The first one was a Unique Skill from the Seductress Sitri.
{Witch Slaves} :: Spawns powerful undead witches that are proficient in Blood Magic to do your bidding. Their strength can be adjusted up to the rank of the user. A maximum of three Witch Slaves of the same rank can be summoned, with the number tripled for every rank lower.
The skill was learned quickly as Noah continued to move forward while learning a few more. The next one was a PHANTASMAL skill that also dropped from Sitri, and this one was just as amazing as the Unique Skill.
[Radiation Queen's Sword] :: A sharp blade created from a collection of noxious radiated particles that disintegrates the essence of the enemy as it nears, tearing down even the hardest of defenses. An immense amount of mana is required to cast even a single one. The size can be regulated depending on the user.
The skill made Noah's many eyes shine a dangerous light as he quickly moved on to the next one with his few seconds he had left. The skill he learnt next was one that dropped from Paimon, and this one was an Ultimate Skill at that.
{Bone Master} :: An Ultimate Skill that allows the user hegemony over the complex use of bones. Allows for the use of Bone Avatar, Bone Burgeon, and Shatterment.
[Bone Avatar] :: Using magic power, the user can encase their body in a highly reinforced Bone Avatar. The shape and size of the avatar depends on the mana used, and the intent when creating it.
[Bone Burgeon] :: A giant mass of sharp bones blooms and pierces everything on site.
[Shatterment] :: Allows for the breakage and atrophy of the enemy's bones when the user's weapons or body are within an inch of distance from the bones of the enemy.
The single Ultimate Skill had multiple abilities to look through that made Noah's heart palpitate. He wanted to continue forward to learning the remaining two books that looked to be Phantasmal ranked skills when he saw the situation Barbatos was in deteriorating even further.
A silver light flashed as his large figure disappeared from its location and appeared right beside Baal who stopped landing the attacks that split space apart on the body of the mutilated Barbatos and looked at the Trident that was floating in the midst of the three heads of the powerful Hydra.
The trident shone glorious colors of blue and gold as the ability of [Spatial Lock] was used and the space for miles around them became stabilized. Baal's wrathful face was looking at the newly appearing trident with flames of fury and greed as he saw someone else with their hands on it.
Noah moved fast as he neared the body of the mutilated Barbatos and grabbed her, a silver light flashing as she disappeared into the Spiritual Land anchored to him. As the master of the Trident, he could bypass the spatial restrictions he had laid down himself.
In his Dictatorial Kaiju- Hydra state, he looked at the transformed Demon Emperor who had chunks of meat and flesh and his entire heart missing from his chest. He seemed even stronger though as hellish flames were somehow blazing from him furiously in the dark waters
The appearance of the Trident of the Sea had caused much fervent to erupt from the battling figures as the Ocean Master was looking forward in a dumbfounded expression.
Martial Uncle Dylan and Sect Master Inuit were fending off the attacks from the inhabitants of Atlantis with fervor in their eyes as well. Martial Uncle Dylan's fervor came from the fact that the treasure that would help him immensely in the studying of the laws of water had appeared right in front of him.
The fervor in the eyes of Sect Master Inuit was not caused by the appearance of the Supreme Treasure, and his eyes were set on the figure controlling the trident.
'You are the one!'
With space being locked, Noah input yet another enormous amount of energy into the trident as Command of the Sea was used. The water around him adhered to his thoughts as it became slow as a quagmire and began constricting the sea around Baal.
The Ruler felt a heavily restricting force erupting all around him and pushing his body into extremes as the tentacles of the injured Kraken returned yet again to rain down attacks on him side by side with the three-headed Hydra.
The first ranked Ruler of the Demon World was not even given a second of rest as his body had first been heavily injured by attacks from his own people, and now he was facing the attacks of two Phantasmal ranked beings at the peak of that level.
Noah breathed out as he controlled the features of [Command of the Sea] and [Spatial Lock] while he began to activate the skills he had just learnt a few seconds ago.
The Ultimate Skill, {Bone Master}, was activated as a unique pressure appeared around his body. The ability of [Bone Avatar] was activated as something spectacular began to form around the body of the Dictatorial Kaiju- Hydra.
CLACK! CLACK! CLACK!
A tremendous amount of essence converged as pristine white bones were formed and connected throughout his large body, forming into a resplendently shining suit of armor that wrapped around his entire body.
What looked like a terrifying skull of a draconic emperor formed on each of his three heads, giving him an even more menacing look. Deathly bone claws covered his two powerful legs as a segmented formation of bones went on to wrap throughout his long tail.
The grandiosity of the Dictatorial Kaiju- Hydra, had increased even more as a spectacular suit of Bone Armor wrapped around it fully, increasing the fearsome aura it released by a large degree.
Noah was not done yet, as he cast a Phantasmal skill that he had obtained from the Seductress, Sitri.
OONG!
[Radiation Queen's Sword] was cast as Noah poured out an immense amount of mana. A terrifyingly poisonous green blade with a golden shining handle appeared in the dark waters of the sea and floated above the three heads of the Hydra.
