sterl suddenly paused, carefully scanning the information of the Soul Devourer Sphere again. His gaze then locked onto the description section of the Soul Devourer Sphere.

'When this object was born, it may have unknowingly communicated with a great being from beyond.'

"This description... is new."

His eyes narrowed as he recalled the previous content and quickly became certain.

"Interesting, 'communicated with a great being'?"

Sterl muttered to himself, his intuition telling him that this particular line of information wasn't newly added but had always been there. It had only now emerged on its own.

But why had this information suddenly revealed itself now? What was its purpose?

Just as Sterl was pondering this, he saw that the data of the Soul Devourer Sphere had changed again.

A new entry gradually condensed in the "effects" section.

[Effect Two, Lord of Souls: When the user's soul meets the required conditions, it will automatically communicate with the will of the Lord of Souls and undergo the Lord of Souls' trial. If the trial is passed, the user will become the new Lord of Souls. If the trial fails, your soul will become the eternal collection of the Lord of Souls!]

(Note: This effect will automatically activate after one hundred Void Days, or after the third breakthrough of the soul limit.)

Looking at the new effect displayed on the data interface of the Soul Devourer Sphere, Sterl froze for a moment. His expression immediately darkened.

He stared intently at the new effect, and no matter how he looked at it, these details radiated unmasked malice!

At the same time, the answers to the previous two questions had also become clear.

The so-called "great being" the Soul Devourer Sphere had communicated with at its birth was most likely the Lord of Souls!

And the reason the Soul Devourer Sphere had automatically concealed this information was to select the right target.

In other words... it was concerned that the prey might escape prematurely!

Indeed! This object was never truly a "Soul Treasure." It might have been one in the past, but after communicating with the will of the Lord of Souls, this Soul Treasure had become a bait used by the Lord of Souls to select and cultivate prey!

As the new master of the Soul Devourer Sphere, this prey... was none other than him!

The reason it had been revealed without any concealment was because the Soul Devourer Sphere detected that the prey had matured! The harvest was about to begin!

The exposure was the unknown entity's twisted pleasure, wanting to experience the thrill of the prey's struggles before the final collection!

"I see now..."

A faint killing intent began to emanate from Sterl, spreading outwards.

The Barbatos carrying him immediately froze, nearly causing them to fall from the sky. Wood, standing nearby, felt a chill run through him and dared not even breathe.

However, it didn't take long for Sterl to retract the aura that had instinctively leaked from his body, returning to a calm state once again.

He looked at the "Lord of Souls" effect, and his intuition told him that the so-called trial was just a facade. Even if it wasn't a facade, whether he passed or failed, there would be no good outcome.

Sterl even suspected that the disappearance of the great god, the creator of the Orichalcum Kingdom, might have been caused by the Lord of Souls.

But he couldn't deny that for other strong beings, the Soul Devourer Sphere wasn't that overwhelmingly powerful. For him, however, it was definitely a divine artifact for gaining added strength. The rapid progress in his strength would not have been possible without this treasure.

Even if he knew the truth now and had to choose again, he would use it without hesitation.

"Lord of Souls, huh… I'll just see who the real hunter is."

Sterl sneered, already sentencing the so-called Lord of Souls to death in his mind.

He had encountered traps like this countless times, and without exception, he had always emerged as the final victor.

As for the Lord of Souls, daring to treat him as prey... Sterl would make sure the other party learned what it truly meant to bring wolves into the house!

From the beginning to now, Sterl's strongest trump card and what had brought him this far was never the Soul Devourer Sphere but his exclusive cheat ability!

"One hundred Void Days, huh... It won't even take that long!"

Sterl sneered again, his eyes flashing with a terrifying murderous light.