Chapter 154 - Absurd
After spending the entire night thinking and absorbing the [Water Crystals] that the cultivators ranging from MYTHICAL to rank S, a new percentage had appeared under the section of [Laws] in the stat panel. Everything seemed to go well, yet the problem was the absurdity of numbers that Noah was seeing.
[Law of Water 5%] :: All water-based abilities and skills are boosted by 500%
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It was a ludicrous set of numbers to see how much just five percent of understanding of the Law of Water translated to any water element skills being boosted by more than five times.
Too ridiculous.
Noah's mind was pounding as he imagined reaching just the halfway point of 50% in the Law of Water, which would translate to fifty times the boost to any water element skill. It was crazy to even imagine, but at the same time, how easy would it be to reach there?
He had taken down three cultivators at the LEGENDARY rank, one at the MYTHICAL rank, tens of the EPIC rank, and even more at rank S. The percentage has risen to 5% from all of those cultivators, so he had to work hard to continue bringing it higher.
When he moved out of the Spiritual Land into the water once again, he felt as if he was in a whole different world. The .1% he received the first time didn't give changes that were too noticeable, but the 5% increase in the Law of Water caused a significant change that he noticed right away.
He felt as if the sea around him was cradling and supporting him, and he could easily put the nearby water under his command. The feeling was new and fantastic to feel, making him look forward to obtaining even more [Water Crystals], as well as crystals of other elements in the future.
He didn't know when, but the World of Cultivation would be on his list of goals sometime in the future. This concept of laws was too fantastic to pass up, especially when they augmented his skills and the rest of his strength so well.
A system of power that took the skills of those he defeated from his homeworld, a unique treasure that had boundless potential with crazy features to unlock as he goes forward, and now, easily grasping something as abstruse as laws just by defeating cultivators that worked tens to hundreds of years just to grasp the tiniest bit of them.
There were many worlds in the universe, with many more treasures he had yet to get his hands on. In the Lost World was the Supreme Treasure, Trident of Neptune. If he could also get his hands on something like that, and continue collecting other powers and skills unique to different worlds, he soon realized that the concept of levels would become meaningless to him.
Could he really be considered a being of a specific rank when he so seamlessly held and combined powers and skills from multiple worlds? Only time would tell, which meant he needed to fight opponents without becoming too arrogant and losing his life. There were many options to choose from as he neared Atlantis, and he knew just where to test out these spectacular boosts in water element skills, as well as the actual new skills gifted to him by the cultivators.
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There was a deep-sea creature that many reckless Atlanteans and Merlfok lost their lives to over the years. It stayed in a specific region that was always known to be one of the danger zones to steer away from, as passing through it would almost always guarantee your death.
It roamed in a zone that wasn't too far off from the City of Atlantis, it was the terrifying creature of the MYTHICAL rank, the Anglerfish. There were very few of this specie of fish found all over the Lost World, yet any that were found always neared the top in strength.
They lived in murky environments when sunlight could not reach, and enjoyed the bleak darkness around them as they had the one source of light that always lured their prey. It had a long fleshy growth atop its head that pointed out a distance from it, where at the end of this fleshy growth was a circular portion that could shine brightly in the dark waters.
Any creature that was lured by this beautiful white-blue light would only find death at the next instant as this terrible beast moved fast to swallow them whole.
In the bleak darkness below the sea, a powerfully large body was roaming around. An enticing flash of light would shine every now and then, seemingly pulling at the attention of anything nearby. The large creature roamed its territory as usual, and not a single bit of its aura could be discernable as it moved across the waters.
A few minutes passed, and a change occurred as it senses some movements. Had it finally found a prey? The creature reigned in the deadly bloodl.u.s.t it was feeling as its body neared the signal it senses, the enticing blue light atop its head shining even more enticingly.
The feeling of shock and horror when it illuminated the target that had swam to it was something it could never get tired of. Enough light was released to show a glowing circle of light, and not much more as the two figures neared one another.
Only a circle of light was visible as they both closed in just a few meters near each other, and the creature shined out its light grandly as the entire surroundings were illuminated. How terrified would the creature it caught about to be? A wide smile revealed jaggedly sharp teeth as a tremendous force erupted from the Anglerfish as the light expanded, and its prey was laid bare.
An Atlantean man with golden hair stood calmly in front of this MYTHICAL creature, a light smile that shocked the Anglerfish appearing on his face.
"Hey big guy, I've spent a few days looking for you in this vast sea."
It was a light tone like that of one friend talking to another as Noah finally find the powerful beast the Golden Commander at the City of Aquicadis warned him to avoid. A puzzling expression came onto the Anglerfish's face before it returned malevolent, its ugly face stretched as it moved at a fast speed to swallow the creature in front of it whole.
"Haha, good! I haven't gotten a chance to practice this on something truly strong, so don't disappoint me!"
A voice filled with enthusiasm erupted as multiple skills were cast. From the first to the fifth form of Mountain Sea Sect's six secret techniques, all were cast as a grandiose power sent out a shockwave that pushed back the rushing Anglerfish.
The first style, Water Sword. The second, Blue Fortress. The third, Healing Water. The fourth, Wings of the Sea. The fifth, Descent of the Emperor.
Skills from the Epic to Mythical rank were all cast at once as they came together to form something spectacular. A resplendent blue light was shining out as an air of majesty spread across the waters, illuminating every single spot for more than a mile. Noah stood firm in front of the Mythical sea creature that was thrumming with power, its body vibrating powerfully as it felt a threat coming from the being it thought to be a prey.
Noah's body was encased in a regal form of a long past emperor that had an impassive face as a blue crown imposingly appeared above his head. His body that was originally 2 meters long became encased as he now appeared twice as large. Brilliantly shining blue wings spread out from behind him as they made the [Descent of the Emperor] feel even more seamless.
Two vibrating blue swords that seemed to be calling for blood were in both of his hands as a walled piece of armor seemed to form around the already powerful body, making [Descent of the Emperor] become even more solid as the resplendent light increased. To top it all off, there was a distinct layer of water constantly moving across the shining body, covering any gaps as it made the Fifth form of Mountain Sea Sect's Six Styles come even more alive.
Apprehension filled the Anglerfish's cold heart at this prey that turned out to be a predator, deciding whether to run or fight. It felt the two vibrating blue blades pointing towards it as a deadly voice entered its ear.
"The water around us is actually leaking a smell of fear. That couldn't be coming from something as powerful as you, right?"
The voice seemed to be taunting it, making the eyes of the Mythical beast turn blood red as its apprehensions were let loose.
OOONG!
Wrathful energies spread out as beside the Anglerfish, multiple creatures just as ferocious as it began being summoned out.