Chapter 508 Unveiling Secrets

Noah reappeared with the aged Inuit on one of the floating continents of the Spiritual World where he had designed for the Fate Law Space to be, the arrival of this being that was caged beneath the 7th Celestial Star being a wondrous land that was filled with plants and vegetation that held a tinge of gold in their green.

Inuit looked around him as he discovered small beasts that held ounces of the essence of fate moving around, their eyes sparkling with curiosity as they looked at their appearing figures and then moved away.

The aged being saw that this area that was brimming with overwhelming fate essence was wide, his eyes using the little strength left in him to observe 3 other floating continents from the one he stood on, and a single larger continent that stood at the center which brimmed with life!

Noah on the other hands had a troubled expression as he heard the strong words of the Founder through his main body in the Celestial Realm, his mind only being pulled back as he heard the voice of Inuit ring out beside him.

"A truly wondrous place you made for yourself here."

The aged old man took Noah out of his thoughts as he bent to smell the flowing leaves and flowers around them, his body still seeming feeble as Noah assessed him fully.

Being a bit less than 2 meters, Inuit was clad in white hair that dropped to his shoulders, his facial expression sunken as he looked extremely malnourished, his eyes actually gleaming with a silver light as the injuries on his body were serious, Noah's awareness catching that the many holes which the golden spears had dug through were not healing.

RUMBLE!

He waved his hands as he pulled out numerous Supreme Behemoth materials and meat from his [Expansive Space], sending word to the Spiritual World System to send him the newly created [Healing Potion] as he also cast one of his newly gained abilities from the Fate's Guardian skill tree, it was [Golden Decree]!

[Golden Decree] (5/5) ACTIVE :: A decree erupts out from the Radiant Protector, affecting the surrounding miles as a golden star that releases a resplendent light over the user and their allies. Grants the Enhanced All Element Resistance, Rapid Healing, Bolster Defense, Sharpened Attack, Clear Mind, and Light Feet effects.

A shimmering golden star appeared above them as waves of gold washed down to wrap around his body and the body of Inuit, his voice resounding thereafter as he looked at the old man that did not look bothered by the injuries, his gaze continuing to look around the luminous area of the Spiritual World with a smile.

"How should I address you, benefactor?"

He was wondering which identity to use when it came to this being, a light laugh and a reply coming to him soon after.

"Old Man Inuit is fine. I am after all just an old man at this point, a dredge still hanging on in the river of time."

The resplendent light from [Golden Decree] washed over his body as he seemed visibly brighter, Noah beginning to cook the many Supreme Behemoth portions of meat that he took out as he also added his blood that had the qualities of [Panacea] to heal Old Man Inuit faster. This was because this time, he wanted to begin by finally probing for answers from this being!

"As we get your health back, would it be ok for me to ask you to unveil some of the mysteries?"

Old Man Inuit smiled as he turned to the skies to watch the glimmering star brought forth by [Golden Decree] as he voiced out.

"You've come along far and deserve some answers, that is if you are willing to listen to the ramblings of an old man."

Noah nodded his head as he waved his hands and used the [Architecture] feature of the Spiritual World, a regal and immaculate outdoor dining area forming in front of their eyes as he invited the old man to comfortably sit as powerful waves of essence bore towards him to try and heal his body, the food that Noah was cooking also soon being ready as he would have food to enjoy for the first time in hundreds of years!

What followed after that...was a story.

A story of the past, of the events that took place in the War of the Righteous, and of the reason as to why the three Founders of the Celestials had fractured in that single war more than a thousand years ago!

"It all began with the three of us, three friends looking to increase their power, but each of us found something entirely different..."

The gaze of Old Man Inuit was reminiscent as he began weaving his story, beginning with how the three of them had first come in contact with the golden doorway that led into the Celestial Realm as well as their exploration.

"From the Inheritances that gave us immense strength all the way to the treasures we found, each of us believed that we were meant for great things, our futures shining brightly as they called out to us!"

They saw a grand future ahead of them, but for them to actually achieve this future, they had to resort to unsightly means in order to progress even faster. This was the source of the creation of the Celestials, as well as their conquest for the Light Expanse and the War of the Righteous that followed.

"Aldrich, the one you know as the Founder, was a very straightforward man that only saw a singular goal and did anything to achieve it. This trait was the one that propelled him to the stage he is at now, where his mission for strength and what he considered freedom...has only grown stronger as time passed."

Noah listened carefully to the unfolding story, already finding the name of the being all Celestials referred to as the founder to be Aldrich!

"Then there was me, and another friend that you have yet to meet, the one that is most likely still exploring the entirety of the Novus Galaxy at this moment...Fritz."

"The three of us had differing personalities and ideals, which is why during the War of the Righteous, we all took very different paths. As we saw the atrocities and destruction we committed, as well as the response- Fritz became disillusioned, Aldrich only saw the rise in his strength as he affirmed his power, while I...well, I fell in love."

The gaze of Old Man Inuit was cloudy as he continued, revealing the hidden history that very few beings had the knowledge of in this Novus Galaxy!

Chapter 509 Love!

Love!

During the War of the Righteous, Inuit had actually fallen in love, and it was one of the major reasons for the rift that occurred thereafter!

"It was a unique being that joined the War after some time, a being that actually came from the Ancient Races of beings in the Letalis Expanse. It was the person that you actually carry the bloodline of right now...the Vampyre Progenitor."

A forlorn and longing look appeared on Old Man Inuit's face as he spoke out, Noah's eyes nearly bulging out as he asked while surprised.

"How? You were both on opposing sides..."

"I met her on the battlefield and fell in love on the battlefield. I used my skills in the Law of Fate and Karma to discern that my future lied with her...but even I was wrong."

Yes! Even though fate led him towards the Vampyre Progenitor, it was not to grant him a happy life with a being he could be happy with, but it was simply the hands of fate steering events to a certain direction as even someone that had millions of Fate Lines like Inuit read his Fate wrong!

"Aldrich very soon found my connection with her, with Anna...and he wrathfully set out to extinguish this being that he considered to have made his friend weak."

"She showed me a different world, a different path to follow that was not just for the sake of power and conquest. I looked at her as my future, so when Aldrich set out to destroy it...I fought back."

During the War of the Righteous, a rift had occurred between the leaders of Celestials that nobody knew of, a rift that resulted in one of the Founders being pitted against another, a rift that eventually went on to cause the death of the Vampyre Progenitor!

"He moved to target Anna and her forces as they rested from a recent battle, and I arrived just in time to stop him from taking her life. But at that point, she had suffered severe injuries that had damaged her Origin too greatly, and I saw the fate of death soon coming for her."

As he spoke, glistening tears fell from the sunken eyes of this formerly powerful being had his gaze lost in time as he thought back to a long forgotten era!

He had held off Aldrich as the Vampyre Progenitor went to go find safety, eventually returning to the Ancient Blood World as her forces faced defeat after defeat thereafter, some surrendering in the Light Expanse as others retreated into the Dark Expanse.

In the Ancient Blood World, she had used her remaining Origin to set up the Inheritance of her bloodline, the few remaining Royal Vampyres being able to come into the world to awaken bloodlines of Vampyres for the future.

"Even as she spent the rest of her days thinking of her Race, I could not be with her as it was this time that Aldrich saw my heart was completely set on something else, and he saw this as a great betrayal as he actually went on to shatter the source of my power...directly injuring my Origin as he stripped me of all my Fate Lines, and all of my power."

"..."

A somber silence came between them as Noah processed these words, hearing the terrible power of the Founder, Aldrich, who had simply shattered the power of someone at the same rank as him and then kept them as a prisoner for hundreds of years!

"He was ruthless, cold, but most of all calculating. He would not allow anything to stand on his path, and he became even more isolated after Fritz, the only other friend between the three of us- saw what he had done."

"Near the end of the War when we witnessed the terrible power of the Terror, one of the beings that rules over the Letalis Expanse that gave me my Anna...this was when Fritz ended up leaving Aldrich as well."

At the end of the War of the Righteous, the three Founders of the Celestials were no more as one was stripped of all their power and jailed to a certain star, another became disillusioned on their mission and left to do what his heart desired, and the only one that remained was Aldrich- the one currently known as the only Founder!

The defeat of the Celestials by the hands of the Terror in the last war dealt heavy tolls, but Aldrich only grew stronger from it as his mission was now all that existed, and he would stop at nothing to achieve it.

During all of this time, Old Man Inuit remained bound and chained on the 7th Celestial Star, where for hundreds of years he was searching for a way...a way to achieve the dream of peace that Anna, the Vampyre Progenitor- had told him!

"It was only a few decades ago when I began hearing whispers of a name in the river of fate which I then connected to the Law of Karma, and I was able to get a few distinct clues of the rising of a being that could make a dying dream a possibility."

The gaze of Old Man Inuit glanced deeply at Noah when he reached this point, his eyes that looked to be filled with pain and wisdom locking with Noah's eyes as he continued.

"I tried to gleam of this bright future and saw many ways it could be snuffed out, and I used whatever remained of my power to try and steer it towards the proper direction. Saving you in the Lost World, guiding you to the World of Cultivation, the journey from there that led you to the Infernal Realm..."

Old Man Inuit continued to talk more and more as Noah continued to listen gravely, the sequence of events being too wondrous to follow as he continued!

From the Lost World to the World of Cultivation and then into the Infernal Realm, to then being noticed by Celestials as he came upon the same star that Old Man Inuit was chained in...until where he was right now!

There were many steps, but they all seemed to be leading to a singular destination.

Was this...fate?!

Noah thought deeply as Old Man Inuit continued.

"I tried my best to steer fate in towards the optimum result, giving you some techniques and treasures that I thought would be of use, even advising to be careful of women and love as it was exactly what brought me to my current fate."

"Sometimes I was right, other times I was wrong. Some advice I gave you and you didn't even need it, even some items that you have yet to use to get to the stage you're currently at."

Old Man Inuit was stroking his beard mysteriously as he let out a light laugh, Noah waving his hand as he looked at [Lawful Nourishment] that he had received from Inuit in the World of Cultivation.

The treasure also had the attribute of increasing the comprehension of universal laws, and he was already refining Soul Jades in the Spiritual World as he planned to layer the uses of this treasure to the vibrant Law Spaces and many more things.

"This is the problem with Fate...we can only be right about it so many times! But ultimately, here we are. Here you are."

The gaze of Old Man Inuit was bright as he looked at Noah.

"A grand fate awaits you...but only if you seek it and fight for it! Though I'm sure you'll know this soon enough as your comprehension in the Law of Fate increases."

Noah put away the glimmering pendant in his hands as he looked at the old man, many thoughts coursing through his mind as the meeting that unveiled many secrets continued!

Chapter 510 Prevent a Catastrophe!

In the mystical environment of one of the floating continents of the Spiritual World where Noah placed the Fate Law Space, the golden green vegetation waved peacefully around his figure and the figure of Old Man Inuit who was slowly savoring the meat of Supreme Behemoths.

"Now this I haven't had in a while. I'm assuming Aldrich has not made any headway into the Central Realm?"

Old Man Inuit voiced out as he ate, using the words Central Realm to refer to the more commonly known Celestial Realm at this time!

"I'm not too sure on this as I was just named a Commander to be given my own Legion soon. I'm not too knowledgeable, but why do you believe he hasn't made any progress?"

Inuit enjoyed a sumptuous bite before he replied with a profound gaze.

"Because the entity that he hates so much simply won't let him. It's the reason for his obsession, and also why you might have heard him scream about his goal of freedom."

Even more mysteries were being unveiled as Old Man Inuit spoke, Noah listening intently as he wanted to absorb all the information he could before the ensuing conflict.

It seemed that there were more clues that were involved into the reason as to why the Celestials had explored such little regions of the Celestial Realm after such a long period of time, and it was apparently because even their strongest being, the Founder, could actually not make any more headway either!

"If you delve further into the Central Realm, you will actually reach a certain point where you cannot cross, a barrier existing that none of us could break, no matter if we were at the World or the Nebula Realm it seems. It's also because of this that Aldrich's hatred was compounded even more."

Yes! This was the reason for the immense contempt and hate the founder held when he talked about the playground they were all in-it was because he could see the wondrous treasures lying deeper into the Celestial Realm, and yet he was denied them at every turn!

When he also wanted to increase his power in the Law of Fate even faster by propagating a War and increasing his influence, the power of a Terror that he could not deny also came down to stop him.

At every turn he went, he was stopped left and right as he developed the mindset of a caged being that could not do what he wished, and this was why he spoke of breaking free out of this playground!

"He's publicly said that he will set us all free."

Noah voiced out these words as he looked carefully towards Old Man Inuit, a grim look appearing on the aged figure as he shook his head and replied.

"There are many more mysteries that I do not know, but from the last words of the Terror in the War of the Righteous...Aldrich's goals would just invite a disastrous catastrophe!"

RUMBLE!

Waves of essence erupted out just from the mere mention of words, Noah sensing his surroundings as he saw the energies of fate and chaos being particularly vibrant.

Old Man Inuit continued as the golden rays of light released from Noah's [Golden Decree] and the vibrant food he was eating was making his figure more and more livelier.

"It is precisely this Catastrophe that you must prevent, as most likely even the Terrors nor Ancients will be moving in this Last War."

"Why is that?"

Noah probing asked a question that pointed to the mysteries of Ancients and Terrors, his mind keen to know more about the beings he was unlocking the skill pathways of!

"This...even I do not fully know!"

Old Man Inuit replied while shaking his head, his eyes landing on Noah once more as he asked with a smile.

"But that's enough of a boring old man's story. You probably have many things on your plate and I should not keep you from doing them. What were you planning on doing next?"

The aged being with eyes full of wisdom asked Noah, his body becoming livelier as time passed.

Noah thought about the rough schedule he was setting up for himself as he replied.

"One of me will be heading towards the stronghold of the Vampyres in the Dark Expanse soon. There, I will properly be taking up the mantle as the Vampyre Progenitor."

His words caused a strong light to shine in Inuit's eyes, as it was actually the Vampyres and The Grand Mage Edrusim that had made his escape that Noah initiated in the 7th Celestial Star possible, they being the ones who actually had the goal of saving him!

"I'll have to tag along with you and see what has become of Anna's race then. I won't be of much use to you now besides occasionally spout some nonsense as my Origin is nearly completely destroyed, with the only thing left in me being to maybe appear before Aldrich one last time to see if even an ounce of possibility exists for us all to come out of this alive."

Old Man Inuit spoke with a smile as he got up to stretch his body, the injuries this being had faced for hundreds of years healing ever so slowly as Noah looked at this and smiled lightly himself.

He had learned some more information about the Founder, and even glimpsed more of the mysteries of whatever entity was actually in steering the fates of trillions of beings in this Novus Galaxy.

He thought of the Celestial Realm that apparently had a barrier that even beings at the Nebula Realm could not pass after you reached a certain point, and he thought about the mysteries of the Ancients and the Terrors of the Letalis Expanse.

How was everything connected, what existed behind the barrier in the Celestial Realm, and what Catastrophe would come about if the goals of the Founder were achieved?

There were many questions and beings involved, and as always he felt like he had little time!

