The room of the ship they were in turned a shade of gold as numerous Fate Lines rushed down into Noah's body, although he wasn't alone as Athena's face shone with brilliance as hundreds more Fate Lines were added to the already terrifying amount that she held.
Because of his influence of fate that had averted tens of billions of lives, Noah had realized that the condensing of Fate Lines had become even easier and faster, counting a few hundred descending in a matter of seconds as he gained more knowledge on fate, and just exactly what he needed to do in order to move even further along this Supreme Law of Fate!
Chapter 352 - A Grandmaster Has an Epiphany
THRUM!
The bodies of the two Celestials thrummed with power as the golden light gradually died down, Noah adding another five thousand Fate Lines onto his body and bringing up his total to slightly above 18,000, while Athena added around two thousand fate lines to her already abundant amount that Noah could not completely discern.
The air gradually settled as the commotion brought because of the descent of thousands of fate died down, the wizened expression of a Grandmaster stroking his beard making itself apparent in the eyes of the two disciples.
"The more you influence fate, the more you will naturally increase in the power and understanding of the law of fate."
The Grandmaster beamed out loud as he looked at them like some prized possessions.
Athena stared at the added lines of fate in her body as she nodded naturally, this instance not being something completely foreign to her. Her eyes languidly gazed upon her Junior Brother though, who had somehow managed to have more than twice the Fate Lines descend onto his body even though they participated in the same event.
Noah looked at the abundant Fate Lines running through his body as he gained knowledge of the way to rapidly increase them- which was to simply continue influencing the fates of many beings! This would cause for the abrupt increase in the number of Fate Lines he held, and most likely the increase on how many he could then condense each day as time passed.
The Grandmaster's gaze focused on Noah as he nodded towards him happily and spoke once more.
"Your plan succeeded very well, with the amount of chaos reduced even slightly exceeding the result of simply destroying the entirety of the Magus World. You are a genius unlike anything I have ever seen!"
Noah only smiled as he placed his hand on his chest and asked respectfully.
"Thank you for giving me the chance, Grandmaster. I am curious though- since we have completely destroyed the power structure of this world and taken its most powerful leaders out, how will it move from here when looking at the effects of our actions?"
The Grandmaster waved his hands dismissively at this question, replying while rubbing his exemplary white beard.
"You don't need to worry yourself about that. The World of Cultivation that was hurt the most by the Magus World will soon be informed to descend down and take the reigns, as well as numerous missions being created that will be given to our disciples to descend to the Magus World and influence the fates of the beings there for training."
"Not everyone jumps through ranks like you, going on to directly influence the fates of numerous Worlds. Other disciples have to start on a much smaller scale, and influencing the fates of beings in a special position like those in this Magus World fits our criteria. But...that is not what I want to discuss the most right now!"
Grandmaster Vredral's face became bright as he began walking towards them, his presence began to erupt with golden vigor.
"You have reminded me of something that I should have never forgotten during this venture. It is the reminder that even worse than me, the beings in this Light Expanse are naturally forgetful."
He walked towards them as with every increasing step, his face seemed to glow more and more as if he had an epiphany!
"After the end of the war 1000 years ago, many have forgotten our power, only hearing about it occasionally when we move to punish those that need to be punished and during the Infernal Hunts. This momentous event you just called forth, Young Crixus, is a reminder that the beings in this Light Expanse need to be shown exactly why Celestials have the power that they have."
"Just like they observed your genius battle prowess, they need to be shown the brilliance of the Celestials yet again in order to reduce this ever-increasing chaos! Not just this small quadrant that we showed off your battle to, but all the quadrants of the Light Expanse!"
The voice of the Grandmaster was trembling with aged excitement near the end as Noah's heart tightened, not knowing exactly what would come forth from this unexpected development!
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In the Magus World that Noah and Athena had just left, the illusory screen faded as the fearfully hiding inhabitants of the world came out en masse, the powerful Magi that were not in the Order of the Black Serpent feeling the spatial restrictions lifting off as a large Prime Warship began moving away from their worlds.
Their hearts were full of grief and pain as they replayed the events which had just occurred, especially the demonic figure of a brilliantly shining winged Celestial that rained down horrendous blades from the skies and struck down many of the powerful beings they knew.
When they looked at the figures of Noah and Athena, they only held memories of fear and hate as they recalled their fearsome power that had caused the downfall of the ruling force of their world, but they also felt a sliver of thankfulness!
This was a very interesting sight to come across, as the inhabitants of the Magus World heard the words of the Celestial Grandmaster before the bloodbath began. His voice had resounded across the world as it told them that the verdict for their world had been destruction! The only reason this verdict had changed was because of the thoughts of a single disciple- the same being that had come down to carry out the massacre.
So they were thankful to this disciple, and at the same time they were increasingly fearful of him and the force he represented!
