Infinite Mana In The Apocalypse c1-705

by Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Game

  Shock spread throughout the beings cl.u.s.tered around the Spiritual Land as the Emperor Penguin looked at his Master in shock, its body quickly flashing to the edge of the Spiritual Land as it observed the rapidly reducing mountains they could visibly see.

  "No f.u.c.k.i.n.g way!"

  "What!"

  Disbelief and wonder spread throughout everyone's faces, even the cold and angry Calamity of the Sea, Kraken, looking out with its large eyes above them as the speed of the floating landmass they were on only continued to go faster and higher.

  Noah was observing all the changes around him as he noticed the transparent blue barrier thinly cover the Spiritual Land in its entirety, the entire land mass gaining a blue hue as it shot through the skies at increasingly faster speeds.

  The mischievous Barbatos neared Noah's side as her cute eyes blinked quickly towards the enlarging small stars above them while the world they were on began getting increasingly smaller.

  The icy Adelaide grasped onto Noah's right hand a moment after as she was even more surprised by this whole venture, with much of her time spent dealing with affairs of the kingdom and not being near such fantastical sights. She received an abundant amount of cores from Noah, with her strength now being at the Transcendent Realm as she broke through with brute force and power leveling, with almost all of her skills still being lower ranked and only her attributes reaching the Transcendent Rank. She came closer to Noah as this brand new experience unfolded in front of them.

  They quickly broke through the stratosphere of the Icebound World as the beasts and all other beings in the Spiritual Land experienced something out of their wildest dreams. The cold blue world below them that had covered the entirety of their sights just moments before became smaller and smaller in their eyes, the sparkling expanse of space around them coming into focus.

  Noah spread out his aura as he observed this immense accomplishment, slowing down the speed of the ascending Spiritual Land as his gaze landed on the small Icebound World.

  This world was a Large World that was even larger than his own Homeworld, and yet at this moment in time, it felt extremely small. Looking at this ever so small star, he felt his heart unconsciously tightening as a variety of thoughts erupted in his mind.

  These thoughts entered and left his mind as he continued to stare at the ever so decreasing size of the incredibly large planet he was just on, his mind unexpectedly entering a sort of trance as he was lost in the beauty and profoundness of it all.

  He was just a single small being from a world even smaller than this one below him, a small world that was located in an insignificant corner of a Galaxy in an expansive universe.

  THUMP!

  He could distinctly feel his heartbeat increase as these types of thoughts continued to come, the experience of personally controlling a vessel and really giving the time to observe the void of space and the smallness of stars and those who lived in them hitting him at full force, different then when he travelled in the ship with the cultivators of the Profound Astral Sect and simply focused on maintaining his identity while surrounded by enemies.

  This feeling of smallness and insignificance increased in Noah's heart as he observed the extremely large Icebound World getting smaller and smaller, his hand reaching out in front of him as he felt like he could snatch this wide planet in the palm of his hands.

  THUMP!

  'A mere human from an insignificant planet that is even smaller than the one in front of me...from a small star, a rock floating in space that is surrounded by millions of more rocks...millions more of these stars that hold even more insignificant beings just like me…!'

  A suffocating feeling began to cloud Noah's heart as almost all others around him looked at the small shining blue Icebound World they were just on with wonder while their gazes observed the unbelievable sight of the starry space all around them. Yet Noah continued to feel his heart beat increasing as questions and thoughts about himself continued to swirl around as this flight into space brought him into an unexpected mental state.

  Different feelings were spreading amongst different people observing the same scene as a mystical landmass moved across the starry beauty and the terrifying void of space.

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  Chapter 293 - Depuration

  The unexpected mental state that Noah found himself in only further clouded his heart and thoughts as his eyes began to feel hazy and cloudy, his thoughts going towards his parents and billions of other humans that had already died and become lost in the dredges of time in just a single small planet floating in space.

  They appeared briefly on a small star, stayed for an insignificant number of years, and disappeared back into the earth of that star as they were gone! Forgotten!

  They had ideals, they had goals and dreams!

  With the grand goals and ideals he had created for himself now, would he be just like them? His life just shining slightly brighter before it was snuffed out and he was forgotten with the passage of time?

  His shaking heart ignored the immense power he had quickly attained over the span of a few months as a moment of introspection he never expected to find himself smacked him right in the face!

  [Noah.]

  He heard the voice of his Planetary System of his Homeworld, while a warm hand grasped his right hand tighter, the Frozen Queen looking towards his cloudy eyes with great concern. The nonchalant Barbatos felt the change as she stood beside Noah and grabbed hold of his other hand, her gaze following the immensity of the starry space all around them.

  A deep breath released from Noah as he observed the people around him. He saw the ones he was always asking himself if he should let them closer to his heart, and saw their care and support as the barriers that allowed him to not really get too close to anyone slowly cracked.

  Yes, the star he was from was small and insignificant. This also made him who was just a single miniscule being on it even more insignificant. But!

  He was born in that small star! He came to being, and he came to be who he was in that small rock orbiting in space. That was an amazing thing by itself, as he was glad he was able to come to be and experience the things he experienced over these years!

