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"Okay! Plenty of water here, sand, and plants. Hm, okay, I got this!"

Celica stood on the beach and expanded her Golem Domain as far as she could. The entire land trembled beneath her as giant golems rose in droves from the sands, the forests, the roots of Yggdra herself, the coral reefs below, and the flowing seawater. Each one measured fifty to a hundred meters tall.

She absorbed the rich energy of the land, growing exponentially stronger just like everyone else. On this first floor of the dungeon, they could all surpass their usual limits thanks to the abundant energy that was so scarce in the mountains or the miasma-infested dungeons.

Everything became even greater!

"Mister Teddy, Mister Jester, Mister Dragon! Combine!"

She fused them with many more golems, transforming them into colossal behemoths that devastated the Titan-type sea monsters and shook the oceans in their wake.

"Heh! Alright, this is getting interesting!"

Aquarina leaped into the ocean first, splashing into its depths and activating her Sea Dragonoid Transformation. She turned into a half-dragon divine saint hero, the surrounding waters amplifying her power as she manifested gigantic five-hundred-meter hands that slapped, crushed, and punched the monsters one after another.

Everyone else watched with open mouths as Aquarina displayed impeccable control over the seas. I remembered the similar mess she had caused when she got angry with her mother for not wanting her to leave with me for training.

"Golden Phoenix Living Armor!"

My brother took a different but equally devastating approach. He transformed into a giant golden mechanical phoenix that then shifted into a golem-like humanoid giant nearly a hundred meters tall.

Hey, he never showed me that technique when we fought!

"Golden Phoenix Sword of Rebirth!"

A divine golden sword manifested, blazing with yellow flames. He swung it forward, unleashing devastating waves of fire that sliced through the titan monsters with incredible ease, cutting them down like sashimi as he moved at lightning speed, zigzagging between them.

This was all simply insane!

And the EXP kept flooding in, allowing everyone to level up rapidly.

Ding!

[Your Contracted Spirit: [Beelzebub] Level has increased from Level 78 to Level 80/80.]

[Your Contracted Spirit: [Brownie] Level has increased from Level 75 to Level 78/80.]

[Your Contracted Spirit: [Yggdra] Level has increased from Level 0 to Level 15/700.]

[Your Contracted Spirit: [Naturia] Level has increased from Level 78 to Level 80/80.]

[Your Contracted Familiar: [Furoh] Level has increased from Level 77 to Level 79/80.]

[Your Contracted Familiar: [Glutton] Level has increased from Level 73 to Level 76/80.]

[Your Contracted Familiar: [Scarlet] Level has increased from Level 35 to Level 47/400.]

[Your Contracted Familiar: [Sapphire] Level has increased from Level 35 to Level 47/400.]

[Your Contracted Familiar: [Violet] Level has increased from Level 75 to Level 78/80.]

[Your Contracted Familiar: [Nephilim] Level has increased from Level 40 to Level 51/300.]

[Your Contracted Familiar: [Red] Level has increased from Level 38 to Level 52/80.]

[Your Familiar [Beelzebub] has reached Max Level and can now Evolve and Rank Up!]

[Your Familiar [Naturia] has reached Max Level and can now Evolve and Rank Up!]

"I finally hit max level! Hell yeah!" Beelzebub celebrated.

"Me too~!" Naturia said happily. "Master, can we evolve?"

"Ah, not yet. We’re busy right now, and I still need to gather the proper materials," I sighed. "But I’ll evolve you once we’re done here! For now, please support everyone else!"

"Master, I can help so their EXP doesn’t go to waste," Alice said, activating a special program within the system.

Ding!

[You have exchanged 25,000,000 EXP.]

[The {System Master} has activated the Bonus Ability: [EXP Evolution Boost]!]

[EXP Evolution Boost]: All EXP earned from Max Level Familiars will become surplus energy for their evolutions. Duration: 24 Hours.

"Oh wow, this is really useful! Though that cost is huge, it had better be worth it," I muttered. "Might as well push everyone to max level right now so they can benefit from this bonus."

As I watched everyone fighting and showing off, I faced my own beasts. Sea Serpents and Sea Hydras emerged relentlessly from one spot in the sea, accompanied by three Chimera Sea Serpent Hydra Kings, each four hundred meters tall and Tier 9.

This was getting fun.

"Bring it on."

Facing nearly a hundred of these creatures alone, I internalized my Quintuple Yggdragon Aura and forced my body to evolve beyond its limits into my ultimate Dragonoid form.

FLASH!

I leaped into the skies, spread my multi-colored wings, and swung Scarlet with all my strength, without even using any technique.

SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!

Several sharp slicing strokes were all I needed. Dozens of monsters were instantly diced into countless tiny pieces, exploding and splattering blood and guts across the beach.

"SHYAAAAAH!"

The largest hydras hissed, opened their jaws, and fired hundreds of venomous poisonous flame breaths at me, bombarding me with explosions.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

That was far from enough to stop someone like me. I smirked and swiftly pierced through the clouds. My aura and physique healed me, protected me, and made me almost completely immune to such attacks.

I channeled the power of Sapphire on my other hand, absorbing the barrage and then releasing it back against them. Sapphire’s aura surged and exploded, firing hundreds of azure-gold beams at the monsters.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Dozens of explosions rippled across the battlefield. I smiled lightly as I watched the EXP pour in and more of my familiars reach max level.

Ding!

[Your Contracted Spirit: [Brownie] Level has increased from Level 78 to Level 80/80.]

[Your Contracted Spirit: [Yggdra] Level has increased from Level 15 to Level 27/700.]

[Your Contracted Familiar: [Furoh] Level has increased from Level 79 to Level 80/80.]

[Your Contracted Familiar: [Glutton] Level has increased from Level 76 to Level 79/80.]

[Your Contracted Familiar: [Scarlet] Level has increased from Level 47 to Level 53/400.]

[Your Contracted Familiar: [Sapphire] Level has increased from Level 47 to Level 53/400.]

[Your Contracted Familiar: [Violet] Level has increased from Level 78 to Level 80/80.]

[Your Contracted Familiar: [Nephilim] Level has increased from Level 51 to Level 56/300.]

[Your Contracted Familiar: [Red] Level has increased from Level 52 to Level 59/80.]

[Your Familiar [Brownie] has reached Max Level and can now Evolve and Rank Up!]

[Your Familiar [Furoh] has reached Max Level and can now Evolve and Rank Up!]

[Your Familiar [Violet] has reached Max Level and can now Evolve and Rank Up!]

"Alright, three more done. Let’s keep going! I wonder how far you girls can get too," I said, glancing at Sapphire, Scarlet, Yggdra, and Nephilim by my side.

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