Birth of the Demonic Sword - Chapter 814

Chapter 814
Danielle's request wasn't surprising . The faith of the natives came from their ancestors, and their defeat had shown the unavoidable weakness of the transformation .

It wasn't much a matter of losing their individualities . That was just another path that anyone could choose to take . Yet, the mental instabilities were an issue that made the natives behave like beasts, which was something that mighty cultivators simply couldn't accept .

After all, it was undeniable that the lack of control over their instincts was one of the main causes of native's defeats . It was pointless to have a superior power if they didn't have the mental capabilities to use it .

The Demons glanced at Noah . They didn't know if he could promise something like that, nor if he wanted to . It wasn't a matter that concerned him personally in the end, so they would understand if he decided to refuse .

"It will take time, and it won't be my priority," Noah said . "I might do it as a favor if you perform well . "

"That won't do," Danielle replied . "We followed our ancestors because they gave us hope in breaking free of the limitations of our species . We won't follow someone who isn't even able to promise us a future . "

The Demons felt angry at her words, but Noah only fell deep in thought .



When his body reached the fifth rank, his pride as a hybrid had skyrocketed . He had become an existence meant to rule over other magical beasts at that point, and that part of him had grown stronger as he improved .

It was his pride that had allowed him to contain the primary energy for the first time . It was his pride that had given him the influence to create a tide of magical beasts and uncover the defenses of his family and the other nobles .

The truth was that he had never wanted a throne . He had only given orders when June or his interests were involved, but he didn't plan to do that often .

Yet, his pride was something that inspired other cultivators to follow him, and it even influenced their powers in some way . Those effects were unintentional, and Noah also failed to notice them at times, but they existed, and it was his choice whether to deal with the consequences .

"Very well," Noah answered as soft growls accompanied his voice . "Follow me in battle, and I'll show you how a hybrid should fight . As for your mind, I'll just sever it from your body and put it into another one if I can't find any other solution . "

Then, he picked his inscribed notebook and requested for an oath able to restrict Danielle .

"Prince, are you sure?" Dreaming Demon asked . She didn't want to see him bound to a promise that he might not be able to keep . After all, Noah himself had that claimed that there wasn't a solution to the mental instabilities of the hybrids .



"I've already created life and destroyed my connections with Heaven and Earth," Noah started to explain . "The fact that I don't see a solution now doesn't mean that I won't find it in the future . My ambition is boundless . I won't let the fear of failing to get in the way of my path toward the stars . "

Both Demons fell silent at his words . That was the first time that Noah had expressed his individuality so openly .

"Being too ambitious can ruin any cultivator, Noah," Flying Demon commented after a while, but Noah only shrugged his shoulders .

He remembered the pointers about the individualities that Chasing Demon had given during the banquet, and he knew that his ambition could become a problem in the future . Yet, he couldn't change who he was .

"My life started with my ambition," Noah explained . "If it ends because of it, so be it . "

The Demons didn't speak any more at those words . Noah's aura was resolute and sharp, without even a trace of doubt in its flow . It was rare for a relatively new rank 5 cultivator to be so sure of his path, but Noah knew his destination already, even if he didn't know what kind of being he would be at that point .



An Elder eventually arrived, and Noah sealed an oath with Danielle . The Hive would grant some amount of freedom to the hybrids after the assault to the Empire, but it would regulate them too . Also, any criminal that didn't follow the rules would instantly become a guinea pig for some experiment .

Of course, that pact involved only the perfect hybrids and not the magical beasts that had transformed due to the compound . The Hive would still be able to create conscious Cores from them if it invested some time in nurturing the newborn mental spheres of those creatures .

Their freedom would then increase with time, according to their achievements inside the Hive . As for the issue with the mental instabilities, Noah and Danielle didn't set a time limit . He just had to find a solution before leaving the lower planes .

By the time Noah sealed an alliance with Danielle and organized the hybrids kept captive in the Hive, the human troops were ready to march toward the territories of the Empire .

Noah flew toward the central territories past the azure plain together with Elder Austin, Elder Julia, and Danielle . They would be the rank 5 cultivators deployed in the first assault at the central areas inside the domain of the Empire, but they weren't alone .

The Elbas family and the Council had deployed a similar number of powerful assets on their respective borders and were ready to attack the central territories too . They were just waiting for the powerhouses to give the order .

Of course, the rank 5 cultivators wouldn't join the battlefield of the assets in the fourth rank, nor involve themselves among the human cultivators that had yet to invade one of the habitable areas . They had enemies suitable for their level to face .

"I don't like to have her here . " Elder Austin said as he glanced at Danielle .

"Her oath is so strict that she would die before even thinking of attacking us . " Elder Julia said, uncaring of the tall mantis flying next to them .

"I don't agree with your presence here too, Prince," Elder Austin continued to express his complaints . "You don't need to join the first battle, nor this war in general . "

"I want to fight, Austin," Noah said while wearing an eager expression . "I want to see where I stand compared to other rank 5 cultivators . "

Elder Austin simply sighed at those words and focused ahead . There were many buildings with the emblem of the Empire ahead and a series of human cultivators between them, ready to defend their city . In the sky, there were twenty or so cultivators in the fourth rank, a number of assets that matched the rank 4 cultivators deployed by the Hive in that battle . Further above, there where four rank 5 cultivators wearing stern expressions .

Both forces seemed equally matched, but that only because the Empire had to defend three fronts .