Chapter 751 - It's Him!
In the Expansive Coliseum, hundreds of millions of beings that held high positions throughout galaxies that were a part of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. - all of these beings were introduced to the daughter of the Holy Princess, Anna!
There were many questions that came with this shocking revelation, but as their Holy Emperor was happy to introduce his granddaughter, the watching subjects roared out in fervor as the shockingly drop dead gorgeous face of Anna filled the screen.
OOOOOH!
Shouts reverberated out and essence flowed wildly, the Holy Emperor waving his hand as it very quickly came to a stop.
"Today, we are here to enjoy the Holy Descendant Selection though, so let us see what talents are revealing themselves from our Expansive Dragon Cl.u. ! Let us watch exquisite summons from all walks of life!"
OOOOH!
The image of the Holy Emperor was grand as it appeared on the multiple illusory screens, all the beings shouting out in fervor as he waved his hands and the image on the screen changed to show an enormous golden door that led into the solid floor of the Expansive Coliseum.
OOOM
This golden door filled all the screens as it was over 200 meters large in diameter, opening into the floor of the coliseum that spanned 1 thousand miles! That's right, the floor of the coliseum itself was a thousand miles, with the structure being expertly built the way it was to be able to hold over a billion beings within it as experts could freely watch everything with ease, while others could simply focus on the illusory screens that zoomed in on the moving beings!
Everyone watched with bated breaths as on the screen, a bit over 50 beings could be seen stepping out of a grand hall. These were the contestants that had earned the right to participate in the Holy Descendant Selection this time around, the beings proficient in the Dao of Summoning who wanted to impress the royals of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. and join the ranks of Holy Descendants.
They stepped into the arena floor as their figures seemed extremely minuscule across the hundreds of miles, but they were zoomed in with clarity on the huge screens as their faces were seen clearly.
"That is...the Summoning Prodigy!"
"We're in for a show today, an Ultra Rare Summon should be making an appearance!"
A bustle of discussions already erupted out as the faces of the contenders became clear. Their levels ranged from Nebula to Low Tier GALAXY Realm as more than half were humanoid with the remaining being of the Dragonoid race. Some were well known with others being extremely famous, the figure of the one known as the Summoning Prodigy taking a full screen by himself as whoever controlled the illusory screens focused on him.
In the stage where the Holy Emperor was located, none of the powerful and high-ranking beings showed any reaction to the contenders of today's selection...none of them but two specific people!
Anastasia raised her head as her eyes squinted while looking at someone shown in passing on the screen, a devilishly handsome young man that held a calm smile on his face.
Beside her, Anna inadvertently stood up as her eyes landed on someone familiar again, a happy light shining through them as she accidentally called out softly!
"Alexander..."
THRUM!
The actions of this new Holy Princess shocked many as even the Holy Emperor turned towards her, his eyes shining with an unknown light as he then turned his face to the illusory screens.
This granddaughter of his had not given him an ounce of respect as she did not even rise from her seat like everyone else when he entered, and yet she stood up so abruptly for someone she saw on the screen! The Holy Emperor did not have to wait long as yet another person recognized the being that Anna and Anastasia had reacted to, the Holy Prince Rudolf squinting his eyes as he spoke out.
"That is the supposed genius that Anastasia trained in the Galaxy that disappeared from our watch not too long ago. For him to be here already he must have left around the same time as us...he might have a connection to whatever powerful Entity is looking after that galaxy!"
His words gave a lot of information and the Holy Emperor nodded with a smile.
Anastasia pulled Anna to sit back down as their sights settled on the illusory screens once more, many emotions passing through their eyes as they saw this genius again!
Meanwhile, Noah had a light smile on his face as throughout the Expansive Coliseum, a boisterous voice had now begun to ring out as everybody sat back ready to watch the show.
"Alright everyone, settle down!"
The voice resounded out from a location just below the area where the Holy Emperor was situated, a man with a red Mohawk appearing on the illusory screens as his voice was amplified to reach everyone.
"We are in for a great show of rare and exciting summons, of powerful practitioners of the Dao showing off the strength of their pets as we shall welcome new Holy Descendants at the end of it!"
OOOH!
"As always, we shall first have the contestants show the rarity of the pets they hold, and then we shall have them show this strength in actual combat as we see just what type of trainers there are!"
OOOOH!
Every single one of his sentences was met with raucous yells, the blood of hundreds of millions of beings pumping strongly as their excitement was shooting through the roof.
"Without further ado, we shall start with contestant number 1, Viktor!"
From the line up of contestants leaving the grand hall and into the arena floor, Noah watched as a man walked in with prideful steps as his face occupied the center of the illusory screens. He was obviously ready to catch the eyes of everyone as he seemed extremely confident, his essence rumbling as he was about to summon his pets.
Noah was simply watching with a smiling expression as he prepared. In the days to come, he wasn't planning on hiding or acting low key. He was actually planning on acting extremely high key as he had utter confidence in keeping his life, and he truly had the qualifications to act high and mighty unlike these beings he was seeing who were actually feeling prideful from having summoned a Rare Animus!
He waited to see how they would show off in this Expansive Coliseum before he utterly crushed them as he showed them what true rarity of pets one should have before they held even an ounce of pride...
Chapter 752 - Merely Rare and Ultra Rare!
The Expansive Coliseum was bustling with activity as many beings watched with expectant eyes while a QUASAR ranked expert filled the screens spread across the huge coliseum!
This expert called Viktor raised his head high as a brilliant silver light flashed out three times, each time representing an Animus Summon coming out of his Origin.
RUMBLE!
They appeared spectacularly and in a stellar fashion as many beings gasped, noticing three unique creatures as one in particular drew in their breaths.
"2 of the Common Rarity...but the last one is Rare!"
"That must be the Rare Devouring Sandworm right?"
Discussions ran rampant as Viktor looked proudly at his Rare Devouring Sandworm, his other two pets being lackl.u. as they were within normal limits of what beings normally saw.
"Next up is contestant number 3, Dugu Xi!"
WAA!
The announcer only gave Viktor a few minutes before he called up the next contestant, the crowd being kept entertained as they were exposed to many pets after that. Contestant after contestants were called up as they showed off Animus summons of the Common, Uncommon, and even so called geniuses showing a Rare pet every now and then.
But even this was enough to get many people talking as they discussed the bloodlines of the shown pets and their unique points. At this time though, silence descended down as the announcer's voice resounded out in a stellar fashion, his gaze heated as he called out the name of the contestant who was right ahead of Noah!
"Next up is someone you all have heard about...the Summoning Prodigy- Raeger!"
THRUM!
Waves of essence rumbled out as a calm man went forward and took the sights of all illusory screens, the exalted stands where the Holy Family sat in having discussions also.
"This should be a good seed to rope in, Father." Holy Prince Rudolf turned towards the Holy Emperor as he whispered, the only thing he got being a nod as they watched this calm being step into the limelight.
Unlike many others, his face turned towards the far away stand where the Holy Emperor was as he bowed, raising his head thereafter as brilliant flashes of light erupted out!
OOOM!
Huge creatures that shone with powerful l.u. came to fruition, each of them more frightening than the last as this being at the Low Tier GALAXY Realm summoned not just one, but three Rare Ranked Pets consecutively!
"He really lives up to his reputation..."
"Truly the Summoning Prodigy! But wait..."
The hundreds of millions in the stand discussed as they watched with bated breaths for the main show to come, not waiting long as the Summoning Prodigy waved his hands once more and caused the appearance of a stellar Ultra Rare Pet.
WAAA!
"He truly contracted a Void Behemoth Sparrow!"
"Genius...!"
Ignoring the fervor happening with the common folk, even the Holy Emperor nodded as he agreed with Holy Prince Rudolf. This was because extremely rare pets were truly rare even in the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. , with even an Entity like Old Man Khan having an Ultra Rare Starry Behemoth Tarragon as his main battle pet.
Only the Holy Emperor and a few other Entities under the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. had Prismatic Pets, and pets of such rarity could actually be counted on one's two hands! So one of the main forces of power were the GALAXY Realm experts with Ultra Rare pets under their belts.
OOOOH!
Raeger, the Summoning Prodigy, received many cheers as he left the stage in a grand fashion, only giving a cursory glance to the being who was right behind him as his eyes seemed to have a tinge of pity.
Such emotions weren't shared by him alone as many beings in the stand looked at the announcer that was about to call on the next contestant and discussed.
"The guy going next has to have the worst luck!"
"Hah, to go right after the Summoning Prodigy? I would just swallow my pride and run..."
Jokes and laughter had begun spreading out even before the name was called, the announcer that had a deep smile since Raeger came up reading the name very quickly as he wanted to get a move on and see the pets in action in the next part of the Selection.
"Next up is Alexander."
His voice came out blandly as the many screens portrayed the calm face of Noah. He went forward into the arena floor with steady steps as he took his time, drawing the ire of many as they truly didn't care for this nobody who was striding like he was someone!
"This is the being you trained?"
The Holy Emperor's voice sounded out as the Anastasia that wasn't too far away bit her lips and nodded. Holy Prince Rudolf chimed in soon after.
"He's apparently a genius capable of summoning Ultra Rare pets. I gave him the selection medallion after Anastasia mentioned it just in case."
His words seemed to not believe his own sister as the Holy Emperor nodded, their gazes landing towards Noah who actually raised his head high and instead of beginning to summon his pets, he actually spoke a single word as he raised his head to the other contestants to look as arrogant and pompous as possible.
"Fools!"
RUMBLE!
With a gaze filled with contempt, this was actually the word uttered by this contestant as he glared at all the others behind him!
His words nearly caused the eruption of battles as the other contestants he suddenly insulted nearly jumped him, these beings who were geniuses or extremely advanced in age not taking such an insult lightly.
Yet the words continued as they felt like this being was purposefully asking for a beating.
"A bunch of fools that know nothing about rarity!"
RUMBLE!
His words came with action as first, he utilized his essence as the over 1 billion beings watching nearly had their eyes pop out- their irises locking to the gradually appearing image of a Manifested QUASAR within this being's body!
"Manifested Realm...!"
"Grand Completion!"
"Ah!"
Shock and stupor resounded throughout as in the exalted stand, Anastasia let out a light sigh as all others honed their eyes towards this being with shining lights as his words continued.
"You fools continued summoning trash pet after trash pet and keep on thinking you're all that, disgracing the Dao of Summoning with such actions!"
THRUM
Every word of his seemed like a knife that wanted to provoke others, his gaze domineering as he continued.
"Standing so proud and showing pets that are merely Rare and Ultra Rare!"
Essence moved with his words as a streak of light shot from his origin, the image of an enormous Void Serpent making itself clear in front of him as its draconic head raised arrogantly.
...!
Those knowledgeable in the Dao of Summoning- which were nearly everyone here- very quickly sensed the rarity of this pet as their bodies shook in incredulousness!
"That is...!"
"Ah...Ah!"
"PRISMATIC!"
THRUM!
The word spread throughout the Expansive Coliseum as many eyes honed in on Noah, even the gaze of the Holy Emperor and beings around him locking at his location as a sharp light crossed through their eyes!
Chapter 753 - Must Have Him!
Utter silence overtook the Expansive Coliseum as the audience saw a PRISMATIC Pet summoned from a being that now looked to be shining with gorgeous splendor!
The being who was known as the Summoning Prodigy looked at this scene with an ugly face as the calm and proud expression he always had was wiped away, his mouth twisted as if he had eaten some truly dirty shit.
The announcer had to do a double-take to make sure his senses weren't lying to him, that the dark shimmering Serpent he was seeing truly was an Animus Pet of the PRISMATIC Rarity! In the exalted stands, Rudolf had shocked eyes as he didn't truly believe his sister, the gaze of the Holy Emperor landing on him as his voice sounded out.
"This is the being you didn't bother checking the words of your sister for truthfulness of?"
RUMBLE!
Rudolf felt immense pressure as he nodded slowly, the eyes of the Holy Emperor then going towards Anastasia as he wanted to ask something, but the contestant known as Alexander did not seem to be done at this moment as he waved his hands and summoned yet another pet, his devilish charm being shown for all to see on the numerous illusory screens.
The flash of gorgeous light this time around caught the eyes of everyone as they watched with bated breaths to see what would come out next, nearly stumbling from their seats as they saw the materializing on an enormous fortress looking creature- the Colossal Helios Leviathan making an appearance in a grand fashion as it towered over 10,000 meters!
Although in the 1000 mile arena floor its size wasn't overly large, but it took over much of the illusory screens as they zoomed out to capture the entire body of the creature while focusing on its draconic-whale shaped body that glimmered with an intense l.u. .
The domineering being known as Alexander climbed atop the huge body of this Leviathan, the Void Serpent warping above it as well as its serpentine body wriggled dangerously. The gaze of this actual summoning genius appeared on the screens that all hundreds of millions of beings were watching as his face alone relayed his thoughts!
His head was raised as he stood atop his Colossal Helios Leviathan while looking towards the other contestants. As for what his gaze said, the mere contempt one could see from it was enough to make some contestants puke blood. His figure looked like a lone hero with a grand destiny awaiting him, a being of true importance as every other Summoner that had gone into the arena floor before him were merely extras to his story.
The abilities of the Protagonist Trait were running on full steam at this moment as his visage was imprinted into the minds of many!
"..."
Utter silence overtook the arena floor as the audience simply looked forth in a stupor!
A single PRISMATIC Summon was enough to cause huge waves across the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. as there were so few of them. A second one appearing would cause similar waves, but the fact that it came from the same being was the truly appalling fact.
In the exalted seats, Anna's eyes were shining as she nodded in a matter of fact manner, her eyes seemingly accepting what the being she knew as Alexander had done faster than anyone else. This was because during all the times she was with him, he had continued to exceed her expectations as everything he did was always over the top!
Anastasia also looked over with shining eyes as she thought of many things, but it was actually another being on the exalted stands that was having the biggest reaction to the happenings right now was actually the Holy Emperor that was standing at the very forefront.
This was because unlike others, he was looking at everything through a bigger lens, a view point of a Ruler. At this moment as he saw the appearance of 2 PRISMATIC Summons from a single being, their significance was something only he truly understood!
For us to understand this as well, we must talk about what the rarity of PRISMATIC pets in the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. truly signified.
Almost always, PRISMATIC Animus Summons signified the rank of an Entity is the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. !
This was because once raised to the Peak Tier of the GALAXY Realm, nearly all pets of this rarity would have their bloodlines fully unlocked as they also gain understanding of a unique Dao. When they reached this level, those brought up to Grand Completion along with the boosts of their terrifying bloodlines and Daos...they could match the level of an Entity.
In the entire Expansive Dragon Cl.u. , less than 10 PRISMATIC Summons were present throughout! This meant in terms of summons, they had less than 10 that could be titled Entities. Of course, the Summoners that controlled these summons were Entities in their own right, but the key here is that there aren't many of them.
So when the Holy Emperor saw three PRISMATIC Summons be released from one being, his eyes looked towards him like a treasured gem as aside from the disbelief at this ridiculous scene, he wanted this being under his banner!
His fiery eyes turned towards Anastasia as the swirling Dao of Summoning erupted around him, his voice ringing out clearly as it woke many of the Holy Children and Descendants from their stupor.
"Anastasia. I'm going to need you to tell me everything about this Alexander."
THRUM!
His voice was unquestionable as only silence met him, squinting his eyes as he saw the flash of hesitation in Anastasia's eyes. The Holy Emperor thought quickly as he sent her a telepathic message.
"I will delay Anna's engagement to the Aileron Prince for another year."
"..."
Anastasia looked towards her daughter and then towards the grandiose looking Alexander, her eyes calmly saying that when it came to this genius, all she did was pass down the skills of their Expansive Dragon Cl.u. !
"Aside from achieving Grand Completion of his Realm, he took just a second to embark on the Dao of Summoning, and just minutes to summon his first pet."
...!
Alarm filled the eyes of the Exalted Holy Children and Descendants as the eyes of the Holy Emperor shone with blazing lights, Anastasia hiding that Noah's first pet which had somehow not even made its appearance here was actually a Three-Legged Fate Crow at the rarity of Ultra Rare.
"Oh and he's personally got the battle prowess capable of slaying those in a realm above him with ease, yet when I told all of these to my dear older brother, he decided to leave him alone in that remote galaxy and not even bother to check."
Anastasia's cold voice rang out as she boasted about Noah while throwing veiled words against Rudolf!
The Holy Emperor looked at this scene as his eyes nearly shot out golden beams of light. In the heart of this Ruler, he knew today that whatever he had to do- he had to rope and tie this being to him right away!
Chapter 754 - All of you can face me!
As many beings could barely contain themselves from the shock they were experiencing, they actually didn't know that Noah wasn't done!
As the Holy Emperor vowed to not let this being slip past his fingers just from seeing him summon 2 PRISMATIC pets, Noah raised his head high once more as a silver light began to shine from his body once more, meaning another pet would soon be coming out.
"He wouldn't be..."
"Not another one, right?!"
Hundreds of millions rose from their seats as they wished their eyes could be right next to this being to observe what would happen next!
THRUM!
Essence surged out as in the next instant, a fast shadow that even those in the Middle Tier Galaxy could barely see flashed out of Noah's origin.
With such fast speed, the Obsidian Panther appeared grandly as even though it wasn't as large as the Colossal Helios Leviathan and the Void Serpent- its significance was just as great! This was because with this pet brought forth, another PRISMATIC summon came to be on the arena floor of the Expansive Coliseum!
A single being at the QUASAR Realm, three PRISMATIC summons! The hundreds of millions of beings all glanced towards him as they saw the devilish charm and the raised head that looked at everything in contempt.
At this moment, the image of this being was imprinted in the minds of many!
"Ridiculous...:"
In the exalted stand, Old Man Khan was standing behind the many Holy personages as his old eyes fully opened, taking in the sight of 3 PRISMATIC Animus summons. Meanwhile, the Holy Emperor at the very forefront was gripping his seat while many thoughts ran rampant in his mind.
When he saw the three pets, he was actually looking into the future when all three of them were brought into the Peak Tier GALAXY Realm, as this would signify his Expansive Dragon Cl.u. gaining three more Entities!
'With such an additional force while completely allying ourselves with the Aileron Race of the Primal Winged Expanse...those Ancient Powers would not dare make a move for our Legacy...'
A grand future opened itself up in front of him as this ruler planned, his gaze on Noah becoming even stronger as he thought about what had to be done to tie this being to him.
On the arena floor, Noah was surrounded by three sparkling PRISMATIC pets as he stared down at all the other contestants that were showing off earlier.
His gaze dripping with contempt glanced all around as he stroked the fur of the Obsidian Panther, his voice ringing out again.
"I know there's a fighting portion of this selection where we see who the best Animus Trainers are. Since I've shown you all that truly rare pets are, let me show you how they fight. All of you...can face me!"
THRUUM!
Millions nearly fell out of their seats as they felt their blood beginning to boil at these words, the audience looking at each other to confirm if they had really heard correctly.
The contestants that Noah was looking at, especially the Summoning Prodigy- all of them glanced at Noah with blazing eyes full of anger as others glanced towards the announcer who also looked forward in stupor!
This was definitely not the way the Selection was supposed to go, so the announcer turned towards the direction of the exalted stands where the Holy Emperor sat as he looked for a signal. In one illusory screen, the majestic face of the Holy Emperor was shown as he looked extremely thoughtful, eventually giving a light nod as the entire audience erupted in booming cheers thereafter.
OOOOH!
Excited reverberations rang throughout as hundreds of millions looked forward expectantly! At this point, they truly did not know what they would be seeing as nobody had ever expected the coming of 3 PRISMATIC pets. Now that this single being would be using these pets to battle all the other 50 some contestants...it would be a sight to see!
Among the contestants, the so called Summoning Prodigy stepped out as he held a difficult expression.
"I respect you for being able to contract such amazing pets, but your demeanor and insults are not qualities a Holy Descendant should have, so I will have to face you with all I have!"
He spoke as all of his summoned pets shone with light, all the other contestants also preparing as they looked towards this genius called Alexander with caution.
He was more than amazing to have such rare pets, but could he really face 50 other contestants all at once? The Summoning Prodigy pointed this out as his hands waved around them.
"Another thing that will be your bane is your arrogance, where you actually chose to face all of us just to feed your pride. Among us, there are multiple at the Low Tier GALAXY Realm, and as you are at QUASAR, your pets are at most in that Realm as wel-"
...!
The Summoning Prodigy had to come to a stop before his words even finished as he and all the other contestants looked at the pets this being summoned again! He was talking about how the levels of the Pets would be at QUASAR or below because of Noah's rank, but he realized in shock that the Obsidian Panther and Colossal Helios Leviathan were both at the Low Tier GALAXY Realm while the Void Serpent was the only one at the QUASAR Realm!
"How..."
He and many others had actually been so shocked by the rarity that they forgot to glance at the Realm the pets they were in, just now realizing this discrepancy as it didn't make any sense! How could a being of the QUASAR Realm contract with pets a Realm above them?!
THRUUM!
But the answer would never come for them as at this moment, Noah finally began moving.
"Truly fools until the end. Just my panther will be enough for all of you."
RUMBLE!
Essence of starry black erupted out from a single Animus Pet near Noah, the Illusory screens of the Expansive Coliseum showing different scenes as everyone looked forth with bated breaths. They saw the image where a single being was standing atop an enormous Colossal Helios Leviathan, a Void Serpent by his side as an Obsidian Black Panther had begun shining with a brilliant black light. Facing this being were over 50 powerful experts proficient in the Dao of Summoning with their own pets, a few of them even being at the Low Tier GALAXY Realm!
Yet while facing all of these beings, Alexander waved his hands and gave a command, the Obsidian Panther turning into a black flash that streaked across the arena floor.
This black flash...would spell doom on all of its targets as wherever it passed, blood overflowed!
"Ah!"
A shower of blood erupted out in the arena floor of the Expansive Coliseum as Noah made sure to remind his panther not to go for the kill when facing these opponents, with the goal being to only incapacitate them as his aim at this moment was to introduce himself to everyone in an extremely domineering fashion!
Chapter 755 - An Unforgettable Day Disrupted!
In the Expansive Coliseum, a shocking scene was taking place as a single Animus Summon flashed across the arena floor while it tore down the summons of multiple experts!
It did matter if they were pets summoned by those in the Nebula Realm or those in the Low Tier GALAXY Realm. The Obsidian Panther was so damn fast that he was just a black flash of light that passed through them, its deadly claws tearing apart tendons or wings as every single pet tumbled down.
THRUM!
The Summoning Prodigy had an ashen face as he turned into a streak of light to merge with his Three-Eyed Phoenix, but even before the fusion could complete the figure of the Obsidian Panther appeared in front of him.
Within the Panther's eyes, one could see a hint of mockery as it glanced at the Low Tier GALAXY Three-Eyed Phoenix, swiping its feline claw as a dark phantom claw appeared atop the Phoenix and suppressed it completely, smashing it down as a chicken cry could be heard!
RUMBLE!
Waves of essence erupted out as before the dust could even settle, the Obsidian Panther was already in front of another Animus Summon as he went on to utterly decimate everything.
This was speed. Speed of shocking proportions!
In the middle of it all, Noah stood atop the Colossal Helios Leviathan grandly with his arms crossed on his back, the Void Serpent standing by his side majestically as he released the image of a primal being descending into the common world!
ROAAR!
The Obsidian Panther that could be seen as a black flash of light rose to the skies, standing above all of the Animus Summons as its eyes glanced down towards them arrogantly. Many were injured and could not even move, but the Panther saw that they still had fighting spirit dwelling within them as they did not despair.
"Hmph!"
A snort was the only thing many heard before a dreadful aura began spreading out from the Obsidian Panther, a singular skill name being cast from it for the first time.
[Bloodline Supression].
THRUM!
A flash of red light erupted from the panther as it went on to descend down into the arena floor, all of the animus pets that felt this light trembling as they felt a horrendous pressure push them towards the ground!
In the skies, the figure of the small Obsidian Panther was seemingly expanding larger and larger, the phantom shape of the majestic Noble Black Panther Clan King forming as they could barely raise their eyes to see the phantom of a Mercurial Obsidian Panther with a stellar shimmering black crown floating atop its head grandiosely!
While this phantom form existed, every summon under the PRISMATIC rank or those with weak bloodlines felt suppression- a level of suppression that dug to their very souls as their combat power was reduced by more than half and they could barely raise their heads to look up to the figure of the magisterial panther in the skies.
This was a PRISMATIC Summon! A single one at that!
OOOOH!
Bellows rang out from the hundreds of millions as they felt their blood excitedly trembling within them, their eyes nearly tearing from the majestic sight as some nearly had heart attacks from too much excitement...
RUUMBLE!
Yet even before people could catch their breath from watching this battle, another thing occurred as this time, it wasn't on the arena floor of the Expansive Coliseum- but far above them in the skies.
Amidst this stellar show of power from a single PRISMATIC Summon, a dreadfully arrogant and powerful aura had begun appearing at the highest point of the Expansive Coliseum, many beings turning their heads towards it fearfully as they thought enemies were invading!
In the exalted stands where the Holy Emperor was, he had a slight angered look that he wiped away as he waved his hands for the many soldiers ready to bring from their summons and go to battle to come to a stop, watching the skies as a brilliant white light flashed to bring the materialization of a group of beings.
THRUM!
Pure mana flashed out with their arrival in the skies as Noah also looked up, his eyes shining as he glanced at the group of beings that had one defining feature- resplendent wings!
"Haha Brother Windsor, you sent us an invitation for a grand event, but it looks like it's about to be done even before we arrived."
Giving off an immense aura of power, a humanoid being that had five pairs of wings led a few just like him as they strolled through the skies in a magisterial fashion!
The beings were about 4 meters tall with fair skin, all of them having the feature of multiple pairs of wings on their back. These wings were extremely unique as on all of them, one would be able to notice the shape of a mystical eye that seemed to watch everything.
It was a mysterious sight to see as the being speaking joyfully at the very forefront had the most pairs of wings, the eyes on each of his wings seemingly swirling with essence as they nearly drew in the spirits of weaker beings!
"Brother Primal, I didn't think you'd be able to make it on such short notice."
The resonant voice of the Holy Emperor replied as it dispelled the shocking feeling released from this being who was actually the Aileron Ruler! The winged being was the one standing atop the Primal Winged Expanse, a being known as the Primal Emperor!
His eyes that constantly swirled with a mystical essence looked down into the arena floor where Noah was looking up while surrounded by his three PRISMATIC Pets.
"It looks like you've gained a powerful genius."
RUMBLE!
His words might have seemed like nothing to others, but the eyes of the Holy Emperor constricted while Noah below felt his blood boiling, his acute senses actually making him feel a barely discernible killing intent from the being that ruled over an entire Ancient Power!
The Holy Emperor had an impassive look as he simply nodded while moving towards the Primal Emperor.
"We've only gained another Holy Descendant to our ranks, that's all. Come, let us go somewhere more lively now that this event has come to a close...Rudolf and Anastasia, take care of everything here and entertain the guests. We shall have a feast in the Expansive Ballroom!"
