Endless Evolution: Last Star

Chapter 387 First Key (Part 2)

Silvana gulped, anxiously watching Adam, who was preparing for his evolution.

She was nervous. After all, how successful this evolution would be technically depended on Adam.

With each level, the difference in strength among both Phantoms and monsters increased significantly, besides the trivial amount of energy and physical power, there were many other reasons for that.

What kind of reasons?

Well, Adam was about to find out right now.

"Hah, thinking back to the first time I was here, a lot of things have changed, haven't they?"

Adam smirked hovering amongst the inner space.

At first, his Vault was practically empty, the Transmutator was unrevealed, the Artifact was different, not as powerful, and Nexus, his gloves only had one ability.

He didn't have a Power Gene, and his Initial Gene didn't have such an outstanding power.

And... Evolution Tree itself, the foundation of everything, was previously much smaller. It didn't have two unique branches with rare carved runes - they showed his Orders. One branch had a needle mark and the other a claw mark.

At the foot of the Evolution Tree like a mountain, there was a unique root, the Elemental Root. It was slightly smaller than the other main roots, but it was unique and a worthy part of the Evolution Tree.

"Not bad, not bad at all, but... what does Damien's Evolution Tree look like?"

Adam asked to himself as his gaze darkened.

"I'm a K1-Phantom, sure I still have a long way to go before becoming a Second Rank Phantom, but... Fuck, if my inner space looks like this, how big is his Evolution Tree?"

Adam shuddered.

He realized that he didn't see all that Damien was capable of, only a fraction as big as a drop in the ocean, but realizing how big the difference between them was made him truly afraid.

"Agh, alright, that's not what I should be thinking about right now." Adam waved his hand looking at his Vault where all of his genes were stored.

Then, he narrowed his eyes and the Vault opened to his will.

First on the list were the genes.

Adam needed 10,000 genes to create the shape.

Whoooooooosh.

If that was all it took, Adam would have created the Key long ago, right after defeating the Steel Knight since he had obtained the necessary artifacts then. Discover more content at empire

However, for the Key to open one of the three keyholes in the Lock, something else was needed - Midnight Crystal.

Whooooooooooooosh.

Midnight Crystal floating in the darkness came into motion, heading for the tip of the key. With a quick movement, Midnight Crystal shattered against the sharp end, releasing the power lurking within.

Dense energy like majestic streams emerged from the key's tip, heading further out, making its trail ever wider like a comet ready to finally crash to earth after a long journey.

A slight smile appeared on Adam's face, watching this scene with contemplation.

This was only the first step towards the true power that someone like Damien possessed, but Adam was already amazed that something like this could be in his inner space.

"Well, I don't know if you're waiting for my orders or the right time, but... go ahead. It's time to move on." Adam waved his hand.

At the same moment, as if at the command of his commander, the Key came like an arrow into motion.

In a heartbeat, the Key swept beside Adam, making his hair flutter, quickly reaching the Evolution Tree.

At the center of the Evolution Tree was the Initial Gene, it was the core, around it was a circle, an indicator of power that it was too early for Adam to think about yet. Below, not reaching the main roots was the Lock.

It was a triangular sign with elongated ends and arched ribs as if slightly drawn inward. At the tips were three keyholes.

The First Key strove toward the top keyhole, from which particles of light were already coming out, sensing the imminent release from its shackles.

Adam watched intently, not daring to blink. He didn't want to miss a single moment.

Crackle.

With the next beat of his heart, the Key plunged into the keyhole.

Without advice or orders from outside, Adam instinctively stretched his hand forward, bending his fingers slightly as if he had a simple key in his hand to open the door.

Adam exhaled a cold vapor before slowly turning his wrist forcing the Key, the majestic entity, to move.

Crack.

The keyhole cracked, shattering into small shards and destroying a third of the Lock.

Following, Adam's azure eyes turned white due to the bright flash that consumed his entire inner space, usually hovering in darkness.