Awakening：The Infinite Evolution of My Talent as a Low-Level Awakener-Chapter 745: True Craniotomy!

"Exile" whistled through the air, charging directly towards Fay's face. Sterl formed a hollow with his hands, and one by one, needles made from the power of the Starry Dome materialized in front of him.

In just a moment, more than a hundred "Exiles" hovered before him, all of them shooting towards Fay, who was not far away.

With a great enemy before him, Sterl wasn't the type to wait for the enemy to use their ultimate move. Seizing every opportunity to strike and eliminating the threat immediately—that was the true essence of battle.

"Get out of my way!"

Fay growled, and the Blood Flame on his body surged. Twisting, blood-formed figures lunged at the incoming "Exiles."

These twisted beings were quite special, with a certain degree of immortality. Even if they were pierced by the "Exiles," they would recover rapidly. Moreover, the Blood Flame enveloping them possessed powerful burning and corrosive properties.

Every time an "Exile" pierced their bodies, it would be worn down. If this continued, the Starry Dome power within the "Exiles" would be exhausted in no time.

Sterl's eyes narrowed, and in the next instant, he vanished from his spot. Hundreds of Law Powers condensed in his hands, forming a rapidly spinning vortex of Law, swirling around his fist.

With immense force, he struck toward Fay's head. The terrifying brute force of Star-Bone Body combined with the tearing power of the Law vortex made the attack incredibly intimidating.

Boom!

The blood-red crystal formed by the condensed blood aura wrapped around Fay's body, and after receiving Sterl's powerful strike, the crystalline layer shattered with numerous cracks.

However, the sea of blood behind Fay gathered quickly, and within moments, the entire sea of blood coalesced into a blood-red crystal, which was instantly absorbed into Fay's body.

Crack crack...

It seemed as though something was breaking.

Sterl's pupils constricted as he looked behind Fay and saw black shackles binding his body. Now, these shackles were rapidly crumbling.

With every shackle that broke, Fay's aura expanded significantly.

These were the world's restrictions, and by absorbing the entire sea of blood, Fay had broken through those limitations.

In a flash, Sterl swung his fist to block, and a force nearly double the previous strength came crashing toward him. Not only that, this force contained a Law Power at a high tier, which was undoubtedly a powerful Law that Fay had mastered!

Fortunately, the Power of Star-Bone was at least on par with Fay's Law in terms of tier. If it were weaker, Sterl would have been able to resist physically, but the Law Power suppression would have quickly worn him down, weakening his strength over time.

Now that Fay had completely freed himself, his speed increased even further, and he took the initiative to attack Sterl. He wasn't afraid of a physical confrontation, and with a roar, he swung both fists, preparing for battle.

At the same time, the Threads of the Starry Dome continuously condensed, attempting to restrain Fay's every movement.

Even though Fay's speed and strength had greatly increased, the Threads of the Starry Dome could not bind him. However, if Fay forcibly broke free, a piece of his soul would be severed, resulting in an irreversible soul wound that would be impossible to resist.

But as an Ancient Behemoth, Fay had an extraordinarily sharp sense of danger. He vaguely felt that if he forced his way out, something extremely bad would happen.

So, every time the Threads of the Starry Dome appeared, he would condense the Blood Flame and burn them away. This way, he effectively wore down the power contained within the Threads of the Starry Dome, preventing the soul-cutting damage from being triggered.

In addition, Sterl discovered that fighting Fay, who was entirely enveloped in Blood Flame, caused the consumption of the Power of Star-Bone to almost double.

At this rate, in just a few minutes, the Power of Star-Bone would be depleted. Without the Star-Bone Body's enhancement, he would be no match for Fay.

Fay's enormous beastly eye glowed with fierce light, and over a hundred blood-colored afterimages identical to him silently materialized around him, all charging towards Sterl.

However, Sterl had already set up the Threads of the Starry Dome all around him, and every approaching afterimage was torn apart into fragments.

"Hahaha! It's been so long since I've had a real fight. To think that such a strong warrior exists in the lower realm! Truly, it pleases me," Fay roared, his excitement growing.

As a beast, combat was in his nature, but after joining the Orichalcum Kingdom, he had mostly been dormant. Since his power was overwhelming, no one dared to challenge him. When he got excited, he liked to unleash his full strength without hesitation.

And today, he could feel his long-silent blood boiling, every inch of his body rejoicing in the battle.

"Come! Let me have some fun!"

With a mighty laugh, Fay charged at Sterl once again, recklessly expending the power he had accumulated over hundreds of thousands of years. At that moment, he almost forgot the purpose of his descent, completely oblivious to the fact that the kingdom was struggling to hold up under his unrestrained explosion of power.

