Maybe if they had achieved more than 50% in the law of fate, they could have turned the tides and even caused him to run. Maybe if they brought a few more Star Forging Celestials. Maybes and maybes and maybes!
But what occurred was the reality. All the conditions were met for Noah to wipe the floor with the newly appearing assassins, decimating them even with their realm of power as he pocketed loot and the even more valuable droves of Fate Lines rushing towards him because of [Fate Stealer].
A crescent smile spread out across his face as he watched streams after streams of fate lines descend down, the percentage of the Law of Fate seemingly trembling at the 49% mark on his stat panel before it soon broke through and smashed towards 50%!
50%!!!
Chapter 537 - Win Some, Lose Some
Across the vastness of space of the Novus Galaxy, a particularly powerful being was watching a singular illusory screen showcasing the quick battle at the Verittas Fortress.
Aldrich, the remaining Founder of the Celestials watched on with out so much as a change of emotions in his eyes as two Star Forging Realm Celestials were actually killed, and in a short time at that by the 9th Infernal Lord that had many mysteries surrounding him!
Yet at this moment, no anger or wrath was apparent on his face, only slight surprise as he closed his eyes and sent forth a telepathic message.
"Advance the Realm Dreadnoughts forward and pierce through the layers of defenses."
A terrifying command released from him and went towards Celestials Commanders already stationed and waiting at specific locations, the powerful vessels known as Realm Dreadnoughts that only Star Forging Commanders piloted moving forward!
The place they were stationed and hidden at were actually extremely important strongholds where the Star Forging experts of the Dark Expanse protected, and amazingly, a few of these experts had left their posts to quickly go towards the Verittas Fortress to save a certain being that should have been facing a certain death.
These Strongholds were now left unprotected, the forces that Aldrich had stationed in advance moving out as they began to rip through the defenses of beings which had no Star Forging leaders to protect them!
Aldrich's eyes shone with a golden l.u.s.ter as even though he has lost two Star Forging Golden Commanders unexpectedly at the hands of the 9th Infernal Lord, he still stood much to gain as things still went exactly how he expected.
"You win some and you lose some, hmm?"
His face had a widening smile as his eyes focused a whole lot more onto the Infernal Lord staying stationary while being surrounded by two Authorities of universal laws, the terrifying plan he hatched already taking form as even with a loss today, his forces would gain so much more as they would finally pierce through the important layers of the Dark Expanse!
"But you…"
A contemplative gaze was apparent on Aldrich as he stared at the illusory figure of the 9th Infernal Lord on the screen, many thoughts crossing his mind as a golden light of fate enveloped his location.
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In the Verittas Fortress, the shocking auras of multiple Star Forging beings had made their appearance in succession within the minutes following the death of the two Star Forging Golden Commanders.
The Grand Mage Edrusim, the 4th and 5th Infernal Lords, and a single Vampyre Lord all stood in the periphery as they looked towards this being, their hearts seeing a bright future with such a creature standing with them!
They were about to go towards the red and blue circle of authority when each of them began receiving news from their forces, news that mentioned Realm Dreadnoughts with Star Forging Golden Commanders in the lead had actually made their moves at this exact moment!
"F.u.c.k.i.n.g hell."
Edrusim cursed under his breath as he turned around right where he was, his body beginning to teleport vast distances as the other Star Forgers were doing the same as they rushed to protect the command the post they left.
Only the four of them- Edrusim, the 4th and 5th Infernal Lords, as well as the single Vampyre Lord had rushed to this location at high speed, the other experts of the same realm turning around halfway through after they saw that the 9th Infernal Lord could somehow defend himself.
This was because they also understood how risky it was to leave their posts during times of war, so only Edrusim and the other three continued forward to the Verittas Fortress just to make sure another Star Forging Golden Commander did not pop up to target the 9th Infernal Lord while the rest rushed back to their posts.
They didn't expect the Celestial to still be plotting and actually exploit this period of time, powerful Celestial Legions actually moving on important locations that had yet to be attacked since the beginning of the war!
Even Noah with his position as a Celestial Commander did not know about this, the Legions being sent this time actually being under the Leadership of Star Forging Golden Commanders, with the release of three Realm Dreadnaughts to attack three specific strongholds with even higher importance than the Verittas Fortress.
So even though some of the Star Forgers from the side of the Dark Expanse had returned to their posts halfway through, they had still left them as the Celestials hiding in wait went forth and attacked, beginning to decimate their remaining forces as they worked to quickly take over these strongholds!
The Grand Mage Edrusim was receiving numerous communications of this plot as he gritted his teeth while streaking across the void of space, teleporting vast distances every now and then as he neared his Mage's Tower where he could see and command everything in just three minutes.
The Mage's Tower was hectic as reports flooded in, Edrusim resuming control as the situation across the Dark Expanse became clearer.
In just a matter of minutes and with the reduced defenses of some strongholds, more than five locations were pierced through and overtaken, three of them being those that faced the three Legions which had a Golden Commander leading a Realm Dreadnought!