His main body was in the process of receiving an entire Legion to wage war against the vast regions of the Dark Expanse, his second clone was in the Time Space upgrading skill trees right at this moment, and his first clone was sitting with Old Man Inuit as he prepared to soon move towards the Vampyres of the Dark Expanse.

He could not be more thankful for his three bodies at this moment as he would have had to move at a turtles pace otherwise.

"By the way, now that I'm regaining some of my awareness and I can see more of this place you brought me in, just what exactly is this place that seems much too close in similarity to the Central Realm?"

The voice of Old Man Inuit rang out besides Noah as his awareness spread out across the Spiritual World, noticing the four floating continents that had areas of the Fire, Water, Chaos, and Fate Law Spaces!

He saw the small beasts carrying the essence of these respective elements moving across the wide and colorful lands, their features reminding him of the Celestial Realm as he looked around curiously.

"The grand fate following is something I have never come across before if you are even given things like this..."

Old Man Inuit voiced out mysteriously as Noah looked at his own Spiritual World.

Of course, he had noticed the similarities of the direction and features of the Spiritual World to the Celestial Realm! But he kept this in the back of his mind as he simply waited expectantly for a single future of this treasure.

Would this treasure that he had obtained in the Beast World really be something so wondrous to even come close to matching the Celestial Realm? The place where even the Celestials had explored very little of, and there apparently existed a point where nobody could even pass!

The questions and mysteries were many as thoughts jumped around in Noah's mind, his gaze overlooking the wondrous Spiritual World as he left behind what he could not answer now and got ready to move forward into the future.

Chapter 511 Commander Crixus

In the Golden Bastion of the Celestial Realm, Noah's main body was in the skies overlooking the expansive fortress of the Celestials.

He was currently on one of the huge Prime Warships that was just assigned to him, many others filling the skies around the Golden Bastion as the new legions of the four geniuses from the recent tournament were formed.

His hands fiddled with the Commander's Golden Medallion that set his identity as a Celestial Commander, his face turning to look far into the mystically swaying ancient trees of the Celestial Realm as he thought about the information that his clone was listening to from Old Man Inuit.

Past these many vibrant ancient trees filled with essence, there apparently existed a barrier that even the Founder, Aldrich, could not break!

He was in the process of exploring further himself as he had already begun running into World Rank Celestial Behemoth, but he had to leave behind his exploration for now as many things were happening all around him. The mysteries of the Celestial Realm that even stumped someone as powerful as the Founder could slowly be unveiled as time passed, his heart now steeling himself for the wars to come.

In the past day, Grandmaster Vredral and many other Celestials were moving with even more wrath and vigor after the destruction of the 7th Celestial Star, this place they knew as their home being taken away by the very same beings they considered to be lawless savages bent on perpetuating chaos, this event just further cementing their beliefs!

This led to rapid productiveness that allowed for Noah to already be situated atop a Prime Warship that had himself at the lead, very soon moving as a commanding figure of the Celestials to wage war against the so-called savages of the Dark Expanse.

"Commander Crixus...that has a nice ring to it, don't you think?"

The clear voice of Athena rang out as the War Princess materialized near him with a smile, Noah turning towards her as he replied with his gaze still watching the distance.

"My dear Commander Athena, should you be leaving your Warship so quickly? You should soon be meeting with your subordinates as a chain of command is established for your Legion. Or does none of that matters since you're missing me too much?"

"Hmph, all that respect for your senior sister seems to be disappearing faster and faster for you to be talking to me like this."

The War Princess had a teasing expression as she spoke, Noah finally turning around to look at her as he replied with a smile.

"You still couldn't match me even on a spar after all, Senior Sister."

The Junior Brother and Senior Sister bantered as they spoke of their current situation, the matter of the 7th Celestial Star exploding not affecting them as much since they spent very little time there, with Athena simply seeing it as Fate that brought forth an event which further steeled the hearts of the Celestials. When it came to the two of them, their roles as Commanders were also rapidly changing how things worked around them!

The two of them and the Three-Eyed Fate Child, as well as Grandmaster Light, were slowly acclimating to their positions as many Warships and beings were placed under their commands, gradually fitting themselves into the role of Commanders as they prepared to set off towards the Dark Expanse.

During this period of time, Noah got a whole lot more information about the Celestial Legion, the distribution of their powerhouses, as well as the powerful Commanders to be looking out for!

"If we are victorious in many battles, maybe even we will be able to get our hands on the rare Realm Dreadnought."

Athena's voice rang out once more as she spoke of grand ideals, talking about the powerful vessels above the Prime Warships that were simply termed as the Realm Dreadnoughts!

These Realm Dreadnoughts were extremely rare in the whole of Novus Galaxy, being the peak treasures that the Founder was able to get his hands on from the Celestial Realm aside from the Inheritance of the Law of Fate.

These powerful vessels were currently under the command of the Golden Commanders, the term given to the few Celestials that had entered the Star Forging Realm, those just a step away from the Nebula Realm, and the true powerhouses of the Celestials aside from the Founder!

These powerful Golden Commanders each led their own Realm Dreadnought, controlling multiple Celestial Legions under them as they would be the sharp tip of the sword that would soon be cutting through the lands of Dark Expanse.

"The title of Golden Commander is too far away even for us, we'll either need enormous battle merits or simply enter the Star Forging Realm. But before then, we can only imagine gaining control of that type of monstrous vessel..."

Noah released his thoughts freely as numerous hidden ones crossed his mind, the Junior Brother and Senior Sister spending some more time talking before they each returned to familiarize themselves with the Legion they would soon be leading!

This was the current state of affairs for the Celestials, with many Legions being assembled across the Celestial Stars and the Celestial Realm, their swords being sharpened as even the most powerful Golden Commanders that led terrible Realm Dreadnoughts under their banners were coming out into the lime light.

As all this occurred, Noah's second Ancient Blood Clone continued to make rapid progress, this time achieving the 4th Stage for the Fire and Water Origins as the percentages for the Law of Fire and Water had breached past 40%!

His first clone continued his discussions with Old Man Inuit as a tour of the expansive Spiritual World was given, Noah taking the time to introduce the being that had been caged for centuries to his subordinates before they went on their way towards the Vampyres of the Dark Expanse.

As all this happened, the productiveness of the second clone training in the Time Space did not just stop with the advancement in universal laws, as the last skill tree that remained at the Soul Rank was currently being brought up to the rank of Domain!

The [Arch Lich Ra'Zan] that had not been frequently used after the time in the First Infernal Realm had finally advanced, a delightful set of abilities appearing in front of Noah once more...

Chapter 512 Abyssal Lich , Vampyres!

The abilities this time further reinforced the power of the Undead Legion that the Arch Lich could command, the addition of the skill tree that brought the Lich Lord of Abomination into the Domain Rank being called [Abyssal Lich]!

DOMAIN [Lich Lord of Abomination] (15/15):: Abilities- Summon Poison Totem(5/5), Summon Undead(5/5), Noxious Outburst(5/5), and Dereliction of the Saintly Poison Lord(5/5) [Abhorred Lich Emperor](45/45) :: Additional Abilities- Undead Legion(5/5), Will of the Undead Emperor(5/5), and Delay Death(5/5) [Arch Lich Ra'Zan] (60/60) :: Additional Abilities- No Man's Land(5/5), Reward for Servitude(5/5), Field of Torment(5/5), and Abyssal Summoner(5/5). [Abyssal Lich](75/75) :: [Elemental Undead] (5/5), [Curse of Weakening] (5/5), [Vitality Decay] (5/5), [Abyss Veteran] (5/5)

[Elemental Undead] (5/5) :: The undead that the Abyssal Lich summons can obtain a specific element that the Abyssal Lich or its Master can utilize, giving rise to a wide array of undead in the Legion.

[Curse of Weakening] (5/5) :: The Abyssal Lich gains the ability to utilize the Curse of Weakening in a one mile area. To all enemies affected: -50% All Element Resistance, -50% Movement Speed, -50% Mana and Health Regeneration.

[Vitality Decay] (5/5) :: All summoned undead release a terrible essence of decay that latches on to any surrounding beings. The essence will erode the Origins of all those that cannot protect themselves until they embrace the sweet release of death.

[Abyss Veteran] (5/5) :: The effect of [Abyssal Summoner] is enhanced, with the number of Abyssal Undead capable of being summoned being tripled to 18 and the addition of Abyssal Dragons becoming available.

The set of skills becoming available to the Abyssal Lich were at the same level of ridiculousness as the others, Noah's eyes locking on one particular ability that made him give this skill tree an extra level of care and importance once more.

The ability he was looking more at was [Elemental Undead], an ability that seemed normal at first glance but was extremely overpowered when one thought about it!

Its description said that the Abyssal Lich could summon undead that held an element it or it's Master could utilize, and this meant that somehow, the Lich would be able to summon undead that were vibrant with the chaos and fate elements!

The option of undead circling with fire and water elements was also appealing, but when it came to fighting mass groups of Celestials proficient in Fate, a Legion of Undead creatures that could easily defend against their attacks if they held the essence of Fate within their bodies or beings that could deal terrible attacks towards them because they carried the essence of Chaos would make the coming battles extremely exciting.

He saw this singular ability as one of the more important ones, the [Curse of Weakening] and [Vitality Decay] being more on the side of wide spread debuffing abilities that heavily tied down the enemies of the lich. [Vitality Decay] was slightly more eye catching as it was capable of directly turning more beings into undead if they did not have any ways to defend themselves from the energy of death that the undead released!

The last one was the support ability Abyss Veteran that granted the powerful Abyssal Undead that were enormous in size, this time even gaining the capability to summon an Abyssal Undead. If used in conjunction with [Elemental Undead] to bring forth Abyssal creatures filled with the essence of Chaos or Fate...it made for an exciting scene that Noah could not wait to lay his eyes on!

As more and more abilities were advanced with the progression of power continuing its exponential curve, the beings on the other side of the Novus Galaxy that were connected to Noah were unknowingly preparing for his grand entrance.

In the Dark Expanse, many Vampyre Lords and Vampyre Kings were in bad moods as they heard the command of the Vampyre Ruler Vladivostok to gather together at once. This forced them to leave their posts where they were making preparations to stand against the coming Celestial Legions, but the being overseeing the many Vampyre Clans in the Dark Expanse had effectively beckoned them to come without giving any proper explanation, causing for a sour mood in an already tense atmosphere to spread!

Vladivostok was moving faithfully while still holding a shocked and excited state of mind as he thought of the meaning of the bloodline of the Vampyre Progenitor coming to life once more, his mind not caring for the injustice the Vampyre Lord felt as he used his authority to call forth all the leaders of the forces of Vampyres spread out across the Dark Expanse.

This was an extremely unwise move in the middle of a beginning war, a crucial period where forces had to be stationed in multiple places and resources had to be taken care of. Yet at this crucial time, the leaders of all of the Clans were called by Vladivostok as they gathered in a well known region in the Dark Expanse where the leaders of the many Vampyre Clans normally met for important events.

It was a location in the void of space known as the Starry Blood Cluster, an expansive region in the void of space that contained collections of dead stars, making for a unique atmosphere and pristine location where only those at the Void Realm and above could even attend.

For this task, Vladivostok had gathered more than 100,000 of the powerful Vampyre Lords and Kings, this being easier to do than moving the billions of Vampyres spread throughout one third of the Dark Expanse. There were many World Rank Vampyre Lords in this gathered force, along with two other beings at the Star Forging Realm similar to Vladivostok!

He had gathered all of them at the Starry Blood Cluster as he prepared for a grand and proper entrance for their Vampyre Progenitor, sending the coordinates and location of this place telepathically to the Progenitor as more and more Vampyres arrived.

The stationary clusters of asteroids that made up the Starry Blood Cluster had many figures standing atop them at this moment, and they looked towards the very center of the cluster where huge bloody thrones of varying sizes stood.

There was a single throne that was taller than the rest, the thrones to its left and right being progressively smaller in size as they formed a wide circle of thrones at the very center of the Starry Blood Cluster. These were the thrones that the Vampyre Lords would normally be situated in whenever they held grand meetings, the biggest throne being taken by Vladivostok who held one of the purest bloodlines alive and had the title of the Vampyre Ruler.

Currently, devilishly handsome Vampyre Lords with shining silver hair and powerful red eyes were taking their positions as they wondered exactly what Vladivostok was doing at a time like this!

Chapter 513 Bow to the King!

On the Starry Blood Cluster, the collection of asteroids came together to create a wondrous and expansive area that was modified with spectacular thrones at the very center.

Whether through teleportation or Vessels, more and more Vampyre Lords were arriving with their most powerful subordinates as they took their positions on the grand thrones, the area released waves of bloody power as the auras of the experts at the Domain and World Rank Permeated!

RUMBLE!

Consecutively, the auras of three Star Forging Realm experts appeared as two devilishly handsome men and a single curvaceous silver haired woman appeared within a few seconds of each other, their appearance causing the bustling discussions of many Vampyres to come to a close as they walked up to their seats that were closest to the largest one.

The female Vampyre Lord at the Star Forging Realm glanced at the largest throne as she sat on the slightly smaller one beside it and spoke out to the other 2 experts of the same realm.

"Where is Vladivostok? He dares to command all of us here so abruptly and he wants to arrive late?"

Her words carried an unhappy tone, and it was understandably so as the timing of this meeting was just horrendous with the unfolding war!

With all of them being taken away from their posts, they were swearing in their hearts that this sudden meeting of all the powerful Vampyre Lords and the specific command to bring their direct powerful subordinates better have a grand meaning- even if it was coming from the Vampyre Ruler with the purest bloodline that they elected.

"As cold as always, Rose, but today's matter is too joyful for me to care."

The voice of a powerful expert at the peak of Star Forging Realm that they all knew rang out, Vladivostok appearing with an expression that startled many of the Vampyre Lords here.

The ancient looking Vampyre had his silver hair visibly dancing on his shoulders as his entire body exuding excitement, a smile apparent on his lips as he glanced at the many Vampyre Lords and the thousands of Vampyre Kings at the Domain and Soul Forging Realm who were the heads of the collective billions of Vampyres that moved across the Dark Expanse.

There were also tens of thousands of powerful Vampyres present that made the meeting here today all the more vibrant, the number of forces here spilling out above 100,000!

The three Star Forging Realm Vampyre Lords took their positions on the nearby thrones as they saw the appearance of Vladivostok and had their own thoughts, but they received their first shock of the day when the first action that this Vampyre Ruler took was much different than normal!

The many watching Vampyres observed unbelievably as Vladivostok did not actually take up his position on the largest throne, but actually kneeled right in front of it without sitting down!

"What are you doing?!"

The Star Forging Vampyre Lord Rose was the first to blurt out as she incomprehensibly stared at Vladivostok, the strong voice of the Vampyre Ruler ringing out thereafter as it resonated to the ears of all the gathered Vampyres.

"The meeting today is a grand and momentous event, where even someone like me does not deserve to be seated at the highest seat of honor."

With these cryptic words, confusion spread out among the Vampyres as the three Vampyre Lords now had a thread of annoyance appearing on their faces, feeling the dignity that the one they elected the Vampyre Ruler should have was dissolving in front of their eyes as another expert at the Star Forging Realm spoke.

"You...what are you doing? If the one holding the Vampyre Ruler title is not to sit on the commanding throne, who is?!"

RUMBLE!

