[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-awakening-the-infinite-evolution-of-my-talent-as":3,"chapter-awakening-the-infinite-evolution-of-my-talent-as-awakening-the-infinite-evolution-of-my-talent-as-chapter-429":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Awakening：The Infinite Evolution of My Talent as a Low-Level Awakener",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1549062,2011,"Chapter 429  Breaking Through the Illusion","awakening-the-infinite-evolution-of-my-talent-as-chapter-429",429,"\u003Cp>Sterl spoke with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a pity I can't enhance my talents; otherwise, my combat power could skyrocket in an instant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discovering his ability to allocate points, Sterl felt something inside him stirring, ready to break free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the illusion continued to suppress his thoughts; the word \"talent\" slipped from his lips, only to be forgotten immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the illusion, the stat-boosting cheat within Sterl surged forth, transforming into a beam of golden light that shot into his mind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It activated a memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About how he had transmigrated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sterl had long lost track of that memory; he had always thought he simply woke up one day in another world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he recalled something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The illusion within the instance began to shift as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The campus changed its appearance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Help! There's… there's a monster attacking!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a distance, Sterl saw a girl in hot pants, her figure quite impressive, rushing toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to be…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The cheerleading captain from our school?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sterl recognized the girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brown-haired male friend had a crush on her and had pursued her in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, however, the cheerleading captain appeared to be in a dire state, covered in blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Sterl, she revealed a hint of surprise and tried to rush over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression froze, her movements became stiff, and she coughed up chunks of her innards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was pierced through by a monster that charged in from behind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the creature, which was entirely green with arms resembling dual blades, Sterl felt a strange sense of familiarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It looks a bit like the demons I used to grind against in hell?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, I was in hell before??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell is going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the illusion, Sterl's memories were in a continuous state of chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had no time to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw flames descending from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The campus instantly transformed into a hellish inferno.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was thrown back by the shock of the flames, tumbling to the ground in a miserable state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet amidst the endless fire, a golden silhouette also fell from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sterl was still in a daze, but his body had already begun to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't just acting on his own will; he was mimicking actions he had once taken, hidden in his memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sterl forced himself to get up. Despite the painful burns from the flames, he ran without hesitation toward the spot where the golden light was descending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sprinted a few steps, suddenly dodging into a pile of debris just as a flame crashed into the spot he had occupied moments before!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many bricks and stones on the campus were shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, thanks to his excellent positioning, Sterl had already dashed into the classroom building. The flames and debris hit the walls, causing no damage to him at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Sterl initially intended to head towards the elevator, but after a moment's thought, he abruptly turned and bolted down the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elevator doors opened, revealing a few bouncy monsters munching on the corpse of a staff member in work attire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They glanced curiously ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could clearly sense the presence of prey…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, since the prey had disappeared, they might as well eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nom nom!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few small demons quickly reduced the teacher's corpse to nothing but bleached bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sterl skillfully evaded the onslaught of flames and the ambushing demons, finally making his way to the rooftop of the campus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the golden light was just about to fall!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sterl made a sudden leap, soaring over the rooftop to grasp the golden light in his hand!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was I really that reckless back then??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sterl recalled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the golden light he had caught, his memories flooded back completely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered his transmigration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, he was on his way to class when chaos erupted on campus. His friends, the cheerleading captain, and many teachers were slaughtered by demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Sterl had noticed a point of light falling from the sky, radiating an inexplicable allure, prompting him to seek it out decisively…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also remembered how he later transmigrated, awakened his cheat, and grew stronger, eventually joining a colossal organization like the Hall of Valor, slaying the will of an entire dimension in hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.net\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still couldn't recall how he returned to the time before his transmigration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Sterl had regained his former memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, he lost the ability to act as everything unfolded like a movie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a first-person VR perspective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After grasping the golden light, Sterl rapidly fell from the rooftop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At such a height, there was no doubt he would die upon impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately for Sterl, he crashed headfirst into the ground, instantly rendering him unconscious!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\" Sterl's consciousness felt helpless; he remembered thinking that after obtaining the golden light, he might become a hero and save the campus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He died on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the golden light fused into his body, forcefully sustaining his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Sterl's consciousness transformed into a third-person perspective, watching his own corpse: \"This is what I looked like after falling.