The skill was spectacular by itself as Noah learned it right away while putting on his first LEGENDARY piece of armor. A sleek black armor that seemed to suck in the water around it appeared on his body, making him look more and more like a dweller of the sea.
He moved the large dead body of the Dragonfish into the Spiritual Land, with the plan of cutting it up and making something for himself later. He hadn't had a chance to enjoy his own cooking for a while.
He continued down the sea with even more vigor as he looked forward to another appearance of a similar beast that would add on to his LEGENDARY skill collection. More than an hour passed as the journey down continued, and vibrations could be felt emanating upfront, signifying a battle was occurring.
The power of the vibration was nothing to scoff at, making Noah adopt a serious face as his body became fully wrapped in covert skills. He went forward and used [Searching Thermal Eyes] as a sight a few nautical miles away from him opened itself.
It was another large underwater city similar to Liquinia, and if the memories he had been stealing were correct, the position of this city at this depth would make it one of the larger cities right before the entrance of the Bathypelagic Zone where Atlantis could be found.
This was a city where Merfolk prospered, and it stood grandly in shining lights as a blue shield was currently covering the entire city. A few damaged futuristic buildings could be observed as a battle was currently taking place.
Atlanteans and Merfolk were using advanced [Plasma Guns] that shot out blue lasers towards their enemies, while others fought in close quarters hoisting tridents and controlling the powerful submarines around them to blast off the enemies.
To Noah's surprise, the enemies were actually...humans?
He looked closer and became even more surprised as he found the identity of the attackers. He knew the clothing they wore and the colorful skills they were using from the memories of the Demon Kings he had killed.
This was one of the groups of beings from another world that was currently moving in the Lost World for their own purposes. They were prolific powerhouses that held a level of power across a few worlds as their system of strength focused on the fundamentals of the world.
Words that drew the annoyance of anyone who heard them rang out as Noah made out the figures leading the attack against this underwater city.
"Haha, I, Disciple Bob, won't be hindered by a group of fish!"
Arrogant words came out from a figure dressed in purple robes. A force seemed to emanate from his body that pushed away the surrounding water with ease. His arms were crossed behind his back as he stared down at the city in complete contempt. Around him were two others with purple robes just like him that were looking down coldly.
Behind them were tens of other human figures dressed in light blue robes, all of them surrounded by a sort of field that pushed away the surrounding water.
Above all these figures was someone sitting grandly in a purple chair that let out a mystical cloud of light beneath it. The man let out waves of power that were definitely above LEGENDARY as he overlooked the process of the attack.
From their robes, the way they spoke, and the extreme arrogance in their words, this was the other group that was running rampant in the Lost World, the Cultivators.
Chapter 147 - Knowledge of even more worlds
From the memories of the Demon Kings, there were a few groups actively moving in the Lost World beside them. Beings from the World of Cultivation were one of the more powerful ones that matched the forces of demons.
They wouldn't normally be attacking underwater cities like this as Atlanteans and Merfolk were a power to fear on their own, so the sight playing out in front of me was something interesting to see.
The city under siege should be the underwater City of Aquicadis. At the forefront of their defense, multiple Neon Commanders who signified LEGENDARY rank could be seen, as well as a Gold Commander who was a rank higher.
The fight seemed to be at a standstill as the two MYTHICAL figures of both sides let out wild pressure that clashed against each other, the LEGENDARY figures below being the ones moving actively.
There were three purple robbed cultivators that let out power of LEGENDARY rank, and one of them was actively attacking as his arrogant voice continued to ring out.
"Our request was simple. We just wanted to come and converse with the locals about the history of your world, yet you treat us with such disrespect?"
"Martial Uncle, let's raze this city to the ground. We can act now and ask questions later. These backward locals don't deserve being enlightened."
The purple-robed figure that called himself Disciple Bob actively moving around voiced their words to the leader sitting atop the mystical chair. They waited for a reply with bloodthirst that was ready to explode, just waiting for the word.