  His being, his existence, his connection to that small star- he didn't know how to explain it, nor did he understand it, but he would continue searching. He did not even know what exactly he was searching for, and he did not know if he would just be another small being from a simple star that would briefly shine before he was buried and forgotten somewhere.

  But what mattered was how he lived. What mattered most was what he did with his time, no matter how brief or long it was!

  RUMBLE!

  Essence began to palpitate around Noah's body as he was lost in his own thoughts once again.

  In this short life of his, he already had goals and aspirations he wanted to carry out. He couldn't foresee how they would all turn out, and whether they would go in the direction he wanted them to, but he would still follow the path and the guidelines he set for himself.

  WAAA!

  Something unique was occurring in his body as essence continued to rumble, his gaze turning towards the people supporting him as he decided it would not be too bad to let them in. The fear of getting hurt from losing others was great, but closing himself in and not allowing those who cared for him to come near was even more painful.

  His body began to lift from the Spiritual Land that had stopped in space, the body palpitating with wild essence rising in the air, getting near the thin blue film of a barrier protecting those inside it as the others looked on in surprise.

  "Noah!"

  "Master!"

  The beings staring at the wonder of space finally saw Noah as they shot towards him in the skies, but stopped the moment they neared the thin barrier protecting them as their bodies and essence instantly let them know they would not be able to survive if they left this protective barrier of the Spiritual Land.

  They looked on in shock as Noah's body sm
oothly passed the blue barrier of light and stepped into the terrifying void of space by itself, the fears unfounded as somehow, he continued to be completely fine!

  His body continued to tremble with a weird power as unbeknownst to him, his connection established with his Homeworld became even more stable and stronger, his origin feeling the immense power he had been connected to that was only accessible through the stars.

  His closed eyes opened in the void of space as he was perfectly fine, the passive ability of the [Lesser Cthulhu] allowing him to traverse the void of space for as long as he wanted without any issues!

  The moment his eyes opened in the void of space, an intense blue light erupted from them as arcs of mana erupted out, but this occurred for barely a millisecond before Noah came to, his eyes gazing at the feeling of the void of space around him. He felt the unexplainable feeling only beings capable of traversing through space could feel, and he even felt a more attuned version of that feeling as his body did not have any protective layers of essence to protect him from the void of space.

  The [Child of Space] that the lesser Cthulhu provided made him feel like he was in the most comfortable location possible, his emotions stabilizing as he came to himself and glanced in the distance where numerous stars lay.

  Yes, he knew his own position in this wide Universe.

  He may be small and insignificant now, coming from a star that was also insignificant, but that did not mean it would remain that way!

  RUMBLE!

  He would continue searching for that unexplainable feeling he could not even name. He would continue moving with his own goals and ideals as he did whatever he felt like doing.This was because he was Noah Osmont! A nobody from a small planet, but also the central figure connected to the survival of multiple planets with billions of beings.

  His power rumbled as he completely shook himself out of his stupor, throwing behind any feelings of smallness as a trace of anger entered his mind for dwelling on such thoughts.

  He directly activated the [Morph] ability as he wanted to move on to the next goal he had in mind, and also observe any changes that would occur from taking the form of the terrifying being in its natural habitat.

  OONG!

  Waves of power spread across the void of space as his body enlarged rapidly, the fearsome form of the [Lesser Cthulhu] covered in deadly energies of Aether being even more striking in the starry space.

  OOOOH!

  He stretched his arms out wide as he let out a roar of strength, a roar of defiance towards any feelings of weakness as he felt the rumbling strength coursing through his body.

  Those in the Spiritual Land were watching this scene with stupefaction, only one extremely arrogant Emperor Penguin raising his head high as he nodded and thought- this was my Master!

  Noah's now humongous hand in the humanoid form of the domineering [Lesser Cthulhu] reached out towards the Spiritual Land in the form of a claw as he pinched down, sending a command to the [Size Regulation] feature as the landmass floating in space became smaller and smaller, eventually fitting in the palm of his hands as he used the [Anchor] feature and placed it on his body.

  He glanced around the sparking void of space filled with multicolored stars and aurora of light as he disappeared towards the next location he had to check off before he earnestly began moving - The First Realm of Hell!

  It was a simple experience he had taken his people with when they ascended to the starry space, but he unknowingly came out of it mentally and in other unknown ways, stronger!

  Far across the stars where his Homeplanet was, the Planetary System was observing the expanded and strengthened connection that led towards Noah as millions of thoughts came and went, a mystery in itself on exactly what this core had found out.

  Chapter 294 - Return to the Infernal Realm!

  A location that was called Hell by the denizens of stars all around it, the Infernal Realm known as the first hell was filled with droves of maddened Infernals that only sought for destruction and death.

  The occasional Infernal Hunt created to reduce the ever so growing numbers of Infernals would only be conducted for a short period of time as thousands of disciples enter and massacre millions of Infernals before the hunt was concluded.

  In this dreary and fiery environment known as the First Realm of Hell, the gigantus figure of the [Lesser Cthulhu] appeared, his aura instantly making the Infernals in the surroundings buckle as they felt an oppressive force smash down which shook them to their very cores.