The question was not answered as at this moment, they felt the auras of beings they weren't familiar with come near the expansive Starry Blood Cluster, their bodies not carrying the familiar smell of Vampyres and it was what made them stand out all the more.

The figures of two beings, one with a devilishly handsome face with dark hair that had streaks of silver, and another was an old man with an amiable smile and sparkling eyes that seemed to contain unknown wisdom!

Rose and the other two Star Forging Vampyre Lords rose from their thrones as they actually recognized the figure that was the old man, as it was someone they were familiar with from the War of the Righteous!

"Ancestor Inuit?!"

Shock was apparent across their faces as they saw the intrusion of this aged being that they had given the mission of freeing to a certain Celestial Disciple, and yet he appeared casually now at this location accompanied by an unknown being.

Vladivostok was also hit with shock once more as even he did not expect the Progenitor to come here with someone that should still be locked up in the 7th Celestial Star, his heart shaking as he realized there were even more things he did not know about this new Progenitor!

The figures of the two beings landed in the middle of the circle of thrones, surrounded by tens of thousands of Vampyres as the one that even the Vampyre Lords did not know, the devilishly handsome man with a calm look that seemed to show no worries for anything- this man began walking towards the central throne that Vladivostok was kneeling besides without any fear.

"...!"

Looks of incredulity began to spread across the Vampyres as they watched this scene with disbelief, the being that they could only sense an aura of power from actually walking forward and bringing himself to sit on the largest throne that was surrounded by four Star Forging Realm Experts without batting an eye!

Many faces then turned towards Vladivostok as they saw an expression of excitement on the ancient Vampyre's face, this being they considered a Vampyre Ruler not rebuking or using his power to strip this being down from the throne as silence descended onto the Starry Blood Cluster.

"...what-"

The three Star Forging Ream Vampyre Lord situated beside the largest throne were turning their faces from the being they knew as Ancestor Inuit to Vladivostok and then to the new being that had just sat himself on the throne that only someone considered the ruler of Vampyres should be sitting on as they did not even know where to begin. It was at this time that the resonant voice of Vladivostok rang out across the Starry Blood Cluster, revealing shocking words that caused waves of bloody essence to erupt out from a grand announcement!

"On this momentous day, I welcome back our Master...I welcome back our Progenitor!"

DING!

A bloody aura of power erupted out at the mention of these words from the largest throne of the Starry Blood Cluster, an aura of regality and strength erupted that demanded the eyes and minds be pulled towards it!

"I welcome the Progenitor and say to my Brethren... Bow to your King!"

RUMBLE!

Chapter 514 Grandeur

"Bow to your King!"

"Bow...!"

"...King!"

Words of enormous shock resonated and repeated themselves across the ears and minds of the many Vampyres spread out across the Starry Blood Cluster as an aura of immensity that the Vampyres had not felt in many years erupted out fully from the largest chair at the center.

In the middle of the circle of thrones, Old Man Inuit glanced at the forces of Vampyres around them and then at the being who was releasing waves of bloody essence, shaking his head with a smile as what he was seeing was greater than any of the predictions and probabilities he foresaw!

His old eyes looked at the being releasing the waves of power atop the throne as he thought about how it had only been a matter of months since this being began embarking on his journey for power.

It had not even been a year since he was first exposed to essence and mana, and yet at this moment, he stood between four power houses at the Star Forging Realm without a shred of fear, a unique power of bloodline erupting from him that actually made these beings and the many Vampyres around them utterly incapable of giving him anything but their attention!

'Ah...such a fate!'

Old Man Inuit thought about many things at this moment as the scenes continued playing in slow motion.

Noah himself had a calm gaze as he released the bloodline power of the Vampyre Progenitor, his awareness looking at the levels of power of beings he would soon have under his control as he spread out the domination of the bloodline unique to him!

"Bow to your King!"

The resonant words of Vladivostok continued as many were released from their stupor, sensing an aura that many had not gotten a chance to feel for hundreds of years, with the closest beings that were the Vampyre Lord at the Star Forging Realm actually being the ones closest and felt their Origins tremble the most just from the proximity of this being.

THUD! ...THUD!..THUD!. THUD!

Numerous knees hit the floor of the cluster of asteroids that made up the Starry Blood Cluster as all the ranks of Vampyres at this location unbelievably had similar thoughts coursing through each of their minds.

'Is it really?'

'Impossible!'

'The King?'

'The Progenitor?!'

Expressions of shock and disbelief had propagated throughout, and as time passed and everything registered, the Vampyres began to feel excitement coursing through them!

RUMBLE!

This caused for a spectacular scene to play itself out in the Starry Blood Cluster, where all ranks of Vampyres no matter their level of power had gotten down on their knees as they looked towards a single being sitting on a throne.

It did not matter if they were Vampyre Lords at the Star Forging Realm or Royal Vampyres at the Void Realm, any of those that held the bloodline of a Vampyre were all of the ground staring towards Noah!

The being in question looked at the powerful figures paying respects to him as he opened his mouth for the first time in front of them.

"In the War of the Righteous, you were bullied and beaten and had to be saved by an outside force to continue living."

WAA!

His voice spread out in waves as it contained an irresistible force towards the many Vampyres, feeling the words rushing through their minds with every syllable!

"The Noble Race of Vampyres lost their leader and were left behind in the Dark Expanse, breaking into collections of clans as more than a thousand years were wasted with no major progress in their strength nor revenge. Are you all content with such status and conditions?"

His words traveled out as they felt piercing and scathing into the hearts of many, but the Vampyre Lords and Vladivostok at the Star Forging Realm especially.

They were in these realms when the war ended, and they were still in the same realm of power now! None of them had made a breakthrough into the last and greatest level of power they knew, only increasing their strength in law comprehension and the usage of their abilities, but that was all!

"No, Progenitor!"

OOONG

The resonant voices of a collective many erupted to answer simultaneously, emotions bubbling towards their hearts as they felt a sense of shame at being reminded how the past one thousand years had gone by. Noah felt the vibrations of these voices as he continued

"I have only for a single purpose for coming here- to change the conditions of my Noble Race and elevate it to the pedestal it used to be on before, and even reach higher! If it is power you lack, I will grant it to you. But what I need in return is to know whether you are ready and willing to seriously move as the strong and Noble race of Vampyres once more."

"We are willing!"

"We are ready!"

RUMBLE!

Waves of voices spread out as the more than 100,000 powerful Vampyres had their hearts bubbling, realizing this being in front of them really was their Progenitor as they sensed the unique bloodline signature and felt the strength in his words, their hearts beating faster and faster as they felt that something grand was coming.

Noah's eyes scanned the many being around him as he thought about his plans. He simply needed to have all of these powerful leaders of numerous Vampyre Clans acknowledge him as the Progenitor and have them listed as his Subordinates, the effects of the Guider Type Abilities being able to spread through with ease after this as the system of the Vampyre Bloodline made it extremely easy to do so.

He had the purest bloodline, which meant all those below him had to unconditionally follow his commands. When he achieved the requirements to make the many powerful Vampyre Lords that oversaw many worlds and forces in the Dark Expanse his Subordinates, all of the Vampyre Clans would soon fall in line as well, his mind foreseeing a grand possibility of the Guider Type Abilities affecting more than one third of all the forces residing in the Dark Expanse!

With this in mind, his voice moved once more as he tested it out, releasing the spreading of the two Guider Type Abilities as he freely allowed them to descend onto the bodies of tens of thousands of powerful Vampyres.

"Then power you shall have."

RUMBLE!

A splendor of colors and a flash of light.

Splendrous gold and starry darkness erupted out like a flood from a singular being at the center as it spread out like a tidal wave towards kneeling individuals.

It was beautiful, dazzling, and resplendent!

It was the moment one of the more powerful forces of the Novus Galaxy were washed with unbelievable waves of fate and chaos without reservations, the effects of such a move only being able to be discerned over the passing river of time!

Chapter 515 - Star Shaking, Sense Breaking!

"Then power you shall have!"

RUMBLE!

Old Man Inuit felt the space around him change as his eyes shone with a shocked l.u. , the sight playing out in front of him being too ridiculous to describe even for him.

With Noah at the center, a flood of fate and chaos essence erupted out as it sn.a.k.e.d towards the many Vampyres kneeling in the surroundings, but this was not what gave Inuit the most shock. It was the fact that from the storm of Fate and Chaos Essence, very little of it was actually coming from Noah himself, where Inuit could confidently say 99% of it was coming from the surroundings!

To someone knowledgeable of the universal laws and the workings of essence, this was a shocking event as he was effectively watching a being somehow affected atmospheric elements on the category of the Supreme level, and these elements were actually adhering to his will as they went on to attach to the bodies of those he wanted to!

Normally, one had to draw in the essence of fate, chaos, fire, air, or any other element for them to be able to use it for their own purposes. But what Inuit saw now was the uncontrolled and unreigned essence of fate and chaos that was not even bound to Noah actually following his will and going on to attach to the bodies of Vampyres.

The singular question in Inuit's mind was exactly what type of ability or authority was given that allowed Noah to freely use and impart the environmental essence of two Supreme Laws to seamlessly enter the bodies of other beings without any disruption!

'I understand the fate which that Entity has in store for him...but is this even allowed?'

Old Man Inuit looked forward unbelievably as his eyes caught the descent of abundant essence of chaos and fate from the starry space around them, these energies going on to wrap around the bodies of the Vampyre Lords and many other Vampyres as their bodies effortlessly gained the auras of two Supreme Laws, the immensity of this event causing a storm of essence to rapidly descend on the Starry Blood Cl.u. .

The Vampyres within felt the descent of strength onto their bodies as their strength felt elevated, their figures shaking as their eyes glanced towards their Progenitor in fervor and incredulity as they found the identity of what was freely flowing through them at this moment!

"The power of two Supreme Laws will flow through you now, and there should be no excuses for you all to not be able to match the Legions of Celestials making their way here now. Will you live up to the Noble name of a Vampyre?"

RUMBLE!

"Yes, Progenitor!"

A bloody flash of essence erupted as the resonance of bloodlines occurred, the many beings in the surroundings feeling a level of shaking to their very cores as they experienced the explosion of strength, with some of them even breaking through from the Void and into the Soul Rank, others entering into the Domain Rank as Inuit shockingly saw the auras of two new World Rank experts explode out near the circular cl.u. of thrones!

The essence of fate and chaos was so potent that it caused the normal beings in the worlds Noah was connected to, to awaken and for others to feel an advancement in their realms if they were stuck on the cusp of breaking through. This effectiveness was shown at this point in time even more powerful beings were gifted this essence, many experiencing breakthroughs.

Old Man Inuit rapidly moved his eyes to the three Vampyre Lords and singular Vampyre Ruler at the Star Forging Realm who also had their bodies bathed by the colors of fate and chaos, wanting to see if that 'Entity' had completely gone overboard and was allowing Noah to freely break all universal sense!

His shaking gaze saw that even though their auras had significantly risen, their level of power was not suddenly propelled to the Nebula Realm that very few could get their hands on!

'Haaaa...'

A sigh of relief seemed to escape from Inuit as if what he thought of had actually occurred, it would be more terrifying than ridiculous as the basis of everything would have just been broken down.

He glanced towards Noah who had now stood up from the largest throne, his eyes gazing into the starry beauty of space as the fate and chaos essence around him still bubbled freely, the effects of [Golden Guider] and [Dark Guider] only beginning as they actually began to propagate further from the Starry Blood Cl.u. ...and towards the Dark Expanse!

RUMBLE!

The unique connection of the bloodline of the Vampyre Progenitor was showing itself now as while the strongest and purest of bloodlines were kneeling in front of him in the Starry Blood Cl.u. , all the Vampyres spread out across the many Clans and Worlds in the Dark Expanse which these kneeling beings controlled had fit the requirements of 'Subordinates'.

First was the fact they carried the bloodline of Vampyres, and the second condition was of the leaders they all followed to be listed as his Subordinate! Noah then went even further as for the first time ever, he prepared his mind as he activated the mind-enhancing unique skills he held, using the bloodline power of the Vampyre Progenitor and an immense amount of mana to cast a wide-ranging [Telepathy] that went to billions of beings that had the bloodline he shared.

The message they heard in their minds was a simple one.

"Pay respects to your Progenitor!"

"Kneel!..."

"Acknowledge!..."

RUMBLE!

Ridiculously and without batting an eye, Noah went forth and used a combination of abilities to allow the casting of numerous skills and their effects to spread out and cover one of the three forces that made up the Dark Expanse.

Conditions that only he met allowed for this, where if he were missing a single one- none of this would be possible!

If he did not have the mana he did, the bloodline he did, the skill trees he held, the unique skills...if he did not have even a single one of these things, one could say what was occurring now would not be possible!

Yet it happened freely as any being that fell under the category of the race of Vampyres knew on this day that their Progenitor had returned.

The ridiculous effects of the Guider Type Abilities permeated across many regions of the Dark Expanse as on the Starry Blood Cl.u. , a devilishly handsome being stood upon a throne and glanced towards the starry space above him, seeing a storm of Fate Lines and Chaos Particles descending onto him freely in the thousands.

It was glorious, breathtaking, and simply beautiful as many watched the aura of radiant colors wash over this being in stupefaction!

Chapter 516 - An Advisor, Legions Set Off

Across the Dark Expanse, a shocking phenomenon was spreading out. The descent of the universal laws of fate and chaos entered the body of billions as in the Starry Blood Cl.u. where a circle of thrones stood, a King was grandly standing atop the main throne, his gaze overlooking the many Vampyres around him.

His devilishly handsome face opened its mouth as his resonant words rang out once more.

"You now have the strength. It is time to aim it towards the coming enemies that want to take the places you've made your homes these past hundreds of years."

"OOOH!"

Roars of affirmation rang out as a sense of cohesiveness and strength spread out across the ranks of vampyres, their bloodline auras with this powerful being making them feel an overabundance of strength!

The Star Forging Realm Vampire Lords glanced at Vladivostok and their Vampyre Progenitor as they then looked towards Old Man Inuit that had come with their Progenitor.

What followed thereafter was the reacquaintance of these powerful beings that had fought in the War of the Righteous more than a thousand years ago as they finally got the chance to meet the one they knew as the ancestor, Inuit! He was the being that had helped the past Progenitor with all his power, and he had paid dearly for it.

This was the being that they had given the task of freeing to a particular celestial disciple, and yet now he appeared here with their Progenitor. They dared not to ask as the Vampyre Lords and Vladivostok looked towards the two of them for directions.

The power of Old Man Inuit may have been shattered with his origin heavily injured to the point where the millions of fate lines that he carried were fractured and broken, but his mind was still there. The intelligence and wisdom of a monster that had lived for many years were still there!

Noah knew this, so when this time came when they needed to deploy the forces of the newly strengthened vampires across the many defensive positions of the Dark Expanse, he looked towards Old Man Inuit as he wanted to put this heavy task on the shoulders of the old man.

Only a light smile appeared on the face of Inuit, his intuition seemingly having expected this as in the next few hours while the Vampyres were accommodating to their newfound strength- a discussion on how the forces of Vampyres, Mages, Wizards, and Infernals were spread out across the Dark Expanse took place.