Sterl took a deep breath. The Power of Star-Bone that had been converted from the Thunder Abyss had already been consumed by more than half, yet Fay showed no signs of exhaustion. On the contrary, he seemed to be growing stronger with every exchange.

That surging Blood Flame even started to erode his Star-Bone Body.

However, with the abilities of Purification of Immortality and Perfect Regeneration, the Blood Flame was absorbed and converted into his own vitality.

But this couldn't continue.

Though his strength had risen rapidly, it was not a wise choice to clash head-on with such an ancient creature that had existed for who knows how long.

"Annihilation..."

He slightly clenched his right fist, amplifying and condensing the Fission Law within his body, violently compressing and splitting the energy inside.

Fay's pupils constricted, and his massive eye emitted a strange wave of energy.

At that moment, Fay foresaw an image in his mind—a fist, carrying immense power, shattering his skull.

This was his unique, powerful talent. By consuming Divine Power, he could momentarily glimpse the future through his blood-red eye.

Upon seeing this, he let out a low growl, and the pair of sharp horns on his head began to glow with a dark red hue. His speed suddenly surged, and in less than a millionth of a second, he appeared in front of Sterl, crashing into him with a violent force!

Boom!!

A shield formed from the Threads of the Starry Dome shattered and dissipated. Fay's body staggered slightly; this collision had lost at least half of its power. But at this point, there was no turning back.

With a roar, Fay launched himself full force into Sterl.

Pfft!

The dark red horns collided with Sterl's body, and the Blood Flame burned furiously. Sterl's Divine Mark on his body flickered with a blinding light.

But it lasted only for a moment. The Divine Mark dimmed, and the horns pierced through Sterl's physical defenses, impaling his chest completely.

Fay's heart stirred with joy. Even he would be weakened by such a wound. What's more, his blood energy was spreading through these two massive blood holes, rapidly invading and eroding.

However, at that moment, a strong feeling of heart-pounding unease surged into Fay's chest.

Activating his blood eye's ability, he tried to locate the source of his unease, but it was already too late.

The blood hole in Sterl's chest was healing at a visible speed, and the newly formed flesh seemed to act like strong arms, tightly binding Fay's horns within it.

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Fay's heart trembled. He hadn't expected the enemy's regeneration ability to be this monstrous. Even the creatures from the corrupted sea didn't have such an absurd recovery capability.

He desperately tried to pull his horns out, but a powerful hand pressed firmly on his head.

In the next moment, a fist infused with a massive amount of Power of Star-Bone—the Annihilation Realm King's Fist—descended instantly, striking directly at Fay's skull.

Boom!!!

The entire royal city shook. A wave of boundless force swept outward, sending all the surrounding undead and hell soldiers flying.

Fay's body was like an out-of-control asteroid, crashing into the royal city. The once-imposing, hard buildings crumbled like tofu, and Fay left a deep canyon-like trench as he tumbled through the city. He only came to a halt when he collided with the city wall.

On the city wall, numerous array formations appeared, but they held for only a split second before shattering rapidly. With a loud rumble, a sinister crack appeared on the wall, and then it collapsed with a thunderous crash.

In midair, Sterl was slightly panting. The two seemingly fatal blood holes in his chest had already healed, though the internal injuries were still being mended. These wounds were caused by the Annihilation Realm King's Fist, a punch that had condensed nearly a hundred units of Power of Star-Bone, burning away most of his internal organs.

Fortunately, after activating his Star-Bone Body, his already monstrous regeneration ability was pushed to its peak. These injuries were nothing more than minor inconveniences.

The only downside was that his Power of Star-Bone was running low. He could hold on for no more than ten seconds before he would have to rely on the soul puppets stored in the Purgatory Space.

Below, a blood-red figure crawled out from the deep pit. It was none other than Fay, who had taken the full force of the Annihilation Realm King's Fist directly to the head.

His blood energy spread out, eradicating the surrounding dust. His situation was dire.

The impact of that punch had been like a supernova exploding directly on his head. If not for the immense vitality and defense granted by the sea of blood, his skull would have surely been shattered, exploding like a firework!

Even so, he wasn't in much better shape now.

Nearly a third of his head had been obliterated, with a deep, bloody cavity forming on the left side. His horns were completely gone, having vanished without a trace.

Blood poured uncontrollably from the wounds, staining half of his body in crimson.

Moreover, on his forehead, the massive single eye was also covered in cracks, now partially closed, with a stream of blood dripping from it.

Fay was gasping for air, his nerves relentlessly assaulted by the excruciating pain.

Looking up at Sterl, who appeared completely unharmed, his body trembled. A feeling of existential doubt surged within him.

"I... I actually lost?"

Fay lifted his paw and touched the powdered remains of his shattered horn. In that moment, the mighty Ancient Behemoth, a god of immense renown, was left utterly dumbfounded.