The testament by Ashish and the clear proof of the battle that occurred inside the Black Gate hailed me as an unstoppable calamity. The comments under the video were going wild with all kinds of shocked reactions.

"What the fuck was that smile? Is he even human?"

"There's definitely something the Singh Family is hiding. Raj must have awakened from his coma a long time ago—or he might not even have been in a coma at all. He must have been secretly trained by the Black Raven Guild and only made it public once he became strong enough."

"He should be at least BBB-Rank or A-Rank. But wait! Doesn't that mean he really cleared that D-Ranked Gate in Sword King territory?"

"Both brothers are total badasses!!! I'm completely in love with them!"

"This guy earned my respect! No matter what reasons he had to hide his powers, nobody can ignore the fact that he saved everyone inside the dungeon! Also… I think I just fell in love with his smile!!!"

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The video had garnered over millions of comments, filled with the love of fangirls I never knew I had, shocked reactions, wild theories, and even some hate comments from Rudra's fans.

"Going out will become even more troublesome from now on," I sighed, placing the phone aside. "Well, I think people won't hate me as much as they used to."

I opened the window of the room, letting a cold breeze flow in to calm my mind.

The sun was setting, and darkness was slowly washing over the earth. Yet, the city viewed from the hospital room still looked as lively as ever.

After enjoying the scenery of the modern city for a few minutes, I closed the window and spoke,

"Vivi, show me how much Yin-Yang energy I currently have."

"Yin Energy: 56,245 / 70,000

Yang Energy: 23,457 / 70,000"

"Vivi, if I use the Yin-Yang Breathing Technique to absorb Yang energy from Soul Stones and Yin energy from the darkness of the night, how much time will it take to absorb enough for the next breakthrough?"

"Due to the weak heavenly laws on this planet, relying solely on absorbing Yin energy from the surroundings will take ten years, seven months, and twenty-two days for the Host to reach the breakthrough."

"Ten years!?" I gasped, my eyes popping out. "Now I understand why Nymeria said it's impossible to reach the Mid-Tier Realm in just two years."

I could break through to the next realm by slaying monsters from Gates and through the dual cultivation Vivi mentioned. I had initially planned to go to Vyoman after reaching the Awakened Sage Realm and unsealing my memories, but now I decided to put that idea aside.

Ume was waiting for me, and the time to meet Nymeria was also drawing closer.

I opened the skill panel of Avatar Sign In, and just as I was about to activate the skill, a window screen appeared.

"The Host may also absorb Yin Energy from the soul they have conjured, but by doing so, the soul will be greatly weakened."

A smirk appeared at the corner of my lips as I declared,

"Fuck the soul. I can just make it stronger later by letting it devour more monsters."

Without any hesitation, I summoned Devourous Prime, tapped its body, and began absorbing Yin energy from it.

At the same time, I absorbed Yang energy from the Soul Stone crystals in my inventory.

As my Yin-Yang energy increased, the size of Devourous Prime began shrinking. Slowly, its body regressed—from an adult troll to a teenager, and then to a small troll that looked no older than five years old.

Ding…

"You have absorbed enough Yin-Yang energy for a breakthrough."

"Beginning the breakthrough to the next realm…"

"Hahaha! That's what we're talking about!" I laughed, excitement surging through my body.

The Sea of Soulforce began rising inside me, and just when I thought it was about to surge forward, the sea suddenly collapsed, becoming calm once again.

"Error! The Host cannot break through to the Mid-Tier Realm due to weakened heavenly laws on this planet."

"Huh? What is that supposed to mean?" I demanded, annoyance lacing my voice.

"To break through to the Mid-Tier Realm—and all major realm ascensions from that point onward—a Heavenly Tribulation is required to shatter mortal limitations. The heavenly laws of this planet are too weak to summon the clouds of Heavenly Tribulation."

Only then did the realization hit me. The reason late awakeners couldn't break through beyond CCC-Rank wasn't because it was the limit of their talent—it was because Earth's heavenly laws were too weak to help them ascend to B-Rank, which, in reality, was the first level of the Awakened Sage Realm.

"Vivi, is there a way to summon the clouds of Heavenly Tribulation?" I asked, even though I already knew it was close to impossible. I wasn't arrogant—or strong enough—to bend heavenly laws to my will yet.

Still, at the back of my mind, I had a speculation. Vivi might know a way to reach the Awakened Sage Realm; otherwise, it wouldn't have suggested absorbing Yin energy from Devourous Prime. For reasons I didn't yet understand—and hadn't tried to probe—Vivi wanted me to grow stronger.

"Summoning a Heavenly Tribulation Cloud requires an immense concentration of Soulforce. This world lacks the necessary density, having only recently been re-blessed with Soulforce."

"What if I provide enough Soulforce to conjure the Heavenly Tribulation, even if only for a short time? It should be possible, right?" I asked, a smug smile already tugging at my face.

After a brief pause, a translucent window materialized with a single message—

"It is possible."

"We need to hurry then," I said, putting on the suit placed on the table and storing Shinku no Sabi into my inventory.

It was already dark outside—the perfect time to sneak out.

"Void Step."

In the blink of an eye, I vanished from the hospital, reappearing atop a building kilometers away from the room I had been in.

Without wasting time, I used Void Step repeatedly, moving out of the city and away from public areas. I already had an idea of what a Heavenly Tribulation could do to the surroundings of a cultivator.

Within minutes, I reached a large abandoned field surrounded by farmlands, located a few kilometers away from a small remote village.

Sitting in a lotus position at the center of the field, I materialized a large horizontal inventory portal above my head, parallel to the land beneath me.

"Take as many Mid-Tier Grade 2 Soul Stones as you want and summon those clouds of Heavenly Tribulation!!" I shouted, my arms wide open and a smirk plastered across my face.

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