Everything was happening so quickly that Noah and the others barely managed to keep up. The pack of dragons had defeated most threats in mere minutes with the help of their leaders, but Heaven and Earth had a counterattack ready.

The army of cultivators featured dozens of rank 8 experts and a few leaders in the ninth rank. Most of them were only gaseous stage existences, but they weren't the primary source of danger in the scene.

The massive swarm behind them flew past the storms and dived toward the pack of dragons. The aura that he radiated made the second hurricane disperse into a wave of gales that fused with the first calamity and reinforced its structure. The pack of cockroaches featured multiple upper tier creatures, and the two dragons busy fighting the woman felt the need to stop to inspect their power.

"The rulers have seen you fight countless times already," The woman laughed as she flew toward her troops. "You couldn't possibly think that a small defeat would take us by surprise."

The three leaders had never tried to take the cultivator by surprise, but the arrival of the new threat ended up making them experience that feeling. Still, they quickly suppressed their astonishment and deployed a simple battle plan that involved the weaker underlings.

A few roars came out of the time dragon, and the two leaders echoed it. The shadowy creature also gave voice to those orders with its deep but young voice, and the underlings didn't hesitate to follow those directives.

The dragons shot upward in a violent attempt to overwhelm their opponents with their sheer numbers, but the swarm of flying cockroaches soon appeared on their path and gave birth to a messy battle.

Meanwhile, the time and space dragons left the ground and shot upward to join the other leaders in the battle against the powerful woman. In their minds, she was the major threat in the group, so they wanted to take her out quickly.

The woman now had four upper tier creatures against her, but she didn't feel to be on the losing side even after they encircled her. The cultivators behind her waited for her orders, but she simply nodded at them while ordering some cockroaches to gather.

The cultivators joined the remaining part of the swarm at that point, but some decided to fly toward the surface when they noticed the experts below. Noah and the others appeared as easy prey for the army, and they preferred to avoid remaining near a fight that involved upper tier creatures.

Twenty rank 8 cultivators in the solid stage and an expert in the gaseous stage of the ninth rank landed on the surface and showed their proud smiles toward Noah's group. Heaven and Earth's laws shone out of their figures, but they seemed able to resist the influence that Noah and Robert radiated.

Noah didn't feel surprised about that feature. Heaven and Earth had started countering the Devils' power since his return to the other side of the Immortal Lands. The face that their underlings had become immune to that power felt almost normal, especially after he considered everything he had learnt about the rulers.

"Noah Balvan has joined the dragons," The man in the ninth rank exclaimed as faint chuckles came out of his mouth. "We considered that possibility, but we didn't think that you would jump into such dangerous situations so soon."

The man had short brown hair and shining azure eyes. Pure confidence came out of his burly figure, and the ground around him inevitably shattered as his aura leaked into the environment.

The cultivator appeared quite young, and his gaze carried a fanatical resolve. He seemed to be ready to give his life for Heaven and Earth.

"You don't need to shout my name every time you see me," Noah sighed while the Demonic Sword and the cursed sword appeared in his hands. "You know me. I get it."

The cultivator's eyes sharpened, and a cruel smile appeared on his face. His aura even intensified as he prepared to launch his best attack toward the eight experts.

"You want to try that, right?" King Elbas asked as inscribed items started to come out of his space-ring.

"I need to see where I stand," Noah confirmed. "Handle the others. I'll fight him."

"What should we do after we take care of them then?" Alexander asked in a bored tone.

"Try not to die, I guess," Noah announced while his eyes went to the sky.

The members of his group did the same, and fear inevitably spread inside their minds. The dragons, the swarm, and the cultivators had already resumed their fight, and the entire area had become unapproachable. Intense shockwaves spread everywhere in the environment and hurt those who happened to be in their path.

Even the lower tier dragons struggled to remain in the area. The shockwaves released by their leaders and the solid stage woman were too much to handle for all the other existences nearby. Large chunks of the swarm fell apart whenever flares of energy shot out of the main battlefield.

"Do you dare to face me alone?" The man asked when he saw Noah stepping forward to fly toward him.

"Facing is the wrong word," Noah revealed. "I want to use you as a training dummy to understand the level of my battle prowess."

Noah's abilities activated after his announcement. His ambition, Isaac's ability, and unstable product filled his centers of power, black vessels, and companions to bring his condition to his peak. He didn't hesitate to enter his strongest state when his opponent was a proper rank 9 cultivator.

"This scourge underestimates you, Lord Lewis," A woman among the group of rank 8 cultivators announced while stepping forward to appear in Noah's path. "Let us take care of him while you slaughter his friends in front of his eyes."

"How can Heaven and Earth even give power to these existences," Noah sighed as an intense pulling force came out of his figure and converged on the woman.

The cultivator lost control of her body when that power landed on her. She had Heaven and Earth's enhanced law running through her centers of power, but she appeared unable to oppose that power. Worry even appeared in her eyes when she saw that her body wouldn't stop flying toward Noah.

Lord Lewis snorted and teleported in front of Noah. His hand took the shape of a sword as it descended toward his head, but the cultivator suddenly noticed that Noah wasn't there anymore.

Noah's aura reappeared after a second. Lord Lewis turned and saw the beheaded figure of his companion descending toward the sky while a trail of blood came out of her open waist.

A rank 8 cultivator in the solid stage couldn't do anything against him after he empowered his centers of power. His ambition almost made him reach the very peak of the eighth rank, and his assets were simply too strong after he improved them.

Lord Lewis couldn't help but accept that Noah had surpassed the limits of the eighth rank long ago. However, his confidence remained. After all, the real test would happen against him.

"Don't die on me too soon," Lord Lewis whispered before pointing his left hand toward Noah.

A powerful beam came out of his fingers and created a massive wave of power that tried to envelop Noah, but corrosive roots came out of his body as he slashed forward.

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