  The Lesser Cthulhu waved his hands forth as a colorful floating landmass appeared in the skies, the beings cl.u.s.tered in it looking around this new environment filled with powerful auras at their ranks and even more auras that were ranks higher than theirs.

  There were numerous Transcendent Rank Infernals that could be considered widespread throughout this Infernal Realm, with a few commanding Saint Rank Infernals leading the cl.u.s.tered hordes, and the even more powerful Void Rank Infernals that remained near the very center of the First Realm of Hell.

  Coming directly into this hellish region was shocking for Kazuhiko and the others, as they could discern thousands of beings letting out the same level of power as them, with Barbatos being the only one slightly calm as she was the leading character besides Noah at the Saint Rank.

  Noah's resounding voice reverberated in the Spiritual Land as his gigantic form became smaller, having fully returned back to himself even better than before.

  "This, is the location where you can improve your power the fastest."

  His body entered the protective barrier of the Spiritual Land as the beasts looked at him with wonder, while Kazuhiko and the others looked at him in shock after witnessing his tremendous oppressive pressure in the Lesser Cthulhu form.

  Noah smiled lightly as he evaded the questions Kazuhiko had begun throwing about his skills, beginning to explain about the First Realm of Hell, Infernal Realms, and the uniqueness of the Skill Points that could be obtained from defeating the Infernals.

  "Haha Skill Points? Skill Trees?!"

  Kazuhiko was already jumping in excitement as he stopped looking at the Infernals like powerful enemies who could rip him apart to bundles of gifts just waiting for him to open.

  Battle spirit overtook the Harbingers in the Spiritual Land, especially the monstrous Kraken that carried immense anger in its heart. It's eyes turned red as it was ready to jump down to the blazing earth of the First Hell to start taking down these Infernals right away.

  Noah smiled at the enthusiasm as he focused on his own panel and the skill points remaining as he planned to do something which would both help the people around him get stronger, while also protecting them and increasing his own power as well. His eyes instantly turned to the [Abhorred Lich Emperor] skill tree that would allow him to summon a powerful Void Rank Lich who could summon tens of thousands of Undead to fight on his behalf.

  Much of his skill points were placed in the [Lesser Cthulhu] skill tree, but he had been able to collect more than 10 Skill Points after maxing every single skill of the Lesser Cthulhu, and he could place these points to reactivate and strengthen the stupid levels of strength contained in the skill tree of the [Abhorred Lich Emperor].

  [Lich Lord of Abomination] (15/15):: Abilities- Summon Poison Totem(0/5), Summon Undead(5/5), Noxious Outburst(0/5), and Dereliction of the Saintly Poison Lord(0/5) >> [Abhorred Lich Emperor](5/30) :: Additional Abilities- Undead Legion(5/5), Will of the Undead Emperor(5/5), and Delay Death(0/5)

  He even shaved off some Skill Points from some abilities that he wouldn't be using too much from the Lesser Cthulhu skill tree as he made sure to max the [Summon Undead], [Undead Legion], and [Will of the Undead Emperor] in order to maximize the strength of the Lich with its high number of summoned undead.

  These three skills allowed the lich to summon a variety of high level undead and also provided damage modifiers and elemental resistances to the Lich and his summoned undead.

  "Are you all ready?" />
  The battle spirit was palpitating in the air of the Spiritual Land as the Harbingers and Beasts wanted to get started right away.

  RAA! RAA! RAA!

  Battlecries were already resounding from the arrogant Emperor Penguin as the commotion only got stronger!

  The Icy Queen, Adelaide, stood firmly with her Shadow Guard as she would only observe the spectacular fight about to occur, choosing not to participate herself as she had never placed herself in a battlefield before, and did not wish for it.

  Noah ascertained everything was in order as he summoned the gold-green Lich with a terrifying deathly aura. Runic circles widened on the ground of the Spiritual Land as the Abhorred Lich Emperor grandly appeared, Barbatos giving a look at this being as she whistled with wonder.

  KA KA KA!

  The Lich cackled as it raised its Skull Staff high, golden flames appearing on its eye sockets as essence rumbled all through them, numerous Bone Dragons, Blue Phoenixes, Sepecters,and Skeleton Knights beginning to appear in the Spiritual Land!

  Noah sent a command to the Lich that its foremost responsibility would be to protect the Harbingers of Sin and the Beasts of the Spiritual Land while moving across the First Realm of Hell.

  For now, they would not go near the center of this Infernal Realm, planning to remain in the periphery as they did not want to be surrounded by multiple Void Rank Infernals at this point in time. The Lich would be able to easily handle two or three Infernals at the Void Rank with its own power and the power of its summons, but Noah did not want any accidents to occur with his people while they trained and increased their power.

  OOOH!

  The Lich screamed in affirmation and thousands of undead began to jump off the mystically floating Spiritual Land and smash onto the ground below them, already running towards the quivering nearby Infernals.

  Barbatos's eyes were sparkling as she looked at this Undead Army, her lips smiling sweetly as she cast her own Ultimate Skill, {A Dance of Life and Death}, and caused the eruption of even more undead all around them.