Colossal losses were taken, the forces of the Dark Expanse realizing that the plot of Celestials today was not just the assassination of the unique 9th Infernal Lord, but to also use the chaos surrounding this to lay a siege which actually succeeded in capturing 5 locations!
Other strongholds were gradually fighting and holding on as their Commanders returned and faced the Star Forging Celestial Commanders, especially the locations where Vampyres were protecting being those that actually could not be taken over in time before all their forces returned.
But the damage was done! On this day, Celestials advanced further into the Dark Expanse than all the days since the war began, gaining a major victory even with the loss of two Star Forging Golden Commanders under the power of the 9th Infernal Lord!
Chapter 538 - Star Forger!
Noah was relayed everything occurring at this moment from Vladivostok, his body still experiencing and enjoying the impeccable sensation of his law of fate breaking past 50%.
The strongholds that had many Vampyres protecting them actually stood strong, the wisdom of Old Man Inuit directing them to keep their defenses even when he saw Noah being besieged by two Star Forging Celestials.
Only a single Vampyre Lord at the Star Forging Realm had left because Inuit still had a semblance of worry, but his intuition allowed for them to actually hold off three Celestial Legions under the banner of Golden Commanders.
Only the strongholds that were heavily protected by Mages and Infernals fell, all three of the powerful Realm Dreadnoughts being sent into these locations as if by a plan expecting the fearsome defense of the Vampyres, those three targeted stronghold falling into the hands of Celestials as well as another two similarly defended strongholds.
Tens of billions of beings were now under the Influence of Celestials because of this move, their forces advancing further into the Dark Expanse as the forces of the 5th and 6th Infernal Lord had to retreat, along with many commanding Mages and Wizards as they unwillingly left behind their homes to gather their power an
d not needlessly die before they tried to fight back for them!
If the Celestials so chose, they could obliterate these planets and kill billions, and this was the untold threat that allowed for them to smoothly take over the numerous planets cl.u.s.tered around these 5 strongholds the moment those defending them were defeated.
Thus, even though the plot of assassination failed, a hidden plot had succeeded! Noah rapidly collected his thoughts as his surroundings rapidly changed, multiple Star Forging beings appearing and leaving in a matter of seconds, the two Celestial Legions collapsing as the remaining four commanders were quickly defeated, the Verittas Fortress that was at the center of a huge plot today actually surviving with very few deaths or injuries to their people!
Seeing the many beings clearing the battlefield while looking toward his shimmering circle of Authority, he deactivated his Authorities as he sent out a few telepathic messages to his people and then...disappeared from the battlefield!
There were too many things currently occurring within him as he wanted some time to observe them all, [Fate Discernment] telling him that nothing else exciting would be happening around the Verittas Fortress today.
He could not change the outcome of the plot that the higher ups of the Celestials hatched, to the point that even his identity as Crixus did not grant him this information for the plot today. So he would leave it behind for now as he actually did something that would actually be of help- and that was to use the enormous amounts of loot he gained from the two Star Forging Celestials to power himself up even more!
Aside from his Fate Lines continuing to shoot past the five million point, he wanted to quickly begin the process of turning his Origin into a genuine Star as he stepped towards the higher realms of power. His clone teleported to a nondescript location in the Light Expanse as he threw a Blood World and a veil unto himself, waving his hands as he grasped into multiple rainbow colored Cores from his Expansive Space.
His eyes shone as the energy that signified the hard work and experience of hundreds of years that made a Star Forger begin to rush towards Origin of his Main Body, a unique phenomenon occurring as his clone continued to act like limbs to his original body, whatever they absorbed being sent directly to him and whatever energy they used also coming from him.
This meant that Noah's main body that was overseeing the occupied Witches Layer had hidden itself in his Command room as he also veiled himself and accessed the Expansive Space to bring out more Star Forging Cores, the energy rushing in even faster as it simply acted like multiple limbs on his body were absorbing the dense essence.
Even the second clone in the Time Space did the same as the potent Star Forging Cores that would have taken a day or two to fully be absorbed were becoming smaller at a rate visible to the n.a.k.e.d eye, Noah's bodies gaining a starry hue as his face shone with splendor!
All the essence rushed toward his Origin as it remolded it, the Domain energy and the essence of the World Rank beginning to transform into a genuine Star within him as the forging continued.
DONG!
Fluctuations were released every few seconds from his Origin as it became larger yet more compact, Noah accessing the abundant atmospheric essence of his Spiritual World through his second clone as the process went on with out a problem!
DONG!
His entire body seemed to be vibrating as time passed as it felt heavier and ridiculously stronger, a natural thin film of protective light similar to the ones that protected the 2 Star Forging Assassins beginning to wrap around him as it shimmered with an assortment of colors.
DONG!
His speed, strength, defense- everything was shooting higher and higher as a Star was gradually Forged within him, his eyes opening sharply as he stared at a blinking Stat Panel!
