In the span of a few seconds, Noah's introduction of the ability of the [Lesser Cthulhu] skill tree that the Celestials had seen him use before in the First Realm of Hell was pulled out as he used it in conjunction with the enhanced abilities of [Fate's Guardian] to quickly reap the lives of two early Soul Rank experts!
His gaze remained impassive as he continued to use [Fate Discernement], locating tens of thousands of Magi running away or the millions hiding tens of miles in numerous locations of the central lands of the Magus World as the golden blade in his hands vibrated. He would save this world from destruction, but many of those responsible would have to die in order for this to occur. This included all of the beings in this Order of the Black Serpent!
He remained impassive after defeating two Soul Rank beings, his figure turning his attention on the running Magi as he turned into a streak of light and flew towards them. The number of beings he would have to personally kill would be many today, but even more would have been killed were this entire planet to be destroyed completely by the hands of the Celestials.
As these thoughts crossed his mind, he continued to remind himself to be very clear on the thin line he was walking on, as it seemed he was thinking more and more along similar thought processes as those he did not agree with!
He put these thoughts in the back of his mind as pandemonium ensued everywhere his figure went, the numerous powers watching from the Prime Worlds felt a feeling of oppression while observing the easy deaths of two Soul Forging beings. Their hearts felt tight as on the illusory screens they were watching, they could see the shimmering golden robe of this celestial gain a red hue as he chased down and reaped the lives of many Magi, the blood of those he struck down coiling around him tightly!
It was a dark contrast as even the white-feathered wings erupting behind him were now stained with blood, the air of holy brilliance increasing the feeling of somberness and oppression from all those watching.
As they watched the ensuing bloodbath in the Magus World, they were shown the faces of tens of thousands of beings that would be considered powerhouses. They would be considered respected and holding high achievements because of the realm they achieved, but under the hands of this single Void Realm Celestials, they were cut down as if they were nothing.
It was a horrible scene of carnage that many would not come across in their lifetimes, but the beings in the numerous Prime Worlds were made to watch with rapt attention as they were reminded once again of the organization that stood at the top of the Light Expanse.
In the Prime Warship above the Magus World, the Grandmaster was discerning fate while he watched this exemplary disciple emotionlessly chase down all those responsible, his aged heart actually trembling as his discernment told him...the aspect of fear that the Celestials wanted to show to the surrounding powers was being etched into the minds of all those watching, and in a much more memorable way at that!
It seemed like this pathway that this genius disciple was trying...might actually be able to achieve the goals of the Celestials without taking billions of lives from an entire planet!
Chapter 350 - Fear
Yet another eerie silence took over the battlefield as many beings could be seen deserting it, while a single shimmering figure smoothly crossed the lands and skies while swinging down a golden blade of light.
Flames of furious anger erupted from the Devouring Winged Serpent who was being cornered by Athena, its aura bubbling forth as it found its forces were decimated and those that were remaining were running away in fear.
It's gaze looked at the figure of Noah who's golden robe now held a bloody sheen, the rivers of blood erupting from the bodies of the numerous serpents that he had just cut up wrapping around him and diminishing the shine of his regal robe.
It was a terrible contrast to see- Gold tinged with red while the gaze of this terrible being continued to chase down the disordered and broken forces of the Order of the Black Serpent while also striking down the bodies of Cultivators devoid of souls that they had obtained over their months-long project in the World of Cultivation.
The reality that he had just simply killed two Soul Rank beings not even seem to register in the mind of the winged Crixus as he wielded his blade and continued the bloodbath. One could occasionally see the appearance of resplendent Blades of Liberation pierce through the skies as they went on to smash onto the ranks of the Order of the Black Serpent and cause even more destruction!
The devouring black serpent looked at all of this with unbelievable hopelessness as her numerous heads roared forth in anger while her voice resounded out yet again
"Hypocrisy! Unfairness!"
BOOM!
Its roars were only met with one of its heads falling, Being severed from one of Athena's attacks as a blade of liberation had descended down and cleanly cut through one of the heads!
An exciting look was on Athena's face as she continued to attack this being an entire realm above her. The trembling tens of thousands of fate lines in her body continuing to thrum strongly as they reduced the energy she required to cast all her skills while at the same time providing horrendous boosts to her speed and damage.
In the corner for eyes. She simply observed the figure of Crixus continuing to move across a battlefield as a river of blood began forming in the ground from the numerous serpents that continued to have their lives diminished. It had now turned into a simple scene of a massacre as even those watching from the numerous Prime Worlds looked on with fearful and somber eyes!
The image of this winged being dr.a.p.ed in a golden robe that shone with the brilliant terrifying color of blood was etching itself into the recesses of their memories.
"Hypocrisy!!!"
The shouts of the Devouring Winged Serpent rang out again, but nobody paid any attention to them. The only things running through their minds as they watched this unbelievable scene of beings at a much lower realm decimate tens of thousands of beings and even those that stood above them playing out clearly were- So what? What if it was hypocrisy? What if it was unfair?
