Infinite Mana In The Apocalypse c1-705
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He had done numerous tests in the past to try and use the loophole of the Time Space to rapidly increase the gathering of Fate Lines and Chaos Particles, but every time he cultivated them inside the Time Space, they still followed the time of the outside world where their rate of gathering was slowed to insane degrees! This made for an event where if the time dilation in the Time space was 1:50 and he spent 50 days in the Time Space, the rate of progress would still be equivalent to the 1 day that passed in the outside world as the descent of Fate Lines and Chaos Particles was slowed by a factor of 50 times.
This simply showed him that the increasing law comprehension always followed the Universal Laws, where even his Time Space could not be used to swiftly make him comprehend the laws to 100% in a matter of days. It was too balance breaking of an idea to even fathom!
These few days that remained before the battle started, he would see if he could bring all of his abilities into the domain expansion realm, and even possibly have a skill tree or two in the World Rank.
He took out the Spiritual World that was anchored to his body and placed it on the ground of the room he was in, entering it thereafter as he began a training session to boost his skills even further before he clashed with the Legion of Celestials.
The coming army of Grandmasters and their Warships had no idea that in the camp that they would soon clash with, they had just created a World Rank combatant by giving him a unique treasure willingly! This same being they continued to foster and raise the strength of was about to oppose them on their conquest of expansion...
Chapter 471 Fledgling Blood Ancien
In another location, the Vampyre Ruler Vladivostok had a frustrated expression as his communications with Elena, the one being who had access to the Crixus that shone brightly in the hands of the Celestials-was cut off.
He had sent numerous messages towards her and the forces in the Underworld that he controlled, only to get no replies as time passed!
His troubles seemed to only be compounding, as he knew his position in the Alliance would waver if he could not even maintain a handle on such a powerful spy that they placed into the ranks of Celestials.
He turned towards one of his subordinates as he asked irritatingly.
"The force towards the Verittas Fortress has set off?"
"Yes, Master. The Royal Vampyre Rokku and his forces should arrive within a few hours."
The Vampyre Ruler Vladivostok nodded as his red eyes shimmered. He knew this first battle against the Celestials was pivotal, and would even set the tone for the remaining battles that came after.
He had sent numerous Vampyres down to reinforce the defenses of the Mages there, their other forces moving to tighten their defenses in other important areas as they prepared.
He put the thoughts of Crixus aside for now as he focused on the current matters at hand, the vibrant power of this being at the Star Forging Realm moving forward.
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In the Verittas Fortress, three days had passed as Noah's clone enjoyed the treatment of the Mages while he trained to max the proficiencies of his skill trees.
While only three days had passed in the outside world, he had spent more than 3 months in the Time Space! This was a truly ridiculous number to even imagine, but it made possible for the rapid advancements of raising proficiencies of skills and then combining them.
Two skill trees had already met the requirements and were taken into the Domain Expansion Realm as he worked double to combine solo skills he wasn't using into the Domain Rank and then sacrificed them into the skill trees. The other two Skill Trees were not far behind as they only waited for the required sacrificial skills at the moment!
The ones he worked to upgrade first were the [Kin of Ancients] and [Kin of Terror], their advanced skill trees actually taking on similar names as he chose the path where both of them were termed "Fledgling".
He advanced these ones first as they would be the ones he would most likely use the most in the coming days, the Arch Lich Ra'Zan and Fate's Guardian being left behind for now. After these, the next one of great importance that had taken even longer to raise up was the [Agent of Chaos] skill tree that directly opposed the Law of Fate!
But for now, the first one was the [Kin of Ancients] skill tree that had the abilities of the Blood Lord at their base. This skill tree was expanded to a pathway that was called [Fledgling Ancient]!