Information that very few had in hand was freely shared with Noah and Inuit from the mouth of Vladivostok as Old Man Inuit listened closely. He had abundant knowledge about the Founder and the forces of Celestials, his mind already assimilating much of the information for him to use into the favor of the forces of the Dark Expanse.

In his mind, a powerful defensive formation that would make it extremely hard for Celestial Legions to break through was already being created as a meeting between a Vampyre Progenitor, an old man, and all the forces that were under them continued!

During this meeting, Noah also released the Harbingers and Elena to join the ranks of the Vampyres of Dark Expanse. Vladivostok looked towards Elena who was supposed to be moving under his directions as he laughed, piecing together some of the more shocking mysteries as he nodded toward the curvaceous Elena.

At this moment, their distinctions were not any different as they were all under the rule of a single Vampyre Progenitor!

RAA!

The cries of an arrogant Emperor Penguin erupted as he floated in the space and used his beady eyes to look at the forces of tens of thousands of Vampyres, his beak passing through the World Rank Vampyres and the Vampyre Lords with disdain as he simply saw them as his Master's servants.

He knew that he was one of the first beings that his Master had taken under him months ago in the Frozen Kingdom of the Beast World when he first obtained the Spiritual World, and saw his position as unshakable!

Using this status as the first beast of the Spiritual World, this penguin could look down upon even the Star Forging Vampyre Lords as they came later than him! These Vampyres with powerful realms looked at the new beings and the penguin that their Progenitor released as they only smiled wryly, never even entertaining the thoughts of hurting individuals that had been with their Progenitor all this time.

The much too social Kazuhiko had a bright face as he looked at the faces of thousands of powerful beings around him, beginning to move towards the few World Rank Vampyres as he began talking, his heart not as shameless as the Emperor Penguin.

With the addition of Noah's first subordinates, the forces of Vampyres only became livelier as they prepared and planned on the Starry Blood Cl.u. .

In the golden bastion of the celestial realm, Noah had his main body standing at the forefront of an enormous Prime Warship.

He released essence from his body to occasionally guide the vessel as he controlled the enormous ship to head towards the golden gate in the Sanctuary of the Celestial Realm that led out of this wondrous place.

Behind him, a collection of prime warsh.i.p.s followed as Noah himself had fully taken up the role of a Commander and was now leading his own Celestial Legion!

There were many powerful Celestials on the warship that he was leading, their levels varying from Void to Domain rank. He even had Boru and the other members of the Righteous Fire Exploration Team on his Legion, their bodies vibrant as they looked forward to the coming battles.

OOOOH!

Waves of essence spread out from his legion as resonant voices could be heard from the celestials within, a hymn that released waves of gold ringing out.

"For balance!"

"For order!"

RUMBLE!

The powerful essence only continued to permeate outwards further and further as Noah's Legion was not the only one moving out from this realm today. The War Princes Athena was spearheading her own legion as her shining eyes fearlessly shone with a dangerous l.u. .

Grandmaster Vredral had chosen to go onto her Legion to watch over her abilities in the coming battles, the teacher and student moving hand in hand as they sought their own ideals.

From another Legion, the Three-Eyed Fate Child had a cold look as the sh.i.p.s behind him moved forward, the scene of Grandmaster light leading her own legion not too far away showing itself.

She had an expression of someone that wanted to prove themselves, as she was the only one among the four geniuses who had yet to break into the World Rank. She led her own legion as she was looking forward to claiming many military exploits and gaining the ranking and prestige similar to the other three beings on the same stage as her!

OOOOH!

Their legions left the celestial realm as they then passed through designated locations across the Light Expanse, going on to add the numerous beings from powerful Prime Worlds that would be joining the war and fighting alongside them.

It would be bloody and destructive, but at this moment the forces of both sides had begun actively moving and preparing. The flames of the war that could take months or years to resolve were burning ever higher, a shocking future awaiting all the participants!

Chapter 517 - [Juvenile Terror]

As all preparations were set for a full scale war with many beings moving, Noah's second clone continued his exemplary training session in the Time Space of the Spiritual World.

The incandescent colors of gold, dark, red, and blue shimmered around him as he was situated in the junction of the four different Law Spaces. His own body though was not as radiant though, as it was in the form of a monstrous Cthulhu with tentacles that wriggled with the power of Aether!

The beauty of the Law Spaces around him was ruined as the destructive attacks he was training to increase the proficiency of the skill tree were too many, but they achieved the result as he was able to bring another skill tree to the World Rank, and this time it was the especially unique pathway that led towards the mysterious Terrors of the Letalis Expanse.

The unlocked pathway this time was termed [Juvenile Terror], and the abilities were shocking, to say the least!

WORLD [Amorphous Space Beast] (15/15) :: Abilities- Spatial Cage(5/5), Destabilize(5/5), Shattered Star(5/5), and Miniature Space(5/5). [Lesser Cthulhu] (45/45) :: Additional Abilities- Morph(5/5), Child of Space(5/5), Portals of Terror(5/5), and Sever(5/5). [Kin of Terror] (60/60) :: Additional Abilities- Aether Reinforcement (5/5), Multiplicative Ray Support (5/5), Triple on Cast Support (5/5), Lunacy Inducement (5/5) [Fledgling Aether Terror] (75/75) :: Additional Abilities- Aether Emission (5/5), Aether Chain Support (5/5), Fatal Ailment Support (5/5), Size Distortion (5/5) [Juvenile Terror] (100/100) :: Unique Being (5/5), Compounded Terror Support (5/5), Unnatural Size Support (5/5) Tentacle Manifestation (5/5).

[Unique Being] (5/5) :: Stepping into the ranks of beings born for a specific purpose, your Origin gains a unique disposition. Universal Laws comprehension increased by 50%, and the skill effect of Apathy is granted.

[Compounded Terror Support] (5/5) :: The destructive abilities of the Juvenile Terror are further enhanced. Every time an Aether Ray from [Sever] hits an enemy, a random Portal of Terror blooms.

[Unnatural Size Support] (5/5) :: The effects of Size Distortion are doubled, the Juvenile Terror gaining the ability to expand to 500 meters.

[Tentacle Manifestation] (5/5) :: The physiological tentacles on the body of the Juvenile Terror can be utilized. The power of Aether courses through them as any enemies they come in contact with are affected by the Weakening and Origin Deterioration skill effects.

The abilities of the [Juvenile Terror] Skill Tree were shocking in front of his eyes, and yet Noah's face and eyes were those of extreme apathy as even his thoughts were only calculative and seeing exactly how useful the new skills would be in battle.

The reason for this was the skill effect that came with the first ability of this new skill tree, [Apathy]!

No emotions were released from him as eyes glanced through the abilities quickly, discerning their usage and effectiveness as he then waved his hands emotionlessly and prepared to get back to training more skill trees while increasing his comprehension in the universal laws.

"..."

It was at this point that he came to a stop, his eyes gradually gaining their normal light as he had sent a command to stop the skill effects of [Unique Being], his heart shaking at the cold and robotic manner of his thoughts and actions just in the last few seconds!

It was as if he was looking through everything through a completely different lens, the only thing that mattered being his goals and the most efficient way to go about them! It was a terrifying state of mind that he had only experienced for a few seconds before he deactivated the skill for now, choosing not to be in that state of mind as he properly looked at his new abilities. He breathed out as he felt his normal self returning, drawing upon the elements around him until his mind felt refreshed before he glanced at the skills.

[Unique Being] came with its own mentioned surprises of the [Apathy] ability and the 50% Universal Laws comprehension, but it was [Compounded Terror Support] that gave him the most shock because of its ridiculousness!

It made it so that every time his aether rays struck someone, a portal of terror would erupt right then and there. With the [Aether Chain Support] that caused his aether rays to chain between enemies, this made for a terrifying picture for any enemies that stood against him in the future.

This wasn't to even mention [Triple on Cast Support] that allowed for three Portals of Terror to be cast instead of one...his thoughts were wondering whether this would apply with the new aether ray support as it would truly just be the cherry on top for the ridiculous abilities!

[Unnatural Size] simply made his size even crazier as he went more and more towards the body size of an actual Terror, not fully knowing just how large the future abilities would make him.

The Last ability, [Tentacle Manifestation]- was actually more in line with the abilities of the Cthulhu, granting another offensive skill that would terrify his targets before they were destroyed.

Ever so slowly, the abilities of the powerful existences he had only heard about continued to come to him, his heart patiently waiting for the ones that would come at the Star Forging Realm and the Nebula Realm.

His essence moved as he only hesitated for a moment before allowing for the activation of [Unique Being] once more, enjoying the effects of increased Law Comprehension and gaining the effects of [Apathy] as his mind became increasingly calculative and efficient.

The ability caused him to look at everything in a very cold and detached manner, but its usefulness was still too great when it came to efficiency!

Thus, the second clone got back to training, his progress becoming even faster as across the Novus Galaxy, events continued to unfold.

In the many Infernal Realms where powerful Infernal Lords resided, the lands were trembling as the force of Infernal Lords had also begun to move out of their Realms and began to permeate throughout the Dark Expanse...

Chapter 518 - Summoned!

In the many Infernal Realms laid out across the Novus Galaxy, Infernal Legions were moving out in droves as they permeated through out.

This was especially so for the Infernal Gate that existed in the Light Expanse, the billions of weak Infernals who had their levels up until the Void Rank senselessly leaving through the gate as they were met with the stationed forces of Celestials at this location.

The battles would not just be taking place in the Dark Expanse, but they would occur in the Light Expanse as well!

Although the threat of Infernals that only reached the Void Rank was low, their high numbers and rates of being born in the Infernal Realm caused for a hellish scene of devilish beings constantly erupting out of the Realm Gate and spreading out, trying to pierce through the tight layers of Celestials.

In the Realm Gates that existed in the Dark Expanse, Infernals were spreading out freely as they prepared to take defensive positions all across the area that Celestials could enter through.

If one imagined a terribly enormous circle as the Novus Galaxy and then drew three lines that met at the very center to cut the circle into three pieces, these portions made for the Light Expanse, Dark Expanse, and Letalis Expanse.

The Celestials Legions were all coming through the line that represented the different borders of the connection of the Light Expanse and Dark Expanse, and the defenses of Infernals, Mages, and Vampyres were being laid out across this line!

With that picture in mind, one must know that it was an incredibly vast distance to cover! Thus, the distribution of forces was extremely important in order to stop the sword that was the Celestials from piercing through into the Dark Expanse and begin to claim dominion across the Planets they pass.

In front of one Realm Gate in the Dark Expanse, the 7th Infernal Lord Azula who stood at the peak of the World Rank was watching the procession of Infernals as they permeated outwards.

She was following the directions of the 2nd Infernal Lord who was the point of communications between the Infernals and the forces of Dark Expanse. As she gave commands to the millions of Infernals to spread out across many locations, she received a telepathic message unique to Infernals on the form of a Letter of Summons that had a singular message- it was a summoning that said the Infernal Lords would all meet before the full war broke out!

The Letter of Summons was telling her to make her way towards the 4th Infernal Realm where the terribly powerful Infernal Lords at the 3rd, 2nd, and 1st rank normally resided.

She was not the only one receiving this message as Noah who was still in the Starry Blood Cl.u. wrapping up the event with the Vampyres and preparing to return to the 2nd Infernal Realm to lead his legion out- he received a Letter of Summons himself as he heard the shocking message in his mind!

Similar to how the first Celestial Legion moved, it would only be a matter of a few days before the many Celestial Legions that were preparing even more to start arriving along the defensive lines that the Dark Expanse created. So Noah knew they had a few days before everything went down, but he didn't expect that he would spend some of them to meet the mysterious and powerful Infernal Lords.

His mind quickly worked as he prepared to move, realizing this could be an important opportunity to pierce through the layers of mysteries, as the Infernal Lords were unique existences released for the sole purpose of destruction- specifically for standing against Aldrich, the Founder!

"I have to set off."

He spoke towards the discussing Old Man Inuit and Vladivostok as the former smiled mysteriously and the latter nodded in a servile manner.

"Fate is calling for you once more, huh?"

Old Man Inuit spoke with a smile as he moved numerous pieces of light created by essence atop a clear table to represent multiple forces of the Dark Expanse and how they moved.

"The Infernal Lords are calling."

Noah nodded as he replied, the Vampyre Ruler Vladivostok by the side feeling his heart shake as he felt like he was listening in to powerful secrets.

"Go on, I'll lay out all the forces of Vampyres and be ready for the forces of my friend soon."

Noah's figure began to disappear as the forces of Vampyres were placed in the more than capable hands of one of the Founders of Celestials, an old being with immense knowledge and wisdom! He had already discussed numerous things with Old Man Inuit and Vladivostok on the future movements and how his Celestial Legion that he was leading as Commander Crixus would move, and what to do in order to prepare for this future.

His thoughts then went towards the Infernal Lords as his figure completely disappeared.

When he first became an Infernal Lord, some of the knowledge he gained pertained to the 4 Infernal Realms. The one located in the Light Expanse where he farmed skill points, the 2 located in the Dark Expanse, and the last one which was located in the Letalis Expanse.

He had memories of all the 4 Infernal Realms, and he would currently be teleporting to the 4th Infernal Realm that stood closer to the Letalis Expanse, the location where the 3 most powerful Infernal Lords resided!

RUMBLE!

He left behind only fluctuations of essence he teleported vast distances, his eyes opening up to a brand new realm.

Unlike the 1st and 2nd Infernal Realms he had been in, the 4th Infernal Realm was not just a region of blazing lands and fiery skies. This Infernal Realm was much different, with the essence of flames reigned in as it seemed quiet and peaceful, the essence of Chaos being much more prominent in the atmosphere as Noah's thoughts when he first entered were,

'It seems very close to the Chaos Region of the Celestial Realm?'

Yes! The 4th Infernal Realm was not just a hellish region with blazing flames, but it held an abundant amount of chaos as the essence within felt as vibrant if not more compared to the Celestial Realm.

His awareness spread out as he felt the terrifying auras dwelling within, the two nearest to him being ones that he had seen before.

The emotionless face of the 8th Infernal Lord and the curvaceous figure of the 7th Infernal Lord Azula entered his line of sight as he began taking his steps towards the terrifying auras of beings known as Infernal Lords...

Chapter 519 - You...?!

Noah's Gaze met the curvaceous Azula that was smiling brightly, her demeanor not at all that of a peak World Rank expert!

"Little 9th, how fortunate that you get to meet everyone before...well, before something grand happens."

Her eyes twinkled with light as she spoke, the 8th Infernal Lord beside her simply nodding as their figures began to descend down towards a spectacular metropolis.

One could feel a few auras that signified Infernal Lords which stood out the strongest, but the signatures of numerous Infernals at the Soul and Domain Rank were abundant.

The 4th Infernal Realm had its own style of architecture, Noah finding it very close to the castles on the 2nd Infernal Realm with a few unique features.

It felt like he was looking at a long forgotten city that lost across the ages. His figure and the figures of the accompanying Infernal Lords were all headed towards a piercingly tall castle, the powerful auras of the other Infernal Lords they could sense being on an expansive terrace of this castle.

The three of them continued down until the view of the terrace became clear to them, their feet landing down as the sight in front of their eyes was startling to say the least.

Three Infernal Lords that were at the Star Forging Realm were bowing with their heads down towards a singular direction, and they remained in this stance even as the seconds passed. These three were the 6th, 5th, and 4th Infernal Lords that normally resided in the Third Infernal Realm!

