Chapter 1221 - The Enemies Of Reality! I
Since he came in contact with Edicts, Noah had been wondering to what extent the Architect of Edicts could 'see' or 'know' when it came to those utilizing their own Edicts.
Now, he could find out for himself as his Universal Body closed its eyes, its consciousness diving into the glimmering silver crimson line within his Origin as he sought to understand just what the Authority of Cessation entailed!
"Then, there's also the issue of the girl that has seen the end of Reality...the girl who has seen the Apocalypse!" The eyes of the clones of the Universal Body gazed towards the direction of the Primordial Empire while the main body undertook the mission of better understanding Cessation.
The eyes of the clone pierced across the layers of space, towards the hidden Realm within an unnamed Cosmos Halcyon had brought his Primordial Ruination Clone into as she talked about the Apocalypse.
'This word…' Noah's Primordial Ruination Clone had a smile on his face as he thought about the word Apocalypse...and just how many of these Apocalypses he had faced and overcome in the past!
The Apocalypse of his Homeworld that was facing invasions of Beasts and existences from other worlds. The Apocalypse of the Dark Universe from being ravaged by the Sea of Ruination after it finished all of its vital Primordial Essence from the Primordial Cosmos.
Then the Subjugation of the Primordial Cosmos that would have come under the hands of a being with the same name as him! And now he had learned of the myriad of Cosmos, and even parallel Dimensional Realities as the Reality he himself was in...was under threat of Apocalypse from Primordial Beasts that had the sole purpose of returning things to how they once were.
As he thought about all of this and reflected, he wondered if he would ever escape some form of Apocalypse.
If he would achieve everything there was to achieve as he retired on a farm in the future and surrounded himself with those he loved and raised a bunch of little guys just like him!
No threats from reality ending Beasts! No threats from Champions raised to protect reality! No threats from ancient beings that split apart Realities!
'What a thought that is...huh' His smile deepened as he entertained such a thought, and he quickly returned himself back to the current situation. To the current reality where there was an Apocalypse.
In the Realm glistening good all around, his Primordial Ruination Clone gazed at the exquisite figure of Halcyon whose eyes seemed to currently be dripping with sadness.
"There lies a possibility in preventing the collapse of Reality...but even I am not sure of it."
The rims of her eyes were filled with a golden light as she took herself out of her reverie and allowed her hands to play with the liquefied essence around them.
"I saw you- recognizing you pretty quickly in the Cosmic Battlefield and confirming everything when the Tainted Ones and those they work with attacked you. I've even seen other scenes that also show you or something associated with you that is always fighting. A Penguin roaring out madly, a Slime devouring entire Cosmos, a Ten Headed Dragon tearing apart a Grand Primordial Beast..."
She paused as if she could see these very scenes reflected in her eyes, letting them play out once more before she continued.
"...Balls of fire flashing out as they erased everything...everything but the thing they have to wipe out the most as even after all that, it is not enough."
RUMBLE!
With her golden eyes watering, she smiled sadly as she released the next set of words!
"It is not enough...and that is why over the past millions of years I have tried everything in my power to change what I can. I took it upon myself to try and emulate what I saw in the future, try and copy the fusion of laws and daos that others showed. Tried to emulate the Edicts that our Great Conqueror showed-"
"Hold up."
Amidst her monologue, Noah's forehead wrinkled as he let out a sigh while confirming with her.
"You said Edicts? The Great Conqueror plays around with multiple Edicts?"
His brain was buzzing actively with this new information, Noah not helping but think just what sort of System or unique power Aegon was given from the Primordial to make such a terrifying being.
He saw how his whole body was filled with Runic Dao Lines of countless Daos, and yet he apparently also had multiple Nomological Edicts which contracted this reality...unless what the Primordial did was close to or the same as what Noah had done when he designed a new Trait to traverse both the paths of Runic Dao Lines and Nomological Edicts!
"Yes. Edicts. This is one of the things I saw that have been most helpful to me, giving me an edge over many others as I've glimpsed a few of the Edicts I saw...but I just cannot put them together."
WAA!
She had Glimpsed multiple of the Edicts and she just couldn't bring them together! Noah was reminded of the cluster of multiple daos and Laws not too long ago that he had experienced, and he brought it all together with nothing other than...the Cosmic Dao of Fusion.
'If she's glimpsed them to such a stage and learned the Cosmic Dao of Fusion, would She be able to bring together all the Edicts she saw?' Such a terrifying thought danced on Noah's mind as he found the golden eyes of Halcyon locking with his once more, this time the sadness within them fading away as they turned serious.
"But my efforts alone won't amount to anything, but you...there lies a possibility with you. I have seen you stand against the enemies of Reality multiple times, and I won't presume I know what you need in order to succeed or even what I can contribute to help in your success, but the least I can do is provide you with information. With information, preparations can be made...and you could make other choices."
Her words rang in Noah's mind as he looked at this woman closely. His churning destiny and fortune showed him that she was stating important things and there were no lies in her words, making the many plans Noah had seen for himself when it came to the Primordial Cosmos begin to shift and change.
He thought he had more than enough time, and there was even the Protector of the Bastion of Reality himself- Aegon!
Even the Champion raised by Primordials would not be able to complete his mission? What about the Primordial that was interfering with this Reality herself?
There were many questions and no answers, some also falling on the Primordial Beasts and Tainted Ones- and just how much the factions of the Primordial Empire were affected by such things.
"Information...I do have a lot of that." Halcyon's voice took Noah out of his reverie as he focused on her once more as she spoke with a serious expression!
"Among the many things I saw, the most interesting ones involved the ones to destroy our Reality…a particular existence always standing at the root cause of the Apocalypse. It is this existence that is the reason I stand beside you seeking your help in shouldering this immense weight."
THRUM!
The surroundings shook and trembled at this moment as Halcyon enunciated the next words very clearly.
"Will you help me stand against the Exterminator of Reality? The one who will move to bring us all doom...Aegon the Conqueror."
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Ah!
Chapter 1222 - The Enemies Of Reality! II
BOOOM!
It felt like an explosion had rocked the space near them as the liquefied essence all around churned and bellowed, Halcyon's eyes flashing with cold and serene light as her gaze remained locked with Noah!
Her words continued to resound in the surroundings over and over again as they seemed to be echoing through space and time.
"Will you help me stand against the Exterminator of Reality? The one who will move to bring us all doom...Aegon the Conqueror."
"The Exterminator of Reality…."
"Aegon the Conqueror!"
RUMBLE!
The words sunk into Noah's mind as his eyes released magisterial beams of light, his gaze locking onto the figure of Halcyon as he thought about what her words truly meant.
The Champion that was being raised by the powerful Primordials with the sole purpose of keeping the Reality alive and well...this being was going to be the cause of its destruction? Such a thing seemed wild, and one had to wonder how such a shift in the purpose of this being's existence could be made.
This was the question Noah couldn't answer as he voiced out grandly!
"The Protector of the Bastion of Reality- the Champion that Primordials chose to protect this Reality is the one to exterminate it?"
…!
His words were only asking for affirmation, but he saw Halcyon raise her eyes questioningly as her sonorous voice rang out.
"Champion? Primordials?"
Her eyes hungrily asked when she heard these terms, the chaotic essence around them settling down as Noah looked at her and nearly sighed.
This woman that saw a whole lot of things...did not know everything. She questioned of the Primordials as she knew nothing of them, Noah's mind moving quickly as millions of thoughts were exchanged every second, his voice coming out passively.
"Aegon is an existence raised by powerful beings known as Primordials. Beings that move across different Dimensional Realities while instituting Champions to protect these said Realities from the mission of the Primordial Beasts…"
Noah's words continued to flow as he shared information with the being before her, her mouth opening with a wide 'o' as she took everything in strides!
Dimensional Parallel Realities! A countless amount of them that branched off of a single one, and the Primordial Beasts were simply nature's way of returning things to how they once were.
All of this information was shared with Halcyon as the awed expression remained on her face and constantly changed as if light bulbs were turning on and off.
After a while, Noah's hair danced wildly as he spoke with a pondering expression.
"This is why I'm surprised that he would be the enemy of Reality. I don't know what can possibly happen in the future that would cause that, or what the Primordial that raised him up would be doing in all this. There is still too much we don't know!"
His words caused Halcyon's eyes to flutter as her curvaceous golden figure floated around him, her eyes constantly brightening and dimming with information as finally...she raised her head with a triumphant cry.
"That might explain it...if he has been led by another existence this whole time…" Her thoughts still seemed disorganized, but she had chanced upon something as her eyes calmed down and gazed towards Noah powerfully.
"From the glimpses of what I have seen, his mind...it becomes twisted. The Family Heads are involved with it, and so are the Primordial Beasts...Due to a myriad of factors that all come to blows in the end, due to something he cannot prevent- he turns mad and destroys everything."
"..."
Such a conclusion was reached as Halcyon's glimmering golden eyes stayed on Noah, her thoughts finishing with a question as her figure unconsciously floated a few inches from him.
"It could be this case, or it might be something else entirely. I'll actively see if I can utilize my...unique capabilities to see more and piece more things together, but...what choices will you be making, Daolord Osmont?"
Noah's sharp eyes took in this bold and unabashed manner of the golden-haired girl with ease as his reply came.
"Call me Noah. As for what I will do...at the end of it all, it is power that decides everything. So I will simply obtain more of it, and a rate that others can only dream of!"
RUMBLE!
"Speaking of which, I saw how our great Protector gave you the Grand Primordial Heart…"
A magisterial glow surrounded him as he continued to speak, Halcyon raising her brows as she waved her hands and caused a scintillating Primordial Heart over ten thousand miles in size to appear.
"You're going to steal from a girl?" The seriousness and sadness within Halcyon's eyes had faded as she actually spoke in a teasing tone, Noah shaking his head lightly as his essence wrapped around the Primordial Heart.
"Not stealing, just making use before returning it…"
Halcyon had utter trust as she left the Grand Primordial Heart that could grant a being thousands of Universes to Noah's eyes, watching as a crimson light was released from his chest that fully wrapped around the Primordial Heart and caused it to disappear!
At this moment, Noah had transferred the Cosmic Treasure into the Origin of the Primordial Ruination Clone, wanting to not waste the Grand Primordial Heart that Halcyon had been given by Aegon as he would duplicate the loot before giving back the original one.
With the way things were going, he was bound to need all the loot he could get!
THRUM!
The extravagant and Incandescent light of a feature of a Cosmic Treasure being used overflowed out, Halcyon watching this scene with shining eyes as within seconds- the Grand Primordial Heart that she saw disappear with a crimson light began to re-materialize...but this time there wasn't just one of it!
…!
Her golden pupils dilated as she saw two glimmering multicolored hearts be returned by the crimson light, Noah waving his hands to cause the second one to disappear as his essence floated the original Heart towards her.
"There we go...utilizing the loot to the best possible efficiency."
His nonchalant words caused Halcyon to shake her head with a smile, taking back her Primordial Heart as her sonorous voice shot back.
"That should have been the ability of a Cosmic Treasure...then you'll definitely want to know the information I've collected over the Cosmic Treasures that are moving within the Primordial Empire."
WAA!
With glimmering eyes that screamed they wouldn't be outdone, Halcyon opened with even more information as Noah absorbed it all rapidly!
Chapter 1223 - Choices!
As the meeting with Halcyon continued, Noah was still closely studying the newly designed Edict under him!
The eyes of his Universal Body were still closed as he studied the line that represented The Nomological Edict of Cessation.
He wanted to understand the Authority of Cessation and what it truly brought to him as after some time, his System was able to dig up the information and display it right before his eyes simply.
[Authority of Cessation] :: As the Architect of an Edict, much of what happens to it falls under your jurisdiction. The existences that touch upon it after being taught by you or taught by those you teach- their Origin Record becomes clear for you to read as you can share their Comprehension and Assimilation of laws and daos, review their life history, and even discern a glimpse of their destiny and fortune. When achieving mastery in Cessation, you gain the authority to perpetuate the Lineage of Cessation to those that have attained A Glimpse of Edicts...More information will be available when sufficient prerequisites have been met.
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Noah's eyes flashed sharply as he read the description of this Authority, thinking how when it came to information that the Cosmic Core couldn't discern, it just didn't include it now as the words [More information will be available when the sufficient prerequisites have been met] were not displayed before Noah.
But then, there was the first portion of the description that showed one the immense power an Architect of an Edict held!
The Origin Record of those traversing the Edict of someone else is made clear...along with the Architect of said Edict being able to actually obtain Comprehension and Assimilation in the laws and daos they understood.
Now, the main question was who the architect of the Nomological Edict of Samsara was! An even more important question was whether there was an Architect for it...or Edicts were similar to Daos I that there were Natural ones and Artificial ones that were only synthesized from powerful existences combining different Daos and Laws!
These questions were extremely important as they needed an answer very soon! If Noah had taken the Edict of a powerful Primordial as his Origin Record was laid bare right now…
'Tsk…' his thoughts churned as he received no answers, but his Destiny and Fortune were calm as if this was not a major problem.
Such an advancement meant that either the fusion of Edicts and Laws that made Samsara was something natural...or something unknown was occurring with the Architect of this Edict!
Noah's eyes shone sharply as a myriad of thoughts flowed.
He had to change his plans.
He had to raise his power even faster than its current rate, and that was saying a great deal of things!
He had already forged over two thousand Universes as they continued to rise slowly even now, reaching stages that others would reach after millions of years...or much quicker if they had Primordial Hearts within their hands similar to him.
After he finished entirely absorbing all of the Universal Filament Cores, 6 Primordial Hearts, and even the newly gained Grand Primordial Heart from Halcyon, his number of Universes should spill over 10,000 as it would be over twenty times the number of Splendiferous Universes he had just days ago!
That was just how fast his pace of progress was! Other Daolords could not even compare when it came to this speed.
But Noah cared not for others as he only worried how he could make his already ridiculously quick pace even quicker.
When he arrived at such an answer, his eyes flashed as he saw a single glimmering path before him.
The Primordial Hearts were one of the main answers as they provided the ridiculously rare Marks of Antiquity along with their essence being freely interchangeable to forge Universes, and Universal Filament Cores themselves built up multiple Normal Universes as they saved Noah from eating up too much of the Primordial Hearts' essence to do so!
The factor remained that even though Noah was getting his hands on them faster than anyone else...he now wanted to make this process faster.
He wanted prestigious loot like Primordial Hearts, Runic Dao Line Enhancers, and Universal Filament Cores to rain down in large numbers...and this was where his churning fortune and destiny were churning towards at this moment!
He saw that the answer of obtaining increased resources could best be done with the path of…
"The Third Cosmic Dao…"
WAA!
The third Cosmic Dao!
One designed to supplement him fully as he used the Writ of Challenges to obtain more Cosmos while wiping out Daolords, one that granted him even more boosts after he faced Primordial Beasts!
He had the idea in his mind for a while, but it had seemed ridiculous at that time...but it didn't seem so now.
He let out a breath of excitement as he asked the Cosmic Core and Treasure slowly.
"The feasibility of the 9th possible Cosmic Dao?"
He asked of the feasibility of one of the many Cosmic Daos he had them run possible simulations on, this 9th one having a unique name as it was unlike many of the others he was researching!
With the percentages being reduced and a few things tweaked from what you originally had in mind, it is possible to bring it to fruition and have it be one of your most valuable tools yet.
The monotone voice spoke out calmly as even it couldn't hide the hint of excitement within its voice.
Noah felt his heart brimming with anticipation after such words as he nodded and gave the go ahead to forge one of the last Cosmic Daos he could forge in a while. But he felt it was worth it, and something that would be much needed for the future to come if he wanted an even more ridiculous rate of growth!
"Then, let us proceed with the design of the Cosmic Dao of Loot."
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Ah!
Chapter 1224 - A Stupendous Cosmic Dao!
"Then, let us proceed with the design of the Cosmic Dao of Loot."
WAA!
Before his words even fully finished, the Cosmic Core began to vibrate wildly with essence!
A sense of excitement could be felt from the Cosmic Core as if it very much agreed with this choice, Primordial and Ruination Essence dancing around wildly as the unique authority of Dao Birth was once more utilized.
WAA!
Noah's eyes were closed as he experienced the scene caused by the Cosmic Core for the design of a Dao once more. The flashing colors, the beautiful mixture of essence intermingling together to produce something he never thought possible…
He had seen it multiple times, and yet it never failed to capture his attention as after some time, he watched the formation of a runic symbol that read- LOOT!
This glorious tunic mark rushed into and branded itself on his very Origin and soul
COSMIC [Dao of Loot] :: A Cosmic Dao birthed by the Cosmic Core of Noah Osmont. As the Dao Architect, Noah Osmont can comprehend and assimilate the Dao at 10 times the normal speed. The Cosmic Dao of Loot focuses on the extreme aspect of loot procurement, being capable of bringing to light the unique modifiers of Increased Loot Quantity and Increased Loot Rarity from defeated enemies. Comprehension of the Cosmic Dao allows for the Increased Loot Quantity modifier that grants 100% more Loot from defeated enemies while the Increased Loot Rarity grants a 10% increase in the quality of Loot dropped from defeated enemies. The complete Assimilation of this Cosmic Dao allows for the 1,000% Increased Loot Quantity and 100% Increased Loot Rarity. The actualization of such a Cosmic Dao bends the rules of Reality and requires an extremely high price to utilize. The essence of this Dao and its effects can only be activated by the essence of 100 Splendiferous Universes per second. Any enemies killed during the time that the essence of the Cosmic Dao of Loot is active will be affected by the modifiers of Increased Loot Quantity and Increased Loot Rarity. A possibility exists for the Cosmic Dao of Loot to be elevated to an even greater level with even higher costs when more intricate and powerful Cosmic Daos at the level of Ruination and the Primordial Dao can be designed.
"..."
Noah was speechless as he had truly done it this time around!
He really felt like he had made something capable of breaking down the balance of Reality- and it was something that had an extremely high cost to even utilize.
100 Splendiferous Universes had to be sacrificed per second, but the boon from this was 1,000% Increased Loot Quantity and 100% Increased Loot Rarity!
From any loot he gained by killing a Primordial Beast...it would be multiple by 1000%! A single Lesser Primordial Heart would become 10 Primordial Hearts. 100 Primordial Hearts would become 1,000!
Whenever he took down a Daolord, just 10 Runic Dao Line Enhancers would become 100!
And this...was just when he took into account the Increased Loot Quantity. When one also brought the 100% of Increased Loot Rarity, it was a factor of one Realm of elevation- or one can look at it like doubling.
It was the increase in Quality as Noah wondered if instead of a Lesser Primordial Heart, he would gain a Grand One!
If he ever defeated a Grand Primordial Beast himself...would the Loot he received be a Cosmic Primordial Heart?! And when he included the 1,000% Increased Loot Quantity, would it become 10 Cosmic Primordial Hearts?!
THUMP!
His heart was beating wildly as even though this Cosmic Dao was something he only imagined and made possible by something as crazy as sacrificing 100 Splendiferous Universes just to activate every second- its reality was still too fantastical.
There were many questions and the only way to find the answers…was to act!
"Let's go!"
RUMBLE!
Noah released a vibrant bellow as the runic mark representing the Cosmic Dao of Loot glimmered brightly, using his authority as the architect as well as the ridiculous millions in percentages of Dao Comprehension and Assimilation to shoot the percentage of this Cosmic Dao up rapidly.
A golden light encased his whole body and shone gloriously, this being the inactive essence of the Dao of Loot that only after the burning of 100 Splendiferous Universes per second could be activated to allow the effects of Increased Item Rarity and Quality to unfold!
OOOOH!
His bellow released the golden glimmer of loot light as he imagined a bright future with enemies bursting into bundles of loot, the comprehension of this Cosmic Dao reaching 100% in a matter of seconds as the assimilation for it reached 100% even quicker than the comprehension.
Full assimilation of the newly birthed Cosmic Dao of Loot.
1,000% Increased Loot Quantity and 100% Increased Loot Quality were now within Noah's hands, free for him to play with when he faced his enemies!
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In the unique realm that Halcyon had taken Noah's Primordial Ruination Clone in.
Halcyon was in the middle of talking about the power structure of the three factions and secrets that very few beings would know when she saw Noah's eyes release actual beams of light as the devilishly handsome smile on his face deepened.
