[CH598+ Continued] Dungeon Diver: Stealing A Monster's Power

Hundreds of millions of additional stats rush into my system as I make full use of the 40% of borrowed power accessible to me, and simultaneously my Astral Form pulses outward.

The future possibilities using my foresight skill shift, and far more options that don't end in my demise or losing limbs become crystal clear.

While I grow in size, I shift my body and swing my soul sword to release a crescent of red fiery soul matter that flies in a circle, slicing through five of the Demonic Body doubles coming my way.

They are destroyed, leaving only the Demon's main body for the final collision.

Its black Soul Sword blocks mine, pulsing with purple energy, holding us at a standstill momentarily.

However, as my Astral Form continues to expand, becoming reinforced by more and more Divine Power, the Demon loses its upper hand in strength. Its blade is pushed aside, allowing a direct hit across its chest.

A deep red and yellow gash tears through its armor, and the force of the blow sends it flying across the room, tens of kilometers away.

Power surges through me as I lunge forward to follow the Demon, expanding in size past 100 meters tall, feeling as though there is an endless pool of power to pull from. With the ceiling towering high into the sky, unlike the 1st Trial, I feel as though I'll get to use the full extent of this Astral Form's power.

The Vermillion Family's Demon coughs up dark blood as it's overpowered, but there is no fear on the monster's face.

Even with the total extermination of its entire army outside the tower seconds ago, pure confidence and superiority are the only emotions I feel from the Demon as it grins and closes its eyes.

Less than half a kilometer away from the far wall of the room, its glowing white eyes open to release an aura that makes my skin feel like pins and needles are poking me all over.

Absurd amounts of Demonic Soul Energy tethered with Divine threads pour out from its core, covering its body and completely healing the fiery wound on its chest and armor.

Its momentum backward halts instantly, and it floats in the air, growing in size at the same rate as me, filling the air with murderous intent while the two dragons above clash for the fourth time.

Ember's form has grown to over 400 meters long, dwarfing the purple and black dragon's greater form. However, the moment this Noble Demon's Bloodline began to unseal, the same sharp insidious pressure awakened within the Dragon, and its form starts to grow again, reaching for a second peak similar to my own overlapping energy forms.

The Demon kicks itself off the air while both its body and greater demonic form grow.

The shimmering red horns expand from its forehead, and a third crimson horn grows from the center.

Huge muscle mass grows from its body, and the blood-bonded obsidian armor around it expands with the monster's growth.

In fractions of a second, the 10-meter-tall Demon grows its true body to over 40 meters tall, and the Demonic Energy Form around it breaches 200 meters almost instantly upon unsealing its bloodline.

This pulse of energy collides with my own expanding yellow and red aura, and we both continue to grow in size, continuously pulsing with power. It speaks up, laughing out loud for the first time while projecting its voice throughout the entire tower.

"You, a human, have an Astral Form? It is a well-known fact that these abilities do not manifest in worlds below 1st Class. Are you an outsider, come to claim this world for a human settlement closer to the source?"