Chapter 981 - Shifting the Very Paradigms of Power! I
An attack filled with the Cosmic Essence of Annihilation!
The planet sized body of the Nine-Tailed Klaus shone brightly as the aura of a Cosmic Dao emanated from him as well, his body shining with a bright rainbow colored light as the essence he released was that of the Cosmic Dao of Phantasm!
A Cosmic Dao more geared towards defense and illusions, one that Klaus had been using to survive the terrifying attacks of the Dragon Queen since the battle began. Like many of the Bloodline Progenitors of the Supreme Races, Klaus was among the few Paragons capable of achieving comprehension in a Cosmic Dao, the Dao of Phantasm being something that brought the Nine-Tailed Fox Race immense honor and made them deadly ?ssassins.
But in front of the might of a wrathful Dragon Queen utilizing the essence of the Cosmic Dao of Annihilation…
BOOOM!
The layers of illusions were ripped apart one by one as the chaotic void tore and reformed constantly, Klau's figure being seen smashed back as his figure wasn't as magisterial anymore, two of his nine tails burned to cinders as his body carried heavy injuries!
"..."
Those keeping track of the battle between the two Bloodline Progenitors were breathless at this scene, Tiamat not being showy like Noah and bask in glory as she simply continued her attacks that made Klaus feel like he was a tiny animal on a chopping block that was ready to be cut apart at any time.
This Bloodline Progenitor grit his teeth as he bellowed out commands that shook those who heard them to their cores, his eyes tinged with shame as he spoke out nonetheless!
"Brothers...aid me!"
RUMBLE!
The Progenitor of the Nine-Tailed Foxes called out shamefully for help as two Paragons turned into streaks of lights to rush towards his and Tiamat's positions, but this was when a harrumph rang out as these streaks of light were intercepted by two pristine looking Draconic Serpents.
It was Ava and Olivia, the new summons that just became contracted with Noah and were given the rank of a Paragon not too long after!
They hadn't gotten to spend too much time with Noah as from his actions since they met him, these twins only looked at him with utter reverence and even fear as they would try their best to prove that they were worthy of him to contract with them.
So when they saw two Paragons head towards their Aunty, their Bloodline Progenitor...they appeared in front of these enemies grandly as they showed off their power for the first time!
THRUM!
His aid being blocked, Klaus was in an even sorrier state as Tiamat's planetary body rumbled with power, her wrathful gaze looking down upon this Fox Progenitor as she uttered chilling words that caused many to move away from this area.
"Nobody will save you today, little fox. Not even the Hegemony you so willingly follow!"
WAA!
A surreal scene as the Progenitor of one race ran away from another Progenitor!
This was just the scene of Tiamat battling with another Paragon...there were also the shocking scenes of the Cthulhu and Noah's other subordinates matching against Great Sages as they ripped them off one by one, with the Emperor Penguin and Cthulhu even choosing to put their clones in danger as they battled against Monarchs while utilizing the 5% strength they could borrow from Noah to the best of their abilities!
Shockingly, it was enough to match against Monarch as the being they pledged their Fealty to had just chosen to straight up skip the rank of Monarch and go straight to Paragon.
What gall he had to leave them all behind at such speeds!
The Emperor Penguin and Cthulhu felt this need the most as they clashed against Monarchs in order to prove themselves!
They weren't alone as a Legion of Undead led by a feisty Barbatos and her summons were swarming around a Qilin Monarch, their attacks relentless as many beings among Noah's people were making it their goal to attack Monarchs after Noah's great leap in strength as they wanted to do something similar.
As for who would succeed or who would have their clone destroyed? Only time would tell!
Aside from these incredible scenes, there were also the battles with the Paragons of the 4 Bloodline Races that pledged Fealty to Noah. Their fights were particularly interesting as aside from the immense increase in their mana reserves, they now held 5% of Noah's strength as a Paragon, these beings getting an even larger edge against their enemies as what was most ridiculous was how...even they were surprised by their strength.
Their enemies were constantly and utterly appalled at their level of strength, but these allied Paragons seemed to be just as surprised as they were as they tested their increased strength and began to push back the Legions of the 5 enemy Bloodline Races!
As for the being that made all of this possible...he was the one taking all the spot light as his battle was just too bright.
It was because streaks of 10 lights that represented Paragons were rushing towards him while he nonchalantly bound a Golden Cyclops Paragon with Chains of Annihilation, his pristine black-red claws thundering down to smash into the body of this creature as if it was a mere bug!
This was the physical attack of a being reinforced by the boosts of [Galactic Devastation], the forces of many annihilatory Galaxies floating all over his body as whatever he attacked would take on the force of all of these Galaxies.
There were then also the 100 Billion Galaxies that he had within his origin, causing a strike such a this to be something utterly terrifying!
The body of the Golden Cyclops Paragon was smashed into as his musculature deformed and twisted, nearly half of his body being turned to meat paste as the Life Essence of a Paragon was strong, this being starting to reform his body fearfully in seconds as to his newfound terror...he felt the essence of not just one Cosmic Dao, but two Cosmic Daos rush from the claw stomping onto him and rush into his body.
It was the essence of the Cosmic Dao of Annihilation and….
…!
The Paragon was alarmed only briefly before the essence of Annihilation and Ruination ravaged his Origin, the 10 coming Paragons watching in a stupor as for the first time since coming out of the black realm where he hiddenly killed 5 Paragons, Noah now killed another as the Golden Cyclops Paragon began to disintegrate in front of everyone!
Chapter 982 - Shifting the Very Paradigms of Power! II
A Paragon dead from just a few attacks from the Tyrannical Dragon Emperor!
The moment the kill was finished, the 10 rushing Paragons steeled their hearts even further as these beings that had lived for hundreds of thousands of years knew something.
It was the knowledge that this seemingly unreasonable being in front of them...if they did not put a stop to him now with all of their power, he would just continue to dominate the pace of the battle and pick them off one by one as soon enough- this Universal War would be lost!
Either they were cowardly and tried to preserve their lives by fighting others and eventually dying...or they grouped together and increased their chances of survival while also increasing their chances of taking down the monstrosity in front of them.
They naturally chose the comfort in numbers to overcome this great enemy, and such an ideology would work for many instances and on many enemies...just not the one they faced currently!
Such a strategy would not work on Noah!
This was because he still held the frankly ridiculous Plot Armor for another fifty something minutes, and this granted him an Invulnerable status for this entire time.
This allowed for the jaw dropping scene of 10 Paragons rushing towards him on all sides, each of their bodies glimmering with their own unique abilities and reinforcements as these paragons consisted of beings from all 5 Supreme Bloodline Races!
The glorious figures of Qilins, Cyclops, Phoenixes, Nine-Tailed Foxes, and White Tigers descending their attacks unto the Tyrannical Dragon Emperor was a scene etched onto the minds of many as in the next second, their jaws dropped when they saw this being not dodge or even light up with defensive skills, his gaze merely looking at the Paragons around him with utter disdain.
…!
"This…!"
BOOOM!
Yet…
WAA!
The figure of the Tyrant Dragon appeared just as majestic as before, his scales just as bright as not a single ounce of damage could be seen on his body.
"..."
The 10 Paragons came to a stop as they made sure their eyes were still working!
What they saw before them utterly defied what they knew about the norms of Power, and it further defied what their rank actually meant.
Paragons could challenge other Paragons and win their battles as long as they had many more Daos or comprehended something as beautiful as a Cosmic Dao. There even existed instances where a Paragon was powerful enough to go against 2 other Paragons and survive!
But this being in front of them had first somehow made 5 Paragons disappear as his entrance, and he now withstood the attacks of 10 Paragons that all attacked him at once as these Paragons truly did not know what to make of it.
It was a scene that utterly shifted the paradigms of the power of Paragons, where there now lay a possibility for someone to actually be capable enough to withstand 10 Paragons all by themselves!
The 10 Paragons only came out of their stupor when they felt the essence of the ridiculous Tyrant Dragon in front of them bubbling, his voice ringing out to resound across the surrounding miles.
"Regardless of what you do, the debt of blood will be repaid as my promise shall be fulfilled!"
…!
Noah said this as after crushing the Golden Cyclops Paragon and before its disintegration, he had taken its memories as he had a very clear idea on the events that took place to cause the rivers of blood and dismembered bodies of dragons to be floating in the chaotic void before this war even began.
"You will not find a savior, nor will you have mercy when you begin to beg for it! Today, there shall only be blood!"
RUMBLE!
The hearts of the 10 Paragons and all those who heard the resounding words of the Tyrannical Dragon Emperor trembled!
They recalled the promise that this being made not too long ago when he stood against the Hegemony of Slaughter himself, how he had promised he would not care if it was a Great Sage or a Paragon that unjustly carried out senseless slaughter...they would all be killed regardless.
As the many billions of powerhouses watched this Tyrant Dragon right now, they were actually shocked to see this being was keeping to his message!
Powerlessness! All from the might and words of a single person.
Who knew words could be this powerful?!
This point in the war was one of immense significance, and it was even more significant to a certain being that was watching this and experiencing the real time changes of it.
Of course, the person in question is the Hegemony of Slaughter himself who could feel his Universal Fortune constantly decreasing- it was Ambrose who felt his influence over the many powerful natives of the Animus Universe that he had forged for so many years slipping away that easily!
And all of it...was done by a randomly appearing being in just a matter of days.
Work that he had done for many millenniums...decimated in just days!
Emotions of wrath that Ambrose never thought would arise within his heart broke to the surface at this moment, his gaze exceedingly cold as he looked at the illusory scene where he saw the Tyrant Dragon fully withstand the attacks of 10 other Paragons.
Solerno was standing nearby with an extremely somber expression, neither of the two Hegemonies speaking as it was Ambrose who broke the silence first!
"If even this is to fail...then we must proceed with the other method."
A dreadful decision was made by the Hegemony of Slaughter at this time, a decision that was just one among the many things to propel the future into a tumultuous direction!
Chapter 983 - If Paragons Cannot Do It, Call A Hegemony! I
"If even this is to fail...then we must proceed with the other method."
RUMBLE!
"If the Paragons and Legions of all of these beings that term themselves races of Supreme Bloodlines turn out to be useless, then we shall just send a Hegemony!"
WAA!
Words that directed actions capable of changing the course of destiny for many beings erupted out from the Hegemony of Slaughter, his gaze becoming exceedingly cold the more that he looked at the figure of the Tyrant Dragon that was now facing 10 Paragons alone without any sense of pressure.
Ambrose thought about his goals, and how close he was at this moment to accomplishing something that was in the works for a great deal of years! Yet...this randomly rising being was now halting the progress of his goals and causing everything to come to a halt, something that he never thought to be possible from the hands of someone that wasn't even a Hegemony!
His cold eyes left the figure of the Tyrant Dragon as they gazed over at Solerno's figure who was looking at him with a serious expression while deliberating his words.
This gaze reminded Ambrose of a memory from countless years ago, a memory that actually started all of this and caused him to be on the path that he was on right now. It was hundreds of thousands of years ago, and Solerno was looking at him with a similar expression at that time as well.
But at that time, Solerno wasn't alone as he was accompanied by multiple Hegemonies!
Ambrose's mind drifted as he was taken back into this memory hundreds of thousands of years ago…
"Your Dao of Slaughter is very unique, especially the concept of the Universal Construct you want to establish in your Universe."
The voice of a powerful being had entered Ambrose's ears, this powerhouse being a Hegemony with unmatched strength as Solerno and 2 other Hegemonies stood behind him with serious respectful expressions.
It was these 4 Hegemonies that stood in front of Ambrose in an isolated Realm hidden in the folds of space, golden waves of Annihilation, Phantasm, Destiny, Darkness, Fate...a myriad of Dao and Law essence fluctuating all around them as their conversation would not be heard by anyone aside from them!
At that time, Ambrose was merely a freshly rising Universal Hegemony, having just comprehended the Cosmic Dao of Annihilation and birthed his Dao of Slaughter when this group of powerful Hegemonies approached him for recruitment in something inconceivable!
Ambrose had looked at them carefully as he replied to the Hegemony at the very forefront that all others treated with respect.
"Who are you all? What would you want with the Universal Construct?"
At his words, the frontmost Hegemony smiled widely as his body trembled with power, multiple Cosmic Daos being sensed from this figure as he spoke out grandly.
"We are mere Hegemonies like you struggling to break the barrier stopping everyone in our Cosmos. We wish to reach Antiquity as we have looked at a variety of methods, but the incorporation of the Universal Construct you've thought of on top of what we can do...a method capable of allowing multiple of us to break into the Ranks of Antiquity will arise!"
RUMBLE!
"The Universal Construct would only work to efficiently influence the inhabitants of a Universe...what would you do with it that would allow for a path to Antiquity?"
"..."
A lull of silence appeared when Ambrose asked this question, Solerno and the other 2 Hegemonies behind the powerful Hegemony all looking towards him as they knew s?ns?t?v? information would have to be released if the being in front of them answered this question.
And with a smile filled with profound ancientness and wisdom, this being did just that!
"Yes. Your Construct would be capable of affecting your Universe and help you collect Marks of Antiquity somewhat faster. What we will do with it...is spread it to multiple Universes as with the proper usage, we will be able to carry out the Universal Amalgamation!"
THRUM!
Ambrose felt his heart palpate when he first heard these words, and he couldn't help but repeat them as they rang with a tinge of destiny every time they were spoken.
"Universal Amalgamation…"
"Yes. It might take hundreds of thousands of years but...when completed, it will bring forth opportunities one can only ever dream of. We are bound by our Cosmos as with the Sea of Ruination outside of it stops anyone unless they have comprehended its abstruse Cosmic Dao. The Universal Amalgamation will provide a way past this...it will call upon the one that brought me and many other Hegemonies together in this Primordial Cosmos, upon the one that unlike us, has long ago broken the shackles that bind us!"
"What?!"
Ambrose had turned breathless at these words as the tremors of power released from this being only increased, his face glowing golden from an intense light of destiny and fortune as he nodded while saying a single word.
A word that didn't need any others to complement it as this word alone represented too much!
"Antiquity."
RUMBLE!
Antiquity!
"The Universal Amalgamation can be induced with your Universal Construct, and with our help, we can keep the righteous Oathkeeper and others from ever gazing your way as with its full completion, a period of Accumulation will start before...an Antiquity is birthed."
…!
Ambrose had played these words over and over again in his mind as he would go on to obsess about them!
WAA!
Hearing these words caused the expressions of Solerno and the other 2 Hegemonies to become utterly grim as soon after, they uttered something that Ambrose would himself come to utter in the hundreds of thousands of years to come.
"As it was, so shall it be!"
"As it was, so shall it be!"
…!
This was the day hundreds of thousands of years ago that something dreadful bloomed, Ambrose's hand grasping onto the mysterious Hegemony that was a being of the same caliber as Hegemonies like Oathkeeper- the heavyweights of the Primordial Cosmos!
This memory played in his mind briefly as Ambrose reminisced, coming back to his current time point where he was just waiting for another few hundred years before his Universal Construct within the Animus Universe would have been ready and the Universal Amalgamation could commence.
Even the Hegemony of Summoning wasn't his opponent as he was this close!
Yet...
The roar of a Tyrannical Dragon Emperor brought him back to reality as he saw this nonsensical creature receive 0 damage from 10 Paragons, chains of Annihilation erupting from all around him to lock onto the experts around him as he seemed ready to start another massacre.
At this scene, even Solerno sighed as he voiced out grimly.
"I shall call Hegemony Dark Shadow forward. We will need to ask his permission to proceed forward though!"
RUMBLE!
Solerno spoke as he mentioned Hegemony Dark Shadow- one of the Hegemonies that had been standing beside him when that person approached Ambrose all those years ago! It was the same Hegemony they had to ask permission from before making any huge moves!
Ambrose nodded as his eyes flashed with a light of cruelty.
"Very well."
…!
Chapter 984 - If Paragons Cannot Do It, Call a Hegemony! II
As many things happened behind the scenes, Noah had no idea whatsoever as at this moment, he fully put to use the Invulnerability effect of Plot Armor to go against 10 Paragons!
They couldn't hurt him or do a single thing to him, the most that a being who extremely eclipsed him in power being able to do being to lock him away or isolate him in a unique space, and even then he had methods to escape.
This was Plot Armor! A character's unusual ability to survive no matter the extreme odds, simply because the story had it so!
Noah had culminated this power in the form of an ability as at this moment, he utilized it fully as just a portion of his strength. This was because to defeat Paragons, one had to have more than just Plot Armor. And he...he had Cosmic Daos and the support of a Cosmic Treasure.
THRUM!
Under the utterly shocked gazes of 10 Paragons that could not cause him any damage, Chains of Annihilation erupted out from all sides as before they could pull away, Noah uttered out words that actually caused fear to rise up from the hearts of the Paragons!
[Life Realm]!
WAA!
A flash of light.
A black realm formed!
The words [Life Realm] had caused the 10 Paragons to turn fearful, and they had a reason for that as the last time they heard these words, a black realm they couldn't see through had wrapped around 5 of their friends...and they had never stepped out of this Realm alive!
"No…!"
Now, they heard these words again with them being in the vicinity, all of them trying to tear the Chains of Annihilation that bound them to no avail, the realm quickly wrapping around them.
Within the Life Realm, Noah's gaze was impassive as he wasn't averse to using the same technique again.
So what if he used the same method of trapping 10 Paragons into a Life Realm that nobody could see through where he could turn it all into a Sea of Ruination?!
It was effective, efficient, and one of his strongest offensive attacks where he could utilize his Cosmic Treasure freely without worrying that Hegemonies found out he held one, why use it once and forget about it?
THRUM!
Sheer horror leaked out from the 10 Paragons as from Noah, a Cosmic Treasure glimmered crimson as it began to tear apart surrounding space and chaotic void, directly creating a Sea of Ruination that went on to wrap around then dreadfully!
Ah!
Outside of the newly created black Realm, the powerful experts of the numerous Legions looked towards it in shock as a memory replayed in their minds.
5 Paragons and a Tyrant Dragon went in, only the Tyrant Dragon came out!
Was such a scene about to repeat itself again? And this time with the lives of 10 Paragons on the line?!
Many watched breathlessly as they were just among the few important figures paying close attention to this scene.
The even more important figures were Hegemonies, where 2 of them had currently begun communicating with a Hegemony that could be considered a Senior among the powerful Hegemonies of the Primordial Cosmos!
".. that is how the situation has developed. We might have to accelerate the beginning of the Universal Amalgamation as it won't be perfect, but it will at least start the Process of Accumulation before all my Influence in the Animus Universe is lost and its activation loses even more power."
RUMBLE
Ambrose was speaking carefully into a small crystal object that was swirling like a black hole, taking his voice across space and time as it reached a special being.
From the crystal object, a voice carrying utter regality and power came out as it carried a hint of interest!
"Peculiar...such a thing should not have happened. Aright, we shall utilize Hegemony Dark Shadow. With his abilities, he should be able to escape and keep the attention of many Hegemonies while the process of Universal Amalgamation starts. As for me…"
WAA!
"...I'll go ahead and make a visit to Oathkeeper."
…!
An affirmation was given for them to utilize a Hegemony to go against a lower level being, an action that would directly break an Oath that all Hegemonies were bound to, and yet it was taken nonetheless as the threat that a particular Paragon could not be overlooked!
At the affirmation, Ambrose and Solerno looked towards its other as they nodded with grim faces, Solerno being the first to speak.