'Does his smile always have to be so inviting?' Halcyon had such a thought when she saw the majesty of a king with grand aspirations unconsciously leaking from Noah, guarding herself against any thoughts towards this being as she reminded herself she must not get swept away by him!
"Something happened to make you this happy?" She hid her thoughts as she asked calmly instead.
"Oh, yes."
WAA!
Noah replied as he didn't know his eyes were releasing actual beams of light, illuminating Halcyon's face as he continued.
"Something beautiful that I now need to put into action. I'll be getting started on the Writs of Challenge and expanding my influence to more Cosmos now…you said I could even challenge those who hold more Cosmos under them?"
Dangerous words left Noah's mouth as Halcyon raised her brows and nodded.
"The rules that Aegon established said those of similar power can issue challenges against each other as a force with 10 Cosmos Under them cannot challenge a force with only 2 Cosmos. But the rule never said a weaker side with only 2 Cosmos cannot challenge a stronger side with even more Cosmos under them!"
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Chapter 1225 - A Bold Challenge! I
A rule that protected the weak from the strong!
It accounted for the fact that those with less Cosmos under them were weak, so it never accounted for the fact that those considered strong based on having more Cosmos could also have their lives threatened. Among the many rules Aegon established, there wasn't one that protected the stronger beings from weak ones. After all, why would such a thing exist?
"Good."
Noah's eyes flashed sharply as he delved into his Origin and looked at the [Primordial Light Authority] that was afforded to those influencing Cosmos in the Primordial Empire. When his essence sunk into it, there was a lot of information for him to delve into, but he went into the Writs of Challenges as a unique illusory film of light appeared in his mind that showed a cluster of circles.
These circles had different colors and sizes as they represented different influences and existences he could challenge, his eyes overseeing a large cluster of circles that mostly shone with the colors of red, green, and gold to represent the three houses!
His consciousness focused on the crimson colors as he saw existences that oversaw two Cosmos he could challenge, and he then went even further from this as he looked at those who had 4 Cosmos under them…until he reached those with 10 Cosmos under their influence.
'Hmm…'
His thoughts flashed wildly as with a devilish smile, he sent his will forward as for the first time, he issued a Writ of Challenge to others since he joined the Primordial Empire!
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Within the vast cluster of Cosmos under the House of Stormdust.
In a glimmering purple chaotic void of a Cosmos known as the Lilac Cosmos, a Daolord the size of multiple Galaxies was floating in a meditative position as a cluster of different essences wrapped around him.
The Runic Lines on his figure were abundant as within his Origin, a bit over one thousand Universes could be seen! This being was calmly cultivating and communicating with the essence around him when all of a sudden, his expression changed as he glanced upwards.
THRUM!
A flash of light ruptured before his eyes as an ancient parchment bloomed- this parchment being a Writ of Challenge that someone had issued against him and all those influencing the Cosmos under him! As the stronger one being challenged, he had a day to accept this Writ voluntarily before it was forcefully accepted when the time limit was hit.
As the Daolord surrounded by purple light read the details of the Writ, his expression changed from shock to wrath as he saw the one extending the Challenge was the newly joining Daolord Osmont that had begun causing a buzz...this being directly skipping challenging those with two or three Cosmos below them as he went to Challenge someone with 10 Cosmos below them!
Someone that had multiple other Daolords spread across these ten Cosmos to oversee them, someone who would normally command multiple powerful beings in Grand Writs of Challenges against dozens of Daolords of other Factions.
Such was the stage of the being that a single Daolord Osmont had challenged!
WAA!
Writs of Challenges were public information as the newly issued Writ was quickly noticed by those stationed to pay attention to such things.
Many eyes focused on this as word began to spread!
Daolord Osmont had thrown a Writ of Challenge against a cluster of Cosmos that held over a dozen Daolords, and it was once more directed against the House of Stormdust!
The Daolord that had personally received this Writ and was currently simmering in anger didn't have to wait long before he was contacted, and this contact came from much too high of a position.
"Accept the challenge and prepare. Come to me to receive a Primordial Heart."
RUMBLE!
The vibrant voice of none other than the Family Head of the House of Stormdust resounded in his mind as the angered expression of the Daolord turned solemn, looking at the Writ of Challenge as he sent his thoughts to accept it...and the date was set for the showdown to occur in a day!
Noah saw the Writ of Challenge accepted just as quickly as he had sent it, his voice reverberating around him.
"They send an assassination of Daolords and Primordial Beasts my way, and then they are this eager for another challenge?"
He had a smile as he spoke, thinking that those from the House of Stormdust...were simply too nice! Sending him loot during a Banquet, and now accepting his challenge and allowing him to quickly test out the Cosmic Dao of Loot- he truly couldn't thank them enough for such great kindness!
"What should happen is already happening. With every action you make, the others will continue to react...it is only a matter of what exactly they will do to protect their interests." Halcyon's voice echoed out as she gazed in a certain direction with a sharp light.
Noah's sharp gaze returned to this unique existence that had shared quite a bit of information with him, his knowledge on the Primordial Empire being expanded greatly as he now knew a lot about the stronger Daolords within, as well as the Family Heads that he had to worry about...and the Cosmic Treasures they held!
He wasn't the only existence to be blessed with such powerful weapons, and there were even other weapons a stage below this that were circulating in the Primordial Empire.
But even with all these treasures and resources, Noah found it laughable that these beings still found ways to turn towards the Primordial Beasts. His luminous eyes lit up Halcyon's figure as he asked.
"Finally...why would Daolords align themselves with Primordial Beasts?"
WAA!
It was a question that caused Halcyon to raise her brow as she smiled mockingly while replying.
"For the same base greed of power. For those that have burnt too many of their Cosmic and Grand Daos into Runic Dao Lines, there is no path of Nomological Edicts for them!"
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"The only way for them to increase their strength is if they find another path aside from these two. Unfortunately, this led them to the Primordial Beasts and the birth of Tainted Ones."
Noah still shook his head as he heard Halcyon's reply, looking at all of these existences aligning themselves with Primordial Beasts lower than fools! Even if they sought more power, why seek it from existences whose ultimate purpose is to collapse their Reality?
What power would there be for them to enjoy when their Reality was shattered as its very essence was returned to the main branch?! The motives of these existences were so illogical that Noah saw it better to turn them all into loot that could increase his progress.
"Loot…" The thoughts caused him to look forward to testing the newly designed Cosmic Dao of Loot and the effects of Increased Loot Quantity and Rarity on the over a dozen Daolords he would soon face!
Chapter 1226 - A Bold Challenge! II
"You've made your moves, and now I have to make mine as well."
The voice of Halcyon returned Noah from his fantasies of loot as he nodded, looking at her figure that was beginning to be wrapped in a spatial light.
"You have my mental signature, contact me whenever you wish. I'll let you know if anything changes."
She came to him abruptly and was leaving just as abruptly!
"What exactly will you be doing?" Noah asked the fading girl curiously as her dazzling smile returned with a reply.
"I'll take the spot light off of you and muddy the waters just a little. I will not be as impassive as Aegon and watch as everything crumbles before it is too late."
…!
With sharp ones, her figure disappeared as Noah remained in the unique realm for a few more seconds before he was gone as well.
He had to prepare, and he had to test the Nomological Edict of Cessation to see if he could mask its utilization with his Dao of Subterfuge!
In a serene environment full of a unique verdant green essence that actually caused the essences of the Primordial and Ruination Daos to turn mild, a unique figure was once more at the center of this essence with her starkly naked figure laid bare for nobody to see!
Her hair was an even deeper shade of green as it flowed down to her shoulders beautifully, her closed eyes that were meditating on a profound truth opening a second later as the dense verdant essence that even caused Ruination and the Primordial Daos to turn docile receded into her body silently.
She looked over to a certain area of this unique Realm she was in as she felt spatial waves of essence emanate from there, indicating a being was about to teleport in!
The identity of anyone capable of teleporting into this area was extremely unique, with the number of beings even allowed to do so being counted on a single hand! The stark naked being adopted a smile on her face as she saw the materialization of golden hair and eyes that carried with them an immense weight, her voice ringing out happily.
"Little Halcyon, you haven't visited me for quite some time…"
Her voice was even more mature and sonorous than Halcyon herself, this being floating towards the Halcyon's position as she used her hands to lift her chin and turn her head side to side as if she was giving a health check-up.
Halcyon endured this treatment with raised eyes as she spoke out lightly.
"Aunty Springforge, why don't you get dressed first?"
She batted an eye towards the blessed figure of this Family Head that was rivaling her own as the naked woman in question only laughed, pulling Halcyon into a hug as she continued to speak.
"What brings you over? Tell me it's not something serious that requi-"
"You have to start your attack against the House of Stormdust."
RUMBLE!
Before the woman termed Springforge could speak any further, Halcyon's calm voice resounded out and turned the entire atmosphere cold, the bodies of the two women separating as Springforge looked at Halcyon with a serene gaze!
She seemed to be weighing a great deal of things as a second later, she waved her hands to cause the appearance of a Primal Crystal that swallowed her essence and played an illusory scene of a Writ of Challenge in the space above them.
The Writ of Challenge was the one that Noah had just issued against a cluster of Cosmos under the control of multiple Daolords from the House of Stormdust!
"Does it have to do with this? Have you finally found the one you've been looking for this whole time? The being who will magically solve problems that took root for millions of years with his mere presence?"
WAA!
Her eyes held a teasing tone towards the end as Springforge showed her own thoughts on such an idea, staring closely at Halcyon's calm figure that couldn't be ruffled by anything!
"Aunty Springforge, who was the one to tell you of the unique mixture of laws and daos you were using in the future and help you towards the completion of your Edict?"
…!
The calm but sharp words left Halcyon's mouth as the teasing expression on the fair Springforge faded, her face showing an expression not befitting a powerful being of her stature as she spoke in a playfully defeated manner.
"You."
"Yes, me. So you know that what I saw is not a joke. If I say now is the time to move, then we have to move. It is Reality on the line here!"
As if she was admonishing someone younger than her, Halcyon's voice rose a pitch higher as her golden hair waved gloriously, locking her gaze on this genuine Family Head that had an unknown number of thousands of Universes within her Origin!
This was the being she had gone to before Noah when she was very young, the being she had confided in as the weight she carried was much too heavy for just her alone.
Yet among those she could confide in...there were very few!
It wasn't the most powerful existence that oversaw the Primordial Empire, nor was it her own Mother that was the Family Head of the House of Havenbreaker.
It was an existence that took the lead of another faction- it was Springforge! The existence that had not burnt even a single one of her Daos as her fair skin was spotless even now, and yet she held power that most Daolords couldn't even hope to achieve as in exchange for leaving behind Runic Dao Lines, she found something even grander.
Halcyon's sharp words shook Springforge out of her reverie as her verdant eyes locked onto the opposing golden eyes while her body began to release terrifying waves of power.
"Little Halcyon...you start talking to your so called Chosen One just for a bit and you're already talking to me this way? Commanding the Head of a Family?"
THRUM!
Waves of incandescent green essence emanated from her and wrapped around Halcyon's body, incapacitating any movements from this powerful Foremother that had already glimpsed Edicts as Springforge tapped her hands and controlled her body forward!
She took the golden hair on Halcyon's head into her hands as she played with it while still exerting essence effortlessly, her sonorous voice continuing to ring out.
"If he wins against the party of Daolords he's set himself up against, I'll make a move. It'll mean Stormdust loses 10 Cosmos...and I'll mobilize my Daolords to throw a Writ of Challenge against 20 or 30 more of his Cosmos."
…!
Chapter 1227 - One Man Army! I
In a unique Realm somewhere within the vast Primordial Empire, a verdant figure had a golden figure bound and unmoving as she spoke with a playful smile!
"How's that? I'll make a move only if he wins. Does that satisfy my Little Halcyon?"
Her words were teasing as her essence terrifyingly bound Princess Halcyon while not allowing any essence to be utilized by her Origin, her verdant eyes flashing brightly as she let out a laugh.
"I forgot you couldn't answer…" She released the bonds of the terrifying essence while turning Halcyon's figure to face hers.
The piercing golden eyes didn't seem the least bit ruffled as Halcyon merely nodded as her figure made some distance with the naked Family Head, wrinkling her nose at the show of power as she spoke as if nothing happened.
"Your latest meeting with the Great Conqueror?"
"..."
Springforge stared silently towards Halcyon as she didn't answer, her verdant eyes dimming a little at this subject as the silence merely continued!
Brightly green and golden eyes stared at each other silently as no side spoke, the issue at hand seeming too grave to be talked about so easily as Halcyon was the one to sigh and break the staring contest.
"Fine. Keep the secrets and information that could save us all. I have many things to do so…"
"Hmph, you don't come see me for years and think you can leave after you get what you want? You're staying here and watching this Writ of Challenge with me!"
Springforge's tone was one that was commanding and had to be followed, Halcyon finding herself losing control of her body again as she was dragged deeper into the verdant realm while the voice of the powerful Family Head continued to echo out.
"We can barbecue some Primordial Beast meat and get some drinks…"
Their figures faded away as this single meeting was the silent initiation of an attack against a major faction in the Primordial Empire, nobody being the wiser on what was to come as the being to put all of this into gear whether consciously or unconsciously prepared to face multiple Daolords in a Writ of Challenge!
Apart from him, word spread as a decent majority of the powerhouses within the Primordial Empire knew of the Writ of Challenge that involved a newly appearing Daolord against the defenders of 10 Cosmos, this battle reigniting the excitement that many of them hadn't felt when it came to Writs of Challenge for the past hundreds of thousands of years.
No wild challenges had occurred between the three factions in the past years as everything had been stable, and even if there was, it was only Writs of Challenges issued because of grudges of skirmishes that Daolords who controlled a few Cosmos had against each other!
More often than not, they would not affect the larger influence between the three factions.
But now that a new Daolord seemed to single handedly be doing his best to offend the House of Stormdust and even consecutively have Writs of Challenges against them...it made for an exciting show as the countless number of seats in the edges of the Cosmic Battlefield had already begun to fill up.
The countless figures of innumerable humans could be seen filling up the vast array of golden, green, and crimson seats- and this wasn't to say that those of other races were not present.
The human race ruled among the myriad of Cosmos as the largest influence, and those from other races could easily take on human form as the masses chose to do so!
So among the masses of Paragons, Hegemonies, Antiquities, and Daolords that had the privilege to obtain searing in the Cosmic Battlefield, among them were countless races from all across the Cosmos that were taking humanoid forms.
There were even other unique existences similar to the Goliath that were born from black holes or quasars, their figures spread out sporadically over the trillions of beings that were already filling up the edges of the Cosmic Battlefield.
Uniquely, apart from the Golden, red, and green colored seats that filled up most of the edges of the Cosmic Battlefield, there was a sliver of seats that were colored blue that amounted to two trillion! These seats were newly erected to match the two Cosmos that a being unaffiliated with any of the houses currently controlled,? and there were a few million figures currently situated upon these seats!
Most of these millions stemmed from the Indigo Cosmos and the Anthracite Cosmos, but at the very forefront, one could see the unique figures of a row of drop dead gorgeous women, an arrogant Penguin, and even a Blue Slime perched on top of an Obsidian Panther.
When one looked all around, they would be able to notice all of Noah's summons in their miniaturized versions or in their human forms situated in the audience seats...and this would make one question why they were in this location and not in the center of the Cosmic Battlefield where the battle would be taking place.
This answer was given soon enough as while most existences were still getting situated and adjusted to watch today's unfolding battle, the lone figure of Noah appeared on one side of the Cosmic Battlefield half an hour before the time the battle would be beginning.
Noah alone appeared...as there was nobody around him! No other Daolords or Antiquities- just him alone in the Cosmic Battlefield as his appearance caused the eyes of the countless existences to lock onto him and begin to speculate en masse!
Amongst all the beings speculating...none would be able to come up for the true reason as to why Noah was floating alone in the Cosmic Battlefield.
"Hmmm…"
The expression of the being in question was expectant and even hiding a hint of excitement, his eyes gazing towards the other half of the Cosmic Battlefield where enemies would be appearing...enemies that in his eyes meant Loot!
This was why he appeared alone! It was all truly gorgeous the loot, where he couldn't have even his summons much less his subordinates claim any kills in this battle as he had to test the Cosmic Dao of Loot to the fullest.
He didn't just want the Daolords...he also wanted the Antiquities that would appear from the side of the House of Stormdust!
Both Antiquities and Daolords were in the stage of Universal Filament Realm, Daolords being merely a title for those who had completely assimilated the Primordial and Ruination Daos and began forming Runic Dao Lines with their ridiculous boosts.
Both provided glorious loot that Noah didn't want to miss on, with the Daolords granting him even higher forms of loot in the name of Runic Dao Lines Enhancers.
So naturally...Noah wanted all of them for himself!
His excitement was palpable as essence began to pulse around his body, his eyes releasing beams of light as he waited.
As he waited for loot to deliver themselves to his feet!
Chapter 1228 - One Man Army! II
A unique scene was playing out in the Cosmic Battlefield as the image of a single figure floating gloriously in the midst of shattered boundaries of Galaxies and Universes could be seen.
"This…"
Such a scene was not just reflected among those being situated in the Cosmic Battlefield, but also being displayed for countless quintillions of beings that didn't have the authority to enter this Cosmic arena!
It was also being displayed to the opposing team that had yet to arrive, a Daolord whose body was filled with crackling Dao Lines looking at this scene with utter coldness...but with a hint of somberness.
He was Daolord Flamebright, an extremely old being that oversaw 10 Cosmos under the House of Stormdust with the aid of 18 other Daolords and thousands of Antiquities!
His eyes were fiery red just like his hair, a Mohawk rising up gloriously as it made him look unique. Such a being was filled with somberness as he knew the enemy they all were about to face very well.
When the Family Head had called upon him after the Writ of Challenge arrived, he was told how they had sent a Forefather against this being along with multiple other powerful Daolords...and all of these beings never returned!
A Forefather never returned!
'Just what is this creature…' Flamebright looked at the lone being that pulsed with battle intent as he prepared.
He wasn't disdainful or thinking this battle would be easy after knowing such information, but he was still confident- and even more so after seeing him come alone!
'Overconfidence is the death of many, you won't be the first…'
Flamebright has such a thought as he waved his hands to once more gaze upon a crimson sword that pulsed as if it had a heartbeat, this sword occasionally flickering in and out of existence as if it couldn't be grasped.
"With a Quasi-Cosmic Treasure from the Head and all the Daolords and Antiquities we have...this battle will be won!"
WAA!
He had spoken aloud as he turned behind him to glance upon the 18 Daolords and thousands of Antiquities, all of them returning his fervor as they bellowed out.
OOOOH!
The instructions the Family Head had given them were simple. Do not underestimate the enemy, and attack him as if your life was on the line because it actually was!
"The being we face may have power rivaling the strongest Forefathers...and we face him alone. He has glanced upon Edicts, and we face him alone!" Flamebright's words were strong as he faced his allies.
"Treat him as your life's worst enemy and burn as many Universes as you need to in order to survive. When we come out victorious, you will be compensated beyond your wildest dreams."
THRUM!
As he spoke, he waved his hands to pull out a more than half-devoured Grand Primordial Heart that caused the eyes of the surrounding Daolords and Antiquities to burn red!
They saw the Treasure before them.
Then they glanced at the lone enemy they had to defeat.
Their hearts burned with battle intent that continued to rise, the surroundings becoming filled with storms of vibrant essence as their figures began to disappear towards the Cosmic Battlefield!
This opposing side had their own speculations, and the prestigious audience seated at the edges of the Cosmic Battlefield had their own opinions.
"Appearing alone just to show off? You would think a Daolord that has lived millions of years would be smarter!"
From the Golden seats of the House of Havenbreaker, a Daolord spoke out loudly among his peers as many around him nodded with distasteful faces.
They didn't like that Princess Halcyon had given this being so much attention, and they didn't like him showing off now!
"We all received a wake up call on how to act over the years, this Daolord will just receive his today."
The others in the surroundings agreed, this sentiment being shared by most of those in the House of Springforge and Stormdust as well!
They all now knew that Daolord Osmont was strong, but someone's lone strength only ever went so far.
OOOOM!
They saw waves of essence cover the other side of the Cosmic Battlefield as the combatants from the House of Stormdust began to appear, these beings receiving knowledgeable nods from those watching as the total number of 18 Daolords led by Flamebright followed by thousands of Antiquities could now be gloriously seen.
