As the test continued, desperately fighting the ambushes became less frequent as time ticked on. A mountain of corpses built around me at 225 I count as Armageddon rips him in half. I store the crystal in my ring as an annoying voice sounds in my ear. "how many of my babes are you gonna kill? It takes forever to breed 225 wargs. I have no more ready for you to kill so you pass!" she pouted said. I let out a breath of relief at how I saved myself 2 days of fighting by just killing them. She even held back the leader in doubt of it, doing anything for me. "You have 6 days in the real world to cultivate before the 3d door is open. Here are your rewards: a D-rank mid-tier soul shard, a phoenix tear, and a cloak called shadows embrace made from Armageddon's body. It makes shadow stalk 25% more effective and includes an ability (into the abyss) where the wearer hides in the void for 3 minutes."
Because of the effect of the cloak, it would become a life saving too when up against all odds. I begin abyssal gathering and begin to ha the negative energy as I consume the last soul shard as I feel my liberty jewel swell and feel it get tighter and no more energy comes in and I prepare to face an evil version of myself, so I can make my way to D-rank. It will be a lot easier once I'm rank D, so I can fight more and unlock more of the inheritance and claim all the prize to help me rise in the rank of cultivation and the tournament but I can't do it with rank E. As I drew a deep breath I pushed through the cultivation and a red figure that looked just like me appeared in front of me, but he was reaping evil and hatred. So this is the drawback of such a cultivation method. I have to face the negative energy to move up or the energy will take control of me and that would be disastrous. I can feel his hatred and anger for the things I killed and the things I absorbed. The methods I cultivate are truly evil and dangerous, but it is necessary if I'm going to protect what I love. Each passing moment, it slowly gained a form that was solid enough to interact with the physical realm. I stand and draw rulers bane from the sheath and bow politely as I feel a deadly breeze drift across the wind and raze the wall behind me, leaving huge claw marks in it like it was nothing. Why is it so powerful? I thought as I ran and dodge waiting fo,r an opening in the defense of this energy. Seconds seem like minutes as more and more wounds accumulated on my body. After several minutes of dodging the other, I stopped attacking and looked for me. As I enter shadow stalk and sneak around looking for the right opening from behind I execute shadow strike and as it turns to block me with its claws, I use nightmare and it causes I'm to stumble and miss his block as shadow strike slices through my phantom copy and I feel the energy of it course into my liberty jewel and it feels slightly weaker than when it first spawned as the energy courses throughout my body and my blade shivers as runes becomes sharper and more apparent. I breathe the black smoke and exhale. So this feeling is stronger than the rank D I was before. I feel like I could hunt a lower rank C creature as my body becomes stronger and my mind clearer. So that's how it is: the sooner I kill it, the more energy I absorb, so I have to kill it quickly to maximize my gains.
As the shadow sovereign phantom appears again, congratulations Ezequiel, you have reached gas stage rank D and now qualify for a higher rank challenge. "Will you take the higher tier challenge? Or will you progress on your lower rank and give up the chance for extra rewards? You have one minute to decide on a pick and you'll be rewarded for your decision."