In the Cultivation Abode on a peak of the Profound Astral Sect of the World of Cultivation, Noah stood up as he breathed deeply and tried to pull himself out of his reflections.
His thoughts still lingered on the fact that the worlds, the stars, were numerous and vast. The small blue planet he came in was from a small corner in this region called the Light Expanse where the influence of Celestials was extremely heavy.
There was still the region called the Dark Expanse that he continued to be curious about, with his curiosity peaking even more so when he thought of the region called the Letalis Expanse where Ancient Races resided.
He wanted to freely explore and adventure in these unknown regions as he discovered new places and individuals, but his plate was full of plans and to do's at this moment in time that he didn't even know when a time like that would come.
He let out a deep breath once again as he regained his bearings and stopped his inner thoughts, his body fading away as he teleported from the Cultivation Abode that no one will be bothering with for a few weeks. Just in case, he used his unique skill, {Primal Conjurer}, to reassign one of the primal spirits that should have been serving as a dungeon boss in one of the three worlds he was connected to and placed it in the Abode. The Primal Spirit would be able to alert him of any changes and he would quickly come back if needed.
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In the ever so freezing landscapes of the Icebound World, celebrations continued after the defeat of the terrible Ice Giants. The moment they saw their leader wiped out by three blazing suns and the fearsome aura that a particularly prideful penguin released, the remaining forces of the Ice Giants surrendered as the battle was brought to a close.
Celebration erupted from the surrounding Humans and beings of the Frost Race as this years-long conflict was brought to an end, and in such a short period of time as well.
The Ruler of the Frost Race later proclaimed the powerful beings that came to their aid as Guardians, a weird dynamic coming into place where even though he was the ruler of one of the two remaining dominant forces of the Icebound World, he felt like the tides had completely changed and these Guardians that came to their aid would have plans that even he was unaware of at this time.
But the Ruler of the Frost Race was wise and did not worry about this much, because he believed if these beings truly wished harm to the people of the Icebound World, they would have long ago done it with the fearsome power they portrayed. So the Ruler threw all reservations out of the window as he fully threw in his support with the extremely prideful Emperor Penguin and the forces that he came with.
At this moment in time, in a region of heavy snow of the Icebound World, Noah's extremely well built figure appeared. He was dressed in light King's clothes that he received as a gift from the Frozen Queen of the Beast World, changing his attire completely the moment he left the World of Cultivation.
His amazing figure was discernible in the snowy winds that caused his light clothes to ruffle, the freezing air not bothering him one bit as he took a freeing breath of the new world that wasn't under any threats nor have any strong powerhouses he had to hide from.
A smile appeared on his lips as he replayed the communications that the Emperor Penguin had sent to him these past few days. He was glad that everyone was enjoying themselves as they trained, wishing he had more of this luxury himself as he made up his mind to enjoy the little time he had in the next few weeks before he threw himself in the lion's den.
His gaze turned towards the the mountain beneath him as his body glowed the milky white aura of a being in the Saint Realm, and he shot towards the mountain at breakneck speed as he finally freely used the [Child of Space] ability under the [Lesser Cthulhu] skill tree.
He had gained many spectacular sets of skills in the Infernal Realm, but had never been able to fully enjoy them as was always under watch or the instances just did not permit it. He still hadn't gotten to employ the terrifying form of the [Lesser Cthulhu] that he could take under the [Morph] ability, and this was another thing on his bucket list as he continued to check more and more things off.
The next one he was checking off was yet another connection to a Large World!
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A change was made to the sub skill [Portals of Terror], with the maximum number brought to 18 to match the scaling to be the same as other abilities.
Portals of Terror(Active)(5/5):: Portals leading to the most destabilized and destructive regions of the universe are summoned as they release their catastrophic energies at their summoned location. Maximum number of portals: 18
Chapter 288 - The Strong Devour the Weak
Noah's body pierced through the mountain as if it was butter, his speed increasing ever so slightly as the passive ability of the [Lesser Cthulhu] skill tree boosted his speed to insane degrees.
The [Child of Space] ability was even more profound, causing him to feel as if the mass of earth he was drilling through was as soft as paper, his descent down not deterred one bit as he shot towards the core of this Icebound World in a similar manner as the Demon World some time back.
The layers of freezing earth around him only became colder and harder the further down he went. This process continued for quite some time until he broke through the last layer and arrived at the innermost core layer of the Icebound World.
The area he broke into was a mystical white world of ice that held a different type of beauty. At the center of it, an extremely frigid core that let out an otherworldly essence roasted slowly, wisps of white occasionally leaving it and going to the space above.
Even Noah's extremely strong body shivered as he adapted to the extremely cold conditions in the inner core of this Icebound World. He was about to address the Planetary Core in front of him when a cold voice reached his ears first.