The words of the Holy Emperor brought everyone to attention as he appeared in the skies and flew away with the smiling Primal Ruler, the party he brought with him remaining in the skies as they looked arrogantly towards the exalted seats where Rudolf, Old Man Khan and all the others remained!
Rudolf knew the meaning of his Father's words as he glanced at his sister as he spoke out carefully.
"Since you two are familiar with the genius below, reunite with him and bring him to the Expansive Ballroom. I'll take care of the remaining guests."
Anastasia looked towards the party of winged beings far in the skies with careful eyes as she nodded, many memories coming back to her as she saw the particular figure of a being she denied years ago before she ran away from home!
This same being was now leading the party of creatures from the Primal Winged Expanse, his eyes calm as they held an unknown light while glancing down at Anastasia and others.
Rudolf and Old Man Khan had already flown towards them to welcome them, while Anna was already flying towards Noah as her mother shook her head with many emotions before she went down towards the Arena Floor herself.
Too many things had happened as the moment Noah finished introducing himself as a shocking genius, the only allies of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. appeared as his Eyes of Truth showed him a great deal of things!
Chapter 756 - The Aileron Race
The winged beings that Noah had met for the first time were of the Aileron Race, a race of beings that ruled over the Primal Winged Expanse, and the only nearby friendly Ancient Power that shared borders with the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. .
As Noah stood atop his Colossal Helios Leviathan, the other contestants of the Holy Descendant Selection were groaning on the floor. Many of them and their summons had light injuries that could be healed within a few hours or days, with some like the Summoning Prodigy recovering event faster as they only had ashen expressions.
The Holy Descendant Selection these being participated in was actually brought by to a close very quickly, just a single contestant matching all of them and utterly trampling all Animus Summons using a single pet!
Yet soon after, the powerful and prideful Aileron Race appeared, the Primal Emperor of this Ancient Power making an appearance as the Selection was further disrupted.
Noah still remained calm atop the Colossal Helios Leviathan as he saw the figure of Anna and Anastasia flying towards him. His eyes were focused on speedily reading numerous lines of information from Eyes of Truth as he met the powerful Aileron Ruler, just this mere meeting granting him many things!
First was the information about this other Ancient Power, the only so called 'ally' that the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. had at this time.
It was from this Ancient Power that in the past, familial relations had almost formed to cement the alliance between the two powers, but Anastasia could not be forced to do it as she ran away.
When one truly thought about it, it was an extremely stupid matter to put a familial connection as one of the core things of an alliance, but the proud Aileron Race put this condition forward as the first thing before a few others that had to be complete before the two forces fully joined together in power to survive the coming Cataclysm!
Yet the Aileron Race had done just that as the meeting this time around only occurred after the Holy Emperor of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. reached out and mentioned the talks of the alliance once more, and this time with the same conditions!
Their appearance had given Noah truly large amounts of information, but one of the more important ones was the information on the type of strength- the Dao that the Ancient Power that was the Primal Winged Expanse cultivated, and it was the Dao of Withering!
Noah was waiting until he stepped into the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. before he utilized a single feature- the Protagonist's Bookmark that would allow him to gain a great deal of things from beings he merely met! He was waiting to meet any experts that might have had a unique Dao or possibly a Grand Dao that would very quickly boost his strength, but the hundreds of millions he had laid his eyes on or spread his aura out to see were nothing special!
Most had barely begun on the Dao of Summoning if they were lucky, the truly important characters he would ever dare to use Protagonist's Bookmark on being Entities like the Holy Emperor or Old Man Khan for their deep comprehensions in the Dao of Summoning.
As he saw that even the Aileron Race cultivated a Lesser Dao, he chose to utilize his Protagonist's Bookmark soon to focus on completing a singular Dao first and stop spreading his focus into every single Dao he came across- he chose to first completely comprehend the Dao of Summoning as he would use his Protagonist's Bookmark on the powerful Holy Emperor!
RUMBLE!
His thoughts were brought to a close as the figures of Anna and her mother appeared in front of him, the groaning contestants on the arena floor below them barely catching their eyes. The two drop dead gorgeous beings stepped on his Colossal Helios Leviathan as Anna's eyes shone with familiarity, this former Imperial Princess now turned into a Holy Princess speaking out with emotion.
"What happened to the Nexus Galaxy? Where is father?"
Her first words were those of concern as she asked of the fate of the Nexus Galaxy, Noah nodding to her and Anastasia while replying.
"Nice to see you two again in one piece. The Imperial Adjudicator is safe, and I even have a message from him if we can find somewhere private."
His words brought relief to the two women as they nodded, where the next thing that Anna said concerned Noah himself!
"Ok, so what the hell is this? Three PRISMATIC Pets? Some even at a higher realm than you..."
A barrage of questions erupted out from the curious Anna as she ignored the hundreds of millions of beings buzzing around them while looking at the images of them on the illusory screens. Far off in the skies, Rudolf had met with the rest of the delegation from the Primal Winged Expanse as the looks on the Aileron Princes were not too happy when they saw the talkative Holy Princess and Noah!
Anastasia could read this situation as she cut off their reunion and spoke calmly.
"Come, we are to welcome you into the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. per the words of the Holy Emperor. There is a celebratory ball waiting for us."
"Oh? I've passed the Holy Descendant Selection?" Noah said these words with a smile as he looked back at the groaning contestants that were unsummoning their Animus Pets and healing at this time, their gazes towards him still frightful!
Anastasia shook her head incomprehensibly at these words as Anna gave a light laugh, the incredulousness of Noah taking many things off their minds at this moment as the enormous body of the Colossal Helios Leviathan rose to the skies.
OOOOOH!
Vibrant yells could be heard from the hundreds of millions of beings in the Expansive Coliseum, welcoming this new genius with his PRISMATIC Pets as they didn't let their eyes off the glimmering Leviathan.
All that was left behind in the Coliseum were defeated beings that walked in with extreme pride, yet now Noah alone left with a mother and daughter of stupidly gorgeous proportions as his entrance into Ancient Powers began with a bang!
Many pieces had actively begun moving with the return of Anastasia and Anna into the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. , with Noah's introduction on this day propelling even more things into an unknown direction.
At this moment, Noah would get a few hours of rest before attending a supposed celebratory dinner where powerful personages from two Ancient Powers would be attending, and he wanted to use some of this time to privately reunite a father with his family as he understood the situation Anastasia was in better, as well as how to proceed while putting his own goals into account!
As always, it was bound to be a shocking adventure!
Chapter 757 - Just Loot at the End of it All! I
The Expansive Holy Land that stood at the center of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. had a bustle of activities occurring throughout.
It seemed like celebrations and festivities had overtaken the entire draconic shaped land as even though not everyone could participate in the grand celebration that would be occurring in the Expansive Ballroom, most still celebrated in their own regions as they welcomed the return of their Holy Princess and the news of a dreadful Genius Summoner that had multiple PRISMATIC Pets began to spread out!
Such news called for grand celebrations! Meanwhile, Noah was talking with a mother and daughter pair as he gained more understanding of the situation around them, Anastasia bringing the two of them through a few portals that only someone of her status could pass through without any issues as their destination was a paradisiacal isolated world that held fantastical castles.
"There should be some privacy in here, what happened with the Nexus Galaxy?"
The most pressing matter was the one of safety for the beings they knew for years, Anastasia asking of this as they passed through the colorful gardens that looked like mazes around the unique medieval styled castles.
Noah gave a light smile as he walked with the two women, nodding in front of them as they came to a stop and watched the area he pointed to begin to bubble with spatial essence as something came forth.
"Alright, prepare yourselves for this."
The spatial essence brought forth a clone, a clone that had the same face as Alexander as the two women looked towards it with their expressions agape! But this wasn't all as this clone very quickly unfurled his hand, bringing forth a stellar looking circular object that shone with scintillating light.
The object floating on the palm was shockingly a Galaxy, and one that was the product of the fusion of many galaxies!
"Don't resist."
Noah said these words as he used his authority as the Infinite Galaxy Master to warp the two of them into his home, many things being much easier to explain in this location.
SHAAA!
After a flash of essence, their figures disappeared silently from the garden as a miniaturized galaxy fell on the earth below, merging with the small grains of sand seamlessly!
Within the Infinite Galaxy, some of the more powerful figures were floating in the starry space between multiple shimmering stars as they enjoyed the essence filled fruits of the Infinite Galaxy.
They had briefly stopped their training to recuperate and relax as they got a message from Noah that powerful guests would be coming into the Infinite Galaxy! These guests were beings that the Imperial Adjudicator was connected to, so the Harbingers took some time aside to see the beings that the Adjudicator they trained with always talked about.
With a flash of light, the appearance of two curvaceous women appeared along with Noah's two bodies near the space they were in, their expressions looking around with their mouths agape as they wanted to confirm they were now truly in a separate space that had multiple stars!
"Anna! Anastasia!"
The Emperor Penguin and others then watched as the tough Imperial Adjudicator flew towards these two beings without any of the majestic demeanor of a king, hugging them tightly as he finally met his family again.
This powerful ruler glanced towards Noah's two bodies as his eyes were red with emotion and said softly, "Thank you."
Noah nodded at this as he smiled lightly, his voice ringing out thereafter.
"Welcome the new guests to the Infinite Galaxy. We have much to do!"
What followed next was the introduction of the Infinite Galaxy to the shocked mother and daughter, the reality that the Nexus Galaxy they knew was fused into another galaxy being something they could hardly believe.
"How does that even work? Like, no...it doesn't make sense..."
Anna was shaking her head as she barraged Noah with questions in the starry space, her fiery red hair dancing in space while the Imperial Adjudicator pulled Anastasia close to him as if he didn't know when he would lose her again.
Far off in the distance, the Emperor Penguin looked at this scene as he shook his head in amazement, his beady eyes glancing to the side as he saw a fiery Barbaros crossing her arms while gazing towards Noah and the two new beings.
'Is master really about to add another woman he can barely take care of? Truly unfathomable!'
The Emperor Penguin had a ridiculous thought as his eyes shifted from Anna to the Barbaros near him, the stupor and shock of the reality of the Infinite Galaxy being accepted by the two women as they moved on to the issue at hand.
"My weakness seems to have only made things worse, where now I've gotten even Anna embroiled in the mess of Ancient Powers."
After things settled down, Anastasia told the story of their return and exactly how events had played out, mentioning to them the standing of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. and the Primal Winged Expanse as she talked of the broken engagement she ran away from, as well as the new one that was about to be formed now.
"What!"
The Imperial Adjudicator was furious as he bellowed out.
"A prideful Aileron Race? Needed allies? So what! All I see is birdmen trying to force my daughter, I won't have it!"
His stance was made clear as Anna nodded in a matter of fact fashion, but her face and Anastasia's face was one of difficulty as they knew the many more intricacies within it!
Anastasia waved her hands in front of them as she spoke.
"My father has already chained me to make sure I don't step out of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. again, and he knows Anna won't go anywhere if I'm forced to remain here. In the next day or two, he plans to make the engagement official as two Ancient Powers join together."
"..."
Silence overtook the starry space that these beings were in as many had thoughtful expressions, all of their gazes going towards one person at this moment!
They all went towards Noah who was sipping a golden drink squeezed from fruits dense in fate essence, listening to the issue at hand that weighed down on others heavily as if it was nothing to him.
Seeing the worried looks of the Adjudicator and the mother and daughter pair, Noah finished his drink as he turned towards Anna and asked simply!
"Are you planning on getting together with a random Aileron Prince?"
"No."
Anna's reply was instant as her gaze was calm, looking expectantly towards this genius that always surprised her to no end.
"Then if you don't want to, you simply won't. I'll make sure of it."
RUMBLE!
With a domineering gaze, Noah sipped his golden drink as he spoke out lazily, making his stance clear! Anna looked towards him as her bright eyes shined, all of the beings here listening to his words as he made one thing clear.
Even if the will of an Ancient Land was to do something, if he said they won't- then they would have to bend to Noah's will!
Chapter 758 - Just Loot at the End of it All! II
In the starry space of the Infinite Galaxy, a group of important beings were sitting together as a heavy discussion took place!
Anastasia was the one speaking right now as she understood the immensity of Ancient Powers, as she knew of the dreadful monsters hidden within these places that were actually legacies of long lost Sages.
"But...this involves Ancient Powers, Entities that have nearly comprehended Daos, beings who have legacies of Sages with them...as much of a genius as you are, you haven't been given enough time to-"
THRUM!
Before Anastasia could finish her worried words as she looked at Noah, he erupted with essence as his brilliant QUASAR shone resplendently on his body. His face took a hint of seriousness as he spoke once more.
"The Nexus Galaxy has become a part of my Infinite Galaxy, so its people fall under my responsibility! Your husband, your daughter, and even you...all of you fall under my responsibility!"
OOOM!
The swirling essence of Dao erupted out with his words, Anastasia shockingly sensing the Dao of Summoning and ridiculously another Dao mixed in as Noah continued.
"So if I say other people cannot lay their hands on you, they cannot lay their hands on you! It matters not if they are Entities or Sages, they are nothing! To me, they shall merely be loot in the very end!"
THRUM!
Those listening felt their hearts pump as they listened to a being that did not put Entities or Sages in his eyes!
His last words reverberated throughout as they left a deep impact on those listening.
"...shall merely be loot in the very end..."
"...merely be loot..."
"...merely loot...!"
Entities and Sages- in front of Noah, he foresaw that that could only be loot!
As Noah let out domineering words with one body, one of his main bodies was casting a profoundly powerful skill that could not be used for weeks after- it was the Protagonist's Bookmark!
More than always, Noah would be doing multiple things at the same time with his different bodies. So as one of them was entertaining the crimson haired mother and daughter pair while understanding the happenings of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. , other bodies were training skill trees, utilizing features of the Infinite Galaxy, and now his main body was selecting a target for Protagonist's Bookmark.
The being this time around was naturally the top most being of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. , the Holy Emperor himself who held profound comprehensions on the Dao of Summoning!
Noah made this Dao his target to master as his Animus Summons were the ones granting him the biggest battle power at this moment. From the experiment with the Dao of Vitality, he knew that spending the entire Protagonist's Bookmark on a Dao would grant him over 30% into it, so he would be waiting merely less than 3 months before he completely comprehends the Dao.
3 months! And that was barring any other opportunities he came across during that time.
THRUM!
Essence moved under his command as first, he changed the affix of the Ruination Core to [+10,000% Comprehension and Assimilation in the Dao of Summoning], Protagonist's Bookmark being cast thereafter as a portion of his soul traversed the wide space to go elsewhere!
Going from the miniaturized galaxy that was a grain of sand in the garden of the paradisiacal world within the Expansive Holy Land, he traveled rapidly as he passed through restricted areas and actually entered deep into the Head Region of the draconic shaped land, bursting into an isolated world filled with mystical billowing blue smoke that only held two discussing beings- the Holy Emperor and the Primal Emperor.
His soul whizzed by unknowingly as it descended into the body of the Holy Emperor, even this powerful Entity or the being he was talking to not being able to notice a single thing!
"Things have gotten even wilder with the changes we saw in the Ruination Tools. The other Ancient Powers have begun making movements they wouldn't dare to make before."
The voice of the Primal Emperor rang out as the minute countdown started in the periphery of Noah's vision, his mind having already given the command on what experiences to focus on as he listened in on the conversations of these two big bosses!
"...to the North, the Arch Human Race is consolidating power once more as they bring even more Entities under their banner."
The talk between these two bosses was a heavy one that concerned the environment of the Dark Universe, the discussion staying on the Ancient Powers that surrounded them!
The current discussion was for the force that controlled a portion of what could be considered the Northern Region of the Dark Universe, where the terrifying Arch Human Race ruled a terrifying Ancient Power that was at this moment recruiting more Entities.
The two big bosses continued their talk without the knowledge that at this moment, Noah was listening in while crystallizing immense comprehensions of the Dao of Summoning from the Holy Emperor.
"Ever since the reaction from the Tools of Ruination, every Ancient Power has been scrambling to obtain more knowledge and consolidate more power. We are the same, we just have to make sure our alliance starts off on the right path!"
The Primal Emperor that held 5 shining pairs of wings said this with a wily smile while staring at the Holy Emperor who nodded calmly while replying.
"Anastasia may have not been able to complete the pact last time, but my granddaughter will! I will set the engagement for a year later."
"A year? You do not wish to join hands right now?"
"A year is nothing to us. I hope Brother Primal can understand."
The gaze of the Holy Emperor remained impassive as he said these words, the winged ruler of the Aileron Race in front of him only smiling as he nodded!
"My Primal Winged Expanse is fairly protected as we reside past the Pestiferous Chaotic Regions that we know how to navigate, but others will be aiming for your Expansive Dragon Cl.u. with even more vigor soon because of your intact Sage's Legacy..."
Noah's soul perked up in the midst of absorbing Dao comprehensions, his attention on the intact 'Sage's Legacy' that was mentioned between these two bosses!
Chapter 759 - One Third of a Dao in Seconds!
The Primal Emperor spoke of an intact Sage's Legacy that was the target of other Ancient Powers, yet his eyes seemed to hold a tinge of greed as he spoke about this himself!
The Holy Emperor saw this as his eyes squinted, speaking out while enunciating every word clearly.
"It is merely a rumor that my Ancient Power has a more intact Sage's Legacy than yours or the others. If we truly had one, we wouldn't be in the position we're in right now!"
Yes! The surrounding Ancient Powers each had their own unique strengths and areas of study when it came to the Dao, but there was a rumor that the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. was among the few Ancient Powers that had an intact Sage's Legacy left behind by a benevolent sage before the Cataclysm that took all the Sages and Great Sages away.
During the time when the Sages and Great Sages utilized the Cosmic Treasure Ruination, some were lucky enough to have foreseen a horrendous possibility as they left behind legacies for their bloodlines, these legacies creating the Ancient Powers that currently rule the Dark Universe!
"The ones spreading such lies is naturally that loser in the North and the Desolate Galaxies of the East. They just want an excuse to attack my Expansive Holy Land again!"
The eyes of the Holy Emperor blazed as the Primal Emperor nodded.
"Not to worry, Brother Windsor. As soon as they know of our alliance, they wouldn't dare take their forces out to attack. But really...to be surrounded by so many enemies..."
The ruler of the Aileron Race continued as he talked of the Ancient Powers surrounding them, Noah gaining even more knowledge of the many experts around him as he saw he had 20 seconds left in Protagonist's Bookmark!
He found out that within the Dark Universe, the Arch Humans ruled the Northern region, with the East being ruled by the Ancient Power standing above the Desolate Galaxies, the Spirit Race consolidating their rule in the south, and of course there was the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. and the Primal Winged Expanse in the West.
Multiple Ancient Powers, each with their own stupendously powerful Entities as they each focused on different Daos. Some Ancient Powers were even more powerful than others as they study a Grand Dao, this being the Spirit Race in the South that many other Ancient Powers were apprehensive about!
Others focused on the Dao of Weapons such as the Dao of the Sword or Saber, others on the more Unique Daos like Summoning, Slaughter, or Destruction.
Yet above all of these, one central thing made many Entities and Ancient Powers apprehensive.
"It is always the Tools of Ruination..."
The Holy Emperor gave a light sigh as he looked out, remembering the history left behind by their long lost Sages as well as their own understanding after years of research. He turned to the Primal Emperor as he spoke carefully, his eyes shining as he had seemingly made a tough decision!
"Come, let us enjoy the celebration as I will also announce something to show some goodwill for our alliance."
"Oh?..."
The two big bosses continued their conversation as they changed locations, the being who was listening to them the past seconds fading away from the Origin of the Holy Emperor as he carried with him a dense red crystal that contained years' worth of comprehensions of the Dao of Summoning!
Protagonist's Bookmark was finished as it granted Noah a large amount of information as well as a huge boost in the Dao of Summoning that he would know the exact percentage of in a bit.
His soul traversed through the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. rapidly as his soul descended onto his body as he was still talking with Anastasia and others! To them, Noah was just releasing a domineering air as he said words that shook them to their core, and then he took a slight pause as he seemed to have thought of something.
THRUM!
Yet a second later, the space around him began to tremble as a magisterial air burst out, those around him being pushed away as all around Noah, the swirling essence of the Dao of Summoning had descended around him as it tunneled into him rapidly!
"What...!"
Anastasia was about to tell this being about the true terror of Ancient Powers and that they had hundreds of thousands of years to comprehend different Daos, that he who had only embarked on the Dao a few weeks ago would not be able to match them so quickly.
Yet...she watched with an agape expression as she saw the condensing of pure Dao Essence around him, this Dao Essence being something only those who had been comprehending the Dao for tens of thousands of years being able to bring forth!
She had to swallow her own words as she realized this much Dao Essence would very soon exceed her own understanding in the Dao of Summoning.
'How? I've embarked on this path for a few hundred years...I...'
THRUM!
Noah could only be seen calmly floating in the starry space as his dark hair waved wildly, his Origin absorbing the comprehensions of the Holy Emperor that he had worked so hard to achieve for thousands of years.
Noah himself looked at his stat panel as he observed the percentage next to the Dao of Summoning increase from the abysmal low decimal percentage and shoot up- going from 1% to 10% rapidly as it only continued further!
In the past when he spent 10 seconds of the Protagonist's Bookmark on the Dao of Vitality, he had gained 5% in this Dao when he absorbed everything. This time around, he had used the full 60 seconds on the Dao of Summoning while he bookmarked the Holy Emperor, meaning he would be getting 6 times as much advancement as he would comprehend one-third of a Lesser Dao in the span of a few seconds...
This meant 30% would be comprehended in just a matter of seconds!
A few seconds!
Yes, there were many factors that made it possible. There was the +10,000 affix and the use of Protagonist's Bookmark, but still!
One third of a Lesser Dao to be comprehended in just seconds was just...Ah, the words aren't even there!
Chapter 760 - The Primal Holy Land Shall Open! I
Some beings had been around Noah long enough to not be too surprised by the things that he did.
Off to the side, the Emperor Penguin and the other Harbingers of Sin were looking at Noah with calm eyes as he simply sipped a golden drink while his body swirled with the magisterial essence of the Dao of a Summoning!
The intense reverberations only made them nod their heads in a matter of fact fashion as they continued eating their own pristine foods and drinks, but it was the figures of the Imperial Adjudicator, Anastasia, and Anna that looked towards Noah with agape expressions.
By the time their expressions returned to normal, the dao essence around Noah was calming down as he opened his eyes calmly.
As if nothing had just happened he turned towards them and continued on speaking.
"So this Aileron Race..."
The others looked towards him incredulously as he simply carried on the conversation as if he hadn't just advanced a thousand years' worth of comprehensions in a matter of seconds!
In the corner of his eyes, Noah could see the 31% next to the Dao of Summoning. Aside from this percentage there also came unique features that one could only unlock after they traversed through any Lesser, Grand, or Cosmic Dao.
To understand these unique features, we must discuss exactly what happens when one comprehends and assimilates a Dao. The further one travels as they gain more comprehension, the more power they can draw from the Dao they are studying...as well as the more power they could grant to their pets!
One of the more unique features that was inconsequential to Noah before but he could use now, was to actually control the dense swirls of Dao Essence he could now command to infuse into the bodies of his pets while they were summoned. This would enhance their strength to an unknown factor as he had to test it to be sure.
Noah was also able to confirm that the cooldowns and the efficacy of all of the skills that dealt with the Dao of Summoning were increased greatly as his comprehension rose to 31%!
So the skills that awoke the bloodlines of the Animus Summons now had +310% attached to them as he could use it twice in a day, and the skill that an animus trainer could use to increase the cultivation of their pets also had a +310% in front of it as only its efficacy was increased.
Of course, there was also the increased chance to obtain rarer pets when one's comprehension in the dao was extremely high.
All in all, the efficacy of skills were greatly increased the further one traveled in the Dao, where when one reached 100% in comprehension...well, the boosts and ways they could utilize their abilities would just be horrendous.
When one further assimilated the Dao into their very soul and origin- well, that was another concept entirely!
So at this moment, Noah's abilities that were boosted by skill points were even further enhanced with the increased progression in the Dao of a Summoning.
Noah conversed with Anastasia and the curvaceous Anna for a few more minutes before they had to leave the Infinite Galaxy and return to head towards the celebration taking place at this time. When it came to the supposed chains placed on Anastasia, Noah saw they were merely an item that had a locator function, but they could not be taken off by anyone other than the Holy Emperor!
This wasn't because it was a great treasure, but simply because it required a being with immense comprehensions in the Dao of Summoning to continuously input dao essence into it before it could be unlocked. Even though Noah had only jumped to 31%, he could easily utilize his mana to continuously command dao essence into it until the tool could be unlocked!
He left the bracelet alone for now as he would observe how things go before making drastic movements. Thus they left the Infinite Galaxy to go towards the celebration.
It was only the first day, but Noah had arrived as he etched his name into the minds of hundreds of millions, reunited with a shocking mother and daughter pair, and also used the Protagonist's Bookmark to advanced more than 30% in a Lesser Dao!
In only less than a day!
Yet he continued on with ease as his senses spread out from the Infinite Galaxy that was miniaturized and as small as a grain of sand in the gardens of the area they were in. When Noah noticed that nobody was present-the figures of him, Anastasia, and Anna swiftly reappeared.
His clone warped in briefly as he anchored the Infinite Galaxy on to himself and disappeared soon after as he returned to the job of fusing more galaxies into the Infinite Galaxy!
"Well, let's go see how this plays out."
Noah spoke with a slight smile as the party went towards the location where the convergence of experts from the Primal Winged Expanse and the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. would be occurring.
The location that went to was a central castle in the area they were in, and this area that was the size of a world was truly grand as it looked like a paradisiacal land filled with beautiful gardens and castles.
Even though this castle was just as enormous, it didn't have too many rooms, and only held a singular expansive ballroom in a circular area that was filled with golden tables and chairs. Exotic maid of the human and Dragonoid races walked in elegantly as they served drinks and good brimming with vigorous essence, painting for a fantastical scene one could never come across with ease!
This expansive ballroom was filled with important personages as Noah could even pinpoint the aura of more than five Entities just in this area, and this did not even include the Holy Emperor and the Primal Emperor that were not here as of right now.
The figures of Maya and Raya, the maids of Anna, could be seen standing behind the exquisite throne where the Holy Emperor would be sitting.
One could also see Rudolph and Old Man Khan entertaining the princes of the Aileron Race in the middle of this huge ballroom. These beings held regal robes as their shimmering pairs of wings were their defining features, their 4 meter tall stature making those talking to them always glance upwards!
Many others in the surroundings were Holy Children and the Holy Descendant of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. .
In this Expansive Ballroom filled with such royalty and elegance, Noah made his entrance!
When he stepped in, he was accompanied on both sides by two gorgeous women, with him being the leading figure as they walked behind him.
His entrance actually caused a pause to occur throughout the ballroom as many turned their eyes to see him walking at the very forefront while Anastasia was behind him to his left and Anna behind him to his right! It was a shocking image to look at as the Holy Princesses of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. actually followed behind a single man.
