The voice seemed melodious and enticing, each word dripping with honey as the three found themselves going forward unconsciously! They reached the perimeter of the castle in a matter of seconds as the woman walking in the garden became clear, her face turning towards them with a bright smile that seemed to shine away all darkness .
Yet at the same time, Noah's eyes constricted as he looked at this being, his heart shaking as her eyes alone told him of the extreme coldness and strength of this woman, and his Eyes of Truth told him of even more shocking information!
"Mom…" Anna was reaching her arms out like a child as she threw herself into the arms of the woman, none of the demeanor of a cold blooded Black Hole expert existing as she hugged the woman tightly .
"Silly girl, still wearing that veil I gave you? Take it off so your mom can see you . " Words full of love were released from the woman as Anna quickly nodded, the veil she always wore on her head disappearing as ridiculous gorgeousness was revealed underneath!
'Holy…'
Even Noah had to hide his thoughts in amazement as he looked at the two women, having to admit that they were factually the most drop-dead gorgeous women he had seen in his life time .
His attention was shaken by the Mom's power and status at first, but as he looked at their identical faces- it seemed like he happened to walk by two fairies beautifully standing in a garden!
The Imperial Princess he had never seen had vibrant red hair with light blue eyes, her fair face only being beaten by the mature demeanor her mother exuded that could cause the downfall of countries . The mother was an exact replica, but somehow even more vibrant to look at!
"Anastasia…"
The Imperial Adjudicator, Alexei, called out with hazy eyes as he went forward, but he could not bring himself to get near her as he sighed and instead continued speaking!
"I could not help but release the Animus Summon you temporarily put under my control . We were being besieged on all sides and Anna was in danger as well…"
His voice was low as he seemed ashamed, but the woman raised her hand lovingly as she turned her attention towards Noah and spoke .
"I know . Saved by a being that many can only call a genius, an Imperial that nobody had heard of before a week ago but having unexplainable strength and being extremely proficient in the Law of Life that the abilities he released caused him to easily massacre beings a Realm above his own . " Her eyes shone with a golden glint as she focused on Noah, the faces of the three beings on the garden of the castle landing on him with extreme focus!
Noah only reciprocated with a calm smile, seeing the clues to the reason for him being there as he continued to read the description of this being under the Eyes of Truth .
[Anastasia Frederick Windsor] :: An Entity residing in the Blue Plains Realm hidden in the Brightgold Monarchy . She comes from the Expansive Dragon Cluster located near the periphery of the center of the Dark Universe . . . [Life History][Strengths][Weakness][Ability(s)][Trait(s)][Habits] . . .
"His Realm is even a perfected one, something that even I could only grant to my Pets after years of efforts and treasures . A genius through and through, the question is . . . how much of a genius?" Anastasia, the being with a shocking status that should definitely not be in the small Nexus Galaxy, began walking towards Noah with steady steps .
"After the recent actions, I do not know how much time I have, and your enemies still have someone behind them that will make a move soon . You have many warriors here, but many of them have no talent . "
She spoke amply as she came to stand in front of Noah, her eyes shining with an unknown light as she smiled even more!
"Yet you . . . have Comprehended multiple laws!"
…!
Even Anna and her Father were surprised as they focused on him, this being knowledge they did not know! They knew he dabbled in a few laws, but not that he had comprehended many of them fully .
Noah remained calm as he saw this being was not directing any killing intent towards him, continuing to wait to see what her aim was!
"I want to protect the small home I've been on in the past years . I will test your talent and see if you are worthy . . . worthy of coming in contact with that which lies above even Ultimate Laws . I will do this with the promise that you continue protecting Anna and the Nexus Galaxy"
…!
Disbelief rose in the eyes of all beings there but the shocking personage herself, none of them being able to wrap their minds around what was happening!
Chapter 687 - The Doctrine of Death!
Noah breathed calmly as he tried to keep his breath under control, his shining eyes being the only thing revealing his true thoughts as he slowly nodded.
"Protecting the Imperial Princess is something that I will always do, and the Nexus Galaxy is my home!"
These words were said with conviction as they reached Anastasia, her gorgeous face shining brighter as she replied.
"Good. The only problem is that learning such a thing required talent, and many beings on the fringes of the Dark Universe do not have it. Nor do they have the resources of Ancient Organizations to help them, so they forever remain weak!"
She moved away from Noah as she went back to the surprised Anna, strong her hair tenderly as she continued.
"Alexei summoning my Aurora Galaxy Dragon might have already alerted those searching for me of my location, so we might either have a few weeks or a few months, maybe even years if the signal wasn't picked up. But during that time, I want to see if I can create some protectors for you all."
The words were filled with love and sadness, causing the Imperial Princess to bite her lip as she spoke to her mother!
"Can we not just come with you?! I...I…" Tears actually welled up in the girl's eyes as she spoke, the tender look on her mother becoming grave at these words.
"No. They cannot even know you are my daughter, nor that I took a man in this small Galaxy. They will kill you all without batting an eye!"
