Sterl''s contestant number was rtively low. He quickly followed the instructions and entered the arena. His figure slowly emerged; although the arena appeared small from the outside, it was actually the size of a city, ample enough for demigod-level powerhouses to showcase their skills.


    Across from him stood a young man with dreadlocks, resembling a member of the human race, exuding an aura that suggested he was a perfect-level demigod.


    "Alright, let me stretch my muscles a bit."


    "It''s been a while since I''ve bullied a kid like this."


    Sterl smiled, and the next moment—


    "Is that the one from the Twilight Guild??"


    "I concede!" the young man shouted decisively, vanishing in a sh of light, allowing Sterl to advance automatically.


    "...Am I that famous?"


    Sterl was momentarily stunned by his opponent''s quick decision.


    ...


    Sterl overlooked the reputation he had built from his previous exploits; the infamous strength of the Twilight Guild was known far and wide! He had previously ughtered peers at the demigod level! Fighting him was just asking for trouble, wasn''t it?


    For several consecutive days, every time he entered the arena, his opponents would surrender immediately. Sterl was content with the ease of it all, continuing to organize his earlier gains.


    He decided to allocate points to the one-third Iridescent-Level ability he had exchanged from the Hell faction. After four allocations and one extreme evolution, hepleted the transformation into a full Iridescent-Level ability:


    [de of the Undead]


    [Tier: Iridescent-Level]


    [Description: You willmand endless undead, walking in the realm of the living, destroying everything, and bringing an end to all.]


    [Effect: All units you kill can be resurrected, retaining 60% of their originalbat power, to serve as undead under yourmand. You can store up to 1,000 undead.]


    [Note: The strength of the undead cannot exceed the upper divine authority/Respectable Position.]


    This skill was easy to understand; any being Sterl could kill could be transformed into an undead warrior. The limitation of upper divine authority was irrelevant for Sterl, as he currently could not deal with such formidable foes.


    The de of the Undead could theoretically allow Sterl to amass six entities with sixty percent of their strength. It was important to note the vast difference in power between divine-level beings and those below them.


    With a thousand divine units at hismand, Sterl could single-handedly obliterate the Hall of Valor!


    "This time, I''ve really hit the jackpot with my point allocation," Sterl couldn''t help but marvel. When he realized that this skill could both undergo extreme evolution and advancement, he had a premonition—


    de of the Undead would be immensely powerful.


    And indeed, it was!


    Next up was the enhancement of Destructive Light. He allocated points three times, simply increasing its power, transforming it into a mid-to-upper tier Iridescent-Level ability.


    It seemed this ability could unlock the power of the Demon of Terror and Cruelty, requiring a cheat for the next enhancement to break through.


    The Blood God Resurrection Technique was simr; at that time, one of Sterl''s Fate Tokens was locked. When the "soul" of the Will of Hell shattered, that token vanished, granting him this skill.


    He also allocated points to this three times, resulting in:


    [Blood God Resurrection Technique]


    [Description: A special ability from the Blood God lineage. They are born as gods, imperishable, and unless targeted by [data error], they will remain in the upper realms, enjoying eternal glory.]


    [Effect: Upon your death, you can consume blood to resurrect yourself, with increasing consumption required for each revival.]


    The effect of his point allocation was to reduce the amount of blood consumed.


    And this skill…


    Was a bit outrageous!


    The fewer words used, the more overwhelming the effect—unlimited resurrection as long as there is blood avable. Sterl sensed that with each subsequent resurrection, the blood consumption would double, then triple on the second resurrection, quadruple on the third, and so on.


    However, this did not diminish the absurdity of the ability. If he could prepare a setting simr to the River Valley of Blood from the previous Layer of Hell, resurrecting seven or eight times would be no problem!


    Sterl suspected that if he could fully master this ability, he could create many backup bodies like the Will of Hell, a method that wouldn''t trigger penalties that would increase blood consumption. Although, as a normal life form, entering a created backup body would undoubtedly be inferior to his original body.


    But the advantage of being able to resurrect infinitely in critical moments was enormous.


    Additionally, he spent one promotion opportunity on Shattered Void, elevating it to Iridescent-Level, greatly increasing its power. However, to use it, Sterl needed to possess at least one type of divine authority: de, Arcane, or Space.


    With that, Sterl''s strength surged.


    He then worked on enhancing some scattered abilities. He sped through the matches, refining his experience while cutting once with his alternate ount. After a second point allocation in the game pod, Transcendence remained unchanged, but the Swallowing Heaven system unlocked a multitude of functions, including "Unlock."