"Little Halcyon, are you sure this is the guy you've been seeing? He seems just a tad bit overconfident…" In a hidden Realm, the powerful Springforge spoke to a calmly drinking Halcyon as they looked at an enormous illusory screen showing everything playing out in the Cosmic Battlefield!
Halcyon's eyes shimmered with their gold light as she only replied calmly.
"We'll all naturally have the answer in due time."
"Hmph." The verdant haired woman that still hadn't bothered to cloth herself increased the green flames that were cooking the Primordial Beast meat before them as these two unique beings continued to watch the battle that was about to unfold.
The audience had arrived and still continued to come! The combatants themselves were all there! Now, it was only the battle that was to begin!
The edges of the Cosmic Battlefield were lively as countless trillions of Paragons, Hegemonies, Antiquities, and Daolords all clustered together to watch the result of wild Writ of Challenge.
On the Blue seats that had just appeared, an Emperor Penguin had a pristine black bow tie on it as it carried two trays on both flippers that held popcorn and drinks, Adelaide and the others accepting the refreshments with a smile as they had zero worries for the battle to come!
The figures of King Augustus Marcus Tiberius, Lexis Marcus Tiberius, and many others from the Indigo Cosmos could also be seen on the glimmering Blue seats as their hearts became increasingly calm when they saw how laid back Noah's own subordinates were.
All eyes went to the center of the Cosmic Battlefield where both sides had now arrived, the illusory veil between the two sides erected and standing strong as it began to shine brightly, indicating the battle was about to begin!
Chapter 1229 - One Man Army! III
Noah had made many preparations for this battle, ranging from testing the Dao Of Subterfuge that was elevated to the Grand Level to make sure he could mask the essence of Cessation as a mere rough collection of Daos and Laws, all the way to designing a new skill to complement the Cosmic Dao of Loot!
He made this skill to account for the fact that with the Increased Loot Quantity and Increased Loot Rarity, bundles of Loot will now be erupting from his enemies as those who saw would do more than question what was occurring.
His solution was a wondrous passive skill that cost a small price of 1 million skill points!
[Loot Collector](PASSIVE) :: All loot from defeated enemies will be directly sent to a specified spatial tool or environment on the user of this ability. The incoming loot will also be quantified and expressed in an itemized order before one's eyes. Cost of Skill Creation- 1 Million Skill Points.
Yes! An ability that directly took all loot when Noah defeated his enemies to a specified location, which for Noah was his [Expansive Space] that could hold something as vast as a Cosmos.
He would also get itemized message prompts for all incoming loot as he truly enjoyed seeing what all of his efforts were bringing him!
"With all that in order…"
THRUM!
His eyes lit up brightly as he saw the shimmering veil that prevented the two sides from clashing with each other.
With the unique environment of shattered Galactic and Universal boundaries in the background, of countless debris of destroyed stars, Noah's figure stood alone as his body began to be covered by an incandescent glow, the myriad of Runic Dao Lines on his body churning wildly as the pressure they released caused even the surroundings to tremble!
RIP!
His simple black shirt ripped apart from the expanded pressure on his upper body, only his obsidian pants remaining intact as the glorious chest and back that held a fantastical collection of Runic Dao Lines became laid bare for all to see.
"Woah…" Gasps resounded out from the edges of the Cosmic Battlefield as the powerful spectators found on the right side of the chest of Daolord Osmont, his Runic Dao Lines were covered with glimmering golden rings that caused them to look even more Primal and ancient than others!
"What is that…?!"
A uniqueness in Runic Dao Lines that they hadn't seen before! They wouldn't find out anytime soon, but the golden lines that wrapped around the Runic Dao Lines of Annihilation were from the [Runic Dao Line Enhancers] that granted a 5% increase to the already ridiculous boosts of this Cosmic Dao Line.
It caused Noah's aura to appear much more regal and distinct from other Daolords as they could all just stare in wonder while trying to figure out what it was!
RUMBLE!
The essence of the veil stopping the two sides began to flicker as Noah felt his [Primordial Light of Authority] transform into a ball of light and shoot out of him, going to stand above the veil as from the other side, another [Primordial Light of Authority] also left the body of Daolord Flamebright.
Two authorities! One that had the control of 2 Cosmos, another that had the control of 10!
The two authorities came together and mixed as they remained shining above, becoming a single authority that would go to whoever the Victor of this Writ of Challenge turned out to be.
…!
The air bubbled with power and awe as the flickering veil began to fade.
Everyone's at the edges of the Cosmic Battlefield watched with rapt attention as from the side of Daolord Flamebright, the 18 Daolords and thousands of Antiquities...their auras also began to rise crazily as they bellowed out!
They bellowed out with power and seriousness as if they weren't facing a single enemy- as if they were facing the strongest and most terrifying creature they would come across!
This drew appreciative and knowledgeable gazes from those watching as they agreed this was how powerful existences should act. Even though they only faced a single enemy, they were still going all out as they wanted to make sure another surprise didn't happen.
They didn't want to see another scene similar to the past where an unexpected victory was claimed by Doalord Osmont because he wasn't taken seriously!
OOOOOH!
The essence of all beings reached the peak as the veil fell.
The body of Daolord Flamebright was swirling with crimson essence as he pushed out a sword that was visible one second and invisible in the next.
He breathed out slowly as his essence churned and flooded into the Quasi-Cosmic Treasure. He could feel its overpowering strength. He could feel the beat of this treasure as if it was a heart. He could feel immense strength and control as his Runic Dao Lines surged, 10 Splendiferous Universes burning within his Origin as he put a shocking amount of essence and force behind this action!
His mohawk shone splendorously as with his body glowing, he called out.
"Thunderflames of the Maddened Cosmos."
…!
ZIIING!
The sound of countless swords unsettling resounded across the Cosmic Battlefield. Daolord Flamebright and those behind him stood utterly still as their bodies raged with essence, all eyes on the crimson sword flickering in and out of existence as those knowledgeable silently called out with shock…
'A Quasi-Cosmic Treasure!'
A silent shock was all as nothing could be heard but the sound of swords at this moment. A million...billion..a trillion cluster of swords bloomed from the single flickering Quasi-Cosmic Treasure that Daolord Flamebright held!
They crackled wondrously with purple thunder and golden flames as they were filled with the essence of Extinction and Annihilation, crying out vigorously across the shattered Galactic boundaries as it seemed like countless drops of rain littered a portion of the Cosmic Battlefield.
They were crying out for the blood of a single being on the Battlefield, and they carried with them a unique power that could only come from a powerful treasure as these countless purple and golden swords made a pathway towards a single point.
Towards the floating figure of a colorfully glowing Noah who looked at the countless swords with a wild smile, staying in place as his body began to be covered with a silver-crimson light!
It was the light of a highly offensive dao, and yet one of its first public uses, even while being veiled as nothing but a rough mixing of laws and daos- would actually be in a defensive manner.
RUMBLE!
The purple golden swords from the Thunderflames of a Maddened Cosmos rained down onto Noah's body alone.
Like countless drops of rain smashing onto him countless times!
Daolord Flamebright's eyes were shining lustrously as he watched to see Noah's figure skewered, as he watched to see this being at least use up a major portion of his mana reserves to defend against an attack from a Quasi-Cosmic Treasure!
What he and the others saw was something entirely different though as the raging Thunderflame Swords...seemingly sunk into the colorful silver crimson light around Noah and disappeared.
"..."
His figure remained floating in the shattered boundaries of galaxies as he continued to glow brightly, taking in all of the trillions of purple golden swords as they seamlessly disappeared when they came in contact with his body!
Erased as if they were never there!
RUMBLE
The laid back demeanor of Noah while he received this attack caused the hearts of many beings to turn solemn, but none more than Daolord Flamebright as in the next second, his Origin began to send out blaring alarm bells that he had never felt before.
This was due to a simple action from Daolord Osmont as even while under the attack, he raised his hand towards their direction and called out with a light smile.
"Fireball."
…!
A barely inaudible whisper.
The essence of a Nomological Edict of Cessation was moved with this single whisper as in the next second, crimson galaxies bloomed!
Chapter 1230 - Is This Allowed?! I
Noah curiously looked at the countless purple golden swords that were called upon from a unique treasure- all of these attacks touching the mere layer of the Edict of Cessation as they disappeared the moment they did so!
To others, it may seem they were absorbed or just sank into the glimmering wall that Noah had out around himself, but the attacks were erased by the unique feature of True Annihilatory Damage of this Edict as soon as they came in contact with the essence.
It was here that Noah could hold his excitement no longer as he waved his hand ahead of him. His radiant eyes felt the pulsing of the silver crimson string deep within his Origin that signified an Edict, and he continued to send mana to cause more of it's essence to form as he took it as the base essence to form a skill!
As for the skill itself?
"Fireball."
BZZZT!
The weakest possible skill cast using the base essence of a Nomological Edict.
The moment that the ability was cast, a Unique phenomenon occurred within Noah's Origin as among the now over 10,000 Splendifirous Universes….100 began to burn right away!
Their burning gave way to an awakening of a magisterial golden light, a light of the wondrous essence of Loot that granted +1,000% Increased Loot Quantity and +100% Increased Loot Rarity.
Of the light that Noah wanted to see the most.
This Loot essence covered him entirely as it silently sank into the reality around him, ready to carry out its effects whenever the requirements were met.
'Open the path forward for me. Let me see what lies in wait with the Cosmic Dao of Loot!' Noah sent out [Fireball]l with such thoughts as even while trillions of the Thunderflames of the Maddened Cosmos were still raining down unto him, fireballs bloomed!
But it wasn't truly fireballs as they held a swirling stellar aura of miniaturized Galaxies, each one glimmering beautifully crimson as they had a streak of silver coursing through them.
To Noah, they bloomed slowly, with the single cast allowing for hundreds of thousands of miniaturized blazing Galaxies to erupt out. To others, they were a barrage of speeding bullets that instantly erupted out and devoured any incoming Thunderflame Swords, shooting towards Daolord Flamebright and all those behind him!
…!
Others could barely follow what was happening, but the caster of the terrifying balls of fire made from a Nomological Edict could! Noah's eyes glimmered as he felt the miniaturized Galaxies tear across space itself and smash into the bodies of Daolords and Antiquities alike, feeling their horror in slow motion as they tried to unconsciously cast defensive layers over them...only to have them wiped out as if they never existed.
A Daolord was hit by a Fireball on his chest as an instant later, there was a hole through his chest! Another instant later, and another Fireball bloomed before his face as his head and neck were then erased!
No time to make any moves or any decision, just a single attack and the results of it were bound to be terrifying.
The [Loot Collector] passive was activated at this time as before the audience could even react to the shocking scene, Noah's shining eyes expectantly gazed before him to finally see the itemized quantification of loot for the first time that appeared as golden shimmering text box prompts!
WAA
[+240 Universal Filament Cores obtained…] DING! The effects of the Cosmic Dao of Loot are applied...[+2,400 Resplendent Universal Filament Cores obtained.]
[+9 Runic Dao Line Enhancers obtained…] DING! The effects of the Cosmic Dao of Loot are applied…[+90 Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers obtained. ]
[+10 Billion Skill Points obtained…] DING! The effects of the Cosmic Dao of Loot are applied…[+100 Billion Resplendent Skill Points obtained.]
[+5 Skill Books of Stormdust obtained…] DING! The effects of the Cosmic Dao of Loot are applied...[+50 Resplendent Skill Books of Stormdust obtained.]
[+385 Universal Filament Cores obtained…] DING! The effects of the Cosmic Dao of Loot are applied...[+3,850 Resplendent Universal Filament Cores obtained.]
[+15 Runic Dao Line Enhancers obtained…] DING! The effects of the Cosmic Dao of Loot are applied…[+150 Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers obtained. ]
[+15 Billion Skill Points obtained…] DING! The effects of the Cosmic Dao of Loot are applied…[+150 Billion Resplendent Skill Points obtained.]
….!
SHAA!
The balls of fire finished tearing through space as they showed the devastation they left behind. Those that were unlucky enough to be hit and face death had faced death as Noah looked at the fading golden words that showed him everything that the Loot Collector passive put in his Expansive Space.
His vast consciousness didn't forget to send out the commands as the Splendiferous Universes in his Origin stopped burning!
2 seconds had passed. 200 Splendifirous Universes were burnt.
Like a barrage of bullets, the cast of Fireball had come and go in these two seconds, leaving behind their devastating effects as well as their shocking rewards!
When these two seconds passed, the scene became clear for all to see.
…!
Those watching from the edges of the Cosmic Battlefield rose from their seats as their hearts twisted and shook.
"That…"
There were 18 Daolords behind Daolord Flamebright as well as thousands of Antiquities when this battle had just begun! Now, there lay an apocalyptic scene of torn space and over half of these Daolords missing!
The group of Antiquities had gaps between them as more than a thousand were wiped away instantly.
The figure of Daolord Flamebright that held the Quasi-Cosmic Treasure...was missing its lower half as the hands that held the flickering crimson sword clutched onto it with unbound power, wrath, and a hidden sense of fear!
"Impossible!"
RUMBLE!
The essence of trillions of beings rose madly at such a scene as they could hardly believe it. Those with even more perceptive eyes were confused as in a certain verdant realm, a gorgeously green-haired woman spoke out as her red lips curved in an 'o' of shock.
"That...was a mixture of daos and Laws, right?"
Her words seemed to hold indecision as even someone like her didn't expect for the rough fusion of laws and daos to be capable of reaching such a terrifying effect!
To be capable of wiping out Daolord and Antiquities as if they were mere flies!
What exactly was happening?!
Chapter 1231 - Is This Allowed?! II
Apart from everyone else watching the shocking scene, even Halcyon found herself gasping as she saw something she had seen a long time ago unfold before her eyes at this moment.
'The blazing flames that can erase anything they came across…!'
Something she had seen hundreds of thousands of years ago came to light at this moment as her golden eyes became even firmer, knowing things were truly in play now as she turned towards the surprised figure of Springforge.
"This is the one I saw. Even if you do not believe, this is the reality!"
She wanted to scream out that she was right! To let loose all the weight and frustration she carried all this time! But she settled for making sure the Head of the House of Springforge would at least listen to her enough to act.
Silence reigned in the surroundings as the torn wings of a Primordial Beast silently burned atop a green flame.
While others were rising in shock and stupor and trying to wrap their minds around it, Noah was happily using his horrendously powerful consciousness to view the descriptions of the new loot and go through them in mere seconds.
At the speed of his thoughts, seconds could be stretched to hours as the moment he saw the glimmer of golden prompts telling him all the normal loot he received had been increased by 1000% and had the word [Resplendent] attached to them, he had to see just what it entailed!
[Resplendent Universal Filament Core] :: A unique treasure born under special circumstances. The absorption of a single one can grant 10 normal Universes.
A simple description for something stupendous! Instead of two or three Universes that one could form when they devoured the Universal Filament Cores, one could get 10 Universes with a single Resplendent Universal Filament Core! Now, in this single attack where half of the Daolords and over a thousand Antiquities perished, Noah had obtained over 6000 of these Resplendent Universal Filament Cores.
"..."
That was 60,000 forged Universes if Noah absorbed them all!
But when one thought about it truly...even that wasn't correct as aside from the newly created Comic Dao of Loot with the 1000% Increased Loot Quantity and 100% Increased Loot Rarity, there was also the ability of Duplication under the Cosmic Treasure- RUINATION.
The over 6000 Resplendent Universal Filament Cores could be made to 12,000 Cores, giving out the purely ridiculous reality of 120,000 forged Normal Universes.
"..."
Speechless.
Noah was left speechless!
'Is this...is this allowed?'
He actually didn't know whether such a reality was something that was allowed or not! For someone like him to be allowed to do such a thing felt like whatever rules and boundaries were set before this, he was about to rip them all apart and step on them on the way out as they would mean nothing to him.
He was truly left in a stupor as he had to push his mind to move from the Resplendent Universal Filament Cores and into the Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers.
[Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers] :: The elevated version of the amalgamation of branded Runic Dao Lines that normally fade back into nature after the death of their owner, but the unique power of Noah Osmont has pulled upon this cycle of return and caused the formation of Dao Lines that can enhance the power of branded Daos to form. The Resplendent Dao Line Enhancers will elevate the base effect of a selected branded Runic Dao Line that stems from Lesser Daos by 40%, Grand Daos by 20%, and Cosmic Daos by 10%. Currently owned Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers- 240.
"We'll damn…."
Noah stared in wonder at the doubling of all the perks!
Aside from the percentages of enhancing Lesser and Grand Daos that were still lower in numerical terms when it came to Cosmic Daos- the percentage had risen from 5% to 10% for the base effect that Cosmic Daos were enhanced by.
5% of the 10 million percentage boost of Cosmic Daos was 500,000%. 10% was a grand 1 million percent for every single Dao Line Enhancer!
And again, we didn't have to beat the fucking dead horse here but after he duplicated these wondrous Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers and ended up with 480 of them, that was 480 million in percentages of boosts.
"..."
It didn't seem real!
It felt balance breaking!
One must recall that the greatest boosts one could receive from a Nomological Edict was +100 million percent to All Parameters.
But the Enhancement Noah could make to his Runic Dao Lines was nearly 5 times this number as even Noah didn't believe it would be so easy.
'Surely there would be a restriction, right?' His heart trembled as his destiny and fortune churned wildly, wondering if there would be a catch or something that stops him from actually carrying out such ridiculous action and obtaining such boosts!
"Well, there's only one way to find out!"
RUMBLE!
Amidst the shock and stupor others were feeling from seeing half of the forces of the House of Stormdust erased, their eyes were forced to return to Noah's figure as gloriously, his aura had begun to shoot up crazily at this moment.
Brilliant golden rings could be seen appearing rapidly all over the Runic Dao Lines on his upper body, these golden rings causing him to look like a Primordial creature as they exquisitely completed the dazzling tattoos!
"OOOOOOOOOOH!"
He let out an unbridled joy at the feeling and awe of power as his main Universal Body in the Ruination Realm was utilizing the Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers and branding them onto the Cosmic Dao Lines of Annihilation.
Glorious rings of gold were etched on these lines that covered a portion of his chest, the rapid rate of increase in power causing a golden aura to wrap around Noah as it was reminiscent of someone undergoing a powerup!
A powerup in the middle of a battle he was already dominating- a power up that began to crush the hearts of those watching as a golden wave of raging power that looked akin to golden flames wrapped over his skin and multicolored body...causing his figure to release a radiance that pulled every single eye and consciousness.
In the midst of shattered boundaries of galaxies and universes, only his aura reigned supreme as everything else seemed bland and faded!
Chapter 1232 - Nothing Much!
Within the vast Primordial Empire, there was a special Cosmos that was known about by very few and visited by even fewer beings!
It was the Cosmos that uniquely, only the Great Conqueror and those he deemed important enough could enter.
At this moment, within a Universe in the very center of this Cosmos. The figures of two titanous beings could be seen floating in the chaotic void of this beautiful universe, wisps of brilliant black and gold space shimmering around them as the light of Galaxies could be seen far in the distance.
They were titanous as their bodies were millions of light years large, the man's dark hair falling down majestically with starry light as his chest was bare, and the woman accompanying him and snuggling to his chest had her golden hair flowing down and making it seem like a golden river was forming below!
It was a scene very few could even imagine playing out, a scene of the Great Conqueror and one of the leaders of the three factions within the Primordial Empire being together.
Just like how the verdant haired existence was termed Springforge, this beautiful existence was known to all as Havenbreaker!
She wore a light silk gown as she had a smile of happiness while snuggling to the chest of Aegon, her eyes rising up soon after as she spoke out while raising her head.
"Hmm? It seems like an interesting Writ of Challenge is going on." Her voice was that of someone that had recently achieved happiness as she spoke languidly, Aegon's gaze calm and filled with unknown thoughts as he only raised his brows towards her.
Havenbreaker glanced above them as she waved her hands and caused the clear illusory screen that showed the scenes playing out in the Cosmic Battlefield to display before their eyes.
In the scene, a certain cheater's body had released a light of crimson galaxies that went on to wipe out half of the enemy forces, this light causing Havenbreaker's eyes to flutter as the laziness in them faded and she spoke out with a tinged of seriousness.
"To be capable of seamlessly wiping out Daolords and Antiquities alike in a blink...that's nearly a completed Edict. Who is this…"
Havenbreaker's eyes were watching the accumulation of silver crimson lights within the blooming crimson galaxies that were fireballs, seeing the rough mixture of laws and daos as she was shocked that someone that just appeared in the Primordial Empire was so close to forming an Edict!