[During your first intrusion, you left behind your underlings as they went on to wreak havoc and break the natural order of my world.]
The voice of the Planetary System of the Icebound World felt extremely frigid as is continued.
[Now, you return once more and do the blasphemous action of intruding in a space that no beings like you should be intruding in. Who- No, What are you?]
It was an extremely monotone voice that held a hint of coldness, being very much alike with the world it was overlooking as Noah replied with a light smile.
"It doesn't really matter who I am. What I am curious about is why you allowed the Ice Giants to wage wars and slaughter so many of the species that reside on you. If I hadn't moved, millions would have eventually fallen into the hands of the Ice Giants."
Noah asked the question he always wondered about when he first chose to send the Emperor Penguin and others into the Icebound World. It was a world undergoing constant war because of the Ice Giants, where they had gained so much power that the other races were on the race of being wiped out.
The Planetary Systems of the Beast World, Demon World, and even his own home world held a level of influence over the beings residing in them, where they would occasionally choose the most powerful beings in the world as the representatives that maintained balance and order.
Yet, this Planetary System of the Icebound World wasn't facing any threats or extinction from outside forces, but because of its own races hunting one another.
[The strong are naturally devoured by the weak. The Ice Giants were born with stronger bodies and more power, thus it was within their right to seek for domination as they increased their strength.]
Noah was startled at this cold reply that matched the environment of this world as the Planetary System continued.
[Things were following their natural order all this time, and I would have been able to raise the strongest champions that had devoured weakened beings that could not defend themselves. I would have raised an army of battle driven Giants that would defend this world against all outside forces.]
The voice tapered off near the end as Noah felt the distinct universal laws that prevented the Planetary Cores from actin
g become denser around him as the will of the Icebound World focused on him.
[But then you came along, and brought in a stronger force that took down the beings I was raising. I hold no resentment, as it is according to the Universal Laws. The strong will devour the weak. So, now that you have conquered my world, are you planning to devour it?]
The cold voice remained strong and monotone throughout, the rigidness not leaving it even once as it asked a question pertaining to the survival of billions of the beings living in the Icebound World like nothing. Its choice of words was extremely ironic when looking at what was about to happen!
A bright smile filled Noah's face as he replayed the words of the Planetary System and replied, vigorous essence beginning to bloom from him as a devilish aura began to permeate throughout.
"In a sense, yes."
His body turned a shade of red and began bulging up as he used this instance to activate a skill he very much wanted to observe since he got his hands on it.
The [Morph] ability under his recently upgraded skill tree of the [Amorphous Space Beast] which allowed him to take the form of the [Lesser Cthulhu] was activated!
OOONG!
Tremendous levels of energy erupted with Noah at the center, his body ballooning up immensely as his size began to skyrocket unlike any form he had taken before.
He kept his distinctly humanoid appearance, but even halfway through his transformation, his size had already reached 10 meters as vigorous layers of rubbery muscles continued to erupt, break, and form all around him.
Devilish wings palpitating with the mysterious energy of Aether erupted from his back as they spread out to become wider and wider. The most terrifying thing was his face, which was beginning to adopt the outline of an octopus-like head with numerous feelers and tentacles pulsing with terrible energy erupting out on the lower half of his head!
His eyes began glowing with a bloody shade of red as his transformation finished. He floated proudly in the frigid inner layer of the Icebound World as his form went past twenty meters, humanoid in appearance but taking on the shape of something much more terrifying above his chest.
SHAAA!
A terrible purple-blue aura released from his body as it welcomed the advent of the form of a being filled with tremendous power. This was the [Lesser Cthulhu]!
Gargantuan!
Enormous!
Monstrous!
This was the only thing that could be used to describe the body still maintaining a humanoid shape but trembling with energies of the mystical Aether element all over this body.
His humongous arms were filled with extremely strong muscle fibers that palpated with power, bony claws that trembled with the power of Aether dangerously shining. His entire figure then gained a hue of blue-purple light as his blood-red eyes looked down at the rotating Planetary Core once more. A voice that was his yet not his was released from him, a sense of authority never before heard being carried in it!
"Sadly, you are right. The strong do devour the weak in this expansive Universe."
He raised his humongous hands palpitating with power as he cast yet another skill, this time being a skill from the series of abilities from the <
[Devouring], a sub skill of the Ultimate Sin of Gluttony was cast as Noah repeated something extremely similar to what he had done to the planetary core of the Demon World!
"Though I am slightly different, so I'll give you a choice on whether you will be among the strong, or be yet another casualty under these established Universal Laws."
Chapter 289 - Oculus!
A giant.
A being of tremendous power whose eyes alone would bring terror to those observing had his hands spread out wide, a devilishly black aura erupting from him as it went to latch on to the mystically spinning frozen core of the Icebound World.
RUMBLE!
