System vs Rebirth

Chapter 1381: Unexpected Realization

”Hu…” Noel let out a long breath, calming his body down. He had sustained several wounds from the fight without being able to do the same thing to the Supreme Devil.

Noel could clearly see the difference in their strength.

If the Supreme Devil could fight for long, he would have killed him.

Noel couldnʼt help but recall all the strikes the Supreme Devil had launched against him. The first strike was overwhelming and fierce. At the same time, it was much more condensed than his attack.

The second strike looked casual, but even his best attack couldnʼt stop it. Still, something was wrong. Noel was able to stop him from unleashing that kind of attack just by sticking close to him.

ʼThe Transcendent Path allows you to utilize the power of nature. It gives one or two bursts of power depending on how you utilize it.

ʼThis is similar to what I comprehend at first, but after becoming a spirit transcendence, I know that this is not true at all.

ʼWhile itʼs true that the transcendent path is infusing nature to oneʼs own will, it can also emerge from the body, such as using elements and spiritual energy separately. It doesnʼt necessarily involve nature that way.

ʼHowever, the Supreme Devil is clearly using that power from the outside. Does that mean itʼs not something from within himself?

ʼBut this is a power we gain, so it should be something from within as well. Or is it because of his condition that he can only release it to this degree?

ʼEither way, thereʼs something I can do to test my theory.ʼ

Noelʼs expression turned grim. Fighting the Supreme Devil like this wouldnʼt really give him anything. He should push the Supreme Devil to use his full strength to get more information.

And there was one thing he could do to force the Supreme Devil to utilize that power. If it were anybody else, it would have been dangerous for them to use it recklessly.

But Noel was different. He had two spirits, which allowed him to use it two times as long as he had enough spiritual energy. If there was something he didnʼt lack, it was definitely spiritual energy.

Hence, Noel took a deep breath as the spiritual energy burst out of his body.

”!!!” The Supreme Devil widened his eyes, not expecting Noelʼs choice.

”True Spirit Body!”

The ground underneath his feet was immediately covered in ice. The moment his spiritual energy burst, the ice spread and covered the entire area.

The Supreme Devil stomped the ground and crushed the ice, but the latter continued to spread as long as Noel supplied the spiritual energy.

Noel chose to use his ice because he couldnʼt afford to use his biggest trump card, which was Ardaganʼs power. He had to be prepared in case something unexpected happened after all.

Hence, Noel chose Heiskʼs True Spirit Body.

He jumped forth while swinging his blade.

The Supreme Devil gritted his teeth and moved faster than before. He struck Noelʼs blade down with so much force that it actually pushed it to the ground.

Bam!

The clash of their energy turned the ground into a crater.

The Supreme Devil spun his body and kicked Noel in the stomach, blowing him away.

Noel was forced to slide on the ground to stop his momentum, but he was smiling.

”!!!” The Supreme Devil looked annoyed. When he looked down, he saw a thick layer of ice covering his right foot. He released another burst of energy to shatter the ice.

With this, Noel could clearly see the Supreme Devil was still holding back. It wasnʼt because he didnʼt want to kill Noel, but because even with all this power, it wouldnʼt be enough.

ʼAs expected, the kick was similar to all his attacks, but destroying my ice wasnʼt the same. In other words, itʼs also something internal.

ʼThe king path is something similar to the transcendent path, but thereʼs something more profound about it.

ʼIn other words, if a transcendent path allows one to use nature, does that mean the king path gives us the ability to change nature?ʼ

”!!!” It was just a guess, but somehow, he felt something just clicked in his mind. ʼWhat is nature? Is it just the environment? Or does it also include spiritual energy?

ʼChanging nature… Changing spiritual energy… Changing the ʼcharacteristicʼ of spiritual energy… Thatʼs right. Can spiritual energy be changed by our power? How do we change it?

ʼThe spiritual energy is abundant in nature, and there is a lot of knowledge about it. People treat it like a gas, energy, or even a particle.

ʼBut what exactly is spiritual energy? Even though itʼs called energy, whatʼs its true form? What are its properties? Can I change it?ʼ

Noel just realized something. If he could truly change the property of spiritual energy, he might be able to unlock the black box his ancestor left behind.

In the end, he couldnʼt advance further simply because the spiritual energy couldnʼt continue onward due to the resistance. In that case, if he was able to change the spiritual energy into something that can flow within that resistance, wouldnʼt that mean he could continue?

The moment that realization struck, something changed in Noelʼs mind.

Noel clearly used his ice to cover his foot so that the Supreme Devil couldnʼt destroy it easily. But if he could change the energy to be much heavier or be able to counter the ice, he could destroy it with just a single burst of energy.

That was why Noel was convinced this was the correct answer.

In fact, Noel had been thinking that the king path was fierce but calm, and all other contradictory examples. All of it could actually be explained with this theory.

It was no wonder why Ardagan didnʼt want to tell him.

He knew Noel would arrive at this conclusion. But the question was, how did Noel plan to change his spiritual energy? Had Ardagan told him the truth, Noelʼs decision would be influenced by him, which might end up not being the most suitable for Noel. At that time, Noel might not be able to advance again in the future.

A smile appeared on his face. The way Noel looked at the Supreme Devil had changed.

”I have to thank you for showing me the secret.” Noel grinned.