In the face of beings like this, in the face of a single Void Realm Celestial being able to decimate two Soul Forging experts while continuing to rain down destruction endlessly, what could they do?
The many beings watching from the numerous Prime Worlds were reminded once again about those they knew to be looking over the Light Expanse. They were reminded once again of the terrible power of beings that studied the Supreme Law of Fate!
As they watched Noah's figure weave in and out of tens of thousands of magi in the Magus World, they were reminded once again of the power of Celestials!
Those hiding in the dark and those who considered themselves powerful or had simply forgotten the sway of the Celestials etched this lesson into their hearts as it looked like the massacre in the Magus World was ending, the peak Soul Forging Devouring Winged Serpent bellowing forth as her aura began shooting up unstably.
Noah was chasing down running Magi a few miles away when he felt this change, his impassive gaze looking towards Athena's direction as he disappeared and quickly reappeared near their location.
"Yaa!"
The valiant War Princess did not even spare a glance to him as her figure continued to land horrendous attacks to the rapidly changing and convulsing body of the Devouring Winged Serpent, its bellowing screams not landing in here ears one bit as she dodged attacks with a hair's breadth and continued to damage the origin of this being an entire realm above her with attacks that dealt heavy Soul Damage.
"Since my death is coming anyways, I'll be sure to bring you all down with me! Oh, Great World Devouring Serpent Ancestor! Descend! Wreak havoc! Eradicate these hypocrites in front of m-"
RUMBLE!
Noah watched as this Devouring Winged Serpent was trying to undergo yet another transformation and call down a very powerful force by the meaning of the words she spoke, so he didn't bother letting her finish her words nor her transformation as he cast the singular skill capa
ble of immense damage while also disrupting the essence of a being to the point of destruction.
[Sever].
ZIING!
"GAH!"
A ray of destructive Aether pierced through the chest of the Devouring Winged Serpent as its aura was about to bubble forth half a step into the Domain Expansion Realm, whatever technique it was calling forth failing from Noah's intrusion as Athena moved forward Valiantly.
[Smite of Liberation]! [Judgment]!
A combination of skills was called forth by her as the unstable converging essence around the body of the Devouring Winged Serpent was bathed with gold, numerous spears coming into existence as they dug into her body, a Blade of Liberation descending down as it even further dealt horrid injuries.
SPULCH!
Noah's mind rapidly moved as he joined in the last moment when he saw the Devouring Winged Serpent was still hanging on with signs of life, joining Athena in her last attacks as he wanted to kill steal this powerful being and gain a few more Soul Rank [Skill Book]s.
BOOM!
Resplendent skills smashed onto the convulsing body of this powerful being as she was ganged up on, not given any respite as her calls for unfairness and hypocrisy were only met with a single verdict- Death!
Her body exploded in a shower of blood as Athena's figure breathed heavily, having withstood the power of the peak Soul Forging Devouring Winged Serpent the longest as she didn't hold even a single scratch of damage, her golden armor and wings bathed with blood.
It was a terrifying and yet an enticing scene to watch this resplendent figure, Noah turning his gaze as he used [Fate Discernment] yet again after the death of the head of the Order of the Black Serpent.
He found that his goal was actually nearing completion, with the war against the World of Cultivation completely evaded and an enormous amount of chaos reduced, but it still was not enough!
It did not achieve the same level of effect as the destruction of the entire Magus World would have yet, so his body turned into a streak of light once more as he moved to track and kill all those remaining in the central lands of the Magus World that held the auras of chaos.
The heads of the leaders were cut off, and now he had to take down all those that followed in their actions as he continued to achieve the factor of Fear to all those watching. They all had ingrained in their minds that what they were observing now could happen to any of them, and that the only way to prevent this was to not do actions similar to this Magus World!
What Noah didn't know was that fear had already completely crept into the hearts of those watching the ridiculous strength of two Void Realm disciples decimate an entire army of a Prime World.
[Fate Discernment] didn't show this yet as time simply had to be given in order for this fear to spread and reduce chaos even more as many forces would turn careful with their future actions!
Chapter 351 - Crixus the Destroyer!
The numerous somber beings across the Prime Worlds who were already reminded and had etched the experience into their hearts were made to continue watching the conclusion of this bloodbath as Noah's figure continued to track down all those involved as he swung the shimmering bloody golden blade down.
The gazes of those watching hardened as they saw the illusory screens above their planets portraying a scene of destruction and chaos, a title of this bloody Celestial forming in their minds that would later go on to spread across the Light Expanse.
Among the many things coming out from this event, the name of a particular Celestial would spread like wildfire to the many quadrants of the Light Expanse as the rampage was concluding in the Magus World.
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The gaze of Grandmaster Vredral was bright as he looked at the scene of carnage continuing from the viewpoint of Crixus and Athena.
After the defeat of the powerful Soul Forging experts of the Order of the Black Serpent, many had deserted the battlefield and spread across the lands of the Magus World in fear, with the two Celestials going on to track them down through [Fate Discernement].