RUMBLE!
Appalling words were said as she turned serious, the Imperial Adjudicator and Anna turning ashen as it seemed they still did not understand her identity.
"Why...why…?!" Anna was irreconcilable as she persisted.
"I ran away because someone I did not want, wanted me. The rage of that Ancient Power is not something you can even imagine, nor what mindset they stand on."
Her expression seemed to be recalling something disgusting as she talked!
"They stand above all others as they look down in contempt, as they think themselves the true inheritors of everything in this Dark Universe. Only other Ancient Powers stand equal to them, everything else being mere ants in their eyes."
"To them, it would not be an issue to step on the ants that they would consider to have sullied something of theirs, they would not even blink before wiping everything here away!"
RUMBLE!
Ashen expressions were the only thing that came with these words as they got a better idea, their heads buzzing as they repeated the word in their minds.
Ants!
They would be seen as mere ants before Ancient Powers, even with the Realms they had achieved! Even with all the hard work and progress they had made in laws or Traits, it was still considered nothing in their eyes!
"But while I may not be able to stay with you all, I could at least ensure your safety. I did that first by giving Alexei my weakest Animus Pet and imparting some techniques, forming a contract with his soul momentarily for it to aid him in the most dire situations."
…!
Yes! She had given the Imperial Adjudicator the Aurora Galaxy Dragon that she even said was her weakest Animus Summon.
She did this because the weakest one should have released the weakest signal if ever it was used, and it was also the reason why she had not given any more of her Animus Pets nor summoned them over the years.
"If I could enlighten some geniuses though, there might be a chance. So, Alexander, I've heard of your amazing f
eats and power, but I haven't seen it first hand. Can you show me your genius? Just as a formality, but I would like to be sure of your talent before handing down something so immense!"
Anastasia turned her face away from Alexei and Anna as she focused on Noah again.
During all this time that shocking information was easily released, Noah was the only one not scared or feeling immense pressure.
All he felt was excitement and wonder as the many new things were brought into the picture, and he wanted to jump towards them headfirst as he absorbed everything he could like a sponge.
He thought of the words of this woman with a fearsome identity as an idea popped in his mind right away.
"I have just picked up the techniques of traversing the Ultimate Law of Death from the Imperial Library. I can cultivate the law for the first time in front of you as you see my comprehension!"
"Hoh?" An interested light erupted from Anastasia as she nodded.
"I cannot sense any concepts of death within you, good. Let's see what you have."
Anastasia pointed for Anna and Alexei to sit in the paradisiacal garden as they stared at Noah, the eyes of these beings watching him as he felt not an ounce of fear!
His eyes looked at his stat panel that showed the recent techniques he received from the Imperial Library.
{The Doctrine of Death} :: Across the eons of time and space, there are few true wonders permeating throughout. The Doctrine of Death completes the Doctrine of Life, where the being that comprehends and assimilates both will have a possibility of finding an even greater path of strength.
The technique to cultivate the Ultimate Law of Death was given to him, and he sat down peacefully in the calm garden that was filled with important beings as he began to cultivate!
RUMBLE!
Anna had already seen scenting like this as she was there when he first cultivated the Law of Life, but her eyes still focused on him as she saw the color of immense darkness erupt out of him the moment he sat on the ground.
OOOM
The aura of an Ultimate Law permeated out, this one being particularly cold and merciless as it smelled of the potent aura of death!
Within Noah's origin when an illusory Primeval tree that represented the Law of Life was blooming, a seed began to sprout below this grand tree.
The seed was black in color and shone with even greater darkness, essence pouring into it as it erupted!
Chapter 688 - Above the Laws is...
Unimaginable potent essence converged in the small garden in the Blue Plains Realm, all of it going towards the man currently cultivating the Doctrine of Death for the first time!
Similar to the Law of Life, the process for the Law of Death had begun with a budding of a seed that soon erupted into a sapling. This sapling was extremely dark in color as it seemed to absorb every other color around it, a stark contrast being created with the vibrant green tree of life that was growing above it.
The two trees were currently growing while facing different directions, where if one were to draw a line at the very center of the Origin, they would see a vibrant green hue permeate the origin above the line and a dark cold hue to permeate below!
As the sapling of the Tree of Death began to bud with more and more branches and leaves, thick roots erupted out as they spread serenely through the colorful Manifested Black Hole and began to intertwine with the roots of the Tree of Life.
This reaction should have been something opposable, but it happened as smoothly as it could as for the two Ultimate Laws of Life and Death, the two were one and the same! Two sides of the same coin!
But it created for a truly beautiful scene as even Anna who had seen Alexander shine with a vibrant green in the Imperial Library before could not help but watch with an agape expression.
The Imperial Adjudicator who had lived for many years and seen many things was also moved, his own Tree of Death within his Origin ringing in a reaction as it sensed another Death Law Master being born nearby!