Beside her, Aegon lifted his luminous calm eyes onto the illusory screen as they locked onto Noah and the Stellar fireballs he had cast, raising his brows lightly as if he found something funny for a few seconds...and then lost interest soon after.
He showed this as he spoke in a nonchalant manner while taking his eyes away from the illusory screen as if it didn't interest him much!
"It's not a nearly completed Edict. He's hiding it well that nobody would be able to see it, but he's utilizing a completed Edict. Seems quite decent too."
"What?!"
RUMBLE!
His words reverberated out nonchalantly as they caused Havenbreaker's titanous figure to sit up, looking towards the illusory screen in shock and back towards Aegon's impassive expression as she knew the man before her wasn't one that joked!
A completed Edict! The new entrant into the Primordial Empire actually had such a thing under his belt as it caused the eyes of the Golden-haired Family Head to turn extreme somber, finding herself muttering under her breath.
"This cannot be…"
Her eyes were hazy as she seemed to be thinking of a lot of things, turning to the calm Aegon beside her as she spoke.
"Aegon, such a being can't be allowed to run rampant in the Empire. He'll destabilize the authority and peace that's been built for millions of years…"
She spoke with a grand light of malice in her eyes as Aegon raised his eyes slightly towards her, looking at the illusory screen that showed the scenes on the Cosmic Battlefield as he replied lightly.
"He's issuing Writs of Challenges and following all the rules of the Empire. The strong will prosper...while the weak will falter. This was the goal of the Primordial Empire from its creation- to forge powerful combatants that will stand against Primordial Beasts. Not to worry about the authority of factions."
WAA!
His impassive words thundered in Havenbreaker's ears, causing her golden eyes to tremble as they came to focus entirely on Aegon's unreadable face!
"Anyways, somebody that hides what they have is not someone to worry about. It is just a creature with an Edict, nothing much."
...!
The surrounding space thrummed dangerously at such words as a pervasive silence thundered down!
"..."
This silence reigned after such shocking words as the eyes of the golden-haired Havenbreaker turned a deadly shade of gold, pushing from Aegon's arms as she spoke lightly without being able to hide the anger in her voice!
"I am a creature with an Edict. Am I also nothing much?"
…!
The atmosphere turned exceedingly cold and sour.
The impassive eyes of Aegon flickered ever so slightly as he turned to face Havenbreaker, his majestic voice reverberating out.
"You know I didn't mean it like that."
It was the voice of someone that knew they were right, the voice of a being that wondered how his words could be interpreted any way differently than how he said them!
But Havenbreaker wasn't having it as she pulled further away from Aegon's embrace, the silk gown she had on becoming replaced with a glimmering golden dress while her rough and wild hair automatically weaved itself into regality and majesty.
"It's not that you didn't mean it. It is just that what you truly believe deep in your heart comes out every now and then. The belief that it is Aegon above everything else. The belief that apart from the Great Conqueror, everything else is a mere decoration to his majesty."
RUMBLE!
The words caused the surroundings to shake as the eyes of Havenbreaker were filled with more and more anger, her figure not remaining as a flicker of light took her away soon after!
Chapter 1233 - You Think I Cannot See You?!
A happy session was turned sour with a few words, the gorgeous figure of Havenbreaker fading away instantly as she left behind a mere glimmer of golden light!
Only a single titanous being was left staring at the position that she was at as his impassive expression remained the same.
His vast eyes turned to see the illusory screen showing the events of the Cosmic Battlefield as he waved his hands and caused it to disappear, what was occurring within not raising his interest one bit!
He stared at the far away Galaxies and then went past them. Past the Universal and Cosmic boundaries as his gaze tore through the Primordial Empire and seemingly gazed at something even further away.
Something that he had yet to grasp.
Within his glorious eyes, an indiscernible light of anger flashed as his body silently disappeared, not releasing even a single wave of power as he appeared countless Gigaparsecs away from the Primordial Empire!
All around him, the Sea of Ruination raged madly as it avoided his figure as if he was taboo, his gaze looking at a hidden point of darkness within the crimson sea as this point released a barely discernible light of revulsion and despair.
It was the light of Pandemonium.
"You think I cannot see you?"
…!
Like a thunderclap, his voice reverberated out while his figure moved forward- sinking into the hidden point that actually led into a small cluster of Pandemonium! His entrance and encompassing voice startled the Primordial Beasts that were hidden within, the bodies of three Grand Primordial Beasts coming to attention first as a dozen Lesser Primordial Beasts came to attention only a second later.
Their sacred eyes shook as they saw the intruder appear, his voice continuing to come out on waves as his body began to light up with rainbow colored lights!
He had to vent out his anger, and these Primordial Beasts would be able to appease it- even if by a little.
"You think you can move in the dark and taint those around me? Mere Beasts like you?!"
WAA!
His voice carried a sense of power and awe very few beings could ever achieve, his eyes being the most unique at this moment as an ancient Runic symbol rotated within them- the eyes then releasing deadly rays of light that tore even Pandemonium apart, landing on the bodies of Primordial Beasts as roars of terrifying battles broke out!
Havenbreaker appeared in the depths of a busy Cosmos as soon as she left, a Cosmos that was filled to the brim with Daolords and Antiquities as it was one of the core locations of the House of Havenbreaker.
It was the Havenbreaker Cosmos that was the home of this Family Head, her eyes currently full of anger as she appeared within the Realm of a core Universe and became surrounded by Daolords that she began to issue out orders to.
"I want a report of every single move that Osmont has made since he arrived. Every smile and conversation- everything."
Her golden hair shone with authority as she sent out the command, the nearby Daolords nodding as one asked with reverence and fear.
"Should we…include the movements of Princess Halcyon and their interactions?" The Daolord felt like he aged a few million years just by asking, watching as the expression of Havenbreaker turned cold.
"I'll take care of my daughter. Do what needs to be done!"
WAA!
"Yes, Family Head!"
Orders were given and carried out to the fullest as the tides of destiny continued to churn, nobody being the wiser on exactly where they would lead.
In the Cosmic Battlefield, the scene of a certain being powering up crazily even though he had no need to could be seen!
A single attack from him that wiped out over 10 Daolords and over a thousand Antiquities, so those remaining on the Battlefield looked at this scene with somber gazes as they wondered why the fuck he was powering up after such an attack.
But their opinions were null and void as Noah's Universal Body continued to etch the [Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers] onto the Cosmic Dao Line of Annihilation, filling up its tattoo with wondrous golden lines and rings as he felt his power being elevated crazily every time an entire Dao Line Enhancer faded!
"Burn...burn...burn!"
The multicolored lines were like endless ink as they delved into his body en masse, with over 50 of them already etched and even more of them coming as at that point, Noah's aura had wildly reached an extra +50,000,000% Boosts in power just from the 50 Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers.
70!
90!
100!
ZING!
When the 100th out of the now duplicated 480 Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers were etched into the radiant Dao Lines of Annihilation, the tatto released a final burst of light as it...didn't accept anymore Enhancers.
The right side of his chest now had a fully golden inscribed Cosmic Dao Tattoo that released undulating rays of light. Noah's eyes blazed at such a reality as his Origin churned, his will directing the remaining Dao Line Enhancers to now begin inscribed the Runic Dao Line of Chronos!
Like a flicker of flames coming to light, golden rings now began to etch the gloriously purple Lines on the other side of his chest as the aura surrounding his body raged even harder, causing his hair to be flung around madly as his eyes circled through innumerable colors of light.
In a short moment, 100 more Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers were etched onto the Runic Dao Lines of Chronos as Noah then moved on to Extinction! It seemed that the Dao Lines could only accept a maximum of 100 of these unique Enhancers before they were etched entirely, but this was no problem for Noah as he had more than enough Cosmic Dao Lines to enhance!
After Chronos and Extinction, he would move on to Reincarnation.
He would continue forward until he actualized the ridiculous boost of 480 million percent, and he would then exceed it when he ripped apart the remaining Daolords and Antiquities before him!
Chapter 1234 - A Blur Of Multicolored Light! I
An unexplainable feeling of pure power and might was what Noah currently felt coursing through him.
He had etched the Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers onto Annihilation until the apparent 100 cap was reached as he then went on to Chronos, then Extinction, Reincarnation, and he etched the last 80 Enhancers of the Runic Dao Lines of Phantasm!
Even to this day, he had yet to obtain the Runic Dao Lines of Ruination or the Primordial Dao as he hadn't yet gained the capability to Empower them with the Light of Conquest.
But with the inclusion of 10 more Cosmos under him after he wins this Writ of Challenge? This should be more than enough to allow him to obtain enough of the Light of Conquest as he could Empower these two Daos and finally be the first being to actually deconstruct and reconstruct Ruination and the Primordial Daos into Dao Lines!
This was a future he expectantly waited for, and now even more so as he had obtained the Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers that would be able to enhance whatever boosts Ruination and the Primordial Daos came with by 10%...for possibly over 100 times.
'How sweet all of it is…' His eyes were closed in a drunken stupor as he felt his current aura with 480,000,000% Boosts in a myriad of Parameters, every single part of him down to every single cell dancing in excitement from the power they could utilize as it had reached a terrifying amount!
It was equivalent to nearly completing 5 Edicts all the way to 100%? and obtaining each of their +100 million percentages to All Parameters! And he had gained such a boost so early on as even after all this...it wasn't over.
Apart from the Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers and Resplendent Universal Filament Cores, he also triggered the Increased Loot Quantity and Increased Loot Rarity for Skill Points!
From the normal ones, he now obtained Resplendent ones as in the midst of reveling in his power, he glanced at their details in the corner of his eyes.
[Resplendent Skill Points] :: The user is able to open up multiple paths of evolution for their skills and abilities through using Skill Points. This is the unique quantified essence in the form of skill points that has been further elevated into Resplendent Skill Points, allowing the user to enhance skills and skill trees to the maximum cap of 20 instead of 5. The Cost of Skill Creation is reduced with Resplendent Skill Points as the abilities born or combined through the use of Skill Combination are even more unique. Abilities enhanced by Resplendent Skill Points will also have their own unique changes depending on their nature.
The new and advanced version of Skill Points!
Noah had to empower Skill trees through the Light of Conquest like when he did to the [Wielder of Chronos], this action actually increasing the cap of Skill Points from 5 to 20 for that particular skill tree as it allowed for truly powerful skills.
Now, he could bypass the cap of 5 for all skill trees as he could once more play with the Arch Lich Skill Tree, the Blood Lord skill tree, and many others that he had already elevated to the stage of Universal Filament for the sake of the Archetypes of his subordinates...but their effects would now become even more ridiculous after their caps were broken from 5 skill points to 20 Resplendent Skill Points!
It was such a beautiful reality that Noah wondered just what else the Increased Loot Rarity of the Cosmic Dao of Loot would do that would gift him surprises, forcing his mind to not continue wandering on this as he didn't even begin changing multiple skill trees with Resplendent Skill Points at this moment.
There would be a time for testing and playing later. Now, he wanted to clear the remaining Daolords and Antiquities before his eyes before anything unexpected happened...he wanted to obtain the rest of the loot that these veins wanted to gift him!
With such loot, he could forge a crazy amount of Universes that he could also grant to his subordinates to produce Antiquities en masse while he also continued to collect the ridiculous Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers and Skill Points.
'Hooo…' His breath came out in billowing waves as he felt the excitement of the instant enhancement of 480 million percentage points, the speed and power they granted his body having reached a different realm entirely as the moment he finished breathing out...he took a step forward.
He disappeared the moment he did as those watching his wild golden aura of powering up found themselves not being able to locate him anymore!
They couldn't locate him...as he was simply moving too fast for them.
CRACKLE!
A maddened light of essence and power coursed through Noah from all the boosts he had, everything around him seeming so immensely slow as he arrived before a Daolord...and they didn't even have the capability to react as they hadn't registered that he was even there!
He was so fast that he felt he exceeded any of the speedsters he read about in the comics of the past, where he was so many levels faster than even existences like Daolords that even after circling the existence before him multiple times, he still didn't react.
THUMP!
Such a reality caused Noah's heart to beat wildly as his excitement rose, his Origin trembling as Splendifirous Universes began to burn in order to initiate the Cosmic Dao of Loot.
The glorious golden light of loot shone from him, his body also instantly becoming encased in the Nomological Edict of Cessation as he moved his palm towards the body of the unsuspecting Daolord.
SAA!
Like sliding through butter, his palm sunk on the head of the Daolord as every muscle and bone he touched was erased, a wave of Cessation releasing in a downward fashion thereafter as the entire body of the Daolord utterly disappeared before he even knew what was going on!
[+2 Universal Filament Cores obtained…] DING! The effects of the Cosmic Dao of Loot are applied...[+20 Resplendent Universal Filament Cores obtained.]
The prompt from [Loot Collector] appeared before him as he released a light smile, sending a command for all incoming loot becoming itemized to be displayed when the battle ended and not after every kill as his figure continued forward.
He was like a mere flash of multicolored light as in this slowed time where nobody could even react because of how fast he was moving, he appeared before the powerful Daolords as he began to erase them with a mere wave of his hands!
Chapter 1235 - A Blur Of Multicolored Light! II
SHAA!
Like a blur of multicolored light, Noah crossed the Cosmic Battlefield as he erased 7 of the 8 remaining Daolords with a mere wave of his hands, none of them even being capable of defending due to how fast he was!
The last Daolord was Flamebright, the figure that was wielding a Quasi-Cosmic Treasure and had a disbelieving expression of wrath and incredulity at this moment.
Noah released the terrifying light of Cessation around him momentarily as he appeared before this being that had his lower body missing already, his hands moving in the slowed town to seamlessly unfurl the fingers holding the flickering crimson sword with this Daolord's hands and taking it himself as he cast Understanding and Eyes of Truth onto it!
It was utterly disrespectful to this Daolord as he was disarmed without even knowing it nor being able to react to it as Noah's speed was that much faster than his!
The details of the Quasi-Cosmic Treasure appeared before Noah's eyes.
Maddened Quasi-Cosmic Thundersword :: A failed Cosmic Treasure that didn't quite reach the level it should have, but it still retains a powerful will and abilities. The user gains access to a unique essence of Thunderflames applied to all abilities cast with this treasure, this essence ignoring half of all enemy defenses while dealing 100,000% more damage. The abilities of [Thunderflames of the Maddened Cosmos], [Righteous Indignation]...
The details of a somewhat unique treasure appeared before Noah's eyes, but it didn't excite him all that much as he put it away in his Expansive Space and reignited his body with Cessation, barely sparing a glance to Daolord Flamebright as he released a wave of Cessation and wiped this being away an instant later!
Just continued utter disrespect for the most powerful enemy opposing him as he wasn't given any special treatment and was wiped away just like a common mob.
And before Noah's eyes, there wasn't really any difference between him and the other Daolords as neither of them could even react to his movements right now!
But with this, all the Daolords were cleared as Noah's eyes turned to the?Antiquities that under his eyes felt like they were even stopped in time.
SHAA!
He flashed in front of them as their gazes were still locked towards where he used to be while he was powering up with apprehension, Noah counting 2369 Antiquities remaining alive as his body lit up brightly with Cessation- choosing to cast a skill that would instantly wipe out all of them away at the same time.
After the continuous use of [Fireball], he felt nostalgic as he took out another skill he had spammed many times in the past to clear out droves of enemies.
It was [Sever] from the Cthulhu skill tree that had a ridiculous amount of support skills like [Multiplicative Ray Support] or [Aether Chain Support], where from initially shooting out a ray of Aether- it gained the ability to chain from one enemy to another to even allowing a Portal of Terror to bloom everytime an enemy was hit with the Aether ray!
After the Cthulhu skill tree was elevated to Universal Filament Realm...this ability had become even more insane as it could chain between hundreds of enemies and allow even Galactic supernovae to bloom every time they came in contact with an enemy!
Simply said, it was a very good instant clear of enemies apart from something like the Endless Rays of Time that wouldn't just illuminate the enemies before him if Noah cast them, but they might go even further and erase the trillions of audiences watching at the edge of the Cosmic Battlefield.
"Sever."
Noah uttered lightly as from his fingers, multiple rays of light that seemed to have Aether at their base bloomed, but they were backed by the essence of Cessation as the void of space itself was torn apart, their speed ridiculously being even faster than Noah as they smashed into the group of Antiquities!
…!
Noah's luminous eyes watched as the purple crimson rays hit the first Antiquity, their body erupting into a mass of colorful light as they were instantly vaporized, and the ray of Aether and Cessation then chained onto a few hundred other Antiquities in the next instant!
A single ray did this as it eradicated every single Antiquity it hit, the extra effects of Galactic Supernovae not even blooming yet as because Noah released multiple rays of light...each one covered a few Hundred Antiquities as all them were chained instantly and became vaporized under the terrifying might of Cessation.
"..."
Then, the Supernovae of destructive essence bloomed from the locations where these existences were erased as an ear shattering explosion resounded out!
BOOOM!
The burning of Splendifirous Universes was stopped.
The slowed down time Noah had been experiencing all this time was seemingly returning back to normal, and those watching were finally able to 'follow' what had happened as under their eyes, something drastically different had occurred.
They had been watching Noah as he powered up crazily with his aura flaring out madly, and then an instant later he turned into a multicolored light that zipped towards Daolord Flamebright and those around him, the moment this multicolored light appeared being followed by a rocking explosion that left billowing waves of heat spreading out as before they could even blink...they found that they couldn't see the figures of any Daolords or Antiquities opposing Noah anymore!
"..."
None! Not even half a second had passed, and they saw the inexplicable scene of a mere multicolored flash moving as an instant later, everything disappeared!
Daolords and Antiquities erased at a speed they couldn't even follow, their hearts turning utterly cold as many knew they would not be able to fare any better if even while watching this being move, they couldn't even see his figure.
THRUM!
The incandescent light of the Primordial Light of Authority at the peak of the Cosmic Battlefield beginning to shine gloriously and going towards Noah's lone figure was the only thing that affirmed that the battle had ended, but it had ended so terrifyingly that apart from the buzzing energy sounds released from this glowing light, everything else was starkly quiet!
So pervasively quiet as Noah's sole figure was the only thing remaining at the center of the Cosmic Battlefield, his arms outstretched as he accepted the Primordial Light of Authority that grant him an additional 10 Cosmos to oversee as well as...the notifications of the Loot he obtained blooming in golden prompts before his eyes!
Chapter 1236 - Those Of The Same Rank Can Only Despair! I
[+885 Universal Filament Cores obtained…] DING! The effects of the Cosmic Dao of Loot are applied...[+8,885 Resplendent Universal Filament Cores obtained.]
[+19 Runic Dao Line Enhancers obtained…] DING! The effects of the Cosmic Dao of Loot are applied…[+190 Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers obtained. ]
[+58 Billion Skill Points obtained…] DING! The effects of the Cosmic Dao of Loot are applied…[+580 Billion Resplendent Skill Points obtained.]...
The glory of 1,000% Increased Loot Quantity and 100% Increased Loot Quality showed itself once more.
Per Noah's wishes, all the loot was displayed before his eyes after the battle finished, and he personally collected other notable loot from the bodies of the destroyed Daolords as the storage spaces they had released them when they faced destruction!
Some of these included a nearly used up Grand Primordial Heart from the late Daolord Flamebright, as well as a myriad of miscellaneous things from other Daolords that Noah stashed away similar to the Quasi-Cosmic Treasure.
But his face held a bright smile as he saw all the loot details, knowing the next few days would be great ones of absorbing everything he had obtained as after it...he would be leagues where he currently was right now!
"No way…"
Only after a few seconds of his figure being the only one remaining on the Cosmic Battlefield did the audience begin to react.
When they saw the shimmering Primordial Light of Authority sink into Noah's body, their hearts fully accepted it as even then, they had to question what they saw!
"All I could see was a blur of multicolored light...just a flash of light after he moved and then everything lay dead!"
A Daolord was nearly pulling his hair out, not wanting to believe what he saw as it would mean the magisterial being floating before them was so fast and so powerful that they couldn't see him.
That he was just so many leagues above them that even as fellow Daolords, they could not compare!
"Is he really a Daolord like the rest of us?"
Even Azazel in the seats of the House of Springforge couldn't help but ask this question as he thought back to when he first met Noah.