But this wasn't the most startling thing, it was that similar to these 3 Infernal Lords, there were another two that stood at the Nebula Realm doing the exact same thing! All of them, no matter their rank, were paying respects to the 1st Infernal Lord that Noah could not even sense the aura of.

When his eyes landed on this Infernal Lord though, he had to come to a complete stop as his jaw nearly dropped to the ground.

White hair that fell down her shoulders, sparkling blue eyes that drew everything in her direction. Noah's surprise didn't come from the beauty of this being nor was he suddenly smitten, it came from the fact that he had actually seen this face before!

It was a face that he had seen multiple times at that too as his widening eyes watched this 1st Infernal Lord glance towards them in a smile, Azula and the 8th Infernal Lord falling in line and bowing similar to the others as Noah was the only one left dumbfounded.

He used his eyes and mana to confirm and the face remained the same...it was the face of Sophia, the Guide that his Homeworld was using as a representative!

"..."

[What is this...?]

Noah heard the voice of his homeworld in his mind as he almost released an exasperated sigh, this being the question he wanted to ask, and apparently even the System itself did not know!

"You look as if you've seen a ghost."

The clear voice that only confirmed Noah's thoughts rang out as all the boxes were checked in his mind. Same face, same voice, and just a slightly different body that looked a few years older.

The words of the 1st Infernal Lord caused the powerful bowing beings to look over at Noah with annoyed eyes, with the 2nd Infernal Lord being the one to voice out in a commanding tone.

"9th, you should have at least gained the memories on decorum, what are you doing?"

The voice that seemed to be disciplining a child rang out as Noah continued to glance at the smiling woman that he had definitely seen before, her voice ringing out again right before his head bowed down.

"Now now, cut the new Infernal Lord some slack. Rise."

The 1st Infernal Lord waved her hands as the 8 beings rose, falling back and standing in a straight line as they each looked forward with respect.

The only one among the 8 who still had eyes swimming with questions was Noah, his mind communicating with his Homeworld over the last few seconds as unbelievably, it was as stumped as him for the similitude of this being to the one they knew!

Noah directly threw away the stupid thought of it being a coincidence or some random chance as the implications of the appearance of this being were shocking, numerous possibilities coursing through his mind as they led him towards something explosive.

Not giving him time to think, the 1st Infernal Lord began speaking towards the 8 that were standing in front of her with serious faces.

"Tell me now, what is our purpose?"

"Destruction!"

RUMBLE!

Replies erupted out from the 8 Infernal Lord the moment her words finished, even Noah's lips moving by themselves as the questioning continued.

"When are we permitted to carry out our purpose?"

"Now!"

The blue eyes of the 1st Infernal Lord shone as she continued.

"Why are we meeting at this very moment?"

"..."

Silence descended as nobody had an answer, the eyes of the 1st Infernal Lord squinting as she smiled, her eyes moving across the confused Infernal Lords until they landed on a particular one.

"Naturally, we are gathered here today because of the new Infernal Lord to join our ranks. The one promised by fate...Noah Osmont. Step forward!"

RUMBLE!

The words had a strong pull with them as Noah felt his legs inadvertently moving, his figure stepping away from the line of Infernal Lords as he moved forward, getting close to the smiling being whose realm was the highest of all who were here!

Azula and the other Infernal Lords looked at this scene with stupefaction as it continued to play out. The 1st Infernal Lord looked over Noah up and down as she nodded and then put her hand on his shoulder, Noah feeling the weight of the world pressing down on him as her voice rang out again.

"Now which of you can tell me the importance of the 9th Infernal Lord?"

"..."

A stark silence was all that met the question as the 1st Infernal Lord brilliantly smiled, her mouth opening once more as a shocking scene continued to play out in the Fourth Infernal Realm!

Chapter 520 - Supremacy Lies in Laws!

Noah's mind was rapidly moving at the abrupt question and answer session, the powerful hand of the 1st Infernal Lord pressing down on him as not a single being replied to her question.

"To get to the importance of Little 9th, we must first understand and realize something about ourselves. Old 2nd, tell me- what is the realm of power of the being we oppose?"

The 2nd Infernal Lord stepped forward as he replied quickly.

"At the Nebula Realm."

"And what are realms of me, you, and Old 3rd?"

The 2nd Infernal Lord replied once more to a question that they all knew the answer of, many of them wondering where exactly this was going!

"Also at the Nebula Realm!"

"So then, our mission should be very easy right? Just a single being who stands at the same realm as us. We should wrap up this conflict and return to our abodes with ease yes?"

"..."

Silence met her again as even Noah's thoughts were rapidly churning at this moment, the hand clasping onto his shoulder feeling heavier and heavier as the voice of the 1st Infernal Lord became cold and continued.

"The answer is no. The reason for this is because we are weak...weak in the field of universal laws! Old 2nd, how much of the Law of Chaos do you and Old 3rd understand?"

"Roughly over half!"

"And how much of the Law of Fate does the enemy we stand against understand?"

A period of silence came once again as nobody replied. Noah raised his head as he glanced towards the face of this being as he had many questions in his mind, his voice actually ringing out to answer this question at this moment.

"Nearly 100%."

The 1st Infernal Lord unclasped her hand from his shoulder as she nodded, going on to speak about something consequential when it came to the levels of strengths in the Novus Galaxy.

The Realms of power themselves came with their own power, but the thing that separated true powerhouses was their proficiency in universal laws, as this was the ultimate decider of their true power!

After the War of the Righteous, the three Nebula Rank beings that made up the Celestials had fractured, and yet Aldrich, the remaining founder- remained alive and well as he now continued his reign after a pause of 1000 years.

Many beings feared his power, and even the Dark Expanse felt a heavy pressure from this singular being. Even though they knew there were three Infernal Lords at the Nebula Realm as well, they still felt this pressure! This was because they knew that the Founder was a monster when it came to universal laws, and it was the thing that truly made him a fearsome foe!

"So even the three of us can barely match one of him. It is shameful, but that is where little 9th here comes in. We have all been given distinct memories about each other and many different things, with my given memories surpassing all of yours. I know what makes Little 9th special, and I know that it will be him who will make it possible to bring back true order into the Novus Galaxy."

"..."

Shocking words were released from the mouth of the 1st Infernal Lord as he actually spoke of order, true order!

Noah's heart shook as he heard these words, one of the many futures he thought about being put on the spot light as the eyes of many Infernal Lord landed on him.

"Little 9th is special because his advancement in Universal Laws is faster than anything in our little Galaxy, but this isn't the only reason I called him and you all here."

The cold tone of the 1st Infernal Lord disappeared as her smile returned, glancing at Noah as she continued.

"What is the progress of the highest Supreme Law you have mastered, and how long did it take you to get there?"

The question was one that Noah expected as he followed her thought process, his heart actually becoming calmer as he replied.

"Close to 36%, and it has roughly been less than 2 months since I began comprehending the law."

"...!"

The other Infernal Lord looked towards him in shock at these unbelievable words, Azula looking towards him as if he was a monster! She had thought this new Infernal Lord excelled in his talent to advance through realms, but it seemed nothing compared to his progress in the Universal Laws!

"That is..."

Even the 2nd Infernal Lord who normally communicated with the Grand Mage Edrusim and had watched Noah's actions before was stumped as gazes of stupefaction continued to lock towards this singular being.

"In a matter of months, close to mastering half of a Supreme Law. The rest of us don't even need to be trying really."

The 1st Infernal Lord had a light smile as she began walking around, her gaze looking outside the terrace they were on to the grand metropolis around them as she asked Noah once more.

"How do you so easily advance through law comprehension, Little 9th?"

"...through taking the lives of Celestials."

Noah replied rapidly as his thoughts churned, his mind telling him of a shocking possibility if he was following the words of this mysterious woman correctly.

"Yes. And it just so turns out that a whole lot of Celestials are heading our way. Fortuitous, wouldn't you say?"

Her gaze landed on each of the Infernal Lord as she finally revealed the point she was getting to, her words revealing a shocking plan that made Noah's heart accelerate!

"You will match and defeat them, increasing your comprehension rapidly, but I do not want you to stop there. It is the reason why I gathered everyone here today- it is to let them know that they will be your helpers in this task!"

RUMBLE!

Domineering essence released from the 1st Infernal Lord as her glimmering white hair vibrated, her voice continuing to ring out.

"When the war begins and you all come across the Celestial Legions, kill all you come across...but restrain the Commanders. Restrain those experts and be sure to bring them all to Little 9th so that we can create a sharp weapon to stand against Aldrich in the shortest time possible!"

...!

Shocking words left the mouth of the 1st Infernal Lord as Noah's eyes shook, this being that seemed to know a lot about him and his abilities actually proposing something he never thought someone would be capable of doing to him.

The 1st Infernal Lord actually wanted to power level Noah!

Chapter 521 - What are you...?

It was a shocking revelation, but it was a welcomed one as Noah would never say no to receiving free Fate Lines!

This was especially so since it would be Celestial Commanders who would most likely be at the World Rank with an abundant amount of Fate Lines, with many of them being more experienced as Commanders like Athena, the Three-Eyed Fate Child, and Grandmaster Light were rare.

Noah's mind wandered as the Infernal Lords in front of him obliged to the commands of the 1st Infernal Lord right away, their eyes now filled with interest looking towards this 9th Infernal Lord that held such a ridiculous talent of comprehending Universal Laws.

As these beings were occupied with this, Noah himself had his mind wandering towards the subject of the 1st Infernal Lord that held the same face as the being that his homeworld had chosen as a representative!

[I've discerned all I could, I still do not see a correlation, but it is definitely there.]

'You're being blocked again?'

[...]

Noah had to let out an emotional sigh at this moment as even though the depth and understanding of his System was rapidly increasing the past few weeks, when it came to this specific subject- it was always stumped!

This subject once again involved 'Something'- a concept that he was apparently not allowed to know of yet. It seemed ridiculous to him as he had already come this far, turning his introspective mind towards the 1st Infernal Lord as he wanted to ask her directly to clear some of his doubts.

"Aside from this, Little 9th was unique and smart enough to even insert himself into the forces of Celestials, and even I'm curious to see how he will play this card in the future to come."

The mysterious being spoke once more as she saw Noah's expression, revealing his identity as Crixus which made knowing lights shine on the faces of the Infernal Lords as they looked at him. The 1st Infernal Lord then waved her hands towards them as her cold voice returned.

"Return to your Legions and move to your respective positions, remember my words and be efficient!"

"Yes!"

RUMBLE!

The fluctuations of essence erupted out as the figures of Infernal Lords disappeared, leaving behind only Noah and the 1st Infernal Lord as she looked towards him with a smile.

"You seem to have many questions."

Her gaze was that of great interest as she waved her hands and caused the elevation of a regal chair, sitting upon it as she stared out from the terrace and into the calm metropolis.

"Your face-"

"All I have are memories. Just like how you gained new memories when you gained your status as an Infernal Lord, so did I. Whatever mystery your fate involves, I do not know it."

Noah was interrupted before he could even ask as the stunning figure of the 1st Infernal Lord said, her gaze looking out as an unknown light coursed through her eyes.

Noah squinted his eyes as he gave an emotional sigh of frustration, but his mind was captured once more as the clear voice rang out again.

"What I do know is that you will have all the answers you want after the defeat of Aldrich. That is if you succeed...can you imagine a future if you don't?"

Her eyes twinkled playfully as she said this, Noah seeing he would be getting nothing from this being here today as he bowed.

"If you will excuse me then, I shall get ready myself."

A nod came from the 1st Infernal Lord as she continued to stare out into the vast metropolis of the Fourth Infernal Realm, Noah's figure turning into particles of light behind her as he completely disappeared as well!

All that was left behind was a single being, her eyes curving into a smile as words that only she could hear rang out.

"Not quite yet."

Noah disappeared from the Fourth Infernal Realm as the first place he went to was his Homeworld, his figure above the vast blue seas as he floated in the skies.

On top of the Sea, there was an enormous floating city where the light of mana was constantly shining. One could see the bodies of Atlanteans moving busily as they worked on multiple projects, this location being one of the areas where the beings from Atlantis worked to create more innovations.

Currently, the appearance of a miniature vessel being made for the purposes of moving through the void of space was clear, the Atlanteans working efficiently to replicate more technologies aside from weapons and World Engines.

Within this vast Floating City, the figure of the one Noah knew as Sophia was talking with the Ocean Master when she glanced towards Noah's small figure far away in the skies, smiling as he materialized in front of them with an awe-inspiring aura he didn't know he released.

The Ocean Master received a big shock at this unexpected surprise, but Noah was only closely looking at Sophia with careful eyes!

"I truly do not know either, Big Brother."

The exact replica of the 1st Infernal Lord he was talking to replied, her facial expression and body only seeming a few years younger! Even before Noah had arrived here, the System had already tried to discern the mystery with Sophia, and they were all kept in the dark about this issue!

Noah shook his head exasperatedly as the voice of the System rang out in his mind.

[We already have our assumptions which should be fairly accurate, with all that is left being to confirm it. Leave this to me as you focus on what is to come.]

Noah listened to the voice of the System and the smiling Sophia in front of him as he nodded with a sigh, looking over to the scared Ocean Master as he briefly discussed the small scale events occurring throughout his homeworld and other connected worlds before he chose to leave yet again.

He would leave the mystery behind for later, as he knew sooner or later his assumptions would be confirmed. If all it took was the death of a single Nebula Rank being, then so be it!

His thoughts moved away from this issue as he thought about the one directly in front of him. His main body was currently acting as Commander Crixus, his Second Clone still deep in the Spiritual World training skill trees and comprehending laws.

This First Clone that just met with the Infernal Lords continued to move as he prepared to take the mantle of the 9th Infernal Lord once more, soon going into battle. But he already knew that it would not be the 9th Infernal Lord that would see the first battle of this War. Instead, it would actually be his identity as Commander Crixus of the Celestials!

This brought forth what one would consider a conundrum as his main body led a Celestial Legion already filled with beings from the selected Prime Worlds of Light Expanse, soon to come in contact with the defensive forces of the Dark Expanse.

The conundrum was his own actions- what exactly would he do when he was leading an entire Legions towards beings that were only defending their homes against tyrants?!

Chapter 522 - The Witches Layer

Across the vastness of space, numerous Prime Warsh.i.p.s tore through as they steadily left the boundaries of the Light Expanse.

The sh.i.p.s were designed exquisitely, having a golden exterior that released a bright glow that illuminated the surroundings. On the vessel at the very forefront, Noah was supplying his energy to proceed further towards the Dark Expanse, the Legion he led actually nearing the junction between the two Expanses of the Novus Galaxy.

The moment he passed through the junction and entered the Dark Expanse, his legion would meet the forces that were defending this particular area. From his knowledge, his Legion would be coming in contact with a defensive location called Witches Layer, a collection of three stars near each other where a powerful force of Witches and Mages resided.

It was another location similar to the Verittas Fortress but at a lower level, its defenses being reinforced constantly as it was one of the first locations closest to the border of the two Expanses.

RUMBLE!

