An air of regality and nobleness spread out as Kazuhiko and the rest of them rose, shimmering eyes filled with power looking at Noah as they sensed an even deeper connection with him, their strengths heavily boosted once more as their bodies were honed even more for battle!
Chapter 325 - A Mission, Crixus Returns!
Noah affirmed the spectacular changes of the many beings around the snowy landscape of the Spiritual Land, every single one of them having gained something unique to them as their bodies pulsed with power.
Similar to how his bloodline came with memories about the innate skills of Vampyres, they would also receive memories about their innate abilities, albeit they would be of much lesser quality than the Absolute and Void Ranked Skills that Noah received from the Vampyre Progenitor Bloodline.
"I'll be stepping into the den of the Celestials soon, where things can go a multitude of ways depending on what fate has in store."
He spoke to the upgraded Harbingers in a serious tone as they gradually adapted to their new bodies. They looked towards him with complicated looks as they each carried the same set of emotions. To them, it felt like Noah would always pierce into the front lines and brave the most dangerous fights while they just enjoyed themselves and received rewards that he had worked hard to obtain later.
They felt stifled, and hated feeling like things just continued to be handed to them without them doing anything for it! They also wanted to do their part! They also wanted to go on dangerous missions where they could bring back unexpected and glorious loot to share with others!
The Emperor Penguin could not hold it in any longer as he voiced out.
"Master, what can we do? What other worlds can we conquer?!"
They knew they were weak, and that training in an area like this First Realm of Hell was something that would greatly boost their strength over time, but they also wanted to contribute!
Noah held a wide smile as he looked at the imploring gazes that wanted to do more than train day and night. A few thoughts crossed his mind as he thought of a certain peak Prime World he just left. A world filled with supernatural monsters all the way up to the Soul Forging Realm. A world with Pureblood Vampyres, Werewolves, Cyclops, and numerous more ridiculous creatures.
"There is a world filled with monstrous creatures that scale up to the Soul Rank. Many of you are still at the Transcendent Rank with only a few at the Saint Rank, so this world would be dangerous but filled with opportunities for you all to advance."
Numerous red lights shone as they heard dangers of beings up to the Soul Rank, though smarter ones like Barbatos were looking at Noah with an apprehensive expression that seemed to say- 'Won't we just die if we jump into that world?!'
Noah laughed as he squashed any fears down with his next set of words that also smacked them into shock once again.
"You guys should be fine, there is a Soul Rank Royal Vampyre under my command who will take the lead and look after you all."
The Harbingers looked at him as they shook their heads depreciating, Noah himself using [Telepathy] as he sent a message to Elena that held shocking contents.
Besides the current mission of covertly observing and doc.u.menting all the movements of the Celestials in the areas where the Pureblood Vampyres had their eyes into, yet another task had been laid on her lap. That task...was the expansion of the forces of the Pureblood Vampyres in the Underworld!
The Royal Vampyre who had begun looking at stacks of paper and using her essence to read over an abundant amount of information in shining floating crystals accompanied by the Vampyre King received this message as her body shook, a radiant light coursing through her eyes as a smile appeared on her lips.
Her Progenitor had tasked her with a mission, and she would be receiving beings he held close to him for her to take care of and raise their strength while this mission was underway. Her long legs stood up straight as her shimmering silver hair danced wildly, boldly speaking out towards the Vampyre King looking up at her like she had a few nuts loose.
"A mission has just been passed down. Our forces are to start the process of expanding our power over the Underworld soon. Send me the divisions that aren't spread out across worlds as we prepare legions for battle here!"
Elena's strong voice filled with enthusiasm that wanted to please a being it respected greatly rang out, her little brother looking at her and shaking his head as he simply did not even know what was going on anymore.
"Won't this draw attention to us?"
"Every Prime World knows how the Pureblood Vampyres keep to themselves even though their power is greater than many of the forces in the Underworld. This will simply be seen as the rise of our force that had been lying in wait all this time, even going forward to remove any suspicions about us. Move little brother, we mustn't delay."
"..."
Tides of change had begun once more, this time on a Prime World populated with beings at the Void and Soul Rank as Noah made plans to let newly upgraded Harbingers loose on the Underworld!
Even though he sent a message to Elena and told the Harbingers to still adhere to a set of principles not to hurt the innocent during this expansion, Noah inadvertently did not notice that his past mentality would have gone through many round about ways to justify his actions or find a specific group that could be considered evil for his forces to target. He could have simply put the Underworld's forces under the banner of the Celestials in the Light Expanse and used that as a justification!
But his significantly changed body and mind that was being constantly affected by the awakening Blood Progenitor Bloodline did not even go through this roundabout way of thinking! He simply knew he and his forces needed to quickly increase their strength, and the conditions of the Underworld were perfect for it. Even though his forces would target those they considered to be evil or causing harm, Noah had still inadvertently begun a battle for conquest on a Prime World that was relatively balanced with only a few clashes over the years.
