CHAPTER 64: | EVOLVING TO STAGE 1
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A week has since passed since my battle with Drao.
My broken body has already repaired itself in that amount of time, as I’ve done nothing but rest.
I gazed at the sky island hanging in the clouds.
It was time for me to evolve into a greater lifeform.
Solia and I had already talked about my evolution so that she would know when I would awaken from a slumber that could take a year, a hundred, or even a thousand in an evolution cycle.
Solia told me that there was nothing to worry about right now, since the Titans were the only remaining powerhouse of the segment after the downfall of Talia, Xillan, and Drao.
Their remnants grew weaker as days passed.
New, dominant demonic beasts were now running rampant on this segment, as it seemed the dungeon had malfunctioned after I devoured those figures.
But it couldn't be helped, since they were important for my growth.
It would be a pity not to devour their records, right?
So, I guess the dungeon will figure out what demonic beasts would replace those overseers, establishing the new dominant forces that would control this segment.
It's not my problem, so there's no need to delve deeper right now.
I smiled, then used [Void Step] to teleport inside the gothic cathedral that I've build for the past few days in preparation for my grand evolution.
I gazed at the spacious field before me, a shadowed expanse that could probably hold tens of Terrors inside.
"Master, over here!"
Solia’s voice echoed, and she waved towards me from the altar I had built on a whim.
I couldn't help but chuckle, seeing her strike a rather suggestive pose.
Solia watched me disappear and then reappear inches away.
She reached out for my nipple, but then shook her head, a smile playing on her lips before she pointed at the stone altar.
"Then, Master, allow me to congratulate your ascension in advance."
Solia was visibly restraining herself from pinching my nipples.
As I was now bare naked, standing close to her as I slowly got onto the stone altar and laid on the cold stone platform.
I smiled.
"Thank you for congratulating me, but perhaps do me a favor and restrain yourself from pinching my nipples while I’m ascending, okay?"
Solia gulped, smiling awkwardly.
She nodded in a forced manner, as she was clearly fighting her inner demons to resist.
Solia pouted, then muttered in a hushed voice.
"Hmph, what do you take me for? A pervert…"
But she couldn't continue, as she knew that she was a pervert herself.
She bit her lips, remaining silent as she gazed at me.
Then solia turned her back, walking down the stairs while waving lazily at me.
I couldn't help but sigh at her trying to act cold.
You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.
Then I snapped my fingers.
As a hologram appeared, and I closed my eyes as the lights all around us dimmed, then died.
As solia screamed.
"Where's the light! Master, Master, help me! Im scared!!"
Solia ran frantically, shouting, that she was scared of the darkness, but I only laughed at her as the hologram needed my confirmation.
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[YOU HAVE REACHED THE MAXIMUM TIER AND LEVEL IN YOUR CURRENT STAGE.]
[WOULD YOU LIKE TO ASCEND TO THE NEXT STAGE?]
[YES] / [NO]
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I smirked.
Now, it was finally my time to ascend to the ranks of the Emperor, a feat that took me more than half a year, making me the fastest to achieve it in existence.
Since what else could you expect from me, a freak of nature?
Wait for a decade before I could ascend?
Of course not!
Since it would be too boring to kill mere ants every day just to gather enough experience to reach the perfect foundation.
I couldn't help but smile, as it was now time for the Dimensional Record to reward my hard work.
Since it was time for my existence to be completely eroded.
While bitter at my current redicament that it was only now that I was discovering the meaning of life, yet I still clicked 'yes'.
A new pair of holograms appeared before me.
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[YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO ASCEND TO THE NEXT STAGE.]
[YOU MAY NOW EVOLVE.]
[WOULD YOU LIKE TO EVOLVE YOUR RACE?]
[YES] / [NO]
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Now it was time to evolve my race to [9★] so that I could officially ascend to the seat I’d been longing for in my entire life.
It was none other than Emperorhood, the seat that I’d been eyeing for too long, for epochs, was finally within my grasp.
I couldn't help but get dramatic about this, since my first milestone was finally complete, and now it was time for me to plan my next step.
Closing my imaginary eyes, I didn't even ponder much about this.
The answer was pretty much obvious right now, so I clicked 'yes'.
As a new pair of holograms appeared before me, I only smiled.
