Birth of the Demonic Sword

Chapter 2362: After Story 1. Departure

An immense and uneven white landmass shone in the darkness of the void. Golden lights flickered on its surface from time to time, but they quickly disappeared to fuse with its insides.

Countless living beings thrived on the landmassʼ many environments. The rich and powerful white ground had given birth to enough resources to feed entire Higher Planes, and the creatures on it didnʼt hold back from devouring anything in their range.

A few organizations had obviously formed, but none dared to claim any relevance on that immense land. They simply didnʼt have the power to do so, and the incredible experts at work in the void around the landmass always reminded them of their place.

”This quadrant is finally done,” Great Builder sighed. ”Everything should be stable now.”

”Iʼll check one more time,” King Elbas stated. ”You never know what that idiot did during its raids.”

”My goals stretch beyond your poor understanding,” The Foolery proudly squealed. ”Youʼll never figure them out.”

”You just ate some inscriptions,” Cursed Reality pointed out.

”No,” The Foolery smirked while lifting its head. ”I ate a lot of inscriptions.”

”Elbas, itʼs breaking free,” Great Builder warned.

”I know,” King Elbas snorted. ”The new cage is ready.”

A golden flare came out of King Elbasʼ back, and a bright cage slowly became visible among the flames. The item remained in the void for less than a second before teleporting to the Fooleryʼs location.

The Foolery kept its head lifted while new fiery pillars fused with the old ones. The almost depleted quasi-rank 10 flames flickered with power and sent their scorching influence in the gaps among them to create a perfect cage that didnʼt leave any way out.

”You have improved since your last attempt to stop me,” The Foolery praised, ”But this is far from enough.”

The Foolery lowered its head and unleashed its aura, but the process ended when the flamesʼ scent reached its nostrils. The pigʼs nose shook while it sniffed the new cage, and saliva began to drool out of its mouth.

”Tasty,” The Foolery exclaimed as a sucking force came out of its body and began to absorb the flames. The cage immediately dimmed, but its pillars contained enough energy to endure the pigʼs technique for a few seconds.

”It wonʼt be enough,” Great Builder commented.

”Donʼt underestimate me,” King Elbas snorted again before snapping his fingers.

A golden portal suddenly appeared inside the cage, and Pellio came out of it. The cultivator was on his vast mat, and multiple cups full of tea had already filled it. Their scent was so tempting that the Foolery couldnʼt help but stop absorbing the flames to reach its companion.

Great Builder nodded at that sight, and his attention returned to the landmass. The job was almost done. It only needed King Elbasʼ approval.

The landmass had changed a lot since Noahʼs departure. King Elbas, Cursed Reality, and Great Builder had worked relentlessly to reinforce and stabilize the mess of boulders left behind by Heaven and Earth. The task wasnʼt exactly challenging, but the three experts had a troublesome and hungry enemy on the opposite side.

The Foolery had rarely missed the chance to get in the three expertsʼ way. It had never hurt the landmass, but its raids had always removed valuable energy from the arrays of inscriptions, delaying the completion of the task.

”Thatʼs akin to admitting defeat,” Supreme Thief voiced while emptying the cup in his hand.

”I would have finished millennia ago,” Divine Demon shouted while waving a hand to refill Supreme Thief s cup and his own.

”The old landmass had a better shape,” Sword Saint commented while showing his empty cup to Divine Demon to make him refill it.

”Donʼt,” King Elbas ordered when he noticed that Great Builder was about to reply to the taunts. ”Letʼs end this and get on our way.”

Great Builder eyed Supreme Thief, Sword Saint, and Divine Demon before bringing his focus back on the landmass. Those three experts had done nothing but drinking and throwing taunts during the task, but things had finally reached their final phase.

King Elbas didnʼt wait for Great Builder to be ready. He stretched his arm toward the landmass and released a small flame that descended toward that white spectacle.

The flame never reached the landmass. A faint barrier appeared before it could get too far and absorbed it inside its fabric.