The cultivators had their own ranking of power, but the strongest one here letting out the power of MYTHICAL rank looked coldly at the City of Aquicadis. His strong voice thundered out and covered all surroundings.
"Will you take us as guests and share your knowledge of the Trident of Neptune, or will you face destruction?"
The question was aimed at the Merman who was a Golden Commander, the waves of power he let out no less powerful than the white robbed cultivator.
"We do not welcome nor entertain invaders."
Sparks seemed to fly as the small pause in the battle was about to start again, as the powerful voice of the cultivator gave out the command that would cause mayhem to ensue.
"Very well. Disciples of the Mountain Sea Sect, show these natives what actual power is."
OOOOH!
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The command once again began the disastrous battle as all sorts of color began to appear around Aquicadis. Atlanteans and Merfolk decked in armors and hoisting tridents stood at guard, with even more of them carrying blue pulsating [Plasma Guns] that began shooting out lasers once more.
On the side of the cultivators, I began observing new skills and abilities for the first time.
"Buddha's Golden Palm!"
"Illusory Sword Strike!"
Large golden palms cascading with power rushed down as hazy outlines of dark swords formed and clashed with the attacks from the natives of the Lost World. The battle was continuing and seemed to be in a standstill, unless the two figures letting out MYTHICAL airs of power began moving themselves.
I looked at these new groups of people as I felt my excitement rising. The abilities and skills they were using looked extremely grand and powerful, and I wanted to see just what exactly they would drop if they were to fall in my hands.
My figure that was still hidden covertly moved across the waters as it neared one of the cultivators in the outer fringes. I wanted to see just what types of loot would come out of them before moving in earnest.
The figure I was targeting was a roughly built man wearing blue robes. He had the water around him changing into 2-meter long swords of water that rushed towards the Atlanteans and Merfolk constantly as a derisive smile spread on his face.
I remained hidden without letting out any aura, approaching the figure slowly before a silvery light went to cover his body as the both of us silently disappeared from the battlefield.
We reappeared a few nautical miles away from the City of Aquicadis as the cultivator looked around him in shock, with the only answer he received being a [Storm of Ice and Bones].
The EPIC+ skill quickly shredded into the body of the cultivator, taking his life without so much as a fight as I watched a blue light erupt from his body. This was the first time I took down someone from the origin of a world that had as much influence if not more than the Demon World.
I was expecting something interesting from them as their system of strength differed so much from what I was normally used to.
The blue light that came out from the death of the cultivator changed into one skill book and a small blue gem.
[Mountain Sea Sect's First Styl
e- Water Sword] :: The water around you conforms to your will. The higher your achievements in the [email protected]#%#%^% #$ [email protected]##, the greater its power.
[[email protected]#!#$] :: [email protected]#[email protected]%%@#[email protected]#@#$
My eyes shined at the appearance of new things as I checked out the skill. A few things were unreadable, similar to when I picked up a [Plane Crytal] for the first time. It was something new that I or my homeworld had never come across before
I learned the skill and then observed the blue gem that was still a mess of unreadable words before I closed my eyes and went looking for the solution after also plundering the memories of the dead cultivator. I had to be fast as the battle between the two powers was still ongoing, but I had to find the usage of this new loot before moving forward first.
I disregarded the usage of large amounts of mana as I made up my mind and used {Spatial Travel} just a few days after I arrived in the Lost World, my figure quickly disappearing.
A few seconds passed as I felt blackness, before a light came once again and I found myself on the small mountain that had a hidden village on it. I had done something ridiculous and traveled across worlds yet again, but it would be worth it as anything that was still unreadable in my eyes meant it was something new for the planetary core.
I didn't even have to initiate as the blank voice of the System I had been used to rang out in my head.
[You've come across something interesting]
Essence congregated in the air as Sophia appeared from the bubble that surrounded the hidden village, her eyes a blank white as she spoke while coming towards me. I looked expectantly at her and asked,
"What is it?"