CLANG
The head shining with a poisonous light clutched onto the golden handle of the [Radiation Queen's Sword] as something even more ridiculous occurred.
Even more exorbitant mana was poured out as yet another noxious radiated sword appeared, with a third one also coming into being a second later. The other two remaining heads also clutched onto the golden handles of the terrifying blades as a maddening sight unveiled itself in the deep waters.
A three-headed Hydra floated powerfully in the sea, its body wrapped up in a striking [Bone Avatar] while it held multiple [Radiated Queen's Sword]s with its three heads. Its menacing stare was directed to the powerful Ruler of the Demon World whose aura continued to climb up senselessly.
Chapter 194 - Unknown Threat
A sense of thrill was traveling through Noah's large body as he continued to focus on the figure of the ruler in front of him.
The other Rulers were being kept at bay by the calamities of the sea and all the cultivators were being pushed back by the attacks of Atlanteans with Plasma Guns and beams of light that continued to shoot out from the Hydro Cannons.
At the moment it looked like Martial Uncle Dylan in his transparent form of the technique of the Mountain Sea Sect, [Scylla's Empowerment], would break out, another drastic change occurred as the two large statues that were guarding the gates of Atlantis actually moved.
As if the Legions of Demons and Cultivators were not being dealt enough injuries, humongous statues appeared to add on to the current chaotic situation.
One carried a golden trident that looked eerily similar to the one that was situated atop Noah's middle head as a crown while the statue of the Atlantean carried a tremendously large Plasma Gun that shone in a beautiful blue light.
This was the powerful force of Atlantis that made Baal think twice before attacking. This was the force that was now moving in full swing to push back its enemies.
Large beams of Plasma shot out from the gun being hoisted by the Atlantean statue while even more terrifying attacks were being released from the golden trident the Merfolk statue was swinging as Martial Uncle Dylan was pushed back from his advance toward the location where Noah, the Kraken, and Baal stood.
The chaotic battle was not looking good
for the demons and cultivators as the appearance of the one using the Trident of the Sea was too strong. It struck down and killed two Phantasmal ranked beings in a short time span, and now the Ruler of the Demon World was being besieged both by the Hydra and another Calamity.
Victory seemed to fully be in the hands of Atlantis since the sneak attack that threw the whole battlefield into chaos.
It was at this moment in time though, that a shock ran through the mind of Noah as he received a silent communication from a person he did not know.
"Noah Osmont, the being that received the favor of two worlds. You do not know me, while I only know some of you. I wish you no harm, and I actually came to save you."
His three heads carrying the noxious [Radiation Queen's Sword]s that were slashing down towards the transformed body of the Demon Emperor vibrated and went even faster as this alarming message entered his mind. The first sentence after his name was what made him most apprehensive as his large body rained down attacks on Baal even faster.
" A catastrophe is approaching, and your death nears."
...!!!
Shock was the only thing in Noah's heart as he tried to pinpoint the origin of the voice that knew about his origins and mentioned how he received the favor of two worlds. The low ranking [Thought Acceleration] continued to be used as he spread out his aura and traced the source where the silent communication was coming from.
To his surprise, he found his attention landing on the calm figure of a Cultivator. From his memories of the Martial Uncle of the Mountain Sea Sect, this was the Sect Master of the Karmic Sect, Inuit.
Memories of the World of Cultivation and their mysterious techniques floated in his mind as his mood became grave.
The Sect Master was currently holding back a Calamity that seemed to be in a quagmire of invisible lines and wasn't able to move even a few inches closer to his body. The many disciples behind him formed protective walls using similar thin lines that blocked the attacks from Atlanteans and Merfolk as they seemed to be in a passive state of defense.
"There is no time for us to actually talk as the threat nears even faster. If you wish to take the life of that Demon Ruler, you have to hurry and you have to do it fast, because the true threat that would cause your death will be here at any moment."
Noah continued to hear shocking words that did not seem to have any validity, but seemed to hold truth at the same time. His mind moved as he recalled any information he held about the Karmic Sect and their techniques.
They were a terrifying force in the World of Cultivation that proliferated very quickly by using unknown techniques that allowed them to always be in the most opportune location to gain treasures or always be gone before a great calamity arrived in chaotic times. Their techniques were very secretive where most cultivators chose to steer away from conflict with them.
His eyes focused on the besieged Baal who was roaring with power as his mind moved faster. It did not matter if the words were false or true, he would focus on taking down Baal first!
The thought of death weighed heavily on his mind, and he would continue to move with care and run in the next instant through the use of {Spatial Travel} if things deteriorated so heavily.
Yet another set of words entered his ears as some of the mysteries were cleared up, with the situation really seeming to take a grim turn as it was something he had not considered before.
"It is not some supreme treasure that this World holds which everyone should be fighting for. It is the technology that they created that allowed them to do unseen and unobservable things before in the universe. It is this technology that has caught the eyes of some truly powerful beings who will not let it continue to grow."
The shock in Noah's heart continued to grow as he recalled the one thing from Atlantis he still had his gaze on but hadn't been able to grasp yet.
"It is the World Engine that is the true treasure created in this world. It is the thing that will bring about this World's destruction."
