[Ding! Detected that the host has gathered all materials for Hell Path Pain. Production progress has entered a two-minute countdown.]
[…]
Seeing the production countdown appear before him, the smile on Max’s face deepened…
In just two more minutes, he would be able to create his second Pain!
Hell Path!
At that time, his own strength would begin to explode exponentially!
Exhilarating!
Thinking of this, Max felt incredibly refreshed.
Soon, he would be able to create all the Six Paths of Pain.
“Big brother… I didn’t expect you to actually pass the third wave of the academy assessment.”
At this moment, Seraphina, who had originally intended to leave after just passing the academy’s level test, had completely changed her view of Max’s strength.
In less than a minute…
he had completely made history.
After clearing the Hard and Nightmare-level monsters alone, he still had the energy to continue the challenge…
Even in the entire Nation, he would be among the rarest few geniuses.
And before this, he was just someone who had awakened the Puppet Master class template, destined to become a clerk in the country’s rear.
But now…
who would dare say that someone with such terrifying strength would be mediocre!?
Probably no one present would believe it.
“Are you planning to continue the challenge!?”
“Or leave?”
Seeing that Max showed no signs of leaving after passing the third wave, Seraphina immediately thought he might be planning to start the fourth.
Such an idea…
if it were any other Tier 1 Professional, she might find it ridiculous and unrealistic, but if it were Max…
she felt it was very possible.
But she still had doubts.
After all, the monsters from the fourth wave onward would jump to the quality of a Tier 2 Hard dungeon…
even if Max’s current overall strength was very powerful.
He might not necessarily possess the power to meet the requirements for a cross-tier challenge against demonic beasts.
That wouldn’t just be shocking…
it would be a dream.
Nowadays, when demonic beasts of the same tier are far stronger than Professionals, creating a feat of defeating a beast across tiers would definitely cause a sensation if word got out!
“I’ll continue… I’m far from reaching my limit.”
“…”
Max wasn’t being arrogant.
He hadn’t chosen to start the challenge immediately because he was waiting for the Hell Path to be fully completed.
Tier 2 dungeon monsters!?
What would happen when facing two Pains!?
Regarding this, although Max had absolute confidence in his victory, he still had to rely on facts.
Only by truly clashing with a Tier 2 demonic beast could he know where his current limits lay.
Hearing Max’s words, Seraphina wasn’t surprised.
On the contrary, she appeared very calm, seemingly looking forward to the results of the fourth wave.
[Ding! Detected that the host has successfully created Hell Path Pain. You have automatically inherited all corresponding Rinnegan powers.]
“…”
As the rest period for this round drew to a close, the two-minute countdown finally reached zero.
His characteristics were very similar to the Asura Path standing beside Max, but there were many differences in the details!
His body was covered in black rods, his eyes showed eerie purple ripples, and his hair was a vibrant orange.
He looked extremely fierce and solemn.
And he was, naturally, a puppet from the original work that possessed a portion of the Rinnegan’s power.
Hell Path Pain.
Seeing that he had successfully created Hell Path Pain, Max could no longer suppress the joy in his heart, nearly bursting into laughter.
He hadn’t expected to successfully create the second Pain so quickly; it was much faster than he had originally planned!
“A second puppet!?”
“Is this big brother’s trump card!? This is crazy!”
Seeing another Pain appear before Max, Seraphina’s face was instantly filled with shock.
Could it be that her brother…
Max could already control two puppets simultaneously in battle at this stage!?
It was truly unbelievable.
After all, a Puppet Master’s ability to control puppets freely depends on their mental strength, and the direct source of mental strength is the Wisdom stat.
Normally, if an ordinary Puppet Master wanted to control a puppet as effortlessly as Max controlled the Asura Path, their Wisdom stat would need to be at least 100!
And if they wanted to control two puppets in battle simultaneously, the Wisdom requirement would be even higher…
possibly reaching 250!
Such terrifying stats were likely beyond what a typical Tier 3 Professional could possess.
Could it be that Max’s Wisdom stat had already reached the standard for controlling two puppets at once!?
If that were true, it wouldn’t just be shocking; it would be terrifying.
Max’s true strength was terrifyingly high!
Thinking of this, Seraphina was completely dazed.
She didn’t dare imagine what level Max’s true strength had reached!
“I’ve gained another portion of the Rinnegan’s power. As I create more and more of the Six Paths of Pain in the future,”
“I will definitely be able to obtain the complete Rinnegan abilities.”
