A shocking skill concept! A shocking skill tree!
Chapter 584 - Implications of a Terrifying Future
RUMBLE!
Within his body, Noah had begun feeling an explosion of Aether that permeated around his very Origin, and it did not just stop there as destructive Aether which should have shredded apart any being felt like the most blissful energy coursing through him, this Aether going on to also wrap around his Fire and Water Origin Cores, as well as the Chaos Particles and Fate Lines that dwelled within his body!
All of these different types of essence were wrapped singularly with Aether, each of them becoming more active as the strength and power they gave off more than doubled instantly.
[The Terror of Aether] ability was taking full effect as the 50% comprehension of the law of Aether was added onto Noah's stat panel, his body feeling this abundant essence of Aether permeating throughout as he felt even more explosive strength rumble throughout. His heart shook as he continued to read over the descriptions of the newly gained abilities.
The skill tree in front of Noah's eyes was simply too eye-catching, and it was supposed to be so as it represented the Nebula Realm of abilities that only a few creatures had achieved in the Novus Galaxy!
The abilities present in the skill tree displayed the unique strength and mysteries surrounding the Terrors that only made Noah ask more questions the more that he read.
Aside from the spectacular gifts of [Law Genius], [Madness Hegemony] [Anomalous Size Support], and even [Star Caller], - [The Terror of Aether] and [Origin Destruction] skills left many questions in Noah's mind!
This was because as he read their description that talked about purpose and how he knew they did not move to stand in the way of Aldrich, he understood that their purpose was actually...not something within the Novus Galaxy!
The Terrors that were built by the entity that had stopped censoring the descriptions of Noah's abilities, the Novus Galaxy itself- these Terrors were actually creatures made while already having the title of Controllers, their true purpose being something that would scare anyone once they thought about what it really represented.
This was even more so when one looked at the ability of [Origin Destruction], as it showed the unflinching loyalty that these beings had to protect and achieve their purpose!
RUMBLE!
Noah calmed his raging heart that continued to receive more and more information unlike never before in just the past few hours, his gaze going up front where three Nebula Rank Infernal Lords were matching a wrathful Aldrich, and they were actually losing!
Three Nebula Realm creatures, yet they could not stand against a single being of the same realm. This was because the being they were up against had the identity of a Grand Controller, a being that had fully comprehended a Supreme Law.
Every attack that Aldrich released contained in it the essence unique to Grand Controllers, a type of essence that was extremely penetrative in attack and extremely robust in defense when against any beings that did not achieve the same level of a Grand Controller.
If the essence of such a Controller was quantified by Noah's system, it would show enormous percentages in terms of offense and defense that varied in the thousands depending on which type of law it was!
CRACK!
This created for the shocking scene in front of Noah's eyes where even the 1st Infernal Lord who was utilizing the laws of Chaos and Light in conjunction was being pushed back while simply falling into a defensive position.
In the skies of the Central Ream, Aldrich was staying still as he did not even dodge the incoming attacks being laid out by three Nebula Realm experts, numerous projections simply being formed in the skies that countered all of these attacks while continuously pushing back the Infernal Lords.
"You truly do not know the weight of your actions! You truly do not comprehend who you stand against! |PIERCE THROUGH|!"
RUMBLE!
A unique speech was released from Aldrich as he used one of the abilities unique to a Controller. This ability allowed one to utilize the unique essence that came with their law in terms of speech, their words carrying their intent as it was manifested in shocking ways that altered the surrounding laws, using the essence of the Controller to achieve their wish!
Aldrich had screamed for his attack to pierce through, so his golden palm that was hundreds of meters in size and smashing towards the three Infernal Lords did just that- it pierced through all their defenses as a deadly blow was dealt.
CLAP!
PAH! PAH! PAH!
Three figures smashed into the hard earth of the Central Realm as their bodies were ravaged by the golden essence of fate, the 2nd and 3rth Infernal Lord coming out of their deep holes in sorry states as the 1st Infernal Lord came out thereafter.
She wiped the dust off of her as the wrathful essence of fate continuously destroying her body was also reduced at the same time, her gaze actually turning towards Noah at this moment as she spoke with a smiling expression.
"Are you ready now?"
The eyes of the beat-up Infernal Lord looked over to Noah as an unknown light flowed through them, Aldrich's eyes also wrathfully turning towards the being very close to the golden barrier that he had wanted to cross for so long.
Each of them were looking towards Noah as they all knew a singular truth- A Grand Controller could only be matched by another Grand Controller!
This was why Aldrich had done all he could to achieve this title, and why his madness had exploded even further when he saw that somehow, the anomaly that was the 9th Infernal Lord had somehow reached the same realm as well.
Thus, all their eyes were on Noah as he moved away from the golden barrier and moved towards the position where space itself was shaking from the might released by a single being.
