They looked down to see Elder Dan's descending face form into a sad smile as he shouted out.
"Haha, I'm glad my last actions were for the sect! Don't you worry about me, go forth and obtain as much treasure as you can out of this deadly Abode, but be much more careful!"
A valiant hero's smile was plastered on his face as he continued to descend down with his body still flickering with diminished energy. Mournful cries were the only thing escaping the mouths of members of the Time Immemorial Sect as they watched Elder Dan continue to be pushed down...until his legs began sinking into the lava and his smile was replaced with a grimace of pain.
Through this pain, they still heard his last bold words.
"Go forth, and promise me that nobody else will die needless deaths in this place. If fate wills it, I will meet everyone once more in this life or the next. Believe in Time!"
Powerful last words came out as the entire body of Elder Dan sunk into the lava, never to be seen again. The mournful Elders and Disciples in the high platform above looked at this in sorry as they called out.
"In Time!"
"In Time!"
Below them, the valiant Elder Dan they were crying for used his extravagant and never ending essence to protect himself again as he let out a calm smile in the surroundings bubbling with lava. His body was barely singed when he got in, and had already begun healing the moment he used his nearly endless energy to float in the blazing lava and stop the descent. He gazed through the bubbling lava as his eyes watched the mourning disciples, and then turned towards the floating purple book far in the highest elevated platform as he waited with a grand smile, trying his best not to chuckle too much beneath the flowing river of lava.
The cultivators from the Time Immemorial Sect had finished their use the moment they helped him locate the Devilish Abode, and would only slow him down if he continued with them. He didn't have any reason to kill them, so he would let them go on their own as they faced the dangers of this Treasure Abode by themselves from here on out.
The physique and musculature of Elder Dan soon began to fade away as he returned to his normal human form and waited patiently for the cultivators of the Time Immemorial Sect to move on to the next location before he took the Ultimate Treasure floating in the air for himself!
Chapter 232 - An Ultimate Skill
Noah stayed at the bottom of the bubbling flow of lava as a constant release of essence protected his body on all sides. He was thinking of the recent events in this Treasure Abode, specifically the way that the cultivators from the Time Immemorial Sect had faced their deaths.
Noah had the unique skill, {Observant}, active at all times, and thus he noticed the abnormalities where the footholds they were jumping to had actually moved in both instances! His mind worked fast as he reevaluated the danger of this place that made it seem like it was designed to cause as much pain as possible for those going after the treasures.
This was the Abode of the Devilish Time Unveiler, and it looked like he didn't plan on letting other beings walk off with his treasures for free even in death. Noah waited as he continued to spread his senses out until the cultivators of the Time Immemorial Sect passed through the only doorway leading out of the mountainous lava-filled cavern they were in.
His vibrant energy that came from the reserves of planets themselves rumbled as he used even more to supply to his skills, and his body began to lift through the air even with the heavy gravitational pressure that continued to come down. His speed still wasn't as fast as the Grand Elder Amos in the Saint Realm, but he was able to use his nonsensical amount of energy to keep all skills active and defend himself without worry as he ignored the footholds and simply continued rising in the air towards the floating technique at the peak.
From his memories, this was one of the Ultimate Techniques known throughout the World of Cultivation, one that the top hegemonies like the Devilish Time Unveiler had the opportunity to learn and perfect over time. It was a skill unlike anything he had come across before.
His body shone with a vibrant light as he neared the most elevated platform that even the Elders at Transcendent Realm didn't have hopes of getting to before they used up all of their essence. In front of him floated the pulsating purple book that read: Auraless Nine Swords Style! His heart beat slightly faster as he reached out, causing an eruption of gorgeous lights as a scene similar to when he received the technique of pill cultivation from Sect Master Inuit played out. Soon enough, he was able to see a new skill appearing in the stat panel, along with its wondrous descriptions that gave him a shock.
{Auraless Nine Swords Style} :: An Ultimate Skill refined by a Swordmaster in the World of Cultivation. It was created with the purpose of turning the aura of the user into nothingness that could then be used to strike down all enemies. The first three sword styles require the user's aura to be at the Transcendent Realm in order to initiate. The next three Sword Styles require the user's aura to be at the Saint Realm in order to initiate. The last three Sword Styles require the user's aura to be at the Void Fimmerment Realm in order to initiate.
[First Sword- Blade Edge] :: Traversing the skies and arriving in a blink, the blade edge always draws the first blood.
[Second Sword- Blade Phantom] :: The user's aura forms into unseen swords that the enemy cannot see coming. A maximum of 100 Blade Phantoms can be cast at once.
[Third Sword- Nine-colored Blade Form] :: The user begins connecting with the Styles of the Auraless Nine Swords, their own body gaining the sharpness of the most powerful of weapons capable of cutting down one's enemies.
[Fourth…] …[Fifth…]....[Sixth...]
He looked stupendously as he obtained yet another Ultimate Skill, and this one was from the World of Cultivation! It was created in such a unique way that he could only use the first three forms at this moment in time as the skill could only be initiated by the aura of a being starting at Transcendent Rank.