“At that time… will I be able to summon the Gedo Statue!?”
Max felt the power surging from his eyes, and his joy increased.
He knew this was a portion of the Rinnegan’s power gifted by the system after detecting his successful creation of Hell Path Pain.
This couldn’t help but spark Max’s imagination.
If he successfully created all the Pains in the future, it would be equivalent to having the full Rinnegan capabilities.
Then, the Ten-Tails’ shell, the Gedo Statue, might also be summoned directly.
At that time…
things might become even more interesting!
When that time comes…
he might be a powerful combat force all by himself, no longer needing to hide behind his puppets…
but taking the initiative to attack.
But despite those thoughts, he had to stay grounded for now.
After all, he was still quite far from gathering the materials needed to create Deva Path Pain…
There was still a long way to go; he really couldn’t afford to be too hasty!
“Let’s see what the differences are between the four-dimensional attributes of Hell Path Pain and the Asura Path.”
After briefly examining the Hell Path standing before him, Max used his system permissions to observe its four-dimensional attributes.
[Strength: 300]
[Agility: 400]
[Stamina: 700]
[Wisdom: 1050]
[Skills: King Yama’s Samsara Resurrection (Summons King Yama. King Yama opens its mouth and extends a long purple tongue with hands. Damaged Pains are placed into King Yama’s mouth to be resurrected through chewing. The number of resurrections depends on the Wisdom stat; currently, it can resurrect twenty times consecutively, and this number recovers as mana restores.) Summoning: King Yama of Hell (Summons King Yama of Hell, allowing the use of “Shared Rinnegan Vision” to observe enemy movements.) King Yama’s Judgment (Forcibly controls enemies caught in the technique. King Yama “judges” if the person caught is lying. If they lie, the opponent’s “tongue” will be pulled out. After being devoured by King Yama of Hell, they will enter an instant-death state and cannot be resurrected.)]
[Advancement Requirements: Tier 6 Demonic Beast Core, a large amount of energy souls, King Yama of Hell’s Eyeballs x500…] PS: After advancement, four-dimensional attributes will increase, but the appearance and skills will remain unchanged.
…
After looking at Hell Path Pain’s stat panel, Max was overjoyed.
Such high four-dimensional attributes, plus the additional Rinnegan abilities!
This directly established its unparalleled strength!
Just this skill, King Yama’s Samsara Resurrection…
was enough to leave all healers of the same tier in the dust.
It could resurrect twenty times in a row…
and this was resurrection, not just healing!
A normal low-tier healer, no matter how much mana they had, could never bring the dead back to life or regrow flesh on bones.
Yet his Hell Path…
could actually instantly restore all of Pain’s injuries.
Even if they were crushed, they could be restored in an instant.
This is insane!
At this stage, any demonic beast that couldn’t kill Max instantly would have a massive headache…
Anyone encountering such a monster would feel helpless.
Not to mention that each of the Six Paths of Pain was very difficult to deal with.
Just pushing them back was hard enough, let alone when his side could recover instantly.
Invincible.
Max couldn’t think of any other word to describe it.
Imagine if, in battle, an enemy exhausted themselves to push back or even crush several Pains, only for Hell Path Pain to immediately restore the broken Pains to full health.
How despairing would that be!?
“With the Hell Path, I essentially have a super healer and a source of crowd control.”
“Combined with the offensive Asura Path… I am a complete team all by myself.”
“…”
Max couldn’t help but marvel.
His overall combat power was constantly improving; perhaps in the future, he could truly become a one-man army!
After all, having the system itself represented infinite possibilities.
Soon, just as Max finished creating Hell Path Pain, the wave rest timer stopped, and the scene before him began to change automatically.
The previously lush forest turned into an endless expanse of yellow sand.
The surrounding heat and the yellow sun hanging overhead felt very real.
This was not a fake world.
As soon as Max and Seraphina arrived, a large number of Magic Lizards, over four meters long and covered in dense scales, began to crawl out of the yellow sand.
Their claws and teeth were like silver hooks, sending a chill down the spine of anyone who saw them.
These were the monsters that only spawned in Tier 2 Hard dungeons!
Whether it was their four-dimensional attributes or overall strength, they far exceeded Tier 1.
A normal Tier 1 Professional would probably wish for wings to sprout from their back so they could flee immediately.
But for Max…
it was the exact opposite.
Both the Asura Path Pain and Hell Path Pain standing before him charged forward…