Chapter 540 A Trump Card in the Shadows
“And I’ve been working on raising my limit too. I’m already at 150,000 now. I’m getting close!”
Steven smiled, rubbed her head, and rewarded her with a quick kiss.
Then he resumed his Beast Energy Conversion.
The remaining nine spirit fruits were all going into his Beast Sigil.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
Ever since they discovered this secret, their growth speed had changed completely.
It wouldn’t be long before all seven members of their core team became Divine Generals.
Their goal of making the Awakened Squad Rankings this year suddenly felt possible.
The two ranked teams they had met so far had one thing in common. Every member was a Divine General.
That was the minimum requirement.
After that came mission points and several additional conditions.
None of them seemed too difficult.
Steven got back to work.
He swallowed one of the lowest–grade spirit fruits in a single bite.
“Beast Energy Conversion! Activated!”
Time always slipped away when no one was paying attention.
Steven soon discovered that the lower–grade spirit fruits only increased his conversion speed by about ten times. Even spirit fruits on the same level as the Crimsonflame Spirit Fruit only boosted it by 15 times.
Before reaching Four Sigils, those same fruits had increased his speed by 20 times.
The drop was a little disappointing.
The stronger he became, the less effective the spirit fruits were. There was no way around it.
After all, if he reached Six Sigils or Seven Sigils someday, these fruits couldn’t possibly keep giving him 20 times the speed boost forever.
Still, he was satisfied.
None of these spirit fruits could break his limits anymore. It was almost like building up resistance to medicine.
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Only the special spirit fruit Scarlett had given him could still push his limits higher.
Steven didn’t dwell on it. For these final few days, he focused entirely on evolving.
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His goal was simple. Use up every last spirit fruit.
The academy was lively during those days as well.
The Awakened Tournament was right around the corner.
Edric and the others were pushing themselves to evolve and break through their own limits
After getting her spirit fruit, Fiona temporarily gave up on advancing to Four Sigils. Instead, she decided to focus on increasing her own limits first.
Everyone was working hard.
Steven looked forward to see what changes these nine spirit fruits would bring him.
The morning of the Awakened Tournament arrived.
The sun had not yet risen.
At last, Steven stopped his Beast Energy Conversion.
He had used all ten spirit fruits.
Inside his consciousness space, he rested for a short while before turning his attention toward the Crimson- Eyed Heavenfang.
He quickly noticed something unusual.
After this round of conversion, the beast had changed.
Its form seemed slightly more solid than before.
Steven was shocked and confused.
Could this Beastification Progress turning the phantom into the real beasts little by little?
He couldn’t figure it out.
Fortunately, the creature’s eyes remained empty and lifeless
Steven could still take control of the phantom at any time and use it to fight for him.
He considered it his final trump card.
Unless his life was truly in danger, he would never use it lightly.
He then opened his status panel.
“Beast Energy Conversion”
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“Beastification Progress: 4058291+375000/10 billion”
“Beast Energy Talents: Eye of Insight Lv. 4, Firmament Wings Lv. 2, Immortal Body Lv.1.
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“Divine Sigil: Wind–Fire Sigil (B–Rank), Four Sigils, Lv. 30 (Evolution Progress: 30.5%)”
“Beast Sigil: Crimson–Eyed Heavenfang (SSS–Rank), Four Sigils, Lv. 37 (Evolution Progress: 37.9%)”
“Spirit: 1,024,050+93,750 / 1,400,000”
“Strength: 11,024,050+93,750/1,400,000”
“Agility: 1,024,050+93,750/1,400,000”
“Speed: 1,117,800/1,400,000”
Steven studied the panel and nodded with satisfaction.
In just four days, he had used all nine spirit fruits and gained a total of 2.75 million attribute points.
He had reached level 37. Level 38 was only one final step away.
Each of his core attributes had surpassed 1.1 million.
Unfortunately, his limits had not increased. For now, this was as far as he could go.
Still, if he faced that assassin from before again, the fight would not be nearly as difficult.
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His God–Slaying Spear would be strong enough to lock the enemy down for several seconds. That alone would be enough.
The three Sigil Powers of his Beast Sigil were all finishing moves. Combined with his Beast Talents, they gave him an almost invincible feeling.
Satisfied, Steven left his consciousness space.
He opened his eyes.
Not far away, Bianca sat quietly with her eyes closed, still training.
He need to become stronger to protect the girl in front of him.
Steven quietly stood up and left the room without disturbing her.
The house was silent.
He stepped onto the balcony and settled into a lounge chair. Then he waited for the sunrise.
The road that had brought him here felt unreal. More than once, he had wondered if all of this was just a dream.
But now he knew. Everything before him was real.
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