Birth of the Demonic Sword

The world seemed to chant during Divine Demon's breakthrough. The event didn't happen during a long training session. One last victory had been enough to push his level into the solid stage.

Many experts among the armies stopped to admire the azure spectacle. The world transformed on its own to pour energy inside Divine Demon and fuel his breakthrough. His body, mind, and dantian were in harmony and advanced together as his existence grew and his influence intensified.

The cultivators on Heaven and Earth's side inevitably lost hope at that sight. Noah had just killed most of their weaker rank 8 experts, and their leaders were also failing to win their battles.

The experts on Noah's side were also experiencing breakthroughs in the middle of the battle. The enemy army was losing in every aspect. It was failing to seize even the easiest victories, and the outcome of the war soon became evident.

Faith vanished in the experts' eyes. Their belief disappeared in front of the clear superiority shown by Noah's army. A mixed group of cultivators, hybrids, and magical beasts had achieved what an organization that had been in power for eras couldn't.

The Legion and Noah's nameless organization could achieve miracles. They had gone from being a mere mass of wandering hybrids to the overlords of that side of the Immortal Lands. Defeating the Crystal City was only the last step before the complete control of all the areas outside of the magical beasts' domain.

The higher plane still had the windy regions, but they belonged to no one. Only existences that were about to approach the last stage of their journey would venture there to benefit from the chaotic laws. Most peak rank 8 experts and rank 9 monsters would go there to complete their growth.

Divine Demon laughed as his power increased. He could sense the world bending to his d.e.s.i.r.e to win challenges, and his influence began to attract other opponents.

Noah couldn't help but laugh when he saw a mass of weaker cultivators hoovering toward Divine Demon with the d.e.s.i.r.e to challenge him. He couldn't even begin to imagine how troublesome it would be to fly with his friend now, but pure happiness still filled his mind.

Divine Demon's breakthrough could only make Noah happy. The cultivator's inheritance was one of the main reasons behind his many achievements in the Mortal Lands, so he still felt somewhat indebted. Seeing him progressing past Wilfred could only prove his talent and mindset to the world.

'Come on, Heaven and Earth,' Noah thought as his laugh stopped and his gaze returned on the sky. 'I know you are about to do something. Don't make me wait so long.'

Heaven and Earth disregarded Noah's feelings and continued to remain silent. The rulers didn't care that their last army on the surface was falling apart. Noah's side was even growing stronger under their gaze, but they didn't do anything.

"Clean it up," Noah growled while keeping his voice down, but the meaning behind his cry spread through the entire battlefield. "I'm tired of this."

A series of snorts, complaints, and angry reprimands reached his ears, but Noah didn't care. His friends high in the sky didn't like his aloof tone, but their battles soon forced them to ignore that previous event.

Noah sat on the ground and crossed his legs. The Demonic Sword came out of his waist and activated his cultivation technique on its own. The battlefield didn't interest him anymore. Training was a better use of his time.

Heaven and Earth's followers saw that gesture as the ultimate offense, but their leaders didn't do anything about the matter. The sky remained silent, and the solid stage cultivators on their side continued to fight their opponents. The situation up there had even worsened for them after Divine Demon's breakthrough.

The cultivators' approach grew reckless due to the severity of their situation. They began to abandon the most troublesome opponents to move toward those that felt easier to fight.

Wilfred was powerful, but he was still in the liquid stage, so he was a viable target. Jordan had just reached the liquid stage, so she also fell into that list.

The cultivators wanted to add King Elbas to their targets, but the expert's army of inscribed items was too troublesome. They aimed to reduce the power of Noah's elite group in a few exchanges, and defeating the crowned existence would take far too long.

However, Jordan was in her dragon form, which allowed her to express far more power than normal hybrids. Wilfred had also managed to keep up with Divine Demon's growth until then, so his cultivation level was at the peak of the stage. They were tough opponents even with their apparent weakness, and they had friends that didn't let the sudden assault surprise them.

A few cultivators disregarded Steven, Robert, Elsie, and the other powerful opponents to turn toward the two hybrids. Yet, a series of attacks arrived on their position before they could release their techniques.

The experts found themselves exposed at that point. They had sacrificed their position in an attempt to seize small victories, but they had failed, and that left them surrounded by their enemies.

Noah opened his eyes as soon as he sensed a considerable shift in the power contained in the sky. Half of the solid stage experts had died after failing their plan, and dark matter promptly gathered in Noah's palm.

He was ready to interrupt Heaven and Earth's attempt to resurrect those experts, but the rulers didn't react to those deaths. The cultivators died, and Noah's friends stored their corpses for their own purposes.

Everything ended quickly afterward. The sheer number of troops on the Crystal City's side was too little to even dream of stopping their opponents. Noah's army had only lost many rank 7 experts and some weaker rank 8 existences, so taking over the battle wasn't an issue.

Heaven and Earth's followers began to ask for mercy and beg for their lives. They called for the rulers' help and tried to save their lives through quick escapes. However, everything failed in front of the bloodthirsty army.

The war ended in an anticlimactic tone. The last defense on the surface died in a swift and clean final assault. The surviving experts couldn't help but give voice to happy cries and chant the names of the existences who had performed exceptional deeds, but the leaders didn't celebrate.

Noah watched the sky and felt that the whiteness was staring back at him. Something was coming. He could feel it in his bones, but the region remained silent.

'Are they trying to trick me?' Noah eventually wondered. 'What's the point? We have already won.'

"Are you enjoying your victory, my unruly children?" Earth's androgynous voice suddenly resounded through the area.

The voice didn't seem to have a clear source. The mountain chain and the sky unaffected by Noah's ambition trembled and echoed those sounds. Earth spoke through the world, but the matter didn't seem to carry her power.

"Why don't you come out?" Noah promptly replied. "You have just lost your last army on this side of the surface. What will you send now? Are you planning to use another rank 9 punishment?"

"You still see death as a mortal, my unruly child," Earth announced. "We can waste a few eras on rebuilding everything. All the lifeforms born from us are nothing more than pawns in our grand plan."

"Is your grand plan losing everything you have?" Noah laughed.

"Arrogant as always," Earth replied. "We heard that you wanted to shatter the world. Don't worry. We'll do that for you."

Noah's eyes widened at that announcement and cracks suddenly spread through the mountain chain. They expanded until they reached the tainted region, and Noah felt the need to shoot in the sky.

His new point of view allowed him to see that those events didn't only happen in the surrounding regions. Cracks were opening in every land that his consciousness could touch. It seemed that the entire surface was falling apart.

"Thank you, my unruly child," Earth continued. "It's hard to find flaws in such a vast system, even for us. You have our gratitude. We wouldn't have chosen to start again without your help."