After this came the second battle where the Demon Empress acted on her earlier words of letting the Atlantean have a taste of something he had been feasting his eyes on earlier that day. This battle took even longer than the first one.
This battle too, she had lost.
Noah looked at the exhausted figure of Barbatos lying on the bed as he moved out once again. He breathed out as he felt better after cooping himself in the Time Space for the past 21 days of constant training. He had never entertained the idea of Barbatos before, and just went along with the flow after he tested his PHANTAMSAL strength for the first time.
Even now he didn't feel any sense of attachment, just slight guilt as he thought about a certain Queen that was leading a kingdom and a portion of the smooth establishment of relations with his homeworld.
He shook his head as his figure began to disappear in a silver light, his voice coming across before he disappeared from the Spiritual Land.
"I'll move first. I'll call you out if your aid is needed."
"Yea yea, I'm more interested to play around in this isolated space treasure than go searching for ugly fish in the bottom of the sea anyways~"
Noah fully disappeared as he heard the reply and found himself in the dark waters of the Abyssal Zone once more. His mind continued to think about the future as he considered which of the other maxed Mythical+ skills could be combined to make another extremely powerful PHANTASMAL skill.
The Spiritual Land was shrunk down and anchored to him once more as he moved deeper into the Abyssal Zone, this time confident of his chances if he met the terrible beast that most likely knew the whereabouts of the Trident of the Sea.
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The oceans were vast and wild, with many species running rampant in the deeper waters. The figure of an Atlantean Noah was currently facing a large swarm of fearsome-looking [Dark Piranhas] that always moved in large groups.
He had been moving across the waters of the Abyssal Zone for the past few days, coming across various deep-sea creatures that only went further to add more skill books, items, and cores into his collection. He was saving many of them for a few figures that popped into his mind, and he planned to do something big after he got his hands on the Trident of the Sea.
Only a week remained before the forces that were led by the first ranked Ruler of the Demon World, Baal, would reach Atlantis. This was a force comprised of demons and their arrogant allies, the Cultivators. Noah's mind moved fast, thinking about all of these things as he cut down the LEGENDARY ranked Piranhas around him using Mythical+ skills and his new additions of Mythical skills over the past few days.
He had come across two Mythical beasts that provided him with an additional three skills, cores, and some items. The additional skills were great to look at.
[Defiance] :: A ring full of baleful energy surrounds you. Your defenses cannot be penetrated as long as the ring is active.
[Resplendent Speed] :: A streak of light is all that can be observed by the untrained eye as your movements chase after the most supreme speed possible.
[Phasing] :: Damage from physical attacks are reduced by 90% while the phase state is active.
The skills only served to make him want to seclude himself into the Time Space so he could max their proficiencies and combine once more, but he focused on continuing to search for the beast at the bottom of the Abyssal Zone.
He was now entering a depth where he found fewer and fewer creatures, indicating that he was going in the right direction. Those weaker would steer clear of the home of one of the Calamities of the Sea.
The further down he went, the more careful he became as his [Crisis Avoidance] had already become active with a slight ringing. The ringing was very light and never increased, which put him in an alert state as he felt something would soon occur.
He stopped in the depth of the sea as the dark waters moved around him, a slight blue sheen making his Atlantean body visible in the darkness. The Kraken was something that the old King Neptune had befriended, if Noah did not have to fight such a beast, he wouldn't actively look for a fight. But his skills were ready at a seconds notice if anything dangerous were to occur.
The waters around him were slightly vibrating as they seemed to signal the arrival of something.
No, not the arrival, just the appearance. Because it was already there.
A sharp light flashed through Noah's eyes as he began seeing the form of something huge make itself visible all around him. His [Crisis Avoidence] was still only letting out a faint signal, meaning no heavy malicious intent was being thrown towards him, but the appearance of dark shining skin almost seemed to say otherwise.
Like a never-ending wall was blooming in front of his eyes, the shining skin of a tremendous behemoth that was melded with the environment was becoming visible. The body covered the entire region in front of Noah as behind him appeared tremendously long arms that could only be tentacles.
They appeared and seemed to wriggle endlessly as they looked both slippery and sharp, waving along the waters as they covered the entire area. What looked to be a wall in front of Noah suddenly had two maddeningly powerful red eyes snap wide open as an oppressive force finally spread out in the dark waters.
It was a terrifying sight in the depths of the Abyssal Zone as one of the Calamities of the Sea, the Kraken, appeared. It wasn't just powerful, it could also completely erase its entire aura and become invisible at a moment's notice.
A booming voice roiled out in the dark waters as the red eyes shone with a dangerous light.
"What kind of worthless Seeker has to be sought out?"
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Chapter 183 - Kraken II
"What kind of worthless Seeker has to be sought out?"
The voice was strong and seemed to cover everything around the dark waters, the vibrations causing the sea to tremble as the power of one of the Calamities of the Sea registered.
Noah actually felt relieved inside at these words as they affirmed a connection between Atlantis and this beast. Only a second passed before he replied.
