Overlord Tamer: All My Pet Monsters Have God Potential-Chapter 178: Eldritch Awakening (1/3)

The valley shimmered under the fading twilight, wind crawling low through the grass, brushing over jagged stone outcrops like a warning.

Shadows stretched long—but were torn moments later as Rexion descended from above, wings spread like banners of light and runes, bloodscript symbols burning faintly across his scales.

The Luminarch Rune-Star Crimson Tyrant roared as he landed, his presence igniting the valley floor in starlit pulses. Around him, five King-rank monsters emerged from hidden alcoves and crevices—drawn to him like beasts summoned by fate.

A Gloomshade Kraken Elk, Cryoquartz Basilisk, Thunderhowl Ironmaw, Skyrune Marabou Beast, and Viridius Wyrmstag gathered—each of them brutal in power, honed by nature and battle.

The Thunderhowl Ironmaw charged first, tearing across the broken terrain, sonic aftershocks blasting through stone and sky. Rexion didn’t flinch. The blow landed with a crushing thud—but his Royal Ichor Scales flared to life, absorbing the brunt of it while five glowing Sigilheart Marks stamped across the Ironmaw’s body.

Without warning, Rexion snapped forward.

"Crimson Sigilweft Bloom + Starpulse Artery Burst!"

A storm of blood-laced sigils unfurled like blooming glyph-flowers, latching onto the Ironmaw’s flesh. From each, searing starlight erupted in surgical detonations, collapsing the beast’s legs in seconds. The ground cracked beneath it as it dropped lifeless, and Rexion’s wounds quietly knitted shut.

To his right, the Gloomshade Kraken Elk unfurled its misty antlers and released a swirl of void tendrils.

They lashed toward Rexion’s wings and claws, trying to bind him down, to rot him from the inside. Instead, his wings spread wider and blazed with sigil light.

"Celestial Glyphwheel Surge + Scarlet Comet Trail!"

A rune-circle spun beneath his claws—then Rexion launched himself forward, his body trailing a burning arc of red-gold light. The comet-curve split midair, swerved impossibly, and pierced the Kraken Elk’s side. With a final detonation, the beast buckled and faded into steam and bone shards.

From atop a steep rock spine, the Cryoquartz Basilisk exhaled a breath of glacial death—ice laced with crystal pressure, aimed for Rexion’s heart.

He dropped low.

"Bloodetched Halo Brand + Runestrike Nova Shard!"

The sigil-burst detonated around him in a pulse of luminous fire, dispersing the frozen breath instantly. From the core of the blast, hundreds of razor-sharp runes shot upward and slammed into the Basilisk’s perch, slicing through its diamond-hard scales like wet clay. It slid from the ridge, thudding to the valley floor in pieces.

The Skyrune Marabou Beast darted through the sky above, wings carved with flight runes. It spun, weaving barriers and illusions to protect itself as it howled out a pulse meant to scramble perception.

Rexion calmly lifted his head.

"Scriptfang Refractlash + Astrarune Halo Carve!"

His tail snapped once. A glowing whip of script-fire slashed forward, refracting off the floating runes in the air. Each reflection grew sharper, faster, until the final slash cleaved through the beast’s wing. It screamed and spiraled down—but the hovering astrarune ring split into points and carved through its spine before it could touch the earth.

The last monster—the Viridius Wyrmstag—stood tall at the end of the valley, unmoving, eyes glowing faintly with some ancient insight. Rexion stepped forward, quiet for a moment.

Then: "Starlight Detainment Rings + Bloodflare Judgment Seal."

The air above the Wyrmstag shuddered. Seven brilliant rings of light descended, locking onto its form and freezing it in place. Then a seething crimson glyph appeared on its chest—pulsing—before erupting upward like a geyser of starlit fire. The monster buckled, howled, and then collapsed, its essence draining into Rexion’s waiting maw.

Silence returned to the valley, broken only by the wind tracing between the peaks. Rexion stood alone, radiant, body pulsing with vitality absorbed from his kills. Bloodscript symbols coiled gently around his horns and wings, humming like stars singing in a forgotten tongue.

Rexion’s Gene Potential reached 100.

John did Gene Potential burst, and Rexion’s figure gleamed.

Spirit energy from the atmosphere whirled around Rexion.

*Roar!*

As Rexion roared loudly, awakening his new Innate Talent, several other roars also rang from a distance.

Powerful auras began rushing to the location, belonging to Sovereign-rank Monsters.

"Strange," Azelis landed beside John and said, frowning. "With the hundred Sovereign-rank Monsters in the sky, so far, none of the monsters approached us. But now, some of them are approaching."

"Rexion seems to have called them, but yeah, it’s stupid for them to rush here." John’s eyes glimmered as he used Voidspace with his Soul Eye, looking into great distances easily without moving.

The hundred Sovereign-rank Monsters stirred into action as they saw some daring fellows coming towards John.

In just a few seconds, they killed several Sovereign-rank Monsters that were approaching.

Azelis went to take a look before the fight started.

Returning to John, she said, "It looks like the effect of calamity. Those monsters looked mad."

"So it’s already affecting some Monsters." John raised his eyebrows.

*Roar!*

Rexion roared again, and suddenly, a pair of mystical wings made of particles of starlight in runic shape, not touching each other, but connected by spirit. The particles had crimson-gold patterns, which overall made the wings look exceedingly beautiful, majestic, and mystical.

And that was the new talent Rexion awakened.

"Damn, Rexion is getting more and more powerful as he has more arsenal that increases his direct combat arsenals.’

[Star Wings of Crimson Runelord]: Flying speed is increased by 50%. These wings absorb the exposed blood of living beings and charge up. When charged, you can use the wings to increase the speed by 150%.

"Wow, that’s very powerful," Azelis said in surprise. "Rexion’s partial physical/magic skills that require him to move will increase in power directly when he attacks while flying at a high speed."

"Yep. He can already achieve the speed akin to the peak of Emperor-rank at King-rank with this talent alone."

"But your Alfred is going through a transformation as well. He must have a crazy talent popping up."

John had also triggered Gene Potential burst of Alfred, but when he did that, Alfred was suddenly covered in a cocoon.

That was something that even Azelis had never seen before.

John suspected it was because Alfred was a unique soul, much like him.

He asked Chuthulos, but didn’t get a reply since Chuthulos was a bit busy.

Just then, Chuthulos returned.

[ I am here, brother John. You called? ]

"Yeah, what’s going on with Alfred? I did Gene Potential burst, but Alfred was covered in a cocoon that didn’t feel like his attributes. It was completely unique and strange."

After two seconds of silence, Chuthulos replied as he took a look at Alfred.

[ Ohhh...well, it’s the Eldritch stuff happening to Alfred since I had enhanced Alfred’s soul. That potential just burst out with the latest Gene Potential Burst. ]

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