"That time has actually come."
"...a time of great change, my friend. Let's do this."
THRUM!
Waves of essence and destiny silently spread out as a Hegemony was called forth to take care of a Paragon!
At the same time this action occurred- on the other side of the crystal object that looked like a miniature black hole...a being could be seen with a calm gaze that nodded silently, his figure becoming wrapped in a light of teleportation as he disappeared from this area in space and carried out a long distance teleportation that actually carried him from one Universe and into another!
The place this being had arrived into was actually the Elysian Universe- the birthplace of a Hegemony whose name resounded throughout the Primordial Cosmos!
"Oathkeeper…"
The Hegemony that had just finished communicating with Ambrose and Solerno uttered the name of the being he came to see with a light smile, his expression showing how he didn't put this being on any pedestal or showing any respect as when the name was uttered, there was even a tinge of hate hidden within.
WAA!
The Hegemony ignored the incandescent beauty of the Elysian Universe around him, ignoring the golden shimmering chaotic void that was nothing like the Dark chaotic void of the Dark and Animus Universes or the blue tinged chaotic void of the Cerulean Universe!
Chapter 985 - An Oath is Broken! I
The Elysian Universe was one of the most beautiful Universes one could come across within the Primordial Cosmos.
An entire Universe filled to the brim with the essence of Fate, Light, Karma, Destiny...a great deal of extremely high ranking laws and Daos!
Among the Hegemonies, it was even an unwritten fact that the Elysian Universe was one of the core Universes that was the center of the Primordial Cosmos!
This seemed supported by the fact that this Universe was the birthplace of one of the first Hegemonies, a Hegemony that had risen in power and established the Dao of the Oath Keeper that created a semblance of Order among all the Chaos- the Hegemony Oathkeeper!
The abode of this being was a magnificent one as a certain Hegemony made his way over and appeared in front of an enormous Galaxy.
What was incredulous about this Galaxy in front of him was the fact that among the trillions of Stellar Bodies one could see within it...there were also enormous golden chains spread throughout as they stretched across the Galaxy, wrapping around it tightly as these golden chains the size of stars wrapped around the boundary of the Galaxy!
An incredible scene that very few being would ever come across in their entire lives...a Galaxy wrapped thoroughly with golden chains vibrating with the essence of Fate and Destiny, something that only someone like Oathbreaker could achieve!
RUMBLE!
A bright golden light shone out from the Galaxy as before the visiting Hegemony could enter, a horrendous aura leaked out as the figure of a stellar and devilishly handsome middle aged man appeared.
Hair as gold as it could be, eyes intensely white as they su?k?d in the surrounding golden chaotic void. A simple white robe adorned him as on his back, golden shimmering wings could be seen as they palpated with the essence of a myriad of Daos!
His eyes carried a hint of vicissitude and profound wisdom as they landed on the visitor that held similar eyes, this being that was known as the Oahkeeper speaking out lightly.
"Chronos."
RUMBLE!
That's right!
The Hegemony that Ambrose and a few others were connected to was a heavyweight of the Primordial Cosmos- a Hegemony that was titled Chronos for no other reason than the fact that publicly, many beings knew that he was the first and among the few to comprehend the Dao of Chronos!
Oathkeeper and 1 other Powerful Hegemony had this Dao comprehended as well, but Hegemony Chronos was the first as he reserved this title.
"Oathkeeper, do you have some time?"
This rift led to a small isolated golden Realm hidden within the folds of space, the two beings stepping within it as uniquely, Oathkeeper did not invite Chronos into the Galaxy surrounded by golden chains that he came from!
….
Within the golden isolated Realm, two ridiculously powerful beings looked at each other.
Oathkeeper's face was impassive as he waved his hands and caused two cups to appear, these cups quickly becoming filled with a golden liquid as they floated in space, the two Hegemonies using the space within the realm as if it was floor and sitting down in front of these two cups, each of them grabbing one as Chronos was the first to speak.
"I came to propose another Exploration into the Sea of Ruination."
…!
RUMBLE!
The topic that Chronos chose to start with was a unique one, Oathkeeper's eyes rising up and flashing with light as he spoke calmly.
"We have discussed and tried this a great deal of times with the same result. There is nothing for us outside of the Primordial Cosmos, Chronos. Find contentment and strive to achieve Antiquity in your home...no matter how many years it takes!"
A quick denial met Chronos as he smiled lightly while sipping the golden drink within his hands.
"Not if we stop sending out portions of our souls. Not if we go in fully and you...bring along your Cosmic Treasure."
THRUM!
Chronos said these words simply as he dropped a bombshell, continuing to sip his drink as the gaze of Oathkeeper became utterly cold, his body erupting out with preposterous levels of power as he rose up, a phantom image of his figure that was thousands of miles in size appearing behind him as he gazed at Chronos!
"How do you know about that?"
When his voice released this time around, it seemed as if galaxies were exploding in Chronos's ears, but he still remained seated and sipping his drink as he spoke with a forlorn expression.
"The Cosmic Treasure that others know nothing about...a treasure of immense proportions that has given you the power to be unrivaled in the Primordial Cosmos. It's funny how the rest of them haven't connected the dots really."
The gaze of Chronos turned from forlorn and smiled lightly again before he continued.
"Who could have guessed that such a thing would fall in the hands of someone like you? Someone with no ambition, someone that only used his power to bring peace and order…"
At these words, the aura of Oathkeeper rose ever higher as it turned palpable, his eyes su?k?n? in the surrounding space as he voiced out.
"And what would you have done with it? Senselessly try over and over again to find something that doesn't exist? Go on a conquest and Rule the Cosmos?"
WAA!
His booming voice erupted all around as it seemed angered, but Chronos kept his smiling expression when staring at this being as he was waiting for a certain thing to happen!
That certain thing...was the movement of a Hegemony under him to take care of a rising problem that interfered with his goals within the Animus Universe!
The boundaries within the Primordial Cosmos were extremely hard to travel across, with the boundaries between Universes being something that Hegemonies or truly powerful Paragons had the ability to cross.
At this moment, a Hegemony clad in darkness was making his way across Universal Barriers as he was about to enter the Animus Universe!
The Dao Essence of Voidspace was just among the many this being carried, but the Dao that granted him the Title of Dark Shadow- a being that could weave into the folds of space and run faster than many Hegemonies while having camouflaging abilities that nobody in the Primordial Cosmos could compare to was a special one.
Such a being was currently entering the Animus Universe, his goal being a particular Paragon that had shone too brightly!
Chapter 986 - An Oath is Broken! II
Near the Draconic Holy Lands, intense reverberations of essence erupted throughout as Paragons faced against each other- the Paragons of the 4 Bloodline Races that had the support of the Tyrannical Dragon Emperor having the winning edge as time passed.
While the enemies they faced became increasingly more exhausted, they themselves still had immense reserves of mana as their mana reserves were literally increased multiple times over!
ROAAR!
The terrifying Draconic Progenitor that had just re-emerged was currently ripping apart the Progenitor of the Nine-Tailed Foxes, this Paragon only being capable of keeping his life due to the Cosmic Dao of Phantasm that allowed for him to turn portions of his body into illusions, weaving in and out of Tiamat's attack this way as he was burning a tremendous amount of essence.
Even this being felt like his life was on a timer as Tiamat's attacks were relentless and filled with hate, his expression becoming more and more drastic!
But even in the midst of his battle, he was like many other Paragons that had their eyes towards a certain location.
It was the area where a black Realm they couldn't see through existed, the area where the Tyrant Dragon had disappeared with 10 Paragons of the Bloodline Races!
They watched this place intently with immense apprehension as they hoped the scene that had occurred before the battle even began would not repeat itself again.
They hoped to not see the figure of a lone Dragon with all the Paragons somehow missing again!
That would be truly too barbaric!
THRUM!
Mana overflowed in the area that many beings were observing, the black realm they couldn't see through beginning to shatter and dissolve apart.
What was revealed within…
"Ah…"
"No…!"
"How can it be so!"
The Paragons of the 5 Bloodline Races cried out fearfully and unwillingly as they saw the lone figure of the Tyrannical Dragon Emperor!
His gaze was placid as the Life Realm shattered, overlooking every single being of the Billions around him with utter calmness as if he hadn't just locked himself with 10 Paragons in a Realm and come out alone.
To Noah, it didn't matter whether it was 5 or 10- as long as beings who could not defend against the terrifying Sea of Ruination were wrapped up within it, they would ultimately perish!
RUMBLE!
His body was still rumbling with power as he seemed ready to move, the hearts of many beings becoming filled with terror as they knew if 10 Paragons could not stop this being as he decimated them so quickly, what else could they do?
This Universal War...would only end when the rivers of blood exceeded even those of Dragons that they massacred just hours prior.
Yet...as the Tyrant Dragon was about to move, something appalling occurred as the hearts of everyone nearly leaped out of their ?h?sts!
OOOOM!
In the next second, the figures of every single being in the nearby millions of miles...came to a halt.
Complete and utter state of no movement, where even their mana could not circulate within their bodies.
Darkness seemed to descend all around, covering the eyes of every single being as they couldn't even see millimeters ahead of them.
Terror filled the eyes of every single being on the battlefield!
The billions of beings that were just battling...nearly all of them felt a deep sense of terror as their hearts screamed out a single thing.
'Hegemony!'
RUMBLE
Terror ran rampant as an instant later, the aura of a Hegemony descended wildly.
Everything was ushered into utter darkness as the essence of the Cosmic Dao of Tenebrosity covered everything.
Even though everyone was terrified, all of them had an inkling of why this terrifying aura of a Hegemony had descended down.
Even though they couldn't see, their minds still remembered the location where a certain Tyrant Dragon was!
It was there that the terrifying aura of the Hegemony had bloomed from, the first area that utter darkness had spread out until it covered everything an instant later!
The Oath that every Universal Hegemony made when they rose in the Primordial Cosmos...would be broken today for a certain being!
In the field of utter darkness, Noah's body was utterly still like everyone else.
His heart was calm as while nobody could see a single thing, he was one of the very few who saw exactly what happened!
Right as he was about to move, a hand had bloomed in front of him, its size larger than even his entire body. This hand brought with it darkness that spread everywhere, Noah sensing the widespread and senseless use of a Cosmic Dao in the hands of a Hegemony.
It was a Cosmic Dao he hadn't come across too, the essence of this Dao as well as the aura of a genuine Universal Realm expert pressing onto him as it locked down his movements and even his usage of abilities, sinking back all the essence and mana he released back into his body!
This utterly black hand then came towards his body as pure darkness erupted from it and threatened to drown him whole!
Yet in the midst of all of this, Noah's heart was calm.
His thoughts were pure.
He stared at this shocking development in the face as he wondered exactly what caused it all and what direction he would take, his mind actually calculating many things as he thought about Ambrose and the other Hegemony he was talking to, many ideas and thoughts being formulated at such a time as this!
When the utterly black hand appeared and the attack descended down with the aura of the Hegemony, one of the first beings to notice it as she rose up in shock and full of wrath...it was Valentina.
RUMBLE!
Within her isolated Realm, space tore open as her body buzzed with the Cosmic Dao of Annihilation, her beautiful face full of rage as she tore through the void of space and rushed towards the location!
Her heart trembled as she had never expected a Hegemony making a move against a being in a lesser Realm, much less for it to be a being that she supported. With a wrathful gaze, she moved as her aura would also soon descend into the Animus Universe!
Chapter 987 - Dreadful!
Aside from Valentina, there was also another being that had not seen, but instead sensed something instead when the attack began.
It was a being in the Elysian Universe- a devilishly handsome being that had a cold expression before all this as he talked to Hegemony Chronos that had confronted him with a shocking secret that should have not been privy to anyone but him.
At this moment, the Oathkeeper's gaze left Chronos briefly as he stared towards a certain location, his impassive gaze shining with a sharp light as he spoke out majestically.
"Someone is breaking the Oath."
THRUM!
The one who birthed the Dao of the Oathkeeper felt it the moment that the intent and action of Hegemony Dark Shadow was carried out, the location and the identity of the being responsible for it being shown to him right away as a shocking sequence of events was about to bloom!
"Dark Shadow...why?"
His gaze was somber as the action didn't make sense, the Hegemony Dark Shadow that had comprehended the unique Dao of Tenebrosity being someone that rarely made a move.
In the Primordial Cosmos, Oathkeeper had rarely seen this being make any movements or ?ssociate with any other Hegemonies, and that was why he carried a hint of confusion for what could have made this Hegemony act out against a being of the Lesser Realm!
Oathkeeper glanced back towards Chronos who seemed to have a puzzled look, the voice of this magnetic being ringing out.
"An Oath being broken? Now that is truly rare…"
"..."
Chronos had an impassive expression as he merely looked forward, the Oathkeeper's gaze remaining on this being as it didn't move!
Normally when an Oath was broken, he would be the first one to appear and question the Hegemony responsible if not stop them, but after the bombshell Chronos had dropped on knowing about his Cosmic Treasure, the Oathkeeper could not move out at this moment.
But the Dao of the Oathkeeper was taken very seriously as it was one of the few things establishing order in the Cosmos, So Oathkeeper sent a message to 3 Hegemonies that he thought would represent him- and ones that would move quickly once he made them move!
THRUM
Essence silently moved from his body as he sent a message.
At the same time, 3 Hegemonies that were in Universes sharing a border or close to the Animus Universe received a message from Oathkeeper.
"An Oath has been broken. The culprit is Dark Shadow. Contain him and find out why. The location is…"
…!
BOOOM!
The three Hegemonies receiving this information were shocked as they quickly moved, not bothering to ask why as they were strong allies of the Oathkeeper- simply moving quickly!
BOOOOM….RIP!
It was the strength of a Hegemony.
It was undeniable.
It was inescapable!
And yet…
"Hmmm?"
Dark Shadow's entire body manifested after his hand as he looked towards the creature that should have been crushed in his palm by the essence of the Cosmic Dao, but he only found a Dragon staring at him calmly!
A Tyrant Dragon staring at this Hegemony with eyes that were seemingly looking at his as if he was fool!
BZZZT!
Hegemony Dark Shadow squeezed again as he shockingly found it was like he held an indestructible rubber ball within his hands, where no matter what he did- an invisible layer existed on the Tyrant Dragon's body that he could not break through and destroy this being.
"This…"
A sharp look appeared on the powerful Hegemony's face when faced with this shocking development, but his gaze changed as he looked towards the space above him!
A second had passed.
Others had arrived.
"Disgraceful!"
BOOOM!
Clad in the essence of Annihilation, Valentina appeared in the space right above them as her slender hand reached out.
In the utter darkness, her hand was the only bright spot as it exerted pressure, the horrendous aura of the Hegemony and the darkness that had surrounded all the surrounding miles shattering just from her slender hand that struck down towards Dark Shadow!
Darkness was pushed away as everyone regained their sight, their eyes opened to observe the shocking scene of an oppressive dark phantom clasping tightly onto something within its hands, and then the slender figure of an incredible magisterial woman striking down again this figure with an expression of wrath that would cause anyone to shudder fearfully!
The essence of two Cosmic Daos collided, Dark Shadow grasping onto his prime target within his hands as his figure melded into the folds of space and disappeared.
"Disgraceful creature!"
RUMBLE
The essence on the slender Valentina vibrated and descended down like tides as she locked on to the aura of this Hegemony and tore through the folds of space, giving chase even though it was against the one being known in the Primordial Cosmos for being the top ?ssassin that could come and go anywhere as they wished due to their Cosmic Dao of Tenebrosity!
RIIIP!
The moment they left, three more auras of Hegemonies tore through space and arrived in this location, scaring the hearts of the watching billions of the Bloodline Races as these Hegemonies looked towards the turbulent area of essence where they could still sense the raging essence of Hegemonies, their bodies also turning into streaks of light as they disappeared into the folds of space, giving chase as well!
"..."
Silence reigned across the battlefield.
All billions of beings looked forward in a stupor at what had just occurred, the minds of the 5 Bloodline Races turning jovial as they shockingly found the Tyrannical Dragon Emperor that was domineeringly killed their Paragons was actually targeted by a Hegemony.
"Haha!"
Paragon Klaus could not help but laugh mockingly at such a scene, but this laugh came to a stop in the next second as in his period of stupor and mocking, the jaws of a terrifying Draconic Progenitor silently arrived atop his head, shining with the might of two Cosmic Daos as they swallowed the mocking head of Klaus in a single gulp!
RUMBLE!
…!
The jovial feelings of the 5 Bloodline Races turned to incredulousness as they turned their eyes towards Tiamat, watching this Paragon tear apart the body of the Progenitor of the Nine-Tailed Foxes as her body erupted with immense power only slightly less than what the figure of the Tyrannical Dragon Emperor displayed before.
Unbeknownst to them, in the period of very few seconds that Noah was attacked and taken, he had infused his multiple clones into all of his 8 Animus Summons as at this moment, they would all carry shocking power that might not reach the power of the Primordial Ruination Clone, but it was more than enough for the remaining Paragons on the Battlefield!
ROAAAAR!
Tiamat roared out in a magisterial fashion after ripping apart a Progenitor of a Race moments after Hegemonies descended and took action against a Paragon! Her many eyes were swirling around the chaotic void as a terrifying voice that many beings thought was taken away came out of her.
It was the voice of the same Tyrant Dragon that should have been taken away and killed by a Hegemony.
"I told you all...even Hegemonies will not be able to save you."
Shock!
Stupor!
Horror!
BOOOOM!
Chapter 988 - Destiny is Tricky!
"I told you all...even Hegemonies will not be able to save you."
RUMBLE!
It was a sentence that caused dread to spread in the hearts of all the beings of the 5 Bloodline Races!
They had heard this dame voice in the past say such words, but they never took them seriously!
After all, how could anyone deny a Hegemony when they acted?
So when a being said they would kill them all and nobody, not even hegemonies would be able to save them- many would take it as just boasting.
Yet…
OOOOOH!
The figure of the Draconic Progenitor moved with even more vigor and power than before, dealing onto the Legions of the 5 Bloodline Races as Monarchs began to be torn apart, the remaining Paragons trying to collect themselves and match her after she tore apart Klaus!
BOOOM!
But she wasn't alone all around the battlefield, 7 other auras of maddening powers similar to her rose!
A nondescript cerulean haired child with a shimmering blue crown, an enormous Galaxy Devouring Serpent, a planet sized winged Eye that shone with a deadly soul light, a planet sized Helios Leviathan, the twin Draconic Serpents that had just begun to shine across the battlefield…
Their auras rose up majestically as the forces of the Bloodline Races felt suffocated even more than a few seconds ago before the Hegemonies had appeared!
These powerful beings continued as if the shocking scenes of Hegemonies attacking did not just happen!
Even the Paragons of the 4 allied Bloodline Races looked towards Tiamat and the others in shock, but when they saw them not worry as well as the shocking voice that came out of Tiamat that sounded eerily the same as the being that should have been taken and killed by the Hegemony...they also threw aside their reservations and continued.
THRUM!
In the folds of space, Ambrose watched this scene with an expression of someone that had eaten a pile of shit.
Hegemony Dark Shadow's actions should have included the quick massacre of the Tyrant Dragon and then all of the Paragons within his immediate force that followed him, resulting in the crippling of the enemy forces as they could no longer stand against the Bloodline Races!
Yet…
Yet…!
"Fucking hell!"