    Sterl sessfully opened the radiant-level Sphere and used a Fate Token to draw a skill book that piqued his interest. He chose to learn it without hesitation.


    This skill book itself could not be allocated points for now, but its power was quite impressive. It was called [Silent Domain]!


    This shared the same name as the tinum Skill he had mastered. He had drawn the Iridescent-Level version of Silent Domain, which was essentially an all-around enhanced version of the tinum variant, but it still required mastering at least one type of divine authority to use.


    To enhance this skill, Sterl would need to possess the Holy Spirit Bloodline and cheat for the third evolution before he could allocate points. He suspected that this would directly transform it into an "upper realms ability"!


    Based on this newly acquired ability, Sterl guessed that the Hall of Valor was not the developer of Silent Domain; this ability was likely created by the upper realms to counter the Devourer of All Things. It was designed to give the lower realms a fighting chance against the Devourer, resulting in both a degraded tinum version and even a golden-quality version.


    Finally, Sterl allocated points to a few important skills.


    First was Cursed Vision, which provided him with teleportation abilities. After promotion, its tier remained unchanged, but the range of his teleportation attack increased to 5,000 kilometers, significantly enhancing his mobility.


    Second was Starlight Spray; after his promotion, this skill reached the golden-quality limit. The skill text shimmered with a faint tinum glow, greatly increasing the ssh range and the maximum number of threads generated during sshes.


    These two abilitiesplemented each other perfectly.


    He then casually allocated points to Celestial Stars and Stardust. Unfortunately, neither of these skills managed to break through their quality limits.


    The power of Celestial Stars increased significantly, while Stardust could enhance tinum Skills at the cost of consuming a massive amount of "Stardust."


    It could only be said that these two techniques were gradually fading into history...


    Regarding the equipment section, considering that he would soon be swapping them out, Sterl did not allocate any attribute points.


    Most of the legendary equipment he had umted was now obsolete, leaving him with only the [Armor of the Great Demon], which served as an equipment amplifier and still had a slot for an upper garment.


    After Sterl enhanced the first SSS-level guild material, promoting it to radiant-level, the finals of the Valor Combatants tournament finallymenced.


    ...


    Sterl remained calm.


    When he arrived at the arena, he noticed that the audience attendance was even higher than before. Despite the soundproofing, cheers and apuse erupted from demigod-level beings supporting the powerfulpetitors below.


    "Go for it! Victory is ours!!"


    "Show the spirit of our Spirit Kill guild!"


    "For the glory of the Sun Goddess, offer your hearts!"


    The chants echoed continuously.


    In the arena, countless Divine Powers danced in the air, creating a tapestry of strange colors. Brilliant light rain fell, apanied by gods wielding blessings and healing divine authority. Anyone seated in the arena could bask in the showers.


    [You are affected by the Rain of Blessing; your skill Celestial Stars'' proficiency is increasing randomly.]


    [You are receiving the Rain of Blessing...]


    Sterl was in good spirits, quietly enjoying the raindrops.


    During the breaks between matches, many gods came forward to perform.


    For instance, a god of Wealth and Trade descended with numerous sparkling loot spheres. Sterl casually grabbed a few and was delighted to find a few purple coins alongside a [Trade Token], an itemposed of Trade''s Divine Power.


    It was said to act like a talisman, making it difficult to be deceived during transactions, but the real highlight was that Trade Tokens could also be allocated into Fate Tokens!


    Sterl straightened up in his seat.


    "Wait, does this mean I don''t have to hunt gods to replenish Fate Tokens?"


    He was thrilled.


    While Trade Tokens were rare, during this Valor Combatants tournament "cash giveaway," many participants likely acquired some, making it easy for him to buy a batch.


    Next, a god who controlled music divine authority presented a dance, while another god, skilled in culinary divine authority, cooked a demigod-level beast in mid-air for the numerous yer NPCs to share.


    The Valor Combatants tournament felt like a grand celebration for the Hall of Valor!


    Countless people were exhrated!


    And Sterl officially faced his first opponent in the finals.


    As a faint white light enveloped him, he found himself teleported to a cliff, surrounded by howling winds and a chilling frost that felt very ufortable.


    In the distance, a naked figure with long hair, seated cross-legged and appearing almost primal, slowly lifted his head.


    Just this simple action caused the world to tremble.


    Hurricanes abruptly ceased.


    Countless snowkes began to rise from the ground toward the sky!


    Sterl felt a prickling sensation all over his body; the Supreme across from him exuded a tremendous threat.


    Aside from Lovic, none of the Supremes he had in couldpare to this individual!


    ...