Myriad Devils-Chapter 224: Otherworldly Ascension (3/5)

The Heaven’s Edge Domain unfolded like a dream, draped in a mesmerizing purple haze that enveloped the sky.

This ethereal aura gave the air a surreal quality, softening the edges of reality and transforming the landscape into a canvas of vibrant hues.

The haze refracted the light of many stars, casting a warm, violet glow over everything they touched, creating a magical atmosphere that felt both tranquil and enchanting.

The river meandered through the heart of this domain, flanked by a series of majestic waterfalls that cascaded gracefully down the cliffs.

Each waterfall poured forth with a vigorous energy, sending shimmering droplets into the air that sparkled like tiny stars against the backdrop of the purple sky.

The sound of the water crashing against the rocks created a rhythmic symphony, a soothing melody that harmonized with the gentle whispers of the wind.

As the waterfalls tumbled one after another, they created a breathtaking sight that seemed to stretch into infinity.

The water, illuminated by the unique light of the domain, took on a surreal quality... glimmering shades of lavender and silver dancing in the currents.

The way the cascades intertwined with the river created a series of small eddies and pools, each reflecting the vibrant hues of the skies above.

Lush greenery lined the banks of the river, with vibrant flowers blooming in shades of deep purple, pink, and blue, their colors intensified by the otherworldly atmosphere.

The plants swayed gently, their movements synchronized with the whispers of the breeze, as if participating in a secret dance.

The horizon seemed to blend seamlessly with the cascading waterfalls, creating an illusion of endlessness. The interplay of light and shadow cast by the cliffs added depth to the scene, making it feel alive and dynamic.

Farther in the distance, the landscape rose and fell in gentle undulations, shrouded in the same mystical aura that defined the domain.

In this breathtaking setting, time felt suspended, and the beauty of the Heaven’s Edge Domain was palpable, inviting all who beheld it to lose themselves in its wonders.

It was a place where the extraordinary met the serene, a realm where every element combined to evoke a sense of awe and reverence for the natural world.

A world within another, and the location of Anon’s otherworldly ascension!

Thoughts of slaughter were merely a fleeting thought upon seeing them look down on them. When thinking deeply, it could not be helped on their part, as the waterfall where they stood was high above.

Soon, a heavenly aura descended from the skies.

High above, a sea of indistinguishable figures shrouded by ethereal, transcendent auras stood on clouds that slowly formed a formation that surrounded the battle arena titled Heaven’s Edge Domain.

From within this formation, two auras equal to any of the transcendent auras on the clouds stood, their bearing otherworldly, and their power so encompassing that it formed looming shadows behind them.

A beam of light fell, and within that beam was a daunting figure, unimaginably huge at first. The figure’s body appeared too huge to be constrained within one’s imagination.

However, as it descended to the earth, its size continuously shrank until it finally landed in the river’s waters with a chaotic splash...

Anon finally shed all pretense, locking off the outside world.

His opponent had appeared before him, in all of its magnificence.

"Ugh... Arghhh... Ah... Hah! Hahaha... I see, I see. The Origin Ancestor of Dragon Burial wants his mortal child to slay a Divine Beast..."

Similar to Anon’s head of hair, the speaking figure had a head of hair that was long enough to fall into the river’s waters.

However, the towering man’s hair was wild and unruly, and refused to be tainted by the water of a mere material dimension.

It was a muscular, beastly figure with large fangs protruding from its lips. His eyes were vicious and molded from a sea of blood and corpses.

Indistinguishable blood patterns moved in a sentient manner across its body, and a pair of blackened red draconic wings sprouted out of its back, spreading far and wide.

They gave off the illusion of shrouding the skies and covering the earth, as if, upon being given the chance, these wings would swallow the entirety of Earth.

All who saw his appearance quickly looked away in fear.

Thrum~

A booming sound spread out unimaginably far and wide.

Only after the soothing power that this sound carried fell did mortal existence gain the courage to return their gaze; however, by the time they did, the beastly creature had lunged toward Anon.

There was a sea of clouds above the purple-hazed Heaven’s Edge Domain.

"A mortal confronting an otherworldly creature?"

"Much less any otherworldly creature or divine beast, but a Dragon..."

"Truly the son of the Dragon Burial Origin Ancestor!"