"Per the will of King Neptune, I've been searching the entirety of the Abyssal Zone for the friend he mentioned."
A moment passed as Noah's words rang out. The booming voice came out right after.
"A friend? Hmph, that dumbass wouldn't know a friend from an enemy. But it matters not right now. Enemies are circling in all directions, and the favored Children of the Sea are dumb and weak enough to not be able to defend their own homes."
There was a trace of wrath and disappointment in the Calamity's voice as the many tentacles wriggled powerfully around them.
"So weak and helpless that I had to leave my dwelling where I should have been waiting for a worthy Seeker to start moving out myself, such a f.u.c.k.i.n.g joke. What does the world see in such weak creatures? You could all die for all I care."
Noah felt a slight trembling around him as the red eyes of the calamity became slightly cloudy, sensing another tremendous energy appear just for an instant.
"Hmph, whatever."
The Kraken's eyes focused on Noah as they looked through every corner, seemingly trying to pierce through all the secrets.
"Alright, Atlantean, prove your worthiness."
The words boomed out in the dark waters as Noah felt his blood pumping. The attitude of the disgruntled Calamity that seemed to be acting under the will of the world showed many possibilities as Noah moved, casting the second PHANTASMAL skill he combined while he was moving across the Abyssal Zone these past few days.
Through the combination of the Mythical+ skills [Summon Destructive Titan] and [A Rain of Death and Lightning], a new terrifying skill was born.
[Summon Titans of the Abyss] :: A calamity filled with death is accompanied by another filled with wrathful lightning. Those that stand in their master's path will only face death and destruction.
The sea trembled as Noah provided the obscene amount of energy required to activate this skill, allowing for the appeara
nce of two tremendously large behemoths that pushed away the swirling tentacles of the Calamity of the Sea.
The dark waters roiled and became murky as dark energy pulsed out from one, while thunderous purple lightning spread out into the waters from the other. Their appearance was that of Triassic monstrosities that were just slightly smaller than those considered Kaijus in this world.
The one filled with lightning had three purple glowing tails stretching out sharply, with a square head that had piercing horns stretching from both ends. The Abyss Titan filled with death energy looked even more terrifying, exhibiting a face that systematically opened like a blooming flower after every second, inside of it resting poisonous blue eyes that appeared and disappeared.
"Oh?"
A nonchalant voice thundered out from the Kraken as Noah summoned out two PHANTASMAL ranked Abyss Titans that were only half its size. Noah wasn't done though, as his own body began bubbling, something seemingly wanting to break out.
OONG
[The Dictatorial Kaiju-Hydra], was initiated as the dark waters churned, the tight tentacles surrounding the area being pushed back even further as the three-headed dragon larger than 20 meters made its appearance.
The three heads cracked with power as what seemed to be three tremendously powerful beasts appeared in the deep in the Abyssal Zone. The wriggling tentacles came to a standstill as the huge Kraken that was still a few meters larger than Noah's Hydra form and even the maddeningly powerful figures of the two summoned Abyss Titans stood against them.
It seemed like a tremendously powerful battle was imminent as the waters in the dark sea trembled, various colorful destructive lights appearing in each of the three heads that Noah sported when a snort rang out from the Calamity of the Sea.
"Hmph, that's enough, little Atlantean."
Noah, who was about to pounce, was startled at these words as the attacks he was preparing were stopped.
"You can summon pets that seem to hold one-third of my power while your ability to change into this form gives you even greater strength than them, that's good enough for me."
Noah was surprised at the turn of events as a blue light spread out from the Kraken and lit up the surrounding area.
"What, did you actually want to fight?"
The abyssal eyes of the Kraken shone with a deathly light at Noah's surprised faces as an overwhelming pressure crushed down around the sea once again. Noah felt a slight tingle from this as he replied.
"No, I just never thought the requirements set up by King Neptune would be so easy."
There was a period of silence as the pressure from the Calamity of the Sea faded and the dangerous light died down, a less thundering voice coming out.
"Hmph, he was a fool in life and the same in death. At his deathbed, all he requested was for another Child of the Sea who could handle the power of the trident. Now, the requirements are even lesser as all of you are about to die anyways. Haa, alright, come here."
A completely different image of the powerful beast dwelling in the sea was broken in Noah's mind as he found the attitude of the Kraken to be pessimistic and tired. He released his transformation and unsummoned the Abyss Titans as another startling sight played itself in front of him.
OONG
The dark waters trembled as the Calamity of the Sea in front of Noah began shining in a dark light, its body beginning to shrink down until it reached less than two meters. It was a surprising sight as it now looked like a normal squid with eight arms and two tentacles that were much longer floating around.
The two longer tentacles came together as a blue light began shining, forming into the shape of a door that stood radiantly in the dark waters. The thunderous voice of the Kraken had changed into a squeaky one as it ushered Noah toward the newly created door.
"Hurry up, we have to go save your little city as soon as you finish inheriting that shining fork."
