Zael sat silently inside the dim dorm room while system notifications floated endlessly before his eyes.
The atmosphere around him gradually calmed.
Outside, the academy remained chaotic.
Sirens.
Emergency transports.
Military patrols.
But none of it reached inside this room anymore.
Zael slowly exhaled.
Then finally—
"Begin advancement."
[Ding!]
[Third Class Advancement Initiated.]
BOOOOOOOM!!!
The moment the command fell, terrifying energy exploded from Zael's body instantly.
The entire room trembled violently.
Mana surged toward him from every direction like a storm.
The privacy formations he activated lit up frantically to suppress the disturbance.
Inside his body, massive changes began occurring rapidly.
His mana pathways expanded.
His muscles compressed and refined further.
Even his senses sharpened tremendously.
The pressure radiating from him rose continuously.
Second Class.
Peak Second Class.
Then—
CRAAAAACK!!!
An invisible limiter shattered.
[Ding!]
[Successfully advanced to Third Class.]
[Profession Rank Elevated.]
[All Attributes Increased.]
[Energy Quality Evolved.]
[New Growth Threshold Unlocked.]
Zael's eyes snapped open instantly.
For a moment, black lightning flickered faintly within his pupils.
The difference was immediate.
Before this, he merely possessed overwhelming combat power for his level.
Now—
His existence itself had evolved.
Every breath carried pressure naturally.
Every movement felt lighter.
Sharper.
Stronger.
But Zael wasn't finished yet.
His gaze shifted toward the massive EXP pool accumulated from camp, the invasion, and countless kills.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
"Convert."
[Ding!]
[EXP Conversion Initiated.]
[Level increased.]
[Level increased.]
[Level increased.]
Notifications exploded rapidly afterward.
Level 91.
92.
93.
…
The pressure in the room intensified continuously.
Zael's aura became increasingly terrifying as pure energy flooded through his body endlessly.
95.
96.
97.
98.
99.
Then finally—
[Ding!]
[Level 100 reached.]
BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
A massive shockwave erupted from Zael's body despite the suppression formations.
Cracks spread across the walls instantly.
The air around him distorted violently under the pressure alone.
Zael slowly lowered his head afterward while breathing heavily.
The amount of strength flowing through him now felt absurd.
Compared to before—
He had evolved once again completely.
[Ding!]
[You have reached Level 100.]
[Conditions fulfilled.]
[Unique evolution pathways unlocked.]
[Further advancement conditions hidden.]
Zael's eyes narrowed slightly at the final line.
Hidden again.
Just like before.
Still, his attention soon shifted elsewhere.
Toward his status panel.
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Zael Nightshade — Status Panel
Class: Abyssal Dao Sovereign
Level: 100
Tier: Third Tier (Early)
EXP Pool: 47,981,224,550
Origin Points: 684
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Attributes
Strength: 35000
Agility: 35000
Endurance: 35000
Intelligence: 35000
Free Points: 0
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Talents
Supreme Blessing (Mythical)
Authority of Infinite Growth (Unknown)
Eyes of Eternal Truth (Unknown)
Adaptive Evolution (Transcendent)
Storm Dragon Core (Legendary)
Void Sovereign (Mythical)
Abyssal Authority (Mythical)
Abyssal Consumption (Transcendent)
Sovereign Instinct (Mythical)
Origin Beast Sovereignty (???)
Origin Genesis Authority (Unknown)
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Skills
• Infinite Void Sword Realm (Mythical+)
• Void Step
• Resonance Strike
• Night Sever
• Phantom Split
• Abyss Rend
• Void Collapse
• Echo Drive
• Predator Sync
• Blood Thunder Claw
• Void Thunder Dragon Descent
• Dragon Sovereign's Judgment
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Equipment
• Primordial Cube Weapon (Mythical Growth-Type)
Current Forms Unlocked:
— Twin Blades
— Warhammer
— Longbow
— Tower Shield
— Katana
— Gauntlet
— Spear
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Titles
• Camp Monster
• Demon Slayer
• Battlefield Anomaly
• Abyss Executioner
• One-Man Catastrophe
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Current Evaluation
Combat Power: Peak Third Tier ~ Pseudo Fourth Tier
Threat Assessment: Extremely Dangerous
Potential Evaluation: Unknown
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Zael stared silently at the panel.
Level 100.
Third Class.
If someone told the freshman version of himself that he would reach this level within a year, he would have called them insane.
Yet here he was.
And somehow—
He still didn't feel safe enough.
Not after today.
Not after seeing the beings watching from above.
Not after hearing the warnings about the Gods and Demons Battlefield.
Zael slowly closed the panel afterward before leaning back against the wall.
A faint smile appeared on his face despite everything.
At least now—
He finally possessed the qualifications to step onto the real battlefield.
Zael stared silently at the status panel floating before him.
His eyes narrowed slightly the longer he looked at it.
The panel…had changed.
Not just the numbers.
The structure itself felt fundamentally different now.
Before, the system only displayed the basics.
Level.
Stats.
Skills.
Talents.
Simple.
Minimalistic.
Now however—
There were entirely new sections.
Titles.
Threat Assessment.
Combat Power Evaluation.
Potential Rating.
Even his weapon now possessed categorized forms.
It felt less like a simple status window and more like a complete existence analysis.
"…Combat power evaluation?" Zael muttered quietly.
Pseudo Fourth Tier.
That honestly wasn't surprising after everything that happened earlier.
What truly bothered him was something else.
Potential Evaluation: Unknown.
Unknown.
Not low.
Not high.
Unknown.
Zael frowned slightly.
Then suddenly, a memory surfaced in his mind.
Back during his first months at the academy, he once read an old awakening theory book while researching class advancement paths.
At the time, he barely paid attention to most of it because the information felt too advanced for him.
But one particular sentence remained strangely memorable.
"Level 100 is the watershed separating mortals from true awakeners."
At the time, Zael didn't really understand what that meant.
Even now…he only partially understood.
But looking at the transformed system panel before him now—
He finally realized something.
Level 100 wasn't simply another milestone.
It was a transition point.
A qualitative evolution.
Everything changed afterward.
Which also meant—
Zael's eyes sharpened faintly.
"…The Level 100 talent awakening."
Every awakener received one at Level 100.
A final "core talent" capable of determining future growth direction almost entirely.
Some gained elemental dominion.
Some gained conceptual abilities.
Some awakened bloodline mutations.
Some received nothing useful at all.
The stronger the talent—
The greater the future potential.
Even among geniuses, Level 100 awakenings often became the deciding factor separating future powerhouses from ordinary experts.
Zael slowly sat upright afterward.
For the first time since advancing, genuine anticipation appeared in his eyes.
His current talents were already absurd enough.
So what exactly would someone like him awaken at Level 100?
[Ding!]
[Conditions fulfilled.]
[Level 100 Talent Awakening available.]
[Would you like to proceed?]
The room suddenly became strangely quiet afterward.
Even the ambient mana around Zael seemed to slow faintly.
His instincts reacted immediately.
This awakening…
Would not be ordinary.