DOMAIN [Blood Lord] (45/45):: Abilities- Dawn of the Blood Lord(5/5), Blood World(5/5), Drain Life(5/5), and Nightmarish Descent(5/5). >> [Kin of the Ancients] (60/60) :: Ancient Blood Scion(5/5), Ancient Blood Clone(5/5), Summon the Ancients(5/5), Blood Rage(5/5) >>[Fledgling Blood Ancient] (75/75) :: A fledgling of a race of powerful creatures that occupy the Letalis Expanse, the skills of this particular fledgling leaning more towards the control of blood. Abilities Include Blood Summoner(5/5), Blood Clone Support (5/5), Drain Master Support (5/5), and Domination (5/5)
[Blood Summoner] (5/5) :: When the abilities Dawn of the Blood Lord and Ancient Blood Scion are simultaneously active, the user can summon 30 Blood Ancients to aid them.
[Blood Clone Support] (5/5) :: The Ancient Blood Clone is further strengthened, now being able to exhibit 100% of the main body's strength.
[Drain Life Support] (5/5) :: The Drain Life ability is enhanced, its effects not limited only to attacks dealt as an aura of blood will passively erupt to leech the life force of the targeted enemies around you. The Life Steal effect is increased from 5% to 10%.
[Domination] (5/5) :: The eyes of the Fledgling Blood Ancient release a dominating light that enthralls any with weak souls. The bodies of the dominated can then be controlled to either replenish the Blood Ancient with [Blood Bag], or deal damage to surrounding enemies by [Blood Bomb].
A set of shining new skills were displayed in front of him, his eyes going over them a few times as he largely understood them all without needing to go over them.
The Drain Life Support and Blood Clone Support were straightforward, with the latter being even more useful by granting his Ancient Blood Clone the power to exhibit the entire strength of the main body. This now meant that there were two of him that could effectively release his entire power at full capacity!
Although one would have to wonder, did the previous percentage cap of 60% even limit the clone's power in any significant way when one thought about the mana available to it?
Noah then moved on to the other two, the Blood Summoner being a fairly unique one as it allowed him to summon 30 new combatants as long as he had two specific skills active. If these Blood Ancients were anywhere close to the power of the Ancients that he could call upon with the [Summon the Ancients] ability, he would not have to worry at all about their fire power.
The last one was the most unique one, the ability called [Domination] that made him actually look forward to trying it out on the battlefield! Shockingly, this ability allowed him to bring to his command those with weak souls, and those dominated souls only had a single fate- the blood and body be used to replenish him or as explosions to damage those around them!
It seemed like a very flashy and destructive skill that he could not wait to put to use when imagining the Legions of Celestials nearing this location.
With this skill upgrade, he sadly did not come across any other Guider type jobs similar to the [Unruly Guider] ability that stemmed from [Fate's Guardian], and this stood the same as he glanced at the upgraded skill tree of the Kin of Terror, which had added 4 new abilities under the next advancement- [Fledgling Aether Terror]!
Chapter 472 Advancing Legion
On the 7th celestial star, Grandmaster Ramiel had just left a hidden underground prison where a certain individual lay with his body pierced with numerous golden spikes. He had gone down to this underground area to once again one sidedly monologue towards his teacher about the recent events, as well as the initiation of a war that he would be at the forefront of.
When he left the golden cage that continued to seep the strength of the po
werful figure, Grandmaster Ramiel once more missed the hidden smile that had appeared on the bleeding and disfigured being's face.
This had been the last time that this Grandmaster was going down to ramble to his teacher, the last time that he would converse with one of the founders of Celestials.
Unbeknownst to grandmaster Ramiel, this was also the last time that he would see his master, because in the journey that this Grandmaster was about to undertake, he would not get the chance to return to this Celestial Star!
But this knowledge was not one that was privy to him at this moment as he left the Celestial Star with a strong demeanor. He looked at the celestials around him as they all boarded numerous prime warships, the single 7th Celestial Star forming one of the small squadrons that were going to combine with the large Legion that someone from the celestial realm would be leading towards the Dark Expanse.
RUMBLE!
