CHAPTER 149: AINSWORTH BECOMES A FIVE-STAR SSS-RANK AWAKENER!

In a vast expanse of whitish-purple void, demon race and monster race corpses were littered around.

At the center, those corpses piled up into a small mountain.

SSS-rank Demon Kings, seven of them, were in the air, bowing towards the figure sitting at the peak of the corpse mountain.

In their hands were various resources. If such items were revealed to the outside world, just one of them would be enough to warrant the covetousness of SSS-rank beings, let alone those at SS-rank and below.

Yet, such valuable resources were offered to the figure on top of the corpse mountain.

In unison, as if rehearsed, all seven Demon Kings lowered their heads even further as they piously worshiped, "Lord God, your humble lambs offer you all the luck attribute enhancement resources we possess!"

The Dimensional Void didn’t have wind, but the spatial disturbance caused the handsome yet oppressive figure’s silky silver-blue hair to flutter freely.

His pair of amber-gold eyes scrutinized the items offered to him by the seven SSS-rank Demon Kings, and after confirming their authenticity, he waved his hand and took all of those resources.

Afterward, he used all of those resources to increase his Luck stat attribute. Even if it took several minutes, those powerful Demon Kings who were above many didn’t show any hint of impatience on their faces, as if it was their honor to be with their lord god.

When all those luck attribute enhancement resources were used up, the handsome figure with silver-blue hair, Ainsworth Arthurford, smiled and praised them, "You all did well, my demonic lambs."

"You all might have converted late, but I don’t blame you. As your magnanimous and sacred lord, I accept your faith regardless of your past."

"For the fanatical belief and faith you have shown, I’ll bestow you the title and rank of Apostle in the Church of Evolution. You might be latecomers, but I’ve seen the bright fanaticism burning in your eyes."

"Serve me more, as you all should."

While Ainsworth was talking nonsense as he spoke whatever came to mind, all seven Demon Kings didn’t mind. Or rather, Ainsworth’s words were like oracles from their most esteemed and revered lord god.

Even if they were ordered to kill themselves, they wouldn’t hesitate. To prove their faith and beliefs in their lord god, they wouldn’t hesitate to do anything, even if it costs them their lives.

No longer minding the seven Demon Kings, Ainsworth shifted his attention to his status screen.

[Name: Ainsworth Arthurford

Age: 16 (17)

Class: SSS-rank Freedom Freelancer

Sub-Class: SSS-rank Virus Evolution Sovereign, SSS-rank Grand Archivist

Awakener Rank: Five-Star SSS-rank Awakener

Strength: SSS+

Endurance: SSS+

Agility: SSS+

Magic: SSS+

Aura: SSS+

Viral Energy: SSS+

Spirit: X+

Charm: XXX+ (Limited)

Luck: SSS+

Talents: God-Level Cooking, God-Level Charm, God-Level Cult Leader, God-Level Conqueror, God-Level Pathogen, God-Level Guardian, God-Level Assassin

Class Exclusive Skills: Ultimate Freedom (SSS), Freedom Of Movement (SSS), Freedom Of Speech (SSS), Pathogen Control (SSS), Hive Mind (SSS), Futureborne Adaptation (SSS), Codex Eye (SSS), Cognitive Overrule (SSS), Deterministic Archive Process (SSS)

Equipped Items: Mantle Of The Worldborne Sovereign (SSS), Bloodthirsty Ring Of Lifesteal (SSS), Dominion Sigil (SS), Energy Band Of Reserve (S), Velocity Boots Of Momentum (S), Emblem Of Final Defiance (A), Reinforced Combat Jacket (A)

Skills: {Unassigned Type: All Eyes On Me (SSS), Evolution Override (SSS), Liberation (SS), Call To Arms (SS), Vengeful Liberty (SS), Independence Uprising (S)}

{Healer/Medic Type: Miracle Cell Reconstruction (SSS), Stabilizing Pulse (SS), Healing (A), Accelerated Recovery (B), Detoxification (B), Pain Suppression (B), Herbal Proficiency (C), Stamina Restoration (C), First Aid (C)}

{Scout/Assassin Type: Flawless Disguise (SS), Phantom Evasion (SS), Unremarkable Presence (SS), Tracing (B), Danger Sense (B), Shadow Concealment (C), Silent Steps (C), Night Vision (C), Trap Detection (C), Thermal Vision (C), Steady Hands (C), Weak Point Detection (C)}

{Chef/Cooking Type: Formless Sharp Blades (SSS), Culinary Transmutation (SSS), Divine Banquet (SSS), Arcane Infusion Cooking (SS), Spatial Food Storage (A), Create Cooking Utensils (B), Temporary Kitchen Setup (B), Condiment Manifestation (B), Fire Control (C), Instant Grill (C), Food Preservation (C), Vacuum Food Seal (C)}

Proficiencies: {Grandmaster-Level: Virology, Biotechnology, Warfare, Strategy, Psychology, Scientific Theory, Political Systems, Governance, Law, Sociology, Propaganda, Historical Analysis, Education, Cultural Studies, Linguistics}

{Master-Level: Swordsmanship, Martial Arts Theory, Hand-to-Hand Combat, Firearms Mastery... (omitted)}]

When Ainsworth’s gaze landed on his stat attributes and Awakener rank that had increased compared to before he counterinvaded the Monster World and Demon World, he couldn’t help but sigh in amazement, "I truly am the greatest."