It was finally time for me to unlock the second layer of the seal on my authority.
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[YOU HAVE CONFIRMED YOUR DECISION TO EVOLVE.]
[YOU MAY NOW CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS.]
? [CHOOSE YOUR EVOLUTION PATHWAY.]
? [OBTAIN OR UPGRADE AN AFFINITY.]
? [OBTAIN A RANDOM BLOODLINE.]
? [ELEVATE YOUR BLOODLINE.]
? [CREATE YOUR UNIQUE SKILL.]
? [CREATE YOUR FIRST AUTHORITY.]
? [UNSEAL YOUR AUTHORITY.]
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My smile softened as I gazed at the options before me with fondness.
It was finally time for me to choose my perk for reaching the end of my stage.
Choosing my evolution pathway was quite tempting, but it didn't matter right now, since I knew that I would evolve into something unique, into something amazing, so I ignored it.
Next was related to affinity.
Did I need one, or do I need to upgrade my current one?
The answer for that was no, as [Sacred Earth Affinity] was quite decent, to be honest, so I ignored it.
Then there were two options for bloodline, whether to obtain or elevate my bloodline.
But did I need to have one, since I couldn't elevate my bloodline as I had none?
The answer was no, since I could devour one soon enough.
Then there was creating a unique skill, and it was a 'meh' right now, since it wouldn't be as useful, and I could devour one once I unsealed a layer of the seal on my authority, so it was a no-go.
My smile curved, now we were talking about the real deal.
It was a choice between creating an authority or unsealing my authority.
Creating an authority was a 'no-go.'
Nurturing an authority seed would take too long, and that was one of the reasons I only had three authorities, with one of them being a necessary mistake for synergy, but a mistake nonetheless.
Then there was unsealing a layer of my authority’s seal, the very perk that I wanted.
I chuckled at the options, as the obvious answer was simply to unseal my authority.
Clicking [Unseal your authority.], I smiled as I then confirmed it without any hesitation.
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[YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY CHOSEN TO UNSEAL YOUR AUTHORITY.]
[WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROCEED WITH THE UNSEALING?]
[YES] / [NO]
[YOU HAVE CONFIRMED YOUR CHOICE.]
[UNSEALING INITIATED…]
[3...]
[2...]
[1...]
[UNSEALING FAILED.]
[THE CHAINS OF DESTINY, FORTUNE, KARMA, AND FATE HAVE NOW RESISTED THE PROCESS.]
[THE DIMENSIONAL RECORD INTERVENES.]
[UNSEALING SEQUENCE RESTARTED.]
[3…]
[2…]
[1…]
[UNSEALING FAILED.]
[THE DIMENSIONAL RECORD OVERRIDES RESISTANCE.]
[REATTEMPTING UNSEALING…]
[3…]
[2…]
[1…]
[UNSEALING COMPLETE.]
[YOUR AUTHORITY HAS NOW REVEALED A PART OF ITS TRUE FORM]
[YOU HAVE GAINED]
[MYTH DEVOURER] - [SEALED 8/10]
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Myth Devourer | Sealed [8/10]
The Myth Devourer is the reawakened form of Myth Voracity, its curse partially lifted by the fracture of the Cosmic Laws. No longer does it devour at random; instead, it now selectively consumes powerful records, foundational truths, and even the essence of other Authorities. Though still sealed, each deliberate act of devouring grants the wielder deeper assimilation of memories, skills, and stats, gradually reconstructing its dominion and revealing glimpses of its unshackled, terrifying potential.
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Finally, it was now time for me to say goodbye to the world, as I would now be disappearing from the very fabric of reality and ceasing to exist.
Such a pity that my journey would end like this, but it wasn't so bad after all, since I would achieve my ultimate goal as a new person at the end of it.
So I smiled, then chuckled as I shouted my final words.
"I, Alister Von Fai, the Dimensional Villain, shall return and rise to Ascendance without any failure!!! Mark my words, Oh Supreme Mother and the Supreme Heavenly Dao, that I will return and wreak havoc upon this very dimension!!! So fear me and cower in your mother's skirt, for I will return!!!"
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[YOUR EVOLUTION IS NOW COMMENCING.]
[THEN PLEASE SLEEP FOR A YEAR, BROTHER...]
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