Thus...chaos was slowly beginning to propagate in some of the higher powers in the Light Expanse ever so slowly.
This chaos would only continue as Noah's body that was now completely changed to the form of Crixus reappeared in the Cultivation Abode of the Profound Astral Sect he had left days ago.
His form this time was changed through the use of [Unique Origin], where his physical aspects and his own origin all portrayed that he was Crixus, the core disciple of the Profound Astral Sect, and that was all he was!
Nobody would be able to look past this ability stemming from the Absolute Skill of the Vampyre Progenitor as his aura had now fully settled with everything being contained.
The eyes of 'Crixus' opened as he came out of what was supposed to be his last cultivation session to stabilize his Saint Realm before he set off, sending a message to his father as he relayed a singular sentence- I am ready!
Chapter 326 - Towards the 7th Celestial Star
A bustle of activities was underway at the Profound Astral Sect as the Elders and Sect Master prepared to send off one of their Core Disciples to join the forces of Celestials!
The powerful figures of the Profound Astral Sect knew their sway over the World of Cultivation would only increase the more connected they were to the Celestials, making this a grand occasion to look forward to.
The Shining Son of the Sect, William, found out about this news from an Elder a few days back as he felt a myriad of emotions when looking at the Crixus he knew and the one that had gradually changed as he made a breakthrough to the Saint Realm. A sense of defeat almost overcame him, but he reminded himself of his own genius as his heart grew firmer, promising himself to continue his cultivation journey no matter what was happening around him!
Crixus's father, Elder Baldwin, was accompanied by Elder Spacewarp and the Sect Master as they used their aura to observe the exquisitely made interstellar ship that would be powered by numerous Void Realm Spirit Stones until their disciple made his way to the 7th Celestial Star.
/> "The Spirit Stones will be enough to last the entire journey?"
Elder Baldwin asked with a bit of concern as Elder Spacewarp laughed and replied.
"Relax old man, Crixus will be fine. We almost emptied our vaults just getting this many Spirit Stones for the entire trip."
The surrounding Elders that were slowly gathering along with the Sect Master smiled as they looked far into the future, their gazes turning in one direction as they saw a determined face finally leave the cultivation abode and near the interstellar ship.
"Sect Leader, Father, Elder Spacewarp."
Noah nodded to the frontmost figures as he showed off an expression of a man ready to take anything that would be thrown at him, spending the next few minutes receiving the goodwill of the surrounding Elders and more advice from his Father and Sect Master as the doors of the small Interstellar Ship opened for him.
"Show off your genius in the Celestial Star and make the name of the Profound Astral Sect even more renowned!"
The Sect Master palpating with power said a few last words as Noah nodded, the door of the ship closing behind him as the mechanisms in place initiated. He pulled out the Void Crystal that the Celestial Grandmaster left him with as the coordinates of the 7th Celestial Star were placed into the ship, numerous Spirit Stones beginning to burn as it lifted off the ground and began shooting off into the skies.
Hopeful gazes were left on the ground as a single disciple from the Profound Astral Sect went off, the effects of his journey towards the Celestial Star still unknown at this moment!
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A small interstellar ship cruised across the vastness of space as the figure inside it sat down serenely in a meditative pose. Void Realm energy was constantly released from his body as he powered up the ship, taking a majority of the Void Rank Spirit Stones that the Profound Astral Sect had prepared as fuel as they knew their disciple to still be in the Saint Realm.
He had begun absorbing the Void Rank Spirit Stones that were just refined [Core]s with enormous amounts of essence, powering up his own realm as more than 2 days had passed since he had begun traversing through space towards the Celestial Star.
The purple Dagger of Time was slowly rotating in front of him as he used [Insight] to try and peer through any possibilities in this upcoming journey, but it felt like he was trying to see in an extremely dark tunnel that only occasionally had spurts of light. When it came to anything surrounding the Celestials, he couldn't freely observe them!
This was especially so as the place he was entering this time was a planet that was filled with monstrous beings that were extremely proficient in the Supreme Law of Fate. One of the biggest things he wanted to obtain out of this venture was to gain more understanding of this abstruse law that seemed to evade everyone but the Celestials.
As for what else would occur after his entrance into the Celestial Star? All of this was left in the air as only a few possible paths were visible in his mind.
His joining of the Celestials had to be significant, where he wouldn't just be any other Celestial Disciple like Drax who had most likely died in the Infernal Realm. In this venture he was undertaking right now...he had to rise through the ranks of these Celestials as he gained more and more access to their secrets! He saw this as one of the few ways he could continue to stand against them, with the smallest of possibilities to dismantle them from the inside!
A sharp red light pierced through his eyes as he continued to pass numerous stars, finding more and more vibrant stars with powerful lifeforms filling up in the direction he was going in.
This single Celestial Star seemed to be a center point of activity as the closer he got towards it, the more planets filled with abundant life he could see as the ship he was on continued forward speedily.