Ambrose couldn't help but curse as he shockingly saw even Dark Shadow not be able to kill the Paragon someone the instant he acted, this action taking precious seconds as he also didn't get a chance to kill the Paragons of the enemy force.
Now, these same Paragons were ripping apart the forces of the 5 Bloodline Races as they boasted even greater power!
Every second that more Paragons and Monarchs vanished, his influence over the Animus Universe continued to decrease as it was coming dangerously low to the levels where he would b?r?ly be able to carry out the Universal Amalgamation when including this Universe.
Thus, Ambrose's expression was grim as his essence moved, sending a message to Chronos who was keeping Oathkeeper at bay at this moment!
"Dark Shadow's movements weren't ideal, and my influence in the Animus Universe is still deteriorating rapidly. We might have to carry out the Universal Amalgamation right now as we utilize this commotion."
RUMBLE!
His shocking words reached the far away Chronos that was sitting next to Oathkeeper, Ambrose only waiting a second before a reply came.
"How tricky fate and Destiny can be...go ahead. I'll have Dark Shadow pass through the targeted Universes and draw out their Hegemonies. It'll cause our plans to actually go much smoother in this manner."
WAA!
"The end result would have always been Dark Shadow doing something to draw out the Hegemonies from their Universes, I just didn't think it would happen this early…oh well. I'll let the others know to take their positions."
Cryptic words came from Chronos after his affirmation, but Ambrose got what he wanted as he turned towards a somber Solerno on the side.
"You can take your position in the Liberated Universe, the others will be beside the Universal Constructs in their own selected Universes..."
Solerno nodded towards Ambrose as his body began to disappear, but not before he voiced his affirmation!
"As it was, so shall it be!"
RUMBLE!
Unbeknownst to many, a group of beings had begun to take shocking actions that would have far reaching consequences, their actions not being revealed until sometime later when the dust had settled!
Across the folds of space, a chase had just begun to unfold as the holder of the Cosmic Dao of Tenebrosity tore through space with multiple Hegemonies giving chase.
The slender figure of Valentina regally tore through all obstacles as she followed, 3 other Hegemonies not too far behind her as they looked at Valentina and then Dark Shadow before they voiced out with their vibrant essence.
"Dark Shadow, you need to stop! There is nowhere within this Cosmos you can run, and nowhere outside of it. What you're doing now is meaningless!"
RUMBLE
The Oath of Universal Hegemonies was one of the least broken rules of the Primordial Cosmos, and it had happened very rarely in the long span of time since its establishment.
When it did occur at a time like this, the Hegemony that had broken the Oath would give a reason as to why it was done and Oathkeeper and the others would decide whether it was justified!
These set of events made the Hegemonies perplexed as the three that Oathkeeper had called on sent messages to him about the situation!
In the Elysian Universe, within the folds of space where Chronos and Oathkeeper were.
The Oathkeeper once more stared off in the distance as he could still sense the constantly changing location of Hegemony Dark Shadow through the Dao of the Oathkeeper, taking in the information others were sending to him as even he carried a sense of perplexion!
At this moment, Dark Shadow and his pursuers entered the boundary of the Liberated Universe, Oathkeeper's essence moving as he sent a message to two Hegemonies that were within this Universe.
"You seem preoccupied, Oathkeeper. The situation with a mere Oath being broken has not resolved itself?"
The voice of Chronos came out at this time as Oathkeeper turned back towards him coldly, waiting to resolve this situation as well as he spoke with a booming voice.
"What exactly do you want, Chronos? So you know of my Cosmic Treasure, why approach me about it? What exactly do you plan?"
RUMBLE
The might of two of the most powerful Hegemonies coalesced within the Elysian Universe as far from them, a chase that had just began pulled in two more Universal Realm Hegemonies from their Universe, an unknown goal of Ambrose to pull away Hegemonies from certain Universes already beginning to unfold!
Chapter 989 - It's Just That You're Weak!
The might of a Cosmic Dao varied by a large amount.
Some were highly offensive or defensive, with others providing nothing but support. But, depending on exactly what type of boon it provided, even a support or defensive Cosmic Dao could take a very high ranking among all the Cosmic Daos.
The Dao of Tenebrosity...was one of the truly unique Daos one could come across as the boons it provided were immense!
At this moment, this Dao allowed a single Hegemony to cross the boundaries of Universes while being chased by multiple Hegemonies, and yet he still couldn't be caught!
THRUUM!
There were 3 Hegemonies behind him, and fluctuations erupted out a second later as a large amount of essence began to coalesce and shoot out in front of him in the form of a punch.
This punch caused the disintegration of the chaotic void it passed through as it su?k?d in everything like a black hole, and yet the Holder of the Cosmic Dao of Tenebrosity used this Dao to dissolve his body into a shadowy smoke, passing through this fist seamlessly as he blended into the Shattered void and continued!
BOOM!
These two were the Hegemonies from the Liberated Universe that Dark Shadow purposefully passed through, the current number of Universal Hegemonies chasing after him now rising up to 5!
And yet he wasn't done as after passing through the Liberated Universe, he headed towards the Necrotic Universe as he planned to pass through every single Universe where an anchor to the Slaughter Star Monolith Universal Construct existed, all of these Universes being targets of the Universal Amalgamation that Ambrose would initiate!
As for the reason they were pulling out as many Hegemonies from these Universes before the initiation of Amalgamation? That was for us to find out later!
RUMBLE
Essence wildly tore across the folds of space as the chase continued, many beings seemingly forgetting or not noticing the being that had started all of this at this time.
It was of course, the figure of the Tyrant Dragon that was lying comfortably within the enormous dark hand of Hegemony Dark Shadow.
His body was covered with terrifying darkness all around, his senses b?r?ly being able to pierce through and sense the outside area as it was like he was confined in a small world of darkness!
As Noah saw the surrounding folds of space changing constantly and the Hegemonies giving chase to this being that didn't even bother to spare them any words, his mind was utterly calm as he seemed like someone with no worries.
Within the world of darkness, he stretched out his body lazily as if he wasn't in the hands of a Hegemony, speaking out at the same time!
"So, you couldn't kill me, and now you're bringing me along for the ride?"
THRUUM!
His voice was nonchalant and didn't at all match the terrifying situation at this moment, the world of darkness all around him shaking as the essence of Tenebrosity rushed out again and tried to pierce into his body!
BOOM!
Yet..a layer of Invulnerability seemed to exist as when it touched Noah's body, it couldn't pierce any further.
This was still the effect of Plot Armor that Noah had a bit over 40 minutes remaining on it!
How ridiculous that this Trait born from the influence of a portion of a Cosmic Treasure actually worked even against the power of a Universal Realm expert!
With such a thing still on him, Noah planned to use this time to observe the aims of this being and Ambrose, and also watch for any possible opportunities for him to use his Cosmic Treasure to deal a large amount of damage to this being.
If he was confident in being able to create a Sea of Ruination and reap the life of a Universal Hegemony right away, he would have so instantly for the loot this creature would drop!
Yet he knew that even in the case of the Cerulean Hegemony that had taken over the bodies of the Spirit Race of his Dark Universe, this being had a mere portion of his soul cross the Sea of Ruination towards the Dark Universe that was cutting itself off and floating away at that time.
So he didn't want to reveal his trump card at this time, the moment he did being the day that the knowledge of him having a Cosmic Dao all other Hegemonies were searching for becoming known!
So during this period of time, he might as well obtain information.
When the essence of Tenebrosity failed to pierce Noah yet again, the world of darkness coagulated as Noah's nonchalant figure gazed towards a certain area, watching the formation of the humanoid figure that came towards him with a curious expression.
"What kind of creature are you? How is it that you cannot be killed?"
The Holder of Tenebrosity, while under a chance by multiple Hegemonies...used a portion of his consciousness to coalesce a figure as he spoke towards the being he came to ?ssassinate!
Towards this being's question, Noah was calm as he voiced out while coiling his draconic body into a resting position that seemed to scream how carefree he was in this situation.
"It is not that I cannot be killed, just that you are too weak to do it."
"..."
RUMBLE!
Words shocking enough to cause anyone to roll their eyes back and have a fit erupted out, but the Holder of Tenebrosity actually nodded thoughtfully as he wasn't angered!
"You might be right. For this reason, I'll be taking you with me to study exactly why. You don't mind, do you?"
OOOOM
With his words, the essence of Tenebrosity moved as it formed into thick dark chains that wrapped around Noah's body and limbs, strictly binding him down as the purpose of these chains was to prevent any spatial movement!
All of these actions were occurring during the chase, where at this point in time, another 2 Hegemonies had joined the chase after Dark Shadow passed through the Necrotic Universe.
The number of beings chasing him increased, but Dark Shadow still didn't stop to even give an explanation as he continued towards the directions of another Universe!
In the Liberated and Necrotic Universes that had just lost the presence of Hegemonies, new auras of Universal experts appeared, their figures coming close to the Universal Construct anchored within these Universes.
Solerno was in the Liberated Universe as another Hegemony we had yet to introduce, but was a part of the few Hegemonies that Chronos had recruited over the years- this being appeared over the Universal Construct anchored in the Necrotic Universe!
The bodies of these Hegemonies glimmered with light as they came close to the towering Towers that were the Slaughter Star Monoliths, their bodies glowing with an illusory outline of this Universal Construct as well they neared, a silent eruption essence occurred as the Universal Construct lit up brightly!
The steps were being taken as in a short period of time, something appalling would take place…
Chapter 990 - A Plan in the works for an entire Epoch!
A chase!
A chase across the Primordial Cosmos as multiple Hegemonies chased after the Holder of Tenebrosity!
"Dark Shadow, you're making this harder than it needs to be. All for what? A Paragon?!"
RUMBLE!
One of the Hegemonies called forth by the Oathkeeper spoke as his voice traveled across the folds of space.
He was among the many Universal experts thinking something larger was at hand as Dark Shadow continued to run without even giving an excuse as to why he acted against a being of a lesser level!
But why run? The Primordial Cosmos was vast, but it was still surrounded by a Sea of Ruination as nobody could step out of it! There was nowhere to run, and Dark Shadow should know this more than anyone!
WAA!
But the Hegemony in question gave no answer as with his usage of the Cosmic Dao of Tenebrosity, crossing the folds of space was as easy as it could be as he escaped from multiple Hegemonies.
Within the enclosed hand of the Holder of Tenebrosity, Noah's Tyrant Dragon form was actually lazily lying down with his eyes closed, the chains of darkness all around him seemingly meaning nothing to him as he gave the demeanor of not caring!
But his mind was buzzing with possibilities as he was still carrying his Cosmic Treasure within this Primordial Ruination Clone, and the voice of this treasure was ringing out in his mind at this moment.
[Master, we have passed the boundaries of the Liberated Universe, Necrotic, and Microbial Universes already. This Dark Shadow is purposefully changing his course as he moves across the Cosmos as he makes sure to enter the bounds of these Universes before proceeding to another as soon as more Hegemonies from that Universe join this chase.]
Noah nodded silently within his mind as with the information he had obtained when he sat in the conversation between Ambrose and Solerno, he priced together a lot of the information and had a rough idea for what the goal of this Dark Shadow was!
If he was working with Ambrose, it meant the shocking topic of conversation he had heard before- the thing known as Universal Amalgamation...would be happening soon.
RUMBLE!
Waves of Destiny and Fortune swirled all around Noah silently, his main body in the Dark Universe looking over this wondrous scene as he quickly made his decision and took out Valentina's Golden Mirror, his mana flowing into it as he called out to Valentina!
"Stop the chase, you should return back to the Animus Universe right away."
…!
Valentina was among the many Hegemonies chasing after Dark Shadow, so she didn't pull out the Golden Mirror as she only listened to the message, its contents shocking her as while all other Hegemonies were bright streaks of light chasing after Dark Shadow, she came to an abrupt stop as she was very quickly left behind.
This drop dead gorgeous Hegemony actually stopped the second after the words of a mere Paragon told her to!
Noah was surprised at this as he at least expected her to question him, but he didn't know that Valentina was simply furious at the fact that someone of her caliber would actually stoop down low enough to break an Oath, and also thought his Primordial Ruination Clone meant a great deal to him as if it was destroyed, it might harm a portion of his soul!
She didn't know that Dark Shadow had already tried killing Noah multiple times, and this was why she was giving chase!
"This Dark Shadow is working along with Ambrose and most likely other Hegemonies. They are hatching a plot...that involves multiple Universes!"
RUMBLE
Noah began to slowly feed information to Valentina as her expression changed, her figure turning into a streak of light as she headed back towards the Animus Universe.
He was ready to initiate the process of Amalgamation as soon as the other 8 Constructs spread across 8 other Universes were activated, this action causing the start of something nobody within the Primordial Cosmos could have imagined!
The action of pulling Hegemonies out of these targeted Universes had its own Agenda, and Ambrose would find it even easier to carry out things on his end as the only other Hegemony within the Animus Universe had left it to chase an unreachable Hegemony.
Never would Ambrose have thought that Valentina was already on her way back to this Universe, a shocking battle destined to bloom between these two beings as they would finally clash to settle their differences!
The Liberated Universe, Necrotic, Microbial, Automaton, Chthonian, Euthenia, Omicron, and the Abyssal Universe...the Holder of Tenebrosity crossed the boundaries of all of these Universes in a short period of time as it seemed like he took the aggro of a few Universal Hegemonies everywhere he went.
These 8 Universes and the Animus Universe included...made it 9 Universes that each held the Universal Construct that was the Slaughter Star Monolith within them.
Silently as other Hegemonies left, new ones arrived as they appeared beside the Slaughter Star Monolith of these Universes, other Universal Realm experts even being locals of these Universes already even though they were moving with Ambrose's group!
For this exact day, they had planned and gone over a great deal of possibilities as they moved swiftly to achieve their goals. This was something that was in the works for an entire Epoch, and it was finally taking place at this time!
THRUM!
…!
Such an action caught even the chasing Hegemonies by surprise as this was where one of the most powerful Hegemonies was, the being who told them to pursue him as he couldn't leave his Universe at this moment.
Many of them were suspicious, but they wanted to see the end of this play as they continued the chase.
Very rarely did something happen in the Primordial Cosmos, and the breaking of an Oath that broke the order created within the Cosmos followed by the action of Dark Shadow on this day...these Hegemonies all wanted to know what it was all about!
More than half of them were only chasing for curiosity, the other half following the words of Oathkeeper as this entire party of Hegemonies made their way towards the Elysian Universe.
Far away from the 9 Universes where Universal Constructs were established.
Far away from the Universes that would be affected by Universal Amalgamation!
Chapter 991 - Universal Amalgamation I
The Primordial Ruination Clone within the hands of Dark Shadow flashed with an intense light of destiny and fate.
After the Cosmic Treasure had affirmed to Noah that that passed across multiple Universal boundaries, his eyes opened sharply as he stared at the coagulation of darkness all around him and spoke!
"Are things almost ready?"
THRUM!
His words were light, being heard only by Dark Shadow at this moment as the Hegemony had a dark humanoid form made of the Essence of Tenebrosity rise up and look at Noah.
"Are what things ready?"
Dark Shadow spoke back calmly as he still looked towards Noah with a hint of interest, the fact that this being was the cause of their plans being moved up and the fact that he somehow could not be crushed even by the strength of a Hegemony made him a really interesting existence!
Dark Shadow wanted to bring this being towards the person that seemed to have seen and known everything- Chronos! He wanted to let this person be examined after the Universal Amalgamation was successfully initiated, and it seemed that this would occur very soon.
He looked towards the chained Tyrant Dragon as he waited for its reply, this reply going on to cause his mind to become tumultuous!
"Are things almost ready for you guys to carry out the Universal Amalgamation? That's why you're leading all these Hegemonies along?"
….!
RUMBLE!
In an entirely nonchalant voice, the Tyrant Dragon revealed their plans that had been underway for too many years and spoke about them so simply!
BZZT!
The essence around Dark Shadow trembled as he nearly stumbled from the folds of space, giving time for his pursuers to edge ever closer as he looked towards Noah that he found interesting before with a grim face at this moment.
"How do you know about that, who are you?!"
THRUM!
The essence around Noah became even more destructive as it threatened to sink into him, but he just nodded nonchalantly after confirming everything as his own body began to glow with the essence of a Cosmic Dao.
It was the Cosmic Dao of Annihilation, Noah causing it to bubble up intensely as he gathered it all towards his throat and jaws, not releasing any attack but using the essence of a Cosmic Dao to cause his voice to travel out from the shadow mass he was hidden within and into the folds of space outside where multiple Hegemonies were pursuing him!
"You all are still chasing this guy even after seeing his obviously sketchy behavior? You best return back to the Universes he pulled you all out from before something drastic happens, this guy isn't working alone!"
….!
RUMBLE!
His voice reverberated out from the darkness that surrounded Dark Shadow, the Holder of Tenebrosity glancing towards him in his shadowy form in utter shock!
The chasing Hegemonies outside...were even more shocked as many of them came to a stop!
Only a few Hegemonies that Oathkeeper had directly messaged to chase after Dark Shadow continued with grim faces as they relayed this development to Oathkeeper while still giving chase!
With the folds of Darkness, Dark Shadow's face became grim as his essence bubbled out, sending a message to Ambrose and a few others right at this moment.
"You all need to start the process of Amalgamation now, information has leaked!"
RUMBLE!
A shocking message reverberated across as it landed into the minds of all the connected Hegemonies, the sequence of many actions being changed due to a single nonchalant Tyrant Dragon!
Ambrose was one of the first to hear this message, his body that was already near the Slaughter Star Monolith of the Animus Universe radiating intense light as his essence moved, this being acting as the first to initiate the first fulcrum of the Universal Construct that was just one of the 9 spread out across multiple Universes.
A blinding crimson light washed over the Bloody Battlefields Galaxy Clusters where the Slaughter Star Monolith was located, ancient and terrifying runic sigils the size of stars beginning to form around the Universal Construct as with their formation, a unique and Archaic light began to emanate outwards- this light rapidly expanding as it threatened to cover many light years in an instant and drape over the entire Animus Universe!
But before it did, a powerful aura arrived within the Universe as the figure of a slender dark-haired woman looked wrathfully at the glowing Hegemony of Slaughter, her body shooting towards this Hegemony like a shooting star.
"Ambrose!"
Seeing the menacing light coming from the Universal Construct, Valentina's body glimmered the light of battle as she prepared to fight against a Hegemony.
But…
The die was already cast.
The first Universal Construct was activated, and the rest of them followed.
In the Liberated Universe.
RUMBLE!
Solerno's body glimmered with a similar light like Ambrose, the Slaughter Star Monolith he stood in front of radiating out an intense light as it became a crimson beacon in the starry chaotic void!
In the Necrotic Universe, another Universal Construct lit up as a Hegemony was standing near it with the same light as Ambrose and Solerno!
The Microbial, Automaton, Chthonian, Euthenia Omicron, and the Abyssal Universe...all of the locations where a Slaughter Star Monolith existed lit up with an intense crimson light at this moment.
It was the beginning of Universal Amalgamation!
The bringing together of many Universes!
A process of Unification!
But with it came a great deal of other things.
One of the firsts was something that the returning Hegemonies that had followed the running Hegemony Dark Shadow felt first hand.
When they gave up the chase due to Noah's words and they reached the boundaries of their respective Universes, they found them covered with an intense crimson light that when they rushed towards to enter…
BOOOM!
It felt like they had hit an impenetrable wall as they were pushed back!
Denied from entering their own Universes!