The eyes of Rudolph opened with a slight anger as Old Man Khan looked forward with a light smile. The party from the Primal Winged Expanse that they were entertaining looked towards Noah with cold eyes as one of the Princes of the Aileron Race began walking towards them.
Noah's gaze was calm as he looked around at the many figures in front of him, his eyes keen on using the eyes of truth to understand more the mysteries of these powerful beings!
He didn't even put the coming prince into his eyes as this being did not look towards him either, his gaze going towards the veiled Anna who was beside Noah.
"I wondered when I would make your acquaintance, Princess Anna."
The four meter tall winged being came over as a light smile appeared on his face, elegance and royalty leaking out of him as his four pairs of wings shone mystically behind him.
This was the supposed Prince that would be promised the hand of the Holy Princess of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. when the time came for the two forces to join hands as allies!
This was Prince Kirigan!
His face was filled with elegance and majesty as he appeared in front of Noah's party, completely ignoring Noah as he only acknowledged Anna and Anastasia.
Yet before either of them could even reply, Noah appeared in front of Anna as he glanced at the Aileron Prince lazily before he spoke out.
"Who are you?"
"..."
Silence descended into the wide ballroom as a genius newly chosen Holy Descendant appeared in front of an Aileron Prince, his gaze full of disrespect as he stopped the Prince from even talking to the Holy Princess!
THRUUM!
The elegant face of the Aileron Prince lost its smile as coldness appeared, the mystical eyes within its wings beginning to revolve as it looked like a fight was about to break out!
Chapter 761 - The Primal Holy Land Shall Open! II
"Wow, the younguns are particularly feisty and full of energy!"
RUMBLE!
Before the essence from the Aileron Prince could build up any further, the strong voice of the Holy Emperor reverberated as he appeared in the ballroom with the Primal Emperor next to him, these two personages releasing extremely oppressive atmospheres as the attention of the entire room was demanded to go towards them.
The nearly bursting essence of the Aileron Prince died down as he received a look from the Primal Emperor, pulling back as the voice of the Holy Emperor resounded again.
"Gather around everyone. Before we jump into the festivities, I have a grand announcement to make that involves the joining of our two Ancient Powers, as well as...our Primal Holy Land!"
...!
The words of the Holy Emperor took the attention of all the beings as the topics mentioned within were of high importance, many beings forgetting what just occurred as they focused on the figure of the Holy Emperor that moved to the very forefront.
The gaze of the Holy Emperor passed through many of the important figures in the ballroom before he continued.
"First is the news of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. and the Primal Winged Expanse coming together as allies, this alliance starting off by the engagement of my Granddaughter Anna...and Prince Kirigan of the Primal Winged Expanse!"
RUMBLE!
"What..!"
"The new Holy Princess...?"
Murmurs spread throughout with this announcement, a grand light coming to shine on the 4 meter tall Prince Kirigan as another light shone on Anna who was still behind Noah!
Even though these two figures were supposed to be on the spot light at this moment, many could not help but bring their eyes to notice the figure of Noah that was standing between the Prince of the Primal Winged Expanse and the Holy Princess.
Such were the effects of the Protagonist Trait!
Even the Holy Emperor looked at this in passing as he looked at the genius he needed to tie to him, and as she saw that he seemed close to his Granddaughter and Daughter, it shouldn't have been too much a problem. He only had a light smile as he continued, the next thing he would be saying being granted even more importance as his oppressive aura spread out even more.
"To commemorate the beginning of this new chapter...I shall be opening our Primal Holy Land once more as the younger generation can step in to test their luck with the Legacy left behind by the Great Sage!"
...!
"This time, our genius Summoners will be accompanied by the young generation from the Primal Winged Expanse as we get closer together, the storms to come in the future being nothing to stand against us!"
This shocking announcement had many beings shocked as cheers erupted thereafter, sharp lights passing through the eyes of the powerful figures of the Aileron Race as their Primal Emperor laughed jovially while raising a toast.
"To the alliance of our Ancient Powers!"
"To the alliance!"
THRUUM!
Essence bubbled forth as these experts celebrated, many intricacies lying behind the decisions and happenings as on the surface, many beings just knew that two Ancient Powers were coming together.
"Let's feast!"
The celebration began in full swing as beings came to converse with each other, Prince Kirigan turning around to see his soon be bride only to notice her already walking away with the figure of Noah towards the delicacies on the many tables of this ballroom.
His cold gaze contained many thoughts as a few other beings of the delegation from the Primal Winged Expanse came around him, sending telepathic messages with each other as they enjoyed the delicacies around them!
"Haha Brother Kirigan, are you really jealous of that puny human? Although he is a genius by their standards, even the Holy Emperor has promised his daughter to you."
The one to speak was another magnificent winged Aileron Royalty, his eyes containing a hint of mischief as he wanted to stir things up.
Prince Kirigan only smiled as he replied.
"I just don't like flies hanging around my food, that's all."
These cold words were said as the eyes of the Aileron Royals saw the group of Noah, Anna, and Anastasia finally go towards the Holy Emperor. Yet the telepathic messages of the mischievous Aileron Royal continued.
"I know you prefer playing around with the humans, but are you sure the Princess can handle you? I don't know if her Physique can hold on like all the others!"
The Aileron Royalty voiced out telepathically as a light laugh escaped his lips, Prince Kirigan only smiling coldly as he replied.
"Let's wait to enter their Primal Holy Land first, in there, I can truly show any flies what it means to be king."
...
As new faces were introduced to each other, a grand feast was being enjoyed as delicacies of all types were served out!
Ranging from rare fruits that took tens of years to mature, all the way to glistening Mythical Void Turtle meat and barbecued Phoenix Wings...a truly rare selection was being enjoyed by the higher ups of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. and the Primal Winged Expanse.
In the midst of all of this, many beings were getting acquainted with the horrendous genius that appeared in the Holy Descendant Selection, the being known as Alexander!
The more shocking thing about this being was how he was being taken around by the Holy Princess Anastasia and her daughter, his demeanor around them seemingly as if he had the higher status between the three of them!
Even the Holy Emperor noticed this scene as when the three of them went towards him, he sent a telepathic message to his daughter to act proper- even though he was secretly glad that there seemed to be a strong bond between this genius who should have been a student of Anastasia. He then met the genius he wanted to rope into his power as in his eyes, he only saw the possible future of multiple Entities arising from this single being because of his PRISMATIC Summons.
When Noah faced this ruler of an Ancient Power, many thoughts crossed his mind as he observed Anastasia to give a slight bow. Anna remained standing straight as Noah merely nodded to show respect, neither servile nor overbearing as the Holy Emperor laughed at this scene and didn't take it to heart!
"The new genius Holy Descendant of my Expansive Dragon Cl.u. ! Come, let us know a bit more about you..."
The festivities continued as Noah mingled with truly powerful beings, a few of them being ridiculously powerful Entities that he couldn't hope to match at this moment.
Yet, he had successfully inserted himself into the Ancient Power in just a single day, where he was currently introduced with its Ruler and Royalty!
On top of this, there was the delegation of another Ancient Power that seemed to be saying different words than what they truly intended, his Eyes of Truth catching the intricacies of many things.
Even further, there was the opening of the Primal Holy Land that apparently contained the Legacy of a Great Sage...
There were a lot of moving pieces, but it was bound to be a fruitful adventure!
Chapter 762 - You think I need protection?!
The night was lively as esteemed personages enjoyed themselves, the event going through the entire night and spilling into the next day as to these experts, it didn't matter whether it was day or night!
Noah got the chance to truly open up his eyes to how those in Ancient Powers celebrated, much of the night being accompanied by Anna and Anastasia as the Holy Children of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. tried to get closer to him.
When the celebration neared its end, he received word from Anastasia that the Holy Emperor wished to meet him in private, his show of power having worked greatly as this Ruler of an Ancient Power truly wished to rope him in!
As Noah made his way towards a private meeting with the Holy Emperor while accompanied by the mother and daughter pair, the delegation of the Primal Winged Expanse was making their way out of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. with grand smiles on their faces.
The Primal Ruler was at the very forefront as his five pairs of wings shimmered with immense light. The wings of the Aileron Race represented status, and five pairs were the highest an Aileron could achieve! Even Prince Kirigan only held four pairs of wings at this moment as he had not reached his ultimate form.
The voice of this same Prince Kirigan rang out towards the Primal Emperor as they crossed the chaotic void.
"Grandfather, why would the Holy Emperor open up his Holy Land so easily?"
"He knows that the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. is gradually getting more and more cornered as 2 Ancient Powers are turning their eyes towards it. The rumors about them having an intact Sage's Legacy have truly brought them into peril..."
As the Primal Emperor mentioned the 'rumors', he had a mocking smile as this same being was one of the contributors of such things!
"I know he suspects me as well, but his hands are tied as with the move of inviting our young generation into the Primal Holy Land as well as announcing our alliance that begins by blood, he ties our two powers together while reducing the rumors to nothing as we will be able to see for ourselves that he doesn't have an intact Sage's Legacy- that old fool is as wise as ever!"
"As it will be known that our two powers have explored the Primal Holy Land together, any attacks that the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. faces will be shared by my Primal Winged Expanse as well. But what my dear Brother Windsor does not know is that I could give a shit about his Sage's Legacy...what I want is something that even at this time he thinks is a secret...I want the Ruination Core within his grasp!"
RUMBLE!
The 10 eyes on the five pairs of wings of the Primal Emperor shone with a golden l.u. as he released a horrendous pressure, the faces of the Aileron Royals behind him lighting up as they looked towards each other with great smiles.
"The coming cataclysm will not be survived by any stupid Legacies or the minor comprehensions in the Dao...the only solution is the Tools of Ruination that began everything in the first place."
The delegation from the Primal Winged Expanse left while discussing a great deal of things, another meeting taking place at the same time back in the draconic shaped Expansive Holy Land as Anastasia led Noah into yet another grand castle.
He seemed to be jumping from one majestic castle into another as this current one wasn't filled with servants all around, but seemed quiet and empty as he could only sense a single aura- an aura of a terrifying Entity more powerful than the many he had come across!
He was brought into this castle that had a garden at the middle of it, a single Holy Emperor standing within this garden as he turned towards them with a smile as he spoke to Anastasia and Anna.
"Leave us."
RUMBLE!
His word was an undeniable command as Anastasia turned around right away, only Anna remaining as her mother pulled her back with her a moment later while sending a telepathic message towards her.
'He's not in any danger. He's actually safest by the side of the man that wants to rope him in the most.'
As the mother and daughter pulled back, Noah glanced at this Holy Emperor that had already begun speaking as he looked at the vibrant garden around him.
"I haven't come across a being like you in my lifetime, where even now I don't know how you were able to summon three PRISMATIC Summons."
Noah remained quiet as he listened, walking into the garden with arms behind his back as he put on airs even while in front of this Holy Emperor!
This being looked towards him with a smile as he sensed this scene, continuing with the same tone thereafter.
"Such accomplishments have also made you very proud it seems, where even someone such as me isn't even placed in your eyes it seems. But I will tell you now that this attitude...will bring you countless troubles in the future!"
"Yes, you are a genius, but you are young and haven't grown! There are many enemies all around that can very easily take your life!"
THRUM!
With these words, the Holy Emperor released a terrifying air as dense swirls of the essence of the Dao of Summoning descended unto him, his figure metaphorically becoming bigger in front of Noah's eyes as he seemed as vast and stable as a holy mountain!
"I want to provide you with the protection you need as you grow, as well as all the resources you can think of. All I want from you is your allegiance once you reach the rank of an Entity, as this will strengthen our Expansive Dragon Cl.u. even further."
...
Noah glanced towards this being that was vibrating with power. This was an Entity that stood at the top of an Ancient Power, a being that commanded multiple Galaxies and was greatly proficient in the Dao of Summoning as even his Pets were in the Peak Tier GALAXY Realm as they were Entities themselves.
Yet as he stood next to this being...Noah wasn't afraid!
This was more so because of all of his abilities from the Protagonist Trait, but also because of the many unique uses of the Ruination Core that he had with him. Aside from the great percentages when it came to laws and Daos, it also had great offensive and defensive abilities. He looked at these stupendous affixes as he calmly uttered shockingly domineering words in front of the Ruler of an Ancient Power.
"You think I need protection and resources from others to grow?"
RUUUMBLE!
...!
Chapter 763 - Why can I not be arrogant!
"You think I need protection and resources from others to grow?"
BOOM!
The words were like a thunderclap in the ears of the Holy Emperor, his gaze on this being turning cold as he shook his head with a hint of disappointment, realizing that genius truly came at a price- and this being was too prideful!
Such pride was the downfall of many geniuses, and he thought this being that his daughter brought would be above that.
As the gaze of the Holy Emperor turned cold, Noah's eyes were glancing at the Miscellaneous Afixxes of the Ruination Core he had equipped.
[Ruination Core Affixes](Miscellaneous) :: 10% chance to Smite enemies for 10,000% Ruination Damage when you hit them, Slain enemies explode into crystallized Blood Orbs that enhance physical constitution, +10,000 to All Damage, +10,000 to Defense, +10,000 to Attack and Cast Speed, Damage Dealt to enemies increases by 10% for every enemy near 50 meters of you, Slain enemies have a 10% chance to drop Dao Crystals based on the Dao they cultivate, Every attack deals an extra 100% Ruination Damage, 25%chance on killing an enemy to cause an explosion of Cores, Every successful attack increases Cast and Attack speed by 1% for 5 minutes-capable of stacking up to 10,000 times, The act of not taking damage for 10 seconds grants a Ruination Shield capable of withstanding a single strike from a Sage...
The Miscellaneous Affixes were many, and would fill up multiple pages if they were all to be listed. But Noah stopped after the Affix he was currently interested in the most, the one that stupidly granted him a Ruination Shield that could withstand the basic attack of a Sage as long as he did not take any damage for 10 seconds!
The only question that remained in Noah's mind was how many strikes from an Entity were equivalent to a single strike of a Sage?
This would be something he would learn in the future as at this time, he switched out the +10,000% increased comprehension and assimilation in the Dao of Summoning and added the affix that granted him a Ruination Shield as long as he didn't take damage for 10 seconds.
RUMBLE!
Essence silently thrummed within his origin as his eyes glanced at the cold faced Holy Emperor.
"Just a few months back, I embarked on the path of strength by awakening as the weakest hunter of my planet. Only weeks passed before I became the strongest on that planet, and a few more weeks passed before I began conquering nearby planets!"
Noah's gaze was calm as he seemed to be reminiscing, his words continuing grandly.
"A few more weeks passed...and I became the strongest in my Galaxy. Yet just this wasn't enough as in the past few weeks, I've embarked on a path outside of my Galaxy as I search for greater strength! During this entire time...I didn't require the protection or resources of anyone- I just took what I came across as I have now embarked on a Dao, and I have summoned three PRISMATIC Summons from my own efforts."
SHAA!
As soon as his words finished, 10 seconds had passed as around his body, a circular transparent shield that held a tinge of red began to form, Noah using his Unique Origin ability to make the forming Ruination Shield invisible to others as his eyes locked with the Holy Emperor.
"With my skills, I expect to rise to the rank of an Entity in just a matter of weeks as I will move unhindered in the Dark Universe. Why should I seek allegiance to your Expansive Dragon Cl.u. ? Why should I not hold my head high with pride? Why can I not be arrogant!"
RUMBLE!
His words caused an air of majesty to leak out of him, the Holy Emperor squinting his eyes as he saw the same aura of a Ruler appear on this being in front of him! An aura of someone that held a great deal of responsibility on his shoulders, someone meant for a great future out of their wildest dreams.
Yet...the Holy Emperor still saw him as only a young child. This was because this genius was only of the QUASAR Realm, and yet he was throwing airs in front of an Entity multiple stages above him!
He had to enter and then pass the Low Tier, Middle Tier, and then ascend into the Peak Tier of the GALAXY Realm before he could even claim to stand at the same stage as the Holy Emperor, and yet his gaze at this moment was like he was talking to someone else at the same stage as him.
"You do not believe me."
Noah's words rang out as he glanced at the Holy Emperor at the corner of his eyes, this being currently holding an utterly disappointed expression as he was debating on what to do about him. Noah gave a light nod as he closed his eyes, speaking out with a languid expression.
"Very well. Since you do not think I can protect myself, why don't you try to harm me?"
"..."
The Holy Emperor glanced towards Noah with blank eyes as he thought his ears had gotten too old, his dark hair beginning to dance wildly as his sharp face became even more oppressive! He looked towards this genius as he decided to teach him a small lesson on arrogance, that no matter how amazing he was, he truly had not had the time to rise to a level of strength where he could talk in the same manner he was at this moment!
"Very well!"
RUMBLE!
Dao essence swirled around the Holy Emperor as he pushed out a palm.
It was a single palm that contained power at the Low Tier GALAXY Realm, the Holy Emperor wanting to only teach this genius a lesson to reform his arrogant view!
If one looked at this scene, they would be shocked to find a powerful Entity throwing out a palm filled with the essence of a Dao, the target of this palm standing calmly with his head raised as he didn't even bother dodging or utilizing any skill!
Chapter 764 - Merely Strikes From an Entity!
As his shimmering palm went towards a certain genius, the Holy Emperor saw that this being did not even dodge as he looked towards him with his head raised high. The thought of stopping did not enter the Holy Emperor as he pushed the ferocious palm forward, knowing it would at most injure this genius as he would need a day or two to recuperate.
Yet when the palm was inches away from Noah...
THRUM!
A soft force of expulsion occurred from the point of contact of the palm and a transparent barrier that was the Ruination Shield!
PAH!
The Holy Emperor felt a light force push him back as his Dao essence was sucked into nothingness, his eyes opening wide as he looked over to see the genius still standing without even lifting a hand, and yet he was pushed away!
"..."
A strike from an Entity...was pushed away!
"You are truly full of surprises..."
The gaze of the Holy Emperor became even more heated as he glanced towards Noah, his figure disappearing at a speed Noah could not even follow as he only felt another palm near him from behind.
PAH!
The strike was bounced away as the figure of the Holy Emperor disappeared from Noah's sight once more, in the next millisecond another strike appearing to his left as the scene repeated once more!
PAH! PAH! PAH!
5 strikes were released as Noah did nothing but stand still, his heart becoming chilly as the latter strikes felt extremely powerful that he knew they could heavily injure his physical body and origin if they were to land on him.
SHAA!
The figure of the Holy Emperor reappeared in front of Noah with a shocked look as his gaze towards him became truly unique, Noah himself sighing with relief as he felt the Ruination Shield would have shattered after it absorbed another 5 attacks!
This meant that one single strike from a Sage was the same as 10 strikes from an Entity! This was a rough estimation from Noah as it would vary depending on how deadly the attacks were, as well as who was dealing them. Yet his bet had paid off as the Holy Emperor of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. looked towards him incredulously, his eyes seemingly shooting off golden lights as he felt like he was looking at a pristine treasure he had to have!
Yet his emotions were thrown down once more as the arrogant voice of this genius rang out again.
"Merely some strikes from an Entity, they aren't enough to harm me!"
RUMBLE!
A domineering atmosphere no lesser than the Holy Emperor rumbled out with these words, the white robe of the Ruler of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. calming down as it stopped waving wildly, his energy retracting as he looked at this being with a calm gaze.
Many things seemed to pass through his mind as an entire minute passed while these two beings stared at each other, the Holy Emperor opening his mouth as he spoke with a calm expression thereafter.
"What do you want?"
...
A Ruler of an entire Ancient Power uttered these words to a QUASAR ranked being!
The Holy Emperor locked his gaze unto this being as he prepared himself for whatever crazy request this genius would bring forth. He was slightly apprehensive as his aged mind calculated the aims this being could have, many possibilities forming in his mind as he saw the lips of the horrendous genius open.
"I want...your daughter!"
"..."
The Holy Emperor looked towards Noah incredulously as he wondered once more if he had heard correctly.
"Are you serious?"
"...why doesn't that seem serious?" Noah tilted his head as he answered back quizzically! Of course, he couldn't tell this Ruler at this moment that he wanted to obtain the Ruination Core hidden somewhere in this Ancient Power, so he could only play around with his aims first!
The Holy Emperor saw this scene as he shook his head with yet another tinge of disappointment while waving his hands.
"That cannot be done, I've just promised her to the Aileron Prince of the Primal Winged Expanse."
"So what? Unpromise it." Noah's gaze was uncompromising as he also waved his hands and said this!
A brief lull occurred between the discussion as they seemed to come to an impasse before the Holy Emperor spoke once more.
"How about Anastasia? Your teacher-student relationship can bloom into something else."
"...no." Noah was nearly speechless as he thought about the poor adjudicator, this Holy Emperor giving away his daughters and granddaughter as if they were nothing! His eyes squinted as he voiced out his thoughts clearly.
"Why did you promise Anastasia to the Aileron Race before and your granddaughter now? Even if I was mentally inept, even I could obviously see that those from the Primal Winged Expanse have ulterior motives. Why give your own blood to them?"
A common sense question was given out as the gaze of the Holy Emperor turned cold, his voice coming out coldly thereafter as he seemed very clear on this as well.
"At the end of the day, it matters not their true or false intentions. Tying ourselves together means any more attacks we face from other Ancient Powers will have to be shouldered by the both of us. It is the most effective means to protect the trillions of lives under me, the most effective means to escape the coming Cataclysm!"
"..."
Noah silently pondered this answer as he replied with great disappointment himself!
"You would sacrifice your family for this?"
"Each of us has to make sacrifices. Those of us that rule Ancient Powers have a responsibility to shoulder that nobody else can imagine!"
The gaze of the Holy Emperor remained the same as he said this, Noah making the disappointment in his eyes clear as he voiced out slowly.
"What if I told you that I was a better power to tie yourself with in order to escape the coming Cataclysm?"
THRUM!
The words were so arrogant and domineering that essence erupted out from the mere mention of them, the Holy Emperor looking Noah up and down as he made sure he didn't miss something.
"You...? Yes, you're a genius. Yes, you have unique means that even I cannot explain. But in the grand scale of the Dark Universe...what can you do?"
The reply of the Holy Emperor seemed more like a challenge as Noah smiled grandly, his eyes lighting up as essence rumbled within his body!
Chapter 765 - A Fantastical Holy Land! I
He was merely a single being, so what could he do when it came to the grand stage of the Dark Universe where multiple Ancient Powers were embroiled?
What could be done against powerful Entities who had mastered Daos with some even Assimilating them?!
What could a mere Noah Osmont do to those holding Legacies of Sages and Great Sages?
To such a challenge, Noah only smiled as his eyes locked with the Holy Emperor.
"Time will tell. You made the engagement a year away, yes? All I will need is a few weeks or months. You'll naturally see if my words are just boasting then!"
RUMBLE!
Even the surroundings seemed to hold Noah's words accountable as space trembled, the Holy Emperor squinting his eyes as he nodded.
"Alright, it is only but a small period of time. Until then, you are of my Expansive Dragon Cl.u. , and you will be a part of the group descending into the Primal Holy Land that I will open in two days. With your genius, you might be able to find something good there...and your arrogant attitude might even be ground away!"
The two men looked at each other with the same gazes, this staring contest continuing for a whole minute as each of them had their own thoughts.
To the Holy Emperor, it mattered not whether Noah's words were true or false, just that he would have this genius tied to him! All he had to do was wipe away the pride that seemed to be dripping from every word this genius said.
As for Noah, he would be getting access to a Land that apparently had the Legacy of a Great Sage as he was given more time and even the resources he denounced for him to just grow. It was a win-win for everyone, thus they came to an understanding!
In the next days, a solemn atmosphere overtook the central regions of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. as multiple Holy Descendantants were chosen to enter the Primal Holy Land.
Among them, the new genius known as Alexander and even the Holy Princess Anna were included!
The party from the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. consisted of many genius summoners of the younger generation, with the levels ranging from Black Hole all the way to the Low Tier GALAXY Realm.
This party would be accompanied by the Aileron Royals of the Primal Winged Expanse, these Royals also holding similar levels of strength as the chosen ones already arrived at the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. a day before the Primal Holy Land would open.
When the day came for the Primal Holy Land to open, Noah was standing on a mystical garden of the castle designated to him as he stared out into the open world around him, his senses picking up the auras of Anastasia and Anna flying in as he knew it was time.
He flew up to meet them as he observed the stern face of Anastasia who spoke while stroking the vibrant crimson hair of Anna.
"Take care of her in there. I've only visited the Primal Holy Land once, and while there shouldn't be too much danger unless you delve deep into it, there are other sources of danger from those accompanying you."
She let out cautioning words as Noah smiled, nodding to let her know that he understood!
By the side, Anna shook her head in annoyance as this genius by her own right felt she could protect herself.
The two of them were led by Anastasia through multiple portals as they went deeper and deeper into the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. , gaining more knowledge about the Primal Holy Land on the way there.
This Primal Holy Land was said to be the Abode of the Great Sage that had fully comprehended and assimilated the Dao of Summoning, this Great Sage finding a unique realm where used his power of the fully assimilated Dao to summon forth numerous Animus Pets that could remain in the Realm without being contracted!
This Great Sage had been such a great genius that he recreated the environment of the Animus Universe within this small realm, setting up restrictions as all the Animus Pets he summoned within this Realm would remain there even if no being in the Dark Universe contracted them.
This was the Primal Holy Land! A land that a Great Sage made which held a great deal Animus Summons along with who knew how many secrets and treasures.
When the Great Sage perished, the Animus Summons within this Primal Holy Land turned wild and savage, attacking all those that entered indiscriminately.
The more that Noah heard about this land, the more his eyes lit up as in his mind, he just continued imagining piles and piles of loot just coming towards him!
He looked forward to finding out exactly what this land that had the Legacy of a Great Sage would bring as their figures arrived at the target location.
Noah saw that at this moment, they were actually in the belly region of the huge draconic shaped realm as his eyes caught the images of the two big bosses- the Primal Emperor and the Holy Emperor standing side by side.
Below them, the figures of Holy Descendants and Aileron Royals could be seen standing with vigor, their eyes shining as they looked towards a certain location where Noah's eyes saw...a crack in space!
Yet this crack in space held a shocking identity as his Eyes of Truth showed him its wonders.
[Secret Realm](Primal Holy Land) :: A unique Realm created by Great Sage Aoin. It holds within it a myriad of beings unique to animus summons, with the atmosphere of the Realm granting unique effects to such creatures. Within, Animus Summons gain the following effects: +100% Growth, +100% Bloodline Refinement, and +100% Battle Power.
A wondrous Realm and its amazing effects of Animus Summons appeared in front of Noah's eyes, the identity of the Great Sage that made this Realm also appearing in front of him!
Great Sage Aoin!
Noah hid his smile as he was ready to plunder whatever this supposed Great Sage left behind...
Chapter 766 - A Fantastical Holy Land! II
Within the belly of the draconic shaped Realm that was the core of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. , Noah was surrounded by powerful personages as he stared at a crack in space.
On one side, the Holy Emperor was standing behind 20 young experts from the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. . All of them were powerful and talented Animus Trainers that were all in the Low Tier GALAXY Realm, with five of them even being in the Middle Tier!
