A vast number of Emperor Points dissolved into pure, surging energy.
Normally, such raw energy was something extremely difficult for an awakener to directly absorb. For most, it was like trying to drink molten iron—too much, too volatile, too destructive.
But for Aurek, the situation was different. Entirely different.
As the tide of energy poured into him, he could clearly feel his strength steadily rising. This was no flimsy, unstable surge either—it was a solid, incremental strengthening, the kind that built an unshakable foundation.
By now, Aurek had already come to understand deeply that his path of advancement bore no resemblance to that of ordinary awakeners.
For a normal awakener, once their internal energy exceeded the minimum threshold of their rank, they would immediately ascend, grasping eagerly at the chance for power. But Aurek had never followed that impatient road.