Shock and stupor filled their hearts as this was about to be one of the many changes that would bloom, 9 Universal Constructs shining brilliantly across the Primordial Cosmos as a hidden group of Hegemonies finally made a move to achieve their goals after an entire Epoch!
Chapter 992 - Universal Amalgamation II
What exactly would the undertaking of Universal Amalgamation entail? What would the group that Ambrose moved to achieve with the apparent Unification of 9 Universes with the use of Universal Constructs?
Ambrose's mind was utterly calm at this moment as he stared at the bright crimson light given by the activated Universal Construct, his eyes also locking with the image of Valentina that had managed to enter the Animus Universe before the process began, and was thus not repelled out of the universe like many other Hegemonies would be.
As Ambrose watched this scene with cold eyes that were filled with calm, he recalled the meaning behind everything as a certain memory when this plan that was in the works for an entire Epoch began all those years ago!
He had agreed to go along with Chronos and those behind him, years passing before everything was put in order and a plan was presented in front of him. The scene was as clear as the day as on a certain year, Chronos and Ambrose were floating silently while staring at 9 completed Universal Constructs that were floating menacingly in a hidden Realm of the Chthonian Universe.
"With the Constructs finished, all that is left is for you to spread them across 9 Cosmos. Many years have to pass for these constructs to adapt and absorb the core essence of these Universes, their path of slaughter with all the beings dying within it only increasing its rate of completion before it can be activated to start the process of Amalgamation."
Chronos spoke simply as Ambrose nodded with shining eyes.
That's right! The Slaughter Star Monoliths used the very essence and souls of the destroyed beings within it while absorbing the very essence of the Universe around them before they could be activated!
"Within each of them, I have placed a Seed of Antiquity as with Amalgamation underway, they will draw in even more Universal Essence to feed these seeds through a process of Accumulation, and when that is done...these Seeds of Antiquity will birth a genuine Antiquity! An Esteemed Being that will show us the path forward as he has already achieved it!"
The shocking meaning of the Universal Constructs was revealed at this moment! Each of them carried a Seeds of Antiquity, which after they fully bloomed- an Antiquity would descend in the Primordial Cosmos! As for which Antiquity or how Chronos had come across them, he didn't explain any of this!
"The period of the Accumulation of Universal Essence cannot be disrupted with any of the Universal Constructs torn down, so there is a safety net placed with their activation. But due to the fact that this safety net bends the Universal Laws too much, we had to also place restrictions in order to bring them to fruition!"
"The safety net is the fact that after their activation, all Hegemonies aside from those already within the Universe or had their core essence branded into the Universal Constructs...no other Hegemonies will be able to enter these Universes! This means that our jobs will be to only protect the Universal Constructs from any Hegemonies that happened to be within these Universes, or we can simply concoct a plan to remove them before we activate the Constructs."
Yes! This was the reason why Dark Shadow moved to have as many Hegemonies follow him from the targeted Universes after he broke an Oath, reducing the work of protection that they had to do after the Universal Constructs were activated to null!
If there were no enemy Hegemonies within the universes when the process began, that was ideal. If there were any, they would simply move to eradicate them, and they could do this with ease as there would be many more of them that could move across the 9 targeted Universes!
"To make such a thing possible, the restriction we will face is something I actually got from Oathkeeper- the restriction that no matter what, we cannot make a move against creatures within these Universes that are lower than the Universal Realm. Give and take...for such a safety net, there had to be some form of a restriction!"
"If any of us break this restriction, the Seed of Antiquity within the Universe this occurred in will fall apart automatically, drastically increasing the time of Accumulation and reducing the chances of our mission succeeding."
The restriction that they would face would only be the fact that they couldn't move against Paragons and those below them, but this was such a minor thing that Chronos and Ambrose knew would not be an issue! Even if multiple Paragons rose to try and disrupt the absorption of Universal Essence by the Slaughter Star Monoliths, all that the Hegemony standing guard had to do was enact a barrier around the construct that no Paragon or lower ranked being could break through!
Thus, it was almost guaranteed that once the Universal Amalgamation was initiated and Accumulation began...the successful descent of an Antiquity was a given!
These were the thoughts currently playing in Ambrose's mind as he looked at the beautiful figure of Valentina rushing towards him, the memory of him and Chronos fading away from his mind as he focused on the present.
From now on, any Hegemonies like Valentina that had managed to be in any of the 9 Universes before the Universal Amalgamation was fully initiated...these beings would actually be the unluckiest creatures of all!
This was because Ambrose could move to attack them and defend the Monolith he protected, and he could also call forth support of multiple Hegemonies from any of the other 9 Universes that didn't have any enemy Universal experts within!
'But I will not need to call forth any support!'
RUMBLE!
This shocking thought erupted from Ambrose's mind as he coldly stared at Valentina, his essence moving wildly as a protective crimson boundary wrapped around the Slaughter Star Monolith behind him.
Unless he died, nobody would be able to get through this barrier and damage the Universal Construct whatsoever!
All that remained now...was for him and others to defend as the Accumulation of Universal Essence commenced, simply waiting for Antiquity to descend.
"Let me keep to my promise of tearing apart that fair skin of yours."
THRUM!
Chapter 993 - A New Era! I
The gaze of the Oathkeeper turned towards the directions of certain Universes as he received a great deal of messages of multiple Hegemonies.
Messages of a shocking new phenomenon that involved 9 Universes, the issue with Dark Shadow having turned into something much grander than many expected!
As Oathkeeper received the many messages about this phenomenon, his ancient mind buzzed with activity as he sensed the aura of Dark Shadow and multiple other Hegemonies entering his Elysian Universe.
After the chase he took many Hegemonies on, it ended in the Elysian Universe as he boldly came into the domain of a being that was known as one of the strongest experts of the Primordial Cosmos!
Why? Why would he do what he did, what did he have to do with the phenomenon that inflicted multiple Universes where Hegemonies could at this moment not enter?!
RUMBLE!
The gaze of Oathkeeper shone with a brilliant ?uster at this moment as he turned his gaze towards the calmly smiling Chronos that was still sipping his golden drink.
"I see."
…!
At these words, Oathkeeper disappeared from the hidden realm in the folds of space, teleporting in the golden shimmering chaotic void of the Elysian Universe as he appeared right in front of the party of Dark Shadow and the Hegemonies chasing after him that had just entered this Universe!
His devilishly handsome humanoid figure and golden wings caused him to be the center of attention, the eyes of all Hegemonies constricting at his appearance as in the next second, an illusory image of a winged Elysian the size of a Planet appeared in behind the figure of Oathkeeper.
The gaze of this illusory figure was cold and righteous, its hand moving forth as before anyone could even blink, it had reached Dark Shadow's position and grasped onto him tightly!
BZZZZT!
The chaotic void quaked and shattered as the essence of Tenebrosity wasn't even given the chance to squeeze through the illusory hand that contained the essence of innumerable numbers of Daos!
BOOM!
The dark cloud of Tenebrosity was crushed as the somber figure of a humanoid Dark Shadow was revealed, as well as the being he kept in chains of Tenebrosity in the form of a Tyrant Dragon that looked around at every single figure with shining eyes.
"Any time now!"
THRUM!
Dark Shadow didn't bother to explain or seek for mercy, simply voicing out cryptic words that caused the hearts of all Hegemonies behind him to fall!
It was because the words were those that held no worries even though he was in the grasp of one of the strongest beings in the Primordial Cosmos- words that seemed to be calling for someone else to act at this very moment as Dark Shadow was confident enough in this person that he didn't put the Oathkeeper in his eyes.
It must be the reason why he ran towards the Elysian Universe, it must be this place that held the identity of the being that Dark Shadow knew could save him! But who was this being?
Naturally…
RUMBLE!
The golden colors of the chaotic void shimmered and came to a halt.
Everything came to a stop.
A unique sound rang out across the wonderfully beautiful chaotic void, the Hegemonies and the figure of Noah that seemed frozen in space with only their awareness being able to move seeing the appearance of an enormous clock!
The sound that rang out was that of a clock hand moving in position, the image of an enormous purple analog clock appearing in the chaotic void as time came to a halt.
DONG!
The hand of the clock moved back to a certain position as shocking changes occurred in the next moment!
The illusory hand of Oathkeeper that held on to Dark Shadow unfolded as it seemed like time was reversing, a certain figure appearing next to Dark Shadow at this moment as his face still contained a tinge of a smile!
DONG!
The hand of the clock stopped moving as the regal purple essence spread out wildly throughout, dominating everything in the surroundings as it threatened to drown everyone in the tumultuous river of time.
This was the essence of a unique dao, the Dao of Chronos!
As for the being that appeared right next to Dark Shadow?
"Chronos!"
OOOOM!
Oathkeeper's boisterous voice reverberated out as with it came a unique essence of the same quality as Chronos, an enormous analog Clock the size of a planet appearing behind him as well, his Clock shining the glorious color of gold!
He looked like an archaic creature as his golden hair waves wildly, the massive color of gold gushing out like tides from the enormous clock behind him.
Two utmost powerful Hegemonies, both utilizing the Dao of Chronos!
BZZZT!
The void trembled fearfully as it nearly broke down from the ridiculous sense of pressure.
"I never thought you'd act so quickly. What gave me away?"
Chronos spoke with a smile as the purple clock behind him solidified even further, releasing a powerful purple light that caused his figure to become illusory as this purple light was only able to cover Dark Shadow before it could not expand any further, every other area in space being covered by the glorious golden light released from the Clock behind Oathkeeper as this included Noah's figure near Dark Shadow and Chronos that was extremely eye-catching at this moment!
"I'm already insulted that I was kept by you this long with your reveal of my treasure, but it is of no consequence. What is it that you are planning, Chronos? What have you done with the 9 Universes?"
The resonant voice of the Oathkeeper rang out as those lucky enough to witness this scene were shaken, observing the power of Oathkeeper first hand as they saw him utilize the Dao of Chronos at an even greater extent than Chronos himself, the golden light his Clock released covering everything aside from the illusory figures of Dark Shadow and the smiling Chronos that replied to him while shaking his head.
"My plan is of no consequence either. I cannot clash with you yet, so I will take my leave...or really, I've already taken my leave, haha!"
He spoke profoundly as his figure and the figure of Dark Shadow faded away as if they were never there...as if they had already left a long time ago!
Time!
The Dao of Chronos played around willfully with time, causing for mind bending effects to come to light as the auras of two Hegemonies disappeared as if they weren't there to begin with.
All that these two Hegemonies left behind was a single Tyrant Dragon that was bathed with the golden light that emanated from the clock behind Oathkeeper, the eyes of all Hegemonies turning towards this Paragon at this moment!
The golden light that even halted time began to fade.
The ?uster of gold of the chaotic void of the Elysian Universe made everything crystal clear at this moment.
Especially the figure of the Tyrant Dragon that bore the gazes of many powerful Hegemonies!
"Well, that was rather drastic."
"..."
RUMBLE!
Chapter 994 - A New Era! II
In the gorgeous Elysian Universe where the color of gold permeated throughout the chaotic void, a set of Hegemonies were all looking towards a single Paragon that had been the starting point of a certain incident!
The Paragon they were looking at was a Tyrant Dragon that didn't seem to have a hint of nervousness when facing the gazes of so many powerful Hegemonies, being the first one to speak when they all stared at him as the gazes of many Hegemonies were filled with a hint of curiosity amidst the grave development.
The eyes of Oathkeeper were utterly cold and devoid of emotion, the enormous golden clock behind him fading away entirely as his humanoid winged figure became clear to all and he spoke, his eyes locking with Noah's Tyrant Dragon.
"You are the Paragon that Dark Shadow attacked to begin all this, why?"
THRUM!
A simple question, one that even lesser Hegemonies would be careful on how to answer as the one they addressed was one of the foremost powerful creatures of the vast Primordial Cosmos!
Yet the person that was asked this question was Noah Osmont.
A being that seemed to be utterly tyrannical and arrogant without even trying!
Noah craned his neck as he looked towards Oathkeeper with a hidden light, keeping his expression devoid of emotion even though he was bubbling with excitement inside!
This was because this being and even the long gone Chronos that he had met..they were uber big bosses that had the most profound Daos on them!
Others might not know, but when Noah stared at all the Hegemonies around him with [Eyes of Truth], a great deal of their details were hidden or unknown- but not the Daos that the Hegemonies cultivated. And Chronos...aside from the spectacular Dao that he and Oathkeeper just utilized, he had a Dao that Noah thought trumped everyone around here, one that even he didn't know how it would work as its name alone was shocking enough!
Reincarnation.
The being that seemed to be one of the leading figures behind Noah's enemies...was a Universal Realm expert that hiddenly comprehended the Dao of Reincarnation!
Given the fact that he was given the name Chronos as Hegemonies thought this was his most profound quality, Noah knew that this benign having this Dao must be a big secret! But such a dao led him to have many questions as he wondered more about the being called Chronos that had stood up to the Oathkeeper.
What exactly was the status and mentality of this being? With this hidden Dao of his, just how many times had he utilized it? Did he live through all the events Noah was currently experiencing as he even knew of the future?! There were so many questions surrounding this being, but Noah found a singular thought dominating his mind through all this!
If he could just have his cool down of [Protagonist's Bookmark] finish and use it on Chronos…
RUMBLE!
This thought caused his heart to buzz with the light of possibilities as he reeled in his mind and looked towards the Oathkeeper to answer his question.
"I was going against the forces of the Hegemony of Slaughter that Dark Shadow was working with and reducing his influence in the Animus Universe. This action apparently interfered with goals that Ambrose and these beings had set up that planned to use the Slaughter Star Monoliths they established across multiple Universes to start something called Universal Amalgamation."
WAA!
Noah's words caused the eyes of many Hegemonies to constrict as they looked towards him curiously, wondering of the identity of this being that seemed to speak so nonchalantly to powerful existences that he wouldn't even get the chance of meeting normally!
Oathkeeper also stared at Noah with a gaze shining with golden light, nodding seriously as his essence shot forth vibrantly and wrapped around Noah.
"Let's go see these affected Universes, starting with the one where this all started!"
OOOM!
The essence of multiple Hegemonies moved as Oathkeeper led the way, this Hegemony being extremely fast as Noah was carried like an item for the second time today across the folds of space, the party of many beings making their way across the boundaries of three unaffected Universes before they came upon the Animus Universe in mere seconds.
SHAA!
Their figures began to very quickly arrive at the boundary as they found it covered by a layer of crimson bloody light- a light that repulsed all of their auras regardless of who they were.
The figure of Oathkeeper shone with immense gold ?uster as his eyes shone brightly while looking at this scene.
"They have laid down a unique authority that should not be possible unless it came with huge restrictions."
Oathkeeper spoke with seriousness as he gazed into the Animus Universe that was locked behind a crimson veil, his gaze shining with the light of Destiny and Fate as this expert tried to discern a few things. Within seconds, he turned towards the nonchalant figure of Noah as he spoke.
"You try."
THRUM!
At this moment, Noah was merely taking in the sights of the Universal Boundary that he had crossed before by himself with the use of his cosmic treasure, even though this time he had the essence of a peak Hegemony wrapping around him protectively to defend against the destructive spatial storms surrounding universal boundaries that could even rip apart weaker Paragons!
His figure went forward as his claws neared the crimson veil that Hegemonies could not cross, passing through it easily as nearly half of his body sunk in before Oathkeeper pulled him back!
"..."
There was a silence in the surroundings as everyone looked at this scene, the powerful Oathkeeper having his eyes flash with a golden light of destiny as he spoke out grandly.
"Whatever process they have begun is extremely dangerous and must be stopped, but they thought far ahead as they made it so no Hegemonies can enter these Universes until this...Amalgamation finishes! Only those of the lesser Realms can enter, which means there should be a restriction along these lines as well!"
In a blink, this being was quickly able to figure out what was going on as his face turned grave.
This was because with this knowledge, the scene in front of them was all the more dreadful as these Hegemonies...were looking across the crimson veil that prevented them from entering and looking at a scene within the Animus Universe.
It was the scene of a valiant dark haired Hegemony that was fighting against Ambrose!
Chapter 995 - Under Siege!
While they could not enter or give any support, the Hegemony of Summoning was currently fighting with Ambrose as he stood in front of the huge Slaughter Star Monolith that stretched across the Bloody Battlefields Galaxies!
Oathkeeper and the others stared at this scene with somber eyes as the golden hair Hegemony that kept order all this time spoke as he moved multiple Hegemonies with his words.
"Check out the situation with the other 9 Universes. Find which ones are protecting these Universal Constructs and those fighting against them. This barrier might just prevent any new Hegemonies from entering, but not from leaving."
THRUM!
Multiple Universal Realm experts nodded at his words as they disappeared into particles of light, Oathkeeper keeping his gaze at the battle between Valentina and Ambrose as he spoke towards Noah who had begun to look at this battle with a serious expression as he also saw its progression!
"Tell me more of the events leading to this, and what is happening within the Animus Universe…"
He finished his words as he also spread his gaze to the area near the Holy Draconic Lands where a shocking war between billions was taking place, rivers of blood being created in the chaotic void at this same exact time that two Hegemonies were fighting!
Noah's Primordial Ruination Clone nodded towards the Oathkeeper as he began to give more information to this being, his own mind moving rapidly as he himself thought about what he should do at this moment.
There were a variety of options for him to choose from, but he kept his focus on the battle between Valentina and Ambrose at this moment as the state of the battle...was not too favorable!
Within the Animus Universe.
Shocking impact resounded out as beings moved at speeds faster than light to attack each other.
The surroundings had turned into an apocalyptic scene of constantly imploding Galaxies in the billions as they released horrendous explosive forces in the surroundings, such attacks being capable of shredding apart Paragons in a matter of seconds!
But this was only the surroundings of the two battling Hegemonies!
Chains of Annihilation were swirling throughout the space like snakes as they chased after the fair figure of Valentina, the gaze of the Hegemony of Summoning that wasn't a Hegemony geared towards the offensive side of battle being on the losing side even though she valiantly rushed towards Ambrose when she returned into her Universe.
SHAA!
Like a streak of light, she avoided the grasps of Ambrose who protected the Slaughter Star Monolith behind him, her essence never being able to go past him to even touch the protective barrier that Ambrose erected!
This was the true might of the Hegemony of Slaughter...Ambrose living up to his name as he dominated the pace of the battle. His gaze was that of an ?du?t looking at a child as he spoke towards Valentina's evading figure.
"I told you in the past to simply align with me, but you chose the path of destruction instead...let me see what made you so special to be able to deny me!"
BOOM!
The chaotic void shook fearfully as the Cosmic Essence of Annihilation moved about freely, Valentina's gaze turning more and more somber as in the next instant, she turned utterly ashen!
This was because both she and Ambrose picked up the fluctuations of 2 other Hegemonies, and they came out of the direction of the Slaughter Star Monolith that Ambrose protected.
It was...Solerno and another Hegemony that Valentina actually knew as the Hegemony of Necromancy- a terrifying Lich that ruled over vast regions of the Necrotic Universe!
These two powerful Hegemonies entered the scene as they looked towards the battling figures of Valentina and Ambrose, a deadly light passing through the dark robed Hegemony of Necromancy and the abyssal flaws within its skull shone brightly.
"We came to check the situations of other Universes. Ambrose, why didn't you tell us there was a little mouse on here that was trapped in?"
The voice of the terrifying Lich was filled with cruelty as he moved without even waiting for Ambrose to reply, a shocking cloud of death descending towards Valentina as she now faced the attacks of two Hegemonies!