The one with an esteemed identity, Anastasia, also looked on with shining eyes as she saw more things than the two beside her saw. She had seen many beings embark on Ultimate and Supreme Laws in the past, and none of them had caused a reaction such as this when they first began.
When she looked at the man in front of her, it seemed like the atmospheric universal essence was fighting to get into his origin to power up the cost of using Doctrine of Death, as if this essence was not a problem for him and would even acquiesce to his wishes!
She did not know how this result was brought about, but her eyes only gained more and more surprise as the time passed.
5 minutes passed as the phenomenon of converging essence and the illusory scene of a Tree of Death coldly growing ever larger below a Tree of Life continued, the roots of the two trees wrapping around each other so tightly that they created a mysterious groove at their point of contact.
25 minutes passed, and Anastasia was convinced of this being's genius as she could see he had attained Small Success in this Ultimate Law in just half an hour since he began cultivating it, a result that would take even the Scions from her birthplace months to achieve!
Yet the phenomenon in front of them did not stop as the Tree of Death grew ever larger, its lifeless grey leaves shining splendorously as its branches shook angrily, seemingly not reconciled at the fact that the tree of life it was bound to was so much larger than it.
This caused for even more essence to converge towards it as it grew ever larger!
40 minutes!
60 minutes!
…!
Alarm rose in the eyes of Anastasia and the other 2 beings as they saw this process still continue, and their hearts only settled after they felt the essence begin to recede the moment the one hour mark was met.
The essence of universal laws began to die down around them as they could see two illusory Trees floating stably amidst the genius's colorful Black Hole.
Anastasia sighed with surprise as her thoughts were proven true, committing it in her heart to see if genius would be able to traverse the even harder path that she walked on. She was about to speak her thoughts when her eyes caught the expression of Alexander scrunch up as he felt the waning universal essence, seemingly annoyed by this fact as his body soon shone with a verdant green light.
{The Doctrine of Life}!
RUMBLE
The technique for cultivating the Law of Life was cultivated simultaneously as {The Doctrine of Death}, the appearing green light stimulating the waning universal essence to re-energize as the black essence from the Law of Death also elevated to another level!
RIIING!
A resonance seemed to occur between the two Universal Laws being cultivated at the same time as universal law essence descended down once more with stellar colors, this time even more vibrant than when the genus had begun cultivating before.
The three watching in the garden only watched with agape expressions as they did not even know where to begin.
He'd passed whatever test was laid out in front of him, you know? He didn't have to show off so much!
Yet the minutes passed as they could only watch in wonder, imprinting this memory into their brains for as long as they lived.
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2 more hours passed.
Noah had taken his time as he felt the growth of the Tree of Death, this tree synchronizing with the Tree of Life as he brought the Law of Death to 12% from cultivating it in just a few hours, the Law of Life rising becoming to a full 30% at the same time!
It was only then that he stopped simultaneously activating the Doctrines of Life and Death as he opened his eyes, essence waning around him as even the skies seemed to breathe in relief at the phenomenon's ending.
His eyes opened to lock on with the sharp eyes of Anastasia that was looking at him with focus, her voice ringing out right after.
"Your talent should be at the level of the Core Scions of Ancient Organizations if not completely surpassing them. Good! We are l
ow on time, so we shall get started right away. You two, pay attention as well and see if your talent can pick anything up."
WAA!
An aura of unique strength erupted from Anastasia as she rose in the air, her face becoming cold and devoid of emotions as she seemed like an untouchable Entity!
Her face was staring down towards Noah, her daughter, and the Imperial Adjudicator with eyes of authority, her voice ringing out all around them as it dripped of majesty.
"In the vast Universe, there are many routes of power as beings continue to search for the unknown. The most natural route is to study Universal Laws, with others relying on unique cultivation methods or even Blessing passed down from their home Galaxies in the form of Traits."
"All of these things can only support one of their path of strength, but there exists 'concepts' above things such as Traits or Laws that grant immense power to their wielder, a power that sets them apart from all others!"
RUMBLE!
Her words contained a unique charm as Noah listened with shining eyes, her cold expression continuing with no pause!
"Above the laws, there exists Daos!"
"I come from the Expansive Dragon Cl.u.s.ter, an Ancient Power that relies on Archaic Animus Pets to control large regions of the Dark Universe, and we study...the Dao of Summoning!"
…!!!
Daos!
Wide-ranging and extremely elusive, ranging from the Dao of Summoning to the Dao of Blood to the Dao of Destruction and many more...
The next area of study...was the Dao!
Chapter 689 - Daos!
Dao!
Above laws, there was the concept of Daos!
"A multitude of Daos exist, yet few beings can ever grasp even one. Even those that have great guidance by others that embark on the path of Daos might not necessarily be able to comprehend even a single one."
They were abstruse and hard to grasp, things that one could search a thousand years for but never find one.
"Even in the Expansive Dragon Cl.u.s.ter that boasts being followers of the Dao of Summoning only has a small percentage of the geniuses embarking and following this path!"
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