The many Prime Warsh.i.p.s in his Legion continued forward as he carried the force of being slightly over 200,000. Around one-sixth of this force was Celestials, the vast majority remaining were the beings from numerous Prime Worlds of Light Expanse. He was at the forefront of this Legion that was about to lay siege on beings that just wanted to defend themselves, and the choice of movements he had were few and far between!

For his identity as a Celestial Commander, would he be carrying out bloody massacres on the beings living in the Dark Expanse? Would he stand against the Vampyres that were already labeled as his subordinates and destroy the Infernals that his clone led? There would be many questions that would plague a being with multiple identities as they tried to keep them all under wraps, but for Noah...this would not be an issue!

His gaze was calm as he felt the change into the Dark Expanse, his sh.i.p.s piercing through as they soon neared a collection of three enormous stars a few hundred miles away. Even with many questions that would plague another being on how to solve such an issue, he already had a plan in mind that would allow him to move without problems, and it would not turn him into the same tyrants he was working against.

First, one had to think about the subjects of deaths in this war. No matter what Noah did at this moment, there were hundreds of Celestial Legions making their way towards numerous defensive positions of the Dark Expanse, and the conflict coming out of this would cause deaths in the hundreds of thousands daily!

He knew that many beings in the Light Expanse and the Dark Expanse would die, and he would not be able to change this. He knew that Vampyres will die, Celestials will die, and there was even a possibility of his own people being hurt in this war.

Even though he could not stop the overall stage of this conflict currently, he could still control the deaths of the beings in the battles he was involved in at this moment. Thus, he had made a plan for how Commander Crixus would act when he faced the forces of the Dark Expanse, and he wanted to make sure that those innocent would not face death from his hands.

Although all of this still remained as a plan in his mind, he still had to wait and see the feasibility of it all when the time came!

At this point, his gaze became cold and apathetic as he freely turned on the effects of [Unique Being] to his main body, the area around him actually become a few degrees colder as even the Celestials and the Righteous Fire Exploration Team that was on the ship he controlled looked towards him with shining eyes.

They could sense the signs of life in front of them as their bodies began boiling with strength as well. In their minds, they were coming to bring order and balance into these lands of savages, beings that continued to cause chaos wantonly across the Novus Galaxy.

They were here as saviors, beings that actually came to liberate those in the Dark Expanse and show them a better way of living, a way through order and balance that would allow them to prosper and leave behind their savage ways!

But to do this, they had to first battle them and tear through their defenses before they could achieve their goals. So as they headed towards the forces of the Dark Expanse, they only felt a righteous light and reasoning as they prepared to clash.

WAA!

The Prime Warsh.i.p.s began slowing down as the scene in front of them changed from the void of space, twinkling lights coming in front of them as the three stars that made up Witches Layer shone brightly in the starry space.

All around the 3 planets, numerous dots of light that counted up to hundreds of thousands of beings floating in the void of space could be seen, with billions more dwelling within the planets themselves.

Strong expressions could be seen on the beings defending their homes as they looked forward, numerous spells already cast on their side as tens of thousands of Elementals floated fiercely in the void of space. Elementals of all elements and sizes permeated throughout as they released a strong aura, Noah looking across the beings in front of the stars as his gaze remained cold.

He only found them to be Mages and Wizards, the reinforcements of Vampyres having not arrived at this location as they judged the significant collection of Mages and Wizards on this Witches Layer would be enough to withstand against a Celestial Legion.

In front of Noah's eyes, he counted three World Rank Experts among the forces defending Witches Layer, this location not being as important as the Verittas Fortress where 7 World Rank beings from the Celestials had attacked and it had the defenses of an Infernal Lord and 3 other World Rank Experts.

This was also the reason why Noah's Celestial Legion was sent here, it was because this was meant to be his first battle as Commander Crixus where he would be faced with three beings at the World Rank as the opposing leaders, those at the top wanting to see exactly how genius his talent was!

OOOH!

His cold eyes glanced at the opposing forces of Dark Expanse as roars began to ring out from his Legion, the Celestials having bright faces as they looked towards the beings defending The Witches Layer like a pack of wolves.

Chapter 523 - I am here to save you

"For order!"

"For Balance!"

OOOOM!

Waves of golden essence erupted out as the forces came to a stand still, those in the legion of Commander Crixus simply waiting for his command in order for them to start the battle.

RUMBLE!

The vibrant yells of the Celestials only made the defenses of the defender of the Witches Layer tighter, the Mages using rune magic to put up huge reinforced barriers as the Witches summoned more Elementals and powered their wands ready to go with powerful spells!

Noah had an apathetic gaze as he glanced at this, his figure waving his hands as the Prime Warship he was on opened up and he floated out into the void of space.

This movement caught the attention of the three World Rank Commanders protecting the Witches Layer as two men and a single robed woman stepped out to the forefront, assessing the Celestial Legion in front of them as they breathed easier.

They had spread out their aura multiple times, confirming that even though this entire Celestial Legion contained many beings at the Soul and Domain Expansion Realms that would make the battle tough, they only had a single World Rank Commander!

This was good news for them as even with the title of a Commander, they believed themselves to be capable of withstanding the attacks of a single being on the same realm as them. This was even better since the Commanders recognized the Celestial in front of them as the genius the intelligence reports had shown, the one called Crixus the Destroyer who had just stepped into the World Rank. To them, someone like this was only starting on this realm, and could be considered a baby!

Alas, this would have only been true if it was against anyone that wasn't Noah.

His apathetic figure that radiated coldness that seemed to say he cared for absolutely nothing in the wide worlds glanced at the hundreds of thousands of beings cl.u. around the three stars as he spoke words that caused the minds of many to shake.

"I am here to save you."

RUMBLE!

His words reached the minds of those floating in the void of space and even the billions dwelling within the three stars of the Witches Layer. They caused anger to erupt out in the hearts of those that heard it as they contained not an ounce of emotions and said contradictory things for the tyrants attacking their homes!

The coldness also made the hearts of many shake as they glanced towards the singular figure that had left one of the Celestial Vessels, seeing a golden glow begin to wrap around this being as his whole figure became inflamed.

Noah released no commands to the Celestial Legion as it remained still, lifting his hand up as he moved the over 3 million fate lines in his body to pull out the essence of fate. This golden essence wrapped around his hand as it crackled beautifully, showing golden arcs of light coursing through his hand as they quickly went on to wrap around his entire body.

When one reached the point of having more than 100,000 Fate Lines, they gained more control over the law of fate as they could begin outwardly using Fate Essence, and those more proficient could ingrain varying qualities to the Fate Essence that they used.

The most straightforward effect of this essence was to attack the enemy and cause them physical and soul damage, but Noah was ingraining a different quality in the fate essence he was displaying out as his figure became grandly colored gold!

OOOOH!

The Celestials within his legion looked forth in splendor as they cheered for the power of their Commander, their bodies palpating with power as they waited to jump into battle themselves.

Arcs of gold light rolled through Noah's body as he repeated himself once more while his figure began to float towards the defender of the three shimmering stars, their forces roaring out as they prepared for contact.

"I am here to save you."

RUMBLE!

His movement towards them acted as the match that lit up the fire, waves of beings from the Prime Warsh.i.p.s rolling out as the forces defending the Witches Layer lit up with colorful and destructive attacks, elemental energies of numerous laws shooting towards Noah and the being rushing behind him as another battle began in the Dark Expanse.

Noah's words really were true, where among the many beings behind him that wanted to reap the lives of the Mages and Wizards, his purpose of being here in this battle was to actually save them.

He could only do this in a way that would make many beings look at him like a bloodthirsty Commander, but he would achieve his goal of saving as many as he could in the battles he fought while still putting up a show for the Celestials that were undoubtedly watching!

Seeing the array of colorful spells obscuring the entirety of his vision, his body that was clad in crackling golden fate essence became tout as his cold eyes flew towards the forces of the Witches Layer even faster.

BOOM!

His body pierced through the layer of spells as the rest of them rushed behind him towards his Legion, his hand forming a fist as his eyes honed in on one of the Commanders of the Witches Layer at the very center that prepared to clash with him, numerous Mages and Wizards casting spells behind him as his fist clad in a golden aura blazed towards them!

OOOOH!

The Commander at the forefront waved his hand as a fiery red and blue phoenix came to life and rushed towards Noah, numerous other spells from the beings behind him shooting out as a blinding impact took place.

BOOM!

Many of those watching the first clash of this battle around the Witches Layer or those watching it as video feeds from vast distances were startled at the result, a shiver running down the spines of others as the result of this clash was shocking!

The golden aura covering the body of the one legion the Celestial Legion, the one known as Commander Crixus- this golden aura went on to explode on impact with the spells of the Mages as it permeated out like a raging flame, the fate essence wrapping around the bodies of all those nearby as unholy screams erupted out.

Commander Crixus himself was completely fine, the arcs of golden light coursing through his body as his apathetic eyes seemingly watched the scene in front of him where the golden light he released wrapped around the bodies of the beings in front of him, acting like the most horrendous tongues of flames as they fiercely burned the bodies of all they attached to, people watching in horror as those weaker began to see their bodies rapidly disappearing into ashes before they became completely extinguished!

Extinguished!

Gone!

Erased entirely!

Anyone that the golden flaming essence wrapped around screamed out as they felt a burning sensation that affected their very cores, those at the Void Rank turning to ash the fastest as the nearby beings at the Soul and Domain Realm took longer, but anyone affected by the golden flames released from the apathetic Celestial in front of them was soon turned to ash.

The Commander of the Witches Layer that was currently matching Noah had the same fate essence affecting him, his body feeling piercing pain as his vibrant and powerful essence 'protected' him, his eyes shaking as he saw the essence he could not stop latch onto his people as they were all burnt to a crisp, not even a corpse remaining behind!

"You fiend!"

He was one of the few remaining in the surrounding area that had not been extinguished by the attack, his face shaking as he tried to douse the golden fate essence still trying to break through his defenses while matching the being in front of him that had now raised his hand high, snapping his finger as one could see the materialization of an enormous golden blade of light, the same terrifying golden essence wrapping around this Blade of Liberation that was more than 25 meters large.

His eyes were apathetic as they repeated the same thing he had said two times previously, more than a thousand being already seemingly 'turned to ashes' by his single attack as he continued.

"I...am here to save you."

...!

BOOM!

Chapter 524 - This is an Ally?!

In a command center of a Mage's Tower, Edrusim was in an enormous control room that displayed numerous scenes of all the events occurring across many of the defensive positions of the Dark Expanse.

Many Mages were moving beside him as they monitored other screens, but the eyes of Edrusim were glued to a particular one that already had a battle beginning, and it was the Celestial Legion that had just clashed with the forces of the three stars of the Witches Layer.

This Celestial Legion had someone that should have been considered their ally, a spy that they had placed in the ranks of Celestials.

Yet this being that had now taken the role of a Commander that was leading his own Celestial Legion was actually moving first to attack in the most destructive and cruel of ways, not caring about the commander he was fighting against or the beings around him as he unleashed an attack that wiped any and everything away!

Edrusim's face was called as he pulled out a medallion and coldly spoke into it.

"Vladivostok, I thought we agreed Crixus was to act tough and stall, losing and winning some battles as he kept his identity as a Celestial for a while longer before we used him in a crucial battle. Yet why is he actively moving to kill at this moment?!"

The Grand MAge screamed out as he had many things to pay attention to at this moment, not thinking the issue of an ally in the enemy camp would be taking up his time as he watched this Crixus begin to dominate the battlefield the moment he arrived.

There was silence on the other end before a calm reply came from Vladivostok.

"He is stalling in his own, and his words of him saving them are actually true, Edrusim."

A reply that seemed disconnected from reality was all he received as Edrusim glanced to make sure they were both looking at the same scene.

On the illusory screen, Crixus had raised his hand up as a single enormous golden blade of light appeared, beginning to rush down towards the lone Commander of the forces of the Witches Layer who had all the beings near him turned to ashes.

This enourmous golden blade shone with a shocking light as it tore through the spells this Commander cast, going on to smash into his chest as an even larger amount of the golden essence wrapped around him, his body that was attached to the tip of the blade heavily injured as even this commander began to scream horridly, feeling his body burning as he as well...was soon turned into ash!

"..."

In just the first minute of the battle, the single Commander Crixus at the World Rank had already 'killed' an enemy commander of the same Realm, now only two remaining as they rushed towards him with unbelievable expressions, not understanding how their friend had not been able to last even a minute!

Edrusim watched with a cold gaze as the golden blade that towered over 25 meters did not even wait or go for the other 2 Commanders that were now rushing towards the unprotected Crixus. The golden blade went further into the army of the Witches Layer, the beings at the Domain, Soul, and Void Rank that were dissipating like flies from the might of this blade, but they could not run fast enough as it barreled towards them and smashed, making all those it touched turn to ashes in a matter of seconds!

"...you call this our ally? He is more actively killing our people than even the normal Celestial Commanders would!"

Edrusim shouted into the communication medallion once more, his words actually being true! Other commanders would match themselves against enemy commanders, the loss and victory of the battle being decided when the powerful commanders of either side lost. Meanwhile, the lower ranked soldiers in both camps would carry their own battles as victory could also sometimes be decided this way if a larger amount of force in one camp remained.

Yet this Crixus did not even seem to aiming for the commanders, apathetically saying he was there to save them while his first attack affected everyone in the surrounding, and his second attack killed a command while it ignored the other two, actively rushing towards the lower ranked beings as he destroyed them as well!

This was an ally?!

"Hold on, let me show you something."

Edrusim's wrath was only met with a calm reply as some of the Vampyres inside the command room of this Mage's Tower that were receiving cold looks from the Mages came forward with a shining crystal.

They fearlessly came towards the wrathful Star Forging Edrusim as the crystal in their hands floated forward, displaying another scene that caused the eyes of many to nearly pop out of their eye sockets.

It displayed a red world filled with crystal stalagmites, but the scene displayed showed the constant teleportations of beings covered by a shining golden glow, their horrible screams of them feeling their bodies burn and turning to ash coming to a stop as the moment they were teleported in, the golden essence receded from their bodies as they looked around them in a confused manner!

They had felt as if their very origins were burning a moment ago, and yet now they appeared in a completely different location as the burning sensation left, the battle they should have been at gone from their eyes as they appeared in an unknown world.

Edrusim's eyes shone as he say the figure of the dead commander that had just taken an enormous sword to his chest and turned to ash in front of his eyes be safe and well, an injury still remaining on his chest as the impact of the sword was real, but he was alive and well!

"This is..."

The vast knowledge he had failed him at this moment as he thought back to the previous scene at the Witches Layer and what he was seeing now, his shocked thoughts hearing the voice of Vladivostok once more as the words made more sense this time around.

"He really is there to save them all, or really as many as he can. That is why he is so aggressive."

...!

The surrounding Mages and Edrusim had shocked gazes as they saw this development, questioning their own eyesight that showed them being hit with terrible attacks as they turned to ash, and yet something these same beings were alive and well, teleported to some place they knew nothing about!

Exactly what was going on?!

Chapter 525 - The Destroyer I

In the eyes of the beings protecting the three stars that made up the Witches Layer and those not in the central command room of the Mage's Tower that knew the truth, a scene of horror was imprinting itself into their minds as a being clad in the essence of fate brought down horrendous attacks without any reservations.