He confirmed that [Unique Origin] was working perfectly, stopping the usage of his own energy as he let the ship use the Void Rank Spirit Stones for fuel once again, observing the aura surrounding his body to be nothing more than a cultivator at the Saint Realm as he neared the 7th Celestial Star.
The first thing that he observed was a brilliant light!
This brilliant light expanded to cover his surroundings as he gradually became used to it, being able to see and sense an immensely large planet that was bigger than any he had previously come across continue to expand in front of him.
One could observe a layer of golden light wrapping around the entirety of the planet, a few vessels floating around this layer of light as some lights could be seen leaving and coming in. One could distinctly observe these lights to be vessels, while others were the figures of experts that shot out with speeds just as fast.
It looked like a resplendent hubbub of activity that also seemed quiet at the same time, a level of calmness spreading out from this star that seemed to portray absolute strength and confidence!
The Void Crystal he received began to shine with a golden light as it sensed the coordinates of the intended location, a brilliant planet full of splendor opening itself in front of Noah as he arrived at the 7th Celestial Star!
Chapter 327 - White Robed Celestial Disciple
As Noah observed the behemoth of a planet in front of him, he unexpectedly did not find his heartbeat increasing nor did he feel any sense of nervousness. He looked at his fingers to see if he could find even a semblance of trembling, but he was extremely stable!
This was confidence! Utter and complete confidence in the abilities he had prepared in advance, and utter confidence in himself to be able to make the best out of this huge opportunity!
He rose as he came to full attention, nearing the 7th Celestial Star as the Void Crystal he held blinked even more rapidly, a reaction occurring from the shimmering star in front of him a ray of golden light shot out and struck the vessel he was on.
RUMBLE!
The numerous vessels surrounding the Celestial Star only stared at this newly appearing ship briefly before they returned to their own posts, only observing as the golden light that attached itself to this small ship pulled it towards the planet slowly until it smoothly passed the golden barrier that covered its entirety.
Noah continued to expand his senses as he observed everything around him, not being able to explain this golden light that attached itself to his small ship and was pulling him towards an unknown location on this star!
He pierced through the stratosphere and accelerated down even faster, soon piercing through the veil of clouds as a resplendent scene opened itself up in front of his eyes. Beyond the layer of clouds, he could see expansive and mystical landscapes that screamed power and serenity as he observed numerous mountains and valleys palpating with dense essence.
The overabundance of essence was not the only thing that one could feel, as the more time he spent in this Celestial Star, the more he could feel a convergence of another force he had come in contact with a few times before- fate!
It gave one an oppressive feeling that seemed to say whatever power you held, fate would always be above it!
Noah continued to let his aura explore the new world around him as on the mystical landscapes that held their own unique environments, he could see numerous unique structures that could be considered shrines and monasteries, along with expansive dome-shaped buildings that were spread out all around.
The golden light was pulling him ever so closer to an expansive rectangular building that held an expansive clearance where the ship he was on soon came to a stop, the golden light that was pulling him forward disappearing.
The clearance he had landed in was filled with happily swaying grass as a scene of peace and serenity showed itself, Noah expanding what should be his Saint Realm aura to observe the massive energy signatures of multiple beings in the paradisical clearing, as well the huge rectangular monastery that was at the center of this expansive clearing between tall mountains.
There was a wide rushing river not too far away from the position he was at, the waters extremely clear to observe as colorful fish could be seen float
ing within.
The door of his ship opened as Noah stepped out, letting his eyes land on this paradisiacal scene of majesty as he waved his hands and stored the ship into a separate space.
His wandering gaze met the auras he had sensed on this wide clearing, finding himself facing numerous figures dressed in white robes that were accompanied by a few powerful figures dressed in black robes. Many of the beings clad in white robes held auras that showed their strength at the Transcendent Realm, with a few standing stably at the Saint Realm!
The few dressed in black robes were all at the Void Realm, and Noah observed the figures of 2 beings encased in red robes that held a vibrant aura at the Soul Forging Realm!
Above all of these beings was a single old man that he had met once before, the same Celestial Grandmaster that had invited him to join the ranks of the Celestials not too long ago!
This Celestial Grandmaster was adorned in a golden robe as he was surrounded by the numerous white robed disciples, a few black robed disciples, and 2 that wore shining red robes all paying close attention to him. His gaze turned to the appearing Noah as he gave a light smile and spoke.
"As foretold by fate, the last one to join us has arrived. Not too early, not too late. Just in time, and we can begin with the introductions."
His voice was clear as it resounded across the wide clearing they were in, many new faces turning to look at Noah as he came closer and bowed.
"Grandmaster!"
He called out as he judged the situation around him, seeing the faces of the numerous white robed disciples that were most likely in the same position as him look towards him with complacent gazes.
SNAP!
He saw the fingers of the old man snap as a white robe appeared in front of his eyes, along with a shining storage ring that held numerous things as he used his essence to bind the ring and wrap the robe around his body. The Celestial Grandmaster nodded as this action was complete, continuing.
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