Birth of the Demonic Sword Chapter 2353. Shock

Without betraying any emotion, the ethereal avatar of Heaven and Earth examined the dark clouds. The boulder formation weakened steadily under the worms' assault, rendering the strike unable to finish in those conditions.

Noah rejoiced inwardly that Cursed Reality and his allies had concealed such a precious asset from Heaven and Earth's view. The rulers stood speechless before the worms. They surely hadn't anticipated their foes unveiling that hidden ace.

As the worms devoured and broadened their domain, the boulder array kept draining power. More lightning bolts shot from the clouds in response, yet June handled them effortlessly.

All signs hinted at a thwarted catastrophe, yet Noah refused to lower his guard against Heaven and Earth. He stayed positioned before the ethereal avatar, poised for any sudden retaliation, with his allies mirroring his vigilance.

Heaven and Earth wrapped up their scrutiny of the worms swiftly. Those beings weren't intricate existences, and Noah's modifications hadn't altered that fact. They were merely irritating sky-devouring magical beasts, hardly posing a grave threat.

"You can't stop us," Heaven and Earth declared. "Not completely."

Though the ethereal avatar remained still, a fresh humming sound echoed from the sky beyond the barrier. That resonance shifted the boulders' actions and the energy currents within them.

Crystal energy from the boulders began converging at a point behind the ethereal form. The worms surged instinctively toward that dense zone, only to unleash agonized shrieks upon nearing it.

Changes rippled through the meanings held in the boulders. Heaven and Earth reconfigured and amplified certain properties to repel the worms effectively.

Worms caught in the altered region fled from the novel force, though many perished amid the retreat. This barely diminished the swarm's menace, yet it carved an opening for Heaven and Earth's strike.

By expending portions of the array's energy for the shift, Heaven and Earth thrust Noah back into the path of that horrifying onslaught. Power buildup recommenced, while white beams repositioned to bolster the boulders fueling the assault.

"You won't let us use this on the entire world," Heaven and Earth proclaimed. "We'll use it on you."

Heaven and Earth's words utterly ignored the frail members of Noah's group. They recognized a Noah-targeted strike would likely eradicate most of his forces regardless, showing no concern.

Noah promptly realized his secret weapon had faltered. Danger loomed once more over the inscriptions and his frail allies, though he possessed responses for this altered scenario.

The barrage no longer assailed from all angles. Its might stayed unchanged, allowing Noah to sidestep an explosion that might doom his comrades.

Noah pulled back to a spot between the gap in the black clouds and the inscriptions. Battle-hardened experts still fit for combat rallied beside him, swiftly forming a protective front.

Alexander, Wilfred, and Supreme Thief couldn't partake in the counterassault. The hybrids required time to recover, as Supreme Thief worked to purge the corrupting essence accrued from sky contact.

Vesuvia stayed back too, her world ill-suited for raw power clashes. Likewise, inscription specialists were sidelined by utter fatigue, unfit for the push.

June found herself equally hampered, bound to intercept lightning bolts. Her aid would prove invaluable, but abandoning her post would unleash the worms on the whole group.

Sepunia seized the opportunity to abandon the inscriptions for the core squad, while Cursed Reality dispatched yellowish artifacts ahead to aid the confrontation. Noah and his team, meanwhile, mustered their strengths to mimic their prior assault.

Ignoring all setups, the Eternal Snake barreled ahead, unchecked by its allies. It speared through the ethereal avatar and rammed the boulders, shattering only a section of its skull.

The Eternal Snake could certainly withstand greater punishment, yet the boulders barred further strikes. Crystal energy surging inside them hit the threshold, desiccating worm-ravaged sections before erupting.

The Eternal Snake conjured maximum ice, but the boulders' energy flood pierced regardless. The ferocious surge hurtled across the void toward Noah's squad, met by prepared defenders.

Coordination and synergy lost relevance then. Heaven and Earth employed no clever tactics. Their barrage comprised chaotic weaker worlds and laws powered by crystal energy, lacking unity, ripe for brute-force counters.

Noah and his comrades unleashed blows in near unison, unleashing spectacular strikes. Their techniques obeyed a single dictate: avoid mutual collisions. All else proved permissible amid the chaos.

The collision birthed a spherical shockwave rippling outward through the void to engulf the worm horde. Too fragile for the fallout, the beasts disintegrated into powder at the first touch of force.

That force defied straight paths. The shockwave rapidly swept parallel to the swarm, obliterating clouds and inhabitants alike. Exposed barely a minute, the worms faced instant annihilation from the clash.

Normally, the worms' demise would empower the array's remnants for renewed assault. Yet the vulnerable breach had sapped the other boulders for its launch, letting the shockwave pulverize the full obstruction.

Clouds' vanishing released June from duty, though she couldn't reinforce the main clash as the forces had already met.

Still, shockwaves and clash's savage ripples surged through the void, endangering the inscriptions in their wake.

June instantly morphed into an energy form, reopening wounds and worsening her state. Her ability fired pinpoint lightning spears, shattering perils aimed at her vulnerable allies.

The confrontation concluded swiftly, yielding no victor. The assaults mutually halted and vanished upon exhausting their fuels.

Dust storms dominated the higher plane in the wake, only to plunge into the void and purify the space. Experts' mental senses steadied for environmental scans, soon pierced by astonished gasps.

Noah among the earliest to reclaim sensory mastery. Ears rang deafeningly, vision marred by white blotches, yet his awareness functioned superbly.

As Noah's consciousness unfurled, the vista it unveiled sparked turbulent feelings best captured as total bewilderment. The white sky's presence failed to startle, but its traits nearly shattered his resolve.

Encircling the higher plane imposingly, the sky bore subtle alterations. Brighter now, its flawless facade emanated an indescribable purity.

Still, the sky's inherent pressure stood as its utmost stunner. Gone were quasi-rank 10 traits from the white expanse. It had ascended to true rank 10 entity.