[It is...an acc.u.mulation of something. Give me a few seconds to put in terms that can be easily understood.]
The voice of the System rang out as essence continued to roil around us, before it quickly calmed down and a surprise came out of my mouth as the unreadable portion of the new skill and the blue gem that dropped from the cultivator finally became readable.
[Mountain Sea Sect's First Style- Water Sword] :: The water around you conforms to your will. The higher your achievements in the Law of Water, the greater its power.
[Low-level Water Crystal] :: A crystal containing the acc.u.mulations of the Law of Water. An insignificant portion is contained.
The voice of the planetary core continued to ring out as I observed the new loot with shining eyes.
[These beings from the World of Cultivation seem to be playing with a higher system of power. It would be a huge boost to your skills and power if you can take down even more of them. There should be an addition to your panel that quantifies your new gains.]
I nodded at these words as I went to check out the new addition while I watched the [Low-level Water Crystal] disappear into my body as particles of blue light.
[Noah Osmont][Occupation: Hunter]
[Vitality: 437]
[Focus: - ]
[Strength: 448]
[Skill(s) :: [F][E][D][C][B][A: Recorder-100, Language Comprehension-100, Lion's Roar-100, Silent Communication-100, Cook-65]
[A+:: Relegator's Spear-100, Water King's Skin-100, Piercing Speed-68, Warp Flight-67, Searching Thermal Sight-69]
[S :: Enfeeble-100, Phoenix Arrow-1, Shield Slam-8, Budding Farmer-82, Ricocheting Shield-1, Bear's Fighting Style-1, Archer's Gamble-1, Smouldering Sword Strike-100, Earthen Spears-100, Thought Acceleration-100, Crisis Avoidance-100, Blessed Regeneration-77, Pursuing Spirit of Ice and Flames-86, Lower-level Telepathy-55, Aquatic Adaptation-79]
[S+:: Draconic Armor-100]
[EPIC :: Iceberg-92, Absolute Zero-99, Life Steal-100, Teleport-100, Summon Holy Blight-100, Hellish Descent-78, Auraless-90, Chains of Lightning-13, Mountain Sea Sect's First Style- Water Sword-1]
[EPIC+ :: Fiendish Sword Beast Transformation-11, Storm of Ice and Bones-13
[LEGENDARY :: Corrupted Sigil of Hegemony-83, Demon King's Haki-86, Memory Plunderer-15, Whirlpool-1 ]
[UNIQUE :: Spiritual Land Management, Primal Conjurer, Spatial Travel, Shapeshift]
[Equipment: (3x B-Ring of Storage)(A-Ring of Storage)(S-Storage Pouch)(S-Veiled Suit)(Footman's Trident)(EPIC-Kingslayer)(EPIC-Rat King's Mask)(EPIC-Prismatic Guardian) (EPIC-Tigereye's Roots)(LEGENDARY-Deep Sea Armor)]
[Laws :: Law of Water- .1%]
A new section had appeared right below equipment in the stat panel. This time, it was something called [Laws]. I zoomed in on the newly appeared law that had a very low percentage in front of it.
[Law of Water .1%] :: All water-based abilities and skills are boosted by 10%
This was the years of experience and acc.u.mulation that a cultivator at EPIC rank dropped. From the memories I plundered from him, I knew there was a different system of naming that they used for their strength, as well as memories of a brand new world I never even thought about in my wildest dreams.
The memories of the EPIC ranked cultivator who was also called a cultivator at the Nascent Realm from his memories expanded my knowledge even more as I learnt of so many different and fantastic things from the World of Cultivation.
Treasures were abundant, with things like secret realms similar to Spiritual Lands holding their own surprises for cultivators to explore. Things I've never even thought to be possible opened themselves in front of my eyes as I looked at what the System quantified as the power of Laws which I could now increase by taking down Cultivators and matched it with the memories of arduous years spent to reach that experience and acc.u.mulation that I just stole as loot.
