Chapter 56: Crescendo

There was only rule ... leave the planet intact.

...

The Godly Law Template’s aura was contained, not a wisp of fluctuation seeped out. To the touch it was now no different than a curved piece of stone, but to the eyes ... It exuded a radiant glow, like a miniature sun. Its glare could blind mortals and was too bright for Immortals to make up its hue, much less content. As for Soul Sense, Sublime Soul Sense or Immoral Sense, those were only slightly better than a direct stare.

Three silhouettes of indomitable Beings, first and simultaneously, pierced through the indistinct light, General of the Armies Nikari, Violet Star Commander Kitanoriya and His Holiness Morien.

They were at the epitome of their rank as Immortals and the only one present that could top them, Senior Ohar, had come to assist, not to pursue.

“Go!” Someone yelled, but in the great brilliance it was too hard to assess the person. Either way, to the command the remaining Mythical Immortal made their move.

Following next were the Immortals of the Holy Palace.

Eyes closed, they varied in form and shape. Some were humans; fewer were beasts and less were Beings of other kind.

They spread around, forming a formation with three at the center. Together, by the grace of The Almighty who bestowed the technique, their amalgamation equaled the grandeur of a Neonate Immortal.

Last but not least were the Heavenly ranked and Sacred ranked Immortals beyond the exosphere.

Auras with shades from the full spectrum of colors painted the firmament like a garden of blooming flowers of all breeds and types. They did not move, nor falter, only stayed there for an opportune moment.

Senior Ohar kept to the sidelines. Expressionless he watched while still musing over the purpose of him being here, since there must have been more than fulfilling a promise to Sheldon and assisting Violet Star Commander Kitanoriya.

What he saw as he strived to glimpse past the glow were multiple figures he could only deduce their identity by signature of their elements’ fluctuations.

‘Kitanoriya, Morien and Nikari dominate the battlefield’. It was an obvious observation. They were the strongest Immortals on the scene, after him. ‘The distance between them and the template is shrinking ... three hundred meters, two hundred ninety nine ... They advance at a moderate pace. Good, it means that they and everyone else is conscious to the current instabilities in the planet that were caused by the conversion’.

The repercussions of destroying any Star were enormous, such that even a God will not necessarily defend an Immortal for it. Destroying a habitable Star was an even greater crime and a Core Star that was the most essential component of an entire Plain ... even Gods would shriek in fear.

‘Kitanoriya, I’m entering the fray’. He sent via his Immortal Sense. She was too occupied with General of the Armies Nikari and His Holiness Morien, so he treated her silence as affirmation and stepped to block the Neonate formation of the Holy Palace

...

Anet, Niel, his parents and everyone else of his loved ones were evacuated to a remote cave in El-Eden by Supreme Ruler Ariel and the local experts of his region in Kingdom Earth.

The division of the evacuation teams was implemented with accordance to locality. Supreme Ruler Trey supervised the evacuation in her region, Tongguo, and in the absence of Supreme Ruler Ar Yen, former Supreme Ruler Gid Chu took control of Shitou.

The same happened in Valgarel, only there the leaders of the top tribes and Yurnal managed the withdrawal entire beast population.

“What’s going on, Zax?” Anet anxiously clutched to him in one hand and with the other held Niel’s arm so tight that there was a risk of it breaking.

She was not alone in her wariness ... the tension in the cave’s air was so thick it nearly scorched the senses.

The booming sounds from the battle above could be heard traveling through the pathway and spreading in New Earth. Additionally, when the Godly Law Template’s Godly power clashed with the sealing formation, the supposedly impenetrable network of caves and tunnels suffered fissures from the bombardment that weakened its resilience. This resulted in multitude of major Sun Stone storms all across New Earth and a latent fear that humanity and beasts’ home and safe haven for thousands of years might meet its demise.

“Immortals have descended our world”. Zax spoke candidly.

“Immortals?” His response encountered mixed reactions.

The concept of Immortality was obscure to the mind of common people, non cultivators. The Martial Mortal realm was the height of their understanding and even it was pronounced as a “very strong level” by most people. Only those with some sort of connection to actual Martial Mortals or prominent Core Master, had a tiny inclination of Immortals, but also as entities the same as the worshiped Gods in Ercas Mir or historical records from before the great immigration.

“Anet, mom, dad”, Zax smiled at them as they all gathered around him. “It would be okay. Everything will be okay. Before I returned I saw Supreme Ruler Ar Yen and Senior Elijah, who invented one of the three famous bodily refinement techniques. They chose to remain above the ground. Senior Elijah had joined the Golden Desert Fort many years ago; he can talk with the Immortal behind them. Let us for now wait for news from them”.

It was not a lie, but neither something he believed in. He knew the purpose of the Immortal powerhouses’ arrival and had zero doubts that they will go to any length to obtain it.