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Chapter 195 - It shouldn't be like this!
The World Engine!
The tool that allowed the Lost World of Atlantis to change its position in the Universe and even mask its location from prodding eyes. It was a terrifying piece of technology that changed the known coordinates of a world and put a veil that allowed them peace for years while Demons and Cultivators were chasing after them.
But it seemed to have been the most overlooked thing for the invading enemies as they kept their sight on the Supreme Treasure that was the Trident of the Sea and nothing else.
It felt like his mind was swirling with questions as the words from Sect Master Inuit registered into Noah's mind, gaining a traction of truth as he felt like it was a very real possibility.
ROAR!
He let out a roar as he sent word into the mind of the Kraken about the Calamity and inhabitants of Atlantis facing the forces of the Karmic Sect.
Their attacks reduced a second later as the two sides hesitatingly pulled back after getting word from the powerful PHANTASMAL calamity. They still had their weapons raised as they looked at the eerie figures of cultivators that were only putting up defensive maneuvers all this time as they stopped.
Sect Master Inuit had a wide smile on his face as he nodded, and his body began to shine an even more dazzling white light as he looked over the location where a battle between a ferocious Demon Emperor, a calamity, and the person he had to save was taking place.
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Noah felt a feeling of apprehension as he moved even faster against the maddening power of Baal. The Ruler continued to blaze with hellish flames as one of his powerful skills, [Space Destruction], was stopped by the ability of the Trident of the Sea.
His outspread Demon Wings were collecting and using the essence around them to form flaming lances of hellfire that continued to shoot towards Noah and the Kraken relentlessly as he withstood both of their attacks and fought back.
The deadly [Radiation Queen's Sword]s that Noah wielded in each of his three heads had left behind gory injuries as skin and muscle would split apart the moment they neared.
This wasn't all though, as when they came just an inch away from Baal's body, he found his bones shattering and atrophying at a horrendous rate as the [Shatterment] from the Ultimate Skill, {Bone Master}, was kept active.
Baal's mind was one of wrath and shock as he found the abilities of his people to be used seamlessly by this enemy to cause him grievous injuries. His Ultimate Skill, one of the Seven Deadly Sins, {Gluttony}, continued to be used as deadly injuries that should have killed him long ago continued to heal at a rapid pace.
The skill allowed him to absorb the origins of those he defeated to either boost his strength rapidly or save their origins for situations like these, allowing him to have many lives as he constantly healed from death-causing injuries without batting an eye.
The hellish flames that burned under the sea spread out wildly from him as he continued to hold strong against two of the most powerful PHANTASMAL ranked beings he had come across.
The flames could normally not be extinguished from the enemy's body until he wished, yet he found them to be doused by the appearance of the Trident of the Sea he wanted to get his hands as it seamlessly made them disappear on the body of the Hydra and Kraken.
The strikes of the Hydra became an onslaught as they appeared at an even faster pace, and yet another skill that Baal knew of was cast from his enemy.
A terrifying field of bones bloomed from beneath his feet as [Bone Burgeon] was used. Like a rapidly spreading fire, the bones bloomed out and formed into jagged piercing edges that encircled Baal's body and covered all of his vision.
BOOM!
The terrifying Hydra did not let up, as during this time when Baal's vision went blank just by a second, the ability of [Heart Piercer] from the Trident of the Sea was used as an enormous amount of mana went in without regard.
ZING!
"GAAAH!"
A p
iercing scream came out from Baal as he was recovering from the dangerously blooming field of bones below him when he felt his origin shaken and heavily injured.
"AAAH!"
He was truly maddened as he found himself in this position!
He was the Ruler of the Demon World, someone extremely powerful. In this battle, even against two or three PHANTASMAL ranked beings, he would have been able to stand against them and win.
He had an Ultimate Skill that allowed him to fight endlessly, never-ending flames that would burn his enemies to their death, and he could tear apart space itself to corner anybody who stood against him.
He was truly powerful, and should have been able to show his overwhelming power in this battle!
But too many things occurred. A sneak attack by someone from his own forces had heavily injured his origin, and everything that happened thereafter that went forward to restrict him even more. The terribly powerful Hydra whose strength was heavily boosted by the Trident of the Sea and the humongous Kraken that relentlessly used its tentacles to restrict and attack cornered him so much that he could barely exhibit the stupendous strength he was known for. He was unwilling. He was furious. He would not accept this!
"Burn, burn, burn!!!"
His hoarse voice resounded out as the never-ending flames erupted from him and spread outwards, pushing back the blooming fields of bones as he watched the Trident of the Sea return to rest on the middle head of the Hydra. His form was covered in flames as the space around him began to vibrate, using his essence fully to try and break apart the heavy restrictions created in the waters around him.
The Trident atop the Hydra's head did not rest as its three sharp pointed ends began to glow. Hazy blue light began converging on the pointed ends as another ability of the Trident of the Sea, [Plasma Beam], was activated.
OONG!
A tremendous amount of mana continued to enter the Trident to keep this ability active as a shining beam of light erupted from the pointed ends and rushed towards Baal.
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