A Cultivator in the World Dominated By Awakeners

Once alone in the World of Shadows, Oliver immediately sat cross-legged.

He wanted to advance his cultivation first, as that was the most important part.

He opened the bottle containing the Spiritual Path Potion.

Its aroma instantly spread—resembling the scent of apple juice mixed with honey.

With such a scent, any suspicion that it might taste bad vanished from his mind. Instead, he expected it to be delicious.

Without hesitation, he brought it to his mouth and drank it greedily—and it truly was delicious.

"Mm!"

Almost instantly, his head throbbed intensely, and his mind was forcefully pushed to become sharper.

Even his brain began working on its own, comprehending both of his scriptures.

The potion's effect depended on the situation. It might only enhance understanding of one scripture, or both. Comprehending two at once usually meant the user's cultivation was still low enough for the potion to push them two stages forward.

Two stages was the maximum—the limit. Any leftover effects would then be used to deepen understanding of the second scripture. If there were no leftovers, the effects would simply disappear.

This was also because Oliver was only at the Fifth Stage. If he were between the Eighth and Tenth Stages, the potion would likely only help with one scripture.

The reason it couldn't boost more than two stages was due to the known risk: advancing too quickly using potions could backfire—unless the potion was of truly top-tier quality.

Unfortunately, the potion couldn't assist in understanding techniques.

There were potions for that, of course—but this book focused only on scriptures, the foundation of cultivation.

Oliver could feel his understanding of both scriptures rapidly increasing. This pace was even faster than when he had gained enlightenment.

Since his mind was working on its own, he then focused on absorbing Spiritual Energy, something that still required conscious effort—and for others, it would take time. But for him, absorbing Spiritual Energy was incredibly fast.

After an unknown length of time, he opened his eyes, which now gleamed with much sharper focus.

He was finally done—and his cultivation had advanced two stages.

(Cultivation: Seventh Stage of the Spiritual Master Realm!)

(Spiritual Energy: 0/800!)

(Body: Void Body!)

(Will: Earth Master | 0/10,000 Will Energy!)

(Physical Weight: 3,000 KG!)

(Innate Scripture from Void Body:

Black Hole (7.20%) +2

(Scripture:

Ordo of Life (6.10/10%) +2

Two advancements in a single moment—Oliver felt a tremendous increase in his strength.

However, perhaps because he relied on an external aid, he also felt extremely exhausted—as if his mind had been forced to work non-stop.

He took a few deep breaths to calm himself, stabilizing the tension in his body. Even his heart was pounding a little harder than usual.

To help his recovery, he drank a Magical Energy Drink.

It quickly helped ease his condition.

The good thing was that his Will had already reached the Earth Master Realm, so the mental fatigue effects were something he could recover from quickly.

He pulled out the True Form, which was shaped like a bracelet. He examined it for a moment, then slipped his hand into the ring of the bracelet.

"Mm..." His eyes widened as he felt a mysterious power surge into his body through the bracelet. A moment later, his form began to change—growing larger, his skin turning black, covered in scales resembling metal.

He looked at his hands and feet—the nails turning into claws, and his limbs beginning to resemble those of a monster. The first thing that came to mind was a dragon.

Of course, even without a mirror, he could still observe his form using Void Sense.

Upon seeing his appearance, he could only gape—he truly resembled a black dragon with broad wings.

There were many void holes across his body, reminiscent of the two-headed snake-like creature that had been killed by Rowan Lee, or the Crazy Archer. Around the void holes were green lines encircling them.

His size was about that of a large truck—perhaps even a little bigger.

He felt like a giant, bloodthirsty beast—and he could sense that his mind was slightly affected, filled with a desire to fight to the death.

'Is this a dragon or some other type of monster?' he wondered.

But he could feel that in this state, his spiritual energy was constantly being drained.

Without an energy reserve, it would be truly difficult for him to maintain the form for long.

That was because in this form, he was simply far too powerful.

Whoosh!

He returned to his human form with a single thought, and the True Form detached from his hand.

'It seems for me, turning into my true form is best kept as a trump card for when it's truly needed,' he thought.

Naturally, he wouldn't transform easily—his form was far too conspicuous. As his cultivation increased, he suspected he would grow even larger.

'Time to form my manifestation.'

He began channeling his energy into the Ring of the World of Shadows.

He didn't imitate the Prime Minister, who had created a flame-shaped manifestation. Instead, like Rebecca, he formed a manifestation that exactly resembled his original body—he didn't bother thinking of another shape.

In a short time, his manifestation appeared before him—and he truly felt a strange sensation from having two bodies at once.

Their thoughts were linked, perfectly fused—as if his original body and the manifestation were simply his right and left hand.

And with Will already at the Earth Master Realm, he found that one manifestation was very easy to control.

Out of curiosity, he added another manifestation. Even with two, he still didn't struggle. He only noticed that his energy was draining faster—but his recovery could still keep up.

'Looks like two manifestations are no problem. But if I go beyond that, I'll tire myself out,' he thought.

He wasn't as greedy as the Prime Minister.

Even though his original body was safe inside the World of Shadows, he preferred to keep himself in peak condition—just in case unexpected trouble arose.

Beginning to feel bored inside the World of Shadows, which was essentially an empty space, he decided to leave—with his original body.

He still felt more comfortable using his true body, even though the manifestations were exactly identical.

The first thing he did upon exiting the World of Shadows was store it back inside his ring space.

Apparently, inside the ring space, the World of Shadows also became frozen—and so did both of his manifestations within it.

Luckily, they were just manifestations—so it didn't matter if they were frozen. In fact, he felt lighter since he no longer had to control them.

"Mm..." He then noticed Rebecca sitting at a small table with two chairs placed right by the nearly invisible glass façade.

The woman was still wearing her gown, her hair still in a bun, drinking wine while listening to music.

Oliver didn't see the manifestation she had formed—she had likely sent it to the Chaotic World.