Looking at this scene, Noah couldn't help but send a telepathic message towards Anna.
"Surrounded by all these experts while at the Black Hole Realm- aren't you falling behind, princess?"
He couldn't help but tease her as her clear eyes turned towards him slightly, her voice ringing out in his mind soon after.
"Hmph, that old man has already given me a ton of treasures that will allow his dear granddaughter to breakthrough into the GALAXY Realm fast. I just haven't stooped down to use them!"
The Princess shot back as Noah's eyes shone at her words, sending her another message telling her that she shouldn't turn down free things that would raise her strength! He then continued to observe the surroundings of the crack that would lead into the Primal Holy Land as his eyes turned to the party of the Aileron Race.
They also had 20 beings, with the levels also all being in the Low Tier GALAXY, with 7 being in the Middle Tier. Within this party, the figure of Prince Kirigan could be seen standing majestically at the very center as the 4 meter tall stature shone with dominance.
"The Primal Holy Land is a grand opportunity to explore the home of the Esteemed Great Sage, a Realm who's time flow is 10 times faster than our own as a day out here is 10 days in there! Since the passing of the Great Sage, the Realm has developed restrictions to those in higher Realms, with Peak Tier GALAXY Realm beings not being able to remain inside for longer than a few minutes before they are ejected. Use this opportunity wisely as you raise your strength!"
The boisterous voice of the Holy Emperor rang out as his figure moved forward the moment that everyone arrived, his eyes grandly shining out beams of light as a single word was uttered while he stared at the crack in space.
"OPEN!"
THRUUM!
Space tumbled and quaked as a horrendous pressure descended, the forehead of the Holy Emperor splitting apart as a crack appeared on it, a blood red light shooting from this crack on his forehead as it went to connect to the crack in space!
The moment this occurred, the crack in space began expanding rapidly as it reflected back a red-gold light, this illumination getting brighter and brighter as in a matter of seconds, a gorgeous red gold portal began to form in front of everyone.
Noah's eyes shone as he stared at this portal that would lead into a Secret Realm, the Primal Holy Land of the Great Sage Aoin!
"You all can now enter!"
RUMBLE!
The grand voice of the Holy Emperor woke many up from their stupor as the Aileron Race Royals glanced towards their Primal Emperor as he gave a slight nod, the Holy Descendants from the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. already leading the way as Noah and Anna joined them.
The party of 40+ beings all in the Low and Middle stages of the GALAXY Realm all entered as only a few beings stayed behind to watch this scene!
Off to the side, Anastasia was watching all of this with worried eyes as she was not actually standing beside her father, but a woman that was veiled in the same manner as her- someone that was rarely seen even in the most prestigious events of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. .
"Mother, why don't you step in and talk to father? He might still listen to you."
Anastasia's voice was mild as she said this, the one beside her own mother who stayed enclosed in a castle the majority of the time. If one could see beneath her veil, they would notice that she had a sickly appearance even though her body released an aura at the GALAXY Realm! This veiled woman glanced at Anastasia with a light smile as she shook her head.
"You know him just as well as I do. After your father plans, all we can do is follow."
Words that Anastasia expected but didn't want to hear rang out, her head shaking in sadness as she glanced hopefully towards the disappearing figure of Noah that followed closely behind her daughter disappear into the wondrous red gold portal.
For those entering the red gold portal, they felt immense spatial disorientation as they were shuttled into an entirely different region, their sight only clearing up after a second as they appeared in colorful skies of a brand new realm.
Noah's eyes lit up as he gazed around him, noticing the skies to be tinged with an aurora of colors as a cloudy mist seemed to blanket above them with shimmering splendor!
Below them, an expansive mystical forest filled with lush greenery and vegetation lay, huge trees of all types with vibrant fruits being seen as the most fantastical thing of all...were the distant cries of beasts.
SHAAA!
Not too far from them in the skies, Noah observed a golden feathered bird streaking through, golden tongues of flames dancing behind it. Below, he could sense the movements of multiple beasts of the ground as the Realms of the nearest ones he could sense...ranged from Nebula and all the way to the Middle Tier GALAXY Realm!
"CAAA!"
A piercing screech resounded out at this instant as the golden feathered bird towering over 10 meters in height turned its fearsome gaze towards the newly appearing parties, its figure leaving behind only a flash of light as it thundered towards them.
Noah gazed at this creature that seemed to be in the Low Tier GALAXY as the Holy Descendants around him began summoning their pets, but a figure stepped out to meet this creature first as their body shimmered with a hazy grey l.u. , a swirl of dao essence rumbling from them as they threw out a fist to meet the coming golden ray of light!
BOOM!
In a magisterial fashion, the golden feathered bird was knocked back after a golden flash of light, everyone observing that half of its golden face was rapidly turning deathly as the fist that was thrown out to meet it contained the Dao of Withering!
WAA!
The 4 meter tall figure of Prince Kirigan floated grandly as he withdrew his fist, the light of the dao still swirling around him as he gazed towards this creature without any regard!
Chapter 767 - Wild Animus!
In the middle of the grand show of power, Noah turned his eyes of truth towards the golden feathered bird that was letting out resonant cries as the figure of Prince Kirigan descended onto it once more.
[Golden Tailed Sparrow](Uncommon) :: An Animus pet at the Low Tier GALAXY Realm. It is currently in a Disordered State as it has been restrained in the Secret Realm without being contracted. The Disordered State can only be dispelled when the restrictions of the Secret Realm that lock the Animus Summons in place are lifted and they return to the Animus Universe. This Golden Tailed Sparrow distinctly holds the bloodline of...
The details of the creature appeared easily in front of Noah's eyes as he figured out a few things. In the Secret Realm that the Great Sage Aoin created, there were a myriad of Animus Summons that were all in the Disordered State, attacking anything that wasn't of their species that they came across!
Great Sage Aoin had made this realm to be very similar to the environment of the Animus Universe when he was present, but with his passing the atmosphere of the realm just could not be kept the same as the Animus Summons within gradually became Wild Animus in a constantly Disordered State.
"CAAA!"
The Golden Tailed Sparrow let out a dying cry as after a few strikes from Prince Kirigan, its body that used to shimmer with golden light was gray and lifeless, falling from the skies and smashing into the ground soon after!
THRUM!
Prince Kirigan floated in the skies with a majestic presence thereafter as his Middle Tier GALAXY Realm aura spread out, turning his gaze towards everyone as he smiled brilliantly. His eyes turned towards Anna as he spoke out.
"Princess Anna, why don't we explore together? The dangerous beasts in here won't stand a chance as we can take this as a mere sightseeing experience to get to know each other."
His wings shone brilliantly with these words as the veiled Anna only craned her head to the side before she shook it.
"No thanks, I'll move with this little genius for now."
She replied calmly as she patted Noah's shoulder, his figure and hers beginning to part away from the group of 40 or so people as Noah only had a light smile on his face as he saw the worsening expression of Prince Kirigan!
Off to the side, the leading Holy Descendant in the Middle Tier GALAXY Realm had a troubled look as he voiced out before they could leave.
"Holy Princess, it might be better to stay in groups in case we ever get besieged by multiple beasts, especially when exploring deeper into the Realm." The words were of caution and care as the Holy Descendant looked around the fantastical realm that shone with mystical lights, while also containing powerful Wild Animus within- any of which might have embarked on a Dao if they were high leveled enough or held powerful bloodlines!
"It's fine, we'll see you guys in a bit." Anna's reply was impassive as she pulled Noah along, leaving behind the experts of both Ancient Powers who could only look at one another before they chose the directions to go towards.
Prince Kirigan remained in the air as dao essence swirled around him, the other Aileron Royals coming to float beside him as they spoke in cold tones.
"Truly not knowing what is good for them. Who in their right mind goes with a QUASAR Ranked child when compared to the Prince at the Middle Tier GALAXY Realm..."
The words only made the cold light in Prince Kirigan's eyes shine even more, voicing out calmly as he ushered them to move away.
"It seems I will be swatting away some flies in the near future..."
As the parties of the two Ancient Powers divided to move through the Primal Holy Land, Noah moved with Anna as he continued to observe the mystical sights of this secret realm he was in. He also felt a tinge of excitement as he could sense truly large amounts of Wild Animus within the GALAXY Realm, meaning he had found a place to farm for him to very quickly rise into the next Realm while keeping himself at Grand Completion.
His advancement meant even greater advancements for his pets, as well as the addition of 2 more slots when he advanced into the GALAXY Realm!
"Let's go down first." Noah spoke lightly as their figures went towards the dense greenery below them where he could sense even larger numbers of Wild Animus, his essence rumbling out as around them, three Animus Pets quickly made their appearance.
THRUM!
Appearing in a stellar fashion were the Mercurial Obsidian Panther, Colossal Helios Leviathan, and the fearsome Void Serpent as Noah only brought forth the PRISMATIC Pets and did not reveal the bear, chicken, and floating eye ball yet.
But just these pets would be more than enough to explore this Primal Holy Land as he slowly collected loot and explored its mysteries!
"Hmph, I've also contracted mine!"
WAA!
The Holy Princess Anna was not to be left behind as she released her first contracted pet, this one being a Rare Four Winged Unicorn that shone with a glimmering white l.u. . This powerful Black Hole rank princess holding the fearsome Vector Controller trait climbed atop this Four Winged Unicorn as her figure simply became even more aesthetically gorgeous.
"Wow, this place seems interesting. Master, I sense your strong battle intent, are we fighting? Who are we about to fight? Oh, these are similar to us but..." The rapid ramblings of the Mercurial Panther that was already flashing around wildly appeared as Noah nearly sighed, his eyes gazing below as he saw a group of QUASAR ranked Wild Animus called [Verdant Ox Bullion].
It was an entire herd of these creatures as Noah locked his gaze towards them, craning his neck side to side as he prepared to farm! He gave a command to the Colossal Helios Leviathan to make the first move as this enormous summon cast a single skill.
[Unremitting Fortress].
RUMBLE!
Its huge body unnaturally began to rush towards the ground as an enormous gravitational force appeared around it, the vast distance between the sky and the ground covered in just a second as the huge body smashed into the entirety of the area where the Verdant Ox Bullions were located!
BOOM!
A devastating scene occurred as the ground below was pulverized, the bodies of the Bullions smashed into meat paste as when the Leviathan rose, Noah only saw glittering cores and skill books below at the QUASAR Realm below him.
"You might not want to use your grandfather's resources, but how about mine?"
He smiled towards Anna while saying these words, the glimmering loot floating towards him as he divided most of it towards her. She accepted with shining eyes as her crimson hair shone in the multicolored skies.
"It's another favor from you that I will definitely repay. Don't forget that I'm also a powerful genius as well, and I'll climb to where you are soon enough!"
The gaze of this Holy Princess was valiant as Noah only nodded with a light smile, his gaze going further into the Primal Holy Land as he sensed the abundant beasts within it as well as the unknown treasures. He could not wait before he delved far into this Secret Realm as he obtained a tremendous amount of loot and rose his Realm!
Chapter 768 - GALAXY! I
Across the Dark Universe, a great deal of realms and Galaxies propagated as one could come across truly wondrous and dangerous locations that could take your breath away.
Secret Realms were among the top most wondrous places, as more often than not a great personage used to reside in such a realm or they even built it themselves!
The Secret Realm known as the Primal Holy Land was one such a Realm- a legacy left behind by the Great Sage Aoin as within it dwelled fantastical Animus of all types, its mystical environments not being any lesser to any other unique environments that one could stumble upon in the dark universe.
At this moment, multiple beings had entered this Realm as each of them had their own aims. The party of 20 Holy Descendants from the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. wished to train themselves as they battled terrifying Wild Animus and search for the legacy of the Great Sage, while the party from the Primal Winged Expanse had their own designs!
At this moment, the multi winged Aileron Royals were flying through the misty multicolored skies as in the very forefront, Prince Kirigan was leading with a sharp expression as within his hand, one could see a glimmering dark red page.
"Prince, still no reaction from the Page of Ruination?"
A voice from an Aileron Royal sounded out as the group moved forward, Prince Kirigan shaking his head as he replied.
"If the Ruination Core was freely located within this Secret Realm, this page should have sensed it. It seems that the Core is either on the Holy Emperor himself, or he hid it in a very special realm somewhere in the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. !"
Words tinged with coldness and frustration rang out as the others nodded, another Royal looking off in the distance as he chimed in.
"Then why don't we have some fun first? I want to see the face of that disrespectful human genius despair, and you could play with your soon to be wife a year early, Prince."
The Royal was full of malicious intention as he said this, the multi winged beings looking at each other as Prince Kirigan put away the page from the Book of Ruination and commanded out.
"Track them. Let's see how that fly can withstand even a single strike from me..."
RUMBLE!
As some beings made their way with malicious intent, Noah and Anna were moving through the Secret Realm of the Great Sage Aoin with way too much ease.
This was because in the outer perimeters, mostly QUASAR and Low Tier GALAXY Wild Animus could be found! When it came to such levels of beings and Noah's own Summons...well the fights were simply brutal, to say the least.
The figures of Noah and Anna remained atop the Colossal Helios Leviathan as it floated very close to the verdant green earth of the secret realm, its wide jaws occasionally opening as horrendous purple-blue beams of light erupted out.
OOOONG!
The purple-blue plasma beam was from an ability known as [Heliotic Energy Beam], a unique skill the Colossal Helios Leviathan could utilize as it could be shot out rapidly and at high speeds. The only issue was that it requires immense mana to utilize, and this became a nonissue as the trainer of this animus had infinite mana to reinforce it.
BOOM!
The plasma beams utterly eviscerated any QUASAR ranked Wild Animus as they injured those at the Low Tier GALAXY Realm, and this was where the other two summoned PRISMATIC Pets came into play.
First was the Mercurial Obsidian Panther that acted like an assassin in the dark as the Wild Animus who survived the plasma beams of the Colossal Helios Leviathan and prepared to retaliate were met with glistening dark claws that came from nowhere, their eyes only seeing a black flash swirl around them as their limbs separated from their bodies!
SHAA!
The Panther would then arrogantly look over their decimated bodies before it disappeared in a blink! This was an animus summon that already embarked on the Lesser Dao of Alacrity and had speed as its biggest tool, and such speed was utilized fully as a black flash of death was the only thing this summon represented on the battlefield.
Next up was the future Jormungandr, the Void Serpent that was still in the QUASAR Realm but could match other Wild Animus in the Low Tier Galaxy Realm because of its powerful Bloodline! Its serpentine body slithered below in the lush greenery as it erupted with the ability of [Annihilatory Death Devouring] on any injured Wild Animus as their attention would be on defending against the horrendous plasma beams from the Colossal Helios Leviathan above them.
It was truly a horrendous team that only wreaked havoc and death as they mowed down any Wild Summons they came across!
Noah had no worries about wiping away these creatures in a Disordered State, as he could not wipe away this status effect at this moment and if he did not retaliate against them, they would just reap his life and make him waste a perfectly good Save Point or Plot Armor.
So he sat above the Colossal Helios Leviathan as his job...was to collect and absorb all the loot that dropped from the kills of his pets!
Anna was sitting beside him absorbing cores similarly as she shook her head with disbelief while she glanced at Noah's pets while comparing them with her very own Four Winged Unicorn. She could only sigh as she continued to elevate her strength, sensing that she would very soon step into QUASAR as she was absorbing cores at this level and even those at the Low Tier GALAXY Realm.
Meanwhile, Noah was fully taking in GALAXY Core after GALAXY Core without stopping as he sensed the unique feeling of Grand Completion, knowing that the moment this was achieved he could break through while maintaining such a state in the Low Tier GALAXY Realm!
He first finished the cores he had left over from the Elder Fiends of the Burning Domains Galaxy that his Harbingers would soon be besieging themselves, and he then ate up the cores of any defeated Wild Animus that fell under the teamwork of his three PRISMATIC Pets.
He hadn't brought out the Variant Oculothorax, Calamity Bear, or the future Golden Crow as they were still in the QUASAR Realm, and he wouldn't reveal them yet until he stepped into the Low Tier GALAXY Realm and he brought them up as well.
As for entering such a realm...well, it would only take minutes as he continued to absorb the glimmering GALAXY Cores while his pets ravaged the beautiful Secret Realm below him!
Chapter 769 - GALAXY! II
Going past the Realm of QUASAR was an enormous step for many beings, especially so because the active galactic nucleus of a QUASAR would be utilized to finally bloom into a genuine Galaxy.
This stage of GALAXY was a special one in the Dark Universe, as a majority of experts were within this stage!
These experts then fight tooth and nail for powerful treasures that can enhance them from the Lower Tier of this Realm until they enter the Peak. From Low, Middle, and finally to Peak- each had its own distinction as those at the peak could easily crush those below them, with a few creatures being the exceptions.
The Peak Tier GALAXY Realm was particularly unique as it was also the prerequisite for any being to be considered an Entity- they had to first be in this stage as they then had to be particularly proficient in dao or mastered it, with the most powerful Entities being ones already assimilating the Dao into their very origins and souls. In the Dark Universe, these were the beings that stood at the peak of power!
Others became rulers of their home Galaxies while others wandered the Dark Universe in search for unknown Secret Realms or Unique Galaxies as they sought for treasures, while others joined established Ancient Powers that offered such things and legacies of Sages so that they could seek even greater levels of strength!
At this moment, Noah would simply be stepping into the Low Tier GALAXY rank as he absorbed a great number of cores, and this action held its own significance as he would be doing it while maintaining his Manifested Realm.
RUMBLE!
The eruption of essence began as above the enormous body of the Colossal Helios Leviathan, Noah absorbed the last glimmering Galaxy Core as the vibrant Quasar within his Origin...shone in a grandiose light that nearly blinded the nearby Anna!
Such light was so damn bright as searing heat could be felt from Noah- such intense heat that Anna was pulled away protectively by her Four Winged Unicorn.
OOOONG!
The Colossal Helios Leviathan also let out a bellow as this Low Tier GALAXY Animus Summon actually felt the searing heat above its body, bearing with it as its role was to loyally act as its master's mount!
Noah felt all of these changes as he came out of the wondrous stage and gave a command, the Colossal Helios Leviathan flying even lower while his body shot to the skies, putting distance from the others as the light from his origin only became brighter.
The surrounding space that his body occupied shimmered and seemed to oscillate from the searing heat, making for a shocking image as if the very sky around him was melting!
This was the Forging of a Galaxy! Of a QUASAR having its active galactic nucleus used as it birthed billions of stars within the Origin of a being!
The phenomenon was even wilder than others as for this realm elevation, Noah even let himself fall into the sleeping state as he enjoyed the effects of the Sin of Sloth that allowed him even grander effects when advancing through stages.
THRUUUM...CRACK!
The moment his eyes closed, the essence around him became even wilder as space shattered, chaotic voids appearing around Noah as horrendous spatial storms erupted out.
Yet his body...remained still as it shone with magisterial splendor!
Yes! Magisterial splendor as his arms were widespread as if accepting a grand gift, the luminous bright searing light dying down as on Noah's body at this moment...one could see a vibrant GALAXY!
Much more vibrant and luminous than others.
Filled with multicolored stars that would entice beings to want to enter such a galaxy and live within it.
Yet such rights were only being enjoyed by his Animus Summons!
Within his shared Origin, the figures of the Three-Legged Fate Crow, Oraculothorax, and the Calamity Bear could be seen floating within happily.
THRUUM
At this moment, Noah opened his eyes as he sensed the profound strength dwelling within him, as well as his body having arrived at the top of the Low Tier GALAXY Realm simply after his elevation in rank!
From now on, he would need a great deal of Cores at the Middle and Peak Tiers of the GALAXY Realm in order to enter these distinct stages within the same Realm.
Since it was a new Realm, it meant he could summon an additional Animus Pet for each of his two main bodies. This also meant that even though the stages of Low, Middle, and Peak were distinct, as it was still within the same Realm- he wouldn't be getting the perk of being able to summon extra pets when he advanced to Middle and Peak of the same GALAXY Realm! He considered this a pain as for now...he would enjoy the immense feeling of power while understanding what this Realm truly represented.
"Genius doesn't even seem appropriate at this point. You're just a monster."
The voice of Anna rang out as she came back to his position on her Four Winged Unicorn, his Animus Pets also making their way back as the Obsidian Panther was the first one to flash towards Noah as it looked at his figure up and down.
"Wow wow wow! Master, how is yours so much bigger and brighter than mine? So many more stars too...Ah!" The Panther flashed all around Noah speedily as a second later, the serpentine tail of the Void Serpent timed its path and wrapped its body to quiet it down briefly.
Noah glanced at everyone around him as his eyes landed on the Void Serpent. This Animus Summon was still at the QUASAR Realm as it showed battle power at the Low Tier GALAXY, and it would be the first one that he would bring up in Realm before he worked on the chicken, bear, and the oculothorax!
His body rumbled with essence as his shimmering GALAXY shone, preparing to unleash a spam of abilities from the [Animus Summoner Trainer] skill tree when suddenly, his expression changed as he looked towards a certain direction.
RUMBLE!
Off in the distance, a sharp light appeared as the aura of over 20 beings could be felt, the multiple pairs of wings on their backs very quickly making their appearance clear as their voices reached them even before their figures fully materialized.
"My future wife and the fly that continues to be around her, we meet again."
The figure of Prince Kirigan appeared grandly as 19 other Aileron Royals appeared behind him, their gazes that of coldness and ridicule as they glanced towards the pair of humans domineeringly!
Chapter 770 - You want to be my loot this badly?!
The figures of the Aileron Royals shone with l.u. as they floated in the skies, their image being extremely menacing when paired up with their mystical wings.
"Holy Princess Anna, come tour the scenery of this Secret Realm with your future husband. We have much to learn about each other."
The attention of Prince Kirigan remained on Anna as always, his eyes shining with light as he looked towards her like a prized possession he had to have!
His words only made Anna's expression cloudy as she answered back curtly.
"I'll say it again, I have no intention of being around you. Not now. Not in the future."
THRUM!
The words were as decisive as they could be, the intentions of Anna being blatantly clear as she spoke without caring about the face of this Aileron Prince! This Prince heard the biting words as his eyes began to gradually lose their calmness. He felt as if he could see the gazes of the other Aileron Royals digging into his back as to them, it seemed like he could not even handle his own woman.
"You're going to continue to act this way?" While speaking with a cold voice, his body began to erupt with power as the essence of the Dao of Withering rumbled around him.
"With even your grandfather giving you away, what gives you the confidence? Is it this mere human you call a genius who just now advanced into the GALAXY Realm? A being that has lived and accomplished barely a hundredth of what I've done in my lifetime?"
RUMBLE!
With every word, the swirling Dao around him became wilder and wilder as his eyes gained a trace of anger, seeing that even now Anna was still not moved as she just moved closer to Noah, making her stance clear!
Seeing this scene infuriated Prince Kirigan even more as he took a few seconds to think something through before his expression became cold and decisive.
"You are to be engaged and wed to me, you must be by my side and not some random fly. If you cannot see that, then as your future husband- I must discipline and show you, starting with the fly that shows no respect to those above him!"
RUMBLE!
Shocking words erupted from the mouth of the Aileron Prince as Anna's eyes now shone with anger, her mouth moving as fast as her thoughts.
"You little bird, what did you say? Discipline me? Haha!"
She laughed in her anger as she looked towards the 20 Aileron Royals as well as the prince. She then turned towards Noah as a single thought passed through her mind.
'He's always broken common sense before, so he should be fine, right?'
With this single thought, she also made her decision as she turned to the being that Prince Kirigan called a fly and spoke out coldly.
"Count this as another favor to add to my tab. I don't even want the possibility of this winged bastard being married to me. Wipe him out."
THRUM!
Cold and decisive words erupted out as Noah's three PRISMATIC Summons were kept close, the Aileron Royals surrounding them glancing at each other as they laughed in derision!
"Wipe the Primal Prince out? Haha!"
"Prince Kirigan, this girl might need a lot of discipline to get her right in the head, it seems she doesn't even know of the concepts of power!"
Insults and derision flew out from the mouths of the Aileron Royals as Noah adopted a wide smile.
The situation around them seemed extremely bad as 20 Aileron Royals surrounded them. Each of these beings was in the GALAXY Realm, with a significant portion being in the Middle Tier as they represented geniuses that were learned in the Dao!
The Aileron Race especially was proficient in the Dao of Withering, a Dao with high destructive capabilities as those proficient in it could release terrifying forces to desiccate, decay, and cause the decline of all life, with a rumor that those fully assimilating it might even be able to cause the decline of abstruse concepts such as time as they brought things to a halt, or cause the desiccation of entire Galaxies with based on mere whims and wishes.
It was a truly terrifying dao even though it was classified as lesser, and yet even while faced with this...Noah still had a wide smile!
He was actually a very calm and laid back guy, you know? He didn't go out of his way to kill others or start a conflict.
Yet...it seemed that some people just could not help but throw themselves at him!
Beings like these Aileron Royals glancing down towards him arrogantly as they talked of teaching them a lesson cropped up way too many times.
They seemed to be fighting very hard just to become his loot, so he could only give them what they wanted as he was also a truly kind guy!
What others wanted, he would give. And these Aileron Royals...they were chasing death!
As for the consequences?
He would merely anger and put himself against an Ancient Power. If one were to ask him what he thought about that, he would say-
So what!
RUMBLE!
Essence erupted from him as he did many actions in the next second.
First was the activation of the Ruination Core as he switched into another miscellaneous affix, this time an offensive one!
To add some information briefly- when it came to his Ruination Core within his origin, it naturally could not be sensed by others even if they held the pages from the book of ruination in their hands. This Ruination Core was completely equipped by him as everything about it was contained within Noah's origin, him being the only one to sense or do anything with it.
As he activated it, he chose the Miscellaneous Suffix of [10% chance to Smite enemies for 10,000% Ruination Damage when you hit them].
He was feeling a tad bit high as he had just achieved a huge advancement in a realm so he wanted to test out some of the more fun features of the abilities he held.
And what could be more fun than spamming skills with an extremely high cast and attack rate that would give a 1 in 10 chance to allow an enemy to be Smitten by 10,000% Ruination Damage?!
RUMBLE!
Chapter 771 - Have you ever had a Galaxy thrown at you?
After he changed the suffix of the Ruination Core, he actually didn't send commands to his pets or begin casting any transformation abilities.
He simply waved his hands as on his palm...there appeared a Galaxy!
Such a barely discernible object was only given a glance by the Aileron Royals as Prince Kirigan waved his hands forward, sending two Low Tier GALAXY experts towards them.
These winged beings came toward them with glee as they didn't put Noah nor his pets into their eyes, being very confident in their Dao as their bodies already began to fill up with its essence just in case.
Noah merely had a bright smile as he thought about the miniaturized Galaxy that he could freely control!
One must remember that among the features of the Infinite Galaxy, there was an entire category under [Offensive Maneuvers]! It was something that Noah had rarely utilized in the past, for the sole reason that the last time he cast it, the results weren't too favorable.
He could still recall the Spiritual Land that was split in half by the Devilish Time Unveiler of the World of Cultivation, this image being imprinted on his mind whenever he thought about the offensive features of this unique treasure!