When they compared themselves against him, the Daolords found themselves being ashamed as they felt they couldn't give themselves the same title as him when he showed power such scales above them!
If he called himself a Daolord, others should be ashamed of holding the same title! The confidence of these aged and powerful beings took a hard hit as they had to turn introspective on just what power one could display at the Universal Filament Rank.
But after disbelief was acceptance as apart from them, the boisterous yells of a few beings could barely be discerned from the two trillion blue seats where Noah's subordinates were situated.
"RAA! RAA! RAA!" The rousing cry of an Emperor Penguin rang out proudly as raucous bellows from Kazuhiko and others reverberated out, showing their happiness and support while looking at Noah's figure as they had long learned to gradually build up immunity from his actions.
Noah took all of this in as he gloriously floated in the center of the Cosmic Battlefield, his front chest fully ensnaring the gazes of all beings as the Runic Dao Lines he had enhanced with the Resplendent Enhancers continued to shine luminously with an archaic light!
He closed his eyes at such a juncture as he focused his will on the Primordial Light of Authority- on the obtainment of 10 more Cosmos that would heavily expand his Light of Conquest and rate of Marks of Antiquity collection, especially after he utilized the Dao of Fealty on these Cosmos!
Amidst her awe, Halcyon could not help but replay the scene of Noah's body moving before their eyes like a mere flash of light. She realized to her stupor that even her- someone that had reached A Glimpse of Edicts...she couldn't follow him!
She couldn't see how fast he was moving as such a thought terrified her as a practitioner while it also caused her to bubble with hope when she thought of the future.
Her golden eyes turned towards the figure of Springforge who was looking at the illusory screen before them with an utterly expressionless look, but even Halcyon could see the shock within them as she spoke.
"We must now make a move, Aunty." Her voice was light as she didn't celebrate or scream I told you so, simply moving her agenda forward as the Family Head of the House of Springforge turned around to fully focus on her figure.
"You...do you truly know what you've done? What that being standing at the center of the Cosmic Battlefield is?"
The shining green eyes of Springforge were releasing an overpowering light as she was utterly serious at this moment!
"That being...even I don't know what the results would be if I faced him, and such an existence will begin to run rampant in the Primordial Empire from now on."
Springforge nearly didn't want to say these words as she couldn't believe it- as it didn't make sense that even she was barely able to follow Noah's figure, and that was a resounding barely!
One must know, she was the head of the House of Springforge! She wasn't a common mob! And yet…
She couldn't say with utmost confidence that when she stood against such a being, she would be able to claim victory.
"That power cannot be achieved with A Glimpse of Edicts alone. He either has a myriad of unique abilities we've never seen before or more simply, he already has a completed Edict that allows him to move at such terrifying speeds…"
The expression of the stark naked Family Head was somber as when one had no explanation for a phenomenon, they would make up many possibilities!
Since they couldn't explain Noah's terrifying speed, they took this speed as the main strength of Noah when instead...it was only a side effect of the terrifying percentage boosts he wielded.
There were no answers and too many questions, Halcyon letting the Family Head release her thoughts as she still replied simply.
"We have to make a move." The same words over and over again, but she wouldn't stop until they were actually done!
Springforge's verdant eyes flashed sharply as she kept being reminded of this, her hands flashing as they brought out a Primal Crystal that she spoke to with a cold expression.
"Akainu, prepare those under you and be ready to issue a challenge to the House of Stormdust right away."
…!
Chaos and destiny churned as many beings began to move, the pieces on the board each twisting and turning for their own benefits and gains as a singular golden piece had stepped on the board to shake it...and utterly break it if need be!
Chapter 1237 - Those Of The Same Rank Can Only Despair! II
Springforge spoke into the Primal Crystal as she received an affirmation soon after, her gaze languid as she spoke in a light tone while putting the crystal away.
"There is no going back after all this."
Her eyes seemed to gaze into the future as she thought about many things, Halcyon coming beside her as the two women floated together silently.
After a certain time, Halcyon faced the powerful Family Head as she spoke with eyes of appreciation.
"Thank you. For believing in me and for everything else." Her heartfelt emotions carried these words forward as she had spent too many nights in the past millions so years afraid and alone!
She didn't know who to trust as she couldn't even go to her own Mother, but this woman beside her was one of the very few that she knew she could trust! A sense of relief and peace could be felt from her as Halcyon realized it was only a semblance of the feeling that she had when she was around Noah.
BZZT!
But she was taken out of her thoughts as something on her body buzzed, her expression changing as she then spoke out coldly.
"I am being summoned." A buzzing medallion shone brightly gold as it signified authority- an authority that only someone above Halcon could utilize as this was the Head of Havenbreaker herself!
Springforge nodded with an absent minded look as her hands tapped on the illusory screen before them, rewinding the scenes of Noah's movements while Halcyon slowly became wrapped in a spatial light and disappeared from the unique verdant realm.
The Edge of the Cosmic Battlefield with the countless trillions of seats was currently filled with a buzz of activity, many beings reshaping what they thought they knew about Daolord Osmont as they felt like rough storms were coming in the future!
The faces of any Forefathers hidden among the Daolords were grim, still talking about the battle as it was around this time when one being gasped in shock...and many others followed as they received a notification of something stupendous.
A notification of another Writ of Challenge!
"Forefather Akainu has issued a challenge against Forefather Robert!"
WAA!
Right after the shocking Writ of Challenge from Daolord Osmont that just caused the House of Stormdust to lose 10 Cosmos under them, another challenge was issued to this house from a member of the House of Springforge as now…
"Forefathers that each control over 40 Cosmos…"
It was a challenge at a large scale not seen in millions of years as Forefathers were at the helm of this challenge!
Unbounded shock spread in the hearts of many as even though they didn't have inside information, when they saw all of these challenges against the singular House of Stormdust...they knew something was going on.
Daolords like Azazel were even more shocked by the unexpected move from their own house as their throats became dry with somberness, their thoughts all heading towards a certain direction!
That direction was that…
'A war is brewing…' the light of wisdom shone in Azazel's eyes as they shook, even now not entirely believing the sequence of events that were happening!
As waves of shock and speculations spread all around, Noah's figure opened his eyes at the center of the Cosmic Battlefield as he disappeared soon after.
He came to do what he sought and accomplished it, so he stayed no longer as he went to eat up his winnings!
The Primordial Light of Authority could take him to any of the Cosmos under his authority, but his teleporting figure didn't appear in any of the newly obtained Cosmos as he actually materialized at the entrance of one of the Rainbow Bridges of the Indigo Cosmos.
Not too long after, his subordinates appeared in the blue glimmering chaotic void as along all them were the figures of King Augustus, his daughter, and many others!
Noah looked at their appearance with a smile as his strong voice resounded out towards Augustus.
"It is time."
WAA!
It was time! He didn't need to explain any further as King Augustus knew what was happening, his old wizened eyes undulating with light as this King of a Cosmos...kneeled towards Noah's direction!
Even though it was the first Cosmos Noah came across, it wasn't fully placed under him as its rulers and people still hadn't sworn under the essence of Fealty, and the wise King Augustus saw this coming as he was the first to kneel.
Noah nodded impassively as the essence of Fealty gushed forth from him in waves, painting over the nearby existences as it also began to stretch towards the vast Cosmos before him!
It was time to fully reap the benefits of Conquest. Time to obtain droves of the Light of Conquest as there were still too many things to be done.
There were still too many ways for Noah to grow stronger!
The cerulean void trembled in awe as Augustus and even a shaken Lexis Marcus Tiberius found themselves kneeling and calling out their Fealty to the Tyrannical Emperor.
To the past Antiquity of Mana and the now Daolord Osmont!
His essence spread out wildly as his rate of collection for the Marks of Antiquity began to increase, and the Light of Conquest began to bubble forth gloriously.
As this occurred with the Indigo Cosmos, Noah tapped into the Primordial Light of Authority as he gave a glance to the 10 Cosmos he just obtained.
He had quite literally turned all of their strongest combatants into Loot, and there were no Daolords and barely any Antiquities from these Cosmos as such a thing didn't matter to Noah.
He would appoint his own people to oversee the vast number of Universes within these 10 Cosmos, and their power would very soon shoot upwards exponentially after he shared the ridiculous Resplendent Universal Filament Cores among other stupendous treasures with them.
There were a few among his subordinates that had already begun to grasp Ruination and the Primordial Daos like Valentina, and it was only a matter of time before he could produce Daolords that could deconstruct Daos as his forces continued to expand!
"Keep going!"
WAA!
As the light of Fealty spread across the Indigo Cosmos, Noah's figure faded as he went towards the 10 newly obtained Cosmos- as he went to spread his light onto them as well and collected all the benefits he worked hard to achieve!
Chapter 1238 - Overflowing Light Of Conquest, Winds Of Instability! I
Within a Cosmos that was a part of a cluster of Cosmos under the banner of the House of Stormdust known as the Blistering Cosmic Domain.
In this Cosmos within this Cosmic Domain, Forefather Robert was holding the Writ of Challenge issued by Forefather Akainu of the House of Springforge as his expression was that of unkempt wrath that he reigned in due to the surrounding company that he currently had!
Forefather Robert himself was a burly man with an outstanding figure, his goatee making him pronounced and easy to remember, but his aura couldn't compare to the being he was standing before and holding the Writ of Challenge for him to view.
He was standing before a man adorned in a regal crimson robe, his expression releasing waves of power as he had a sharp jawline and eyes that seemed as sharp as swords, his low fade making his crimson hair extremely unique as his dark skin shone in the light! With crimson eyes that seemed meant for a grand emperor, it was the Family Head of the House of Stormdust that stood before Forefather Robert as one could see stellar Runic Dao Lines even encroaching his devilishly handsome face!
He seemed like a man in his 50s and 20s at the same time, his hands that were filled with callouses and intertwining runic dao tattoos reaching out and grasping onto the Writ of Challenge that would start a battle for dominance nobody thought would come this quick.
Stardust glanced at Forefather Robert cooly as his rich and deep voice rumbled out.
"I can perceive many things, and this has been the first surprise in a while."
His voice sounded coarse and cacophonous, Forefather Robert unconsciously bowing his head at the mere power this voice released as he spoke out carefully.
"Head, I will assemble all the Daolords and Antiquities within the Blistering Cosmic Domains to make sure that we do not shame our House in losing once more…especially not to Springforge!"
…!
His eyes were filled with flames of battle as he continued.
"Their side doesn't have the anomaly that is the newly appearing Daolord Osmont…there will be no unaccounted surprises when we battle as it will come down to which side has the stronger Daolords."
Waves of bloodlust emanated from Forefather Robert while he spoke, Stormdust merely nodding as his crimson eyes gazed out to a far away location.
"Springforge wouldn't have made a move unless she was prepared. There should be something with Akainu that would make her confident enough to direct him to challenge you…"
His expression seemed to be pondering as unconsciously, a unique wave of colorful golden essence began to undulate around his body, this golden essence not being that of any dao or law! It covered the tan glimmering skin on his head as it focused around his crimson eyes, his eyes releasing a luminous light as he nodded a few seconds after as if he had seen something!
"We will win some and lose some it seems…but the core of it will remain how big a win we can come out with."
WAA!
With radiant eyes, he gazed upon Forefather Robert as the figure of this being immediately trembled from the unique essence the gaze carried, the words of Stormdust continuing.
"Disappointingly, you will lose the coming battle as my House will forgo 40 Cosmos that we have held for millions of years. In exchange though…we will make sure Springforge loses more than double that."
RUMBLE!
The air trembled as the unique golden essence around Stormdust's eyes faded, a unique smile etching itself on his face as a spatial light began to cover him.
"Even if you lose, lose beautifully. Try your best to hurt their forces as much as possible."
With such words left behind, his figure blurred with light as it disappeared, leaving behind a shaken Forefather whose wrath only compounded as he knew the words of the Family Head would never be false…and he was so greatly saddened and disappointed that their House would apparently make another loss in the future to come!
His eyes blazed with flames of war as he replayed the words of the Family Head over and over again in his mind, the Writ of Challenge within his hands being torn apart as he accepted it right away.
The time was set as within a day, yet another glorious battle would bloom- and this time, it involved dozens of Daolords and thousands of Antiquities as its scale would be larger than anything seen in recent years!
—
Fervor and disbelief spread across the different factions of the Primordial Empire as a shocking Writ of Challenge was confirmed, but Noah cared not for any of this as he wildly spread his essence out to cover 10 Cosmos while using the [Primordial Light of Authority] unique to the Primordial Empire.
The one in charge of overseeing the Cosmos under the Primordial Light of Authority could allow his aura and essence to intrude over them, but it wasn't normally done at the scale Noah was doing it as he allowed the Essence of Fealty to flow over the trillions of light years that these Cosmos covered!
Towards the Quintillions of existences within, his overpowering pressure that would even cause Forefathers to kneel descended onto the minds of these beings as he told them to pledge Fealty. It was not just a suggestion anymore as it was bordering towards a command, all of those facing this light of fealty that gave them a sense of Noah's power directly choosing to pledge Fealty as from such action…their origins experienced a shocking eruption in power and strength.
This was something to keep in mind when it came to Noah and the percentage of power that all those who pledged Fealty to him could utilize. He had to place behind strict restrictions on their uses as since the Dao of Fealty was elevated to a Grand Dao and allowed his Vassals to have access to 10% of his power.
Just a mere one tenth of his power was ridiculous as currently, Noah's strongest subordinates were having a field day in the Indigo Cosmos testing out their current realms of power as just from the percentage from Noah alone, they surpassed any power an Antiquity could display as it bordered at the level of a Daolord currently!
Chapter 1239 - Overflowing Light Of Conquest, Winds Of Instability! II
Chapter 1247 - A Fantastical Finding! I
A Primordial Beast. As clear as anything, such a Beast stood before Noah in a dominating fashion as after seeing him appear and break the Ruination Sea around him when he did so. This beast roared out madly with no reservations and thundered forward!
To Noah's eyes though...the Lesser Primordial Beast was so incredibly slow.
OOM!
His body began to emanate colorful light as he turned into a multicolored blur, instantly appearing above the Lesser Primordial Beast as he came to sit upon its vibrant pair of wings that seemed to be made of the Primordial Essence itself.
Noah used his Primordial Eye as he gazed on this beast, looking at its astounding physiology as it saw a unique rotation of primordial essence and life force throughout its body and Origin, much of it coursing through its vibrant heart and even coalescing on the wings he now nonchalantly stood on!
He had actually grown to such a stupendous level of strength that against a Lesser Primordial Beast, it was actually too slow for him as he could climb atop its body and study it without any worries!
"Hmm?"
His vast spatial acuity then saw the eyes of this beast tremble, having seemingly found out or felt that its target had moved at such speeds that it now stood above him as Noah saw a change in the regulation of the dense essence within its body.
He curiously watched something that he wouldn't even be able to watch before without the Primordial Eye, seeing this beast command more than a half of its essence to rush into its legs and wings as he saw its movement speed rapidly increasing, its body actually swooping down as it increased the aspect of its movement to try and keep up with Noah's!
But…
"It is not enough."
WAA!
Noah enjoyed the new things he could see with the Primordial Eye as he gave a light nod to this beast, gazing down upon it as essence began to flood into his right eye.
Into his Eye of Ruination as he called out lightly.
"True Annihilatory Flames of Ruination."
…!
The circular rings of his right eye turned in a show of glorious splendor as a crimson light flashed from it, and then the scene of the Lesser Primordial Beast becoming bathed in crimson black flames bloomed in the next second.
"ROAAAAR!"
A baleful roar of utter pain ruptured the nearby space as Noah watched curiously, his Origin also beginning to churn as 100 Splendiferous Universes began to burn, the Cosmic Dao of Loot becoming activated as Noah obtained a 1000% Increased Loot Quantity and a 100% Increased Loot Rarity!
The effects of the True Annihilatory Flames of Ruination were terrifying as they gnawed on the defenses of the Lesser Primordial Beast as if they were paper, eating up over half of its body in but an instant as within half a second, its Origin was ripped apart in a fiery blaze as its body released a burst of light that shot towards Noah- a prompt popping up right before his eyes.
[+1 Lesser Primordial Heart obtained…] DING! The effects of the Cosmic Dao of Loot are applied…[+10 Resplendent Lesser Primordial Hearts obtained.]
"Ah…"
Noah's eyes released a light of brilliance at this juncture as a myriad of emotions coursed through him, his right eye first focusing on the scene before him as he wiped out a Lesser Primordial Beasts in less than half a second, but the raging True Annihilatory Flames of Ruination continued to burn and even spread across the Ruination Sea madly as he gave the command for them to disappear!
The burning of his Splendiferous Universes also came to a stop within his Origin as the light of the Cosmic Dao of Loot faded.
Thereafter, his brilliant eyes glanced at the single Primordial Heart turned into 10 with the addition of the tag [Resplendent], and he was both happy and sad at this as his dream of seeing a Lesser Primordial Heart turned into 10 Grand Primordial Hearts did not occur.
He expected it to be like this after he received the Resplendent Universal Filament Cores from the Daolords and Antiquities and not Cosmic Core, and it made him think of just what he had to do in order to skip the ranks of treasures for his Cosmic Dao of Loot!
Would a 200% or 300% Increased Loot Rarity be enough for him to obtain a Grand Primordial Heart from a Lesser Primordial Beast or an even higher number? He didn't know the answer, but he would work on it in the future to bring his dream into a reality.
He came out of his lamentations as he looked at just what changes the addition of [Resplendent] would have to the Lesser Primordial Heart as its details unfolded before his eyes.
[Resplendent Lesser Primordial Heart] :: A unique culmination of the essence of a Lesser Primordial Beast. It has undergone changes as its absorption allows one to choose the rapid proliferation of normal Galaxies or the change of Normal Galaxies into Dao Galaxies, with enough essence existing to birth 800 Splendiferous Universes. Other uses of the Primordial Heart have become available after the change in their nature as a heart can now be utilized to allow for a Dao Induction, where one fourth of the essence of a Resplendent Lesser Primordial Heart is enough to allow one to gain initial comprehension in any Lesser, Grand, or Cosmic Dao they come across the essence of. Half of the essence of a single Heart can also grant one complete comprehension, with the other half allowing them complete Assimilation in any Dao. Current Resplendent Lesser Primordial Hearts- 10.
A pristine loot elevated to another level as a single one absorbed would grant 800 Splendiferous Universes. Noah had obtained 10 of them from a single kill as it equated to 8,000 Splendiferous Universes...nearly the same as all the Universes he had forged so far!
And all of it was from a single mere Lesser Primordial Beast.
Ah!
The concept of the Dao of Fealty and its boosts was something that had to be looked at closely for the future to come, where Noah's Vassals were currently only receiving boosts up until his Grand Daos since this was the level of the Dao itself.
If it was ever elevated in the future to the Cosmic level and all those under him became able to access Ruination and the Primordial Daos among other things...this would truly be the springboard to the birth of terrifying combatants!
But just from how exponential Noah's own power was currently rising, the number of experts he could produce as he rose ever higher would be mind-numbing as it would be a present only he would unfold in the future.
THRUM!
Essence waved madly as he received the Fealty of Quintillions of beings across 10 different Cosmos, his Light of Conquest bubbling and rising crazily in his Origin as from a small pond, it began to form into pristine white rivers and gradually rage towards becoming a sea!
His Universal Fortune and Golden Destiny were also churning as he was irrevocably changing the lives and destinies of just too many beings with his power alone, the butterfly effect their actions would have in the future being unknown as the mere effects of it now on Noah...was a grand descent of billions of Marks of Antiquity.
The golden runic markings fell down unto him in droves as they would provide the fuel for him to grow even more normal Universes into Splendiferous ones, but his main focus currently was the overflowing Light of Conquest that had already formed into raging white seas.
'With this much Light of Conquest…'
It was enough for him to finally Empower the Primordial Dao and the Dao of Ruination!
As his Primordial Ruination Clone used the Primordial Light of Authority to exert his influence over ten Cosmos, Noah's Universal Body stood in the Ruination Realm as his expression was filled with an intense light, his voice echoing out words he had wanted to say for a long time now.
"Let the Light of Conquest flow into the Primordial Dao and the Dao of Ruination…"
OOOM!
Deep within his Origin, the Light of Conquest obtained from many Cosmos churned.
The first Dao to be elevated to the Cosmic Level was finally able to Empower the two strongest and rarest Cosmic Daos, the vast seas of Conquest splitting apart as one half went to Ruination and the other went to the Primordial Dao!