With a wave of his hands, a shining sword of light that was immensely large materialized and swung down, vaporizing any beings it came across as this Celestial Commander seemed to purposefully be targeting all the forces in his immediate surroundings.

Even his Legion that was rushing behind him like a fierce wave had only just brushed off the attacks thrown towards them by the forces of the Witches Layer, and they had not even come in contact with their enemies!

"CRIXUS!"

A loud bellow from one of the two remaining Commanders of the Witches Layer rang out across the battlefield as the identity of the Celestial Commander was widely spread out to any that had yet to know about him, many other knowledgeable individuals being reminded of the Celestial termed as the Destroyer, the one who had massacred the powerful beings of a particular Prime World and was one of the genius Celestials- Crixus!

BOOM!

The Commanding Mage of the Witches Layer arrived with a Chaos Elemental, a rare elemental that very few beings could summon that rained down hellishly dark flames towards Noah.

The other Commander waved his hands forward as runic symbols erupted, bringing with them crystallized spears that reflected all light as they thundered down towards the one enemy that had already destroyed too much.

RUMBLE!

Noah's apathetic eyes blocked the coming attacks as the crackling golden essence on his body danced wildly, his fingers waving the air multiple times as many watched in astounding horror as numerous Blades of Liberation of more than 25 meters in size rumbled down from nowhere, dispersing all the coming attacks as they moved with their own will to swarm the two Commanders!

The soldiers of the Witches Layer looked at this scene, their hearts quivering as they forced themselves to go aid their commanders and meet this terrible foe whose Legion was already sending their own attacks towards them.

BOOM!

A hellish scene began to unfold as the two sides clashed, the two remaining Commanders on Noah as a free for all began across the expanse of space near the three shining stars that made up the Witches Layer.

Noah's eyes scanned the unfolding battlefield as he began to see beings face their deaths from both sides, a few Celestials, some of the forces from the Prime Worlds, and even more of the forces of the Witches Layer.

They were not actually facing true death that was different from what he was giving to those he attacked!

Before coming here, he carefully planned to use the unique qualities of fate essence that one could use after bypassing the 100,000 mark, moving to make his essence attach to all those he intended as they felt a small amount of damage to their souls that would cause for an excruciating pain, but he would then combine his usage of [Unique Origin] and the abilities of the Absolute Skill, Astral Connector, to teleport all these beings into the Ancient Blood World!

He made it so for the Celestials and anyone else that was watching the battlefield to only see the image of individuals being turned to ash, but it was simply the teleportation that took them from this location with added effects of [Unique Origin] that allowed for Noah to affect them through his essence they were now laced with to safely bring them away from here.

He knew that even with this method, he would still not be able to prevent the deaths of some of these beings that were only defending their homes as he knew without a doubt the Founder and other high ranking Celestials were watching any unfolding battles of their war.

So what was best to do at this moment was to end the battles he was in as Commander Crixus in the shortest time possible, playing out a show for all those watching as he made himself out to be a ruthless and powerful commander.

[Golden Decree].

With the plan of ending the battle as quickly as possible while saving many lives, he cast one of the latest skills on the World Rank [Fate's Disciple] skill tree!

[Golden Decree] (5/5) ACTIVE :: A decree erupts out from the Radiant Protector, affecting the surrounding miles as a golden star that releases a resplendent light over the user and their allies. Grants the Enhanced All Element Resistance, Rapid Healing, Bolster Defense, Sharpened Attack, Clear Mind, and Light Feet effects.

RUMBLE!

The entire battlefield was brought to a stop as all beings felt the tremors of enormous amounts of essence being used, a golden star appearing far above them that began releasing rays of golden lights that covered every area they passed through.

The Commanders of the Witches Castle watched on helplessly as they tried to fight off the enormous Blades of Liberation attacking them on all sides, their bodies still trying to fight off the fate essence that was sticking to them like glue. They watched on in despair ad disbelief as the golden light being released from this singular shining star in the starry expanse of space washed over their forces, each of them becoming colored gold as the same terrifying essence that they were fighting covered their people in the tens of thousands!

Even the Celestials stopped to watch this splendor in shock as their Commander displayed skills they had never seen before, looking towards him as they observed his apathetic eyes that were currently colored gold as he spoke out a single word which sent shivers down everyone's spines.

"Burn."

RUMBLE!

"AAH!"

At his command, all the beings affected by the golden light of [Golden Decree] which actually considered those affected as Noah's allies- all of these beings began to scream out as the numerous effects brought about by the skills were overshadowed by the tinge of Soul Damage Noah's was allowing to go through them.

His fate essence wrapped around all those affected by [Golden Decree] as he carried out mass teleportations to save these creatures only defending their homes, but it was being displayed as him releasing an ability which shone terrible golden rays of light that burned all they touched to ash!

"..."

Many watched in shocked horror as this Crixus, the being who held the title of Destroyer, do exactly what this title expressed- and in a shocking fashion at that as in their eyes, thousands of beings were turned to ash by a golden light of retribution!

This was one of the pivotal moments that many would ingrain in their minds the power of a fearsome being, the power of Crixus, the Destroyer!

Chapter 526 - The Destroyer II

Across the vastness of space, an enormous warship that was larger than any Prime Warsh.i.p.s stably floated in space, its golden exterior laced with red runic magic circles giving it an ancient feel as the vessel known as Realm Dreadnaught made its appearance.

Inside it, there existed an expansive hall filled with illusory screens that showed many scenes across the Novus Galaxy.

Many showed advancing Celestial Legions making their way to the Dark Expanse, some showed a few Legions reaching the junction between the two Expanses, and a single one showed a battle already underway as a Celestial Legion faced the defending forces of the Dark Expanse.

The description was actually not too correct to say the Celestial Legion was facing them, as just the single Commander was stealing the entire show as he released dominant attacks which wiped away all the enemies he faced with impunity!

In the hall filled with illusory screens inside this Realm Dreadnaught, the auras of 5 Star Forging Celestial Commanders freely displayed themselves as they observed the many scenes displayed, but their eyes were honing in on this particular battle as they sent communications towards each other.

"Apathetic eyes and ruthless enough to wipe even those below his level, the soldier that Little Vredral created is turning out to be better than we could have imagined."

"Such is the way for those with Noble Fate. I now wonder how the other one will perform."

Numerous discussions were underway between these Star Forging Celestials as they observed all the occurring battles and reported their progress to the Founder. They were also the ones that relayed the order of Aldrich at certain times as the deployment of the Celestials Legions and their targets were given from them!

At this moment, they saw the scene that [Unique Origin] displayed to everyone watching the space above the Witches Layer, a scene of dominating power of a Celestial releasing golden rays of light that vaporized all they touched.

"His speed of progression will only increase as it seems he will be obtaining our first victory in this war."

"Hmm. It is the benefits we will all enjoy soon."

Calm discussions continued as they watched the supposed deaths of tens of thousands, but their hearts had already prepared to see deaths in the billions as they continued to send commands and move their forces in the next few months, piercing through many regions of the Dark Expanse before they personally moved when they neared the deeper regions fortified by powerful Infernal Lords at the Star Forging and Nebula realm.

The plan the Founder had was for them to gradually gain more influence and Fate Lines as they conquered more and more stars under their rule, only moving with their most powerful forces when they had collected as many benefits as possible to push their comprehension in the Law of Fate to unimaginable heights!

Thus, these Star Forging Experts watched with shining eyes as they obtained the first victory, and it would forever go down in history that it was taken by Commander Crixus, the Destroyer!

RUMBLE!

Star shaking might rolled out as everyone the golden light of [Golden Decree] passed, every being was extinguished as tens of thousands 'perished' instantly!

The two commanders of the Witches layer felt their wills slumping down as one of them could not fight off the fate essence any longer, many watching as his body turned to ash as well. The remaining commander looked at the golden light that continued to expand as he fought for his own life, tears falling from his face as he looked at this immense destruction as his voice painfully rang out.

"..surrender..."

"Stop...we surrender!"

His voice was hoarse as it began, becoming louder as he bellowed out with all his might, trying to save as many remaining people as possible from the fearsome golden light!

"Surrender!"

"Surrender...!"

The shouts of the defeated commander broke the final walls of strength of the forces of the Witches Layer, laying down their wands as they screamed out painfully and terrifyingly calling for surrender! They saw that they could not withstand even a single Commander, with their friends and families dying in droves by the second.

Noah looked at this despairing scene as his apathetic eyes remained the same, the golden rays of lights released from [Golden Decree] not stopping as his figure bathed in crackling golden essence came towards the remaining commander that was looking at him with hallowed eyes.

"We...surrender..."

His hoarse voice rang out again as Noah ignored it, knowing enemy commanders at the World Rank would not be spared by the Celestials as he reached out and grasped the neck of this defeated being in his hands.

"Rest for now."

His apathetic voice rang out as even more fate essence surrounded the body of the Commander, his eyes shaking as all those watching saw his body turned to ash seconds later.

"..."

Even as they called for surrender, this terrible being did not stop as he killed the last commander of the opposing side- effectively showing the victory of the second battle after the Verittas Fortress going to the Celestials!

OOOOOH!

The shocked Legion behind him roared out at this scene of victory as they watched the golden lights from the shining star above them begin to dim, the despondent looks of the Mages and Witches that were defending the three stars that made up the Witches Layer becoming apparent as they floated in the void of space soullessly.

The more powerful ones spread out their awareness to sense the damage and those that had 'died', calculating that more than 90,000 beings had perished from this single Celestial Commander alone in the span of a few minutes.

Their eyes and the eyes of many beings watching turned towards this bring known as Commander Crixus as they became enraptured by the shimmering and crackling golden light, the apathetic voice of this being ringing out as it called for the end of the battle.

"You shall all be saved and brought under the order of Celestials. Those that surrender will not face death, and those that work with us will be the new leaders under an era of Order and Balance."

RUMBLE!

His voice spread out in waves as he floated in the starry expanse of space grandly, the Celestials behind him cheering out as the grandeur only shone brighter.

"For order!"

"For balance!"

Shouts rang out as those defending three powerful stars containing billions of beings fell onto the hands of Celestials, the terrible Commander Crixus calling for order and balance after taking away the lives of tens of thousands, saying that no more deaths will occur this day for as long as they comply!

The immense might he showed caused all the beings to lay down their weapons as the first Celestial Legion that went on to expand the influence of Celestials into the Dark Expanse was the legion under the command of Crixus, the Destroyer.

The name and might of this Celestial who had single-handedly faced three experts at the same realm as him while wiping out more than 10,000 beings spread out, soon becoming another name to be paying attention to as the flames of the Last War fully went underway!

Chapter 527 - The Vampyres' Fearsome Defense

Edrusim watched with a complicated expression as he saw a minute location in the Dark Expanse occupied by the Celestials in their second battle, his gaze landing on the being shining in gold as he asked himself if it was worth keeping this piece of their in play if it would cost them losses of strongholds at the expense of not losing too many lives.

He saw the ingenuity of this being to save all those tens of thousands of beings that others thought he had killed, and he knew that if it was another Celestial Legion, even more deaths might have occurred before one side retreated or called for surrender.

He steeled his heart as he only saw positives with this being called Crixus, seeing the manner that he ended the battle while calling for no more loss of lives as they simply began to occupy the three stars and bring them under their influence in the coming days.

"Let us discuss things like this in advance next time."

He voiced out to the medallion that connected him to Vladivostok, his voice carrying enormous weight as he and the many beings in this Mage's Tower accepted the first loss in this war, and it was a loss that came from one of their own forces.

Could it really be considered a loss though?

This question would roam in the minds of many powerful Mages and Edrusim as they took the scenes of this battle and further reinforced the many strongholds lying in the periphery of the Dark Expanse.

Different reactions were occurring throughout, but Noah floated in the void of space as he saw the Celestials beneath him righteously take over the three planets of the Witches Layer, numerous Fate Lines and Chaos Particles going towards him as he continued elevating his strength ever higher.

For the beings that he mass teleported into the Ancient Blood World, they would effectively be taking a vacation for some time in this world as they waited for more commands from the higher ups in the Dark Expanse.

They were supposed to be dead, so they would remain dead for now before they all returned to be spread out across the Dark Expanse to reinforce the war effort when Old Man Inuit saw it fit. Communications would occur between Vladivostok and the Grand Mage Edrusim to make this happen even smoother.

His eyes that had lost their extreme apathy from the ability under the [Juvenile Terror] being turned off glanced at the scene of his legion occupying the three stars of the Witches Layer as he steeled his heart and accepted this responsibility. He would be here for at least a few days as he oversaw the occupation, the rule of the Celestials needing to be fully established before his legion continued further into the Dark Expanse.

As his main body oversaw this, in another defensive region across the line that distinguished the Light Expanse from the Dark Expanse, a force of Vampyres and Infernals under the banner of the 8th Infernal Lord stood strongly defending another stronghold that Wizards occupied.

This stronghold was an enormous Prime World called The Mist Domain, a star that was surrounded by a unique cl.u. of mist all around it. It gave a mysterious feel as currently, vessels and the figures of hundreds of thousands of beings were floating in the starry expanse of space around this Mist Domain, their eyes actually gleaming with anticipation for the coming battles!

At the Mist Domain, members of the Infernal Legion of the 8th Infernal Lord were present and being led by the World Rank Infernal Lord himself, the defense added to even more with the addition of Vampyres and the Wizards that were the original inhabitants of this star.

Something that caught the eyes of many were the uniquely designed armor that the Vampyres wore, its style reminiscent of the one they had seen the followers of the 9th Infernal Lord wear in the first battle at the Verittas Fortress!

These armored Vampyres gave off a different feel that many expected, even their eyes showing a light of determination and strength that awed their allies. This was because within their bodies, they carried the reinforcement of two Supreme Laws, the boosts of the two Guider Type Abilities stemming from Noah increasing their strength to a great degree as they prepared to show their newly rising Progenitor that they were worthy of such strength.

Devilishly handsome figures with flowing silver hair, their determined eyes gazed forward as the appearance of a Celestial Legion unfolded in front of the Mist Domain, tens of thousands of beings starting to erupt out of the Warsh.i.p.s as yet another battle was about to unfold in a separate location of the Dark Expanse.

This Celestial Legion was led by three World Rank Commanders, which matched very well with the single World Rank Infernal Lord and the leading Vampyre and Wizard Commander that were also at the World Rank. Those distributing the Celestial Legions had found it fit to send this specific one to the Mist Domain after ascertaining the level of opposition they would face with Fate Discernment.

But on this day...what they discerned would not go the way they planned as in the battle for the obscured planet that was called the Mist Domain, the Celestial Legion was met with a shocking fire power not from the Infernals or Wizards, but from the forces of Vampyres as they showed never before seen levels of strength and resiliency!

Their attacks carried with them horrendous damage that broke through the defenses of Celestials, and their bodies seemed especially resistant to the attacks that carried the essence of Fate that the Celestials released.

Fighting with strength and nobility that had not been seen for hundreds of years, the force of Vampyres pushed back against the invading Celestial Legion as the shocking results of Celestials retreating came to be. A single Celestial Commander had managed to escape, with one killed and another captured!

This battle resulted in another loss for the Celestials on their conquest as the higher ups reviewed the scenes of battle and planned more for the future, knowing that these first initial battles were only a prelude to the many small wars to come.