Yet now as it reached the level of a Galaxy, he brought it out once more as he communicated clearly with the core of the Infinite Galaxy and confirmed a shocking fact- the integrity of the Galaxy would not be affected one bit when he cast the ability of [Falling Meteor] that was provided in the Offensive Maneuvers of the Infinite Galaxy against experts of this level!
From the thoughts of the Infinite Galaxy, it wouldn't be able to seriously harm those at the Peak Tier, while it might be able to injure those in the Middle Tier, but when it came to beings in the Low Tier GALAXY Realm...Noah got the message that they would be utterly obliterated.
THRUM!
He thought of this unique feature as he looked at the oncoming Low Tier GALAXY Aileron Royals, these perfect practice targets coming to be as essence rumbled forth from him in insane amounts with the cast of [Falling Meteor].
Of course, it wasn't a falling meteor, but a Galaxy!
SHIING!
A resonant sound that seemed extremely uncomfortable rang out in the surrounding space, the miniaturized Galaxy within his palm glimmering with a brilliant blue light as it began to shoot towards one of the Low Tier GALAXY Aileron Royals.
To him, it only seemed like a small blinking light that was rushing in his direction, his expression arrogant as he harrumphed and threw out a fist palpating with the essence of the Dao of Withering.
This being actually threw out a fist to meet the entire force of a Galaxy!
A Galaxy that was already multiple times larger than a normal one as multiple other galaxies had already been fused into it, a unique treasure with fantastical abilities that made the scene about to occur possible! We are very far off from the scientific spectrum, but if we were to look at this with even a tinge of logic, one would still be shocked. To put it in somewhat understandable terms, a normal Galaxy weighs 1.5 Trillion Solar Masses.
A Solar Mass is a standard unit of mass in astronomy that is equal to approximately 2×1030 kg, and is more often than not used to indicate the mass of nebulae, black holes, and Galaxies. In more common terms, 1 Solar Mass is equal to the mass of the Sun.
So a single normal Galaxy had the mass of 1.5 Trillion Solar Masses- that was 1.5 trillion suns!
This Aileron Royal actually threw a fist to stop a moving Galaxy that weighed much more than this, the result could only be a tragedy!
For the other Aileron Royal coming towards them, Noah didn't do anything too outrageous as he merely cast his first ever obtained skill.
[Fireball] was cast merely once as this ability with extremely rapid casting and attack speed threw out over 20 fireballs in an instant, Noah choosing not to make them the size of suns but merely condensed balls of flames about an inch in diameter.
BRRRR!
These 20 miniaturized suns rumbled towards the other Aileron Royals as he shook his head with an amused smile on his face, merely throwing out a palm to meet them as this winged being truly had no sense of death!
With just two attacks sent out, Noah stopped moving entirely as he brought his arms behind his back, ready to watch a spectacular show as his body glowed luminously with the image of a manifested GALAXY while on top of the Colossal Helios Leviathan. Beside him, Anna was on top of her Four Winged Unicorn as she looked forward with a calm gaze, but her eyes gradually opened up wider and wider as her mouth opened in an agape expression as the scene in front of them finally played itself out.
The first ability to reach the enemy was [Falling Meteor] as the singular thrust out fist of an Aileron Royal met the mass of a horrendous Galaxy, all of those watching in the surroundings having their eyes constrict in shock as they observed the fist that met the glimmering blue mass...begin to rupture from skin to muscle to bone with such extreme ease at it left their scalps tingling in fear!
THRUUUM!
It felt like time had slowed down as they watched the tendons and bones on the fist of the Aileron Royal completely disappear first, the expression of fear descending onto this being palpable as the miniaturized galaxy was unhindered as it blew apart the connected hand, and then it went further forward and hit the body of this being as in the next instant, 80% of his body exploded into a mass of meat and shattered bones as the Galaxy passed through the right side of his body!
POOOF!
The rest of his body was pulverized a second later from the sheer weight of the attack that was being received, this single attack completely wiping out a Low Tier GALAXY Expert as Noah's own only shone with greater brilliance!
Chapter 772 - Merely 20 GALAXY Experts! I
We're all familiar with instances where a being is walking down the road and out of nowhere, a red truck appears as it smashes into this unsuspecting being and very quickly reaps their life.
At this moment, this was a very close analogy to what had occurred to the Low Tier GALAXY Realm expert!
As if this being was hit by an oversized truck, his body directly splattered on impact as his origin and soul were pulverized by the sheer physical force alone.
...!
Alarm rose in the eyes of the Aileron Royals as their gazes turned towards the other being that was also receiving an attack from Noah.
The miniaturized suns numbering 20 reached the palm of the Aileron Royal at this moment, his mind trying to move fast as he saw the instantaneous death of his friend near him as his body was still slow to react!
Even though he added more force behind the attack, he still could not move fast enough as the miniaturized fireballs very quickly smashed into him.
BRRRRR!
20 fireballs, 20 attacks that smashed onto his palm that was filled with Dao essence.
BOOOM!
There were continuous explosions of light as the Aileron Royals observed the situation closely, the being attacked by the fireballs finding that his palm was slightly burnt, but no great damage had passed to him!
He sighed with relief as his aura turned to the side to stare at the pulverized mass of blood and bones that was his friend, his eyes then turning to Noah with immense hatred and bloodl.u.s.t as he exploded with power.
Both him and the other Aileron Royals with Prince Kirigan thought the second attack that was 20 small fireballs was over with just that as they prepared to react fast and with great power to quickly take down this sudden enemy that had somehow killed one of them with a single strike, but it was in the next instant that a horrendous sound erupted out, a sound as if the very sky itself was breaking!
CRAAACK...RIIIIP!
Above them in the mystical multicolored skies, magisterial rifts releasing oppressive auras erupted out, their number totaling 5.
From these enormous rifts, their eyes watched in slow motion as tendrils of dark red lightning flew out at speeds that even Middle Tier GALAXY experts would not be able to fully follow, these 5 tendrils of dark red lightning all going towards the Aileron Royal that had taken the attacks of 20 fireballs!
This was the affix of [10% chance to Smite enemies for 10,000% Ruination Damage when you hit them], an affix that has the probability of a powerful Smite to hit an enemy once out of every 10 attacks.
But that was only the probability, it didn't mean that the 10% would not activate multiple times as it was still due to chance, and the being casting it had something as ridiculous as increased Luck from his Protagonist Trait!
So the Smites that would deal 10,000% Ruination Damage...hit 5 times out of the 20 strikes of miniaturized suns!
THRUUUUM
The Aileron Royals could only watch in horror as these oppressively powerful tendrils of light reached the head of Noah's target instantly, the first one tearing off the entire layer of skin and rupturing the wings, the second strike tearing apart the muscles and bones while the third strike caused the being to explode in a shower of blood!
The fourth and fifth strike still descended down as they coiled around the chunks of meat and bones, utterly pulverized them as well as in the area where this being used to be...only a burnt smell remained as not even a strand of hair was left...
"..."
Anna stood by Noah's side with her mouth agape, staring at the position where two Low Tier GALAXY Realm experts used to be just a second ago.
"..."
Prince Kirigan was in the skies with a cloudy expression as a hint of hesitation and fear appeared on his face, his face looking at the other Aileron Royals as he saw the same things in their eyes!
Just these two attacks...had scared them shitless as they did not want to continue!
Noah saw this scene as he could foresee that he had shown too much power with these two attacks, these multi-winged beings possibly thinking of running as he voiced out calmly.
"No you don't."
RUMBLE!
His voice was followed by the cast of a single skill, a skill that was from one of the newly advanced skill trees- a new ability from the skill tree associated with the Law of Life!
[Life Realm].
THRUUM!
From Noah, a multitude of roots erupted out in a circular fashion as they moved at speeds faster than light, covering him and all the beings in the nearby 10-mile region instantly as they formed into a thick shaped dome with tout wriggling roots!
It looked like a cocoon of thick roots as a hazy green shield of light began to cover all the surroundings, those inside of it feeling their connection to the outside world absolutely cut off as they couldn't send any messages or much less teleport out of this place called [Life Realm].
Outside of its 10 mile range, this enormous cocoon could actually not be seen as a cocoon, and instead an enormous green door was the only thing present that anyone could come across in the skies!
Such was the ability that Noah got from taking the Law of LifeSkill Tree into the QUASAR Realm from Nebula!
[Life Realm] :: Breaking past the common abilities used by a Life Law Master, this skill allows the user to create a temporary life realm that traps in both the user and their enemies for as long as mana is provided into the skill. The ability calls upon the essence of not just the Law of Life, but any other laws that the user has mastered to create an isolated space that an enemy cannot break out of unless the user dies or faces mana depletion.
A skill of ridiculous proportions that came from the QUASAR stage skill tree termed [Primeval Life Usurper], a skill tree that came with 3 other powerful abilities Noah had yet to utilize!
It allowed him to effectively lock up him and his enemies in a hidden space for as long as he wished and it was essentially an upgraded Blood World of immense proportions.
If enemies wanted to break out, they had to take his life!
Within this Realm, Noah looked at the remaining Aileron Royals with cold eyes as he voiced out.
"Now, why don't we continue?"
RUMBLE!
Chapter 773 - Merely 20 GALAXY Experts! II
The [Life Realm] ability that Noah had just utilized came from the Primeval Life Usurper skill tree. It was just one of the 8 abilities that he received after he advanced the Primeval Tree of Old into [Propitious Life Master] and then into the [Primeval Life Usurper]!
At this stage, the skill tree shone with brilliance in the stat panel.
QUASAR [Primeval Tree of Old- Yggdrasil] :: A skill tree that includes a set of techniques meant only for a being that holds a growing Primeval Tree within their Origin. Abilities include [Life](5/5), [Yggdrasil](5/5), [Primeval Propitious Physique Forging ](5/5), [Ashes to Ashes](5/5). [Propitious Life Master] :: [Tree of Life Support] (5/5), [Forging Master](5/5), [Summon Treant] (5/5), [Chlorokinesis](5/5). [Primeval Life Usurper] :: [Life Realm](5/5), [Galactic Tree](5/5), [Life Seed](5/5), [Usurper](5/5).
There were a few support abilities that further enhanced the previous skills of the skill trees as well as attack and defensive abilities that Noah would have to explore slowly over time.
But at this moment, he just wanted to utilize [Life Realm] in order to hold the experts of the Primal Winged Expanse in a cage they could not leave.
RUMBLE!
Essence erupted forth from Noah as his first action after locking everyone up was to actually change the affix of the ruination core once more.
This time, he switched from [10% chance to Smite enemies for 10,000% Ruination Damage when you hit them] to [Slain enemies have a 10% chance to drop Dao Crystals based on the Dao they cultivate]
This time, he was planning on truly being a farmer as he collected not just cores and skill books from the enemies he was about to defeat, but also utilize the Ruination Core to bring about the fantastical effect of his enemies dropping Dao Crystals that contained their comprehension of a Dao, Crystals that could be absorbed to very quickly comprehend and advance through even if one knew nothing about the Dao in question!
After he switched the affix, the three PRISMATIC Pets around him began to shine with a brilliant light as from Noah, the swirl of Dao essence was erupting out and going into his three pets in a stellar fashion.
He finally comprehended enough of the Dao of Summoning to utilize its mystical Dao essence to reinforce his pets, the mere 31% comprehension he had right now being able to boost his pets more than when he merged with them and used the support skills like [Incandescent Emperor] and [Yggdrasil]!
Even without utilizing support and transformation skills at this moment, he could confidently say he wasn't afraid of anyone at the Low Tier GALAXY Realm, and he felt confident even with his own strength to withstand those in the Middle Tier.
When he brought his terrifying pets that had powerful bloodlines and manifested realms...the less than 20 experts in front of him did not even need to be a worry in his eyes!
To him, he could say with confidence that it was merely 20 GALAXY Realm that would very soon be meeting their deaths!
It mattered not whether they were the princes or Royals of an Ancient Power, they would be dying today nonetheless.
THRUUM!
While the swirling Dao essence was being packed into the Animus Summons, Noah was also directing the ability of [Animus Growth Empowerment] to the Void Serpent in order to pump its level from QUASAR to Low Tier GALAXY as soon as possible.
Such grand actions of him utilizing multiple skills and immense mana only made the eyes of the Aileron Royals graver, Prince Kirigan giving out commands with a strong voice.
"Spread out and attack all at once. Nifin, Zachary, you two see if we can break out of this isolated Realm. Everyone else, with me!"
RUMBLE!
The auras of multiple experts proficient in a Lesser Dao erupted out as these beings that had lived for hundreds of years finally turned careful.
After seeing one of them be hit with a glimmering blue object and be pulverized into nothingness with another one struck down by terrifying swirls of lightning that contained a horrendous form of energy...they were finally utilizing their brains as they knew their lives were on the line!
No insults or ridicule were thrown out as the 18 remaining Aileron Royals spread out to surround the enormous Colossal Helios Leviathan that Noah and his pets stood on, Anna remaining beside Noah this entire time as not a trace of worry could be seen on her face.
Noah paid them no heed as he knew they were locked in and could not go anywhere, his attention fully on watching the effects of inputting Dao essence into his pets as they currently looked like roided out beasts.
The Obsidian Panther's muscles were constantly vibrating as its body seemed ready to erupt out at any second, while the aura of the Colossal Helios Leviathan grew ever larger as its hardened skin glinted with a blue purple light!
As for the Void Serpent, its QUASAR already showed signs of erupting into a GALAXY as it would very soon break into another Realm!
During this tense situation where the 18 Aileron Royals got into position, the voice of Prince Kirigan rang out again.
"We didn't know you were an expert in your own right. We do not have to fight a battle that will result in allow us facing death!"
RUMBLE
The arrogant Prince Kirigan actually began to speak with reason for the first time, he mind constantly replaying how two of his people at the Low Tier GALAXY Realm had died with such ease from the hands of this being as he wasn't confident to be able to withstand the same attacks if they were thrown his way.
"I am the Primal Prince of an Ancient Power, with my grandfather being extremely doting on me as you can see. Even if you really caused our deaths in here, he would not let you off!"
"He is the Ruler of an Ancient Power, a being with multiple Entities under his beck and call! If you do not wish to start a war between our two Ancient Powers, I can apologize for my mistake this time and we can even forget about the 2 prior deaths."
THRUUM!
A shocking call for peace was heard from the Aileron Prince as it contained warnings within!
Faced with these words, the being surrounded by 3 glimmering Animus that were vibrating with power only smiled lightly.
His smile looked extremely innocent, but when Prince Kirigan saw it...his gaze hardened as he saw Noah's answer right away!
This was because he had seen this smile before.
It was the smile of someone that simply did not care, of someone that believed they had everything under their control!
Chapter 774 - Explode into Loot!
"You will truly start a war between Ancient Powers if you do this!"
The voice of Prince Kirigan was relentless as his hand rose up, ready to give the signal to attack at any time as he first tried to salvage the situation.
But the being that had made him change his entire demeanor only smiled calmly as he twirled his fingers, where one would be able to notice a Galaxy flowing fluidly as his body still released immense Dao essence that pumped into his pets.
RUMBLE!
A brilliant light shot out as on the side, the Void Serpent entered into the Low Tier GALAXY Realm as its body grew even larger, more pronounced draconic features appearing on its head as its red eyes shone with even more l.u. !
ROAAAR!
A loud bellow released from it as when it calmed, Noah's voice rang out clearly.
"I never looked highly at Ancient Powers before, and I won't suddenly look highly at them now. We don't need to talk so much, birdman. Are you ready?"
The question came out in a domineering tone as Prince Kirigan's face turned sour, his eyes glancing at the two Aileron Royals he had tasked with checking if they could break out of this isolated realm as they looked towards him while shaking their heads.
His eyes then went back towards Noah as his expression became hard and livid, putting his hand down as all 18 Aileron Royals swarmed towards Noah, Anna, and his Three Animus Summons!
OOOOOH!
The bellow from the Colossal Helios Leviathan shook the very space itself as the enormous body of the Void Serpent Coiled out, the figure of the Mercurial Obsidian Panther erupting in a flash as it appeared in front of a Low Tier GALAXY Aileron Royal instantly.
As for Noah himself, he didn't do much but cast an ability that he had cast once before- an ability that was able to heavily damage Low Tier GALAXY beings as only an Entity was able to stop its advance!
||Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust||
THRUUUM...CRACK!
The skies quaked and rumbled as the verdant green hue released by the isolated Life Realm changed to a tinge of grey, deadly essence from the combination of the Ultimate Laws of Life and Death coming together as they neared the oppressive aura of a Dao!
This essence locked on to the 18 Aileron Royals as their expression heavily changed, their senses feeling their very surroundings aging as their bodies would soon follow if they could not defend.
They shockingly faced an ability that was very similar to the Dao they cultivated, an ability that caused the decay of its target!
Although what Noah cast could allow the progression or regression of the targeted beings...
RUMBLE!
The bodies of the Aileron Royals erupted out with the essence of the Dao of Withering as they covered their bodies fully, but their expressions remained solemn as they observed the ancient essence that could age them and their origins combat the defense of Dao essence, seeing that if they lost their focus even a little- this ability would deal great damage to them!
Yet...how could they keep their focus when three PRISMATIC Summons were rushing towards them?
SHAA!
The Mercurial Obsidian Panther was the first one to make a move as the Aileron Royal it appeared in front of and was defending against Noah attack only saw the phantom image of dark claws swipe past his head, a second later his face developing huge gashes where one could even see the white bones!
SHAA! SHAA! SHAA!
Yet before he could even react to the horrendous pain, the figure of the Obsidian Panther flashed tens of times around his body as wings were torn and shredded while his skull became fractured, his limbs shockingly seen detached a second later as even he could not follow the progression of attacks.
It was too fast!
POOF!
The moment this horrendous damage was dealt, the Aileron Royal could not defend against the eroding essence brought forth by ||Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust|| as his messy blood and bones quickly withered, his entire body exploding thereafter as shockingly from the explosion of this body...glimmering crystals erupted out.
Noah watched this singular scene as his eyes shone with intense splendor, observing the effects of the Affix that stated [Slain enemies have a 10% chance to drop Dao Crystals based on the Dao they cultivate] first hand!
With his increased Luck from the Protagonist trait, he expected the chance of his enemies literally exploding into loot to happen much more frequently than the stated probability.
As for the sight of the glimmering red Dao Crystals? They were truly beautiful to look at!
Do you recall looking into a screen after defeating droves of monsters and seeing tons of dropped loot that signified their rarity based on beams of gorgeous colors that shot to the skies? This was the scene that Noah was watching right now, his eyes seeing the Dao Crystals shooting out a bright red cylindrical light to the skies as it screamed out it was a prime loot!
OOOM!
He didn't even have to wave his hands as the Dao Crystals that had exploded from this Aileron Royal rushed towards him along with the glistening GALAXY cores that came out thereafter!
In the middle of this terrifying battle where 17 Aileron Royals remained after just a second had passed, Noah even cooly glanced at the description of the Dao Crystals.
[Crystal of the Dao of Withering] :: A unique Dao Crystal that contains comprehensions in the Dao of Withering. When absorbed, one gains .5% Comprehension in the Dao of Withering.
"..."
His thoughts moved rapidly as he read over the details of the Dao Crystals, a single one providing half a percentage as he obtained 10 Dao Crystals from the exploding Aileron Royal just now. This meant 5% comprehension in a Lesser Dao could be gained by him if he wished from just slaying one enemy!
This was the same amount as using 10 seconds of the Protagonist's Bookmark on an Entity, and yet it was made possible by a single Affix from the Ruination Core.
If he got lucky enough and obtained tens of Dao Crystals from the remaining 17 enemies...
THRUUUM
His origin called out hungrily as his essence moved, his eyes shining golden beams of light as he sent numerous commands to his summons!
He seemed like an archaic being commanding a battlefield as the Colossal Helios Leviathan below him moved, its wide jaws already shooting out horrendous plasma beams as the Void Serpent nearby opened its jaws to release an oppressive devouring force.
OOOH!
Seeing this stupendous show of power as yet another Aileron Royal died in just a second after the battle began, Prince Kirigan bellowed out as his body shone with a grand light, cutting through the skies as he made way directly towards Noah!
Chapter 775 - Not Even a Challenge!
The battle was one that moved at such a rapid pace that grand changes would occur after just a single second!
The moment that yet another Aileron Royal fell in less than a second, Prince Kirigan made a decision as he thundered forth towards Noah, the remaining experts spread out taking the attention of the Colossal Helios Leviathan and Void Serpent as the Obsidian Panther was already flashing in another direction.
OOOOH!
Prince Kirigan bellowed out as his four pairs of wings shone with immense l.u. , large reserves of mana exploding from him as it made the swirling Dao essence even more pronounced.
His figure looked like an archaic bird swooping down to rip apart his enemy as his two hands were outstretched and forming into the shape of two claws, the Dao essence around him manifesting into two phantom claws that threatened to pulverize any enemy they touched!
Anna stood beside Noah as her eyes slightly shook, but she observed him to not even bat an eye as she calmed down, watching as his reply to this terrifying enemy at the Middle Tier GALAXY Realm...was to simply throw the glimmering blue miniaturized Galaxy towards the terrifying phantom Dao claws.
THRUUM!
The eyes of Prince Kirigan constricted when it came to this blue glimmering treasure, the moment it touched his manifested Dao claws causing an intense clash as it seemed to be held in place!
BZZZ!
Space quaked as the Dao essence was actually able to bring the thrown Galaxy to a halt, Prince Kirigan feeling a horrendous as he felt his essence drained rapidly, knowing he could not even hold on for long.
Yet Noah did not even give this Prince time to think as from his body, the light of the Sin of Pride and Envy shone as his essence was boosted by a large amount while the attributes of Prince Kirigan suddenly came down a level, his essence reducing out of nowhere!
This wasn't all as on top of this, the essence of the Dao of Summoning erupted out from Noah to clash with the Dao of Withering essence that Kirigan was pushing out majestically before but it had now waned, instantly dispelling it as the Galaxy continued unhindered and smashed into his outstretched palm!
BOOM!
A disastrous impact resounded out as the body of the Middle Tier GALAXY expert was much more sturdier and powerful, a treasured light also shining out from the body of the Prince as a protective armament was ruptured, the impact not directly pulverizing him as his figure was shot back like a cannon ball.
BOOM!
He knocked onto the periphery of the wriggling roots of the Life Realm as he spurt oout blood, the moment pushing him out again like a rag doll as Noah finally began putting in some more effort and flashed towards the trajectory of his body, his hands having already reclaimed the Infinite Galaxy as he simply pushed this out again towards the body Prince Kirigan!
PAH!
For the second time, the Galaxy smashed onto his body as even more treasured armaments shattered, his figure flung backward again as Noah followed.
"Prince...!"
"You cannot kill!"
"You will start a war!"
The Aileron Royals not being pinned down by the three Animus Pets tried to make way as they shockingly saw their prince targeted to the point where his body nearly burst, but their cries fell on deaf ears.
Noah was lazily not using any more overpowered skills or even merging with his pets, simply throwing out a Galaxy that was reinforced with swirling Dao essence like a battering ram as once more, he flung it to the battered body of the Aileron Prince that had nearly all of his body ruptured and bloody!
BOOM...POOF!
The third time the body of this Prince came in contact with the weight of the Infinite Galaxy...was also the time it could hold on no longer as it utterly broke down and was pulverized into a mass of flesh and bones, his origin and soul utterly destroyed from the sheer horrendous force.
Noah shook his head disappointedly as he saw the body of the prince did not explode into a shower of treasured loot, not mattering to him the order that he killed his enemies!
If the Prince came to him to die, he wouldn't tell him to wait as he killed all of his lackeys first before he made his way to the big boss.
This meant that the Aileron Prince that has looking at everything with an arrogant and domineering gaze...died even before all of his goons were wiped out!
"No...!"
"Prince Kirigan!"
Wails rang out at this moment as Noah paid them no heed, waving his hands to collect the resplendent Middle Tier GALAXY Cores as well as the belongings of this Prince, his expression changing as his aura caught on to an aura of something familiar in an isolated space treasure on the body of the Prince.
His eyes then shone with golden l.u. as he affirmed the outline of a red black page, a page from the Book of Ruination!
RUMBLE!
He waved his hand to collect everything as he would give them a thorough look later, turning his gaze towards the remaining Aileron Royals as there were even fewer of them remaining now.
The moment they saw the pulverization of their prince from a specific being merely spamming the throw of his Galaxy, some were too shaken as the Obsidian Panther used this time to split apart the skull of another being, the Colossal Helios Leviathan and the Void Serpent doing something similar as they released horrendous attacks that caused the downfall of another 3 Low Tier GALAXY experts just seconds after Price Kirigan fell!
OOOOH!
The remaining Middle Tier GALAXY Realm experts bellowed out as they tried to gang up on the Animus Summons, each of them staying away from the figure of Noah in the skies as some even went back to try attacking the thick roots of Life Realm to see if they could get out!
As Noah glanced at this scene of GALAXY Rank experts panicking while he floated towards them while waving a shimmering galaxy, he shook his head lightly as he had a domineering thought.
'This...isn't even a challenge anymore!'
THRUM!
With his gaze set to massacre more experts of an Ancient Power, Noah continued!
Chapter 776 - A Dream of Creating Multiple Entities
As Noah was butchering GALAXY Realm experts on one side, one of his clones within the same Infinite Galaxy he was flinging around as a weapon was carrying out a mass teleportation with multiple beings.
The teleportation this time included all of the Harbingers of Sin along with other important personages and Chosen Extras, all of these major powerhouses being brought into a Galaxy Noah had laid siege to weeks ago- the Burning Domains Galaxy!
THRUUUM
The figures of multiple beings disappeared from the Infinite Galaxy and reappeared in a Domain of the Burning Domains Galaxy, the line up being something that would make one rub their eyes in shock.
This was because it was the same beings we were familiar with, but each of them was in the grand Realm of QUASAR!
This was the requirement from Noah for all of those that wanted to participate- that's their realms had to be power leveled to QUASAR before they would be allowed to delve outside of the Infinite Galaxy.
This meant that aside from the Emperor Penguin, all the others had also forgone achieving Grand Completion of their Realms as they used the abundant Cores and resources of the Infinite Galaxy to break through Nebula and Black Hole, ultimately achieving Quasar as it was within this realm that they truly began to shine.
They truly shone because in this realm...each of them could have 3 Animus Summons that they trained to Grand Completion!
To understand this shocking phenomenon, one must recall the resources and features of the Infinite Galaxy, as well as putting Noah himself and his [Chosen Extras] ability into account.
The foremost feature that made such a rapid rise in strength in the past weeks since Noah first fused with the Novus Galaxy was of course...the Time Space!
Since the fusion, the Feature of Time Space had stopped its ratio at 1:100.
Yes. 1:100!
This meant that a day in the outside world was 100 days in the Time Space of the Infinite Galaxy! When you accounted for the fact that an entire month had passed since Noah's siege of the Burning Domains Galaxy and the fruition of the Infinite Galaxy, it meant that any of his subordinates who remained constantly in the Time Space would have experiences 100 months.