"The luck attribute enhancement resources these demonic lambs of mine had offered were enough to increase my luck stat attribute from S+ to SSS+."

It has always been one of Ainsworth’s annoyances that his Luck stat attribute was lagging behind even his other special stat attributes like Charm and Spirit. Even those basic stat attributes like Endurance and Strength had surpassed his Luck stat attribute, which prompted him to find a way to increase it.

It would take too long to rely on the Otherworld Mission rewards, and it’s not like Awakeners had to be dependent on taking Otherworld Missions to become stronger.

So, Ainsworth didn’t limit himself to those and instead, he made use of his God-Level Cult Leader talent and viruses to convert Demon Kings into his believers.

Afterward, he ordered them to offer their world origin fragments and other stat attribute enhancement resources. Due to the nature of his class trait, he only needed to increase one of them to a higher grade, and the rest would synchronize with the highest basic stat attribute grade.

So, even when his Futureborne Adaptation (SSS) and Evolution Override (SSS) effects had ended, he wasn’t left defenseless. The SSS- Grade Stat Crystal he received from the Rescue Mission for rescuing Lucien had increased all his stats aside from Luck, Charm, and Spirit to SSS-.

Furthermore, after using up world origin from world origin fragments and stat attribute enhancement resources offered by the seven Demon Kings, he managed to increase one of his stat attributes from SSS- to SSS+.

And with the achievements he racked up from defeating and subduing nine Demon Kings and one Monster King, as well as hundreds of Monster Lords and Demon Lords, the Earth Will made an exception for him.

Instead of the tedious process of increasing his Awakener rank via Otherworld Missions, Ainsworth managed to be promoted from One-Star SS-rank Awakener to Five-Star SSS-rank Awakener.

’According to the Earth Will, in terms of overall power, I am now the second strongest in the Earth Awakener World. Whether it’s the Sword Saint from the Valtoria Empire, or the Heavenly Flame Alchemist, aka the Xiao Clan Patriarch, I can easily defeat them.’

’However, even with peak Five-Star SSS-rank Awakener base power and various class exclusive skills, I am still not the strongest. And as I had deduced before, there’s indeed a Half-Step X-rank Awakener on Earth.’

After Ainsworth had become a legitimate Five-Star SSS-rank Awakener, he had been informed by the Earth Will about a lot of private information and secrets that most Awakeners weren’t aware of.

Moreover, after assimilating nine Demon Kings into his Hive Mind, the memories and information in their minds were contributed to the Hive Mind, so he easily accessed them and even knew something that even most SSS-rank Awakeners were ignorant of.

And that was the existence of Demon Gods!

Above the SSS-rank Demon Kings were X-rank Demon Gods. There were as many as seven X-rank Demon Gods in the Demon World, as he later discovered that the Demon World wasn’t an SSS-rank World but a damn X-rank World.

With such a ridiculous amount of powerhouses, if Ainsworth hadn’t discovered the reason, he would have truly believed those demons were either too dumb or too arrogant, as if they were playing house with the human race.

It turned out that while the Demon World was an X-rank World, it didn’t have any backing from higher forces. At least, not in a sense that the Awakener Earth possessed.

The Awakener Earth’s Earth Will has the backing of the Universe Will and even the Multiverse Will.

Otherwise, how would it even send Awakeners to Otherworld Mission if it couldn’t even sense the coordinates of the Otherworlds?

’The water in not only Earth but also the Demon World is deeper than I expected. Who knew there would be so many damn secrets that are only accessible to Five-Star SSS-rank Awakeners?!’

’Even if the strongest Awakener managed to return and successfully become an X-rank Awakener, I doubt Earth will have any advantage. After all, who knew there were not just one but seven X-rank Demon Gods in the Demon World?’

’If not for the agreement that the demon race’s powerhouses would only be able to make a move when a certain number of powerhouses of that rank were to appear on Earth, then the Demon World would have long sent an SSS-rank Demon King at the start of the Awakener Era.’

’At that time, the strongest Awakener was at E-rank. In other words, Earth would have long been colonized and enslaved by the demon race if not for the Universe Will and Multiverse Will’s backing.’