Chapter 1837 Trapped

Lord Lewis couldn't dodge an attack launched up close, but his very existence was an expression of power. He was raging energy that he could deploy with the slightest wave of his fingers.

A massive slash fell on Lord Lewis. Small white lumps tried to taint Noah's energy, but the expert's domain didn't have enough time to transform a consistent part of the attack.

A black pillar formed in the area. Noah's darkness and dark matter created a sharp structure that featured countless faces. Pure destruction flowed out of that black mass, and Lord Lewis was right at its center.

Spiderwebs of cracks opened from the spot where the pillar touched the ground. The tough lands that had survived inside the chaotic laws for many years inevitably shattered when Noah's destruction ravaged their fabric.

The bloodlust that filled the area was so intense that scarlet shades appeared among the dark light that the pillar radiated. Lord Lewis' domain continued to transform Noah's power into white fuel, but he was in no condition to use it.

Still, Lord Lewis didn't let the pillar overwhelm him. The initial fall of Noah's power had opened long injuries across his body, but he remained a rank 9 cultivator. He lacked the iconic resilience of the magical beasts' world, but he stood at the peak of the cultivation journey nonetheless.

Lord Lewis released flares of white energy that pierced the pillar and started to destroy its structure. Noah couldn't stop that since he had already launched one of the strongest attacks he was capable of. Yet, he could worsen the expert's situation while he remained inside his destructive energy.

Noah closed his eyes and placed both blades on his forehead. His consciousness spread through the world and inside the Shadow Domain that he had expanded in the area. He could see Lord Lewis' insides even if his domain transformed his mental waves, and he didn't hesitate to launch his attack.

Lord Lewis was inside a sharp mass of energy that never stopped ravaging his body. Black lines would appear on his torn skin whenever Noah's destruction managed to gain a greater understanding of his existence.

Those lines detonated at the first touch with the sharp energy, and injuries continued to open on Lord Lewis. He couldn't shield himself from those attacks since they affected his very existence, but he could release enough power to escape from that situation.

The white energy carried by Lord Lewis' existence set his body aflame as he released flares that pierced the sharp pillar and destabilized its structure. He could already see a few exits high above him after launching some attacks, but he continued with that approach until the entire blackness around him started to crumble.

A proud smile appeared on Lord Lewis' face when the pillar started to fall apart, but his expression froze when he sensed foreign energy inside his maimed body.

His counter to Noah's Shadow Domain immediately activated. Multiple dense white layers of energy covered his insides and shielded him from the deadly technique. The expert still suffered a few injuries since his methods couldn't completely stop Noah, but he didn't suffer any severe wound.

Yet, eight cracks that led to a dark dimension opened around his figure as soon as his countering of Noah's Shadow Domain reached its peak. Slashes that carried different features quickly came out of them, and the expert found himself defenseless at that sight.

The slashes had reappeared into the real world right next to Lord Lewis, so his domain didn't manage to shield him. He still released flares toward the incoming attacks, but they inevitably failed to carry enough power to stop Noah's offensive since he was still protecting his insides.

Most of the slashes had the parasite's corrosive aura around them. Some even had proper roots spreading from them and feeding on their power. Instead, others carried a few large feathers that didn't hesitate to detonate once they touched Lord Lewis' figure.

The convergence of attacks gave birth to a peculiar scene. Part of the slashes wanted to explode to release their energy, while others continued to absorb fuel until they had enough power to cut through the law that filled Lord Lewis' insides.

The different nature of the slashes prevented the expansion of an explosion, but they didn't affect the overall power released in the area. Lord Lewis experienced raging energy that tried to ravage his body, sharp power that pierced his skin, black roots that enveloped themselves around his figure, and lumps of fire that tried to burn his existence.

The different nature of the various attacks made them hard to counter at the same time. Lord Lewis didn't even know if the counters developed by Heaven and Earth could even work in that situation since Noah's offensive appeared far stronger than he had predicted.

His hesitation made him endure the full power of Noah's offensive for a second more than he should have, but he promptly activated a few counters after that. Lord Lewis' energy lost intensity as it gained special features meant to counter those attacks, and they slowly lost power.

His domain soon helped in the matter. The darkness carried by the pillar and explosions vanished, and the same went for the flames and roots that had tried to take over his body.

Lord Lewis could finally bathe under the Heaven and Earth's faint light, and the rulers didn't hesitate to pierce the storms to make a white pillar envelop his figure.

The whiteness wanted to heal the expert, but Noah didn't let Heaven and Earth do as they wished. Lord Lewis saw that a massive figure had appeared in the area after the white light had enveloped him. A giant snake had spread its wings and had released a rain of feathers that flew toward his spot.

King Elbas and the others ordered a full retreat when they saw that attack. They charged farther in the area to make sure that the imminent storms of dark matter couldn't reach them.

The rank 8 cultivators that they had as their opponents knew about Noah's abilities. Some of them recognized Snore's attacks and prepared for a preemptive escape, but King Elbas and the others didn't let them leave the area so easily. They launched attacks meant to trap the group in their current spot and forced them to endure the incoming storms.

Snore's feathers converged on Lord Lewis and created the predicted mess. A black dome made of chaotic storms spread in the area and enveloped the cultivators and Lord Lewis as the explosion expanded and started ravaging the environment.

The black storm enveloped the entire area encircled by the hurricane. The raging waves of dark matter spread everywhere and didn't differentiate between friend or foe.

Noah had retreated in time to dodge the storms, but his hunger slowly took over his mind and made him fill the chaotic laws behind him with flames enhanced by his many techniques. His condition started to improve at that point, but a sigh escaped his mouth when he saw the black gales transforming into white walls.

Lord Lewis was still alive and able to show his power, but Noah didn't have time to lose. The storms were keeping the existence stuck into their center, and Noah didn't miss that chance to deploy the Shadow Domain again.

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Author's notes: I'm later than usual today. It seems that my mind refuses to be on time these days.