"Vile schemers and cowards!"
Her voice rang out with majesty as her dark hair flowed beautifully, her eyes relentless as she evaded the shocking might of two Hegemonies.
Ambrose looked towards the coming Lich with displeasure as he planned to take his time with Valentina, but he might as well wrap this up and make sure everything with the Universal Amalgamation continued to proceed smoothly.
As for Solerno, his gaze was silently on the figures of Oathkeeper and a few other Hegemonies that were watching this scene outside the boundary of the, a smile appearing on his face as he felt like he could finally look at these Hegemonies that made themselves more exalted than him on the same plane!
"This is just one of the many changes that will occur in the coming era...you all can watch its beginning with the death of one of your Hegemonies!"
RUMBLE!
His words caused the valiant eyes of Valentina to dim, the essence of Solerno moving in waves as he appeared above her- this action making 3 Hegemonies all attacking her at once!
All routes of escape...were closed off as their essence continued to roll off their bodies and descend towards her in a terrifying manner.
At this time, the gazes of many beings were filled with anger and solemnity, many of them helpless at this moment on what exactly to do!
But...this wasn't so for a single being.
This wasn't so for Noah Osmont!
Since the Universal War began, his overpowering Universal Fortune had continued to swirl around him along with the light of Destiny, telling him of a grand future that was coming as the war proceeded.
The capture by Dark Shadow, the events of the Universal Amalgamation, the meeting of the most powerful Hegemonies of the Primordial Cosmos...all of them had gone to help him in the end!
And now...such a scene of danger lay itself in front of him again.
A being he knew was being besieged on all sides within her own Universe by three Hegemonies.
She had no routes to escape to as she seemed like she would be drowned out by the massive essence of her enemies at any time!
At such a time point, the gaze of his main body in the Dark Universe was solemn as he held on to a Golden Mirror and spoke into it.
"I might have a solution…!"
RUMBLE
His message reached the ears of a valiant Valentina that faced the horrendous might of 3 Hegemonies without fear, the essence of a certain Dao beginning to wrap around Noah as he prepared for something big.
It was the essence of Fealty!
Chapter 996 - A Hegemony as a Vassal!
The scene was a glorious one, to say the least.
There was a cacophony of colors and universal essence swirling throughout, the entire chaotic void constantly sundering and breaking apart as it was under the influence of [Apocalypse] cast by the Hegemony of Slaughter!
Enormous and deadly chains of Annihilation were stretched throughout as they all aimed towards a singular figure of a woman that had a valiant expression. These chains of Annihilation were not just tinged with the Cosmic Essence of Annihilation, but they were also wrapped with the essence of Phantasm that was the other Cosmic Dao Ambrose held which Noah chose against selecting when he used [Protagonist's Bookmark].
Such deadly attacks all rushed towards Valentina!
Her body was covered with layers of the Cosmic Essence of Annihilation as well, but she was utilizing a different set of skills from Ambrose while she utilized the same Dao as Hegemonies comprehended different ways to utilize the Daos they could call forth!
Valentina had an armor of Annihilation coalescing around her body, causing for the appearance of an illusory figure with her beautiful expression to rise around her as whenever her hands moved, this illusory figure would smash away the chains of annihilation while allowing her to swiftly move within the region of [Apocalypse] that would decimate even the defenses of a Paragon.
Yet in the midst of all this, two more Hegemonies joined to pressure her on all sides, making sure she couldn't even try to escape if she wanted!
A terrifying Lich that was known as the Hegemony of Necromancy, and a Hegemony merely known by his name as Solerno who didn't particularly stand out among other Hegemonies in the vast Primordial Cosmos.
Facing the might of 3 Hegemonies, Valentina was truly unwilling as her gaze was that of utter coldness and regality!
Not an ounce of fear.
Not a shred of despair.
She had lived for many years, and feared very little things- even death itself.
She also had a large amount of Universal Fortune as she had comprehended deeply the Dao of Destiny, her eyes within the illusory figure coalesced by annihilation turning up to see her destiny and fortune as it didn't seem dim!
It meant that even in this situation, she would not be dying today!
So she wondered, just what exactly would be her salvation?
Would the Hegemonies that arrived on the boundary of the Animus Universe be able to break in, or would another situation arise that allowed her to impossibly turn the tables while being surrounded by 3 Hegemonies?
"I may have a solution…"
RUMBLE!
From her golden mirror that she had given a certain someone, a voice rang out as even with her body creaking as she faced the pressure of 3 Hegemonies, Valentina was surprised!
'Him?'
The being she had been working with as Destiny told her he would bring her an immense amount of fortune.
'I see, was it always bound to be him?'
Not other powerful Hegemonies or even the Oathkeeper that was only watching silently from outside the boundary of the Animus Universe, but a mere Paragon that she had watched rise to this rank in mere seconds from a Great Sage just a few hours ago.
BOOOM!
While evading tendrils of Death that came from the Cosmic Dao of Necromancy and the chains of Annihilation from Ambrose, as well as the oppressive force of Solerno who was growing ever larger to become the size of a star while moving to attack her...Valentina moved her essence into the golden mirror as she sent a message.
"What solution do you have that could withstand 3 Hegemonies?"
THRUM!
She asked and took this being with utter seriousness as he always surprised her!
Even as she sent the message, she also had an inclination of an idea of what this being might propose!
Her thoughts were proved to be true as a second later, her dark eyes fluttered as a blue colored box holding a prompt of shocking words appeared in front of her.
[In exchange for a portion of his power, bind a portion of your soul to Noah Osmont and become his Vassal. Do you wish to swear Fealty to the Tyrannical Emperor?]
"..."
Silence.
And then...
"Haha!"
It was something that she had even thought about when she first came across this being enhancing the strength of billions as long as they bound a portion of their Soul to him. Valentina knew that with such a tool in this being's hands, his journey to Hegemony would be smooth as his collection of Marks of Antiquity would be even smoother.
But she didn't expect that a situation would arise where the Cosmos seemed to even be allowing this being to put his hands on someone like her!
A Universal Realm expert!
'Is this the true power of beings with immense Fortunes?'
Her mind was clear as many thoughts ran through, the prompt in front of her remaining vibrantly glowing as it seemed like the answer she was waiting for.
"You have the gall to laugh amidst all this?!"
BOOM!
Ambrose's face was tinged with cruelty when he saw the swaying body of Valentina that was pressured on all sides and seemed just about to break apart still utterly cold and calm, even choosing to laugh at such a time!
Essence exploded wildly from him as he seemed to go for the killing strike.
At this point, Valentina pursed her lips as she sighed, her eyes shining with an unknown light.
The strikes of Ambrose and the other 2 Hegemonies seemed to fade away, the only thing in her gaze being the single prompt in front of her, and the voice of a certain being she came in contact with just days ago.
'Well, what could go wrong?'
She trusted in her destiny and fortune!
If it was leading towards this being, she would follow it!
Her fair lips moved as she spoke words that shocked Ambrose and all the others watching Hegemonies.
"I Swear Fealty."
"..."
…!
Chapter 997 - A Percentage of Infinity!
"I Swear Fealty."
BOOOOM!
Words that were uttered simply but held immense meaning!
Words that caused the Hegemony of Necromancy to look towards Valentina in shock, while Ambrose and Solerno looked towards each other in incredulousness as they had seen such a situation before hours ago in a Universal War.
But to many others...to Oathkeeper outside the boundary of the Animus Universe and all the other remaining Hegemonies, their eyes constricted as they truly heard a Hegemony pledge Fealty!
Fealty to who?!
Just who was worthy enough to have a Universal Realm expert pledge their Fealty, and what would it do in a situation such as this?
The answer was displayed just seconds after the slender figure of Valentina uttered these words.
If one thought about it logically and simply, they would analyze her current situation to be extremely dire as she was facing attacks of 3 beings in the same stage as her, and she would not be able to stand against them much longer as their attacks would drown hers out in a matter of seconds if not in the next minute or two.
The problem presented itself in the fact that she was burning as much essence as she could in the form of the Cosmic Dao of Annihilation, using this essence to defend against the 3 Hegemonies as she could not even attack!
When this Cosmic essence that protected her ran out...when the mana within her body could no longer push out the essence of her only comprehended Cosmic Dao...her figure would be drowned out by the attacks of these three terrifying beings as only death waited for her.
So her main problem was one that plagued almost all other beings.
Oh!
Mana!
After she swore Fealty, Valentina felt a portion of her soul flow away, feeling a momentary feeling of weakness before…
BOOOOM!
"Anhhh…!"
Her body gushed out with an oppressive feeling of strength that came out much too fast because of her Universal Realm, causing her to unexpectedly release a small m?n that she stopped a millisecond later!
The Origin of a Hegemony was much different than those that had sworn Fealty to Noah before.
A being that had forged their own Universe was special, the power they could wield not even being accurately quantifiable in comparison to Paragons.
The genuine force that their forged Universe could release, the efficiency and conduction of mana, the conversion of mana to the essence of different types of Laws and Daos...all of this was elevated to such a great degree that the effects that Valentina was able to receive when she became a Vassal under Noah...these effects were magnified more than any of the beings that had sworn Fealty to Noah before this!
From her body, the essence of the Cosmic Dao of Annihilation gushed out maddeningly as her slender figure opened her eyes majestically, tendrils of blue light momentarily being released from them as she didn't fully grasp the overabundance of mana flowing through her!
…!
"It's...soo much!"
BOOM!
Mana cascaded from her in waves as Valentina found herself shaking from stupor and shock!
'This guy…!'
She didn't even have any words to describe what was happening at this time as she could only close her eyes and try to enjoy it, simply allowing her body to do what felt natural in this situation!
RUMBLE!
The wild eruption of Cosmic Essence pushed the collective attacks of 3 Hegemonies back, the illusory figure of the being wrapping around her becoming even more solidified as the golden crimson illusory image of Valentina became even more real, the essence of Annihilation being much too thick.
Aside from the percentages and boosts in Dao Comprehensions and Assimilations, his Purification from two different sources, and many more things...there was mana!
Mana!
What was 5% of Infinite Mana? What was 5% of Infinity?
Truthfully, there wasn't a mathematically accurate answer because Infinity is not even a number, with mathematical operations involving Infinity being undefined.
But for many of the Vassals, they experienced an explosion of their Mana Reserves by factors of tens to over 100 times what they originally had!
Uniquely, they didn't gain Infinity, even if it was a small percentage of it.
For Valentina, this feature was even more magnified as the mana reserves of a Universal Realm expert were over a hundred times that of a Paragons!
So if Paragons became Noah's Vassals, it was equivalent to them gaining the Mana Reserves of a Hegemony!
What an Emperor! What boons he gave to his Vassals!
So she listened to her body.
OOOOOOOOH!
Her hair danced wildly as top tier skills she had been using reservedly erupted out wildly.
Layers after layers of Annihilation formed around the illusory figure she held, her body being protected by the robust essence of a Cosmic Dao over and over again as the illusory figure that matched her own beautiful figure bloomed up to become the size of star instantly, her blank eyes staring coldly towards the 3 Hegemonies that had surrounded her.
The fair hands of this enormous illusory figure then silently moved at speeds multiple times faster than light, thundering down towards the star sized Solerno and the human sized Hegemony of Slaughter and Hegemony of Necromancy as if they were mere flies!
RUUUUMBLE!
The gazes of Ambrose and the others turned grim at the abrupt change, seeing the aura of the woman they considered dead just moments ago to continue rising as it wasn't her breaking into a new realm or anything shocking- it was merely her casting a great deal of skills and enhancements upon herself as she called upon the many Daos she comprehended while wildly letting out the essence of Annihilation in the greatest amounts!
All that changed was her having an exuberant amount of fuel to work with, this fuel elevating the battle power she could release from before to be three or four times greater.
All from her having the Mana Reserves that the 3 Hegemonies in front of her could never hope to achieve!
The cold eyes of the star sized phantasm of herself turned towards the Slaughter Star Monolith that Ambrose was protecting.
She didn't want this ugly structure within the Animus Universe anymore, so she moved.
The slender hands of a drop dead gorgeous illusory image of a star sized Valentina pulsed with the essence of Annihilation as while she put pressure on three Hegemonies, she struck towards a Universal Construct as well!
WAA!
Chapter 998 - You should have already died!
Two illusory hands that were simply the coalescence of immense Essence of the Cosmic Dao of Annihilation descended down.
One was swatting towards three Hegemonies as if they were mere flies, and the other was thundering down towards a Crimson Universal Construct that had a powerful barrier of light enveloping it!
These hands were connected to a star sized apparition of a gorgeous dark haired woman, her gaze strikingly cold at this instant as her eyes had given the verdict of death to those around her!
OOOOOOH!
A bellow came from the Hegemony of Slaughter as he couldn't believe the outrageous scene in front of him.
A Hegemony pledges Fealty, and then her strength increased by this much an instant later?!
Ambrose was unwilling to believe this!
However, he and all other Hegemonies that were currently watching this spectacular scene had one thing wrong as they tried to discern how it became a reality. It wasn't that Valentina's strength increased by a lot, it was simply because she could now cast and use her abilities at a frequency even the strongest Hegemonies would not dare to do as they would have their mana depleted in mere seconds!
Her reserves were simply unthinkable at this point in time as Valentina could be unequivocally called the number one being in the Primordial Cosmos that had the largest amounts of Mana Reserves.
All aside from one person, of course.
THRUM!
Ambrose's bellow was followed by his body emitting the aura of two Cosmic Daos, Annihilation and Phantasm working hand in hand as his figure instantly disappeared from its current position as he appeared in front of the slender hand striking towards the Universal Construct.
He couldn't let the Slaughter Star Monolith of this Universe be taken down as that would reduce the speed of Accumulation by too much, their goals taking much too long to be accomplished!
BOOM!
The slender hands smashed into Ambrose's figure and the bodies of Solerno and the Hegemony of Necromancy.
...CRACK!
The star sized Solerno was smashed aside like a statue as he was flung thousands of miles away, the Hegemony of Necromancy summoning a dark skull hundreds of miles long to protect him- this skull gaining numerous fractures as the deathly flames within it threatened to dim!
The figure of Ambrose...trembled in pain as this ancient being was smashed back towards the Crimson barrier that protected the Universal Construct, b?r?ly being able to stop the advancement of the slender hand as the essence of two Cosmic Daos burst from him!
…!
The gazes of many Hegemonies were shocked at this development as the change in the flow of power was simply too drastic!
Yet…
"Hmph...just a lousy bunch of old men, let's see you talk about ripping apart my skin now...YAAA!"
Valentina let out a loud bellow as while expending a ridiculous amount of mana to cause the slender hands of her phantasm to pull back, spending an even more absurd amount of mana as a second later, tens of hands erupted out of the illusory figure the size of a star- the sight of over a hundred hands instantly being realized the palms of Annihilation all thundered towards the Universal Constructs and the enemies protecting it!
…!
It was the shocking sight of over a hundred star sized palms rushing towards them, Ambrose's expression turning entirely grim as his entire sight became filled with them!
This was it.
It wasn't an increase in strength.
It was purely mana.
She threw out two palms before that were counterattacked, so she simply spent nearly half of her current Mana Reserves to throw out a hundred more palms! With the Origin of a Universe, the speed and efficiency of her mana usage and conduction was unthinkable as it brought such an attack to fruition!
An attack that threatened to cause the downfall of one of the 9 Universal Constructs spread out over 9 Universes!
…!
Solerno watched this scene in horror from a distance, his figure cowardly not even returning back after he was knocked away, leaving the Hegemony of Necromancy and Ambrose to face this attack alone.
KAKAKA!
The Hegemony of Necromancy laughed out eerily as it put its skeletal hands on its ?h?st, splitting apart its ribcage as a horrendous amount of essence was ready to fly out to defend against the one hundred palms.
Ambrose bellowed out as his bones creaked, never having thought he would be put in such a predicament- but he also went all out to protect as much as he could, but his heart knew that it would not be enough!
…!
Oathkeeper and the other Hegemonies watched this scene breathlessly as they took in Valentina in a brand new light, never expecting for this new Hegemony that rose not too long ago to be able to do what she was doing now!
Time seemed to slow as the palms thundered forward.
Then...time slowed so much that it came to a halt.
DONG!
An instant later, a regal purple clock materialized in front of the protected Universal Construct.
The hand on this clock moved back, the terrifying palms filled with the essence of Annihilation that had come to a stop beginning to pull back as the scene returned to a second ago before they were even summoned forth!
RUMBLE!
…!
Chronos had a somber expression as he domineeringly floated in the center of the purple clock, looking towards the figure of Valentina as his eyes flashed with an unknown light.
He uttered cryptic words that only he understood the meaning of.
"You...should have already died."
RUMBLE!
The words were b?r?ly a discernable whisper, but even Valentina was able to pick them up as alarm bells rang in her mind!
This was because they weren't words of insult or the plans of someone that didn't go the way they wanted, but they were words of confusion as if the person saying them was seeing a different reality than they knew of playing out!
…!
Chapter 999 - A Goal of Universal Conquest! I
A different reality than the one they knew playing out!
This...was actually exactly what Chronos's words meant as this terrifying Hegemony had been at this point in time before.
In his prior life times that were brought to fruition by the Cosmic Dao of Reincarnation, he had passed this time point where in all of them...the Hegemony of Summoning would fall under the hands of Ambrose and the others!
They would use the death of this Hegemony to cause the others watching outside the boundary of the Animus Universe to be disillusioned with even finding a way to enter the 9 Universes and stop their plans, the problems occurring only much later when Oathkeeper did something he shouldn't have.
Yet...the one who should be dead was not dead!
Chronos's eyes flashed with an unknown light as he was met with an anomaly in the history he knew!
'Who? What has interfered?'
THRUM!
Far from this location, within the Dark Universe where Noah was watching the unfolding citation.
TRING!
His eyes gazed above at the storm of fortune and Destiny that was turning into a Sea, hundreds of thousands of Marks of Antiquity that had begun forming ever since Valentina had become his Vassal never stopping as they came with even more frequency!
A single being became his Vassal, but he had changed the course of a predestined history.
He did not know this, but he turned his gaze as he saw the line of Destiny holding him and Valentina shaking at the appearance of Chronos, and he listened to his rumbling sea of fortune as his gaze turned somber, speaking into the golden mirror right away!
"Pull back outside of the Universe for now, and quickly."
Noah spoke with urgency as Valentina heard his words and felt a tug of her soul, her Origin unconsciously listened to Noah's words before her brain could even process it as it was because of this that she was able to evade a deadly attack that came next!
RUMBLE!
From the newly appearing Chronos, the essence of the Dao of Chronos erupted madly as his gaze was somber, his hands moving forth mysteriously as he moved to quickly correct the sequence of events and reap the life of the Hegemony of Summoning!
But…
SHAA!
Valentina was already long gone from within the illusory figure, her Origin unconsciously following Noah's words as she had already weaved within the folds of space and was shooting towards the boundary of the Animus Universe faster than the speed of light!
WAA!
The eyes of Chronos turned up with solemnity at this as he still wanted to try, but the vibrant light that was Valentina reached and pierced the boundary an instant later as her gorgeous figure joined the group of Hegemonies that were peering into the Animus Universe.
Oathkeeper appeared beside her a moment later as he gazed towards Chronos and the Hegemonies around him with eyes full of power!
"..."
He had tried.
He had failed.