In this Magus World that was soon about to be divided up by the forces that the Celestials would send down to stabilize and rule the world, a new era of fearful submission would begin for its inhabitants as only a single motivation would come to rule this world...and it was fear!
Chapter 353 - Celestial Realm?
A grand Prime Warship was coursing through the vastness of space as numerous communications were being sent all around because of the recent actions.
The scenes of the illusory screens that appeared on many Prime Worlds had long since been recorded by others through their own means, with their events being disseminated to many as the days passed.
This would go on to achieve the goal of fear that the Celestials had as many watched the battle prowess of two Void Realm disciples go on to decimate powerful beings at the Soul Forging Realm.
If this was the power of the Celestials at the Void Realm, just how terrifying were they when they were at a higher level?!
This was the question that would spread among the hearts of many that would come across the bloodbath of the Magus World, a question that would go on to influence the actions of numerous forces as they would always think back to this event when they planned their actions for the future.
In the Prime Warship, numerous thoughts passed through Noah's mind as he thought back to the words of the Grandmaster.
The old man's white beard was brilliantly shining as his face became brighter while he talked about the reminder that Noah had given him about the forgetful nature of beings, and how they could move from now on while putting into account this nature!
When Noah had asked exactly what the Grandmaster was intending to do, he had only received a single answer.
"The Celestial Realm!"
Athena's eyes had shone intense lights at these words, with the Grandmaster's face turning to that of pondering excitement as he rambled out a few more words.
"...Well, this would require the permission and compliance of numerous Grandmasters and Celestial Sta
rs...but I am sure an agreement can be reached after they see and evaluate the influencing of fate today."
Grandmaster Vredral's domineering aura erupted out as he finished his words, his white beard waving majestically as his eyes shone with light!
"I see a way to rapidly expand our influence as we prepare for the coming war...Haha, yes!"
It seemed like the ramblings of an old man, but there was an enormous power behind it as his figure disappeared from Noah's and Athena's eyes, their auras sensing him reappearing in the central command area of the ship as he sat down in a meditative pose and closed his eyes, most likely working to send numerous telepathic messages out!
Noah replayed this scene in his mind as he thought about his own actions and the effects they had, as well as achieving his goal of successfully stopping the destruction of an entire world.
With the Magus World, he realized that the destructive ways of the Celestials could definitely be avoided if only they did things differently than looking at the numbers of lives in such a nonchalant manner.
To them, if they could save the lives of tens of billions and the cost was a few billion, it was worth it and they would have no qualms about it. But if there was a possibility to reduce the number of deaths even more, why not do it?
He actually found himself agreeing with the Celestial's use of the law of fate to discern coming chaos, but completely disagreed with them when it came to how they carried it out! These recent experiences did not change his viewpoint of them too much, only making him more vigilant about their true aims as this powerful organization gave such little regard to the lives of those they reigned over.
He now wanted to move forward while continuing to learn more about the workings of the Celestials, especially this Celestial Realm that Grandmaster Vredral had mentioned. His mind moved fast as he used [Fate Traverser], the absolute ability that came with the <
[Fate Traverser] :: As one that is proficient in the workings of fate, you have more of a leeway over your own fate. This ability allows you to traverse to the most favorable outcome of your fate.
In the expansive room of the Prime Warship that he was in alone, a golden sheen appeared to cover his body as he peered into the most favorable possibilities for his own future.
The skill was extremely mysterious to grasp, not exactly showing him the course of events to follow, but simply bringing to his mind a few images and thoughts that if he were to follow, he would be able to achieve the most favorable outcome for his future!
His eyes shone with l.u.s.ter as in his mind, the words 'Celestial Realm' coursed through multiple times, while a drop of blood shone brighter as a unique energy went into it. The Last thing he saw while under the influence of [Fate Traverser] was the brief image of a shimmering floating landmass.
His eyes snapped wide open as he breathed out, collecting his thoughts as he garnered more information on how he should move in the near future. They would deal with the Celestial Realm, his Spiritual Land, and something to do with the Vampyre Progenitor!
He deciphered the things he saw while under the influence of [Fate Traverser] as he focused on the one thing he could effectively change right now, and this was the scene where a unique energy was going into a drop of blood. He applied this to himself and the abilities he had as this made him believe that for his next course of actions, they would play out most favorably for him if he focused on using the unique energy that was the Skill Points to further along the skill tree he gained in the Ancient Blood World.
Not the stupendous Celestial Skill Tree that was the [Fate's Guardian], not the terrifying skill tree of the [Lesser Cthulhu], nor the [Abhorred Lich Emperor] that continued to amass Skill Points in the Infernal World for him even now!
[Fate Traverser] was showing him to first put his focus on [Blood Lord], the skill tree under the Vampyre Progenitor, as the thing that would help him the most in the near future. His eyes shone as he looked at the number of Skill Points he had amassed now, and began pondering exactly how he should go about upgrading this skill tree from the Void and into the Soul Rank. The major thought in his mind as he did this was- What exactly came in the next rank of this skill tree that would cause his journey to go in an even smoother direction?