[Noah Osmont][Title(s): Infernal Lord(Variant)]
[Bloodline(s): Vampyre Progenitor]
[Fate Line(s) : 5,256,728]
[Chaos Particle(s) : 1,483,245]
[Origin Core(s) : Fire-5, Water-5]
[Domain(s) : Fate,Chaos, Space, Fire, Water]
[Vitality: STAR FORGER]
[Focus: - ]
[Strength: STAR FORGER]
[Law(s) : Fate-52%,Chaos-14%,Space-8%, Fire-52%, Water-52%]
[Authority(s) : Fate Lord, Flame Lord, Water Lord]
An additional {{Authority}}, vast advancements that would terrify the most powerful of beings in the Novus Galaxy, and a sparkling new addition that read Star Forger.
Because of this single battle and plot to take his life, he was actually given such a large amount of presents that his power had skyrocketed into the Realm right before the highest one in the Novus Galaxy, making an even grander advancement as he effectively comprehended more than half of a Supreme Law and gained the subsequent {{Authority}}!
Chapter 539 - Might as well make a Realm
Noah flew the still exploding strength of his body as he freely let the essence in his environment rush towards him, his eyes honing in on his Stat Panel that listed the newly gained Authority of a Supreme Law!
{{Fate Lord's Authority}} :: A right given to a being that is embarking on the path of understanding Fate. This Authority has the effects of Radiant Knowledge, Cast Disruption, Mana Interference, Fate Manifestation, Atmospheric Regulation, as well as increasing the effectiveness of all Fate related abilities by 1000% and reducing their mana cost by 95%.
The simpler description of the Authority given after passing the 50% mark in the Law of Fate was displayed on his eyes as he went over it. Nearly everything was the same as the Authorities of the Laws of Fire and Water, but the effectiveness of Fate Skills under this Authority were actually +1000% compared to the +500% of the previous two laws, with the mana cost being cut down by 95%!
The only thing else that was new was the addition of the ability called Radiant Knowledge. Noah's eyes twinkled as he didn't make himself wait before casting the Authority, his first clone that had the identity of the Infernal Lord and was currently hidden in space casting this Authority is a small range around him.
OOOM
Golden fluctuations erupted outwards as Noah closed his eyes and compared the feeling of this Authority.
In the few meters surrounding him, it had turned into a space tinged with a gold hue as abundant Fate Essence filled the surroundings, each of them dancing joyfully as they waited for Noah's commands.
He felt the stupendous feeling of strength this Authority brought him as the effects of the abstruse skill called Radiant Knowledge smoothly came in, his thoughts moving subconsciously as an idea seemed to suddenly strike him, his hands waving forth as he also cast the ability that cultivated the law of chaos, [Disciple of Chaos]!
RUMBLE!
It felt like oil being added to fire as the intrusion of Chaos Particles into the radiant field of gold fate essence that were abundantly swimming in the laid out Authority exploded out, this action causing a chain reaction as even more Chaos Particles manifested to rush down. It was similar to when Noah performed Dual Cultivation, but the reaction was much more intense as he quickly made calculations as time passed.
His eyes shook as he confirmed the effect was actually closer to being more than 5 times as effective as when he performed Dual Cultivation of the two Supreme Laws, this space under {{Fate Lord's Authority}} actually providing a way for him to increase his progress in the opposing Law of Chaos even faster!
His thoughts moved rapidly as he continued to test a few things, his Second Clone in the Time Space actually taking over the task as he released {Fate Lord's Authority}} in the region where he was surrounded by four different Law Spaces, not wasting any time thereafter as he cast the authorities for the Law of Water and Fire as well.
RUMBLE!
The very space around him shook at the immensity of the authorities as at this time, Noah also cast the skills that would allow him not to just perform dual cultivation, but quadruple cultivation as all the techniques of comprehending the laws of fate, chaos, water, and fire
were cast!
His body was first covered in the respective law spaces of these elements that gave him access to their abundant energies, and he then laid out the {Authority} for each of them but chaos, gaining access to their purest forms of essence as the effects of his progress were multiplied.
He was actually cultivating by using his Authorities- something that nobody could do in this Novus Galaxy! Who had the capability to master three laws more than halfway? Who had enough mana to keep such Authorities active at all times? It was only him!
It was ridiculous, crazy, and unsustainable for anyone else but him as he visibly saw the numbers of Fate Lines and Chaos Particles changing rapidly, the Fire and Water Origin Cores also spinning rapidly within his main body as they ate up as much energy as they could before they spit even more out to reinforce his body.
Long story short- through the use of the Authorities of the laws that he had comprehended more than 50% of, he had increased his speed in law comprehension multiple times!
The norm of a being taking longer to advance as he reached higher stages was once again broken as while Noah achieved grander achievements and realms, his speed continued to accelerate even faster! What slowing down? What pacing? Taking years to make advancements?
Noah gave a big middle finger to all of this as he barreled forward, achieving things that would take others hundreds of years in a matter of days! Yet somehow, this speed was still getting faster…
It was ridiculous, to say the least, but Noah only nodded contently as his second clone continued this new cultivation method, the unique ability termed Radiant Knowledge under {{Fate Lord's Authority}} spinning again as all the ideas he had about the future and himself were laid out clearly in his mind, all these ideas coming together in a much cleaner manner as he was provided knowledge of how to use these ideas in a more optimum manner similar to how he stumbled to try his newest cultivation method.
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