Noah closed his eyes as he relished on the feeling, his Universal Body showered with rays of ancient lights as one could see the starry array of thousands of Universes spread throughout his body, the essence of Conquest, Ruination, and Primordial rushing through these Universes seamlessly.
'What an addictive sensation…' his very cells were screaming in joy as he smiled lightly, enjoying the seconds of the assimilated Daos of Primordial and Ruination becoming Empowered as it was over soon enough, his body brimming with even more power than before after this session of Empowerment!
The changes were very quickly ascertained and felt as the glorious details of the Empowered Daos of Primordial and Ruination were displayed before him.
{Authority of the Assimilator of the Cosmic Dao of Ruination}EMPOWERED: An authority that only appears around those who have fully comprehended and assimilated the Cosmic Dao of Ruination. It has been empowered by the Cosmic Essence of Conquest as its Rank is further elevated. It grants +200,000% Increased Ruination Damage,+200,000% Health and Mana Regeneration, +200,000% Cast and Attack speed, makes the user capable of displaying six times the power in the Ruination Sea, grants the user the capability to warp across set points across the Ruination Sea and turn into pure Ruination Essence, and opens up the pathway to the deconstruction of all Daos.
{Authority of the Assimilator of the Cosmic Primordial Dao}EMPOWERED: An authority that only appears around those who have fully comprehended and assimilated the Cosmic Primordial Dao. It has been empowered by the Cosmic Essence of Conquest as its Rank is further elevated. It grants +200,000% Increased Primordial Damage, +200,000% Health and Mana Regeneration, +200,000% Cast and Attack speed, makes the user capable of displaying six times their power in the Primordial Sea and the capability to turn into pure Primordial Essence, and opens up the pathway to the reconstruction of all Daos.
"Beautiful…"
Noah's eyes were lit up brightly as he watched the doubling of the boosts of Ruination and the Primordial Daos, and even though they seemed to pale in comparison to the crazy number of 480 million in percentage boosts that he had just placed on himself- the base numbers of 200,000% on these two Daos were actually much more important!
This was because when he turned these two Daos into Runic Dao Lines- something that nobody would be able to do unless they had something like Noah's Samsara Universal Dao Origin Trait, the boisterous that could bloom from it were simply ones to look forward to.
Normal Cosmic Daos transformed into Dao Lines granted a 100 fold increase in their base percentages, which was 100,000 for all normal Cosmic Daos as this granted the 10 million percent boosts that Annihilation, Extinction, and many other Daos enjoyed that Noah enhanced with the Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers.
But the base 200,000 of Ruination and the Primordial Daos meant that the 100 fold increase was going to be a 20 Million percent boost, and the 10% increase from Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers would be two million as from both Ruination and the Primordial Daos….Noah was looking at a total of 400 million percent boosts from them alone when he spent 200 Enhancers on them!
What a future! What a glorious reality where Noah would be able to breach the 1000 million in percentage boosts in a relatively short period of time!
"Deconstruct...Ruination and the Primordial Daos."
His voice rang out magisterially as he wanted to watch such a beautiful scene first hand.
THRUM!
His entire body vibrated with an incandescence of light as his Samsara Universal Dao Origin Trait did its wonder, the inscribed Cosmic Daos still staying with him as he unbelievably used the very essence of Ruination to deconstruct both Ruination and the Primordial Daos...and he thereafter utilized the essence of the Primordial Dao to reconstruct these two very same Daos!
Something that should have been impossible!
SHIIING!
A brilliant light shone as these two unique Daos were deconstructed and reconstructed into Dao Lines- Dao Lines so unique as one shone a pure crimson color while the other had a pristine whiteness that blinded everything.
"Brand them unto me!"
Noah called upon them loudly as his heart beat ever faster, these two nigh endless Runic Dao Lines rushing towards him as shockingly, they didn't go to brand Runic Dao Tattoos on his skin.
They shot with purpose not towards his skin, but towards his very eyes as they shot into the very center!
"Ah!"
Even Noah was surprised by this as he felt an intense pain rock him, this pain followed by unbelievable brilliance from his eyes as he could even feel his Origin influenced, his irises being irrevocably changed as one could see a unique crimson light inscribing something on his right eye, and a pristine white light doing the same on his left eye.
His irises that used to shine with the light of billions of Galaxies were being changed as the Runic Dao Lines of Ruination and the Primordial Daos carved his eyes into something else, granting Noah a boon that he wasn't expecting.
A boon that above the many other things it would provide, it focused on his eyes.
His eyes!
The process of the Dao Lines being inscribed into them was so immensely painful that he had to close them, only opening them a few seconds later when he felt the swirling Lines settle down.
…!
When his eyes were closed, the Ruination Realm he was in was red all around as always. But when he opened his eyes...half of the Ruination Realm became painted white as the other half turned an even darker shade of crimson!
His eyes fully opened as the effect of this mere opening was something that even caused Noah's heart to shudder.
If someone were to look upon him, they would only be able to realize a single thing about his eyes.
His eyes...were so damn dazzling!
Chapter 1240 - The Primordial Eye And The Eye Of Ruination! I
The first thing Noah thought when he opened his eyes after they became branded with the Runic Dao Lines of Ruination and the Primordial Dao was something unique, but didn't make much sense.
"I can see…"
…!
I can see! This was the thought he had, but it was also a matter of fact as of course he could see! But to Noah, it was more than that as when he opened his eyes, he felt like the past 'sight' he had was akin to things being black and white.
As if he was blind before, barely seeing through a dark fog and now...his sight was clear!
Everything before him felt colorful and bright as he could see clusters of interweaving essence- essence that made a myriad of Daos...and the essence that made the very space itself!
He could see how the very essence of space and time come together to weave with Ruination to cause the area that he knew as the Ruination Realm before his eyes, as he also saw that within this mixture of essence...the Primordial Essence was also mixed within in small amounts.
His hands unconsciously reached up before him as his fingers ran through this stellar interweaving of multiple essences, his Origin shaking at what he was seeing as it seemed like a smooth mixture...a smooth fusion of Daos!
Like something that could possibly form an Edict.
Ah!
"What is this…"
He was utterly shocked as if one were to look at his eyes right now, they would notice his left iris was an ancient looking circle filled with the light of innumerable white Universes, these pristine universes tinged with slight gold stupendously creating a shape that had three triangles stacked and interlocking on top of each other.
Meanwhile, his right iris was filled with crimson circular lines that seemed to endlessly be weaving together towards a center point that one could forever get lost in!
Dazzling eyes that would cause one to be lost in them in stupor and awe just from a mere glance.
And yet the being who held them himself was just learning about them as after his shock of seeing the interweaving daos that made up the space around him, he looked at his own body as he could only stare in wonder!
He didn't see any of the thousands of Universes he had forged that would brilliantly show on his Universal Body, nor any of the Runic Dao Lines that covered most of his body currently.
All he could see…
"Blue…!"
A gorgeous cerulean blue! His entire body from head to toe looked like an entire amalgamation of blue light that shone with utter and pristine brightness all around!
'This is...the light of mana…' The light of the boundless mana! This was the defining thing about him, and his body showed it as this was a majority of what Noah saw when he looked at himself.
When he glanced at his chest, apart from the glimmer of blue, he also saw two endless rivers of white and gold that should represent his Trait of Protagonist and Samsara Universal Dao Origin, and even further apart from this, he could see small lights that represented Edicts, Daos, Laws...everything about him.
"Holy shit." It was such a mind fuck as Noah felt like he didn't even know himself as much as he should have, his consciousness drawing up the information on exactly what he had gained as it seemed too ridiculous!
The instant he thought about it, all the details about his now white and crimson eyes and what they could do flooded his mind, and they were soon quantified and shown right before his eyes.
Runic Primordial Dao Line :: A unique manifestation of a deconstructed and reconstructed Primordial Dao that should normally not be possible for Common Existences. The Dao Line has settled into the left eye of the holder as they have gained something ancient that normally only the Primordials hold- the Primordial Eye. This eye grants its holder the capability to see all constructs in their natural forms and be capable of distinguishing their composition and origin, including the essence of laws, daos, and to a very limited extent- edicts, and much more. The holder of the Primordial Eye is capable of analyzing and replicating any abilities, skills, laws, or daos they gaze upon- with the exception of Edicts among other concepts. The Primordial Eye can gaze upon many things, and it is also capable of altering the truth of the body, soul, and Origin of the holder to display only what they wish to display to others. If a being is capable of gaining both the Primordial Eye and the Eye of Ruination, they can even go as far as being capable to see the barriers between different Realities and go as far as to cross them.? The Runic Primordial Dao Line also grants +20,000,000% Increased Primordial Damage, +20,000,000% Health and Mana Regeneration, +20,000,000% Cast and Attack speed, makes the user capable of displaying six times their power in the Primordial Sea and the capability to turn into pure Primordial Essence.
"...fuck!"
Noah's heart trembled as he had to come to a stop just at the mention of the Primordial Eye!
There were too many things to unpack, but amidst the flurry of new information, Noah found himself looking at the words [Common Existence]!
He…was considered a Common Existence as the Primordials were elevated onto another level! And yet he had gained something that only beings of this level could achieve as its boosts…goodness, he had no words for it.
Ridiculous didn't cut it.
Preposterous didn't even begin to cover it!
But here it was with all of its glory, Noah glancing at its details with shock and stupor. His eyes focused on the details that said he was now capable of analyzing and replicating any abilities, skills, laws, or daos.
Any! If his Primordial Eye glanced upon it, he could analyze and replicate it!
This…was just one of its features.
Chapter 1241 - The Primordial Eye And The Eye Of Ruination! II
One of the first features of the Primordial Eye wasn't something as simple as skill copy or replication, but Noah would analyze and bring forth any concept he came across as even if chanced upon someone using the essence of a Cosmic Dao he hadn't comprehended before- he would be able to gleam its mysteries and comprehend it after a mere glance from the Primordial Eye!
It effectively made the [Cosmic Dao Integration and Emergence] ability null as Noah could obtain all he wished as long as he saw it- with the very clear exception of Edicts and other Concepts that Noah didn't know of.
It wasn't just Skill Replication...but also Law Replication, and Dao Replication!
No matter if a Dao was Lesser, Grand, or Cosmic!
"..."
What a Primordial Eye!
Apart from him being able to do this and be able to see the source and Origins of the things he came across, he could also alter his own body, soul, and Origin as this ability would be akin to the Grand Dao of Subterfuge being made to a Cosmic one. With such an ability, nobody could see what he didn't want them to see with surety.
It was utterly ridiculous as to top it all off, the description spoke of being capable of even seeing the veils of different Realities and being capable of crossing them if one obtained the Eye of Ruination.
"Well..."
He had also obtained just that!
His right eye that shone with a crimson radiance and was filled with endless circular lines that seemed to be pulling even space into it was brought into the picture as Noah pulled up the information for this as well.
Runic Dao Line of Ruination :: A unique manifestation of a deconstructed and reconstructed Dao of Ruination that should normally not be possible. The Dao Line has settled into the right eye of the holder as they have been instilled with the Eye of Ruination. The holder of the Eye of Ruination gains the capability of dealing True Annihilatory Damage from the rays of light released from the eye, and they can deconstruct and absorb all incoming attacks unless they hold the essence of a concept with True Annihilatory Damage. All absorbed attacks by the Eye of Ruination can be released and reflected with an amplification of 10,000,000% True Annihilatory Damage. True Annihilatory Flames of Ruination can also be released and extinguished under the user's will, with these flames being capable of burning entire Cosmos if they are allowed to spread. The Eye of Ruination also allows the user to be capable of perceiving 5 seconds into the future as well as be capable of precognition manipulation and immunity from others with similar capabilities. If a being is capable of gaining both the Primordial Eye and the Eye of Ruination, they can even go as far as being capable to see the barriers between different Realities and go as far as to cross them. It grants +20,000,000% Increased Ruination Damage,+20,000,000% Health and Mana Regeneration, +20,000,000% Cast and Attack speed...
…!
Another wondrous description lay before Noah's eyes as while they illuminated the entire Ruination Realm, he continued to stare at their details breathlessly.
The Eye of Ruination was much more offensive based than the Primordial Eye, and it provided something that Noah had only gotten his hands on through an Edict- True Annihilatory Damage!
On top of this, he could also utilize True Annihilatory Flames of Ruination that could spread to devour an entire Cosmos if uncontrolled, flames that could only be distinguished if an existence held similar abilities to do so.
Even further, he could absorb and deconstruct all incoming attacks into his Eye of Ruination as it effectively gave him such a ridiculously robust defense that only existences that could deal True Annihilatory Damage would be able to even harm him.
What an eye!
Apart from all this,? there was also the stupendous capability of precognition that came with immunity and the capability for him to even manipulate the visions of the few seconds into the future.
All of it was just…
"Ridiculous…"
All of it was purely ridiculous as Noah still found a huge smile on his face, gazing upon the outside space with his eyes once more as when he saw how ridiculously bright he made the Ruination Realm, he exerted control onto his eyes as his left side that was colored white receded and his right side stopped being a beautiful crimson light.
The terrifying waves of power of his eyes became fully contained within as they only shone their pristine white and crimson lights for a few inches, Noah gazing at his surroundings while marveling as he truly saw the Ruination Realm for what it was.
Then, his heart shook as he thought of the space of the Universe and Cosmos themselves, and even the Ruination Sea as the figure of his Universal Body instantly disappeared from the Ruination Realm and returned into the Novus Universe where the main bodies of his subordinates were training in while enjoying the abundant Dao Fruits and Herbs.
His eyes captured the surroundings of the Cosmos in wonder as he saw the scene of the essences of space and time filling most of the space, and they were then held intricately by the essence of Chronos as within the nearby space, the essence of too many daos and Laws were also present as it made everything muddy!
When his eyes gazed towards the Galaxies that he entirely turned into Dao Spaces for the purposes of farming, he could see circular fields of gold or purple or black that represented a single Dao of Destiny or Chronos or Tenebrous, but even these spaces had the influence of other Daos as it all came together to form the beautiful scene that everyone else could see.
Noah looked at all these scenes while floating perfectly still, his eyes being capable of gazing to positions too many light years away as if he was right there- capable of viewing things to their microscopic levels even if they were millions of light years away!
He had to explore.
He had to explore just to what extent his new eyes could see, just what many more things he could do now that he obtained these eyes!
With him being able to see the nature of daos and Laws so clearly, just how easy would it become to form another Nomological Edict?
How easy would it be to understand the secrets of the vast Cosmos and the endless Ruination Sea that contained them?!
WAA!
Unbeknownst to Noah, his Primordial Eye had begun to rotate its unique iris majestically as he absorbed bundles of information, vibrating with unseen fervor as it seemed more excited than he was to gaze upon everything!
Chapter 1242 - Cold And Unfeeling!
As Noah obtained a terrifying set of eyes and was about to explore their stupendous uses, other beings dancing atop the same board he was on were also moving as things didn't just remain static with him out of the picture!
In the Havenbreaker Cosmos that was even more prestigious than the Propitious Cosmos that held the Golden Citadel that had hosted a recent stellar banquet.
Princess Halcyon had been summoned by none other than the Family Head of Havenbreaker herself!
The steps of this unique being were light as she was in the core universe of this Havenbreaker Cosmos, walking in the halls of another majestic castle that was towering to be larger than most Galaxies as she went towards a throne room that only powerful Daolords and Forefathers normally entered.
She passed by many beings in the long hall of this castle as they bowed to her with respect, her languid eyes remaining calm as he continued forward until she opened the huge golden doors leading to a throne room!
OOOM
The huge doors opened with a sound as the scene inside was revealed, showing a singular golden throne atop pristine stairs that a curvaceous queenly woman was sitting on, with figures of powerful Forefathers and Daolords situated below the steps as they were discussing busily before Halcyon entered.
Seeing her figure appearing, the eyes of more than half of them lit up as they bowed towards her, the other half keeping their eyes on Havenbreaker who was situated upon the throne as the eyes of this being turned sharp, her voice echoing out soon after!
"Leave us."
WAA!
The moment her command was given, spatial light flashed for a mere two seconds as the entire throne room was empty, leaving behind two women- one still situated regally and with authority upon a throne as the other walked towards her with light steps...Halcyon coming to stop before the golden steps that led towards the throne as she bowed her head while calling out lightly.
"Mother."
…!
A light call. But no reply met her as she raised her head to find her mother's gaze tightly locked onto hers, the figures of these two women being utterly shocking as if one were to look at them- they would think they were twins!
Havenbreaker herself seemed to be in her late forties as she let out an aura of an experienced queen, while Halcyon seemed to be in her mid 20s as she seemed fairly young. What was most surprising was that when comparing their beauty...the daughter actually gave off a sense of more awe and splendor even though they were both dressed in gold.
The pair of mother and daughter stared at each other for a few seconds before Havenbreaker spoke in a commanding tone.
"Daolord Osmont. Why did you invite that creature to the Propitious Universe...why did you associate and mingle with him...and what exactly have you been doing this whole time, my dear daughter?"
…!
A commanding tone of a queen speaking to her subject! No warmth of a mother speaking to her daughter could be felt as Halcyon calmly took in the words while replying.
"He's a new Daolord I am trying to rope in for our House, Mother. I was the first to reach out to him and form a strong connectio-"
"Do not try to play me with your act and pretty words."
RUMBLE
Before she could finish, the responding voice of Havenbreaker interrupted her as this Queen rose up from her throne, beginning to walk with light steps down towards her daughter!
"A mother knows their daughter best...or so I've heard. I've known your movements and scheming for many years now, my dear daughter."
Havenbreaker's expression was utterly impassive as she stepped on the golden stairs, coming to a stop on the last one as she stood a head above Halcyon and stared down while she spoke.
"My sweet, sweet daughter." Havenbreaker raised her hands as she cradled the cheeks of Halcyon, but no warmth could be felt from it as Halcyon's body even shook!
"Do you know...when you were first born, my very own Destiny and Fortune reacted as they told me to kill you?"
...!
"Can you imagine that? My own baby girl that I cradled in my hands, and every cell within my body was telling me to strangle her. My own destiny was telling me that my very blood would scheme against me, that my very own blood would threaten my life and hegemony."
…!
With an expression utterly devoid of emotion, Havenbreaker removed her hands from the cheeks and spoke while she stared at the eyes of Halcyon that had begun to shake.
The eyes of this daughter listening to her mother say the words to a scene she had actually seen over a million years ago, this scene playing itself now as Halcyon thought she was prepared!
She thought that after seeing it happen over and over again in her dreams, watching it happen for real would not be so painful. That it wouldn't hurt her so much to hear these words from her very own Mother. The one person that should have loved her the most.
She...would never feel that warmth in her life as with her eyes shaking, she stared straight on towards the woman that had a face very similar to hers and continued listening to her cold words.
"I had confidence in myself as I said no. My very own daughter would not be able to do such a thing to me. And since then until now...I have continued to believe that. Whatever schemes or games you play at, you will always be in the shadow of Havenbreaker!"
With an utterly chilling tone, Havenbreaker walked up to Halcyon as she raised her hands that had begun brimming with a dangerous essence- an essence that could wipe out the whole Universe they were in if it wished!
She brought her hand clad in such an essence as she held Halcyon's ears and spoke into them.
"I could have snuffed you out when you were a mere child, and I can still snuff you out now. So I will ask again...tell me everything about the Daolord Osmont, and exactly what you have been playing around with him."
Cold and unfeeling.
These were the eyes of Havenbreaker as they held onto the ears of her daughter that were becoming dyed with a black color and decaying as if they would fall off at any second!
Against such words and a threat, Halcyon's shaking eyes actually calmed as her breathing steadied, her languid eyes staring at the woman who should have been her most loving mother as she replied slowly.
"He is just a Daolord I am trying to rope in to our-"
PAH!
A resounding sound of a slap echoed out the throne room as from the golden steps of the throne, Halcyon's figure was flung out like a ragdoll as it smashed into the golden doors behind her and left a huge dent!
None of the daos or law essence she had raised up could protect her.
Not even the rough assortment of laws and daos she was trying to fuse could stop the slap of a hand that was palpating with a striking golden light. After all, how could one stand against an Edict?!
Halcyon's figure fell down weakly as she released ragged breaths, multiple pristine white teeth falling to the ground as blood flowed freely. The terrifying essence from the slap surged through her body as it left behind broken bones and nearly ripped apart her Origin!
