<h4>Chapter 1687 - 1687. n</h4>


    The battle halted for a few seconds. Both sides were reviewing the previous exchanges to find a w in their opponents, but the situation appeared quite annoying.


    Noah had just found a way to kill his opponents, but thetter wouldn’t show openings in their defenses anymore now. Their cultivation level gave them the upper hand in the fight, and their battle experience allowed them to exploit that feature.


    On the other hand, the four leaders found it hard to evaluate Noah’s power. He continued to show new abilities, and his energy reserves didn’t seem to have limits.


    Ordinary liquid stage cultivators would deplete their "Breath" quickly to keep up with multiple solid stage experts. The four leaders knew that part of those limits didn’t apply to Noah due to his hybrid status, but his power still failed to make sense.


    Noah didn’t appear tired in the slightest. He could fix injuries inflicted by solid stage cultivators with his mes, and his attacks could put the leaders in danger.


    Yet, both sides had found a path toward victory. Robert and the others had learnt to counter some of Noah’s abilities, and thetter had discovered that hisw could hurt his opponents.


    ns formed in the experts’ minds. Both Noah and the leaders developed tactics during those silent moments.


    ’The drawbacks of the cursed sword are tough to handle at this level,’ Noah considered in his mind, ’But the dark world can force my body to stay in one piece.’


    The leaders had simr thoughts. Heaven and Earth’s light could heal and resurrect them. That would give them enough time to counter Noah’s abilities and corner him.


    "Shall we resume?" Robert asked while revealing a cold smirk.


    Hispanions inspected him with curious gazes, but they soon understood the reason behind his words. Noah was using that break to recover, so it was better to resume fighting immediately.


    Noah understood something different from that question. Robert and the others didn’t need to be so polite during the battle. They could directly attack him instead of wasting time with useless conversations.


    ’They are also waiting for something,’ Noah concluded in his mind.


    Even King Elbas and the rest of Noah’s team were unclear about Heaven and Earth’s trump card. They didn’t know what the world had nned to vanquish the Devils. Still, Noah couldn’t hesitate in that situation. He had to take risks to obtain benefits.


    "I think you are aware of my next target," Noah announced while giving voice to augh and pointing the Demonic Sword toward Reba.


    The leaders snorted before shooting toward Noah. Theirws expanded to create domains that transformedrge areas of the sky and empower their abilities.


    A toxic cloud expanded from Robert’s figure, and raging winds followed Melissa’s movements. Reba and Castor entered in Noah’s range before stopping and deploying ranged abilities.


    Reba had to pay attention to her life, and Castor remained with her to ensure that Noah failed to sever her connection with Heaven and Earth. Both experts could deploy ranged abilities anyway, so they didn’t need to approach their opponent.


    The situation worked in Noah’s favor. He had seeded in rming his opponents. He only had to find a way to exploit that advantage now.


    ’They expect me to aim for Reba,’ Noah thought as his swordsnded on his forehead.


    His consciousness expanded and spread his deadly sharpness through the battlefield. Images of the previous exchanges ran through his vision as he tried to find a different target.


    Robert seemed the strongest among the group. Noah would generally focus on him, but he didn’t feel confident in that approach since his power still fell shortpared to the cultivator.


    Castor used strange techniques that Noah had yet to understand. He didn’t feel strong, but Noah decided to avoid him anyway. Wasting time to unravel the expert’s abilities didn’t sound like a smart choice.


    His focus eventually fell on Melissa. Her winds were flexible, but they seemed a weaker version of Robert’sw. They relied on smart attacks that contained a lot of power, but Noah’s body could counter that feature.


    The domains vanished when Noah released his attack. A singrity asrge as the region spread through the sky and destroyed almost everything on its path.


    The four leaders were ready for that attack. They sacrificed their domains to keep their body safe, but the might carried by Noah’s sh still forced them to halt their offensive.


    Reba and Castor even suffered some injuries since thetter had to make up for hispanion’s state. Reba was far from her peak, and her abilities couldn’t deal with Noah’s power anymore now that he had wielded the cursed sword.


    Pieces of Noah’s body exploded. He even lost one arm due to the drawbacks, but the dark matter quickly replicated it. That was only a temporary method to ignore his injuries, but Noah couldn’t do anything better at the moment.


    Robert and Melissa quickly resumed their charge while Reba and Castor dealt with their injuries, but Noah disappeared before they could reach his position.


    Robert and Melissa immediately turned to shoot toward theirpanions. In their mind, Noah was clearly aiming for Reba, so they had to help her.


    A massive snake materialized in front of Castor and Reba. The two experts tried to destroy Snore right away, but the Blood Companion released its feathers and made the whole area fall into chaos.


    Raging waves of dark matter spread through the battlefield. Snore’s attack covered the sky with a ck sea that expanded even in the nearby regions.


    The shockwaves released during the explosion forced the four leaders to deploy defensive abilities. The attack was too massive. They didn’t believe that Snore could deploy something like that.


    Still, Robert and Melissa did their best to create a path through the raging dark matter and reach theirpanions. They knew that Noah’s attack would arrive soon, and Reba was in no condition to block his offensive.


    Robert managed to reach Reba quickly due to his toxic substance. A few injuries inevitably appeared on his body due to his reckless charge, but they didn’t bother him. He only felt d to find that his twopanions were safe.


    Yet, that situation made Robert confused. Noah clearly had the chance to reach Reba before him. Something was wrong, but the expert couldn’t understand what was happening.


    Reba and Castor shared Robert’s worries. The three experts exchanged a nce before covering their insides with defenses. They prepared for Noah’s arrival, but he never showed himself.


    The trio’s confusion intensified, but an idea suddenly appeared in their mind. The three experts turned at the same time, and the scene that unfolded in their vision left them speechless.


    Robert’s tunnel was still in ce, so the leaders could see what was happening among the raging that matter. Noah was withstanding that destructive energy with his b.a.r.e body while crouching on top of Melissa’s shoulders.


    His swords had stabbed her head, and light had already abandoned her eyes. Melissa had died during that short moment of distraction, and Heaven and Earth couldn’t reach her among that destructive energy.


    Robert and the others immediately stepped forward to help their friend, but Noah revealed a cold smile at that scene. Night promptly shot out of his c.h.e.s.t to enter Melissa’s figure, and ayer of dark matter covered her before Noah retreated inside the dark environment.


    Noah carried Melissa’s corpse with him. The leaders wouldn’t give Night the time to sever Heaven and Earth’sws if he deployed the dark world, so he changed his approach. He would run away until his prisoner wholly died.