The light of wrath in Aldrich's eyes was overflowing as he stared at this being that seemed to be at the epitome of calm, no emotions across his face whatsoever!
One was at the Nebula Realm while holding complete comprehension of the law of fate, the other had comprehended the law of fate to the same degree, but was only at the Star Forging Realm.
Only at the Star Forging Realm, and yet he had unlocked an ability that only those at the rank of Nebula could utilize...and he ridiculously had enough mana that would put any beings at the Nebula Realm to shame!
Among these two beings, just who was bound to come out on top?!
Chapter 585: Controller Against Controller!
Aldrich's eyes were literally blazing with golden flames as he stared down towards Noah, his eyes seemingly trying to peer through this being entirely! His mouth moved as his power continued to bubble and overspill wildly.
"You were playing the role of Crixus and 9th Infernal Lord, what are you, really?"
WAA!
Majesty was coursing through this voice as it seemed to be compelling the responder to speak, but Noah calmly looked forth as the unique essence of a Grand Controller began to spread across his body while replying.
"Noah Omont. Just someone that comes from a small blue planet."
RUMBLE!
"Haha! Good!"
Wrathful laughter was all that met Noah as the power Aldrich released reached a tipping point at this moment.
"[Celestial King's Majesty]."
OOONG!
The color of gold overflowed in front of Noah as the figure of Aldrich was adorned with a grand visage, a golden-colored outline erupting from him as it grew tens of miles, this visage he released having three faces as one looked forward facing him, with the other two facing left and right!
This golden-looking incarnation reached out as it grasped an enormous pillar that seemed to be a staff, where one could actually discern that this golden pillar was actually made up of...Fate Lines! Hundreds of thousands of Fate Lines came together to create this enormous staff, the golden incarnation surrounding Aldrich smashing it towards Noah as the three faces eerily carried different expressions.
RUMBLE!
It was a type of essence that had a myriad of uses, but he uttered in his mind a single word at this time as he sought only one, as he formed an intent!
|Defense|
SHIING!
Adhering to his command, the essence of a Grand Controller erupted from him as it streaked towards his index finger, becoming concentrated in this location as he actually rose his finger up to meet the enormous miles long golden staff!
Even the eyes of the three watching Infernal Lords opened in surprise at this as they saw no flashy skills or transformations, simply a shimmering golden light rising to Noah's finger as he actually raised it to come in contact with the staff that was smashing down.
"..."
BZZT...CRACK! BOOM!
Space shattered as at the point of contact, Noah actually was not even pushed a single step back, those raising their eyes to the skies being able to see a distinct figure stopping an enormous staff...with a single finger!
Shocking!
Powerful!
Boastful!
These were all the words that would come into one's mind as they watched this, the enormous staff made of fate lines stopped in place as a terrifying friction that continued to split apart space continued. Meanwhile, Noah felt what should have been an enormous weight bearing down on him, and yet the essence of a Grand Controller that he had focused while uttering |Defense| made it so that he actually did not feel a thing.
This was the power of a Controller! This was the perk one received after comprehending an entire law! A unique essence Noah had only just begun exploring the uses of!
BZZZT!
Aldrich raised the staff up as his golden eyes inside the incarnation stared coldly towards the being that had stopped his attack with a single finger.
This was a stronger attack than when Aldrich even faced the three Nebula Realm Infernal Lords that could actualy not even stand up against him, and yet Noah had defended it effortlessly! This was the gulf of strength that was created when one fully comprehended a law, this was the true meaning of the title of a Controller!
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Infernal Lord knew this as they simply watched on, knowing they would be of no help whatsoever when it came to beings on a completely different type of strength!
The light of wrath had only continued to grow stronger in Aldrich's as he saw the seamless use of the essence of a Grand Controller that would take enormous amounts of mana to utilize from the hands of the 9th Infernal Lord, his mouth moving thereafter as he simply made his next move.
"[Fusion- Celestial Emperor]"
RUMBLE!
Essence wildly filled the skies as the incarnation of gold around Aldrich became much more solid, his small body within actually turning into particles of light as he fused with the incarnation, enormous runic circles beginning to swim around this enormous golden body as it rose to over 100 miles!
The body, the weapon, everything around the enormous golden figure became more solid as it looked to be a creature made of gold, yet a grotesque head that contained three faces with expressions of rage, happiness, and mercy were eerily overseeing everything around it as three pairs of eyes looked over the small figure of a single being.
Noah's gaze also looked back as he reveled in the ingenuities of a Grand Controller's essence, nodding his head as he saw the enormous figure that was over 100 miles large. He was only at the Star Forging Realm, yet he had been able to stop the strike of a being at the Nebula Realm who was also a Grand Controller!
It required an enormous amount of mana to command the Grand Controller's essence to move, but he had no such worries as it wasn't even a drop in the wide reserves of the Realm he was connected to.