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He observed with curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the chaos, no one paid any attention to Sterl's lifeless body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lay there for what felt like four or five days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sterl's consciousness had waited too long, and he was extremely anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, several figures approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's actually someone still alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, why does this potential value seem so high? Such a strong Fortune!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This person could be quite valuable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The memory of their thoughts froze at this moment, and he felt a chill run through him, as if those people were spraying some kind of reagent from a gun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Store him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Later, we can reactivate him...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was all the memory he had before his transmigration!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his consciousness gradually faded…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sterl felt that the surrounding illusion could no longer be maintained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light in his chest, symbolizing the cheat, grew more intense! Ultimately, it broke through everything!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in an extremely weak state, his soul level approached that of a god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recalled the most crucial memory—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had participated in the instance, which was why he had returned to the past; this was an illusion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon realizing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of shattering echoed all around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All light and shadow turned to nothingness, and Sterl returned to the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The instance has been cleared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sterl murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, however, he felt little excitement; instead, he was overwhelmed by confusion and fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The difficulty of Inquire Within the instance is indeed exaggerated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Except for the first stage, I passed everything by sheer luck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sterl pondered that the second stage had flaws due to the limitations of the instance itself, while the third stage was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed within himself and found that his Fortune had indeed been depleted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had completely immersed himself in the nightmare illusion; if it hadn't been for Fortune triggering the disk, causing a bug that rendered the concealment ineffective and exposed Mephistopheles's presence, he wouldn't have triggered the pursuit mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This led to two prompts suddenly flashing into Sterl's mind, and without that, he might not have awakened the cheat to ultimately break the illusion...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Failing to clear the instance could trigger the assist function to run his corpse...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But all the rewards would be lost! How could he not be afraid?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My nightmare...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sterl murmured softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What I fear most isn't some powerful enemy, but living a mundane life as an ordinary person...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed, realizing that was why, when calamity descended upon the campus, he chose to risk everything to chase after that golden point of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, Sterl found himself in a state of confusion again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps I transmigrated because I captured the point of light representing the cheat??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did those figures mean by potential?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seemed like they were selecting some special individuals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could my transmigration be related to them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They also mentioned something about reactivation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did I end up being frozen??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After regaining his lost memories, Sterl became even more bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought that the world before his transmigration was just an ordinary, peaceful one, but now it seemed... quite complicated??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were there monsters from hell appearing??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was likely that his hometown had also been affected by the [Transcendence] system and the Swallowing Heaven system, belonging to some Crystal Barrier Galaxy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will I ever be able to return?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he pondered this, he felt little joy; what would be the use of returning to his hometown? The timelines were different, and it was very possible that everything had changed beyond recognition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the friends and family he once knew might have turned to dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I should still find a way to go back, at least to understand where the demons that erupted during the disaster at the campus came from.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did the cheat manifest? And I need to uncover the secrets hidden by those mysterious forces.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly considered a chilling possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body hadn't actually died at that time; if he had been frozen by those mysterious individuals, was there a chance of resurrection?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would he encounter another \"Sterl\" upon returning to his hometown?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he thought about it, the more perplexed he became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Sterl lazily floated in the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to his former hometown was a bittersweet experience for him; even though he was just an ordinary student there,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had enjoyed playing games every day, indulging in various fast foods, and living a peaceful life, which gave him a sense of ease and comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was something he could no longer enjoy in his current state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if I had to choose...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I still want to be this version of Sterl, the one who can even kill gods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time flew by, and a gentle flow of energy entered Sterl's mind, rejuvenating his exhausted spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a prompt appeared before Sterl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations! You have perfectly cleared the instance: Inquire Within. This instance will temporarily close.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You will receive an opportunity for soul infusion.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Soul infusion?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sterl noticed the void dissipating, transforming into a semi-transparent space filled with countless numbed souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were densely packed, layered upon each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were at least thousands upon thousands of them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the souls seemed to be influenced by something and rapidly rushed into Sterl's body!\u003C\u002Fp>",1743,"2026-06-06T07:11:07.566Z",1,"novelbin.me","d9cdf81eda57d4fb271b21a0affaf895074c3c34f4c1ecbc7b074536fc8d4ac9","awakening-the-infinite-evolution-of-my-talent-as-chapter-430","awakening-the-infinite-evolution-of-my-talent-as-chapter-428",856,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fawakening-the-infinite-evolution-of-my-talent-as-cover.jpg"]