He was still considered someone at the Phantasmal Rank just a day ago, and his attributes had only just crossed over to the Transcendent Rank after using the cores and loot he obtained from taking down the Transcendent Realm Elder Dan. He felt a bubbling level of enthusiasm as it dawned on him that he would have killer skills to use the moment he moved onto the next rank. This was an Ultimate Skill!
Noah's mind wandered to the other Ultimate Skills he held, as well as the ones he knew of still back in the Demon World. They were the types of skills that could be used at any level he climbed to, and they held ever so increasing effectiveness. New ideas erupted in his mind as the remaining skills of the Seven Deadly Sins he hadn't really made plans for appeared in his mind. This would be something for later though, as he wanted to see just what other treasures this tomb of a Void Fimmerment Cultivator held, as well as the dangers that seemed to be especially created!
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In the different spaces of the Treasure Abode of the Devilish Time Unveiler, many beings were finding themselves facing death in a variety of means as the search for treasures began turning deadly. More and more casualties were amassing in all groups as they ignored their surroundings for the rush of treasures they continued to obtain.
After the abundant amount of Medicinal Herbs spread around the tremendously large mountain of the Devilish Abode, the inside of it held even more spectacular things!
A group of cultivators were able to obtain unique movement type treasures in one of the caverns of the mountain, another group obtained cultivation techniques at the Saint realm, with others obtaining Profound Armament which could withstand the strikes of anything below Saint Realm!
An abundance of treasures was dangling on their faces as even with the many casualties they continued to observe that many put in the back of their minds as they continued further and further into the doorways present at the end of each of the perilous caverns filled with different environments.
In one particular cavern, a group of Magi from the Magus World found themselves at the end of the rope. They ha
d targeted a small group of cultivators and followed them through the same doorway a second after they entered, and mercilessly did what they planned to do; kill and obtain the bodies of the cultivators!
There were many more of them, and the unsuspecting cultivators weren't able to save themselves after being surrounded. But this was when the problems began to occur. The environment they appeared in was a grassland that had pockets of unstable space constantly appear.
One would only have a second of evading as they observed the formation of the unstable space when they had to move, or they would find their bodies crushed if they were caught in the vortex of shattering space.
These unstable vortexes were not appearing too fast or frequently at first, but the moment they killed the cultivators and pocketed their bodies, it felt like the cavern they were in roared in anger, and the unstable vortexes began to appear even faster!
They began dodging throughout the grassland in shock as they observed with horror that the only doorway that had been visible all this time actually faded away, and they could not find any other way out from this perilous cavern that had already taken the lives of 2 Magi in their group.
The leader of the Magus group, the Black Serpent, looked on coldly as many thoughts passed through his mind. He was not a thinker, but he knew one thing for sure.
'This was a trap!'
Something fishy was going on in this tomb of the Devilish Time Unveiler, and it seemed like they were embroiled in the middle of it. He dodged yet another newly appearing vortex in a split second when his wide senses from the bloodline of the powerful Black Serpent felt yet another change in space, but this time it was the appearance of another being into the cavern they were in.
A powerful dark-haired human holding a shining trident and vibrating with wild power appeared in the cavern that was closed on all sides and was full of dangers.
Chapter 233 - A Stunning Development
Noah found himself transported into a dangerous new location the moment he passed through the door leading out of the lava-filled cavern where he obtained the Auraless Nine Swords.
He prepared himself in advance as he realized the level of danger had increased, equipping the Trident of the Sea and using his sensing skills like {Observant} to feel out every minute changes in the atmosphere. He wanted to be ready to erupt with his skills at any moment he needed to.
The new area he arrived in was filled with expanding pockets of unstable space that appeared and disappeared randomly. Beings he had observed only from afar were the ones struggling in this cavern, the Magi from the Magus world!
His attention focused on the particularly powerful looking Magus that held a distinct phantom of a Black Serpent swirling around him as he moved around to dodge the fast appearing and disappearing unstable vortices.
Noah himself had been moving back and forth as he used {Observant} to sense the minute changes and move away from the position where the vortexes would appear before they consumed him. His gaze hardened as he found no doorway leading out of this particular cavern, and focused on a way to stop the destabilizing of space as he collected his essence and used an ability of the Trident of the Sea.
[Spatial Lock]!
OONG
Vibrations spread out with Noah at the center point as the trembling of space and the constantly appearing and disappearing vortexes came to a stop, giving the Magi a breather as they looked towards Noah carefully. Their sight only lingered on him for a moment before they seemed to have ascertained something as their faces became friendly. The most powerful one that was letting out powerful waves similar to the Grand Elder Amos of the Time Immemorial Sect nodded towards Noah with a smile.
"Thank you, friend. I was unsure of how to break out of this predicament in one piece, but you held the treasure to perfectly counteract against it. May I know the identity of the one I'm extending my goodwill to?"
Noah observed the empty grassland cavern that reverted to peace as he spoke with a light smile towards the powerful Magus a level above him.