That was 8 years!
8 years...was truly a great number of days when one looked at how Noah had risen from nothing to the stage he was at in less than a year.
Of course, if you looked at it from the perspective of Ancient Powers that had lived for tens of thousands of years, you could say 8 years was nothing.
But when it came to beings who only had to absorb cores to advance...it was just the perfect amount of time they needed to very quickly rise in strength!
In this period of time, the Realm of QUASAR was long achieved by each of them as they utilized the skills that Noah created to embark on the Dao of Summoning and bring forth their own Animus Summons.
This was where the crux of their strength lay- the fact that they were able to summon multiple contracted pets and train them to Grand Completion as the years passed in the Time Space of the Infinite Galaxy!
Those who had were selected as Chosen Extras when they Summoned their pets were lucky enough to get a higher rarity of pets, with a few of Noah's subordinates getting multiple Ultra Rare Animus Summons as uniquely...Barbatos and the Emperor Penguin were the only ones to obtain a PRISMATIC summon!
The beak of the sleek penguin had risen ever higher when this scene occurred, with Barbatos merely looking at her summon with shining eyes as a dangerous light appeared.
The Emperor Penguin was lucky enough to obtain a Mythical Frostbourne Mammoth while Barbatos contracted with a Holy Millennium Phoenix!
RUMBLE!
Such creatures were the ones summoned the moment that Noah's clone teleported them into the Burning Domains Galaxy.
The stellar image of a pristine white feathered Holy Millennium Phoenix that had white flames dancing on its body stood grandly next to Barbatos as she also summoned her Skeleton King and a Winged Onyx, her hand waving behind her to also summon the Arch Lich Ra-Zan as Abyssal Undead would soon stand behind her only to be boosted by the Holy Light of the Millennium Phoenix!
The arrogant Emperor Penguin stood on the tusks of his Mythical Frostbourne Mammoth as he also summoned his other two pets, his image looking extremely grand as the Sin of Pride made an ever-present golden l.u. hang behind him.
Such was the stage of Noah's subordinates at this moment! The most powerful ones already had 2 PRISMATIC Pets at Grand Completion of the QUASAR Realm as they could easily match weak Low Tier GALAXY beings!
You still had the Kraken, Kazuhiko, Athena, Elena...and many others that each had their own three Animus Summons at the Grand Completion of the QUASAR Realm. Even if their pets weren't at the PRISMATIC stage, they still had horrendous over as the moment these beings stepped into the stage of GALAXY...no normal beings on the same stage as them would be able to stand against them...
Such was the force that Noah was raising!
So aside from the Time Space, the other thing that made it possible for Noah's subordinates to rise to such levels of power was the Dao of Summoning that granted them terribly powerful Animus Pets that could be brought up to Grand Completion within their Realms.
As his clone glanced at the line up of his subordinates currently ready to go against the remaining 2 GALAXY ranked Elder Fiends in the Burning Domains Galaxy, he could already imagine each of them standing in the Realm of Peak Tier GALAXY with multiple pets in the same realm...his heart trembling with excitement as he thought of commanding such beings!
If he could command such a force where each of them would hold the power of an Entity, what were Ancient Powers in front of him then?
As many Ancient Powers were scrambling to bring more Entities into their organizations, he was in the process of creating his own at this very moment!
"Go! Target only the Fiends at QUASAR and above!"
He gave the command as his force descended onto a Galaxy in a shocking fashion.
RAA! RAA! RAA!
The fearsome cry of an Emperor Penguin could be heard as he stood atop a Mythical Frostbourne Mammoth majestically, yet another battle erupting out at this time!
Back in the Secret Realm of Great Sage Aoin, there was a single door that represented Noah's [Life Realm], an isolated space that he had locked himself in with 20 GALAXY Realm experts from the Primal Winged Expanse.
These experts were beings from an Ancient Power, Aileron Royals that had comprehended the Dao of Withering! Some were even Princes from the direct lineage of the Primal Emperor that ruled the Primal Winged Expanse.
At this moment, a devastating scene lay inside of this isolated realm as these 20 GALAXY Realm Aileron Royals...were no more!
Chapter 777 - Nothing better than counting loot!
It was a shocking scene to come across in the isolated Life Realm as only 4 beings floated in the skies, all around them bloody chunks of beings and scintillating lights of loot being the only things one could see.
Anna was mounting her Four Winged Unicorn as she stared at the scene around her in a stupor, where even after she watched it play out in real time she still could not help but be shocked at it!
The three PRISMATIC Summons were just now reducing in size as Noah stopped pumping them with Dao essence, their bodies having terrifying looks as they seemed to be bathed in blood.
This was especially so for the Obsidian Panther that actually had the highest kill count, this speedy cat taking down 7 GALAXY rank experts itself as it was simply too fast and deadly!
Even Noah had only taken down 3 more Aileron Royals after reaping the life of Prince Kirigan, his Animus Summons doing the rest as the Colossal Helios Leviathan and the Void Serpent acted in a brutal fashion to crush or devour their enemies.
The end result was the entire party from the Primal Winged Expanse being wiped out, where only Noah remained in the skies with his body bathed in the blood of enemies he pulverized by throwing around a Galaxy!
He stared at the surroundings as his eyes shone while looking at all the loot around him. After the death of Kirigan, he let the loot of the defeated or exploding enemies remain in the skies as a magical scene very few would come across was playing itself in front of his eyes at this moment.
It was the scene of numerous loot items shining with immense l.u. all around him, ranging from cores to skill books and even Dao Crystals!
The Dao Crystals were even more eye catching as they seemed to be releasing a wondrous red pillar of treasure light, seemingly screaming it was high tiered loot as it could be distinguished clearly from the blue glimmering GALAXY Cores.
As his gaze passed over them, he sighed with emotion as he waved his hands to count and collect everything he had obtained.
The boon this time was simply enormous, with the targets delivering themselves to him being 20 beings in the GALAXY Realm, with one third of them being in the Middle Tier!
This meant that he had obtained a great deal of Low and Middle Tier GALAXY Cores, and his mind was already working overtime on how to best use these cores.
For him to go from QUASAR into the Low Tier GALAXY Realm, he had to absorb the cores of all the Elder Fiends he took down as well as cores from multiple Low Tier GALAXY Realm Wild Animus in this Secret Realm! So when he thought of advancing to the Middle Tier, he truly wasn't sure if even the cores of the 20 GALAXY Realm experts would be enough to do so.
But he was still in the Secret Realm, and there were a great deal of Wild Animus he could still farm for cores to be used by him and his subordinates, so he didn't stay on this thought too much!
Aside from the many skill books that he would go through later for anything unique, it was the Dao Crystals that occasionally erupted from the dying enemies that made him even more excited.
From the 18 experts he had killed after he changed the Affix to [Slain enemies have a 10% chance to drop Dao Crystals based on the Dao they cultivate], only 5 had triggered the affix!
Even this was extremely lucky as it was a 1 in 10 chance of it ever occurring, where if it happened twice it would be considered great.
But the glimmering Dao Crystals that he collected made him truly smile as from his calculations, he saw that if one were to absorb all of them...they would be able to gain over 30% in the Lesser Dao of Withering!
That was the same gain from a Protagonist's Bookmark, the capability to learn one third of a Dao in an instant...
And this time, it wasn't just limited to Noah as he could actually choose to have others absorb the Dao Crystals and gain the comprehension instead.
And if he were to let's say...come in conflict with the Primal Winged Expanse after killing their 20 Aileron Royals, would he not get a chance to take down more of them as he farmed even more Dao Crystals?
Didn't this mean he could quickly farm a type of loot that would allow him to gain 100% Comprehension of a Dao in a relatively short period of time? Loot that also wasn't just restricted to him?!
Many thoughts crossed his mind at this moment as he simply waved his hands and put everything away.
He then turned to Anna on the side as he spoke with a light smile.
"So, we just killed your future husband and the entire delegation of the Primal Winged Expanse. It's going to be wild when we get out of the secret realm."
"..."
Anna looked towards him as her eyes shone with a sharp light, seemingly thinking about a lot as she replied with a strong voice.
"Grandfather will have to make a choice. And...I feel like you would enjoy the outcome of conflict anyways..."
Her words were inquisitive at the end as she seemed to figure out Noah little by little as he only nodded lightly at her words while he waved his hands to dispel the Life Realm around them.
THRUUUM!
The space gradually shifted as the wriggling vines pulled back, returning to the multicolored skies of the secret realm as the door floating in the skies disappeared!
"Let's deal with that when we go out. For now, we still have this secret realm to finish exploring...and seeing for ourselves if there truly is a Sage's Legacy."
Noah's strong voice rang out as he patted the bloody Obsidian Panther happily, the Void Serpent and Colossal Helios Leviathan around him roaring powerfully as they were still in top shape.
Anna looked at this scene as she smiled with disbelief, seeing this being treating the action of wiping out 20 GALAXY Realm experts like nothing as he simply continued with his exploration with immense ease!
She was greatly thankful for his help as she could only follow his pace and go along with his eccentricity, her bright voice ringing out.
"Then let's go deeper!"
RUMBLE!
Essence pulsed out as the two humans went back atop a Colossal Helios Leviathan to explore more of the secret realm that was the Primal Holy Land, getting back to the same task of absorbing cores as Anna neared her breakthrough into QUASAR while Noah began the process of perfecting his new realm!
Chapter 778 - The Sealed Tower of a Great Sage!
The secret realm that was the Primal Holy Land was wide and filled with many lush mountains.
The recent battle against 20 GALAXY Realm experts had taken place in one portion of this secret realm, where the young experts from the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. had no idea of its happenings!
Currently, they were still exploring the secret realm carefully as they battled Wild Animus as they were none the wiser about the shocking battle or what its effects would be when they left the Primal Holy Land.
But even this news would take the sideline as something even more wondrous was about to appear in the mystical secret realm!
Noah and Anna were piercing deeper and deeper into this Primal Holy Land, the Colossal Helios Leviathan going in unhindered as they farmed more and more loot.
After they passed through the outer periphery where they would occasionally meet QUASAR and Low Tier GALAXY Wild Animus, the depths of the Secret Realm contained divided regions where Middle Tier GALAXY Wild Animus Kings ruled!
Noah came across beasts such as Wyrms, Elemental Golems, and a variety of other creatures as in a few hours, he was able to collect loot equivalent to the 20 GALAXY Realm experts of the Primal Winged Expanse that had thrown themselves at him before as he passed through the different regions and took dow multiple Middle Tier GALAXY Wild Animus Kings.
Atop the Colossal Helios Leviathan, Anna had already broken through into QUASAR as ridiculously, Low Tier GALAXY wasn't too far away for her. She had multiple cores of such a level to absorb, and as someone who wasn't bothering with achieving Grand Completion- what stopped her from just piercing through realms?
"Hmm?"
On their way deeper into the secret realm, they had entered into another region where a Wild Animus King resided as Noah felt some unique changes, his senses honing in on the area where the powerful aura of a top Middle Tier GALAXY Wild Animus could be felt.
In this area, he didn't just see the Wild Animus, but his gaze was honing in on a rectangular shaped object about 20 meters wide that this Animus was standing in front of!
Noah could feel a unique aura erupting out from this object that was unlike all of the things he had come across in the secret realm, turning the Colossal Helios Leviathan towards it as his curiosity intensified.
ROAAAR
The wild Animus at the Middle Tier GALAXY Realm guarding this object bellowed out as they neared, with Noah only gazing towards it languid eyes as at this stage of his strength, he didn't even see beings of this level as a life threatening calamity anymore!
He had his three PRISMATIC Pets released as within his Origin, he was already casting the [Animus Growth Empowerment] skill multiple times to bring his other three pets to the Low Tier GALAXY Realm as well.
"Gang up on it."
THRUUUM!
He gave a command as the Obsidian Panther flashed forward with a devilish smile, the Void Serpent descending down with its jaws open in an apocalyptic manner as the Colossal Helios Leviathan began to shoot off beams of horrendous plasma!
Against this single Animus Summon a level higher than them, they were fearless as their Realms at Grand Completion allowed them to have a similar level of essence, and their rarity and bloodlines made it so that they could have much greater battle power.
BOOM!
The Wild Animus that looked like a Komodo Dragon received attacks on all sides as Noah sent his aura out to observe the unique triangular structure better, seeing that the very top of it- it didn't have a pointed shape as instead, a tear drop depression could be seen!
ROAR!
The Middle Tier GALAXY beast bellowed out again amidst all this as Noah looked towards it with annoyance, waving his hands as the Infinite Galaxy descended down rapidly to smash atop the hard scales of this beast.
The ground beneath it quaked as it released a pained roar, its sturdy body putting all of its power towards defending against the weight of a Galaxy as the pets used their horrendous skills at this moment to deal deadly strikes!
RIIIP!
The moment these strike were dealt, the pressure of the Infinite Galaxy could not be withstood anymore as it pulverized and split apart the Wild Animus in half, Noah finally recalling it to him as the area regained its quietness. He then flew towards the 20 meter structure as he used Eyes of Truth, his body beginning to tremble thereafter as the identity of the object revealed itself to him!
[Tip of the Great Sage Aoin Tower](Sealed) :: A unique Inheritance Ground left behind by the Great Sage Aoin. The Great Sage used his complete assimilation of the Dao of Summoning to call forth Animus Summons ranging from Low Tier to Peak Tier GALAXY within, while also utilizing the Dao of Voidspace to create a unique spatial environment that incubated and sealed these Animus Summons that would only be released after specific requirements were met. The succeeding inheritors of the Great Sage will be told of the conditions once the Aoin Tower becomes unsealed. To unseal it, the blood of a PRISMATIC Summon is a required condition set beforehand by the Great Sage...
The stupendous details of the singular thing many beings were looking for appeared in front of Noah grandly as his eyes nearly erupted out with golden beams of light.
"What is it?"
Anna came beside him curiously as her gorgeous crimson hair looked fiery in the light, Noah spreading his arms out wide as he laughed while explaining out.
"Treasure! A great deal of treasure! Jörmungandr, let me borrow some of your blood...!"
Noah called out to the future Jörmungandr as it nodded without any complaints, its scales splitting apart as an enormous drop of blood floated out.
Noah controlled it as he let it fall onto the triangular object that was the tip of the Great Sage Aoin Tower, the instant this large blob of blood fell causing a stupendous reaction as a terrifying beam of light shot to the skies, the very secret realm they were in beginning to tremble as the multicolored skies began to shine ever brighter!
On the ground where the triangular object was, the earth had begun to split apart as an enormous luminous structure began to rise, a terrifying aura spreading out as Noah pulled Anna back and watched this scene play out with blazing eyes.
At this moment, something wondrous was happening in the Primal Holy Land of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. as an outsider that had just arrived activated the right conditions and brought forth the Legacy of a Great Sage!
Chapter 779 - A Legacy of a Great Sage! I
Outside of the widened crack that led to the secret Realm.
Even though some time had passed within the Primal Holy Land, only a few hours had gone by in the outside world due to the unique time and spatial environment of the secret realm.
Outside of the crack, the powerful personages were situated grandly as they enjoyed paradisiacal drinks and food, the Holy Emperor discussing something with the Primal Emperor as their faces were filled with seriousness!
"There are rumors of Entities that are nearing fully assimilating Daos...the pressure of the coming Cataclysm might just help with the birth of new Sages for the first time since that..."
Yes! The talk was about Sages! In the Dark Universe that used to be populated with Sages and Great Sages before a monumental event took place, it was extremely saddening to look at its state now as the possibility of Sages or Great Sages even existing in it was currently unknown!
After tens of thousands of years had passed since that event, many beings thought there was a high possibility that other Sages had arisen during that time, with rumors that some of the more powerful Ancient Powers were even backed by living Sages.
Yet nobody knew exactly what the truth was. To understand the concept of Sages and Great Sages though, we must talk about how one can obtain such a title to begin with!
This was because becoming a Sage did not mean advancing from the GALAXY Realm, and instead it all had to do with the type of Dao a being studied and whether they had assimilated it.
When it came to the level of Great Sage, this one involved both an advancement of a Realm and the inclusion of assimilated Daos!
In the Dark Universe, the level of GALAXY could be considered to be the peak, with individuals only becoming Entities after they had fully comprehended a Dao, and for those chasing the title of Sages...they had to have both comprehended and assimilated not just one Dao, but multiple!
When it came to the level of Great Sages, very little information about this existed as it involved the secret of advancing past the level of GALAXY, with individuals capable of doing this only termed Great Sages if in addition to their Realm, they comprehend and assimilated a single Grand Dao. There were also the slightly less powerful Great Sages who aside from exceeding the level of GALAXY, they had also assimilated multiple Daos.
Great Sage Aoin was one such being, who had exceeded the level of GALAXY while assimilating the Lesser Daos of Summoning and Voidspace!
Such was the being that used to stand at the top of the Ancient Power that was known as the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. to this day.
There were many wisps and rumors when it came to this Great Sage, with talks of him caring for his Ancient Power so much so that before his death, he was already working on or had already completed a Legacy that he planned to leave behind. Yet...even the Royalty of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. themselves knew nothing about this or its truthfulness as all the Sages and Great Sages had passed so suddenly.
Before the crack where they had sent 20 of their most powerful young experts, the Holy Emperor and the Primal Emperor were talking about such a topic.
"I doubt any new Sages have arisen in the past tens of thousands of years, much less Great Sages. It is simply too hard..."
The gaze of the Primal Emperor shone with light as he spoke, the Holy Emperor about to reply on this topic of possible Sages within the Dark Universe when suddenly, his face rapidly changed as he turned towards the direction of the widened spatial crack!
THRUUUM!
At this moment, the crack widened even further as a l.u. light erupted from it, a grand light filled with an awe inspiring aura that made even the Entities that stood as Rulers of Ancient Powers tremble.
"This...!"
The Holy Emperor stood up with an ecstatic face as Anastasia came close to him, worry filling her face as she watched the overbearing aura and light wash out from the widening crack in space.
The crack stopped widening after a certain point as it gradually transformed into a mystical golden door that was 20 meters wide, this golden door having a pulsating inscription that read out a single word- AOIN!
RUMBLE!
The existence of this word caused the minds of many to pale and tremble as the forces of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. looked towards it with euphoria.
The Primal Emperor had a sharp light pass through his eyes as he looked over in shock, the reality setting in as the resonant voice of the Holy Emperor resounded out again.
"They've actually found the Legacy...!"
THRUUM!
A phenomenon so grand it was even seen in the outside world! Inside the Secret Realm itself...a majestic scene was all that could be observed as great changes occurred to the verdant mountains and fields while the multicolored skies coagulated with dense essence.
At the center of this Secret Realm, an enormous tower was rising after a certain someone had splashed the blood of his PRISMATIC Pet atop its triangular tip, this archaic looking tower shimmering with colors of red, gold, and black as its appearance was the cause of everything!
OOOOM!
Noah and Anna stood below this tower as their shining eyes glanced up towards it, the rumblings all around them coming to a stop as a circular blast of vibrant essence erupted from the tower to fully announce its arrival.
Thereafter, this vibrant essence began coalescing together as it began forming into a shape, a shape of something humanoid and at the same time not!
Noah watched with bright eyes as the illusory form of a golden robed Dragonoid came to be, a sharp horn rising from the center of the forehead as the eyes swirled with the shocking light of galaxies.
RUMBLE!
Essence gathered as this figure became more and more corporeal, its mouth opening soon after as a resonant voice reverberated out!
"Children of all Tribes and Clans. From this point onward, My Legacy shall be open to those destined!"
WAAA!
The words came with a magisterial air as the illusory form of a Great Sage manifested in the skies of the Secret Realm!
Chapter 780 - A Legacy of a Great Sage! II
Appearing grandly, the Great Sage Aoin Tower came with the illusory figure of the Great Sage himself- a being that was actually of the Dragonoid race!
His piercing horn split apart the clouds as his illusory face glanced around the realm, the expression on the face gradually seeing some changes as one could see a sense of sadness within them.
The illusory body then shone splendrously after announcing the opening on the Legacy to those destined, disappearing into particles of light that washed into the Tower!
Noah watched this scene with a slight smile as his head soon turned, his eyes catching the figures of 20 Holy Descendants from the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. appearing in this location.
Their gazes were ecstatic as they looked towards Noah and Anna.
"Holy Princess, you were actually able to bring forth the Legacy of our Forefather!"
The voice of a Dragonoid Holy Descendant came out as each of the geniuses looked towards the tower with shining eyes.
Anna only smiled as she didn't bother correcting them, simply staying behind Noah as the 20 GALAXY experts looked towards the Tower with expectant gazes. The leading Middle Tier GALAXY Realm Holy Descendant stepped forward with respect while speaking.
"Holy Princess, please be the first..."
The expression on his face was fawning as Noah laughed inside when looking at this, observing the ridiculous acts people would do when facing those above them in status.
He didn't pay the experts any more heed as his legs were the first to move, Anna following him close behind as the Holy Descendant were left in a stupor before they followed. His three Animus Pets were taken back into his Origin as he made his way towards the Tower.
Their steps were light, but each one felt extremely heavy as they neared the Tower, which had a grand golden door of light they had to pass through at the very lowest floor!
Noah and Anna were the first to step through as they felt the changes right away, feeling like they had stepped into a brand new spatial area as the surroundings around them...was a blank room the size of 10 football fields!
THRUUM!
Their entrance wasn't without a show of essence as the moment they stepped in, a golden light flashed as Noah observed a necklace to appear around his neck and Anna's. The one on him was labeled 1 while Anna's had the number 2! All that behind them also had a similar phenomenon as they each got a numbered necklace.
On top of this, streaks of light shot into each of their bodies the moment they entered as they were given a dense amount of information on exactly what the Great Sage Aoin Tower was and everything to do with the Legacy!
Noah focused on the necklace that appeared around each of them first as he organized the dense information coming in.
[Luminous Star Pendant] :: A unique storage artifact formed by the Great Sage Aoin. Capable of containing a myriad of things from the established Great Sage Aoin Tower...
A unique storage artifact that was tied to the Tower they were in, its uses becoming clear as the information flowing into their minds showed the wondrous dream that the Great Sage Aoin had for this Tower!
This Inheritance Ground was created by him a long time ago before the perishing of the Sages and Great Sages, something that Aoin had planned to leave behind to his people! The Tower was the core of this, where he wanted talented Dragonoids and Humans who were proficient in the Dao that he first mastered to try their destiny at obtaining the treasures he left behind.
As for the treasures he left behind...
RUMBLE!
Even before Noah could finish going through the information that explained the rules of the tower, the expanding white room they were in lit up with lights as in the air above them, huge blocks of illusory screens appeared as they listed a number of things going from 1 and all the way to 10,000!
The 10,000 listed things...were all treasures that the Great Sage left behind!
"Ah...!"
Some of the Low Tier GALAXY Holy Descendants plopped to the ground as their gazes landed on the names of the treasures listed on the illusory screens in front of them.
The range was truly vast as from 5000-1000, every single item was a weapon or armor of the highest quality as well as accessories, items that were elevated to great degrees as they were termed Half Dao Weapons!
These were weapons that were drenched in a specific Dao as they were being created, obtaining a hint of the Dao within them as each strike carried out by these weapons was extremely deadly.
They were still termed Half Dao Weapons though because they weren't True Dao Weapons- weapons of such caliber being very hard to create and find!
The numbers of 2000-4999 on the illusory screens were even more colorful, each of them listing unique and rare materials that one could find if they traveled the Dark Universe for tens of thousands of years. Many of the materials had their own unique uses, but the one defining feature for the ones listed on the screens was the fact that they were pristine materials to raise the strength of Animus Summons faster!
As for the slots listed 1-1999, they all had the small images and names of...Animus Summons.
Animus Summons along with their Rarity and Realm!
It wasn't just the Holy Descendants that were falling on the floor in shock, even Noah nearly felt his legs buckle as he looked at the list of nearly 2000 Animus Summons that actually did not have a single creature lower than the level of GALAXY.
1500 of them were in the Low Tier GALAXY Realm!
479 were in the Middle Tier GALAXY Realm, while the remaining 20...were Animus Summons at the Peak Tier GALAXY Realm!
This Legacy that the Great Sage left behind...actually had Animus Summons up to the Peak Tier GALAXY as the prizes one could obtain...
Ah!
Chapter 781 - Aptitude, Quality, Battle!
Next to all the treasures listed on the illusory screen, a set of points could be seen as these were required if one wanted to obtain any treasures within the Great Sage Aoin Tower!
As for the points...the way to get them was given to every single being that entered the Tower.
At the very center of the expansive first floor of this tower, a contestant had to step in as they would go through a series of tests. These tests and trials are what ultimately granted the points that a being could use to claim the stellar rewards listed above!
To go in order, the one undertaking the trial of the Legacy would be tested based on their Aptitude, the quality of their pets, as well as their Battle Power.
Everything fell under the Dao of Summoning, where even though the Great Sage Aoin also mastered the Dao of Voidspace, the former Dao was the one that he had handed down to his people!
"Haha, truly our Forefather's Legacy!"
The experts that were residents of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. were ecstatic, especially the Dragonoid beings that were looking at the treasures with shining eyes.
The treasures deserved such looks as Noah himself could not take his eyes off the things numbered 1-20.
These spots all had a name and picture of a Peak Tier GALAXY Realm Animus Summons, with those in the top 10 all being at the PRISMATIC Rarity and the remaining ones all being Ultra Rare!
It was a truly shocking scene as from this list, Noah could see names such as Abyssal Black Tyrant Dragon, Monkey King, Galaxy Devouring Wolf, Blue Slime, Tiamat...and other shocking names that made him want to tear down this entire place and get all of these pets for himself!
"Princess, please allow me to be a test subject for the trials of this Legacy!"
Even the GALAXY Realm experts by the side could not help themselves as one spoke up with a devout expression to Anna, this Holy Princess merely looking towards Noah before she nodded as this Holy Descendant rushed towards the center of the expansive floor they were in.
THRUUM!
The moment he delved deeper in, runic circles lit up under his feet as essence raged, a strong voice reverberating out from the tower as an entrant took the legacy for the first time!
[Legacy Disciple #17(Axin) currently undergoing the Trial.]
The voice was monotone and calm, filled with depth as all who heard it could only think of an aged wise being speaking with a full white beard speaking.
[First Trial- The Test of Aptitude...]
The takers of the trial would first be tested with their aptitude as their comprehension of the Dao of Summoning were evaluated based on their age and time they spent studying it!
The gaze of the Holy Descendant who was termed Legacy Disciple #17 was ecstatic as he waited to hear of his aptitude. After all, he was a genius from the young generation of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. .
[Legacy Disciple #17(Axin)- Average Aptitude!]
BOOM!
Like a strike of thunder, the words smashed into the Holy Descendant as he turned ashen, the blank voice not paying attention to him as it continued.
[Second Trial- The Test of Quality. Summon all of your Animus Pets!]
The Holy Descendant very quickly used his essence as four Animus Summons appeared, 2 having the lineage of dragons as the others were a Flaming Golden Lion and a Verdant Turtle.
