Chapter 1888 - 1888. Discharge

The initial idea behind the final slash was simple. More energy would transform into more power released during the attack. Noah's law would take care to turn it into a carrier of the many aspects of his existence and create a massive technique that could theoretically stand above everything else.

Yet, that version of the attack was clunky, it required a long preparation, and it would often fail to express the true potential that the accumulated energy could release.

Noah was copying the final slash from a magical beast and was adapting it to his abilities, but he didn't want to leave it as a sheer discharge of power. He was more than that massive armadillo, and his attacks had to show that.

The black hole continued to accumulate his energy and seize power from its surroundings. The sky had already cracked in multiple spots due to his companions' preparations, but it still contained laws to steal. The singularity's suction force took care of taking everything it could from the environment, shattering it into the form of primary energy, and absorbing it into its structure.

The whiteness that managed to seep through the storms dimmed as the black hole and the other experts destroyed the sky. Their techniques even started to affect the gales of chaotic laws, and a silent battle for the ownership of those winds began. The cauldron remained on top, but Noah's singularity managed to take the second spot.

The forceful absorption intensified as the energy inside the black hole increased. More power caused a stronger suction force and allowed it to reach farther areas. It didn't take much before Noah's technique started affecting areas that even the cauldron couldn't touch. The singularity could match that feature of the rank 9 item even while it remained in the eighth rank.

The black hole wanted to affect the experts around Noah, but they were strong enough to fend off that force. The influence put their preparations at risk at some point, so they spread through the shattered sky to continue their work.

Noah's cold reptilian eyes kept track of the growth of the black hole until a faint smile appeared on his face. The singularity had started to sever the connection with his mind once it gained enough power. It wanted to become an independent existence, and he even started to feel its desires.

'Not this time,' Noah thought as he placed a hand on the small calamity.

The sheer power and pressure contained inside the black hole tore apart the skin on Noah's palm, but his face didn't show any pain. Instead, the energy contained inside the singularity started flowing inside his injuries and enter his body.

An unclear sound that carried a primordial meaning of pain came out of the black hole before it completely disappeared from the outside world. Noah suddenly sensed an intense pressure spreading through his insides and trying to drag them toward a specific spot. The singularity was still active inside his body, and it was trying to tear him apart to break free of that prison made of flesh.

Noah's fourth center of power activated to suppress that raw imitation. The second black hole had more energy than the first, but it lacked its intelligence, experience, and purpose. It was a simple mass of power that had gained the chance to touch the ninth rank.

The main issue in improving an ability that contained so much power was in his low level. Noah was incredibly strong, but he had clear limits regarding how much energy he could handle.

Yet, Noah didn't need to control that vast mass of power. He only needed to deploy it during his attack, which was entirely different from using it to fuel one of his techniques.

The fourth center of power absorbed the black hole and made Noah desire to roar toward the sky. His body felt the need to vent part of that massive energy. It could contain it only because his black heart was one of the most incredible organs in the entire world.

Even thinking about controlling so much energy to perform an attack felt nonsensical. Noah could hear his instincts begging him to release part of it to appease the internal pressure that threatened to make his chest explode. His body had stepped into a unique realm, but that power was too much at its current level.

Of course, Noah had no intention to keep that energy sealed inside him. His many empowerments were still active, so pointing his blades forward was enough to complete the preparations for his attack. He only had to activate one last process to end that gathering of energy and unleash his offensive.

Noah allowed himself to focus on his surroundings at that point. His friends sensed his gaze and turned to nod. Only Alexander didn't bother looking at him, but he appeared busy suppressing a giant cubical item with a scarlet heatwave.

Wilfred had joined his hands above his head and was ready to hammer them down on the cauldron. Divine Demon had risked falling into the void multiple times due to all the energy that his formations had absorbed from his surroundings. Still, he smiled happily as he looked at his complete cylindrical structure. Sword Saint was sitting cross-legged in the distance, but his eyes opened a series of cracks in the sky when they opened to glance at Noah before moving toward the cauldron.

Everyone was ready, so Noah didn't hesitate to start that offensive. The fourth center of power lowered its barriers and let the energy forcefully contained in its insides flow toward different parts of Noah's body.

The raging energy filled Noah's dantian, muscles, and mind. It forced his centers of power to overload and go further beyond their already empowered state. Damages inevitably spread on their surface, but Noah's resilience gave him the chance to endure that damage and continued releasing his technique.

Noah had already prepared everything else for his technique. His position and intentions were already in place. He only needed the energy to activate it, and the arrival of the raging waves of power covered that part.

His swords suddenly lit up and released a blinding black light that quickly flowed toward their sharp tips before discharging a slash with the shape of a beam. The attack crossed the sky that separated Noah from the cauldron in an instant, and a painful cry spread throughout the whiteness when his technique touched that metal surface.

Noah's companions released their attacks as soon as they saw their vision growing dark due to the slash's preparations. Divine Demon activated the energy accumulated inside his cylindrical formations, Sword Saint closed his eyes, and Wilfred lowered his arms to deliver a powerful blow toward the cauldron.

The effects of the clash spread far farther than the empty area. An explosion happened on the side of the cauldron and flung Wilfred away before the other attacks could discharge the entirety of their power.

The entire item shook due to the sheer might released by Wilfred's attack. His condensed physical prowess allowed him to make the whole structure tremble and weakened its innate resilience.

The other attacks showed their true might at that point, and Heaven and Earth roared. Even the rulers couldn't believe that their precious cauldron could suffer so much against mere rank 8 experts.

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Author's notes: It should take less than one hour for the third chapter.