1689 1689. Vortex

Noah hesitated. He wanted to check if he had succeeded in killing Melissa, but the fear that Heaven and Earth would resurrect her still filled his mind.

However, Noah couldnt do anything else in that situation. Night had severed Melissas connection with Heaven and Earth, and his law had mutated her existence. His dark matter had even devoured her power, leaving Noah with nothing but a mass of his own energy.

I need to test this, Noah eventually sighed.

Robert, Castor, and Rebecca had never stopped inspecting the dark worlds that appeared in the sky. Still, surprise dawned on their face when those techniques vanished.

The dark matter dispersed and flowed back toward a humanoid figure. The leaders could finally lay their eyes on Noah again, but their worry only intensified at that sight.

Noah appeared to be in perfect condition. His injuries had vanished, and his ambition still shone among the sky. Melissas corpse wasnt in his grasp anymore either, and a curious expression filled his face.

"What did you do with her?" Rebecca shouted, but Noah didnt mind her in the slightest.

Noah kept his eyes on the sky. His attention would go on the blinding pillar every once in a while, but he seemed to have no intention to move.

Robert heaved a loud sigh. Noahs behavior spoke clearly to his mind. It was evident that Noah was waiting for Heaven and Earth to do something.

Castor studied Roberts expression before moving his attention on the pillar. He had also understood what had happened, but hope still shone in his eyes.

Rebecca eventually reached the same conclusion as her companions, and her eyes also fell on the blinding pillar. She had tasted Noahs power first-hand, but she didnt dare to lose faith in Heaven and Earth.

The light didnt move nor change its behavior. It continued to illuminate the sky, but it didnt send any power to resurrect Melissa. Heaven and Earth remained silent at her death.

"Where are you keeping Melissa?" Castor asked as his hopes began to crumble.

Noah didnt even hear the expert. His whole attention was on the pillar. He struggled to believe that he had succeeded in the task, but Heaven and Earths silence was slowly clearing his doubts.

I told you that she was dead, Night snorted through the mental connection. I never joke around when it comes to light.

We are dealing with powers that we cant understand, Noah replied. Its only normal to be careful.

Night didnt speak anymore. Truth be told, the Pterodactyl shared Noahs doubts, but the world was clearing them. Heaven and Earth didnt even seem to notice Melissas death. They remained silent and ignored the battlefield altogether.

We really did it! Noah shouted in his mind, but he quickly suppressed the happiness that was trying to reach his expression.

A cold smile appeared on his face as he turned toward the three experts. His ambition even skyrocketed once he confirmed the death of his solid stage opponent. Noah had consumed his potential for Night in the past, but his law was generating more of it after his last achievement.

"I told you," Noah announced in a cold tone. "Your immortality is quite weak. Your rulers didnt even notice that she is dead."

His cold laugh followed his taunt. Noah had yet to turn the battle in his favor, but he had taken the first step toward that goal.

"How can he accomplish so much?" Castor snorted while focusing on Noah. "He is only a liquid stage hybrid. One of my fingers should carry more power than his entire existence."

"Its clear that we are dealing with a monster," Robert sighed. "I have never seen such a powerful existence. He lives in a different realm."

"Whats up with you?" Rebecca snorted at that comment. "Did you start to like him? We cant allow ourselves to go soft against him."

Rebecca and Castor had a closer relationship with Melissa. The three of them had ruled over a floating lake since the beginning of the crisis. They knew Robert from before the Devils, but he was nothing more than a name in the previous political system for them.

Melissas death had created tension in their relationship, especially since Robert didnt appear bothered by the event. He had accepted it silently without showing any sorrow.

"Dont you dare to question my loyalty toward Heaven and Earth," Robert replied, "But dont expect me to underestimate my opponents blindly. He deserves our acknowledgment and respect."

Robert then pointed at Noah before shouting a question. "Whats your name?"

One of Noahs eyebrows arched. He didnt expect that development, especially since Otto had learnt his name from Heaven and Earth.

"Noah Balvan," Noah replied, and the ambition that flowed out of his figure added deep meanings to his words. "Defying Demon works too."

"You can call me Robert," Robert shouted. "You have my deepest respect."

Robert performed a bow that surprised his companions and Noah. His loyalty toward Heaven and Earth couldnt stop his actions. The expert had to express how he felt. His very existence demanded that.

"Maybe you arent a lost cause," Noah laughed. "What do you think about switching sides? Im sure I can rearrange your existence. Though, it might require a few deaths."

"You should ask this after defeating me," Robert snorted.

"Too late," Noah growled as his greed spread through the sky. "I already want you."

Noah raised his swords and prepared himself to resume his offensive, but a heavy pressure suddenly fell on the entire area. That energy came from the white pillar, and its arrival forced every battle to a stop.

The improved sharks, the Devils, and Noah instinctively turned to look at an empty spot in the sky. They could feel that something was about to come from that area.

Robert, Rebecca, Castor, and the other cultivators fighting in the distance imitated their enemies. They pointed their eyes at the sky and waited for Heaven and Earth to make their move.

The pillar of light suddenly released a massive amount of its energy and sent it toward that spot. The blinding radiance of the sky intensified as the whiteness created an immense vortex.

Dont tell me, Noah gasped while studying the vortex.

The portal led toward higher areas of the sky, but Noah knew that the other side of the Immortal Lands didnt have other forces. Still, he had learnt from Great Builder about the existence of other organizations hidden in the white layer that surrounded the higher plane.

A series of human figures slowly came out from the blinding center of the vortex. Multiple powerful auras spread through the sky and covered the entire region.

The white radiance slowly dimmed and revealed the army that had gathered in the sky. Noah almost couldnt believe his consciousness when he sensed a rank 9 aura spreading from that group and covering entire regions with its heavy pressure.

However, a second breathtaking event followed the arrival of those troops. A roar came out from a distant spot and made the entire battlefield tremble.

Noahs instincts shook again. He could understand the power behind that roar. The cry belonged to a rank 9 magical beast that had announced its d.e.s.i.r.e to fight the cultivators from the sky.