My eyes shined at the number shown in front of the law that increased the damage of any water element skills. If I could continue to obtain even more loot like this from cultivators, how long would it take before I start seeing huge passive percentages not just for water element skills, but for all the other ones too?
I began feeling the bubbling of excitement again as I wanted to get back to the Lost World even more quickly. There was a powerful enemy that was a rank higher than my current self, but I wasn't alone, and I still had my ridiculous source of strength that would not lose against the endurance of anyone else. I was curious and expectant after going through the memories of the dead cultivator and wondered just what things the most powerful one there could gift me!
Chapter 148 - Fiendish beasts appear in the stormy seas
Martial Uncle Softsword glared imposingly at the figure of a mixture of human and fish. The being let out wild power that was at the same level as his Rebirth Realm, making him ponder just how these natives cultivated to reach such a stage that he spent years to reach.
Their powers were rough yet powerful, they didn't seem to understand laws or the dao of the world they were in, and yet they were supported by it at the same time. For this trip, he bought many disciples of the Mountain Sea Sect to look for the Supreme Treasure in this world that would act to boost his sect to the top position in the World of Cultivation.
The Supreme Treasure, Trident of Neptune, had high affinity and unknown spectacular abilities for anything to do with water. For those that focused on pondering the Law of Water, it was a paramount treasure.
The disciples he brought included the three purple-robed disciples at the Violet Core level, as well as tens of disciples at the Gold Core realm, and hundreds of disciples at the Nascent Core realm.
Such a team was more than capable of taking down smaller sects, and yet it seemed the battle in front of him would bring some trouble. Besides the unrefined power the natives let out, they had weird weapons and sh.i.p.s that let out powerful blasts that could pierce the defenses of those at the nascent realm as if it were nothing.
Martial Uncle Softsword was now faced with a choice as he watched the ensuing battle. If he participated and went all in, it would be a point of no return, and the casualties might be heavy.
His face hardened as he recalled the divination about the Supreme Treasure, and the rise their Mountain Sea Sect would have if they got their
hands on it.
'Hmph, what is there to worry about natives that have no understanding of the dao. Today I shall grant them some enlightenment!'
AOOOO!!
A droning sound rang out as wild energies moved, the seawater around the MYTHICAL ranked, or Rebirth Realm Cultivator, seemed to tremble and shake as this being began moving.
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The Golden Commander on the other end, the MYTHICAL ranked Merman hoisting a trident fully black in color stood imposingly as he watched the oncoming invader. The air of arrogance was so palpable around him that he wanted to knock the cultivator off the high chair he put himself in.
The trident in his hand pointed forward as the water churned, quickly solidifying and forming into a solid wall that completely withstood the impact of the attack from the cultivator. Both of them used the sea around them for their attacks, meaning that this battle would be a long one unless something drastically changed.
Blue Lasers continued to shoot out from the [Plasma Guns] in the hands of Atlanteans as the Merfolk piloted the deadly submarines to veer around the water and blow up anything that neared.
A signal for reinforcements had already been sent out to nearby cities, and help should be arriving within the hour. But how much damage would be done by then?
The trident in his hands was rotating powerfully and causing the water around him to form into a shield that sucked in all the attacks. He was about to give commands to bring out even more advanced weaponry from the city when a change occurred in the battle.
RAA! RAA!
Essence roiled as powerful new auras could be seen appearing in the battlefield and attacking any nearby cultivators. Vibrations of a battle cry were spreading far as multiple beasts of LEGENDARY rank appeared and caused blood to flow into the deep waters.
RAA!
A sleek penguin that teleported across the battlefield continued to cause chaos, taking down any EPIC cultivators he came across. There was a large white mamba snaking across the waters as it swallowed whole and constricted anything it caught to death.
Many of these sorts of beasts appeared and caused chaos, but the most dangerous of all was a white-furred beast hoisting a deadly sword. The beast had two horns growing from its head, being more than 8 meters large and looking like a mixture between a human and bear.
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