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His heart was slightly excited, he really wanted to see what awakening was all about.

Wang Tao quietly left Jiang Shixue’s room.

He was about to awaken and ascend to Level 4, he might fall into a deep sleep again or something else might happen, so he would need someone to keep an eye on him.

Jiang Shixue was too tired and was sleeping soundly. There was no need for Wang Tao to disturb her.

Wang Tao returned to his own room.

“Brother?”

Jiang Shixue had been sleeping on his bed, but seemed to sense someone coming in and immediately opened her eyes.

Lightning, who had been lying at the bedside, zipped to Wang Tao’s side. He patted its head and then said to Jiang Shixue:

“I’ll be fusing with the Level 4 Ascension Crystal Core in a moment, and I don’t know if something else might happen, so keep an eye on me.”

Jiang Shixue’s spirit lifted.

Wang Tao took out four Level 4 Ascension Crystal Cores, two of outstanding quality and two epic ones. The outstanding ones had an 80% chance of success which shouldn’t be a problem since Wang Tao was never the unlucky type.

After taking a shower and drying his hair, Wang Tao changed into his new “autumn clothes” and, from nowhere, found a few sticks of incense to burn in the room.

Finally, Wang Tao held Jiang Shixue’s hand in his and rubbed it.

“Lend me some good luck!”

Fusion!

A moment later, the first Ascension Core of outstanding quality fused successfully! The ascended ability was “Iron Wall”.

Fusing with a Level 4 Crystal Core increased his Mana by 800, which was within Wang Tao’s expectations.

After acquiring the first Level 4 ability, Wang Tao immediately felt different. But if asked where exactly, he couldn’t quite pinpoint it at the moment, as he would need to test the ability to find out.

Wang Tao didn’t have time to test, as he continued fusing crystal cores.

Soon, the second Ascension Core of outstanding quality also succeeded. The ability ascended this time was “Berserk Enhancement”.

Both cores of outstanding quality succeeded, allowing Wang Tao to let out a sigh of relief.

Then, as expected, the two Epic Crystal Cores fused successfully one after the other. His remaining two abilities “Mastery Fusion” and “Yin and Yang Balance” had also ascended to Level 4!

Wang Tao looked at his attributes.

[HP: 110000/110000]

[Mana: 49200/49200]

[Special Energy: 500000]

[Awakening Key: 3]

[Grade: Level 3]

[Internal Impurity: 3%]

[Hidden Attributes: Improved Body Conditions, Night Vision, Plant Affinity]

[Ability: Level 4 Grade 1 Iron Wall, Level 4 Grade 1 Berserk Enhancement, Level 4 Grade 1 Mastery Fusion, Level 4 Grade 1 Yin and Yang Balance]

These attributes can’t be described as very strong, but being invincible below Level 4 should be no problem.

As for above Level 4… Wang Tao had witnessed the power of the awakened ones and knew that his attributes certainly weren’t enough, at least not against Level 4 Lords, unless he too could awaken.

Wang Tao had no immediate plans to clear the internal impurity; he would use potions after ascending since the impurity is halved after ascension, saving him a potion.

Wang Tao closed his eyes and carefully considered the matter of awakening and ascending.

A moment later, a look of surprise appeared on Wang Tao’s face, but it quickly turned into a frown.

“Brother, what’s wrong?”

Jiang Shixue, who had been watching Wang Tao, immediately asked.

“There’s a bit of an issue, it seems that… I can’t awaken, at least not yet,” said Wang Tao, stroking his chin.

“Huh?”

Jiang Shixue’s face instantly tensed with concern.

“Don’t worry, it’s a minor issue. Remember when I fused with that little flame? Until its hidden ability emerges, I can’t awaken…” Wang Tao explained.

He pretty much understood how awakening worked by now; it was like ascending in that when the conditions were met, vague information would form in the mind, and after a bit of research, it would become clear.

And this awakening was much more complicated than ascending.

Awakening occurred simultaneously with ascending to Level 4, and as long as the awakening was successful, ascending to Level 4 was assured.

For a normal ascension, all he needed to do was to fuse with the Ascension Crystal Core and then set the time for ascension before taking a sleep.

But awakening was different, it had several preconditions.

He needed a hundred thousand blood, all abilities at Level 4, and at least one hidden ability.

Once these three conditions were met, he could activate the Awakening Key, which Wang Tao had already done.

After activation, new information emerged in his mind, and he knew how to use the key. He also discovered an inconvenient truth—the awakening wasn’t guaranteed to succeed!

The first try at awakening required one Awakening Key, but it wasn’t a sure success. It could fail!

The exact odds were unclear to Wang Tao; whether it was tied to strength or luck was unknown.

If successful, that would be great. But if it failed, the Awakening Key would go to waste.

Then, he could attempt a second awakening, which would require two Awakening Keys.

Whether the probability of success for the second try was higher or lower than the first attempt, Wang Tao didn’t know yet.

If the second failed, he could try a third time, which would consume four Awakening Keys!

And if the third failed, there was always a fourth try, costing eight Awakening Keys…

One could keep trying even with continuous failures.

That is, with each attempt at awakening, the number of required keys would double, which seemed rather exorbitant.

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