Birth of the Demonic Sword - Chapter 855

Chapter 855
"The Second Life formation trades the life of powerful beings to save another one," Andrew Elbas explained as the rank 5 cultivators of the three factions stood around him . "It transfers the injuries suffered by cultivators to the designed sacrifices . It can even undo their deaths if they are willing to give up to part of their cultivation level and potential . "

Everyone listened to him while wearing complex expressions . Even the other experts of the Elbas family felt conflicting emotions appearing inside them as they learnt about that miraculous inscription method .

Noah could barely believe what he heard too . After all, Andrew was speaking of something akin to a resurrection!

The cultivation world had created wonders, but a tool that allowed beings in the heroic ranks to avoid death even after being killed seemed too much .

Yet, Andrew Elbas had no doubts about the functioning of the Second Life formation . According to his words, it was a legendary inscription method that appeared only in myths dated more than ten thousand years .

The powerhouses of the past knew about it and had tried to get their hands on that life-saving formation . Many rank 6 cultivators would be willing to sacrifice their millenary accumulation for the chance of cheating death, and some of them would even use their organizations as the price for their rebirth .

The cultivators at the peak of the heroic ranks only had eyes for the sky and the higher plane behind it . There were many of them willing to do almost anything to survive the Tribulations for the divine ranks .

"How do we counter it?" Elder Julia asked as she broke the silence that had followed Andrew's explanation .

The Royal shook his head and replied without minding the hesitant expressions that had begun to appear on the experts around him . "We can only keep fighting until the Empire consumes all its sacrifices . This is a divine formation . Ants like us can't break inscriptions at that level . "

The meeting ended a few minutes after that line, and the cultivators of the three forces returned to their habitations to prepare for what would be a war of attrition . With the tremendous defensive measures and the Second Life formation, that was the only option left to the invading forces .

The blue pillars and the shadows used Obsidian Credits and other items capable of storing "Breath" to work . They couldn't exhaust that resource since the Empire had accumulated riches for centuries .

However, the hybrids and the Second Life formation were different . The invaders could force the Empire to a point where it couldn't make use of them anymore .

The second battle for the last territory of the Empire in the new continent began two months after the first one .

The cultivators on the defending side that had died the last time stood proudly among the other soldiers . Still, it was evident that their resurrection hadn't been entirely harmless .




Noah stared at the distant Icy Stare . There were a few wrinkles on the exposed parts of her skin, and her hair had lost part of its bright golden color . There was even a faint mark on her forehead, precisely in the spot where Noah's attack had landed the last time .

Also, she appeared weaker than before . Her cultivation level wasn't at the peak of the gaseous stage anymore, but it neared that limit .

The other cultivators who had been resurrected showed similar features . They all had scars on their bodies, and their cultivation level was lower compared to the last time .

'Even with these drawbacks,' Noah thought as he analyzed the enemy army, 'This is still an inscription able to resurrect heroic cultivators . '

The Hive had consulted Thirty-seven during the two months of preparation before that battle, but the automaton could only confirm the pieces of information conveyed by Andrew . There wasn't a way to break that miraculous inscription method without the help of someone that was at least half-step inside the divine ranks .

Of course, the Second Life formation wasn't perfect . It would go against the fairness of Heaven and Earth otherwise . The version used by the Empire had other flaws too, which underlined the drawbacks of that inscription on that occasion .

Yet, the cultivators of the Empire could always recover their previous level of power . The most important thing was to preserve their lives .



The battle started, and the armies found themselves creating various battlefields where groups of cultivators fought against each other .

Noah wanted to fight Icy Stare again . He didn't care that she knew about his flames now since that two months weren't enough to come up with a countermeasure that targeted his powerful attack .

Nevertheless, she completely ignored him and joined a group battle against the cultivators of the Council .

Noah found himself alone, without an opponent in the middle of a battlefield . Various fights occurred around him, but no one had come specifically for him .

'Did they decide to leave me free to act as I want?' Noah thought as a cold smirk appeared on his face . If the Empire gave him the possibility to fly freely among the battles, he would surely use that chance to get his hands on powerful dantians .

However, roars suddenly echoed through the battlefield, and Noah understood why the Empire hadn't deigned itself to provide him with an opponent .

Two rank 5 hybrids flew toward him . They were a pair of Sonic Hawks with a body in the middle tier and other centers of power at the beginning of the fifth rank .



They were four meters tall and had a series of brown feathers that started to reveal shades of red when they reached their heads . Also, they were almost identical, as if the cultivators that had transformed into those creatures had been twins .

Of course, they had inscribed chains around their necks, but they didn't seem to hinder their flight .

Noah didn't even have the time to curse before those creatures opened their beaks and released sharp sounds that forced him to focus his consciousness on his ears . He didn't dare to use his hands to hinder that noise because he knew the innate behavior of the Sonic Hawks .

Something similar to an explosion resounded on the battlefield as the hybrids accelerated . Noah couldn't follow their movements at that point, but he raised his divided Demonic Sword anyway as a scaled armor began to cover him .

Then, the world in that area lost its light for a brief instant .

When the light returned, the two Sonic Hawks had already flown past Noah after leaving two grave injuries on his shoulders . However, some of their feathers had vanished . There were even burns on those that had remained attached to their bodies .

Sonic Hawks were famous for destabilizing their prey with sharp noises before resorting to a sudden acceleration meant to exploit that opening . That was the reason why Noah had decided to raise his living weapon to protect his vital organs before surrounding himself with his ethereal white flames .