Chapter 354 - Steering Towards the Optimal Fate
The Prime Warship continued to smoothly traverse through the vastness of space as it was returning to the 7th Celestial Star at a much more relaxed pace than when it departed.
Noah was meditating in a wide room on top of a uniquely designed bed as he pondered on his next moves.
There were numerous things occurring at this moment as a result of his actions in the Magus World, but he had already wiped his hands as he looked forward into the future, watching the results of his actions continue to come as time passed.
The thing he was placing his focus on currently was the upgrade of a particular Skill Tree that [Fate Traverser] hinted to be one of the things that would lead him towards his optimum fate.
His gaze turned towards the Skill Points that the Abhorred Lich Emperor had continued to farm on his behalf, the unique energy smoothly being passed from his summon and unto him as the number rose drastically over the last month. The current number of skill points caused Noah's eyes to shine a brilliant light!
[Infernal Skill Point(s)] :: 601
Currently, he held more than 601 Skill Points as the Lich Emperor worked hard to take down Infernals as well as keep watch over the training Harbingers!
This large number allowed for many possibilities, but also directly affected another thing he was very much looking forward to.
[Noah Osmont][Title(s): Infernal Lord(20%)]
[Bloodline(s): Vampyre Progenitor]
[Fate Line(s): 18100]
[Vitality: VOID]
[Focus: - ]
[Strength: VOID]
With the increase of Skill Points, it also meant he was collecting the unique energy of the Infernals at a rapid rate, increasing the unique energy he required before he could fully gain and embody the title of an Infernal Lord!
This was also a momentous event by itself that he had to be very careful about as an Infernal Lord directly stood against the Celestials, and even though he had learned a few of their abilities and had become able to actively conceal his fate, there were still many things he had to be careful of.
He placed the title of an Infernal Lord aside for now as he looked at the Void Realm [Blood Lord.]
He had not been able to raise the proficiency of the skill at a rapid rate as usual because he was contained in the 7th Celestial Star, much of his time spent condensing Fate Lines, learning from the Grandmaster, and sparring with Athena. Under the watch of the powerful beings that were the celestials, he did not even bring the Spiritual Land with him as he left it in the First Realm of Hell for the Harbingers to use as a base as they moved.
Thus, he also could not lock himself in the Time Space to quickly raise the proficiency of skills!
This meant that in order for him to successfully upgrade this skill tree currently, he had to reduce his progress in collecting Skill Points and actually use a few of them to raise the proficiency level of [Blood Lord]. For a Void Rank Skill, 5 skill points had to be permanently used up in order to max the proficiency of the skill, and this would then allow him to produce a (+) level skill through combinations, allowing him to then open up the next stage of this skill tree.
Usage of the Skill Points in this manner was not something that he wanted to do, but he currently had no way of leaving the Celestial Star, and the use of [Fate Traverser] and his own intuition told him that he would most likely find an answer to this problem in the abilities of the Blood Progenitor!
He sighed as he steeled his heart and commanded 5 skill points to go into maxing the proficiency of [Blood Lord], his eyes then turning to the numerous skills he had gained from the many Magi that he had just defeated.
Every time he struck down the Bloodline Magi in the Magus Worl
d, their origin energy would smoothly be absorbed by the System as it was turned into the usual Skill Books and cores that would have normally gone directly into his storage pouch or rings, but since he did not have need of them since the advent of the ability contained in the absolute skill <
In this wide space that acted like an inventory that only he had access to, numerous [Core]s and [Skill Book]s that came from beings ranging from Legendary all the way to Soul Forging were laid out majestically!
This was one of the few good things to come out of the bloody venture, actually allowing Noah to be able to farm new skills and cores from these powerful beings, the most important thing being the fact that he got his hands on Soul Rank cores and skills that would boost his power even more.
Of those worthy to note, from the deaths of the Dark Winged Serpent and the Flame Winged Serpent, a total of four Soul Rank skills landed on his lap! From the kill steal of the most powerful Magus of the Order of the Black Serpent, the Devouring Winged Serpent, Noah actually gained a Soul+ Rank skill that would allow him to take on the form of the Devouring Winged Serpent itself.
But his focus currently wasn't on these Soul Rank skills that he could not freely use in his current environment, but on the Void and Void+ Rank skills he had gained from the Void Realm beings that he had taken down along with the leaders of the Order of the Black Serpent!
It was these skills that he needed to use in order to upgrade his Skill Trees to the next level. There were a large amount of Void Realm Magi in the bloody battle that just occurred, giving him tens of Void Rank [Skill Book]s and a total of 9 Void+ skills that came from the most powerful combatants on the battle field.
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