Chapter 167: Lunar Ascendancy Realm, 5th Star

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If everything was done in an acceptable fashion, then a newbie noble could even hope to obtain a direct rank up to something that would lead to a rank up in noble rank.

There were even a few of the luckier ones that were capable of acquiring the favor of someone like Duke Doxing, his daughter and sons, or even the very King of the kingdom himself!

A king that would most definitely be going to the Assembly set up by his favorite Duke and also the one who was most loyal to him.

His intentions were unknown; however, everyone knew that the Duke called this gathering of high-ranking figures an Assembly, when in reality, it was nothing more than a fancy phrasing for the 1000th birthday party of his eldest daughter, Jia Lei. She was someone who had come back from the Double Leafed Mithros Sect in order to meet up with her family and celebrate her birthday.

But all of the Nobles knew that the true reason she had come back was to show everyone that she had successfully become a Core Disciple of the prestigious Mithros Sect. Her purpose for doing this was so she could quell any thoughts of rebellion among the leeches and opportunists within the Court of Nobles.

Little did she know that a storm of unparalleled chaos would soon arrive in the Royal Capital of Azura, and the chaos wasn't planning to leave until he obtained the absolute maximum amount of benefits that he could!

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After looking over all the things that had changed in the last few dozen years, Azmodeus decided it was time to attempt his breakthrough into the Lunar Ascendancy Realm.

Considering that it had already been 10+ years since Jue Mei broke through into the Lunar Ascendancy Realm, he figured that it was time he made the jump into the Lunar Ascendancy Realm as well.

So that's exactly what he did, as Qi swirled inside his private cave abode, originating from not only the crack in reality but also the energy leaking out from the Star Stones and Formation Rune Array's. All of which were set up in every corner of the Cave Abode in order to maximize the density of Qi on Fallen Immortal Mountain.

It was with this level of Qi that Azmodeus focused on his breakthrough into the Lunar Ascendancy Realm, actively trying to convert his Basic Qi into a higher-quality Starry Qi. Which was what all cultivators in and above the Lunar Ascendancy Realm utilized.

This was a complicated process that required one to put all their focus into guiding the conversion process. However, for the freak of nature, the moment he converted the dull gray liquid inside his Dantian Space into a brighter and more luminescent starry white liquid, the rest of the conversion process progressed as smoothly as could be.

One drop converted into two... and two became ten... ten to a hundred...

WHAZOOOM!

Energy swirled around inside Azmodeus's private cave abode as it violently rushed out of his body and swished into his Dantian like an unstoppable tsunami!

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After a few minutes of back and forth between Azmodeus's body and his Dantian Space, the realm progression started to hit him like a raging river, resulting in an explosive increase cultivation base.

Early Stages of 1st Star Lunar Ascendancy -

Peak Stages of 1st Star Lunar Ascendancy -

Initial Stages of 2nd Star Lunar Ascendancy -

Middle Stages of 2nd Star Lunar Ascendancy -

Half-Step Stages of 3rd Star Lunar Ascendancy -

Middle Stages of 4th Star Lunar Ascendancy -

Early Stages of 5th Star Lunar Ascendancy -

The rapid cultivation realm improvements finally calmed down after achieving the 5th Star Lunar Ascendancy Realm. After which, it eventually showed signs of slowing down in the Middle Stages of the 5th Star, finally coming to a complete halt at the Late Stages of the 5th Star Lunar Ascendancy Realm!

"With this new cultivation base and a perfect foundation, my strength should've definitely improved to untold levels..."

Azmodeus was correct in his assumptions. However, even though his power had increased countless times, it still wasn't enough for him to reach even the Late Moonlit Path Realm in combat power...

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