Noah followed the now miniaturized Calamity of the Sea into the glowing blue door as the task of finding the Trident of the Sea managed to be much easier than he expected.
Chapter 184 - Trident of the Sea
The scene changed as the moment the figures of Noah and the miniature Kraken passed through the door, they appeared in a sparkling underwater cave that shone with resplendent light.
"Don't touch a single thing and just follow me."
The Kraken continued in a gruff but squeaky voice from its smaller body as they floated through what looked to be many treasures below them towards the peak, where a blinding blue and gold light sat majestically.
It seemed like they were ascending a gold mountain as Noah found luxurious gems, exquisite armors, and golden glowing items spread across all around the underwater cave.
At the peak of this cave was a golden trident that shone in a blinding light, making one only able to see its outline but not its shape in its entirety. The miniature Kraken that now looked like a dark large squid stopped near the trident as it turned towards Noah.
"The little fork is supposed to have many mysteries, where I'm supposed to tell you a story about how only those that are worthy will be able to lay their hands on it and use its power, but it's all bullshit."
Flat words continued to come out of the Kraken's mouth as it utterly disregarded the Trident of the Sea letting out tremendous waves of power in front of them.
"It had nothing to do with being worthy, it just needs someone with an abundant amount of energy as its master in order to exhibit its powers to the fullest. Go on now, lets see if you have the minimum required energy to wield it."
The tentacles pushed Noah forward as he squinted his eyes and carefully looked at the golden shining trident floating in front of him. A sense of adrenaline was coursing through him as he was able to get his hands on something this powerful so easily. He steadied his heart as his hand reached out towards the gorgeously floating trident. When his hands wrapped around it, a change occurred.
A blinding circular light spread out as he felt mana draining from his body into the trident his hand clasped. An absurd amount of mana that reminded him when he was continuously activating and replenishing the [Time Dilation] feature of the Spiritual Land was going into the trident endlessly.
Only after an entire few seconds passed did the trident stop releasing the golden light as it began pulsing with a blue hue.
The Kraken floating behind Noah looked at this with sharp eyes as its now squeaky voice rang out again.
"Is it broken? I expected it to drain you to your knees before it accep-"
OOONG
Before the words could even finish, the pulsating blue hue mixed with gold and went on to cover the entire treasure cave they were in as the Trident of the Sea accepted a new master. It did not have any large requirements, only for its user to have enough energy to be able to use it.
Noah opened his eyes to feel the golden trident that felt weightless in his hands as a set of words began to appear in his field of vision.
[Trident of the Sea] :: A pinnacle treasure in the sea that allows its user to remain unrivaled against all enemies. Attack and Defensive capabilities are quintupled while equipped. Usable abilities include Heart Piercer, Plasma Beam, Command of the Sea, Loved by Water, and Spatial Lock.
[Heart Piercer] :: The trident moves like a flash of light, targeting the origin of the enemy.
[Plasma Beam] :: A highly conductive and concentrated beam of plasma that only leaves destruction in its wake.
[Command of the Sea] :: The water surrounding you can be influenced by a huge extent.
[Loved by Water] :: The veil of secrecy between the master of the trident and the element of water becomes thin.
[Spatial Lock] :: Space becomes hindered and locked as no enemies can escape your grasp.
A sense of exhilaration filled Noah as he read through the features of the treasure that many people were chasing. He swung it around him
"Practice with that for the next few days before we set off for Atlantis. If they manage
to be destroyed before we get there, they deserve it for being so damn weak."
The Kraken voiced out as it watched Noah swinging the powerful trident around. Waves of gold and blue were spreading out as Noah became more and more used to swinging the Trident of the Sea around the water.
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In another location, a group of powerful people letting out maddening auras of power moved silently.
One group was from the Mountain Sea Sect with the Martial Uncle Dylan in the lead. His robes were fluttering in the water as he looked towards the second group of cultivators he was traveling with.
This group of cultivators was a shadowy force that didn't make themselves visible to the outside world for too long. Martial Uncle Dylan had been pondering these past weeks why they made this trip to the lost world of Atlantis, but did not come up with any leads.
A huge battle was about to occur, so he became straightforward and simply brought himself to ask the one leading the second group of Cultivators in the Lost World, Sect Master Inuit.
"Your sect does not in any way use the techniques related to the Law of Water. Why exactly did you come to the Lost World of Atlantis? Because I am sure the Supreme Treasure is not your goal."
They were quite a distance away, but his voice traveled from his lips into the ears of Sect Master Inuit in a matter of seconds. The Sect Master that he was addressing, was a middle-aged man with a calm expression and an otherworldly aura.
He seemed to not have a single worry in his life as he moved with the group of cultivators behind him who adopted similar expressions of calmness and strength.
A delightful smile covered his face as this Sect Master Inuit replied,
"You are right, my friend, it is not the supreme treasure that I'm here for. I am here for something else, or rather someone else."
This reply made Marshall Uncle Dylan close his eyes and squint towards this Sect Master. His words did not make anything clear and just added another layer of mystery.
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