Any that held an air of chaos from the results of the actions of killing and abducting the cultivators from the World of Cultivation were all cut down where they stood as the process continued for another hour!
In the illusory screens, the forces of the many Prime Worlds watching could see the impassive and emotionless expressions of Crixus and Athena as one used his shining sword to split apart the bodies of their enemies, while another used a hammer shining with a glorious light to shatter their bodies apart. They felt their bodies turn cold at the continuing carnage as they watched on, the illusory screens continuing to broadcast everything is spectacular detail.
Every now and then, tremendously large Blades of Liberation could be seen descending down and destroying entire bases where the forces of the Order of the Black Serpent were hiding in, the barriers erected not being able to stop the advancements of the blades even briefly.
All of this carnage and destruction was attributed to the two Celestials still moving in the Magus World, but many already knew of the War Princess Athena who had recently won the first rank of the Infernal Hunt.
Many more were unfamiliar with the name Crixus, so while watching the carnage and destruction occurring in the Magus World, the name that would gradually spread among the mouths of many was Crixus.
This was the title that carried with it fear and brilliance. It was a title that many would say when they discussed the power of the Celestials and their forces. Many would remember the War Princess Athena, as well as the newly introduced Crixus, the Destroyer!
Crixus the Destroyer!
A bold title given to the Celestial that rained down righteous Blades of Liberations and called for Judgement that skewered and destroyed all those that stood against him!
In the central lands of the Magus World, an eerie silence reigned as shockingly, not a single being remained alive across the vast expanse of a normally bustling center of a Prime World!
Noah's shimmering figure floated in the air as a golden aura roasted around him, confirming with [Fate Discernment] for the last time that his goal had indeed been achieved.
The aura of another being neared his side as he turned to his right to look at a valiant Athena who had her golden armor fading away one particle of light at a time. The War Princess had a brilliant smile as her eyes locked onto Noah's figure, her expression that of interest as it did not match the atmosphere of someone that had just participated in the bloodbath of millions of beings.
"You are an anomaly, Junior Brother."
The tight ponytail waved behind her as she turned her head to the side and looked over Noah, seemingly trying to figure out what secrets he held in his body. Noah glanced back to the bloodied central lands of the Magus World as he voiced out.
"You've observed the changes with [Fate Discernment]?"
"Mmm, yes. This time through reaping the lives of millions while broadcasting it, we have saved tens of billions. Don't you feel a sense of satisfaction after reducing this much chaos and steering fate to a direction you want?"
Athena seemed much more talkative and jovial after the blood pumping battle, her expression not the usual impassive one as Noah could observe an eerie level of happiness as she did not think much of their actions just now. He pondered her question as he nodded and replied while their figures began to shoot towards the Prime Warship in the distance, leaving behind an empty and bloodied capital that used to house the strongest powers of the Magus World.
"It feels good knowing there are other ways to reduce chaos that don't directly jump to the destruction of planets."
He said these words nonchalantly as Athena's eyes squinted towards him, a brilliant smile erupting from her as Noah heard her laugh for the first time.
"Haha. You might have been right this time Junior Brother, but don't get too c.o.c.ky. Now that I know your talent is even more spectacular than we imagined, I won't be matching the same number of fate lines while sparring anymore. We wo
n't even need to worry about the abilities with Soul Damage when sparring if your skills are this advanced."
Dangerous words were released from her as the thrill of the battle had fully gotten into her system, recalling Crixus's exemplary [Smite of Liberation] that allowed for multiple Blades of Liberation to descend down. She was interested in this dangerous attack that could damage one's soul, wondering exactly how this Junior Brother of hers had managed to enhance it so much!
Noah only nodded at the changed pace of Athena as they neared the humongous Prime Warship and went inside, going through multiple doors before they returned to one of the huge central command rooms where Grandmaster Vredral stood.
The gaze of the Grandmaster was that of joyful vigor as his eyes locked on Noah's and Athena's figures, waving his hands in front of them as he did not even wait for them to report.
With the wave of his hands, numerous illusory screens appeared in front of them. These illusory screens reflected the many Prime Worlds that had been watching the bloodbath they carried out in the Magus World as their somber reactions were portrayed. Many shocked and fearful reactions could be seen, with many more that of pondering as numerous powerful forces were put in deep thought as they were visually reminded of the power of Celestials.
Noah gazed upon many of these screens as numerous voices compounded upon one another, but he could clearly make out the most repeated words out of the numerous illusory screens in front of him
"...The War Princess.."
"Athena…"
"...Celestials…"
"...the Destroyer.."
"...Supreme Law…"
"Crixus...the Destroyer!"
RUMBLE!
Numerous things seemed to be mentioned throughout the numerous Prime Worlds he was watching, but the one he came across most was the name of the being he was taking the shape of, his body actually feeling a change as he received another lesson on the law of fate while watching the effects of his actions!
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