NOVEL NEXT Chapter 17: Reaching a New Realm
The settlement chamber pulsed with energy, its golden glow flickering like a sun about to collapse in on itself.
Ankush stood in the center, his breath steady, his heart pounding in his chest. Every inch of his body hummed with anticipation, like the world itself was waiting for him to make the next move.
This was it.
The moment of reckoning.
The numbers flashed before his eyes, the system working overtime, its runes shifting, struggling to keep up. He could feel it—the sheer scale of what he had done was too much for even this mystical construct to process properly.
Never before in human history had someone amassed such an ungodly amount of EXP in a single dungeon.
And now, it was time to use it.
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[System Processing…]
[Beginning Level Allocation…]
A hum filled the chamber. The runes lining the walls flared to life, the air itself trembling under the sheer weight of power that was about to be unleashed.
Then—BOOM.
A tidal wave of golden energy erupted outward, sending shockwaves across the settlement space.
Ankush staggered slightly, but his body quickly adapted, his Physique stat allowing him to stand firm even under the crushing force of the system's divine processing.
It was happening.
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A Surge Unlike Any Other
A deep rumbling filled the chamber, growing louder as the numbers flashed wildly, trying to keep pace with the exponential increase of EXP consumption.
Then—his body ignited.
Not in flames.
Not in magic.
But in pure, undiluted growth.
His muscles tightened, his bones strengthened, his veins surged with golden light as the system forcefully pushed him beyond the realm of mortals.
Each second, he grew stronger.
Each breath, his mind expanded.
Each pulse of energy, his very being transformed.
His cells regenerated at speeds beyond comprehension, his very structure being reforged into something that had never before existed in this world.
His vision blurred—not from exhaustion, but because he was now seeing too much. His mind could process everything at once, from the shifting mana in the chamber to the microscopic runes embedded into the very fabric of the system.
And then came the numbers.
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Levels Skyrocket – The System Struggles
The system flashed violently, numbers racing across his vision, the golden interface practically screaming as it tried to keep up.
Level 1 → Level 2.
Level 2 → Level 3.
The first few transitions were smooth, like pouring water into an empty glass.
Then—it accelerated.
Level 3 → Level 4.
Level 4 → Level 5.
Each time, the EXP required doubled—yet it didn't matter.
The system groaned under the strain, the chamber shaking violently, cracks forming along its perfect, glowing floor. It wasn't designed for this.
Ankush felt his body thrumming with unfiltered, raw potential, his stats ballooning, his entire being ascending past what the human race had ever considered possible.
Then, the numbers slowed—but only because the system itself couldn't keep up.
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A Mind Beyond Humanity
As he reached Level 6, something shifted inside him.
It wasn't just strength.
It wasn't just speed.
His very consciousness expanded, his Mental stat exploding past mortal limits, allowing him to process reality at unthinkable speeds.
For the first time—he could feel it.
The flow of mana in the air.
The rhythm of the system's calculations.
The very pulse of existence itself.
It was like being handed the cheat sheet to reality.
The battle calculations that had once taken split seconds in his mind now happened in less than a breath.
He could predict movement, sense changes in the mana flow, understand the underlying fabric of the world in ways no one ever could.
And yet—he was still growing.
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The Transformation – An Unstoppable Force
The system shuddered, its golden glow fluctuating wildly, the text flickering as it finalized his new stats.
Then, with one final surge of power, it came to a halt.
A silence filled the chamber.
Then—
[Final Level Achieved: Level 8]
Ankush exhaled, his breath slow and controlled, his entire body vibrating with newly forged strength.
He was no longer human.
No longer something that could be compared to any other awakener.
This was transcendence.
And yet—he was not done.
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Unallocated EXP – A Shocking Amount Left
Despite everything, despite the unprecedented growth, the system still displayed a terrifying truth.
[Remaining EXP Stored: 24.6 billion]
Ankush's eyes flickered.
He still had more than half his EXP left.
A slow grin stretched across his face.
This wasn't just growth.
This was evolution.
And he had barely scratched the surface.
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The New Status Window – The Awakening of a Legend
The system recalibrated one last time before displaying his updated stats.
The sheer magnitude of the numbers was beyond logic.
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[User: Ankush Halder]
[Profession: Blueprint Architect (D+)]
[Level: 8]
[EXP Stored: 24.6 billion]
[Final Allocated Stats]
- Strength: 1,000,000 – His physical power could now bend reality itself.
- Mana: 3,000,000 – His reserves could sustain a city for centuries.
- Mental: 2,000,000 – His thinking and reflexes moved beyond the speed of light.
- Physique: 4,485,750 – His endurance and durability made him nearly unkillable.
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Ankush's First Moments as Something Beyond Mortal
He raised his hand, feeling the raw power coursing through his fingertips.
A single flex of his fingers sent waves of invisible force through the chamber, warping the very air.
His mind was sharper than a god's, his vision broader than existence itself.
And yet—despite all of this—he was just getting started.
A slow chuckle left his lips.
Then, without hesitation, he clenched his fist, feeling the power coil like a spring, waiting to be unleashed.
The world would never be the same.
Because this was only the beginning.
And soon, everyone would know his name.