The terrible form of the titanous [Lesser Cthulhu] that was more than 20 meters in size and held feelers and tentacles constantly trembling with baleful Aether energy on the lower half of its face waited for a response from the cold Plantar System.
[...]
An impassive cruel energy covered the red glowing eyes of the [Lesser Cthulhu] as boundless energy erupted forth and fed into the [Devouring] ability of the Ultimate Sin of Gluttony.
The ability could devour any entities as long as enough energy was provided, and this process was being felt closely by the apathetic Planetary System of the Lost World!
[...Spectacular.]
The same impassive cold voice rang out from the Planetary System as a curious look passed over Noah's head.
[Threats are not necessary. You actually have a power capable of threatening an entity outside of your scope. It is completely out of my current understanding, but…]
Essence rumbled as Noah stopped putting in the immense amount of mana into the Devouring ability, the Planetary Core of the Icebound World continuing.
[...You are strong, so it is your right. What do you want?]
A bright smile that looked extremely terrifying erupted off Noah's face as the feelers and tentacles dancing on the lower half of his face continued to pulsate with purple-blue energies of Aether. His towering body neared the Planetary Core as he placed his hands directly on it, feeling the immense amount of energy of this star.
His homeworld received the signal as the formation of yet another line of connection was initiated with a Large World!
OOONG!
The rumbling voice that contained a tinge of otherworldliness from Noah rang out once more as the process began.
"Do not resist, accept the connection trying to be formed."
The Icebound World felt a peculiar line of connection it never thought to be possible bathe its core, its apathetic voice gaining a semblance of emotions.
[..This!]
RUMBLE!
Enormous amounts of mana gathered with Noah's humungous body at the center, minutes continuing to pass as essence roiled, gathered, and dispersed until yet another connection between multiple worlds with Noah at the center was formed.
[You crazy…!]
Reacting very similar to the Demon World, the Icebound World was flooded with information the moment the connection was established, its knowledge expanded and a brand new scope of understanding was added to its already expansive depth.
[This is against the natural Universal Laws…!]
Its apathetic voice had a tinge of shock as it continued to be flooded with the good and bad that came with the connections spread out across four worlds now, much of the mystery around the being in front of it, Noah, clearing up with the constant input of new information.
Noah's immensely huge hands came back to his sides as cold winds roiled from this simple movement, his terrifying smile wider than before as he sent a thought of communication towards the new core he could feel a connection with.
"You must have learned about many things by now, especially the actions we are taking with each of the connected stars."
His tone had returned to normal as he had successfully formed a connection with the Icebound World, and this connection signified something big as he successfully tapped into yet another star's reserves of mana!
"Many of the connected worlds have their own unique treasures or techniques, what exactly does the Icebound World have that can be considered unique?"
A brief silence followed as an uncountable number of thoughts passed through the Planetary Core of the Icebound World before it replied.
[Nothing as unique and extensive as the...Beast World's Spiritual Lands, nor the Demon World's Power Jewels, and nothing as ridiculous as the system of your Homeworld. The Icebound World is an extremely favored location for studying the cold aspect of the Law of Water though, with those spending more time in the deeper depths of the world advancing much faster in power while training.]
The will of the Icebound World continued to speak as similar to how it received numerous information the moment it felt the connection wi
th the three other stars, it began sending huge amounts of information towards Noah that dealt with everything to do with the Icebound World.
[Nothing as stupendous as Spiritual Lands can be found here, but this land is perfect to set up extremely fearsome dungeons attuned to the Law of Water that would allow anyone training here to advance their power twice, if not three times faster than normal.]
A fearsome light passed through Noah's monstrously red glowing eyes as he overused [Parallel Thought] and [Hasten Mind] to quickly organize thousands of thoughts and begin planning for possible operations that could be undertaken in the Icebound World.
In this wide expanse of space known as the Light Expanse of the Novus Galaxy, yet another star had bound its energies and life to a small lifeform. This brought the count to four, with this number seeming very minuscule when looking at the millions of stars floating in space, but the meaning it carried with it was stupendous to think about!
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Across the vastness of space of the Novus Galaxy, in a location that a few powerful forces knew as the Letalis Expanse where Ancient Races slumbered, a glimpse of a fearsome aura awakened slightly as it felt something that could not be a reality.
In a region covered in deadly energies of Aether and other unknown elements, two stars began shining a deep red hue that caused the surrounding Aether to move chaotically as something briefly awakened.
RUMBLE!
This 'Thing' had felt the awakening of its bloodline a moment ago, with this feeling disappearing seconds after like it never existed before. This brought confusion to the awakened being as it knew it was the only one of its kind in this wide Galaxy.
As the feeling only came and went momentarily, the being felt that it might have just wrongly felt something as it went back to its slumber.
The shining stars that were slowly brightening up to the bloody red shade gradually became dark as the chaotic energies reduced and things returned to normal.
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