Yet...her golden eyes still filled with calm and defiance as she stared at the woman glancing at her coldly from a distance away!
Chapter 1243 - Search For The Source!
While shocking events were unfolding in the Primordial Empire, Noah was still marveling and pondering on the Primordial Eye and the Eye of Ruination in the Novus Universe.
Something that was at the back of Noah's mind as he obtained the Primordial Eye and the Eye of Ruination was the fact that they were things that were in the playing field of Primordials. He had to know just how common it was for Primordials to obtain the Primordial Eye, and whether every single Primordial was born with it or they had to acquire it in a unique manner similar to him.
He thought back to the only Primordial he had met so far as he wondered if that veiled woman also had something like this!
There was also the Eye of Ruination that should be just as rare if not more in Noah's eyes, where if a Primordial obtained both this eye and the Primordial Eye- they could traverse the veils between different Realities.
When thinking like this, one would come upon the terrible truth that the Primordial Noah had met either had both the Primordial Eye and the Eye of Ruination, or the Primordials had unique abilities like the Great Usurper- the Noah Eckert that he had met not too long ago who could use their own unique means to traverse across Realities!
'Whatever is that guy doing now, anyway? I met him when I entered Antiquity as I'm now leagues ahead in power. He wants to stand against Primordials and he was raised as a Champion similar to Aegon…but can he even keep up?'
As he stared at the galaxies turned into Dao Spaces in the Novus Universe, Noah smiled as he had such a thought about the being with the same first name as him, thinking that in no way could someone have a fast rate of progression similar to his as he would leave everyone else in the dust!
But since Noah had gained the Primordial Eye and the Eye of Ruination, there were many more things he could now do as he had to plan greatly for the future. As for where to start? It was to understand just what extent of power these two new eyes had!
In the Novus Universe, his entrance was soon noticed by his subordinates as the Emperor Penguin flew towards him happily, but when this arrogant bird chanced upon Noah's eyes gazing from faraway, his consciousness suddenly became jumbled as he fainted right away and floated listlessly in space!
"Hmm?"
Noah felt the changes as he gazed over right after, thinking everything was under control but the sense of awe and power that his eyes released were still too much.
"Noa-" The figure of Barbatos also floated towards him quizzically as the moment she stared into the white and crimson eyes, her eyes also rolled back as she fainted...and Noah saw that this would be the case for any of his subordinates in the next few seconds as his figure disappeared from the Novus Universe soon after!
His essence had wrapped around the Emperor Penguin and Barbatos as he made sure they were okay, their minds only receiving a momentary shock as they should be fine in a matter of minutes.
He needed time to control the output that his eyes released, and his main body would do just this as when he reappeared again, he was in the Ruination Sea as he stared at the vast and seemingly endless Infinite Cosmos before him since he was still only 2 meters large currently.
He saw the unique mixtures of laws and daos that formed the boundaries of the Universes that made up this Cosmos, his body gradually beginning to enlarge as he went towards becoming billions of light years large while also moving further and further away from the Cosmos!
It gradually stopped looking like an endless object as he grew to be the same height as the Cosmos, and he then exceeded it until he was double its size! Then, he stared at it again as he felt like he was breaking down all of its secrets, his Primordial Eye shining brightly as this eye that could break down and look at the source and Origin of everything before it was feeding Noah with too much information currently.
He saw the Infinite Cosmos as a mass of colors, the predominant one being white as it represented Primordial Essence that was constantly washing from the Cosmic Core and onto the Universes within the Cosmos.
He also saw a string of a blue lines extending from the Cosmic Core and attaching to his chest and towards the Origin of his other two bodies, his heart shaking as on top of this...he was able to see another glimmering line that should have represented the true source or origin for the Infinite Cosmos!
One had to always wonder, where was the Primordial Essence that kept a Cosmos and all of its Universes alive from the Ruination Sea coming from?
The Cosmic Core told Noah before that all Cosmos were connected to the Primordial Sea, but Noah had only ever found an Expanse of the Sea of Ruination when he explored outside as he found nothing else.
Now, he could see everything hidden as from the Infinite Cosmos that shone majority white, he saw a tout white river connected to it that shot forth into the crimson Ruination Sea to an unknown location!
A white river of pristine Primordial Essence he couldn't see before, yet now it shone with glorious splendor as his destiny and fortune churned when he looked at it.
"The source…" His voice was hoarse as he called out, his newly gained eyes releasing increasingly bright light as the Ruination Sea around him began to be bathed with a white light!
Before Noah knew it, his body was reducing from its ginormous size and already shooting forward in the direction this hidden river of Primordial Essence was leading to, wanting to see for himself the Primordial Sea that couldn't be found no matter how much one searched in the Ruination Sea.
BOOOM!
The Ruination Sea churned from the sheer speed Noah was traveling at, his body only becoming a blur of multicolored light as he chased after something he could only see after he obtained a set of ridiculous eyes!
Chapter 1244 - Confidence!
As Noah followed a hidden pristine white river from the Infinite Cosmos in search of something even he didn't know of yet, the brutal scene within a certain throne room in the Havenbreaker Cosmos continued!
A daughter stood up weakly after suffering a strike that was the deadliest one she had faced her entire life- where even the Grand Primordial Beast had not been able to wound her this much just over a day ago.
Such a strike stemmed from her very own Mother, this being remaining where she was as she looked down towards her coldly.
"At least try to be a bit smarter and try to be useful to me, then I might keep you around longer."
WAA!
"If I find that I have no use for you anymore, then I will have no problem doing what my very core told me to do the day you were born."
Words of utter cruelty resounded out as Halcyon felt her heart to be seemingly pierced too many times, biting her lips as she heard the words she was waiting for this whole time, the words she had seen along with everything else that was playing out at this moment.
"Clean yourself up and leave. Do not shame the House of Havenbreaker with such an unsightly demeanor."
After slapping her daughter with an attack filled with the essence of an Edict, Havenbreaker still didn't get any useful information that she wanted about a certain Osmont as she sent Halcyon away!
"Yes, Mother."
As cordial as ever, Halcyon tried to bow amidst her broken teeth and bones, her body being wrapped in a spatial light as she disappeared from the throne room while utilizing one-fourth of the essence she left behind to perform a long distance teleportation to a specific location in the Primordial Empire.
Her figure with a tattered and shredded dress with lacerations all around her fair skin appeared in a verdant realm that she had just left, a figure not yet turning towards her direction as she spoke out teasingly.
"For you to return so soon, did little Halcyon miss m…!"
Alarm rose on Springforge's face as she turned to see Halcyon, as she saw the battered girl whose Origin and body screamed of weakness!
"What is…!"
Wrath filled Springforge's mind as she instantly appeared around Halcyon and began to release shocking waves of life force and a unique glimmering essence of a verdant Edict, lifting up the face of Halcyon that after holding strong this whole time against being attacked by her very own Mother...tears began to drop down freely as she threw herself into the chest of Springforge.
The minds and actions of existences could be cruel, no matter if it was against strangers or their own family.
If they stood in the way of power...everything could be discarded!
But in the depths of the hearts of the truly strong, there was something unique known as Confidence.
Confidence that stemmed from knowledge of their own power, and confidence in themselves as these beings always looked at life as if things revolved around them!
Confidence. Aegon was a truly strong individual as he had a great deal of it, the recent example of this feature showing being the fact that he saw through a being moving in his Empire wielding an Edict in secret...but he had such utter confidence in his power and strength that he knew that being he saw would never be able to even measure up to one-hundredth of his abilities.
It was confidence that didn't just stem from his own Edicts, but from a power that he knew no others in this Reality could ever grasp. This was his knowledge and belief, and his confidence stemmed from this and much more.
Champion of Reality. Can one imagine what the psyche of such a being was? How the thought process of such a being worked day in and day out?
A chosen existence that was protecting the very Bastion of Reality with countless quintillions of existences below him. How could one not grow a sense of unbound confidence?!
Then...there was Noah himself! He knew very well that this feature of confidence and arrogance he had of himself was one of the negative aspects that he constantly tried to fix- always reminding himself to be humble and to always expect the unexpected!
To always move with care as even the smallest problem could become a big one if it wasn't taken care of carefully. This was why he moved in the past Primordial Cosmos with Clones and the Dao of Subterfuge, and why he was currently moving in the Primordial Empire with his Primordial Ruination Clone.
Even though he had utter confidence in himself- confidence that stemmed from Infinite Mana, a Trait that literally termed him as the Protagonist, and a Nomological Edict that branded his very soul onto this Reality that death for him would be hard to come by!
Yet even with all of these factors that would make a being extremely arrogant and conceited, Noah still tried his best to keep his ego and confidence in check as he still moved with care and more than always used clones.
It was a habit he was gradually learning and continuing to carry out as in case anything unexpected occurred, he would always be safe.
He didn't consider it cowardly, where his Universal Body that wielded the full Primordial Eye and the Eye of Ruination had for the first time left the Infinite Cosmos while chasing the river of Primordial Essence that stretched out towards an unknown location.
It was just one of his main bodies traversing outside, but he still moved with utter care as he learned to what extent the Primordial Eye and the Eye of Ruination were applied to his clones.
Noah was one of the very few beings that should be filled with utmost confidence that should rival Aegon if not supersede it, but he was slowly learning to curb it and not let it lead to unbound arrogance and a huge ego as such an action might just greatly help to save him in the future!
Chapter 1245 - The First Billion Is Always The Hardest I
Apart from Noah and Aegon, there were Halcyon, Springforge, Havenbreaker, and Stormdust.
Existences with their own unique features as each one had their own reasons for their utmost Confidence.
Halcyon had seen things that had yet to occur, her heart was serene as she moved with knowledge others only wished they had.
Havenbreaker had her own source of confidence as even when she knew how unruly her own daughter was, she still kept her at hand as she had the confidence to reign her whenever she wished!
All of these beings and the levels of Confidence and arrogance they had...it would be one of the features that contribute to their shocking rise and grandeur, or their ecstatic falls in the future to come.
In the throne room that Halcyon was just thrown around in like a ragdoll, Havenbreaker returned to her seat calmly as a second later, spatial waves of essence erupted around her to cause the appearance of a certain crimson haired suave man.
"Nearly killed your daughter there, Havenbreaker."
Stormdust released a deadly smile as he spoke, as if he hadn't just ordered an assassination a bit over a day ago that had Halcyon as one of the targets!
"She still has her uses, especially now with her connection to this Osmont." Havenbreaker replied languidly as she wasn't the least bit surprised at Stormdust's appearance, this shocking meeting that would cause turmoil if any beings saw occurring in this hidden space as the essence of an Edict had spread around the room in case there was anyone prying.
"Why are you here?" Her golden eyes filled with coldness turned to Stormdust as this being nonchalantly stepped towards her figure on the throne, his coarse hands reaching out towards her as she raised her brows while continuing to speak out calmly.
"If you want Aegon to rip you apart without any more reservations of your friendship, you can go ahead and try that."
WAA!
At the mere mention of Aegon, the smile on Stormdust faded as he stood up with sharp eyes, his voice ringing out.
"Springforge has made her move. You need to make yours afterwards."
His voice carried a unique tone that always pulled others' attention towards him, Havenbreaker nodding her head nonchalantly as she replied to him.
"As we agreed. We will take things a step at a time and see how all the cards will fall. This Osmont…"
"He is not just a piece that Halcyon and Springforge are using. You need to be careful of this creature." Stormdust replied languidly as he stepped away from the throne with a smile, his figure becoming wrapped in spatial essence as he continued.
"I've already been here too long for comfort. Let me know if you want to meet again."
His devilish smile was dazzling as with a glimmer of crimson, he faded away!
Havenbreaker looked at the area as she released a harrumph, her cold eyes staring out at the area she had just smacked her daughter onto as many thoughts danced in her mind.
As all of this occurred, Noah continued to follow the shimmering River of Primordial Essence as his Primordial Eye and the Eye of Ruination still released terrifying lights, Noah learning to better control them as he continued to take in everything around him.
At the same time, he had duplicated the Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers as the moment he felt a certain level of control on the new eyes, he wanted to enhance the Runic Dao Lines of Ruination and the Primordial Daos that made them!
From the 190, he now had 380 Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers after the duplication to work with as he could further elevate the parameters of his power.
SHAA!
His figure was going who knew how many light years every second as if there was anyone strong enough watching, they would simply be seeing a multicolored blur flash on the chaotic Ruination Sea. But Noah's eyes showed him that he was swimming towards a certain location as with this time he had, his essence moved onto the Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers as he began to direct them onto the Primordial Eye.
The colorful lines shot from his expansive space and into the Runic Dao Lines that made up the unique structure of the white gold left eye, one Enhancer after another being eaten up as Noah's aura could feel the three stacked triangles that formed his iris and even the circular rims of his eyes…resplendent golden circles began to etch themselves around them as they began to create for such colorful eyes that common Protagonists would feel shame.
Lines of gold weaved themselves into his left eye as they gradually caused its structure to have prominent minuscule golden rings, Noah watching as the number of Enhancers absorbed by the Primordial Eye reduced by ten, thirty, sixty…until he reached 100!
BZZT!
The light that the Primordial Eye released became even brighter as normally, the 100 Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers limit should have been reached…and yet!
"That's just beautiful…" Noah watched with a smile as the 101st Enhancer sank into the Primordial Eye seamlessly, the number continuing to shoot up higher.
The Cosmic Primordial Dao Line was a stage higher than Annihilation and all the others. Naturally, its limits would also be above them. Such was the reality displayed before Noah's consciousness as he saw another 50 Enhancers after the 100th sink into the Primordial Eye that these Dao Lines created, giving birth to the white gold eye that had many concentric golden rings wrapped all around it.
150 Resplendent Dao Line Enhancers was the limit for Ruination and the Primordial Dao Lines!
A single Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancer was a 10% increase to the base attributes of the Runic Dao Line. Wondrously, the Primodial Dao Line had 20,000,000% for its base attributes as every single enhancer going into it was an addition of 2 million percent…and 150 Enhancers had sunk into the Primordial Dao Line.
The results were stellar, to say the least.
Runic Primordial Dao Line :: A unique manifestation of a deconstructed and reconstructed Primordial Dao that should normally not be possible for Common Existences….The Runic Primordial Dao Line also grants +320,000,000% Increased Primordial Damage, +320,000,000% Health and Mana Regeneration, +320,000,000% Cast and Attack speed…
It was a beautiful result that would make one question just why such a thing was even allowed to happen!
Chapter 1246 - The First Billion Is Always The Hardest II
BOOM!
Noah felt an explosive sense of strength reverberate from his body continuously as the Runic Primordial Dao Line shone with utter majesty and power, his heart steeling itself at the sight of 320 million percent increase in Primordial Damage, Health and Mana Regeneration, and Cast and Attack Speed
Just what exactly would a 320 million percent in boosts mean anyways? How could we actualize and understand this number with our very own eyes?! For this, we will have to talk numbers briefly!
If we start with a small number like 1000% and someone's Cast Speed was a numerical number of 10, such an increase would grant one ten times their base speed as 10 times 1000% was 100.
Going further- 100,000% was 10,000 times the base of 10, and 1 million percent was 100,000 times the base value of 10, granting one a speed of 100,000 from just their base 10. 10 million percent was a numerical increase of 1,000,000 times, and 100 million percent was a numerical increase of 10 million times!
So a 320,000,000% increase was actually an increase of 32,000,000 times, the value of 10 becoming 32 million. If in the case that Noah had the numerical cast speed of 10 and could shoot 10 [Fireballs] per second, with the 320,000,000% boost to Cast and Attack Speed stemming from the Runic Primordial Dao Line, he could now cast 32 million [Fireballs] per second.
From releasing 10 attacks per second…to releasing 32 million of them every second! This was what such a number meant when one actually actualized it into reality. This was how we could understand it realistically! This was also why Noah had been able to move at such crazy speeds that would put speedsters to shame- it was because some Dao Lines increased his Movement Speed by millions of times that he couldn't help but see everyone else as if they were moving in slow motion!
This same numerical concept could be applied to the Damage he could deal and his Health Regeneration- he could effectively heal all of his health after the passing of a mere second even if he lost 99% of it.
Unless he met an enemy that could land deadly attacks filled with True Annihilatory Damage within less than a second multiple times until his health ran out, they would not be able to kill him as they would find it all regenerated in the next second.
This was what all of these crazy percentages in the millions meant!
One must keep in mind that the previous 480 million percentage boosts he had stacked varied depending on the Dao he boosted, with some Daos increasing him in the damage he could deal along with Cast and Attack Speed and Regeneration like the Primordial Dao, others enhancing him on the AOE Damage percentage or Movement Speed and many more parameters.
So it wasn't 480 million percent on everything- but on specific parameters of the daos enhanced by the Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers. Now, 320 million in boosts were being added from the Runic Primordial Dao Line alone as we could add these two numbers and say Noah currently had 800 million percentage boosts spread out over different parameters, and even this didn't seem enough for him as in the next second…
"The Runic Dao Line of Ruination!"
His attention turned towards his right eye that shone crimson and had circular lines moving mysteriously, the Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancers beginning to wrap their concentric gold rings on the circles of his Eye of Ruination, tinging this eye with gold as well!
50! 100! 150!
BZZZT!
With a glorious illumination of light, his right eye released might just as intense as his left, yet another 320 million in percentage points coming to light! Uniquely, Ruination also granted the parameters of Cast and Attack Speed with Health and Mana Regeneration, the only exception being instead of Increased Primordial Damage- it was increased Ruination Damage for the parameters that gained the 320 million percent.
Now we went from 800 million percent boosts to 1,120,000,000% in the total number of boosts allocated to different Parameters among Noah's different Dao Lines!
The billion percentage barrier was breached just with the addition of Enhancers to the Dao Lines of the Primordial Dao and Ruination.
The first billion in percentage points that Noah had reached, and it made him wonder just what waited in the future!
"..." Noah took a deep breath as he took in this number, his consciousness continuing to feel the endless waves of surging power in his body that would make anyone think they were the most powerful existence across the countless light years.
"But I am not."
WAA!
His Primordial Eye and Eye of Ruination flashed sharply, reminding himself that there were Champions of Realities with unknown Systems and Primordials that might have already had these same eyes he just obtained a long time ago, the only thing he had that they might not have being the Resplendent Runic Dao Line enhancers that required multiple conditions to be obtained.
He shot down the rising arrogance and conceit as he continued on the search for where the river of Primordial Essence would lead, his consciousness continuing to understand his newly gained eyes as he also familiarized himself with all of his boosted parameters and what Dao Line had the specific parameters he wanted to boost with the remaining 80 Resplendent Runic Dao Line Enhancer he still had left!
As he thought about all of this, the monotonous view around him changed as his eyes flashed, finding another Primordial Essence river a few light years away that led towards the same direction of the one that connected to his Infinite Cosmos!
It indicated the connection of another Cosmos as it also told Noah he was close to what he was looking for, his body continuing forward as in the next few seconds, he continued to see other rivers of Primordial Essence appearing as they converged towards the same location he was going to.
All of these pristine white rivers that one could only see with the Primordial Eye represented different Cosmos, such a reality causing Noah's heart to shake as it opened up many possibilities for him!
As he followed the river connecting to his Infinite Cosmos, he could now see to hit left, right, top, and bottom…multiple other rivers continued to converge towards the same location. The further he went, the more careful and apprehensive he became as his destiny churned, and after another second….
THRUM!
He came to a stop.
His body stopped being a blur as it stopped instantly, the sheer force breaking the Ruination Sea around him as it released waves of deadly chaotic storms that caught the attention of the thing that had caused Noah to stop to begin with!
There, just a few thousand light years away, Noah could see the glorious figure of a Lesser Primordial Beast in all of its splendor.
On his way towards what he believed to be the source of the Primordial Essence for the Cosmos within this Reality, he actually found a Primordial Beast for the first time by himself.
A Primordial Beast floating serenely in space as currently, its eyes had landed on him as they began to blaze with a light of bloodlust and destruction!
Such a development caused Noah's mind to blaze as he began to have some ideas on just what shocking truth he was about to come across if he continued going forward!
Chapter 1247 - A Fantastical Finding! I
A Primordial Beast. As clear as anything, such a Beast stood before Noah in a dominating fashion as after seeing him appear and break the Ruination Sea around him when he did so. This beast roared out madly with no reservations and thundered forward!