"I go by Noah. It seems like this Abode of opportunity is actually filled with even more dangers."
A vicious light imperceptibly passed by Black Serpent's eyes as he heard these words and laughed.
"Haha yes, I'm afra-"
OONG!
Any words were cut short as the cavern they were in trembled heavily, at the corner of it appearing a gateway similar to the ones that were in every cavern. A doorway finally appeared the moment the perilous situation was resolved by Noah, and the beings in the cavern looked at each other carefully as they chose how to proceed.
Noah's thoughts were moving rapidly as he had his focus placed on {Spatial Movement} to cast it at any time something drastic happened. He thought of the counterpart of the treasure that had finished charging in his Spiritual Land as he affirmed to himself to get his hands on it. The sheath of the spectacular weapon was now shining a vibrant purple light in Noah's bag of holding as he went on to hide it on his body that was filled with specialized hiding skills.
There treasure that many of the top powers in this Treasure Abode were aiming for was something so spectacular that even he chose early on to brave the dangers of this Realm where even beings at the level above his would have some trouble. But, even with all of this, he would still run the moment the danger became grave.
"Yet another gateway for us to go into that will either lead to amazing treasures or perilous dangers."
The strong voice of the Magus surrounded by the phantom of a Black Serpent rang out as some of his people already began going towards the recently appearing doorway to get out of this cavern before the spatial lock that Noah had set up lost its effectiveness.
They would rather test their luck in a new location than remain here where many of them had already died. Noah also prepared himself as he watched the figures of disappearing Magi when the most powerful one turned around once more before he also went through the doorway.
"I wish you the best, my friend."
His eyes twinkled with wild power as he passed through the doorway and disappeared. Noah observed the now empty surroundings as the essence in his body rumbled, he would cast his skills in advance to prepare for whatever was waiting through that door.
His goal was the insane treasure he had only caught glimpses of from reading the memories of the counterpart that was passed down among the servant family tracing back to the beginning of Time Immemorial Sect until it had fallen in his hands. It was this same treasure that Grand Elder Amos had whispered for him to keep a lookout for before they separated. This was Noah's only goal, and he would leave this Treasure Abode the moment he got his hands on it.
OONG!
Essence erupted out as he cast [The Calamitous Leviathan], his body exploding to become the deadly Nine-Headed Dragon that let out wild waves of power. The extremely large body reduced in size as it turned into a streak of light that went towards the pulsating doorway.
For a second, there was only darkness, and then he found himself in another location. This one was extremely wide and large, and it was filled with many auras of individuals!
Noah spread out his senses to find the vibrant aura of Grand Elder Amos shining with a milky white as his eyes gazed in front of them. There was a spectacular temple in the middle of the huge cavern they were in, and this temple was surrounded by many beings fighting for their lives.
Bodies could be seen on the ground as blood was freely flowing. The group with Grand Elder Amos had reduced significantly, and Noah couldn't even find the Elders and Legacy Disciples he had left early on.
Besides the Grand Elder, there was another being standing on the same level as him, a man with shining black and blue hair that was accompanied by a guard that did not make any moves, but showed the power of a Saint similar to the Grand Elder. There were even more bodies surrounding this figure as he fought his way towards the temple valiantly. Any being that dared to climb towards the Temple would be facing the power of this figure, or
the Saint Realm Grand Elder!
Besides them, the group of Magi that had recently appeared were also making their way towards the temple with shining eyes.
There was only a single thing that had caused so much death and casualties, with people still ignoring everything as they tried to reach what they could see. At the top of the temple that everyone was ascending, a black coffin was stably laid. At the top of this black coffin was the one item making everyone lose their minds. It was a small dagger that was slowly rotating in the air releasing purple and gold lights. It wasn't that huge, but everyone in this cavern knew what it was. An Ultimate Weapon!
A weapon that had been with the Devilish Time Unveiler since the very beginning, something that many of them did not even understand what its power was. All they knew was that they would hold tremendous power with this item in their hands. Noah felt his heart beat faster as he laid his many eyes on the rotating dagger that belonged to the sheath he held with him. This was the treasure he had seen in his memories, the one thing he came into this Realm to obtain!
He gazed towards the powerful figures fighting for the treasure in this space as the road in front of him looked arduous. On one side was the radiant Saint Realm Grand Elder of the Time Immemorial Sect that knew exactly how tremendous this treasure was. Another side held the mysterious figure that was accompanied by an armored being holding no less power than a Saint, with he himself letting out a Transcendent aura but still seeming overly powerful at that level. The last side was the Magus that had just entered, the phantom form of the Black Serpent around him becoming more and more physical as it seemed like he would turn into the terrible beast himself soon.
There were many contenders and enemies on all sides, so how would he go about getting his hands on this spectacular item?
Chapter 234 - A Three-Way Battle!
Grand Elder Amos was observing the unruly wretched targeting the precious treasure that was meant for only the people of Time Immemorial Sect as his power rumbled out.
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