Time seemed to flow smoothly again as Valentina let out rapid breaths past the boundary of the Animus Universe, looking towards the small figure of Chronos that had appeared with a tinge of apprehension!
If Noah had not used the small portion of her soul she agreed to let go to become a Vassal to cause her to follow his words unconsciously, she might have been gravely wounded or fallen from this being's mysterious attacks!
A second passed as those involved took in the situation, a stand off occurring as many powerful Hegemonies from the nearby Universes peered into the Animus Universe where Chronos and a few other Hegemonies floated next to a Universal Construct.
As for how Chronos and Dark Shadow could enter the Universes that all other Hegemonies could not pass the boundaries of? They had long since branded their Origin Essence into the Universal Construct before their activation, their appearance here being only natural!
As some of the powerful existences of the Primordial Cosmos stared each other down, none of them were paying attention to a particular Tyrant Dragon floating near the boundary of the Animus Universe.
At this moment in time, Noah's mind was buzzing with information as he pooled in everything he knew about Ambrose and what he heard during his conversation with Solerno with current events. He recalled Oathkeeper's words about a restriction they had to create in order for them to use an authority that caused Hegemonies to not be able to enter the 9 targeted Universes.
With all of this information, his mind moved as he created a hypothesis! An instant later...he moved to test it!
THRUM!
Fluctuations of mana silently rang out amidst the tense situation, the eyes of the Hegemonies finally noticing the aura of a Paragon that had actually begun to pass through the boundary of the Animus Universe!
He seemed to even be doing so with ease, something that only the most powerful of Paragons should be able to do as he crossed the universal boundary in mere seconds.
"You…!"
Oathkeeper and the others looked towards this scene with sharp eyes as they saw Noah's Tyrant Dragon appear within the Animus Universe a second later!
Chronos and the others also turned their eyes towards this being!
The distance between the Universal Boundary of the Animus Universe and the Bloody Battlefields Galaxy Clusters that existed deep within this Universe was vast, but Noah's figure disappeared in a flash of light as he carried out a long distance teleportation that made him appear right in front of the powerful figure of Chronos, Dark Shadow, Ambrose, Solerno, and the Hegemony of Necromancy.
He appeared in front of these beings fearlessly as aside from his [Plot Armor] still being active, he also had an inkling that he might have found what the restriction these beings placed in order to pull off the authority to deny entrance to all Hegemonies was!
The eyes of Chronos and others flashed with a sharp light as their terrifying gazes locked onto him...but they did nothing.
…!
"I see."
Noah spoke of with a domineering tone as he stood in front of some of the most powerful beings within the Primordial Cosmos fearlessly.
He turned up towards the direction of Oathkeeper and the others, voicing out nonchalantly as if the grave situation around them was nothing in his eyes!
"It seems the restriction they placed is that they cannot move against those below the Ranks of Hegemonies in exchange for denying entrance to Hegemonies in all the affected Universes."
…!
Nonchalantly, domineeringly, and fearlessly...Noah addressed some of the powerful Hegemonies of the Primordial Cosmos as he kicked off the new era with a bang!
Chapter 1000 - A Goal of Universal Conquest! II
The arrival of Chronos had even made Valentina who was showing off terrifying battle prowess to pull back.
It had filled the watching Hegemonies with apprehension as they looked at his heavy weight in the same tier as Oathkeeper and wondered just what plans he had within this group of Hegemonies!
Yet in the midst of all this, a Paragon came and stole the spot light as he appeared in the middle of the intense stand off, finding the restriction that was present in all the 9 Universes after the process of Universal Amalgamation was initiated.
"..."
Ambrose looked towards the figure of Noah with intense wrath, this being accounting for many of his plans being knocked out of order as his entrance at this time was like getting slapped multiple times!
What was worse was that he couldn't even move against such a creature that he thought would be dead, expecting Dark Shadow to have killed him first even before the Amalgamation began. But he now watched as this being domineeringly stood in front of them, his figure smiling as he began to float towards the Universal Construct that was behind Ambrose and the others.
All eyes were on this nonchalant Tyrant Dragon as he came upon the crimson barrier enacted by Ambrose, his body lighting up with the essence of destruction as he released attacks upon attacks at this barrier!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The explosive force of galaxies dying emanated from his body as he attacked a barrier enacted by a Hegemony to no avail, only stopping seconds later as he let out a sigh.
No Hegemonies could attack those in the lower Ranks within these Universes, but those in the Lower Ranks didn't stand a chance of stopping their plans as they couldn't break the barriers of protection that would no doubt be enacted across all 9 Universal Constructs!
This was why even though Ambrose and the others were maddened by the disrespect of this Paragon, they weren't the least bit worried about him.
THRUM!
The purple clock behind Chronos faded away as he gazed at Noah with a somber light of curiosity, this being not appearing in the past lives he lived as he took him as one of the many changes he was experiencing in this life.
Any changes that deviated from what he experienced before...he had to pay attention to!
So he watched with utter clarity as the Tyrant Dragon gazed towards the direction of the boundary of the Animus Universe where he knew Oathkeeper and the others were watching as he spoke once more.
"Paragons and below cannot be harmed by this group of Hegemonies, but we cannot get past their protection of their Universal Constructs. Unless...a strong enough Paragon who has the power capable of contending against a Hegemony while in the lower ranks appears!"
…!
This mere Paragon...was he boasting that he would get the power of a Hegemony at his rank as he worked to stand against Chronos and the others?!
He seemed to go at his own pace as his words continued for one more time before he disappeared in a flash of light, only to reappear in another location within the same Animus Universe.
"You all figure out other ways to stop their Universal Constructs- they are gathering the essence of the Universes for a reason, and I think none of us want to wait to find out for what!"
With that, the figure of the Tyrant Dragon disappeared as it left behind multiple Hegemonies that looked at its position in shock.
In front of the Bloody Battlefields Galaxy, Chronos turned towards Ambrose as his eyes gazed towards the direction of the Draconic Holy Lands where he picked up the aura of the same domineering Tyrant Dragon reappearing.
"Tell me everything that has happened since the appearance of that Paragon."
…!
Past the boundary of the Animus Universe where Oathkeeper and a few other Hegemonies watched.
Many of them stared at Valentina as the archaic gaze of Oathkeeper locked onto her as he posed out a question as well.
"Tell us about this Paragon and the things that happened within the Animus Universe…"
As the powerful experts tried to find out their enemies and allies amidst the dreadful actions taken by a certain group of Hegemonies, the identity of one particular Paragon popped up throughout as both sides sought to understand his role!
As for the being in question?
He appeared on the battlefield of the Universal War where 9 Bloodline Races were still fighting, the state of this battle already edging towards completion as his Animus Summons backed by his own power were ripping apart any remaining Paragons of the 5 Bloodline Races.
His appearance was the nail in the coffin as with his return, the Legions being led by a few remaining Paragons felt utter despair as the mere presence of Noah was that suffocating!
A Hegemony had acted against him, and this being didn't die! What would they be able to do?
Noah gazed at these despairing eyes with a sharp expression as his main body continued to sense his continued rise in power, as well as what his influence and actions within the Animus Universe were doing to contribute to his continued forming of the Marks of Antiquity.
For his goal to obtain 50 Billion Marks of Antiquity and forge 50 Billion Dao Galaxies that would enable him to have complete connections of all of his Galaxies...he had told himself he would have to explore other Universes and expand his influence!
In order to birth his Universal Seed and go towards becoming a Hegemony, he saw the fastest way to be the one he just did with the Universal War of the Animus Universe.
A little bit of bloodshed. Obtaining Vassals. Standing as the being with the strongest influence within that Universe.
Such a reality caused Noah's heart to bubble with an intense longing.
A longing for Marks of Antiquity.
A longing for Vassals that could provide him with such marks in the millions.
A longing for the many beings within each of the 9 Universes currently affected by the Universal Amalgamation.
A longing...for Universal Conquest!
Chapter 1001 - The Strongest Influence in the Animus Universe! I
Conquest!
The mere word caused Noah's heart to beat faster as he found his path towards the Universal Rank.
It also coincided with what he had to do if he wanted to stand against Ambrose and the others, and whatever plans they had within these 9 Universes that they carried out the Universal Amalgamation.
Noah would go to these Universes as the targets of Conquest, obtaining Vassals within them as he raised strong enough forces to possibly break apart the Universal Constructs that Hegemonies were protecting!
If he himself broke into the Universal Realm, would beings like Ambrose be able to stop him?
At a rank where he would have obtained 50 Billion Dao Galaxies that he could even use to elevate a Grand Dao to a Cosmic one?!
The truly powerful enemy he saw was the mysterious Chronos that could utilize the terrifying Daos of Reincarnation and Chronos, but as long as he used Protagonist's Bookmark and obtained these Daos himself, what was to stop him from being able to stand against such an opponent?
THRUM!
His main body in the Dark Universe had swirling fortune and destiny raging all around him as Noah finalized his thoughts, the Primordial Ruination Clone in the Animus Universe moving across the rivers of blood his Summons and subordinates created as he moved to end the Universal War.
"Blood debts were repaid by blood."
RUMBLE!
His voice reverberated out of the bloody chaotic void as the forces of the 5 Bloodline Races felt their hearts turn cold.
His words also stopped the movements of the Animus Summons that were fused with his clones, their gazes cold as they locked on to the billions of creatures still filling up the legions of the Bloodline Races!
"Unless something changes...this cycle of bloodshed will continue as by the end of it, you will all face annihilation!"
WAAA!
"You followed the aims of Hegemonies as all it led was for the glorious Bloodline Races to fracture, bright Rulers being unjustly taken down as entire races became enslaved. At this point...you all failed! You chose the wrong being to follow. You need direction. You need discipline and true leadership"
…!
As he spoke, the figure of the Tyrant Dragon let out waves of oppressive power that caused the few remaining enemy paragons to quake, none of them moving forward as his gaze domineering waved over the billions of Monarchs, Great Sages, Sages, and Entities that made up their Legions.
"True leadership..."
As Noah said these words, the essence of a certain Dao began to fill up the body of the Primordial Ruination Clone as he prepared for it to be released onto the region with billions of beings wildly.
It was, of course, the Dao of Fealty!
"To stop all this bloodshed, you all...will pledge Fealty to a single being!"
The hearts of those that had already become Vassals among the 4 allied Bloodline Races buzzed as the hearts of the 5 enemy bloodline races shook.
They sensed a unique dao beginning to wrap around them with the words of the Tyrant Dragon, his gaze utterly cold as he continued with his words!
"You will pledge Fealty...or face Annihilation!"
WAA!
Mana wildly erupted from Noah as the essence of the Dao of Fealty spread throughout.
In front of the eyes of all beings floating amidst the rivers of blood near the Draconic Holy Lands, a prompt appeared.
[In exchange for a portion of his power, bind a portion of your soul to Noah Osmont and become his Vassal. Do you wish to swear Fealty to the Tyrannical Emperor?]
Noah didn't even bother hiding his name at this point.
He gave them the same prompt that he gave Valentina, all of the billions of powerful creatures of the bloodline races seeing this prompt appear brightly in front of them as they reached a point of no return for their long lives!
The 10 Animus Summons that Noah controlled lined up behind him as their bodies released horrendous waves of power, the essence of Cosmic Daos leaking from every single one of them.
The wrathful Queen Dowager whose body was bathed by blood for the retribution of her race.
The cerulean crowned boy who held a smile but had eyes filled with a hidden pain as the last being of his race.
The Twin Draconic Serpents that had just joined Noah's ranks.
The luminous Golden Crow with flames scorching the chaotic void, the Galaxy Devouring Serpent, Colossal Helios Leviathan, the kingly Calamity Bear, the vibrant Obsidian Panther, and the star sized Oculothorax carrying out deadly rays of soul destroying light!
All of these beings let out horrendous waves of power as they floated in front of the billions of creatures of the Bloodline Races.
With such a force behind him, Noah's figure of the Tyrant Dragon was filled with regality and majesty as he called out grandly once more.
"Fealty...or Annihilation."
…
Essence began to dance in waves.
The hearts of the fearful Bloodline Races that had seen this singular being survive even attacks of Paragons wavered and shook.
Within their minds, they voiced out.
"I Swear Fealty…!"
With their mouths, they called out.
"I Swear Fealty…!"
With their actions, they contributed to the birth of a terrifying being.
THRUUUM!
Each of the billions that had begun to pledge Fealty felt mana fill them to the brim as Noah got his first feeling of what Conquest would be like at this moment.
Past the boundary of the Animus Universe, Valentina watched this scene with a sharp light as Oathkeeper and the others watched on with intense gazes!
In the Dark Universe where Noah's main body was, his starry eyes gazed all around him as rivers of Universal Fortune began to form!
The glimmers of gold and wonder raged around him, Marks of Antiquity forming in the hundreds of thousands every second as rainbow colored Dao Galaxies began to light up in his Origin.
It was the boon of Conquest, and it was just a small test of it!
Chapter 1002 - The Strongest Influence in the Animus Universe! II
The gazes of the Hegemonies still using their power to observe from a large distance turned somber.
They saw the scenes in the chaotic void near the Holy Draconic Lands that was filled with the rivers of blood- they saw the scene where a single being told billions of creatures that before him, they would either have Annihilation...or Fealty!
They all chose fealty as seconds later, the auras of these beings began to crazily rise up as their eyes that were filled with despair and fear a second ago turned into those of shock, and when they looked up towards the figure of the Tyrant Dragon once more, their eyes had a fervent light aside from the fears.
This was because of the power they felt coursing through their bodies!
Yet...the gazes of the Hegemonies were still somber.
This was because they remembered this scene from not too long ago.
The eyes of Oathkeeper and others turned towards Valentina.
They realized the answer to their question of just who she had pledged Fealty to that caused her situation to entirely change as she turned the tables against 2 Hegemonies!
Valentina felt her face heat up at the questioning gazes of the Hegemonies, her figure beginning to waver as she spoke out.
"I have to go into seclusion and heal. Let me know how we decide to deal with these guys!"
WAP!
Without another word, she disappeared from the eyes of the Hegemonies as she didn't stay to answer their questions!
Their eyes had to turn back towards the incredulous scene of the Tyrant Dragon as at this moment, the many watching Hegemonies placed him on their watchlist as an important existence to keep track of.
This was because at this moment, he was directly placing his influence on an entire Universe at a rate even Hegemonies didn't dare or had the capabilities to- and these knowledgeable beings knew that when such an existence broke through to the Universal Realm, their Universal Fortune must be great as they would quickly rise in power!
But even these Hegemonies could never expect that Noah's fortune was already more massive than many Hegemonies, the number of Marks of Antiquity he had collected being something that many of them could only ever dream of.
WAA!
The scene at the bloody chaotic void of the area near the Draconic Holy Land turned quiet as Noah's eyes gazed at all the Billions of beings with the Legions of both sides.
Both the allied 4 Bloodline Races and the 5 Bloodline Races that were enemies.
All the forces of these Bloodline Races that had participated in the Universal War had pledged Fealty under his words of Fealty of Annihilation!
His fortune and destiny were swirling crazily around his main body in the Dark Universe, but the eyes of his clone remained utterly cold as with the wild power it showed, a command released from it once more.
"The strongest of your Races have pledged Fealty...but their Trillions more back in your Holy lands that need to do the same. Only with this path can peace be achieved."
"Set off and spread the word. You've tested the wonders of pledging Fealty...let all your people do the same!"
…!
The hearts of many beings trembled as they couldn't help but nod, the Legions of many creatures beginning to move as the cluster of forces around Noah began to spread to different directions.
8 Animus Summons shot towards the cluster of 8 Bloodline Races, each of them being Noah's representatives as they would spread Noah's influence to the trillions of creatures spread out across the Holy Lands of these Bloodline Races!
Noah's Tyrant Dragon figure, Tiamat, and the Blue Slime remained in the chaotic void as their eyes turned towards the Draconic Holy Land not too far from them, Noah's command ringing out as the Dragons that were watching this scene in a stupor like many others began to move.
Paragon Quinnie's heart was still shaking as she watched her husband move towards the Serpentine Holy Land with Noah's Galaxy Devouring Serpent in the lead, her gaze turning back towards the Draconic Holy Land that all dragons were heading to as it was time.
Time for them to reclaim the homes stolen from them long ago!
The Queen Dowager was leading the procession of Dragons as a fantastical scene of rows of majestic Dragons making their way towards their Holy Land played out, the figures of the bloodline races that had remained behind within these lands feeling a shocking force come towards them as they would soon begin quaking where they stood.
Tiamat's goal of revenge and reclamation of her home after over a hundred thousand years...Noah would achieve it for her merely days after he arrived in the Animus Universe!
It wasn't the two Hegemonies that were fighting for influence over the last tens of thousands of years...but a Paragon that had risen up in mere days taking the seat of the most influential creature within this Universe!
Waves of change continued to spread out from this moment as many powerful beings moved to understand exactly what had occurred, even more on them focusing on a few figures they had to pay attention to.
Near the Bloody Battlefields Galaxy Clusters where a Universal Construct stood.
Chronos watched as the figures of Oathkeeper and a few others faded away, leaving behind only a few clones from the Hegemonies that had cloning abilities as they kept watch over the events within the Animus Universe.
Chronos stared at Ambrose and the other Hegemonies around him with eyes shining with ancient lights as he spoke, the aura he emanated making these powerful beings all turn towards him as he was the center of attention.
"Assess the status of all the other Universes and how the rate of Accumulation is proceeding. We need to get a timeline of when everything will come together...and when the Antiquity will be born!"
RUMBLE!
With a gaze full of relentless might, Chronos forged forward with an unknown goal that the powerhouses of the Primordial Cosmos were currently moving to stop!
Chapter 1003 - A Universal Banquet! I
Within the Dark Universe.
Noah's main body remained floating amidst the fields of verdant gold greenery while all around him, rivers of fortune and destiny were swirling around brightly, his hands gradually plucking off strings of destiny as he tried to understand his path forward.
At the same time, spatial fluctuations began to erupt not too far from him as his languid eyes turned towards this direction, the appearance of one of his clones coming to fruition as with him...was the slender figure of a captivating woman!
A woman whose aura alone caused the space around her to shake, her dark eyes that could draw in the souls of weak men opening as her aura spread out all around her- her gaze becoming that of increasing shock before her eyes focused on a particular being that was wantonly releasing the Fortune and Destiny he wielded!
Noah's clone faded away as it achieved the task of bringing a powerful Hegemony into the Dark Universe, this Hegemony herself locking her gaze towards Noah as her eyes shone like bright lanterns.
"This...isn't the Primordial Cosmos!"
THRUM!
This powerful being sensed it right away, looking towards Noah with shock as the implications of what she found were truly grand!
Amidst the golden rivers of fortune and destiny, Noah smiled lightly as he nodded.
"Yes. It is the Lost Universe that was fractured from the Primordial Cosmos some time ago, the Dark Universe that is currently under my control."
…!
The eyes of Valentina constricted into slits at these calm yet boastful words as she brought herself to purely focus on Noah at this moment.
Truth be told, she didn't even know how to interact with this being as the situation surrounding him was just too special. She had her status as a powerful Hegemony, yet this being in front of her was a mere Paragon...and at the same time the one that she had pledged fealty to and become a Vassal!
'Well, at least that is even bigger than before.'
She tried to simplify her thoughts as she focused on Noah's vast fortune that had become rivers about to form into seas at this moment, her body moving faster than light as she appeared in front of him an instant later and locked eyes with him from a few inches away.