There were many individuals surrounded by ethereal auras and visages, speaking with each other, akin to a group of students finally free from a teacher.

In the center, two otherworldly individuals stood.

One woman, and one man.

The woman had a large painting that showed the image of the humanoid Dragon with its all-encompassing wings.

In this image, many thousands upon thousands of brightly shimmering stars were embedded on the beastly figure’s body, with only a single indiscernible star with a dim gleam.

This otherworldly woman was tasked with sealing away the dragon’s power, completely sealing its soul, and suppressing more than ninety-nine percent of its bodily power as well.

After all, otherworldly creatures were incomprehensible in nature compared to mortals, no matter how incredible that mortal may be.

Even a fragment of otherworldly power should, in normal cases, evaporate a peak mortal existence.

Next to her, the otherworldly man wielded an expansive map that revealed many regions of Lost Lands, along with the rest of planet Earth.

On the map, the location of Heaven’s Edge Domain was enclosed by a mysterious force, transforming the aftershocks of the battle into a soothing wind that boosted the perception of mortals all across planet Earth.

Enveloped by the purple haze, within the Heaven’s Edge Domain, the battle for otherworldly ascension officially began.

If there were a hypothetical seventh world, Empyreans would reside there.

An eight-world of power was what Anon held with pseudo-Supreme mastery of the bladed path.

And a ninth would be a Primordial drifter with pseudo-Supreme mastery of a weaponry pathway.

However, the cosmic ruling suppressed the power of fifth worlders, much less a theoretical ninth worlder.

On the other hand, the beastly creature before him, even with a sealed soul and a suppressed body, was otherworldly in nature.

The cosmic ruling did not affect him.

Enraged by the prospect of becoming a whetstone slave, the otherworldly creature roared, shaking the heavens and causing the earth to quake in fear!

The humanoid dragon, with its unnervingly long and incomprehensibly sharp claw-like fingers, lunged at Anon.

When it attacked, an illusory apparition of a mighty dragon’s arm appeared. The moment the humanoid dragon slashed at Anon, the illusory apparition swept toward Anon’s direction with unprecedented momentum.

Five long lines, each representing a single dragon’s claw, were ruthlessly drawn out in the air, ripping apart space with unprecedented ease.

Such power was, by a landslide, beyond the fifth world.

All mortals trembled in fear.

The otherworldly existences watched with bated breath, not knowing whether to intervene or not.

’Did I suppress its strength enough?!’ A single thought flashed through the otherworldly woman high above.

Even if the Human Lord had claimed this to be a simple coming-of-age ceremony for his son, watching a mortal existence face power beyond the constraints of the cosmic ruling, all secretly wondered what had passed through the mind of the Human Lord.

Anon sighed.

Though it was only a sigh, just a sigh, the mortal army and the otherworldly army sitting on the clouds heard the relief in that sigh.

Thrum!

What followed was a magical hum.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Blades and swords, previously sheathed, grew restless and shot out of their sheaths.

At the same time, Anon unsheathed his twin blades.

For a time, the world lost color, and the image of an elusive mountain appeared behind Anon’s figure.

One blade resisted heaven, and another tore the earth asunder. Simultaneously resisting the sweeping dragon claws, Anon made a simple thrusting motion toward the humanoid dragon.

The thrusting blade gently grazed the humanoid dragon’s chest, but in that moment, its face lost all color as what felt like the weight of worlds slammed into its body.

His body instantly shattered like broken glass.

He was sent flying back with such speed that the image of his body was still stuck in the first layer of speed.

He skidded across the river’s waters for as far as the eye could see.

Anon clenched his blade that sent the humanoid dragon flying, and vertically hacked at the illusory apparition of a sweeping dragon arm previously halted by his other blade.

The image of a dragon’s arm instantly fragmented like a shattered mirror.

As silence descended, he sheathed his blades, and the swords and blades finally returned to their mortal masters, seemingly dispirited.

Resting one hand against the hilt of one of his sheathed blades, he pinched his chin with his gauntlet-covered right hand.

The clinking of metallic gauntlets, he found pleasing.

"So it seems the power of Supreme mastery can’t be suppressed by the cosmic ruling. Good, good, good." He leisurely stated, chuckling faintly.

His voice traversed the entire Heaven’s Edge Domain, but in truth, it was heard by mortals all across the world.