Noah was obviously unaware of the events happening in the old continent, but he could imagine most of them.
It wasn't hard to guess that the two big nations would bring their most talented heroic cultivators to the southwestern coast to join the battles and that everyone now knew his status.
Yet, there was very little that he could do about that, he had decided to stop hiding after all.
He was a heroic cultivator chasing after his individuality now, he couldn't walk that path afraid of being seen.
'Defensive inscribed items aren't allowed, and a cultivator can only have inscribed weapons at its same rank or lower. Also, both contenders can surrender and give the territory to the opponent's faction. I guess they really want to preserve the heroic assets of each nation.'
Noah reviewed the conditions of the one versus one battles in his mind as the group returned to the forest of White woods.
He felt satisfied with most of them, the ability to use defensive items would just favor the more prosperous nations, for example.
However, he didn't really like that his opponents could just walk away, it didn't happen so often to have the chance to decrease the enemy power while also obtaining dantians for his body.
The group quickly landed on the ground under the white crowns of the magical plants, more than a month had passed since the pact had been sealed.
Elder Laurel assured them that the envoys from the old continent wouldn't be able to sense the teleportation matrix, but Elder Julia still wanted to add a few covers through her methods.
It wasn't clear when the battles would occur, the rank 6 existences didn't set a specific date, it was up to the three interested nations to come up with a time.
'How can I improve in this period?'
Noah asked himself when he saw his companions starting their preparations.
Elder Austin disappeared after a quick exchange of words with Elder Julia while the others sat on separate areas of the forest to cultivate.
'I've just discovered a way to create spells, but I would need countless tests to find the right method, I need to create something as complex as the laws set by Heaven and Earth after all.'
Noah had found a way to create spells after he was enlightened by the beasts trapped inside the dark gorge, but that method required time and a lot of mental energy to fuel the Divine deduction technique.
It wouldn't be wise to focus on it with the impending battles, experiments were for moments of peace, there would be time to create wills after the Hive acquired an official position in the new continent.
Noah stood still next to the teleportation matrix as he pondered about the matter.
'Improving my body is obvious, but I wish there were something more that I could do.'
Noah analyzed any possibility inside his mind, but he had reached the point where he could become stronger only through methods that required a lot of time.
His dantian and mind were far away from a breakthrough, there was no point in stressing his centers of power more than that only to improve slightly faster.
The creations of spells and the understanding of the laws of the darkness element would take even longer, and he had no control over those matters, he could only test and meditate until he obtained some results.
'Body and martial art then. I guess I can spare some time to begin testing with the wills.'
Since there was nothing that he could do to increase his battle prowess abruptly, he would just continue training in his usual way.
Noah flew in the air and went for the azure plain.
That area featured many rank 4 magical beasts and had countless Azure Credits growing there, it was the place where his body would grow the most.
The contenders were forbidden from intentionally destroying the territories below them during the battles, but the agreement didn't consider the fact that the Hive was already there.
Noah could feed on the magical beasts and plants of the azure plain freely, he only had to pay attention to the envoys sent by the continent to inspect the southwestern coast.
Also, there was something that he wanted to try.
The cries of the creatures trapped in the dark gorge had enlightened him, which meant that his dragon side could be one of the sources from which gaining understanding of the laws of the darkness element.
Noah wanted to immerse himself in the wild life of the piece of Immortal Lands, he wished to attune his peculiar existence with his mindset, further exploring his individuality in that way.
His Demonic swords appeared in his hands, and he undressed the upper part of his robe, he had become so used to fight with his torso uncovered that he felt more comfortable in that outfit.
Days had to pass for the blue plain to appear in his view, Noah directly landed next to a pack of rank 4 tiger-type magical beasts when he reached it.
His mind was calm, and mental energy fueled the Divine deduction technique as he slowly walked toward the tigers.
The beasts began to roar as soon as they noticed his closing figure, they felt as if another creature was challenging them for their territory.
'With every step, chaos spreads.'
Noah repeated those words in his mind while the pack quickly surrounded him.
Only part of his focus was on the imminent battle, most of it was reviewing the emotions felt when he heard the growls of the creatures trapped in the gorge.
'Heaven and Earth lose control over the things that I touch, my existence carries their mistake, and I spread it to the world.'
The tigers began to pounce at him, but Noah slashed with his sabers and kicked away those that his weapons couldn't reach.
The entirety of the body of a magical beast was a weapon, Noah had yet to adapt that asset to his fighting style completely.
'What I destroy becomes mine, I add it to the foundation of my power. I steal the raw materials from Heaven and Earth to build my own world.'
The tigers either died or were heavily injured in the clash, those mere rank 4 magical beasts in the lower and middle tier couldn't compete with a hybrid in the upper one.
'Yet, stealing isn't the last step, my apex must be creating those same raw materials from nothing.'