She saw his calm eyes that didn't even flutter, eyes that seemed to show no fear even in front of a Hegemony as he merely looked towards her with a smile! Valentina sighed in defeat as she stared at this being and spoke out.
"I cannot see through you. What exactly is it that you want? What is driving you to do everything you're doing right now?"
She tried to understand the being she had pledged her Fealty to at this moment as she wondered what would happen in the future, and she watched as Noah ignored her question and wave his hands to the verdant golden greenery below them, Fruits filled with the essence of laws being plucked and rising towards them a second later as Noah offered her some.
His gaze seemed far away as he thought about her question before he replied.
"I actually can't give a proper answer to that as my goals have constantly changed over the weeks…"
Valentina raised her eyes at this as she expected someone to at least say their goals had changed over the years, but she said nothing as she continued to listen!
"In the past, I moved for the sake of securing my safety, and I later moved for the sake of others where even my entrance in the Animus Universe was for Tiamat. But…"
A myriad of thoughts crossed Noah's mind as Valentina's question had made him reflective! He thought about the Apocalypses he got past and against the enemies he found, even his current goals where he planned to go on the Conquest of multiple universes!
He might say it was to try and stop the actions of the terrifying Hegemonies following Chronos and whatever they were trying to bring to fruition within the Primordial Cosmos but...even though this was something he wanted to do, he saw it as part of what drove him to make the goal of Universal Conquest.
The even larger part that caused his heart to blaze with ambition...was Antiquity!
It was power!
As he thought about this, he found himself coming up with too many answered as he merely shook his head while looking towards Valentina.
"Well, it doesn't really matter what my past goals were. For now and in the coming future...my goal is the Conquest of the Universes affected by the Universal Amalgamation that Ambrose and the others carried out, it is to increase my influence at a scale that even Hegemonies could not even dream of as in a matter of weeks or months...I will form my Universal Seed and rip apart whatever plans these beings have."
"...!"
RUMBLE!
Valentina's eyes shook as she saw the rivers of Fortune above this being churn at just his words- words that were so domineering that even this Hegemony found herself taking a step back!
A claim of conquering Universes as he achieved the Rank of a Hegemony within months.
Not the hundreds of thousands of years it took others, but within weeks or months!
Valentina wanted to call this claim a mere dream but she couldn't bring herself to, gathering herself as she recalled how this being had jumped from Great Sage to Paragon in seconds.
She looked at him seriously as she didn't refute his words and merely nodded. With such a vast fortune swirling around him, who was to say what he could and could not do?!
"On the way here, Oathkeeper sent a message that in three days, a Universal Banquet will be held in the Elysian Universe to discuss the events surrounding Chronos and the others, as well as the gathering of information on what to do about it!"
RUMBLE!
Noa's eyes shone brightly at these words as he looked towards the gorgeous figure of Valentina that was looking at him with bright eyes.
" It will be nearly all of the Hegemonies within the Primordial Cosmos, including many beings that weren't present during the events that occurred today. Among those attending, the invitation was extended to the Tyrant Dragon Paragon that was moving around in the midst of Hegemonies like nothing today."
…!
Chapter 1004 - A Universal Banquet! II
"...Among those attending, the invitation was extended to the Tyrant Dragon Paragon that was moving around in the midst of Hegemonies like nothing today."
RUMBLE!
These words caused Noah's eyes to shine brightly, the idea of meeting even more powerful existences being something he was not averse to!
After all, they would just be lining themselves up for who would be next in line for Protagonist's Bookmark in the coming future.
"We'll go see what solutions others can come up with, but first...let's power you up a bit before anything else!"
Valentina raised her eyes at Noah's words as he only gave her a light smile while moving his hands to cause their figures to shift away.
This Hegemony that had lived for a great deal of years was curious how the strength of someone of her level could be further increased, not yet knowing how Noah held an entire library of vast amounts of skills and Skill Trees, few of them being spectacular skills he designed himself as even a Hegemony was about to enjoy the boosts of Noah's System!
As this scene of an introduction of a Hegemony under Noah getting shown around the Dark Universe took place, the events in the Animus Universe were concluding in a spectacular fashion.
Currently, Tiamat was standing on the highest mountain peak of the Draconic Holy Land- a mountain peak that was called the Holy Dragon Mountain that she used to reside on as it was located on the highest galaxy within the many galaxy clusters, all her subordinates climbing towards it whenever they wanted to pay respect!
The Holy Dragon Mountain was shaped in a manner as if it had the jaws of a dragon sharply closing towards the very peak, the area around it filled with an overabundance of essence that nearly formed into thick rivers as this area was one of the many unique locations across the Animus Universe that was at a point where a large amount of essence condensed continuously.
Verdant greenery could be seen all around it as this was the most respected peak any being could ever stand a chance of climbing in the Draconic Holy Lands!
Paragon Quinnie was standing right behind Tiamat atop the mountain as her gaze contained a great deal of memories, never thinking the reclamation of their home land would happen this fast or in this manner.
The eyes of Quinnie were locked onto the single figure that made it all possible, the Tyrant Dragon that had actually turned into a human form as was currently leaning against Tiamat's glistening scales as he took in the spectacular scenery of the Holy Dragon Mountain.
Beside him, Tiamat's eyes were red with emotions as she voiced out towards him.
"Thank you, not just for keeping your promise but for everything else."
…!
The Progenitor of Dragons humbled herself down as she gave thanks to the being that had taken her from Entity to Paragon in a matter of less than 3 months, and he had now given her back her home along with all the retribution she could want!
Something out of her wildest dreams- this being made possible. Yet to all this...Noah just smiled as he patted the scales of Tiamat.
If one wanted to look at the biggest winners of this Universal War and the whole venture into the Animus Universe, there was no bigger winner than him!
He had thundered into the Draconic Holy Land with them and ripped apart any creatures of the Bloodline Races that resisted, the trillions upon trillions that had not participated in the Universal War being given the same option of Annihilation or Fealty!
At the majesty of the Tyrant Dragon as well as seeing a vast number of their own Paragons and Monarchs that had already become Vassals under Noah, the wills of these creatures shattered as they bent the knee soon after.
This meant that among the most clustered locations of the Animus Universe, Noah had already brought the entirety of the Draconic Holy Lands under his heel- his Animus Summons that made their way to other Holy Lands of the Bloodline Races only needing some more time before such a scene repeated itself in the homes of the other Bloodline Races.
After that...with the majority of the powerful creatures within the Animus Universe as his Vassals, it would be another Universe that Noah heavily influenced as his rewards from it were many times over compared to the Dark Universe!
The increased Universal Fortune and Destiny...the explosively forming Marks of Antiquity!
Days passed as a new reality settled into the Primordial Cosmos, with many more Hegemonies that were in the far reaches of the Cosmos or had secluded themselves finding out about the actions that Chronos and a few other Hegemonies had taken.
The new reality of 9 Universes was made clear as the Universal Constructs within each of them continuously pulsed with an eerie red light, gathering the very essence of the Universes while reinforcing the tight restrictions it placed on them!
Such scenes caused many Hegemonies to turn somber, and the auras of many Hegemonies could be felt clustering around the Elysian Universe as Oathkeeper had called forth a Universal Banquet to gather information and look for solutions to these recent actions!
Today was the day of this fantastical Universal Banquet, many beings making their preparations and making their way over to the Elysian Universe as a mixture of powerful beings was about to occur.
Within the Dark Universe, Valentina was shaking her head at the incredulous sight in front of her as she truly saw tens of thousands of Marks of Antiquity constantly forming around Noah every second, the events of the Animus Universe continuing to follow their conclusion as many beings became his Vassals and his influence stretched throughout the Universe!
He had kept the forming Marks of Antiquity hidden these past three days as he didn't want to show off, but Valentina had asked him about it before they set off for the Elysian Universe as he decided to reveal it.
When the Hegemony saw such a scene, a deep blow was dealt to her psyche as she saw this being make the progress she made in years in a matter of hours!
The confidence of a Hegemony that considered herself a one of a kind genius who could even birth a unique Dao was shattered on this day in front of the sight of the existence that was Noah Osmont!
Chapter 1005 - Just Some Random Hegemonies!
The flowing Marks of Antiquity died down as Noah made them invisible, even the rivers of Fortune that were turning into seas around him fading away as he opened his eyes.
With the recent events of the Animus Universe, he was able to bring his total number of Dao Galaxies from the 40 plus million to over 400 Million- a factor of over 10 times within a short time span as the Animus Universe held significantly more beings than the Dark Universe, and ones with even greater levels of power!
One also couldn't forget Noah's influence in the sequence of events of Universal Amalgamation, this also contributing to the ?bs?n? amount of Marks of Ruination he was able to condense and then fuse them into him to form the Dao Galaxies.
His strength felt boundless at this moment as he shook away the feeling and focused on what was at hand. He looked at those around him- at the beings that would be accompanying him to the Universal Banquet occurring in the Elysian Universe!
The prideful Hegemony of Summoning that had her psyche shaken as she saw things she shouldn't have, her identity as a Universal Realm Hegemony of course granting her entrance into the esteemed banquet.
Noah himself could bring a plus one as among the many beings he could take with him...the figure of a blue haired Ice Queen stood near Valentina with calm eyes and a smile that was enough to shake the kingdoms of men!
Adelaide had a reserved expression as even with a Hegemony nearby, she didn't feel an ounce of fear or apprehension as her eyes seemed to only focus on Noah.
There had been a furious battle in the past three days for the position of who would accompany Noah to a meeting with powerful existences of the Primordial Cosmos, Barbatos and Anna threatening war before they were calmed down, the figures of Elena and Athena being seen around the Universal Core with depressed expressions as they sighed endlessly for being left behind!
It was the reserved Adelaide Belmont who took the spot as at this moment, the Realm of this alluring woman was elevated to a PARAGON after being pumped heavily with the Cores of this rank that Noah had looted in abundance and then duplicated from the Universal War.
PARAGON!
She didn't even care what level her Realm reached as her goal was to always just be near Noah, but he made her enter a Time Space and absorb the cores so that there wouldn't be any mocking or any events where powerful Hegemonies would focus on her as a being that was only at the level of a Great Sage.
"Everything is ready?"
Noah's voice rang out light as his main body remained still, his Primordial Ruination Clone appearing in front of Adelaide as he took her hand, Valentina coming to stand beside them with a sigh while steel reeling from her destroyed pride.
The body of the Primordial Ruination Clone was meant to be a dragon in human form, Noah utilizing the Dao of Subterfuge to still release the aura of the Tyrant Dragon while taking on the form of a devilishly handsome man in his 20s, not taking the form of his actual face as he didn't know whether a being like the Cerulean Hegemony he had fought with in the Dark Universe would be one of the beings to make his way into this Banquet.
The bodies of Adelaide and Valentina were both clones as Noah also had this Hegemony learn the Blood Lord Skill Tree, the route of survival and preservation being taken to the extreme as even on an event like this Universal Banquet, clones were sent forth!
Mana began to bubble around their three figures.
The essence of a Cosmic Dao descended down as Noah used the feature of his Cosmic Treasure to wrap its essence around their bodies with their target being a direct teleportation to the Elysian Universe.
WAA!
With a burst of light, their figures disappeared as only their main bodies were left behind in the Dark Universe, their clones shuttling through space as within seconds, they were teleported into the Elysian Universe!
The bright and beautiful Universe where even the chaotic void shimmered gold, the essence of laws around the environment abundant as the mere void of this Universe made one feel they were somewhere special.
"I'll take it from here."
Valentina spoke out lightly as another light of teleportation wrapped around them, taking them from the area Noah brought them to and bringing them closer to a certain location.
It was a bright glimmering galaxy that was surrounded with enormous Golden Chains, looking extremely holy and majestic as even Chronos was not granted entrance into this Galaxy when he came over to the Elysian Universe last time!
When the three of them appeared, a golden light shone from the Galaxy as it seemingly scanned them, a door being created seconds later where they could pass through and enter the galaxy as they were granted an audience.
Their three figures pushed on forward as Adelaide remained tightly close to Noah, Valentina floating in front of them with a serious expression as they stepped into the galaxy that was the birthplace of the special being known as Oathkeeper- it was the Astraeus Galaxy!
It was a planet that was known as the Hallowed Astral Star, a glorious planetary body with incandescent beauty that Noah could see even from afar!
The auras of a ridiculous amount of Universal Experts could be felt on this Planet as behind them, Noah felt an aura of a Hegemony near and pass them as the figure turned around to curiously observe Valentina and then the auras of 2 Paragons behind her before he continued forward onto the Hallowed Astral Star.
Valentina spoke lightly at this scene as they also made their way forward.
"Many of the Hegemonies you meet are beings that have lived for hundreds of thousands if not millions of years. They have a high level of pride about themselves that Paragons or even those below do not even come into their eyes. I would tell you to be careful in conducting yourself...but I really don't know what you'll do!"
Valentina felt like she was only getting to know Noah after the past few days, but even she wasn't sure how he would act when he faced the powerful identities of the Hegemonies that were coming from all corners of the Primordial Cosmos.
At her words, Noah only smiled as he spoke lightly.
"It's just some random Hegemonies we've never even heard of. We don't need to put them in our eyes if they don't put us in theirs!"
RUMBLE!
His shocking words caused Adelaide to laugh as she looked at him with even more loving eyes, Valentina only shaking her head at the crazy words as they floated towards the Hallowed Astral Star where they could feel the auras of many Hegemonies already there.
Chapter 1006 - A Meeting of Distinguished Existences! I
Within the Hallowed Astral Star.
It was a paradisiacal scene as a lush golden forest filled with mystical vegetation and harmless creatures flew about.
The atmospheric essence within this planet was extremely dense as rivers of essence could occasionally be seen flowing in the bright skies!
Within the skies of this golden planet, an enormous chunk of earth was freely floating as on top of it, the auras of a great deal of Hegemonies could currently be felt.
Many were discussing with each other as the mood was somewhat somber, but there were unique creatures flying about carrying foods and remarkably shimmering drinks that made the mood into one that fit a banquet more.
These creatures held bright gold wings on their back as they were only about a meter in size, commonly known within the Elysian Universe as the Race of Halcyon Fairies!
Their eyes bubbled with joy as they filled the long stretches of tables on top of the floating landmass of the Hallowed Astral Star with appetizing foods, occasionally tending to the Hegemonies that called onto them for specific things.
Within this floating landmass that was a few miles long, Hegemonies from all corners of the Primordial Cosmos were continuing to fly in as many became reacquainted with old friends, other even meeting enemies they had bad memories of as it was a mix of many beings!
Existences at the Universal Realm rarely stepped out of their Universes, being more worried about their own strength and power as they strove to influence many beings in any way they can while collecting marks of Ruination and finding the way forward.
An example was a particular Hegemony we had come to know before, a being letting out a powerful aura as he shone bright blue from head to toe- a cerulean blue crown rotating majestically atop his head.
With an expression filled with dissatisfaction, the Cerulean Hegemony looked around at all the Hegemonies as not a single one seemed to enter his eyes!
The only thing he paid attention to were the conversations, a particular one nearby catching his attention and managing to bring up bad memories.
"I respect Oathkeeper, but what use is there in gathering us all here? We just need to break the authority protecting those Universes and we can solve all of this!"
A Hegemony that looked entirely transparent as glass spoke to a humanoid Hegemony as its body trembled with unknown power. The humanoid hegemony only shook his head at the words, replying soon after with a calm tone.
"I don't think it's just this. There was also the death of the Lost Universe not too long as our Cosmos lost a part of itself, and these actions by Chronos and the others that deal with isolating other Universes...its something even I cannot fathom no matter how much I peer into destiny!"
RUMBLE!
The reply of this Hegemony made many beings turn to look in his direction, but it caused the Cerulean Hegemony's mood to turn even more sour as he remembered a particularly detestable creature that had stood before him not too long ago and took away his chance to gain a Cosmic Treasure!
The arrival shouldn't have been different than any of the others, but they caught the eyes of the Cerulean Hegemony and multiple other Hegemonies the moment they appeared as within the sea of powerful Universal Realm Hegemonies, they actually saw two Paragons being escorted by a Hegemony.
Paragons!
The figures of the bewitching Valentina and Adelaide walking with Noah's confident and tyrannical demeanor caught many eyes, these three beings landing on the floating landmass as the buzzing of conversation stopped to stare at them.
Noah took in all these gazes with a smile as Valentina's expression became annoyed, pulling Noah and Adelaide towards the food as with her identity as a newly rising Hegemony, she didn't have too many connections here!
"...I didn't think they let any tom, d?k, and harry come to such important events like this."
"..."
RUMBLE!
The voice of the Cerulean Hegemony rang out clearly as Noah turned his eyes towards him, looking towards this being that didn't see through him with great surprise as his eyes scanned him up and down.
The being that had tried to fight with him for a Cosmic Treasure! The being that had briefly crossed the Sea of Ruination and survived...the being that he had planned to rip apart whenever he gained enough power and time to do so.
Noah didn't think it would be this same being that would find trouble with him!
Valentina turned her head towards the direction of the Cerulean Hegemony as she was already in an annoyed mood today after having her genius shattered by Noah, gazing coldly towards the glimmering blue Cerulean Crown as she spoke dismissively.
"I didn't think so either, but here you are."
…!
WAA!
The eyes of many Hegemonies constricted at the fiery reply, the Cerulean Hegemony's face becoming cloudy as power began to emanate from his body in droves. He didn't think any random Hegemony would even dare to reply to him like so, much less when it came to 2 mere Paragons!
The surroundings turned icy cold as the Halcyon Fairies surviving food began to tremble, Valentina's eyes sparking powerfully when she felt the essence the Cerulean Hegemony had begun to release as she seemed fearless.
When it seemed like things were abou to boil over and erupt…
"Alright, let's settle down and get things started. Many of us are already here."
THRUM!
Beside Oathkeeper, another being descended with him as this being received just as much attention- and this was because it was another heavy weight at the same level as Oathkeeper and Chronos!
One of the most powerful beings of the Primordial Cosmos!
This existence was an archaic creature that was born with a unique physique that was made up entirely of the essence of chaos, his entire figure looking like a dark elemental that drew in any surrounding light. Wings that palpated with chaos and destruction unfurled freely behind him as his face was a black hole that could suck in the souls of weak beings if they stared for too long.
It was an archaic Hegemony that had lived far longer than many other Hegemonies- even preceding Oathkeeper himself. The creature that was the first to comprehend the Cosmic Dao of Extinction, the Universal expert that was known as The Goliath of the Primordial Cosmos!
Chapter 1007 - A Meeting of Distinguished Existences! II
The history of the Primordial Cosmos was something that was known by very few beings.
If there ever existed a being that could give you a thorough history of the millions of years that had passed within the Primordial Cosmos, that being would be the Goliath of the Primordial Cosmos!
A creature born with the unique physique of the very essence of chaos as his figure was a pulsating mass in a humanoid form, vibrant obsidian wings inlaid with archaic runic circles as his head was a swirling black hole.
Such a being had entered along with Oathkeeper as it brought all conversations to a halt!
OOOM!
The surroundings palpated as Noah looked over at this being with sharp eyes.
Even while using Eyes of Truth, this being only had an overabundance of question marks as he couldn't find out much, but he was able to see the Daos this being held that he could use as a target for Protagonist's Bookmark if he wished!
