Cook P. Jones, who had fallen into a strange contemplation, stood there with his head lowered for a full minute before suddenly jerking his head up!

He gazed up at the night sky devoid of any light and suddenly burst into uncontrollable, maniacal laughter!

"Hahahahaha!"

"So that's it! So that's how it is!!"

"I understand now!!!"

An indescribable, vast sensation crawled into his heart!

It was as if he, a mere mortal, was standing upon the endless starry sky itself!

Observing all things in the Star Realm from an incredibly bizarre angle!

Empty, clear, and tranquil!

Bright yet profound!

Countless thoughts were now rampaging wildly through Cook P. Jones's mind, yet every single one was crystal clear!

His countless past confusions and obsessions crumbled to dust in this very moment!

And from the ruins of that collapse, a feeling of sudden enlightenment blossomed!

He had clearly done nothing, yet his state of mind felt inexplicably transformed, as if he were a different person!

It was as if his past self was a weak existence, fallen into the mire of his own soul!

But the him of this moment had not only leapt out of that mire!

He had been propelled by some unknown force, leaping up onto the boundless, vast expanse of the starry sky itself!!

Cook P. Jones couldn't help but jump up in excitement!

He shouted out what seemed like gibberish:

"My obsession wasn't the obsession! My fear wasn't the fear!!"

"What bound me was my own heart!!"

"I'm finally alive!!!"

"Hahahahaha..."

Deranged and excited laughter continued to ring out!

Then, Cook P. Jones laughed so hard he couldn't even straighten his back!

Laughing, he dropped to his knees on the ground, hands planted on the earth, lowering his head to kiss the ground frantically!!!

"I love this world!! I love everything in this world!!"

In his frenzied excitement, after madly kissing the ground, he pulled over the large black dog that had been quietly squatting beside him!

He began kissing the Groenendael dog named "Huck" like a madman!!

Huck, looking utterly bewildered, endured Cook P. Jones's frantic kissing for a while before forcefully wrenching his head free, saying with a pained expression:

"Master, I don't know why you're so happy! But I like female dogs, and also, I'm a male dog..."

Huck's tone was filled with the grievance of one who had been defiled.

Hearing this, Cook P. Jones released his grip, letting go of the somewhat resentful Huck, and excitedly jumped to his feet!

He turned to look at Loren, who was standing silently to the side!

An astonishing light erupted from his eyes!!

Seeing this, Loren silently took two steps back and spoke calmly:

"If you dare rush over and try to kiss me, I will kill you, Mr. Cook."

Loren's tone was deadly serious.

Mr. Cook, just what terrifying things have you comprehended with Fortune attached to you...

Hearing Loren's serious "advice," the excitement on Cook P. Jones's face finally halted for an instant!

In this "marvelous state," with his intuitive accuracy practically maxed out, he naturally understood that Loren was telling the truth, not joking with him...

Interrupted by Loren like this, the excitement and agitation on Cook P. Jones's face noticeably receded a bit!

He gradually calmed down!

After taking a few deep breaths, he gave a slight nod to Loren not far away:

"Mr. Loren, although I don't know exactly what you did, my intuition tells me you deserve most of the credit..."

"Thank you for your help. I'm about to begin my advancement!"

Hearing Cook P. Jones's words of gratitude, the corner of Loren's mouth lifted slightly as he softly uttered:

"I'm looking forward to it, Mr. Cook."

So helping others with a large amount of Fortune is this exaggerated? I should have charged a fee... Loren silently grumbled in his heart.

After thanking Loren, Cook P. Jones directly closed his eyes and lifted his head to "gaze" at the lightless night sky!

Then, he spread his arms wide, making a gesture of "embracing the night sky"!

The next instant!

A soft, faint glow began to emanate from all around Cook P. Jones!

The advancement to Legendary Rank had begun!

At that moment!

Thick, heavy shadows surged out from all over Cook P. Jones's body!

Like black sludge, they coiled around and enveloped his form!

In the blink of an eye!

Cook P. Jones's figure turned into a dark, shadowy human silhouette!

Once his body was completely wrapped in the heavy shadows, it began to slowly ascend into the air!

As if some inexplicable force was lifting him from below!

Like an extremely light feather, he drifted slowly towards the high sky!

And he still maintained that "embracing the night sky" pose, motionless!

Thirty seconds later!

Cook P. Jones, having ascended dozens of meters high, hung suspended quietly in the night sky!

A moment later!

The vast expanse of night began a certain rhythmic, slight movement!

As if the night sky itself was rotating clockwise!

"Boom!"

A dazzling white light erupted from Cook P. Jones's body!

Like a white sun! It illuminated the surrounding night sky!!

"Whoosh!"

The quiet night sky was now filled with an eerie, muffled sound of wind!

With the appearance of this muffled wind sound!

The rotation of the vast night became even more pronounced!!

The thick layer of dark clouds covering the night sky was also scattered by the suddenly rising night wind!

Revealing various bright stars and the clear, bright moonlight...

The starry sky was enchanting, the night scene uniquely beautiful.

Enough to make one lose themselves in it...

Unfortunately, such a beautiful scene lasted only for an instant before being concealed again!

Completely obscured by the endless, heavy shadows pouring out from Cook P. Jones's body!

The moment the dark clouds dispersed!

The dazzling white light erupting from Cook P. Jones vanished!

Replacing it was the endless shadows surging from his body!

These shadows, like "thick sludge," began to spread across the entire sky!!

The night sky, devoid of any light, had descended once more!!

This time, it wasn't thick clouds blocking the light shining down from the stars!

Instead, it was the heavy shadows released by Cook P. Jones that blocked the light from the starry sky above!

Once the new night sky appeared!

The night sky near Cook P. Jones began to rotate violently!!

Forming a massive, clockwise vortex of darkness!!

Like a black hole devouring all light...

On the ground below, Loren looked up at this scene, his eyes suddenly lighting up!

Are the legacies on the stone slab all this exaggerated...

And, why do I keep feeling like I've created something even more terrifying than Hans...

Without the help of "Fortune," the other party probably would have failed this advancement, right...

And just as Loren was privately pondering whether he had created a terrifying existence!

The scene of the Legendary Rank advancement in the night sky above underwent a new transformation!!