Even with the blow of the Test of Aptitude, the Holy Descendant was at least proud of his pets of which he had two at the rarity of Uncommon, and the other two being Rare!
[Legacy Disciple #17(Axin)-The Test of Quality, Below Average Quality!]
BOOM!
The merciless voice rang out again as the Holy Descendant was nearly pushed to depression, Noah looking at this scene while chuckling inside as in the next second, the figure of the Holy descendant and all of his pets disappeared.
[Third Trial- The Test of Combat!]
The only thing the others heard was the resonant voice ringing out again as with the disappearance of the Holy Descendant, the upper area of the floor they were in had another illusory screen light up, this one showing the image of the teleported being on the 2nd floor of the Tower as directly opposite him, a fearsome Animus Summon at the Low Tier GALAXY Realm stood!
[Begin!]
RUMBLE!
Without a pause, the last trial commenced for this contestant as his pets had to face a Low Tier GALAXY Realm Summon of the Rare rarity, passing this level without too many issues.
On the next floor, he faced 2 Animus Summons of the same Realm as he struggled and barely passed, and on the third floor...his pets were incapacitated as he was stopped by 4 Rare Animus Summons of the Low Tier GALAXY Realm!
[Legacy Disciple #17(Axin) Test of Combat, Below Average!]
THRUM!
Essence waved as the Holy Descendant was brought back onto the base floor, his gaze ashen as he looked towards the others with his gaze downcast. A hint of shame could be seen on his face as he turned his gaze up to the ceiling of the floor they were in, yet another illusory screen appearing as it listed the Trial takers of this tower!
[Legacy Disciple #17(Axin)- 50 Points...]
A measly number of points was listed for this being as 50 was barely enough to get a Low Tier GALAXY Realm Animus Summon from the rewards ranked 500-2000, with 50 points only being able to get something in the upper hundreds!
A Legacy Disciple needed a few hundred points to even be able to claim a reward of a Middle Tier GALAXY summon, with 1000 points required to get one of the Rare or Ultra Rare rank.
Meanwhile, one had to have a few thousand points to even touch the pristine rewards of Peak Tier GALAXY Realm Animus Summons, with each of the PRISMATIC Summons in the top 10 being 10,000 points each!
THRUUUM
Noah looked at this scene with shining eyes as after the Holy Descendant came back, none of the others seemed to want to go forward as they lost their confidence.
At this scene while they were looking at each other hesitantly, Noah stepped forward without worry as he wanted to see just where he would stand as a Legacy Disciple of a Great Sage!
Chapter 782 - Exceptional!
His steps were light as he stepped forward free of worries, the others only glancing at this genius as they recalled that he had three PRISMATIC Summons.
Their gazes rapidly changed at this as they thought of the three tests, with their hearts pounding the more they realized just what was about to happen!
Anna simply stood behind as she sighed while getting ready for a show, her twinkling eyes watching as essence began to converge after Noah reached a certain point.
THRUUUM
Runic circles appeared beneath his feet as a unique light was over him, the cold voice they heard before ringing out.
[Legacy Disciple #1(Alexander) currently undergoing the Trial.]
[First Trial- The Test of Aptitude...]
The test that would measure Noah's aptitude started off as it would see his comprehensions in the Dao of Summoning relative to his age and time he embarked on this Dao!
He didn't know how the shining light that came from the Tower and washed over him did this, but he knew that it was harmless as it washed over him and very soon shone with luminous splendor.
[...]
Seconds passed as the light only increased in color, this process taking much longer than the first trial taker as the entity monitoring the Tower seemingly had to be sure of the results it was seeing!
[Legacy Disciple #1(Alexander), Test of Aptitude- Exceptional!]
...!
The Holy Descendants looked forth with alarm as Noah merely nodded, Anna merely shaking her head behind him as he continued.
[Second Trial- The Test of Quality. Summon all of your Animus Pets!]
Before the words even finished, Noah erupted forth with a grand light as his three PRISMATIC pets came forth.
The shimmering figures of the Colossal Helios Leviathan, Void Serpent, and the Mercurial Obsidian Panther appeared grandly as the light of the Tower scanned over them, another few seconds passing as the voice only came out some time later!
[Legacy Disciple #1(Alexander), The Test of Quality- Exceptional!]
THRUUM!
Wild essence waved out as Noah only nodded grandly, his figure and the three summons disappearing as they entered deeper into the Great Sage Aoin Tower.
[Third Trial- The Test of Combat!]
[Begin!]
He appeared in an expansive room similar to the first, with an Animus Summon at the Low Tier GALAXY Realm releasing a powerful air roaring out towards him.
SHAA!
The Obsidian Panther moved in an instant as it pounced on the beast that looked like an Armadillo right away, its single claw leaving a gash on its hard skin as it cried out painfully.
A few seconds later, the Armadillo received even more gashes as it wailed painfully, its huge size and speed not being able to even see the Panther as it seemed like it would be facing death soon!
Yet the moment the Obsidian Panther was about to land the last attack to reap its life, a spatial light covered it as it was teleported away!
Noah sighed at this scene as his conjecture was proved correct- the Animus Summons they would face on the last Trial were actually the rewards listed on the illusory screens, and they wouldn't be allowed to kill thm as the moment they were defeated with their lives threatened, they would be taken away.
This meant that he wouldn't be able to farm GALAXY cores from however many Summons he would end up facing!
RUMBLE
Yet the Tower cared not for his thoughts as the next two enemies were teleported in, both his Void Serpent and Obsidian Panther moving against them. The past stage and this one were all beasts of the Low Tier- so they posed no challenge for Noah as he cleared the first, second, and third round of enemies with ease.
After the third round which consisted of four Low Tier GALAXY Realm Animus Summons, the fourth round was a Middle Tier Draconic Phoenix!
Yet even this Middle Tier GALAXY summon faced defeat when ganged up against Noah's 3 pets...
Those watching the illusory scenes on the screen had agape expressions as those that considered themselves geniuses had to change their opinions on what that term truly meant!
As the Holy Descendants watched the scenes of Noah's battles, they were all so mesmerized that all of them failed to realize that even until now, none of the beings from the delegation of the Primal Winged Expanse had come into the Tower.
This would be a shocking realization later as they watched the culprit of wiping away this delegation exceed all they knew about geniuses as he passed the fourth round and went on to the fifth.
The fifth round was against two Middle Tier GALAXY Realm Animus Summons, and when they were faced with Noah's pets that were all at the Low Tier- the two summons were still beaten!
"No way..."
"Is the gulf of a PRISMATIC summon that huge?! That they can even match those a realm above them...!"
The Holy Descendants could not help but exclaim as they watched the scene of 4 more enemies being brought to face Noah, each of them of the Rare rarity and being at the Middle Tier GALAXY Realm.
When the battle began against these powerful enemies, even Noah's pets felt the strain as the battle actually wasn't decided in just a few minutes!
Sighs of relief could be heard from the Holy Descendant as they saw that even a monstrous genius such as this could have limits. They were about to watch the eventual defeat of this round as they wondered how many points Noah would gain from the Exceptional Ratings of the first two trials, as well as what ratings he would receive for this last trial.
Yet their expectations...would be shattered once more as the moment Noah's pets began feeling the strain of fighting 4 enemies a level above them all at once...he finally moved himself as he...provided support!
||Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust||.
RUMBLE!
The Holy Descendant watched in a stupor as they had forgotten the combat power of the Summoner himself, watching as a single cast skill from Noah brought down an oppressive air against the four Middle Tier GALAXY Summons.
A second later, Noah did something that the audience would never get to understand, his body shimmering with a golden light as the Sins of Envy and Pride were activated, the attributes of the enemies being dragged down a level while Noah's strength was enhanced, his palm stretching out as the swirling essence of the Dao of Summoning pumped into his pets grandiosely!
THRUUM!
With this change in battle, his pets used the disruption to their advantage as very quickly...the enemy summons began to be defeated.
"F.u.c.k.i.n.g hell..."
"This...this isn't real..."
Disbelief was the only thing present from the Holy Descendants as even Anna shook her head on the side!
They watched on with bated breaths as all 4 Middle Tier GALAXY Realm Animus Summons were defeated as they were taken away in a flash of light.
[...]
Even the entity overseeing the regulations of the tower seemed to be at a loss as nothing happened for a few seconds, and the resonant voice resounded out once more.
[Final Battle!]
THRUUUM!
The moment the words finished, an even brighter spatial teleportation occurred as a single creature flashed in.
Majestically at 300 meters with a dark coating and beady eyes, a terrifyingly large Tarantula had made its appearance as it roared in front of Noah!
Its rarity was Ultra Rare.
Its rank was Peak Tier GALAXY!
ROAAAR!
It let out a terrifying bellow as it thundered forward!
Chapter 783 - Against Peak Tier!
As Noah was about to face off against a Peak Tier GALAXY enemy, his subordinates in the Burning Domains Galaxy were doing something shocking in their own right!
CAAA!
The resonant cry of the Holy Millenium Phoenix could be heard as Barbatos grandly stood atop it. Holy white flames were constantly washing off of the body of this Millenium Phoenix as they actually went on to strengthen the enormous figures of Abyssal Undead that Barbatos commanded, giving a horrendous contrast as the essence of death was mixed in with something it should not have been.
Yet it molded together perfectly as the strengthened undead swarmed the Low Tier GALAXY Elder Fiend constantly for the past hour while backed with the support of other Harbingers, this powerful enemy currently being on his knees as he was disbelievingly being taken down by being of a rank lower than it!
"This is the GALAXY Realm? Hmph, Little Phoenix, immolate this dumb thing!"
CAAA!
Barbatos called out to her Holy Millenium Phoenix arrogantly as the Elder Fiend was swarmed to his death, a similar scene occurring in another domain as the Emperor Penguin has become gargantuan while moving with his Mythical Frostbourne Mammoth to domineeringly smash into another Lower Tier GALAXY Elder Fiend.
The starry space around them was frozen with ice as it created a unique scenery, the golden light of pride shining brilliantly from the Emperor Penguin as its flippers smashed into the Elder Fiend the same time that the deadly tusks of his Mythical Frostbourne Mammoth pierced into its body.
With this, the most powerful experts of the Burning Domains Galaxy were no more as they were actually taken down by beings a Realm above them, this event occurring silently within this Galaxy as it would have no audience. Yet in the coming future, many beings and Ancient Powers would come to know of the unique figures of an Emperor Penguin sitting atop a Mythical Frostbourne Mammoth arrogantly, while the image of an Undead Legion crossing through the chaotic void while strengthened by a holy essence from a Millenium Phoenix would etch itself into the eyes of all!
Back in the Great Sage Aoin Tower, Noah's face was cold as he faced the oppressive pressure of a Peak Tier GALAXY Animus Summon.
Most Animus Summons at the Peak Tier GALAXY Realm would have fully awoken their bloodlines as they each cultivated their own unique Dao, those in the Ultra Rare and PRISMATIC rarities being especially deadly as they could have bloodlines that granted them comprehensions in Grand Daos!
The Wandering Void Tarantula in front of Noah wasn't that deadly, his Eyes of Truth telling him it was a creature proficient in the Lesser Dao of Poison as he could already see extremely verdant liquids leaking out of its grotesque jaws.
Its many eyes seemed mesmerizing as its numerous legs wriggled towards him terrifyingly!
THRUUUM!
The Colossal Helios Leviathan moved first by shooting out numerous plasma beams, Noah turning into a figure of light as he shot into the body of the Void Serpent and instantly merged with it.
The abilities of [Yggdrasil] and [Incandescent Emperor] were cast as a thick armor and golden crown appeared on the Void Serpent, its draconic head raised arrogantly as it went on to clash with the horror of a Wandering Void Tarantula!
Of course, the lights of the Sins of Envy and Pride were already cast as the boost in abilities was applied to Noah while the attributes of the Tarantula were reduced, but the reduction of attributes wasn't enough to hinder this Peak Tier creature.
BOOM!
Space quaked at the impact as the Void Serpent was pushed back, the thick armor of Yggdrasil having numerous cracks as it tried to heal rapidly. Noah only nodded at this scene as even while facing such a creature, he was merely using it as a chance to test out his new skills from the upgraded skill trees.
This Summon had only embarked on the Dao of Fortification and had not mastered or assimilated it, so it was nowhere near the level of an Entity as it was only a Peak Tier GALAXY beast.
So he further explored his new skills from the upgrades of the Tree of Life as next up, he utilized [Galactic Tree] and [Life Seed]!
[Galactic Tree](5/5) :: The ability of Yggdrasil is further enhanced as it gains the force of a small galaxy, its defenses boosted to a great degree as only those proficient in an offensive Dao are the only ones capable of shattering it.
[Life Seed](5/5) :: A delicate seed forms above the caster as they are granted constant regeneration and the constant enhancement of 500% in all abilities. When the seed blooms into a flower, it collects all the damage dealt to the user since its formation as all of this damage is redirected onto the enemy with a single deadly strike.
Essence raged out wildly as Noah used the support ability of Galactic Tree to cause the armament around the Void Serpent to become even thicker as instead of the verdant green sheen it had, the glimmer of stars could be seen on it as it now had the image of an illusory Galaxy!
Above him, a verdant light also erupted as a shimmering seed appeared, this seed releasing waves of light over the merged Noah and Void Serpent as the moment these two skills were cast, Noah fearlessly went back to clash with the Wandering Void Tarantula!
SHAA!
Its dense green poison was shot out as Noah watched it splash onto the body of the Void Serpent, this deadly poison merely bouncing off the starry verdant armament of Yggdrasil as he moved forward unhindered.
Meanwhile, the Obsidian Panther and Colossal Helios Leviathan provided support as Noah actually created for a stable battle where he tanked a Peak Tier GALAXY Animus Summon with the use of many support abilities, his pets gradually getting in the groove as they avoided any injuries and began to grind down this enemy that was actually 2 levels above them!
Chapter 784 - Successor of a Great Sage!
On the base floor of the Great Sage Aoin Tower, the Holy Descendants were watching in pure shock as a monstrous being actually faced an enemy at the Peak Tier GALAXY Realm without being killed right away.
"That is the essence of the Law of Life? It can be used to stand against a Lesser Dao like this?!"
"None of that matters, how the hell has his essence not run dry while supporting all of his pets with Dao Essence and using all these abilities..."
Discussions ran rampant as they watched the shocking scenes, these beings not being able to explain what they were seeing as they could only speculate!
Anna watched the entire battle with shining eyes as she looked at this figure with many mixed thoughts.
Appearing as a genius in front of her just weeks ago, and finding out he was the Ruler of an entire Galaxy- along with the one that used to be her home, not too long ago!
Yet he didn't act high and mighty as many other Rulers, aside from being overbearing and domineering towards his enemies of course. When she looked at his figure, she only saw the wild eyes that seemed to always be filled with a myriad of thoughts, his figure getting increasingly bigger in her eyes as her pride made her strive to achieve the level of strength she was seeing.
She was a genius too. She held a shocking Trait of a Vector Controller. She embarked on Dao while using the bland technique from the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. in a short period of time! So why could she not do what Noah was doing right now?!
RUMBLE!
Her thoughts remained hers as she only watched while the Peak Tier GALAXY Wandering Void Tarantula had its numerous legs begin to be devoured, a flash of an Obsidian Panther rupturing its eyes every now and then as the deadly plasma rays from the Colossal Helios Leviathan thundered down.
It was the first battle that actually took Noah some time, having to spent over half an hour to get through the defenses of this being that was utilizing the Dao of Fortification!
ROAAR!
The Wandering Void Tarantula let out an unwilling bellow as the light of teleportation covered it, the entity overseeing the Tower observing that its life was actually in danger as Noah...cleared the last fight in the combat test!
[Legacy Disciple #1(Alexander) Test of Combat, Exceptional!]
The cold voice reverberated out as Noah unmerged himself from the Void Serpent, giving a command as all his three pets returned into his Origin. He waited expectantly as he wondered how many points he would receive, and which Peak Tier GALAXY Animus Summons he would choose with them.
[Legacy Disciple #1(Alexander)- Points...Null]
RUMBLE!
Noah's gaze shook at these words as he looked around him incredulously!
On the base floor, the screen that showed Noah disappeared as the Holy Descendants and Anna looked towards each other questioningly, not knowing what had exactly occurred.
All the eyes turned on the screen where the name of the first Holy Descendant who had taken the Trial first was listed as they hoped to see an extra name and points, but nothing appeared!
"What happened..."
Even Anna had a worried look as she looked around pensively!
Yet at this moment, Noah's figure was teleported away without any explanation from the room he was in, his senses spreading out as he found himself in a mystical area that was surrounded by colorful rolling clouds.
His senses could not spread too far away as they seemed contained within this area, the nearby cloud rumbling as they formed into the shape of a being Noah had seen in the skies above the Tower before.
[The number of points are null because you will not need them.]
The strong voice of the bearded being made of clouds floated into his mind as he listened with great focus!
[Given your Exceptional talent and aptitude, you more than meet the conditions to be the True Successor of Aoin, the Great Sage that founded the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. !]
RUMBLE!
The words came down shockingly as Noah's eyes shone, this being that was the consciousness of the Tower- a mere sliver of a soul that the Great Sage Aoin left behind...this being wanted to make him the True Successor of a Great Sage's Legacy!
[The only condition is for you to bear the weight of protecting the Dragonoid and human race of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. . Can you bear this responsibility and become my Successor?]
Not even a second had to pass as Noah would have promised this consciousness whatever it wanted to hear, his mind already imagining what he should choose from all the Peak Tier GALAXY pets.
"I will bear the responsibility and be the True Successor!"
[So it shall be.]
RUMBLE!
Waves of essence raged out as the multicolored clouds raged towards Noah, most of them going towards his forehead as a unique sigil was burned into his mind.
This sigil was truly unique as it held an abundant amount of information, many of them being skills and abilities!
[With me coming to be at this moment, it means my main body and soul have perished in the mission to isolate our Dark Universe from the Primordial Cosmos. But coming across someone like you...]
The cloudy form of the residual consciousness of the Great Sage continued to ring out as Noah let the Legacy freely flow into him, his attention on this former big boss that was now monologing.
[Coming across a being with such ridiculous talent means I can grow a powerful Great Sage to defend my home and fight any future battles with those thieves! For this...I am truly happy!"
The light of melancholy could be seen on the Great Sage's face as his eyes honed in on Noah.
[The abilities I used to traverse and assimilate my Daos, you shall have. The treasures of this Tower, you shall have. Whatever you wish to achieve...you can have as long as you put in the effort!]
RUMBLE!
At this moment, the runic sigil etched itself onto Noah's mind as he sorted a great deal of information, turning his starry eyes to the illusory figure of the Great Sage as he spoke out with shining eyes.
"Strength is everything, and I wish to increase mine! Can I see the 10 Peak Tier GALAXY PRISMATIC pets? I would like to start with them!"
He made his wishes blatantly as the figure of the Great Sage had a light smile, waving his hand as the cloudy area around them parted to reveal one of the most beautiful scenes Noah had ever laid his eyes on in his entire life.
More beautiful than any exotic foods or gorgeous men and women!
More beautiful than even a father watching their first child be born!
As the clouds parted, what was revealed was a line up of PRISMATIC pets at the forefront, each humongous in stature as their bodies let off horrendous auras.
Behind them were rows and rows of other Animus Summons of all species and colors, Noah's eyes lighting up with beams of golden light as he laid his eyes on all of this!
The sight of a magisterial Galaxy Devouring Wolf, of a dreadful Tiamat, of a glorious Monkey King, of a resplendent Blue Slime...
It was truly too beautiful!
Chapter 785 - Advance into Middle Tier!
[After fully assimilating the Dao of Summoning, you can easily call forth rare beasts from the Animus Universe as even without contracting them, your essence is enough to let them remain in our Dark Universe for quite some time. I utilized my mastery in the Dao of Voidspace to create a unique environment in this spatial realm thereafter that mimicked their homes as they could remain here for as long as possible.]
The illusory figure of the Great Sage continued to speak as Noah stared at the titanous figures of PRISMATIC Summons.
[The Animus in this tower were the closest to it as they weren't affected by the ravages of time, but those outside of it entered into Disordered States after so much time has passed without a contract with inhabitants of this universe. Among the ones you can choose, of course the PRISMATIC Summons at the Peak Tier Realm would be best, but it would not increase your strength right away as you won't be able to contract them for the next tens of years until you breakthrough to Peak Tier GALAXY Realm!]
The wisdom of the Great Sage leaked out as he evaluated Noah differently, thinking that a genius as horrendous as him should be able to advance from Low to Middle and Peak Tiers of the GALAXY Realm in just a few decades compared to the hundreds of years that others took!
Yet...even the wisdom of this great sage would be wrong as Noah finally turned his eyes away from the resplendent sight of summons, turning his gaze to the illusory figure of the Sage as he smiled lightly.
Take him decades to advance to Peak Tier? Only able to contract pets after he reached that same realm as them?
All of this was wrong!
RUMBLE!
His eyes shone with strength as he made visible the stat panel he hadn't looked at in a while.
[Noah Osmont][Title(s): Infernal Lord(Variant), Controller(All Laws)]
[Trait(s) : Infinite Mana & Protagonist]
[Universal Laws Assimilation: 4%]
[Dao(s) : Dao of Summoning- 36%, Dao of Vitality-7%]
[Bloodline(s): Vampyre Progenitor]
[Primeval Tree of Old- Yggdrasil : M.a.t.u. Stage]
[Primeval Propitious Physique: 28%]
[Primeval Tree of Death: M.a.t.u. Stage]
[Aether Particles(s) : 10,000,000]
[Karma Line(s) : 10,000,000]
[Fate Line(s) : 10,000,000]
[Chaos Particle(s) : 10,000,000]
[Origin Core(s) : Light-10, Dark-10, Fire-10, Water-10, Earth-10, Air-10]
[Domain(s) : Life, Death, Aether, Karma, Fate,Chaos, Light, Dark, Space, Time, Fire, Water, Earth, Air]
[Vitality: GALAXY(LOW)]
[Focus: ∞ ]
[Strength: GALAXY(LOW)]
[Law(s) : Life-100%, Death-100%, Aether- 100%, Karma-100%,Fate-100%,Chaos-100%, Light-100%, Dark-100%, Space-100%, Time-100%, Fire-100%, Water-100%, Earth-100%, Air-100%]
[Authority(s) : Aether Lord, Fate Lord, Chaos Lord, Karma Lord, Space Lord, Time Lord, Light Lord, Dark Lord, Flame Lord, Water Lord, Earth Lord, Air Lord]
[Skill Points :: 2,623,643]
Many things stayed at 100% as his skill points had even exceeded the count he had before he used Skill Creation not too long ago, but one of the more eye catching things was the percentage on the progress of his Universal Laws Assimilation!
In the past weeks, it had risen to a grand 4% as this number had a shocking meaning. It meant that any normal person would be able to completely assimilate all universal laws as at the end of it, the reward of opening a pathway to a Cosmic Dao opened up. Yet to Noah...he saw the many months it would take being simply too long!
To change this fact, he continued to save up his skill points as he eyed a skill that he had already tested in the Skill Creation tab, an ability that would allow him to increase his progress in his law assimilations. Yet this skill would cost him over 10 million skill points as this would be the goal he would work towards in the near future.
His eyes then turned towards his Dao percentages that were increasing nicely before he stopped at the attributes that showed his Realm at Low Tier GALAXY.
It was these words that he wanted to change at this moment as he climbed from Low to Middle, where he was planning to utilize all of the Low and Middle Tier GALAXY Cores he had obtained from the Wild Animus on the way here to push himself forward as contract two of the 10 PRISMATIC beasts in front of him!
The consciousness of the Great Sage thought he would not be able to contract them for a while, but with his [Archaic Contract] ability would allow him to contract any being a stage above him as he shattered this norm also.
'Should be light work.'
His domineering thoughts came out as he sat down while waving his hands and pulling out multiple glimmering GALAXY cores that he began to absorb right away!
The consciousness of the Great Sage looked towards him with a shining gaze as it witnessed this phenomenon, Noah merely voicing out as the multicolored magisterial light of essence already began washing over his body.
"Give me a few hours to advance my Realm, then I'll contract with my next two pets."
...!
His simple words brought alarm and confusion to the Great Sage as he could not help but voice out.
[Realm advancement in a few hours? Contract two pets? A being can only ever contract with 1 Animus every time they advance through a realm after Nebula...]
The confusion of the Great Sage would be cleared up soon enough as Noah was already lost in a deluge of essence being absorbed by him, beginning the process of enhancing himself into the Middle Tier of the GALAXY Realm merely days after he entered into Low Tier GALAXY!
At the base floor of the Tower, the Holy Descendants could not make heads or tails of what was going on as more than an hour passed, the rest of them choosing to hold on before taking the Trial of this Legacy as a portion were about to head out of the Secret Realm to let their Holy Emperor know of the recent advancements.
"We'll be back with the words of the Holy Emperor soon as we figure out what happened to Alexander and the delegation from the Primal Winged Expanse."
They said these words to Anna who was situated on the floor meditating as she merely nodded, her expression actually calm as she had received Noah's mental message a while ago that he was just accepting the full legacy of the Great Sage for himself while advancing into the next realm for the next few hours!
'Just ridiculous...'
She could only shake her head at the incredulousness as she waited, not taking the test of the Legacy herself as she had only summoned 1 Animus Pet so far. She would come back as soon as she was ready as her eyes were also set on getting [Exceptional] results on all 3 Trials, or simply leech off the being who was receiving the full legacy at this moment!
In the belly of the draconic shaped Expansive Holy Land where the important personages of two Ancient Powers were waiting, new figures flashed as they took the attention of all the beings in the surroundings!
"What happened in the Primal Holy Land?"
RUMBLE!
The robust voice of the Holy Emperor locked onto the 5 figures of the Holy Descendants that had come out of the Secret Realm, his fiery eyes filled with excitement as he thought of all the possibilities! Of the Legacy left behind by their forefather and what it contained!
Yet the information that came out...would be something that held grand consequences for both of the Ancient Powers!
Chapter 786 - A Balance Shattering Pet! I
Near the golden door that led to the Primal Holy Land, multiple Entities from different Ancient Powers looked at the 5 Holy Descendants that had come out of this Secret Realm.
"Emperor, the Holy Princess was able to unearth the legacy of the Great Sage..."
The breakdown of the events as well as the mysteries of what the Holy Descendants had seen in the Secret Realm were relayed as the surroundings became bustling with excitement!
"Half Dao Weapons? Treasured Materials? PRISMATIC Animus Summons as the Peak Tier GALAXY Realm?!"
The gaze of the Holy Emperor was heating up as he heard everything, his mind already imagining the 10 PRISMATIC Summons as future Entities that would work under him!
"Why hasn't Kirigan or the others come out? Where's my delegation?"
THRUUUM
The strong voice of the Primal Emperor rang out at this moment as many beings came to a pause when they realized this. The Holy Descendants collected themselves as they voiced out.
