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To Kelsey, how could Anastasia possibly be the lord of this fortress?

The senators of this fortress were almost all top-tier powerhouses at the Ascended Rank. Such mighty figures—how could they possibly serve a young girl as their lord?

This was a world of the strong preying on the weak, a place where only the fittest survived—it wasn't some child's play!

Velen saw this but didn't bother explaining. Instead, he simply pointed to the chaotic battlefield and said with a smile:

"Councilor Kelsey, as a councilor of the Tarot Order and a top-tier awakener, would you like to give it a try?"

Hearing this, Kelsey immediately turned to look at Velen.

"You don't have an Lv9 Forge anymore, do you?"

Velen shook his head and said, "I don't have one at the moment, but there are plenty of forges inside the fortress."

"You mean the Lv9 Forge that Alan placed in the courtyard?" Kelsey asked.

Ironback Centipede had mentioned this before, and Kelsey had kept it in mind.

Velen thought for a moment and said, "The forge he left in the courtyard may have been taken by Senator Clinton, but I raised a rabbit, and that rabbit used a forge to build its nest. If you want to join the battle, I can ask the rabbit to lend it to you."

Clinton didn't own an Lv9 Forge, yet he was now wielding one—clearly, it had come from someone else in the fortress.

Using an Lv9 Forge as a rabbit's nest?

Kelsey was speechless.

Just who exactly was this Velen? This level of wealth was simply tycoon-tier!

Such a precious artifact, given to a mere rabbit—it was an absolute waste! He had traveled across many star systems and had never seen a forge of this caliber!

Suddenly, he felt like he had lived most of his life for nothing—he wasn't even as fortunate as a rabbit!

"Congratulations, host! Star Hunt has ended early. You placed second and completed the mission. Rewards: 100,000 luxury points and 10 pieces of Soul Stone Essence [advanced version of Soul Stone]."

Hearing the system notification, Velen was momentarily stunned.

He still hadn't used up the Soul Stones from previous rewards, and now he was directly getting Soul Stone Essence?

"Completing this mission actually rewarded me with 100,000 luxury points—not bad! Now my luxury points have reached 940,000, enough to break through to Elite Rank!"

After making up his mind, Velen immediately prepared to advance.

His last breakthrough had shaken the entire region, but since it had been in a remote mountain, only two corpses had been present as witnesses. He found that unsatisfactory.

Now, with everyone gathered here, he thought—why not let them bear witness this time?@@novelbin@@

"Velen, um… about that Lv9 Forge your rabbit used as a nest… can I borrow it for a while?"

After an internal struggle, Kelsey finally decided to join the battle.

For one, these were all Ascended Rank powerhouses—missing this opportunity meant he might never encounter such a battle again.

For another, Lv9 Forges were incredibly rare. Yet here, they were everywhere he looked. Weapons of this caliber clashing against each other—such a sight was something he'd likely never witness again if he let it slip away today.

So, even though he found William and the others' extravagant behavior unbearable, this was a once-in-a-lifetime chance, and he was determined to seize it.

"Councilor Kelsey, no rush. With their strength, this battle will last quite a while before a winner is decided. I need to break through first—once I'm done, I'll get you that Lv9 Forge."

"Don't worry. Everyone in the fortress knows my breakthrough speed—it's unusually fast."

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Kelsey and Sophia were both stunned by Velen's words.

Velen was currently Expert Rank Lv9, but breaking straight into Elite Rank wasn't an easy feat.

Many people spent their entire lives stuck at this bottleneck.

Even if one sensed an advancement opportunity, wouldn't it be better to find a secluded place, away from any disturbances, to ensure a smooth breakthrough?

Here, violent battle waves raged all around—a single mistake could result in a failed advancement, leading to serious damage.

Just as Kelsey was about to remind Velen, a surge of elemental energy erupted from him—an unusual fluctuation that only appeared during breakthroughs.

He's already breaking through?!

Kelsey's eyes widened. Wasn't this process a bit too smooth?

Under Kelsey and Sophia's astonished gazes, Velen's aura exploded in an instant—Elite Rank Lv1!

Feeling the surge of elemental energy around Velen, Kelsey's mind went blank.

Velen had mentioned his fast upgrade speed before—but this fast?!

At this moment, as Velen's energy fluctuations spread out, everyone engaged in battle within the fortress abruptly turned their attention toward him.

"Velen only just advanced to Expert Rank not long ago—how is he breaking through again?"

Anastasia steadied her elegant figure, blinking in astonishment as she stared at Velen.

His advancement speed was something she had rarely seen in her lifetime.

Moreover, unlike other awakeners, he didn't level up one rank at a time, or at most two or three ranks per breakthrough.

No—when Velen advanced, it was always nine levels at once!

"Velen's rank has always been low—I thought he just didn't care about it. But now it seems he was merely waiting for the right moment."

Kevin, watching Velen's rising aura, seemed to realize something. His face showed an expression of eager anticipation.

Newly arrived senators in the fortress might not know just how terrifying Velen's advancement speed was, but Kevin had been by Anastasia's side for a long time—he knew very well.

Still, could Velen really pull off another nine-rank leap this time?

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At higher ranks, leveling up became exponentially harder. Advancing even one level was already a massive feat, let alone two or three levels—let alone nine.

Even though Kevin had faith in Velen, he wasn't entirely sure—it simply defied all logic!

Under everyone's stunned gazes, Velen's aura surged rapidly!

Elite Rank Lv2

Elite Rank Lv3

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When Velen's power skyrocketed to Elite Rank Lv9, the entire fortress fell into absolute silence.

One by one, their eyes locked onto him—unable to look away.

Did we see that correctly?!

Velen had just leaped nine full levels in one go!

This was unheard of!

His advancement speed completely shattered their understanding of power progression.

Compared to Velen, they were all recognized as top talents across the star systems, but the best they had ever done was break through three levels at once.

Even that had been a legendary feat in their youth.

Yet now, Velen had just… done this.

From the moment he had declared his intention to break through, to now—how much time had passed?

About one minute.

An absolute monster.

No wonder previous divinations about Velen's fate had been so strange—he completely defied common sense.

Kelsey had only come here to borrow an Lv9 Forge, yet he had ended up suffering repeated mental blows from Velen.

"As expected of my mentor—always extraordinary! This is incredible!"

Sophia kept a calm exterior, but inside, she was overwhelmed by a raging storm of emotions.

She had known from the beginning that Velen was no ordinary person.

But this level of insane advancement speed—it still shocked her to the core.

Her mentor… seemed capable of anything.

"Random mission triggered: Within one month, acquire enough passes and take all fortress members to Chaos City for a luxurious experience. Completion rewards: massive luxury points!"

As everyone stared at Velen as if he were an alien species, the system's voice echoed in his mind.

Velen pondered for a moment and asked:

"System, you know how rare passes are. Can I exchange points for them?"

If he had to search for them, even at high prices, it would take too long to gather enough.

But since the system had issued this mission, there had to be a way to complete it.

"Host can acquire Chaos City passes by triggering flaunting behavior!"

Hearing this, Velen's eyes instantly lit up.