Birth of the Demonic Sword

Noah had partially lied to Robert. He didn't have many tricks left. Actually, he only had one ability that the experts had yet to see.

That situation prevented Noah from creating various tactics that could help him surprise his opponent. Plans and strategies couldn't help him anymore. It was time to go all-out and see if his abilities could defeat Robert's full power.

The dark world expanded and faced the rain of toxic masses. The needle-shaped attacks pierced the dark matter and created large holes in Noah's technique, but the latter still managed to use those short seconds.

Noah used the dark world to hide his movements and teleport behind Robert. The expert promptly turned, but blades stabbed his neck before he could deploy abilities.

Corrosive aura spread through Robert's flesh while the blades dug deeper into his body. Noah was using the entirety of his physical power during the attack, but he still struggled to pierce Robert's body.

Defensive spells covered Robert both inside and outside his body. He wouldn't give Noah a chance to kill him. Melissa's death had taught him how things would end if his consciousness went dark.

Noah didn't give up. His companions materialized around Robert and deployed their abilities to help in the attack, but the expert's toxic substance covered the area and forced Noah to back up.

Purple patches spread on the fiendish armor, but the black hole quickly replaced the tainted energy and allowed Noah to resume his offensive. Robert did the same due to the seconds gained during his discharge of power, and the two experts soon found themselves flying toward each other.

Noah waved his weapons toward Robert, and the latter created a sword-shaped mass of toxic energy that clashed with the blades. Noah succeeded in piercing his opponent's technique, but the attack turned out to be a trap.

The mass of energy exploded once Noah's weapons pierced it. Purple spots shot in every direction and ended up touching his skin. Robert's attack managed to destroy the various defenses on Noah's body and infect him again.

Noah covered the area with black flames, and the dark world followed them to enhance their innate power. The dark matter gained his fire's properties and burnt the various toxic masses that had acc.u.mulated in the sky. Their energy healed some of his injuries, but his condition remained far from ideal.

The cursed sword had never stopped hurting Noah. His body under the fiendish armor was in pieces, but he didn't dare to stop his offensive. He couldn't let Robert rest for even a second.

A large cut had opened on Robert's shoulder. Noah's attack had partially touched him, but Heaven and Earth promptly sent light to fix that wound.

Yet, Noah's aura expanded before that light could hit Robert. His existence mutated the energy sent by Heaven and Earth and made it useless for his opponent.

Robert snorted at that scene, but his attention never left Noah. He saw how his opponent's weapons flashed with a dark light before releasing a massive singularity that tried to engulf his figure.

The expert quickly tried to summon his toxic wall, but a dark halo suddenly enveloped the area. Robert initially thought that Noah had deployed the dark world again, but he soon understood that the technique was different.

The laws in the area screamed as Heaven and Earth lost control of them. Robert found himself able to inspect those details, but his body wouldn't answer his commands. He moved far slower than usual. Time seemed to have frozen around him.

Noah used Shandal's ability to stop Robert for a short instant. His technique didn't manage to freeze the cultivator completely, but it gave him enough time to land a proper blow.

The singularity flew past the half-formed toxic wall and landed on Robert. His defenses began to crumble under that attack, but Noah materialized in front of him before he could break free of Shandal's technique.

Noah quickly slashed with his weapons while Robert began to move normally again. The expert regained control over his abilities when the swords pierced his skin and dug through his flesh.

Robert did his best to reinforce his insides, but Noah's had succeeded in making him waste a lot of energy. His defenses were mostly down after facing the previous attack, and Noah didn't dare to let that chance go.

Shandal's ability had almost doubled Noah's offensive output. He had the chance to hit Robert with two of his most powerful attacks at the same time.

Robert had learnt how to counter Noah's offensive, but the latter had doubled his attack power. The delay had given him the chance to fuse two blows.

His blades cut through Robert's c.h.e.s.t and reached its center. Corrosive aura spread from the weapons and flowed inside his flesh. Moreover, Noah even kicked the expert's waist to destroy most of it.

Snore and Night materialized next to Robert at the same time. Their offensive fell on the expert instantly and helped Noah restraining him.

Robert lost two arms and most of his lower body in a single offensive. Noah had used all his tricks to put him in that situation, and he didn't dare to waste it.

Robert could still use his mental energy, but it was useless with the corrosive aura surrounding his dantian. It was clear that the expert had lost. Noah had overwhelmed his opponent, but the latter had Heaven and Earth on his side.

"Killing me won't help you," Robert revealed. "Look at my companions. Your friends won't be able to defeat them. They can't win against our true power."

Robert was right, and Noah only took an instant to confirm his words. His consciousness expanded until it reached his friends, and their situation was far from ideal.

Rebecca had almost reverted to a liquid stage cultivator, so King Elbas and his team could handle her rather well. Still, the power wielded through Heaven and Earth was so strong that her opponents continued to struggle against her.

Castor's situation was different. Wilfred and Divine Demon were fighting him, but they seemed unable to touch his figure. The expert continued to use his strange moves to destroy techniques and spread his power toward his opponents.

The scene didn't look good. Solid stage cultivators even had deeper energy reserves, so Noah's friends would probably exhaust their power before their opponents.

Noah didn't answer, but his threatening law began to flow inside Robert. It didn't matter that the expert had lost most of his body. Noah still wanted to transform him into one of his underlings.

"No killing?" Robert asked while showing a smile, but Noah pressed forward.

His corrosive aura continued to destabilize Robert's existence, and Night had long since entered his body. The severing from Heaven and Earth's laws had already begun, but Noah wanted more from the expert.

His ambition slowly triggered a transformation. Robert's figure began to mutate as Noah remained connected to his c.h.e.s.t. Flesh and bones transformed and turned Robert into an existence that didn't have any connection with Heaven and Earth.

Robert struggled for a while, but he eventually gave up on trying to free himself. Noah had cornered him. Still, he didn't seem too sad about that outcome.

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Author's notes: I'll have the first dose of the vaccine in a few hours. There might be delays in tomorrow's release if I end up feeling unwell.