"This is also what we came to relay, we have not come across Prince Kirigan and the other Aileron Royals ever since we separated when we first entered the Secret Realm. Even when we all saw the changes within the Secret Realm as well as the Tower that rose and could be seen from anywhere in the secret realm, we still weren't able to locate them ..."
"..."
The gaze of the Primal Emperor turned cold when he heard this as he looked towards the resplendent golden door that had the inscription label AOIN!
"Brother Windsor, what is the meaning of this? What other mysteries are there in this Secret Realm?"
The atmosphere had turned sour with the disappearance of the delegation from the Primal Winged Expanse, the Holy Emperor's mood also brought down as he replied calmly.
"They might have run into a wild Peak Tier GALAXY Summon or are simply in far regions of the secret realm at this moment. We shall send in more beings inside to check the progress as we also explore the Great Sage Aoin Tower!"
This was the only choice the Holy Emperor could make at this moment as the gaze of the Primal Emperor remained cold, waving his hands as he selected some more beings from his Aileron Race to accompany those who would be delving into the secret realm once more.
He wanted to get to the truth of where his grandson was!
RUMBLE!
At this moment, the being responsible for the deaths of the entire delegation from the Primal Winged Expanse was actually enjoying eating up resplendent GALAXY Cores, his body brimming with power as after absorbing tens of cores at the Middle Tier stage, his body was finally stepping into this same Realm as his vibrant Galaxy expanded rapidly while adding millions of stars per second.
The gorgeous array of colors had the consciousness of the Great Sage Aoin looking forward in a stupor as this genius really had accomplished what he said he would just a few hours prior- which was to advance into the next Realm!
But the other thing he said was being able to contract a Peak Tier Animus Summon thereafter, and two of them at that. The consciousness of the Great Sage thought about these words and how he had truly advanced into another stage within just a few hours as it wondered...would he also accomplish this?
WAA!
Without paying any heed to his surroundings, Noah finished his last GALAXY Core as the advancement from Low into Middle Tier GALAXY was finally complete.
His Galaxy was even more vibrant as it had more than doubled in size, his senses telling him that a couple of billion more stars were condensed within as he felt boundless power!
At this stage, he felt like even if he didn't have Infinite Mana, he would be able to carry out an ability capable of affecting an entire Galaxy at least once, something that only those in the Peak Tier GALAXY Realm would be able to do with their dense mana reserves.
Yet his astounding Grand Completion while in the Middle Tier granted him such boosts as when he entered Peak Tier in the future while keeping his Grand Completion...well, only the future would tell!
But he had genuinely gone from Low Tier and into Middle Tier GALAXY in just a matter of about a day or two!
Ah!
[Truly a once in a lifetime genius! I'm not sure how true your latter words of being able to contract 2 Summons are, but I can use my authority within the tower to transfer an Animus of your choosing into the Luminous Star Pendant you received when you entered the Tower. This allows me to lock in and restrict a summon until the one awarded can contract it for themselves.]
The uses of the necklace that condensed on each person who entered the tower was revealed, Noah simply shaking his head as he came out of his thoughts and walked towards the rows of Animus Summons that were held in place.
"No need."
RUMBLE!
Domineering words erupted out of him as his steps were light, yet seemingly indecisive as they could not fully choose which direction to go towards in!
This was because the PRISMATIC Summons in front of him were truly majestic and powerful, and it pained him that he had to choose just some out of the 10!
As his eyes looked over the information provided from the Eyes of Truth on each of the treasured Summons- From the Abyssal Black Tyrant Dragon, Monkey King, Galaxy Devouring Wolf, Blue Slime, Tiamat and five others...
He breathed out slowly as the tension left his body, taking light steps towards the line where an individual that could be considered the smallest in stature stood.
This creature was at the center of the line up of 10 PRISMATIC Summons, and yet was the smallest in size! Bounded to its left and right by a terrifying Galaxy Devouring Wolf and an Abyssal Black Tyrant Dragon, the Animus that Noah went towards...was a small blue blob that had innocent eyes!
It was the Blue Slime!
A mere slime, and yet his eyes of truth told him of its terrifying origins...
[Blue Slime](PRISMATIC+) :: An Animus Summon at the Peak Tier GALAXY Realm. A unique species rarely seen in the Animus Universe, this Blue Slime comes from the thought to be perished lineage of Universal Emperor Slimes that were hunted down to extinction in the Animus Universe by a coalition of beings from the Primordial Cosmos. The defining racial skill that made it a target for extinction is Universal Devouring, an ability that brought about a Universal Emperor Slime that held an entire Universe in the Primordial Cosmos hostage for 1000 years. Its unique composition gives it complete immunity to physical attacks and 50% Damage reduction to all other forms of damage. This Blue Slime has nearly mastered the Grand Dao of Devouring, but is also proficient in the Grand Daos of Four Elements, Slaughter, and Macrocosm, along with the Lesser Daos of Alacrity, Voidspace, and Vitality. When it fully becomes a Universal Emperor Slime, it will naturally awaken the Cosmic Dao of Annihilation...
"..."
A ridiculous, nonsensical, and simply balance-shattering pet had entered the stage!
Chapter 787 - A Balance Shattering Pet! II
The Blue Slime that was the blob surrounded by terrifying figures of terrifying beasts looked towards Noah innocently as it seemed like the most innocent thing one could come across.
Its jelly form wiggled as Noah went down and took it into his arms.
[The Blue Slime...this was the last Animus Summon I called forth before I set off with the other Sages. I knew it was a rare creature, but I didn't have time to explore its full bloodline and abilities so I simply locked it up here along with all the others. Are you sure of choosing this one?]
The voice of the consciousness of the Great Sage rang out with a tinge of melancholy as Noah nodded with a light smile.
"Oh, this is definitely the one." He said these words as his body erupted with essence, the ability of [Archaic Contract] being cast as his body and the blob of the Blue Slime became covered with essence and runic sigils.
THRUUUM!
As if witnessing a monumental event, the very surrounding space shook as the illusory figure of the Great Sage Aoin could only look forward in disbelief as he saw a contract be formed between two beings of different stages!
[Monstrous...]
Only a single word could be uttered as the light died down, showing Noah and the Blue Slime that had bounced from his arms and gone on top of his head.
It had lost the restrictions that the Great Sage placed on the Animus Summons within the Tower as it moved freely, its blob of a body bouncing atop Noah's head as it seemed to enjoy its freedom!
Its bouncing was accompanied with a shy voice ringing out in Noah's mind.
"Master, your head is very fluffy..."
The terrifying Blue Slime bounced up and down Noah's head as it rolled in his dark gold hair, not giving any feeling of being the only living member of the terrifying lineage of the Universal Emperor Slimes that were hunted down by powerful beings in the Primordial Cosmos!
"You like staying on my head?" Noah had a smile as he spoke to the slime, its bouncing only becoming more excited as he chuckled and continued. "Then you can play there for as long as you want!"
"Un!" A cute reply came out as Noah looked at the panel that showed the information of this balance shattering Animus Summon once more.
Being a Universal Emperor Slime, this summon had the singular ability of Universal Devouring, something that made it possible for its power to grow where it was today, and also the reason why one of its kind could grow to a stage where it was capable of holding an entire Universe hostage!
Universal Devouring :: Any life form that is devoured will be fully assimilated seamlessly as their abilities, Realm, Law Comprehensions, Dao Comprehensions, and anything else within their existence will be obtained. This is an ability unique to the Universal Emperor Slimes.
This was the ability that this Blue Slime used to somehow put multiple Daos under his belt, with 4 Grand and 3 Lesser Daos being comprehended by it as it had simply Devoured beings that were studying such Daos! It had taken whatever Origin they had along with their abilities, Laws, and Dao comprehensions fully as at this moment, it was more terrifying than any of the other Animus Summons that still remained on the line up in front of Noah!
This was a summon that had nearly completely comprehended the Grand Dao of Devouring, a summon that would very soon be a genuine Entity the moment it did so!
He had truly obtained something ridiculous as the possibilities for the future were truly too many.
There was also immense hidden danger as this Blue Slime was a type of creature that was hunted down by the big bosses running around the Primordial Cosmos, but to this this thought Noah only had a single reply-
So what!
Even if some powerful beings he didn't even know about targeted his Summons, they would just get in the long line of people that Noah wanted to confront! There were those that attacked the Dark Universe while trying to obtain the Cosmic Treasure Ruination and ultimately cause its Sages and Great Sages to perish as this entire universe could now face an Apocalypse at any time, and now whatever beings hunted down Universal Emperor Slimes to extinction would just have to get on this long line of enemies.
Oh and of course, he couldn't forget the stupendous fact that next to the name of this Blue Slime, a + sign could be seen next to PRISMATIC as it showed even within this rarity, this Summon was the very best there was.
'Ah!'
He sighed with contentment and achievement as he turned his gaze towards the other 9 PRISMATIC Summons in front of him!
"Master, you want to choose another one? Get Big Sister Dragon, she has a lot of heads..."
The Blue Slime chirped in as it noticed Noah's gaze, its eyes looking towards the terrifying visage of Tiamat, a dreadful looking dragon that simply had too many heads.
Each of them a different color and shining with a dangerous l.u. as the eyes seemed to blaze with immense anger and madness!
"Oh? Why would you choose her?"
"Mmm, when we could freely move in the Tower tens of thousands of years ago, all the others were scared of her...and she was always in a bad mood somehow." The slime bounced up and down as it spoke of the passing of tens of thousands of years like nothing.
But Noah agreed with the words of this terrifyingly cute slime as he looked at the information of the multi headed dragon!
[Queen Dowager- Tiamat](PRISMATIC) :: An Animus Summon at the Peak Tier GALAXY Realm. It was a ruling force in the Animus Universe as it is the Progenitor of one of the 9 Supreme Bloodlines of All Animus Creatures. Stripped down from its high throne by the Alliance of the 5 Supreme Clans and having its Origin and Soul completely destroyed, Tiamat underwent rebirth from the Innate Skill of the Dragon Progenitor Bloodline as portions of its memories are slowly coming back. The Queen Dowager has currently assimilated the Laws of Life, Death, Fate, and Chaos. She has also nearly finished comprehending the Grand Daos of Slaughter and Destruction. When she completes the process of her rebirth and regains all her memories, she will awaken her comprehensions in the Cosmic Dao of Annihilation...
Seeing Noah nod with shining eyes as he evaluated Tiamat up and down, the Blue Slime bounced happily as it called out.
"Get that Big Sister, Master! She's nearly as cute as me..."
RUMBLE!
The words of Blue Slime caused the restricted eyes of Tiamat to shine a dangerous light as Noah moved forward!
Chapter 788 - Pompous, Arrogant, and Frightening!
Not too far in the unique space, the sliver of consciousness of the long gone Great Sage watched as his chosen Successor continued to live up to the words he said, where he was now really going towards the Tiamat with the intention of contracting it!
He couldn't help but speak out.
[As my successor, you can choose how to handle the rewards of the Tower, which means saving any Animus Summons you want for yourself and contracting them when you advance in the future! This is especially so for the PRISMATIC Peak Tier Summons, as many of them are nearing the Realm of Entities and would help you greatly on your journey...]
Yes! Many of the Animus Summons within the tower were very close to becoming Entities, and this was especially so for the PRISMATIC and Ultra Rare Summons who had powerful bloodlines. As they were locked within the Tower for tens of thousands of years with special restrictions, even though they were not contracted to anyone and weren't in their Animus Universe- they had still been able to comprehend laws and Daos as the years passed!
This was the case for the Blue Slime, Tiamat, and many others on the line up that Noah faced.
[They have been comprehending for the past tens of thousands of years, but none of them have mastered their respective Daos as they have never been able to apply them. The moment they are contracted and step into the outside world as they utilize their Daos will be the time when they enter the ranks of Entities.]
The voice of the Great Sage Aoin rang out sonorously as Noah merely smiled, waving his hands beside him as a spatial wave erupted, another one of his bodies appearing in front of the Queen Dowager- Tiamat!
Since he was born from two Galaxies and shared two separate yet uniquely connected bodies, he effectively had a cheat on the number of summons he could contract with. But his bodies had to establish the contracts themselves first before he could place the pets into his shared Origin, where he could choose to transfer any of the pets that he or the body of Alexander contracted without any issues.
To him, both of these bodies were one and the same, and he would not even be using the identity of Alexander soon enough as he was gaining terrifying power that would slowly make him able to move with even more vigor in the Dark Universe!
RUMBLE!
Essence erupted out as the sliver of consciousness of the Great Sage watched a new being with the same fluctuations as the one that should have been his successor appear, this being easily forming a contract with the Queen Dowager as the restrictions of the Tower were lifted from her.
[Ridiculous...!]. Even the consciousness of a Great Sage could not help but lament in shock at the event!
ROAAAR!
A loud bellow of freedom reverberated out from multiple heads as this creature stood in front of Noah, its multicolored heads that numbered not 5 but 10- all of these draconic head roared out with anger and majesty!
Noah simply felt the oppressive aura as he smiled, a cold harrumph ringing out from each of the heads as a second later, a red cloud of smoke descended into the enormous 500 meter Queen Dowager as it rapidly began shrinking in size.
RUMBLE!
Noah watched this unexpected scene with surprise, his eyes observing this dense smoke miniaturized the enormous body of the Queen Dowager until everything coalesced into red smoke around 2 meters!
"Being summoned into this trash Universe by a stupid little sage, locked into an even more trash tower and wasted thousands of years, and then contracted by an even weaker being. I've truly fallen!"
With a shockingly melodious voice that would cause the souls of weak men to tremble, the figure of a drop dead gorgeous woman walked out of the red smoke in a shocking fashion as she walked with light steps towards Noah!
It didn't take her long before her shocking figure came just inches away from him.
Noah only watched in a stupor as this figure came in front of him and used her slender arms to grasp his head, turning him side to side as she seemed to be looking for something.
"Hmmm..."
A thoughtful look appeared the more she examined Noah's face, even placing her head that was full of luscious dark hair on his c.h.e.s.t as she seemingly listened for his heartbeat!
"Well, not bad at least. A Grand Completion realm as a human, and I can even sense a whiff of something greater than a Dao Treasure from you."
RUMBLE!
The arrogant and pompous voice of this curvaceous woman that was the transformed Tiamat finally shook Noah out of his stupor as his face turned grave.
His eyes carefully glanced at her as he thought that she truly had no need to give herself such a blessed c.h.e.s.t and curves in her human form!
Even what she wore...was too revealing as it barely covered the things that should be covered!
This was one of the first summons of his that was able to change into a human form, and he thought it was rightfully so because her identity was simply too great.
She used to be the Progenitor of one of the 9 Supreme Bloodlines of the Animus Universe, a reality bending expert that was ganged up on and killed, and even then she still had ways to return as she now stood in front of Noah!
"Listen up."
THRUM!
Her words were mesmerizing as she spoke while raising her head pompously as every single one of her moves demanded attention.
"I have many plans and goals as I enact revenge against some cowards. Since we are now bound to each other and you've freed me from this stupid prison, I'll help you for a bit. If you can keep up with me, maybe I'll keep you around as my pet. But if you disappoint me and don't become a Great Sage in a few hundred years, I will break off this contract!"
RUMBLE!
Even though her curves and everything about her was gorgeous, her words were cold and merciless as this Queen Dowager that used to rule an entire region of the Animus Universe before stood in front of Noah.
Faced with this pompous dragon queen, Noah's gaze turned cold as his eyes shone with a dangerous l.u. !
The Blue Slime atop his head bounced up and down as it seemed to be having fun, but the air turned even colder as even more domineering words erupted from Noah.
"Just who do you think is the Master and Pet in this contract?"
...!
BZZT!
It seemed like two domineering auras erupted against each other as a Summoner and an Animus Summon looked towards each other coldly, the very space in the surroundings beginning to crack as a dangerous force threatened to erupt out from the pompous Queen Dowager...
Chapter 789 - Glorious Rewards and a Shocking Return! I
"Guess I'll have to give out a beating against my so called Master for him to understand."
The Queen Dowager raised her slender fists dangerously as a nearly completed Dao erupted from it, a Dao that very Infinitely neared the power of a genuine Entity as it was a Grand Dao!
Yet against this scene, Noah's eyes remained cold.
In this state of tension, the chirpy voice of the Blue Slime also rang out as it seemed excited.
"Master, didn't I tell you Big Sister would be powerful and fun?"
Noah ignored the words as he raised his hand and utilized something he never had before- the contract that was inscribed deep in his soul and the soul of the Animus in front of him!
RUMBLE
"Hmph, you think a mere contract ability that at most a Great Sage created would be enough to bind me? I've ruled countless lands and even destroyed cl.u. of galaxies, what makes you thin- Ahhh!"
A painful m.o.a.n escaped the Queen Dowager as she clasped her head in shock and fell to the ground!
Noah walked up towards her as his gaze arrogantly looked down.
Yes, maybe a being of her caliber would have been able to cause problems with an animus contract and even possibly break it if she grew to be more powerful. But the contract he used...was one backed by skill points as its effectiveness was elevated multiple times.
Even this terrifying being felt intense pain from her soul if she ever wished to rebel!
"You little...!"
Yet Noah also watched with surprise as even with a pained expression, the Queen Dowager still rose up slightly before she remained in place while bearing the pain, the aura of a Grand Dao around her palpating as it threatened to erupt!
His eyes shone with intense light at this scene as he waved his hands, causing the pressure of the soul contract to subside as Tiamat looked towards him dangerously!
"I do not wish to have a conflicting relationship with my own contracted Animus, so let's do this."
His words came out calmly as he walked towards the Queen Dowager and looked her in the eyes.
"If I really get left behind in terms of Realm and I don't even become a Great Sage in just 10 years, not even hundreds of years, I'll break off the contract I've created with you myself and let you off!"
RUMBLE!
"...!"
Domineering!
Shocking!
His words were simply too shocking!
"Great Sage in less than 10 years...hmph, so be it!"
The Queen Dowager was reined in as she thought of the pain she just had to endure, as well as this incredulous promise of this human she knew he could no way accomplish!
Great Sage in just 10 years? What, did he think he could advance through Realms and master Daos that easy?
'You'll need to fully assimilate a Grand Dao and have advanced above the GALAXY Realm, even I would need at least a hundred years! Yet you're just a human...'
Prideful thoughts crossed the Queen Dowager and she straightened her curvaceous figure and spoke grandly.
"Let's get out of this musky tower, I've been in here for too long."
"..."
Noah felt a headache coming as he looked at this Peak Tier GALAXY Summon, another one still bouncing above his head as the terrifying Blue Slime that seemed innocent was actually much more monstrous than even Tiamat herself.
In this trip, he had truly obtained a great deal as his source of strength was expanded greatly, and he hadn't even gone through all of the rewards yet as of right now!
He still had the Ruination Page from the dumb prince to go through, remaining Low Tier GALAXY Cores he had in abysmal amounts after absorbing nearly all of them just now to pass to his subordinates, and all the rewards of the Tower that included a great deal of things- along with the Legacy of the Great Sage Aoin that included skills relating to the Dao of Voidspace!
When it came to skills relating to the Dao, Noah was filled with curiosity as most were skills designed by beings over the years, the [Animus Summoner Trainer] from the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. being an example.
This meant he could create his own skill trees that related to any Dao he was focusing on, and he wanted to fully do this when the time came for Grand Daos!
If a unique Lesser Dao like the Dao of Summoning granted him this much power, just what would happen if he fully utilized the others?
Of course, he knew the Dao of Summoning was unique in the way it boosted him because of his Infinite Mana and Protagonist trait, where he utilized this Dao to an extreme that even exceeded the Ancient Power that was focusing on it for the past tens of thousands of years!
The Expansive Dragon Cl.u. also comprehended this Dao and even had Entities that had begun assimilating it, and yet even they had not been able to have the line up of pets like Noah nor accomplish the things he had. Even now, their Ancient Power was merely equal to the Primal Winged Expanse as other Powers eyed their Legacies.
So how powerful one could be from any Dao depended on how it was utilized and the power of the being themselves!
'Ah...'
Noah lamented at this fact and his own genius as he turned towards the consciousness of the Great Sage Aoin that was still looking towards him in a stupor.
He had defied every single thing this Great Sage knew as common sense, where at this point the sliver of soul didn't even have words!
"The Expansive Dragon Cl.u. has enemies within our ranks currently. Close off the Tower for now until we successfully bypass some of these dangers, I shall bring worthy geniuses to claim powerful summons here then!"
"We have to move..."
He gave commands as huge changes began to occur in the Tower...
As Noah reigned in an unruly Animus and gave out commands, changes soon occurred in the secret realm where many new Low and Middle Tier GALAXY experts had entered!
First was the Tower itself, where every being inside was ejected as they found themselves warped outside of it.
"What happened..."
"We can't get back in!"
The Holy Descendants tried to enter the same way they did before, but they were bounced back as if rejected and not allowed to enter!
Anna didn't panic as she looked around, her eyes soon noticing spatial fluctuations as two figures appeared in front of her.
It was the genius she knew all too well, but he was accompanied by a curvaceous woman whose expression dripped of elegance and power!
In addition to this woman, Anna squinted her eyes as she also saw a cute blue blob situated happily atop Noah's head!
Chapter 790 - Glorious Rewards and a Shocking Return! II
"This is...?"
Anna's eyes carefully looked at the human form of the Queen Dowager as she seemed to sense immense danger from her.
Noah had a light smile as he looked around and replied.
"Just a summon. Come, we have to head out."
Anna seemed unconvinced as she stared at Tiamat, but the latter ignored her as the bountiful c.h.e.s.t attached to the Queen Dowager's c.h.e.s.t shook while she spread her arms out wide and took a deep breath!
"Never thought such a dry environment would ever smell so good..."
She spoke domineeringly about the atmosphere of a secret realm that was filled with dense essence, leaving hints that where she came from was multiple times grander than this!
Noah didn't pay attention to her as he raised his above them, seeing the figures of multiple Holy Descendants and Aileron Royals coming towards them and the Tower.
The second party was just arriving as Noah didn't even want to bother with them, sending a message to the consciousness that controlled this secret realm!
"Eject all of us out of this Realm for now, I should be back with a few people in a bit."
RUMBLE!
The moment his words ended, the entire Primal Holy Land shook as a bountiful amount of essence erupted out, the Wild Animus roaring out as all the humans, Dragonoids, and Ailerons felt spatial essence cover them as they were unwillingly thrown out!
At the same time, Noah's own essence overflowed as he changed the affix on the Ruination Core to be [The act of not taking damage for 10 seconds grants a Ruination Shield capable of withstanding a single strike from a Sage].
He was merely getting ready because as of this moment...things were about to get wild!
SHAA! SHAA! SHAA!
The gazes of the Primal Emperor, Holy Emperor, and many others rose up as they sensed changes near the golden door of the Primal Holy Land, seeing multiple figures teleported back.
Those that entered first and even those that had just entered a few minutes ago, every single being was teleported out!
Of course, every single being but the 20 Aileron Royals from the first party to enter...
The expressions of many beings shifted at this scene as the air was very oppressive and filled with power!
This was because currently, there were 4 Entities present in this very tense situation!
The Holy Emperor was overseeing things as Old Man Khan wasn't too far away with the Holy Price Rudolf and other important Royals, while the remaining delegation of Aileron Royals were the Primal Emperor bound by an Aileron Entity behind him, as well as the remainder of their Royals that were led by Prince Kirigan's father.
OOOM!
The pressure was mildly reduced as the Holy Emperor went towards the teleported figures, his eyes landing on Noah and his granddaughter as they shone with brilliance.
This was especially so as his eyes landed on the curvaceous figure of Tiamat, his eyes beginning to shake with happiness as he sensed her aura at Peak Tier GALAXY!
Yet his eyes didn't catch the even more fearsome blue slime atop Noah's head as it seemed like the most non-threatening thing there, no aura leaking from its body.
"What happened?"
His question was directed at all of them, so a single Holy Descendant went forward as he bowed while speaking apprehensively.
"Emperor, our group was forcefully ejected from the Primal Holy Land as we appeared here..."
The face of the Holy Emperor lost its happiness at this as nearby, the resonant voice of the Primal Emperor rang out next!
"All of you?"
RUMBLE!
His words came out like a rolling tide as they held immense pressure, the second group of Aileron Royals that were also just ejected nodding towards their Emperor with cold faces.
"We were all ejected, meaning that all of us here are the only ones alive to be teleported out..."
THRUUUM!
The moment these words finished, the horrendous aura of a peak Entity erupted out as the 5 pairs of wings on the Primal Emperor quaked with power!
His gaze was extremely cold as with the warping of all of these beings here forcefully, they confirmed that the initial 20 man party of Aileron Royals were dead!
All others were ejected out of the secret realm, but not them!
The significance of this was soon understood by all as the atmosphere became extremely oppressive.
It meant that under the watch of the geniuses of the Expansive Dragon Cl.u. , the guests they invited had lost 20 of their people- and it was those with extremely high status at that!
"Windsor, what is the meaning of this?"
THRUUM!
The words were cold and biting, filled with zero cordiality as even the 'Brother' that the Primal Emperor normally used was dropped!
"I'm sure there is an explanation of what happened to the young Prince Kirigan and others. You all, what did you see?"
The Holy Emperor remained impassive as his might was unrelenting when faced against the aura of the Primal Emperor. Turning his gaze to Noah and the other Holy descendants that had entered first!
At the same time, the Holy Emperor sent a telepathic message towards Noah as his shining eyes remaining on the curvaceous figure of the Queen Dowager who was only looking around with her mesmerizing red eyes, this entire tense situation seemingly not worth her attention...
"What happened with our Great Sage's Legacy? Is that creature in front of you from the Legacy? What about all the other treasures...?"
A barrage of telepathic questions entered Noah's mind as his eyes looked up to meet the Holy Emperor.
All of the others also focused on this scene as among everyone there, nobody even raised their heads as they knew nothing of what happened, only this single genius raising his eyes to meet the Holy Emperor!
The powerful beings all around watched with careful eyes as they wanted to know, just what exactly had befallen the 20 Aileron Royals inside?
At this juncture, Noah replied with two sentences.
One was a telepathic one that entered the mind of the Holy Emperor and caused his body to nearly shake out of happiness.
The other was a verbal message that he said for all to hear.
"In the Secret Realm, the consciousness of the Great Sage saw my talent as he chose me as his successor, bringing the rewards of the Legacy that contain multiple PRISMATIC, Ultra Rare, and many more powerful summons under me to do as I see fit!"
This was the telepathic message to the Holy Emperor that nearly caused a wide smile to break from him, containing his emotions as his shining eyes called for him to continue for the other question he had asked.
When Noah answered this question for all to hear, the happiness bubbling within the Holy Emperor would very quickly be doused as the atmosphere would turn terrifying!
With a blue slime sitting happily on his head, Noah raised his head grandly and spoke with utter calmness, his words being a shocking spark that would cause the eruption of deadly events.
"The 20 Aileron Royals including that Prince Kirigan...I actually killed them all."
"..."
Silence!
"..."
Silence so deep and terrifying that I made the blood of many run cold!
This silence...was followed by mayhem!
RUUUUUUMBLE!