To Noah's eyes though...the Lesser Primordial Beast was so incredibly slow.
OOM!
His body began to emanate colorful light as he turned into a multicolored blur, instantly appearing above the Lesser Primordial Beast as he came to sit upon its vibrant pair of wings that seemed to be made of the Primordial Essence itself.
Noah used his Primordial Eye as he gazed on this beast, looking at its astounding physiology as it saw a unique rotation of primordial essence and life force throughout its body and Origin, much of it coursing through its vibrant heart and even coalescing on the wings he now nonchalantly stood on!
He had actually grown to such a stupendous level of strength that against a Lesser Primordial Beast, it was actually too slow for him as he could climb atop its body and study it without any worries!
"Hmm?"
His vast spatial acuity then saw the eyes of this beast tremble, having seemingly found out or felt that its target had moved at such speeds that it now stood above him as Noah saw a change in the regulation of the dense essence within its body.
He curiously watched something that he wouldn't even be able to watch before without the Primordial Eye, seeing this beast command more than a half of its essence to rush into its legs and wings as he saw its movement speed rapidly increasing, its body actually swooping down as it increased the aspect of its movement to try and keep up with Noah's!
But…
"It is not enough."
WAA!
Noah enjoyed the new things he could see with the Primordial Eye as he gave a light nod to this beast, gazing down upon it as essence began to flood into his right eye.
Into his Eye of Ruination as he called out lightly.
"True Annihilatory Flames of Ruination."
…!
The circular rings of his right eye turned in a show of glorious splendor as a crimson light flashed from it, and then the scene of the Lesser Primordial Beast becoming bathed in crimson black flames bloomed in the next second.
"ROAAAAR!"
A baleful roar of utter pain ruptured the nearby space as Noah watched curiously, his Origin also beginning to churn as 100 Splendiferous Universes began to burn, the Cosmic Dao of Loot becoming activated as Noah obtained a 1000% Increased Loot Quantity and a 100% Increased Loot Rarity!
The effects of the True Annihilatory Flames of Ruination were terrifying as they gnawed on the defenses of the Lesser Primordial Beast as if they were paper, eating up over half of its body in but an instant as within half a second, its Origin was ripped apart in a fiery blaze as its body released a burst of light that shot towards Noah- a prompt popping up right before his eyes.
[+1 Lesser Primordial Heart obtained…] DING! The effects of the Cosmic Dao of Loot are applied…[+10 Resplendent Lesser Primordial Hearts obtained.]
"Ah…"
Noah's eyes released a light of brilliance at this juncture as a myriad of emotions coursed through him, his right eye first focusing on the scene before him as he wiped out a Lesser Primordial Beasts in less than half a second, but the raging True Annihilatory Flames of Ruination continued to burn and even spread across the Ruination Sea madly as he gave the command for them to disappear!
The burning of his Splendiferous Universes also came to a stop within his Origin as the light of the Cosmic Dao of Loot faded.
Thereafter, his brilliant eyes glanced at the single Primordial Heart turned into 10 with the addition of the tag [Resplendent], and he was both happy and sad at this as his dream of seeing a Lesser Primordial Heart turned into 10 Grand Primordial Hearts did not occur.
He expected it to be like this after he received the Resplendent Universal Filament Cores from the Daolords and Antiquities and not Cosmic Core, and it made him think of just what he had to do in order to skip the ranks of treasures for his Cosmic Dao of Loot!
Would a 200% or 300% Increased Loot Rarity be enough for him to obtain a Grand Primordial Heart from a Lesser Primordial Beast or an even higher number? He didn't know the answer, but he would work on it in the future to bring his dream into a reality.
He came out of his lamentations as he looked at just what changes the addition of [Resplendent] would have to the Lesser Primordial Heart as its details unfolded before his eyes.
[Resplendent Lesser Primordial Heart] :: A unique culmination of the essence of a Lesser Primordial Beast. It has undergone changes as its absorption allows one to choose the rapid proliferation of normal Galaxies or the change of Normal Galaxies into Dao Galaxies, with enough essence existing to birth 800 Splendiferous Universes. Other uses of the Primordial Heart have become available after the change in their nature as a heart can now be utilized to allow for a Dao Induction, where one fourth of the essence of a Resplendent Lesser Primordial Heart is enough to allow one to gain initial comprehension in any Lesser, Grand, or Cosmic Dao they come across the essence of. Half of the essence of a single Heart can also grant one complete comprehension, with the other half allowing them complete Assimilation in any Dao. Current Resplendent Lesser Primordial Hearts- 10.
A pristine loot elevated to another level as a single one absorbed would grant 800 Splendiferous Universes. Noah had obtained 10 of them from a single kill as it equated to 8,000 Splendiferous Universes...nearly the same as all the Universes he had forged so far!
And all of it was from a single mere Lesser Primordial Beast.
Ah!
Chapter 1248 - A Fantastical Finding! II
Apart from the large number of Universes one could forge with a Resplendent Lesser Primordial Heart, there were also the features of Dao Induction where one could forcefully gain initial comprehension in any Dao- and Noah saw one of the biggest uses being granting his subordinates initial comprehension of Ruination and the Primordial Daos as they could choose to step on the path of Daolords or try to fuse Daos and Laws into Edicts thereafter.
This was a thought for the future as Noah left the Resplendent Lesser Primordial Hearts in his Expansive Space for now, his gaze continuing towards where a myriad of rivers of Primordial Essence were converging towards!
His eyes shone with care as before he moved any further, he had to prepare.
One of the many features of the Primordial Eye was being capable of not only being able to see the source and Origin of the things around them, but also to alter what others saw when they looked at the holder of the Primordial Eye.
This was something Noah utilized right now as he simply had too many secrets, beginning to alter what others saw when they looked at him or his clones at this moment.
He falsified the number of his Universes, Dao Lines, even up until the aura he released. Everything he could change to make others underestimate him or look at him as average or even slightly above average was altered.
"Oh?" Noah came to a stop as he was about to mask his Nomological Edict of Cessation as he felt a prickly feeling the moment he was about to do so. A feeling of danger that foretold of an unfavorable outcome if he did this!
It could only mean one thing- that someone powerful had already seen that he could utilize this Edict, and him being able to hide it fully now? would actually bring attention to himself and cause an outcome that would not be the best for him right now.
He knew the only place he had displayed it while masking it with the Dao of Subterfuge as he already had an idea.
"More than likely Aegon…" Noah's eyes turned sharp as he finished masking everything else but the Edict of Cessation. If it was already found out and the Great Conqueror did not make any moves, it more than likely meant that he considered him nothing even with an Edict and didn't bother to make a move, and Noah liked such conceited existences the most as it actually made things easier for him!
'Give me time to grow. You can then reevaluate your mistakes in the future!' His eyes shone with brilliance as after he did this, his figure continued to shoot forward carefully towards the direction where many rivers of Primordial Essence were converging towards.
If a Primordial Beast, Primordial, or even a Common Existence like himself were to look at Noah now, they would see a Daolord that had forged a few thousand Universes and had glimpsed an Edict, with those being more perceptive being allowed to notice that he actually had an already fused Edict!
They wouldn't see his physiology and how crazy it was, nor would they see that he had the Primordial Eye and the Eye of Ruination.
With his bases covered, Noah continued to tear through the Ruination Sea in a blur of light as he increasingly found more and more rivers of Cosmos- and ideas had already formed in his mind on what else he could do as he now knew the location of hidden Cosmos apart from those that Aegon had collected into the Primordial Empire!
He could be proactive and not just remain targeting the Cosmos in the Primordial Empire, and he could expand his influence over new and untouched Cosmos that even Aegon had yet to touch.
This idea and many more lingered in his mind as he played with it, his body continuing forward silently.
Another hour passed, and he fantastically came across a second Lesser Primordial Beast.
SHAA!
This time, he continued to move at his ridiculous speed as his Origin moved to silently cover his body in the Nomological Edict of Cessation, his right hand outstretched as he used it like a mere knife to slice through the body of the Lesser Primordial Beast as if it were butter!
Before it even knew what was going on, Noah had moved all over its body and cut it apart throughout, finishing it all by waving his hand to cut off the head of the Primordial Beast as a golden light of loot was released thereafter.
[+1 Lesser Primordial Heart obtained…] DING! The effects of the Cosmic Dao of Loot are applied…[+10 Resplendent Lesser Primordial Hearts obtained.]
He had already subconsciously activated and deactivated the Cosmic Dao of Loot, yet another 10 Resplendent Lesser Primordial Hearts landing in his hands as his Loot collection continued to expand!
But he didn't pay attention to this currently as he silently went forward, his destiny and fortune churning wildly at this moment as he approached further in towards the direction he was following.!
The area before him had stopped being utterly crimson as he saw the many rivers of Primordial Essence shooting into a vast and endless whiteness that lay up ahead- a whiteness that took over everything and looked like a behemoth swallowing all of the rivers of Primordial Essence!
This was more of what he saw with the Primordial Eye as the light years before him were still the crimson sea, but he could see the outline of what lay up ahead.
Ruination and Primordial Essence had begun to move and intertwine freely at this point as Noah's eyes flashed, the composition of his body beginning to change instantly.
His body turned into pure Primordial Essence as this was how he proceeded forward slowly, his Primordial Eye incorporeally shining as it would show others nothing but a Primordial Essence!
His mind continued to buzz as the further in he went thereafter, he finally began to see clusters of Primordial Beasts moving around as they actually weren't too far away from each other.
"..."
Clusters of Primordial Beasts!
He saw two Grand Primordial Beasts on one side leading 5 Lesser Ones, and just a few million light years away, he saw another similar cluster.
Clusters that if Noah made a move on a single one, all the other nearby ones would follow as at this moment, Noah held himself back and chose to simply observe before making Grand movements!
A few million light years was a negligible distance as Primordial Beasts could cross it in seconds, and Noah's destiny churned as it told him he would be swarmed the moment he made a move as he was currently in an extremely dangerous environment!
He steeled himself as he flowed forward undetected, his horizons being expanded as he began to sense the auras of more and more Primordial Beasts, the area around him fully shifting into becoming a gorgeous white sea that glimmered in the crimson darkness.
Deep within this vast white sea, he saw countless Primordial Beasts that swam freely in the Primordial Sea that was providing the essence for all Cosmos to thrive!
Chapter 1249 - Boundless Opportunities!
"I'll rip that bitch apart the next time I see her!"
The expression of Springforge was filled with anger as she looked at Halcyon's healed figure beside her, the two of them currently watching the battle that was initiated under her commands as 40 Cosmos were on the line.
One side had Forefather Akainu with dozens of Daolords and thousands of Antiquities, and another side had Forefather Robert with a similar line up!
These powerful beings were currently engaged in a stellar show of combat as the trillions of powerful experts watching it in the edges of the Cosmic Battlefield were watching with rapt attention, but Springforge herself watched the Illusory screen that showed the battle while her eyes still flashed with anger.
"Her own daughter? Is she serious? Her need to break into the Cosmic Realm is so strong that it makes her forget how to act like a human being?"
She spoke of the cold Havenbreaker as the figure of Halcyon beside her smiled sadly, pulling herself back to get into her usual calm demeanor as she spoke out.
"Beings will always go for what is important to them no matter what stands in their way. The problem is that the price that she will have to pay for what they want...it is just you much."
"Reality itself…" Springforge sighed as she spoke absent-mindedly, seemingly in the process of believing and disbelieving at this moment!
"Not if I can help it. This move will be among the first!" Her verdant hair shone as she looked at the screen that showed the dominance Forefather Akainu was putting in with the Daolords under him.
The battle was one that the inhabitants of the Primordial Empire were used to seeing, and it didn't end in a single minute or mere seconds like the battles of a certain someone as the Daolords fought brutally for their lives and honor!
All sorts of stellar skills flew across the center of the Cosmic Battlefield as Forefather Akainu acted like a commander, everyone else following his lead as within both of his hands were two glimmering Quasi-Cosmic Treasures that flowed with an intense minute of laws and Daos- a glimpse of Edicts that he was using along with these treasures to dominate Forefather Robert and gradually wind down his forces.
The battle reminded the many Daolords, Antiquities, and Paragons among many of those in the Cosmic Battlefield of how the Writs of Challenges went. But even they and the masses of quintillions that were watching the match in their own Cosmos like Springforge and Halcyon had similar thoughts as they watched on.
"It feels nothing like the previous two Challenges. It feels...a bit boring."
…!
In a certain Cosmos, a Hegemony was is a huge stadium within a certain universe that showed an illusory screen of the battle, and she spoke out what many beings were feeling as they found this battle not to have the flair that they just witnessed from the two Writs of Challenges prior!
No shocking actions or battle power, no nominate in the Battlefield that gave others shock.
It was just what they had come to expect from such battles as they actually found themselves thinking of Daolord Osmont and how his Writs of Challenges were much more vibrant!
OOOOH!
They didn't have to wait too long for this current battle though, where after an hour- Forefather Akainu's body released one final attack with waves of power that tore apart and heavily wounded Forefather Robert.
The forces from the House of Stormdust could stand no longer as within seconds, all those that didn't want death submitted in defeat- the result that Stormdust himself had predicted actually playing out as a Primordial Light of Authority that held 80 Cosmos flew towards Akainu seamlessly!
"That is one of many…" Springforge's eyes shone with victory after watching this scene, but Halcyon beside her shook her head as her seriousness returned and she spoke out slowly.
"It is just the beginning." Yes! It was just the beginning of a snowball effect of events as while the House of Springforge celebrated their victory, the Family Head beside Halcyon soon had her smile fading as she received a communication from a Forefather in her faction!
She gritted her teeth as her eyes flashed, her regality reigning in her eyes as she spoke coldly.
"We just received two more Writs of Challenges. The total number of Cosmos amounts to 100...and both challenges are from the House of Havenbreaker."
…!
They made their moves, and others made theirs! And it was in a stellar fashion at that as it wasn't the recently losing House of Stormdust that counterattacked, but it was the House of Havenbreaker that sent these challenges.
This alone was enough to say many things for those paying attention!
Halcyon listened to such a development as she knew the tumultuous Era of war had arrived for the Primordial Empire, and what would be left behind were shattered pieces with no winners to be found- just chaos and Death running rampant as a specific fee sought more and more power.
They would be reducing and fracturing their power as enemies closed in around them, the results of it being horrendous if not rectified in time!
'Unless he moves to change it. Unless I move.' She thought of the vibrant Daolord Osmont while her eyes pierced into the veils of the future, wanting to see just what was in store for them!
She thought of the Daolord Osmont that under nobody's knowledge- he was currently sneaking into the vibrant Primordial Sea and watching the cluster of countless Primordial Beasts.
Noah became more and more careful the further in he went, his body in the form of Primordial essence silently passingly between the wings of terrifying Grand Primordial Beasts that were swimmingly freely, going deeper into this Primordial Sea as he was currently just at the edges of it!
The further in he went, the more somber and excited he became as the number of Grand Primordial Beasts just increased, and he could begin to sense an overwhelming aura even deeper into this sea that could even be felt from this far distance.
Somber and excited! This was what he felt.. The reason for this was because with such a vast number of Primordial Beasts all around him, there were many possibilities lying before Noah. He could observe and gather information while leaving everything untouched, or he could poke the hornet's nest and do something wild!
Chapter 1250 - Analyze And Copy! I
Something wild that would involve him silently teleporting his main body away and bringing in his clones…and then spamming and utilizing his crazy percentages to collect an astound amount of loot that would make the strongest of beings shocked.
All of these were possibilities.
As for what Noah would do?
His liquid form of Primordial Essence nearly formed into a devilish smile as the moment he came across the first clusters of Primordial Beasts, he already knew what he would be doing!
Further ahead in the Primordial Sea as Noah weaved across the bodies and auras of too many Lesser and Grand Primordial Beasts, he could feel a singular overpowering aura waving out maddeningly as it was uniquely different from any of the Lesser of Grand Primordial Beasts.
This aura caused Noah's consciousness to churn as a terrifying thought crossed through them.
'Has one already risen? An Ender of Reality?'
WAA!
A Cosmic Primordial Beast! Ender of Reality!
This was one of the few things Noah could attribute to the vastly terrifying aura he had begun to sense as he went deeper into the Primordial Sea while being surrounded by countless Primordial Beasts all around him!
When such creatures arose, the fall of a Reality wasn't far away as Noah could not truly confirm that this aura was one of these creatures, or if it was simply a Grand Primordial Beast that was about to become a Cosmic one, or something even more unique.
There were too many things he didn't know, so he would continue to go deeper as he found out more information first before he did anything! And he did not have to wait long as he came across something fantastical.
A few billion light years to his right, across a cluster of countless Primordial Beasts- his awareness actually found an area of the Primordial Sea that was utterly clear, the Primordial Beast seemingly making a path as 5 enormous Grand Primordial Beasts billions of light years in size had white chains erupting from either side of their mouths- each of the chains clasping onto the barriers of a glimmering Universe as it was being dragged behind them!
A Universe separated from its Cosmos as it was 100 billion light years in size, and yet 5 Grand Primordial Beasts that looked different and released auras more terrifying than all other Grand Primordial Beasts were dragging this Universe in a solemn manner, the action even seeming sacred before Noah's eyes as he saw it wasn't just a single universe being pulled forward.
He shockingly saw that it was like a procession of Universes, each one having 5 Grand Primordial Beasts with pristine white chains attaching to their boundaries and dragging these Universes along towards a single location.
A location that Noah couldn't help but now gaze towards as his Primordial Essence form moved rapidly to appear in the surroundings where other Primordial Beasts were watching this sacred procession in solemn silence.
The procession of Universes were seemingly like glimmering circles plucked off a Cosmos, Noah sensing quintillions of life forms within it as he found his currently nonexistent heart shaking as he knew even if he made a move…the ensuing destruction would shatter all of these Universes! He counted 12 of them as he made his heart firmer while following them, spending a whole hour as the procession went to the depths of the Primordial Sea, Noah actually finding that fewer and fewer Primordial Beasts could be found as they went deeper in.
As for the reason why there were fewer Primordial Beasts? It was due to the fact that the terrifying aura he had felt this whole time was becoming more and more prominent, and Noah was finally able to see what it was as the process of 12 Universes pulled by Primordial Beast finally arrived before a vast open space within the Primordial Sea, this space having a single existence within it as this existence caused Noah's heart to turn cold!
'Woah…'
How could he even describe it?
Floating to be ten times as large as any of the Universes being dragged towards it, a beast of utter regality that had golden white scales could be seen. Five pairs of multicolored wings erupted on its back, and it had four ginormous scaled limbs shining in gold as uniquely, this beast was floating upright as it showed mannerisms reminiscent of humans!
Yet it was anything but that as on its face, scaled draconic eyes dripping with majesty and power could be seen along with two pairs of pristinely white tusks and a trunk that made Noah think of a war elephant! Its head truly seemed like a terrifying mixture of the oldest dragons and ancient war elephants.
Something that caused Noah's consciousness to vibrate was that when he looked at all the Primordial Beasts he came across in this Primordial Sea, he was able to see them and their wondrous composition as well as the movement of essence within their bodies, but he could not see this same sight for the terrific beast before him!
He couldn't see any of its inner essence movements nor find out what type of Origin it had, such a thing leading to a terrifying conclusion that one could easily affirm when they looked at the slit on the forehead of the creature that showed a hidden third eye that was currently closed.
An eye that even while closed was releasing bright rays of pristine white light, none of the secrets of this existence being revealed to Noah as in the next second, its trunk lifted up to reveal a bottomless abyss that was its mouth as it was directed to a Universe that was brought before it.
The 5 Primordial Beasts pulling it flashed away with haste as below the raised golden trunk where an endless void could be seen, an accumulation of dao essences gathered in a unique fashion as Noah in his Primordial essence form felt his left eye throbbing!
It was throbbing as shockingly, it observed the activation of a skill from this magisterial existence- a skill that was so profound that Noah was forced to pay attention and watch as after the trunk of this creature opened and its abyssal jaws were seen, the Universe directly before it was instantly fractured as it turned into a mass of light that was directly absorbed into the mouth of this creature.
As if its mouth was a quasar or black hole capable of swallowing everything!
It was a devastating sight, but Noah's consciousness was buzzing as after seeing the utilization of daos to enact a stupendous skill, something fantastical was arranged in Noah's mind as the mere words for it floated before his eyes seconds later.
Esurient True Devouring.
…!