The Cosmic Dao of Extinction, The Cosmic Dao of Chronos, Annihilation...this being was stacked with powerful Daos as he was no lesser than Oathkeeper, possibly even being more powerful in some areas as all the eyes of powerful beings collected themselves around these two figures.
They stood amidst everyone calmly as Oathkeeper was the first to speak.
"Time is of consequence, so I will not waste yours or mine."
The eyes of Oathkeeper shone with a light of power and conviction as he continued, speaking towards tens of Universal Experts that stemmed from many regions of the Primordial Cosmos
"I called this Universal Banquet here because of the actions of Chronos and multiple other Hegemonies that worked with him to hatch machinations that even now we do not fully understand. One of the purposes of this Banquet is to share information...the other will become apparent after the first is accomplished!"
…!
Cryptic words left Oathkeeper as his eyes focused on all Hegemonies, eventually coming to land on Noah's calm figure that was one of the only 2 Paragons amongst the sea of Hegemonies!
At this moment, Noah was ridiculously not focused on the discussion that was being carried out, the eyes of many beings coming to land on him only to see him finish putting the savory foods lying on the long tables around them on his plate as he seemed more intent on eating!
"..."
Oathkeeper ignored all this as he spoke towards Noah.
"You were at the center of this when it began. You'll be the first to share."
THRUM!
While being stared down by the gazes of these powerful beings, this Paragon didn't sweat one bit as he began to talk..while taking bites of the glimmering golden foods on his plate! Valentina and Adelaide stood beside him with a somber expression as the recounting of the events in the Animus Universe occurred.
Minutes passed as Noah gave out the information he could without compromising any of his information, finally finishing up after nearly 15 minutes as he even put his plate down to give his closing words!
"All in all, the activated Universal Constructs that have linked together the 9 Universes through Amalgamation are currently drawing in immense reserves of Universal Essence, their goal being a form of unification or...a summoning ritual!"
RUMBLE
A summoning ritual!
Such words caused the minds of all those listening to buzz as when these aged existences thought about what such a summoning could entail, and their guesses were horrendous, to say the least.
After Noah, Valentina was given the spot light next as she talked about Ambrose and how she nearly destroyed one of the Universal Constructs, more and more information being released on the Universal Amalgamation that had occurred within the 9 Universes as after her, Oathkeeper called upon multiple other Hegemonies that had gone to observe the changes within the Liberated Universe, Necrotic, Microbial, Automaton, Chthonian, Euthenia, Omicron, and the Abyssal Universes.
The discussion lasted for more than 2 hours as the gazes of many Hegemonies were somber at the end of it!
This was when the atmosphere of the banquet changed as everyone's gazes landed on Oathkeeper.
Now what?
WAA!
The pressure Oathkeeper released became even greater as he looked at the powerful Existences around him, his gaze also landing on the Goliath of the Primordial Cosmos that was standing behind him.
"We have to proceed forward, but before we do so, we have to realize that Chronos, Ambrose, Dark Shadow...all of these were Hegemonies we thought did not know or even ?ssociate with each other- and yet they carried out this plan together."
…!
"It means that there is a very real possibility of there being more allies of Chronos and the others in our midst!"
RUMBLE!
"What?!"
Essence vibrated dangerously as the golden sky trembled, the gazes of many Hegemonies turning chilling as Oathkeeper kept his calm and commanding expression.
"This was the other reason I called you all here...it is because it is time for another Oath! An Oath that lets us know we can trust each other to be on the same side in the future to come...an oath that will tell us if there are any enemies among us that we have to look out for!"
…!
Many eyes shined brightly as even Noah nodded his head in commendation at such an action!
"We gathered once before to swear an Oath that gave order to our Primordial Cosmos...we are gathered here again to do the same thing. This time, It will be an oath that is judged based on truth...where as the creator of the Dao of the Oath Keeper, I will know whether you truthfully stand with us or if you are within the camp of Chronos!"
RUMBLE!
"We will find out here and now if there are any other beings hiddenly working behind our backs, and only then can we move forwards with a solution."
…!
An oath!
The purpose of the Universal Banquet was actually to swear an oath and see who among them were traitors and who stood with them!
Chapter 1008 - The Book of Oaths!
A buzz of discussions broke out the moment that Oathkeeper finished his words, many Hegemonies having differing opinions about this!
THRUM!
Yet the figure of the Oathkeeper released a terrifying pressure at this moment as his body shone with gorgeous splendor, his voice ringing out again.
"The Oath is very simple as there is no harm in it and we all only benefit from the security knowing there are no enemies among us. Any Hegemony who shows unwillingness towards this...has something to hide and will be labeled an enemy to be killed with extreme prejudice!"
WAA!
…!
Overbearing!
Dominant!
The Oathkeeper let out such an aura as all discussions stopped!
He effectively told them that either they agree and make the Oath, or they would be labeled an enemy.
What an awe inspiring sense of power!
This was something that only Hegemonies at the level of Oathkeeper, Chronos, and the Goliath of the Primordial Cosmos would be able to do. It was restricted to beings that controlled unique Cosmic Laws that others couldn't even dream of.
OOOM!
Mana overflowed from the Oathkeeper's body as in front of him, a golden book materialized as it swirled with a unique dao.
The appearance of this book caused the eyes of many beings to turn reminiscent as it reminded them of years long gone, when many of them broke into the Universal Realm at the moment of their ascension, Oathkeeper appeared in front of them soon after as they swore an Oath with the very same book they were seeing right now!
The process of connecting all of the Galaxies within one's Origin and birthing a Universal Seed was a magnificent affair, the aura of every newly appearing Universal Realm Hegemony when they bloomed their Universal Seed being an event that was sensed across nearby Universes.
Now, this book had appeared in front of the Hegemonies once more!
This was the Book of Oaths that kept all the Oaths under the Dao of the Oath Keeper, a book that had a simple mechanism of requiring a being to place their hand on a single page as they swore an Oath.
The eyes of the Oathkeeper shone with power and might as he glanced at the direction of the nearest Hegemonies, his voice ringing out majestically as his golden hair and bright wings vibrated powerfully.
"Make the Oath."
RUMBLE!
It wasn't a request anymore as it even seemed like a command, yet the common Hegemonies nearby could not deny as they began to step forward!
The first ones were the Hegemonies that were close allies with the Oathkeeper to begin with, beings that he had called upon when the chase with Dark Shadow first began. They stepped forward as the first one placed their hands on a page of the book, calling out loudly.
"I am not an enemy of the Primordial Cosmos, nor am I colluding with Chronos!"
THRUM!
Like a procession of beings, every single Hegemony went towards the Book of Oaths and made an oath that they weren't enemies or colluding with Chronos and his group!
"I am not an enemy of the Primordial Cosmos, nor am I colluding with Chronos!"
WAA!
All the Hegemonies nearby had gone as Noah and Valentina's party was up next, Valentina had a sharp light crossing through her eyes before she went forward and placed her palm on the floating book in front of the Oathkeeper.
Her words were light.
"I am not an enemy of the Primordial Cosmos, nor am I colluding with Chronos."
…
The page shone gold. The Oathkeeper nodded his head as Valentina stepped aside. The gaze of this domineering being that even commanded Hegemonies then landed on the figures of Noah and Adelaide.
Noah had a light smile as the gaze of this terrifying being focused on him, walking forward with light steps while holding on to Adelaide's hand. The pair of figures looked more at peace than even the hegemonies here, as if they were merely a couple on a sightseeing trip!
And it was actually so for Adelaide as she didn't put any of the powerful beings aside from her man in her eyes, her fair hand being the first to land on the Book of Oaths as she would actually be the first existence at the level of a Paragon to lay their hand on this book.
"I am not an enemy of the Primordial Cosmos, nor am I colluding with Chronos."
The book shone gold as the same Oath that was said by everyone else rang out from Adelaide, her figure stepping back as Noah stepped forward while staring at the glimmering golden book. His eyes glimmered with an unknown light as even he was curious how this would turn out!
Adelaide had no care for the events of the Primordial Cosmos as she didn't even know who Chronos was, so he wasn't worried about her.
What about him though? What about the holder of the Cosmic Dao of Ruination that directly opposed the nature of the Primordial Cosmos?!
'Let's see'
With an expectant gaze, Noah's palm landed on the Book of Oaths.
"...I am not an enemy of the Primordial Cosmos, nor am I colluding with Chronos."
…
A second passed.
RUMBLE!
The eyes of many Hegemonies constricted as the body of Oathkeeper began to tremble with immense might!
The golden skies suddenly turned oppressive as the attention of everyone focused on Noah at this very moment. Among the groups of Hegemonies that had not yet sworn an oath, their eyes flashed with unknown lights as they seemed to hold confusion.
A change had occurred in those swearing Oaths for the first time today!
Chapter 1009 - Ah! A Cosmic Treasure! I
While the pages of everyone that swore an oath shone with a golden light, Noah's Oath was blank as it caused changes to appear on the expressions of many!
Valentina's eyes turned somber as she slowly began to step forward in case something happened.
Noah's eyes remained on the book as his palm sank even further into it, his heart calm as he repeated again!
"I am not an enemy of the Primordial Cosmos, nor am I colluding with Chronos!"
WAA!
The words rang out for a second time as it was only after a second passed did the book seemingly believe him, shining golden like it had for everyone else before!
"..."
The pressure emanating from Oathkeeper died down as his gaze locked onto Noah. Noah's eyes also turned up as he stared at the mountainous figure of the being in front of him as he seemed to have drawn even more attention to himself.
He gave a light smile as he nodded while stepping back, leading Adelaide back to where Valentina was. The Hegemonies in the surroundings su?k?d in their breaths at this scene as the Oathkeeper's eyes returned placid.
Any time the Book of Oaths shone gold, it meant that the being swearing the Oath was uttering the complete truth! White was undecided, and a crimson light meant they were enemies!
"Continue."
His voice was unhurried as he called for the process to continue. Among the Hegemonies that had yet to go, one in the back seemed to have decided something after watching the scene of Noah, this being stepping out as his eyes flashed with an intense light!
His steps were unhurried as he came in front of the book and placed his hand while calling out.
"I am not an enemy of the Primordial Cosmos, nor am I colludi-"
RUMBLE!
Before his words even finished, a terrifying crimson light shot forth from the Book of Oaths!
The face of the confident Hegemony rapidly deteriorated and changed!
The golden skies became tinged with red.
The eyes of Oathkeeper became filled with utter coldness as his essence flew out and descended down like tides.
"Hold on…!"
BOOOM!
Essence exploded from the Hegemony that had caused a crimson light to rush out of the Book of Oaths before his oath even finished, his body erupted with the essence of many grand daos as he began to move back!
Yet!
WAA!
A golden clock appeared in the skies above them as its light focused on him, his figure coming to a halt right after as he couldn't even move.
"Hegemony Firespark."
Oathkeeper's voice rumbled out like an archaic creature bellowing out to lesser beings full of anger, his gaze on Hegemony Firespark being filled with immense coldness and disappointment as the golden Clock in the skies released an intense light to wrap around this being tightly, the Hegemony not even being able to his strength to defend!
"For colluding with Chronos and holding malicious intentions towards the Primordial Cosmos, only death awaits you!"
RUMBLE!
…!
"He shall be held in a Time Prison for interrogation while this procession continues!"
WAA!
The dominating voice of the terrifying Hegemony that had been able to overwhelm another Universal expert in mere seconds rang out as it shook everyone out of their stupor.
This was the power of the Hegemony that was renowned in the Primordial Cosmos!
One of The Three- beings of utmost power that had the most chance to reach Antiquity!
Chronos, Oathkeeper, and the Goliath of the Primordial Cosmos.
Even Noah's eyes shined brightly at the scene that played out as aside from the Dao of Chronos and a myriad of other Daos that Oathkeeper had just utilized to render a Universal expert defenseless, he sensed another Dao that he couldn't identify.
A dao that even he couldn't see when he looked in the details of Oathkeeper under the Eyes of Truth!
Such a shocking possibility caused Noah to focus greatly on the next set of events as there seemed to be much more than what meets the eye when it came to this terrifying being!
When Oathkeeper raised his eyes again to stare at the remaining Hegemonies that had yet to swear their oaths, his eyes were filled with a deadly light that caused the bodies of the Hegemonies to tremble fearfully, especially those that had hidden intentions.
After seeing a Hegemony being so helpless in front of the power of Oathkeeper, the remaining beings didn't step forward as a particular Hegemony shining cerulean blue crown holding a cloudy expression couldn't help but speak out!
"Oathkeeper, you know we all respect your strength, but what if you are wrong? The light didn't activate for the paragon before as something happened, and now a red one shone from Hegemony Firespark as you acted without even hearing him out, where the fates of those of us who cannot resist you will be doomed if the Oath is mistakenly incorrect!"
THRUM!
The Cerulean Hegemony's words got the agreement of the remaining Hegemonies that held apprehension after seeing the Oathkeeper's decisive actions, but his words only made the gaze of this terrifying being even colder as it focused on him.
Yet the Cerulean Hegemony seemed relentless as his eyes shone brightly, continuing to speak out.
"Those of us that do not stand on the same level as you cannot resist even if you are wrong, why don't you have someone of your level swear the Oath next?!"
RUMBLE
The existence with a swirling black hole as a head, his humanoid form seemingly made of a Sea of chaos as his sheer presence palpated with power!
The eyes of all beings turned towards the Goliath of the Primordial Cosmos.
The gaze of the Oathkeeper seemed Impartial as while focusing his gaze on the Cerulean Hegemony, he spoke out.
"The Order of who swears the Oath matters not. Goliath, pacify them and have your Oath done next!"
OOOM!
To Oathkeeper, it truly didn't matter who went first or last as long as everyone here swore an Oath and they knew who their allies and enemies were!
So the eyes of all beings focused as they waited to see whether the last two times were mistakes, wanting to see exactly what color would shine from a being as terrifying as Oathkeeper swearing an Oath.
Noah's eyes also landed on the terrifying personage with a black hole for a head as an instant later, his colorful eyes shook as the immense fortune and destiny he carried told him something, a light of shock coursing through him!
Oathkeeeper had turned around as the Book of Oaths was ready to accept another palm, everyone expectant on the Goliath to step forward!
RUMBLE!
Seconds passed.
The Goliath of the Primordial Cosmos did not take a step forward.
The black hole atop his head seemed to vibrate greatly, a discernible light of Extinction coursing through it as this powerful existence did not take a single step!
Next, an ancient sigh could be heard.
Oathkeeper's strong expression that had never faltered all this time actually changed, an expression of shock and then anger soon entering his eyes as he stared at the non moving figure of a being that had even preceded him in age!
Thereafter...all hell broke loose!
Chapter 1010 - Ah! A Cosmic Treasure! II
A sigh that came from an ancient being!
The sigh seemed to be filled with melancholy, holding a great deal of age and vicissitude as the Goliath of the Primordial Cosmos lit up with colorfully enticing lights.
The many Universal experts felt their hearts shaking at such a scene, their expressions turning from incredulous to utter shock in the next second as a scene they never would have expected in their wildest dreams began to play out!
The enticing lights that had formed around the Goliath were of course, the lights that represented the essence of Extinction.
Extinction!
Just what did a being need to do to comprehend such a Cosmic Dao?
How stars, Realms, or galaxies did they have to bring to extinction just to gain minor accomplishments within this Dao? What more did they have to do to achieve full comprehension?!
Over the millions of years, just how many civilizations had fallen under the hands of this unique being to bring him where he was today?! The answer was unknown!
But the essence of this being erupted out fully as the moment he chose not to step towards the Book of Oaths, a shocking reality was revealed that even the Oathkeeper couldn't believe.
"Preposterous! You...you…!"
Disbelief.
Doubt.
Incredulity!
Even the Oathkeeper was in disbelief as out of everyone within the Primordial Cosmos, the being he least expected to be involved with Chronos and doing something that harmfully affected the Cosmos was the Goliath in front of him.
Yet reality proved different as this shocking scene came to life!
Why? Just why would someone of his caliber move like so? Just what was Chronos doing that he even pulled in a being such as this?!
The events about to play out happened nearly instantaneously when one truly understood the strength that Universal Experts could wield, that in the next seconds the positions of Hegemonies vastly shifted as the scene became clear.
The figure of the Goliath of the Primordial Cosmos was stretching out its chaotic hand towards the Oathkeeper, the horrendous essence of Extinction palpating dreadfully as it threatened to wipe out whatever it touched.
But this wasn't all!
Behind the back of the turned Oathkeeper that was looking towards the Goliath with unbridled surprise and wrath, there was also something else occurring that others b?r?ly noticed until it fully played out!
It was the figure of the Cerulean Hegemony that had challenged the Oathkeeper and actually called for the Goliath to next, bringing this whole situation to fruition.
It was the figure of Noah's old enemy that had spent 100,000 years to try and obtain a Cosmic Treasure and the Cosmic Dao of Ruination, happening to fail at the last moment due to a native with ridiculous abilities.
The cerulean blue crown atop this Hegemony shimmered as it undulated on his body, his mouth opening unnaturally wide while he grew to become over 10 meters tall instantly!
His opened mouth gushed out large waves of water as from this passage, the aura of a single shocking being stepped on the raging blue waves, his arms outstretched as a purple clock had already formed in front of him, his figure entirely coming out of the mouth of the Cerulean Hegemony as it was….Chronos!
He wasn't given entrance into the Astraeus Galaxy as this time around, he snuck in with the invited Hegemonies as a unique ability of the Cerulean Hegemony was utilized to hide his aura until now.
Oathkeeper had called this Universal Banquet to quell out those he couldn't trust, while Chronos was using it as an opportunity to get rid of the being he considered the biggest enemy to the succession of his plans.
Just who would come out the victor at the end of it all?
THRUUM!
The essence of Extinction was striking at him from the front as the chaotic hand of the Goliath of the Primordial Cosmos had nearly reached him. A pulsing purple clock behind him as the Dao of Chronos was filled with a killing light behind him.
All of it...thundering towards a single Oathkeeper as his eyes were currently filled with wrath! His closest allies were looking at this scene with incredulity as their essence coursed through their bodies, already shooting towards the enemies surrounding the Oathkeeper as they hoped to be able to provide some support!
But...
"PREPOSTEROUS!"
BOOOOOOM!
The golden skies shook and sundered.
Such immense and palpable wrath coursed through him that even those glancing at his figure didn't even bother looking for too long, but they couldn't turn their eyes away!
This was because a terrifying aura far superseding that of the Goliath and Chronos appeared at this very moment.
This was because on top of the skies above Oathkeeper, a pristine white disk had appeared.
A hollow disk that looked like a ring of light, shining with immense pure while ?uster as from it, every single creature could feel a type of essence they only came in contact with when they underwent the process of Purification.
It was the Primordial Essence that very few got a chance to come in contact with, and yet this disk was overflowing with it as its intense light washed down on the Oathkeeper and everyone around him, nearly everything coming to a halt!
Many beings looked to the skies in shock as Noah was the one to receive the most shock with his eyes honing in on the enormous white disk.
"Ah…!"
This was because he was reminded of an aura of a certain treasure his main body had reforged not too long ago, and this white disk reminded him of it greatly as it was a treasure that stood directly opposite to it in nature!
"A Cosmic Treasure!"
Noah unconsciously uttered the words as the incredulous minds of many of the Hegemonies that didn't even know what was happening shook.
As an assassination was about to be carried out, a Cosmic Treasure appeared in the golden skies of the Hallowed Astral Star!