Grandmaster Ramiel gazed at the numerous prime warships that littered the void of space, the procession of beings from the Celestial Realm passing near the 7th Celestial Star as his job was to only combine in their ranks and follow along in this venture.
All the Celestials were under the lead of Grandmaster Onillus, a being in the World Realm and someone that had more than three million fate lines thrumming strongly in his body!
If Grandmaster Ramiel could be considered just at the entrance of the World Realm, then Grandmaster Onillus was nearing its peak as the time that he spent in the Celestial Realm granted him versatile skills and abilities, as well as improving his techniques in the law of fate.
This was why the Founder had chosen this Grandmaster to be the one that led the forces in the first battle of this war. It was because this being was looked at with extreme confidence as it was someone that participated in the war more than a thousand years ago and knew the ins and outs of being a commander!
The many prime worships that would make any surrounding planets tremble continued on moving as Grand Master Ramiel entered the largest one at the forefront. This was the main vessel that contained many of the leading grandmasters. One could sense numerous powerhouses at the World Realm, with the majority being at the domain expansion realm and even more at this soul forging realm. But the largest percentages were of course those of the void rank.
A stark difference in the legion that was being led towards the Verittas Fortress in this war compared to the previous war was that the head count for the celestials was actually rather small when one compared to the numbers of individuals that came from numerous Prime Worlds that were also currently moving within the Celestial Legion!
The Celestial Legion had not yet reached the Verittas Fortress because they were passing through Specific regions in the Light Expanse collecting more and more powerful figures from chosen Prime Worlds that were selected to provide soldiers for this first conflict.
As they moved across the Light Expanse, in just a few days the number of celestials actually became the minority in this advancing force as hundreds of thousands of powerhouses at the void realm from numerous prime worlds came under their banner.
Those capable steered their own vessels towards the dark expanse with even more being taken into the prime warships of the Celestials. The forces from the World of Cultivation were even more vibrant as they were actually given special treatment from the Celestials. The reason was because the World of Cultivation was the place where the being with Noble Fate who would soon enter the ranks of experts, Crixus, came from!
Those especially proud were the cultivators from the Profound Astral Sect, especially the Elder that was Crixus's father who enjoyed a position as the leading figure that was overseeing the forces of the World of Cultivation. The power of the Profound Astral Sect had gradually expanded in the cultivation world because of the shining name of Crixus, and now they found themselves serving at the forefront as they actually saw this chance as an honor.
Their gazes were those of responsibility and slight fear, as all that they knew was that they were going to defend their home. They were going to defend their Light Expanse from the hands of the savages that had already made two prime worlds disappear. They had acted and somehow taken the lives and the entire world that was formerly known as the Magus world and even more recently they had entered the wondrous celestial realm and caused conflict while also erasing another powerful prime world that was known as the Underworld.
Many of the forces from the numerous prime worlds were acting under this assumption, as this was the only news and propaganda that the Celestials had spread, a propaganda that began the moment the Founder declared war after the Battle of Geniuses!
A majority of them knew that they were going in this war to defend their homes, but those even more knowledgeable and those that could see behind the scenes knew that they were only pieces being played on a chessboard. But could they refuse? Could they say no?
They had lesser power and they had no strength, so they could only go along as a grand procession passed through the Light Expanse as it looked like a large blade that pointed itself towards the Dark Expanse!
Chapter 473 Fledgling Aether Terror!
Back in the dwelling that Noah's Ancient Blood Clone was staying at in the Verittas Fortress, he was looking at the advancement of the skill tree that stemmed from [Lesser Cthulhu]. It was the skill tree that made many of the things he had at this moment possible, being the one that opened the doorway for him to become an Infernal Lord!
After Kin of Terror, the next name that came with 4 new abilities was termed [Fledgling Aether Terror]! The other skill tree that he could have chosen from was something called [Devouring Aether Beast], but he stuck to the names that continued to lead towards the terrifying being that he only knew from his memories. The abilities of [Fledgling Aether Terror] did not disappoint.