As he saw the enormous golden three-faced figure of Aldrich though, he smiled once more as he confirmed in his mind...that he actually stood a chance of winning!
He also smiled because when it came to size...well size was the one he was not lacking in.
"[Aether Lord's Authority] [Fate Lord's Authority]. [Fire Lord's Authority]. [Water Lord's Authority]."
RUMBLE!
Four different authorities erupted out around him, even the newly gained Authority of the Aether Lord because of the singular ability of the Terror of Aether! But this wasn't all as he continued.
"[Aether Star Form]."
RUMBLE!
"[Ancient Blood Scion]."
RUMBLE!
"[Arch Demon Lord Transformation]."
WAAA!
"...[Madness Hegemony]."
A ridiculous spamming of skills!
Authorities, Transformations, and the most recently gained [Madness Hegemony] that transformed all the surroundings into a realm of Aether as it allowed the eruption of thousands of Portals of Terror that released Aether Rays which sought out their enemy! All of this went on to create for something wondrous.
What was made was simply…
It was simply magisterial!
Chapter 586 - I just wanted one thing!
The Celestial Realm had a truly beautiful environment.
When one traversed through it, they would normally see visibly colorful essence particles floating around in the surroundings, even the plants having a tinge of essence as they created for a paradisiacal atmosphere. This was especially so in the region close to the golden barrier that restricted the entry of many beings, it was simply a wondrous location to observe!
But currently, this location had actually been turned into a hellish environment where baleful Aether was freely permeating through as numerous Portals of Terror began to appear, a purple-blue hue overtaking everything in the surroundings.
The enormous figure of the solidified Celestial Emperor that Aldrich had assumed was surrounded by the tendrils of Aether as his fingers reached out and played with it with cold pairs of eyes, the three faces on the head of the incarnation he had fused with crying, laughing, and stern at the same time as his body released a golden glow to push this Aether away!
At the same time, Portals of Aether that actually released Aether Rays erupted towards him, eating up at the golden energy he released as Aldrich placed his entire focus on the monstrous transformation in front of his eyes.
The figure of Noah had activated numerous transformation abilities, but the Aether Star Form took all precedence as he took the enormous form of a Terror, but this time the form was actually more humanoid as the other transformations came into play!
The numerous tentacles had come together as they wrapped around each other to form into the muscles and form of a humanoid being at the exact same size of 100 miles similar to Aldrich. This form had purple-gold wings erupting from its back, a monstrous head with devilish horns erupting out as the pointed ends of these horns actually had a swirling ancient runic sigil that palpated with Aether.
This runic sigil atop the two horns was the condensed [Aether Lord's Authority], continuously rotating as it released terrifying levels of Aether to permeate throughout the huge body!
There was an enormous golden runic sigil that represented the [Fate Lord's Authority] swirling around Noah's chest, a fiery red sigil in the form of a tattoo moving across his right hand, and a shimmering blue sigil also in the form of a tattoo swimming on his left hand.
His entire body was an assortment of colors and essence as his eyes opened up blood red, animalistic pupils brightly displayed within as fearsome sound erupted from its tentacle-covered mouth!
ROOOAAR!
OOOM!
Space shook as the waves of Aether, Fate, Chaos, Fire, and Water elements rushed out in droves, Noah actually not even taking the form of thousands of miles as he simply matched the same size that Aldrich displayed at this moment!
His left hand opened as a minuscule purple dagger appeared within it, this dagger enlarging until it stood perfectly within his hand releasing a purple sheen of light. The [Dagger of Time] had appeared once more as the essence of the Law of Time permeated out.
His right hand also opened as an enormous [Trident of the Sea] appeared, its pointed ends even ripping apart the space around it as on Noah's body, the [Hydromancer's Mantle] also appeared to thinly cover the grotesque monstrosity lying within, a Sea Domain erupting out at this moment as Noah just continued layering skills on top of skills!
If one actually took the time to measure the percentages of boosts that his armor alone provided, then to the domains he set up around him, then to the boosts displayed just in the description of the Trident of the Sea while within a domain of water, then to the authorities...to his abilities from multiple skill trees- there were essentially so many factors going on to simply grant Noah a crazy numerical value in terms of how much his abilities were boosted, and this was what he was using to match the strength of a Nebula Realm being!
This was how he bridged the gap between them, even though he didn't know exactly how many stars Aldrich had formed within his Nebula at this moment!
His transformation finished resplendently as he breathed out, tendrils of Aether releasing from his mouth as he did so.
Even before he attacked, the entire landscape had been changed to a destructive one where much of the space was shattered, Portals of Terror continuing to automatically appear as they released more and more rays of Aether.
Aldrich glanced at all of this as his voice boomed out coldy while feeling the power of this being standing in front of him!
"You know, in my whole life I've only ever truly wanted one thing."
RUMBLE!
His voice carried with it waves of power as Noah saw the essence of a Grand Controller building up around Aldrich's body.
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