But the newfound strength of Vampyres was first shown in this battle in the Mist Domain, and many would come to realize that such a level of strength was actually widespread among the Vampyres, the strongholds they protected being those where the Celestials would face the most losses in the future to come!

Chapter 528 - {{Authority}}

As battles unfolded all around the Novus Galaxy, Noah's second clone continued to make ridiculously fast progress in the Time Space of the Spiritual World.

Currently, the Spiritual World was acting like a huge factory that churned out Item Sets, Medicinal Herbs, and potions as every now and then, the second clone attended to the many medicinal fields to rapidly cause the maturing of plants while the Spiritual World System worked to harvest and process the medicinal plants into Potions in the [Alchemy Hall].

Such potions would then be distributed to all of Noah's forces as they were equipped with things that many would be envious of for their effectiveness in the field of battle! This was also one of the reasons that contributed to the dominance of the Vampyres in the coming battlefields aside from the boosts of the Guider Type Abilities.

Currently, the Second Clone had already finished the rounds of the maturation of medicinal fields as he returned to the Time Space and resumed cultivating the universal laws as well as raise the proficiencies of skills trees when something shocking happened just a few minutes in.

Noah's main body was actually the one feeling all the shocking changes as it was occurring in his Origin where two additional cores were rotating peacefully, his awareness watching as the Fire and Water Origin Core actually had cracks spreading out all around them before they instantly shone resplendently. As if something was blooming, even brighter cores that trembled with power showed themselves, making one think the previous ones were quite dull in comparison!

Noah understood what had occurred as through the efforts of his second clone, he had actually been able to raise the proficiency in the Laws of Fire and Water past 50%, effectively mastering half of two universal laws!

[Noah Osmont][Title(s): Infernal Lord(Variant)]

[Bloodline(s): Vampyre Progenitor]

[Fate Line(s) : 3,582,735]

[Chaos Particle(s) : 1,142,835]

[Origin Core(s) : Fire-5, Water-5]

[Domain(s) : Fate,Chaos, Space, Fire, Water]

[Vitality: WORLD]

[Focus: - ]

[Strength: WORLD]

[Law(s) : Fate-35%,Chaos-11%,Space-8%, Fire-51%, Water-51%]

[Authority(s) : Flame Lord, Water Lord]

His stat panel beautifully displayed in front of his eyes, showing the rapid progress in all the laws as his Chaos Particles had also broken past the 1 million mark, his Fate Lines also rising by more than 300,000 in the span of a few days from his cultivation and the actions he had taken with the Vampyres.

The alteration and changing of fate would continue as he collected more and more Fate Lines over the coming months as the war dragged on. But the most important thing currently were the normal laws of Fire and Water that he had comprehended more than 50% of, the origin cores becoming Stage 5 as the abilities under Herald of Water and Herald of Fire each gained 500% in their effectiveness!

This alone created for an amazing boon, but it was nothing compared to the addition of a new section at the bottom of the stat panel, a section that listed the type of Authority he could use now that he had comprehended more than 50% of a law.

His eyes shone as he glanced at the details of this {{Authority}}!

{{Flame Lord's Authority}} :: With your command, the surrounding miles are placed under a fiery and inviolable authority that has the effects of Cast Disruption, Mana Interference, Flame Manifestation, Atmospheric Regulation, as well as increasing the effectiveness of all flame related abilities by 500% and reducing their mana cost by 90%. This authority is a manifestation of will power that will overpower any who do not stand on the same level, but the mana cost for its usage is simply terrible. Its uses are many and versatile, with those that continue advancing in the law of fire will find themselves being able to use this authority to apply the Flame Lord's Armament across their body. Such an armament cannot be pierced through unless another being with similar law comprehension or exceedingly powerful strength appears.

A fairly lengthy description of the {{Flame Lord Authority}} was displayed in front of Noah as his mind rapidly moved to absorb everything. The {{Water Lord's Authority}} had nearly the same description, the only changes being water where flames were in the long set of words.

The description mentioned that the usage of such an authority were many, and these words were very true as there were many abilities contained in this single use of authority!

Similar to when Noah first became exposed to it in the Celestial Realm, this {{Authority}} allowed one to actually interfere with the mana of those it encompassed, being able to disrupt their casting of skills and much more.

There were the abilities of Flame Manifestation and Atmospheric Regulation that he could use to create a hellishly blazing domain under the area covered by this {{Authority}}, his fire abilities elevated to a whole other level as his eyes honed in towards the aforementioned [Flame Lord's Armament].

Those that were proficient in the Law of Fire could encase their bodies with this authoritative armament that actually allowed one to remain invincible if they faced an enemy that had not comprehended any law past 50%, their bodies only ever being reached if a freak of nature with exceeding strength that overpowered the laws appeared!

Noah's eyes shone as he felt like he was entering a brand new area of strength that came with its own separate rules, his heart beginning to beat even faster as he applied this new knowledge of authority to the law of fate.

As this was a Supreme Law, its effectiveness and uniqueness should be even grander, and this was a terrifying thought to have when he applied it to the Founder of Celestials, Aldrich!

If even a normal law had something like the {{Flame Lord's Armament}} that made someone nearly invincible unless another being proficient in laws stood against them, just how ridiculously powerful was the Founder who neared 100% under the law of fate and could use what Noah assumed to be {{Fate Lord's Authority}} with more control than anyone else in the Novus Galaxy?

It was a terrifying thought to have as even though Noah broke through into another stage and obtained a fearsome new power, his heart became even colder as he got back to training with his second clone right away.

The feeling of pressure of someone immensely powerful than him was only becoming clearer in his eyes, his heart pushing himself to do even more than what he was currently doing as he moved forward and sought even more strength!

Chapter 529 - War Princess!

Across the starry expanse of space, the forces of Celestials were slowly all coming in contact with the defensive line of the defenders of the Dark Expanse. Battles had fully begun in many regions as some ended in a matter of minutes, while others went on to take days!

This all depended on which Celestial Legions were on the move, and exactly how the power of the defending side matched with them.

Among the clashes between the two forces of Light and Dark Expanse, the Celestials were finding it particularly harder to pierce through regions protected by the force of Vampyres!

This was because of the immense firepower they showed that had never been seen before, their bodies fighting even to their last breath as they seemed to have renewed vigor. In the few days preceding the full start of the Last War, it was the topics of the newly found strength of Vampyres, Crixus the Destroyer, and the 9th Infernal Lord protecting the Verittas Fortress that took the center of many being's thoughts.

On this day though, yet another figure was about to make themselves known as the playback of their assault was being seen with increasing eyes. The figure that grandly made her name known this time around was the one known as the War Princess, Athena!

In the unique environment of war, many got the chance to see exactly why she held the title of the War Princess.

Athena had led the assault on a stronghold where Mages and Vampyres were protecting, and her assault had shockingly led to the first battles that a stronghold in the Dark Expanse being protected by Vampyres faced.

The reason for the War Princess' shocking victory was something that only she and very few Celestials knew of- her Unique Ability that was called {Precognition}!

This was the ability that first granted her the title of War Princess, and also the ability that shone with great splendor on the battlefield.

Athena displayed a shocking scene where she singularly led a single Celestial Legion that only had her at the World Rank, facing against a stronghold that was protected by a World Rank Vampyre and World Rank Mage commanders.

A battle of two against one, with many people finding it difficult for the defending Vampyres and Mages to lose given the track record since the beginning of the war. Athena proved this belief wrong as she valiantly appeared and controlled the pace of the battle in a manner that only the most proficient generals could!

She floated in the expanse of space as her eyes shone with splendor, a proud old man floating beside her as she was encased in a golden armament that only made her brilliance shine brighter. With every wave of her hand, numerous commands were released from her forces as they utilized the technology of the Prime Warsh.i.p.s and their own group attacks, fluidly withstanding the fearsome Vampyres and Mages as the War Princess then went on to match against the two World Rank Commanders by herself.

Singularly and brilliantly!

Her unique ability let her foresee even more things as she rose to higher ranks, predicting the movements and attacks of her enemies as she showed a battle that attracted the eyes of all those watching simply because of one thing- Dominance!

It was this type of beautiful dominance that only the most seasoned Commander would show in a war, but it was being displayed by a newly risen Celestial Commander.

This was a being holding the title of Noble Fate. This was the War Princess, Athena!

In the Verittas Fortress, Noah was watching the brilliant display of Athena's battle as his gaze remained calm.

His first clone was currently holding the defensive position of defending Verittas Fortress as the 9th Infernal Lord, his Legion floating in space with palpating pressure as they waited patiently for any signs of Celestials.

Commanding Mage Turner and the Dark Wizard Shanora were still defending alongside him, with the addition of two World Rank Vampyres that Vladivostok wanted besides their progenitor to further reinforce them.

The figures of the Harbingers could be seen among the Vampyres, along with many Spiritual World Beasts and Noah's first pet, Draco. A particularly pristine Emperor Penguin with sparkling dark and silver colors was floating around as he acted like a commander of the forces of Vampyres, Elena shaking her head with a smile as Barbatos looked at this in an annoyed manner while she waved her hands to summon her undead legion.

She and all of his subordinates were currently trying to digest their gains from the last battle where they obtained World Rank Cores and skill books, wanting to break into the next realm as soon as possible!

Noah also saw this as an inevitability as all the cores he gained were also prioritized to the Spiritual World Beasts and Harbingers, the levels of these beings continuing to shoot up at insane degrees. This was to more quickly achieve his goal of upgrading into a realm, and to make sure that his people would be strong enough to not lose their battles in the fights to come.

RUMBLE!

A wave of power spread out at this instant as Noah came out of his thoughts, the Infernal Legion in front of him waving their weapons down and signaling the aura of beings they were particularly sensitive to nearing.

Resolute expressions formed on the faces of the defenders of the Verittas Fortress as they prepared to face another assault, knowing that the stronghold they were occupying could not fall simply because of its importance.

Noah's eyes pierced through the starry expanse of space as the veils slowly lifted, his eyes landing on a collection of truly numerous sh.i.p.s heading towards the Verittas Fortress. The sh.i.p.s were truly many as he confirmed with his own eyes what he already knew from his knowledge as a Celestial Commander- and that was the information that this time around, two Celestial Legions would be leading the assault on the Verittas Fortress!

His eyes curved into a delighted smile at this as it meant more and more food delivering itself to him, his hands waving in front of him as he called for the activation of a recently upgraded skill tree, summoning the [Abyssal Lich] who could play with millions of undead as he wanted to show them a different type of despair...

Chapter 530 - Two Legions!

RUMBLE!

Waves of dreary and deathly essence spread out as an enormous black runic circle materialized above the 9th Infernal Lord, the many Mages looking towards this curiously as they had startled eyes, their proficiency in runes letting them know how truly intricate and complex this whole summoning was.

WAAA!

Dark essence erupted outwards as the summoned being appeared, the back robed [Abyssal Lich] holding a pristine skull staff that shone with piercing golden eyes appearing in front of them!

This Lich released an immensely powerful aura of death as it bowed to Noah, then turning its head towards the enemies that would soon come towards its master as it waved the skull staff it carried forward.

The golden eyes of the staff shone with a luminous assortment of colors as they released a gold and dark light, the summoning on a multitude of undead in droves beginning to appear all across the void of space!

These Undead caught the eyes of many as they had distinct dark and gold colors, the [Abyssal Lich] using the ability [Elemental Undead] to imbue an entire Undead Legion with Fate and Chaos Essence!

OOOH!

Baleful roars began to ring out from the undead as more and more of them appeared, the Abyssal Witch waving his staff like a symphony as even larger runic circles that released enormous undead were materializing.

The forces of the Verittas Fortress watched on with shaking eyes as the appearance of the enormous Abyssal Undead made their debut into the battle field, many rubbing their eyes as they saw 50-meter tall Undead Dragons that shone with the l.u. of chaos or fate.

They were under the impression that the 9th Infernal Lord had shown nearly all of his abilities in the past battle, but they never thought he could pull vastly different ones and at such a grand scale!

They watched with amazed eyes as he also waved his hands and summoned 5 beings that released the aura of World Rank experts, the figures of summons that many recognized making their appearance as an enormous force bulked up around the 9th Infernal Lord.

The numerous Prime Warsh.i.p.s of two Celestial Legion made themselves apparent in front of the eyes of the defenders of the Verittas Fortress soon as the tension palpated between the two sides.

In one of the largest vessels of the two Celestial Legions, two Celestial Commanders that stood at the peak of the World Rank were discussing in a calm manner as they gazed at the resplendent abilities of the 9th Infernal Lord that was summoning tens of thousands of undead in droves.

"Everything is ready?"

One of the Commanders squinted his eyes as he asked, receiving a nod and a sharp reply that made one's ears ring.

"They have sent word that they are fully ready. These savages will not know what hit them."

The eyes of this commander were cold as they shone dangerously, the sight of the 9th Infernal Lord that had taken down 7 World Rank Commanders from the first Celestial Legion sent to the Verittas Fortress actually not making them feel an ounce of fear!

This was because they came prepared. Not just with two legions, but with something else that would shock the entire state of battle!

Wide smiles were on the faces of the two Commanders in this single vessel as they looked towards the 9th Infernal Lord. Even while filled with all the knowledge about this being's battle prowess and strength, their eyes were those that already considered the being in front of them as good as dead.

OOOH!

The horns of war resounded as the majestic forces of the two Celestial Legions were on full display, the hundreds of thousands in numbers beginning to spread out from the Prime Warsh.i.p.s like ants as they formed a tidal wave in the expanse of space.

The commanders of these two Celestial Legions then took center stage as they stepped to the forefront of the army, the defenders of the Verittas Fortress being able to see the assembly of World Rank Commanders as their eyes turned sharp.

Aside from the two commanders that were having secretive discussions in the largest vessel, they were accompanied on both sides by five World Rank Experts each!

This meant that in total, there were 12 World Rank Celestials participating in this battle, their gazes that of great confidence as they stared down towards the Verittas Fortress.

The Celestial Commander at the forefront smiled as he spoke out to those around him.

"We do not leave this stronghold unless it is with the head of the 9th Infernal Lord, understood?"

"Yes!"

RUMBLE!

Waves of power stretched out as the aura of fate erupted, the gazes of all twelve commanders honing in on a particularly calm Infernal Lord who seemed to be more interested in watching the summoning of tens of thousands of undead by an Abyssal Lich.

The forces of the Undead Legion made up of chaos and fate element undead had their voracious gazes at the sight of the Celestials, Noah giving a light smile as he didn't give any grand declarations or words, simply motioning for the Abyssal Lich to move as he initiated the battle right away.

OOOH!

Space rumbled as the tens of thousands of undead began to roll forward, the Abyssal Undead towering over 50 meters in size being even more eye catching as they fearlessly charged towards the celestial army.

The forces of Vampyres and Mages weren't too far behind as the battle was soon about to be in full swing, and yet the faces of the twelve Celestial Commanders did not change as they hardened their resolves and under the command of the leading Celestials...they took off!

Noah glanced at the rushing forces as he smiled lightly and wondered while secretly discerning the river of fate. He was noticing something huge occurring in this battle as his eyes became more active, his thoughts of an easy defense while farming Fate Lines coming to an end as it seemed like something grand was waiting for him at the end of this battle...