DOMAIN [Amorphous Space Beast] (15/15) :: Abilities- Spatial Cage(5/5), Destabilize(5/5), Shattered Star(5/5), and Miniature Space(5/5). >> [Lesser Cthulhu] (45/45) :: Additional Abilities- Morph(5/5), Child of Space(5/5), Portals of Terror(5/5), and Sever(5/5). >> [Kin of Terror] (60/60) :: Additional Abilities- Aether Reinforcement (5/5), Multiplicative Ray Support (5/5), Triple on Cast Support (5/5), Lunacy Inducement (5/5) >> [Fledgling Aether Terror] (75/75) :: Additional Abilities- Aether Emission (5/5), Aether Chain Support (5/5), Fatal Ailment Support (5/5), Size Distortion (5/5)
Aether Emission (5/5) :: The body of the Fledgling Aether Terror passively emits the baleful energies of Aether. This ability also allows the boosts of [Aether Reinforcement] to apply to any skills used by the Fledgling Aether Terror.
Aether Chain Support (5/5) :: The Aether Rays emitted by the Fledgling Aether Terror can chain between selected enemies. Supported ray-based abilities can chain +10 times
Fatal Ailment Support (5/5) :: The essence of Aether is destructive by nature, causing chaos in the body of those affected. All abilities preceding and following the Fledgling Aether Terror skill tree deal an additional 70% damage over time as Aether continues to cause chaos in their bodies.
Size Distortion (5/5) :: Striving for unmatched strength, the body of the Fledgling Aether Terror can be expanded up to 250 meters.
As soon as Noah finished placing all the required Infernal Skill Points into the newly opened Fledgling Aether Terror skill tree, he felt his already strong body rumble with power as the energy of Aether leaked freely from him!
WAA!
The baleful energy caused the air to scream as those within the grand castle he was situated in also felt an oppressive aura of energy coming from the location where an Infernal Lord was residing, their faces actually filling up with happiness as they sensed this fearsome power, as it actually brought them comfort when they thought about the coming enemies.
Noah reeled in the Aether to only stay within a meter around him as it seemed to just continue expanding, his gaze going towards the additional skills after this skill tree was brought up to the Domain Rank.
The [Aether Emission] was what explained what jus
t occurred with his body, so he moved on directly to the skills that had 'Support' attached to them as he was coming to particularly love these types of skills more and more.
Those with the addition of 'Support' always enhanced his current abilities to even greater heights, not simply adding more and more skills for him to try and keep track of and maybe not even use as time passed.
The two support abilities this time were [Aether Chain Support] and [Fatal Ailment Support]! The former made it so that when he released the numerous rays of Aether through [Sever] that was already enhanced by [Multiplicative Ray Support], these Aether rays would actually chain between the bodies of up to 10 enemies!
This caused for a shocking lethality as the rays of Aether were already destructive enough, but were now made even more insane. The [Fatal Ailment Support] was another unique support skill that was equivalent to poisoning any being he hit with abilities from this skill tree as they would suffer damage over time. This damage over time would continue until their death or if they somehow had the means to purify the baleful energy of Aether from their bodies. Again, it simply made his abilities all the more terrifying!
This was the reason why he particularly loved skill trees, and would continue to pursue them to their peak until he saw just how crazy all of these abilities could become.
The last skill was a simple one, [Size Distortion] allowing him to expand his size to actually become 5 times the normal mountainous size of Behemoths. It granted him the ability to expand up to 250 meters! It was ridiculous to even imagine his size larger than the Behemoths he was fighting, so he was excited to try this ability in the coming battle when he faced hundreds of thousands of enemies.
As his thoughts were coming to a close, he received a message from the Spiritual World System.
[Master, the Hydromancer's Mantle Supreme Treasure has finished being forged.]
The sweet words of even more spectacular things occurring rang in his eyes as his figure disappeared into the miniaturized Spiritual World and went directly towards the Blacksmith's Forge.