Lord of the Truth

Chapter 2204 Robinʼs true strength?

Hoooom

A massive number of soul portals of varying sizes began opening one after another across the dark void.

At first only several appeared.

Then dozens.

Then hundreds.

The surrounding darkness itself started trembling violently as spatial cracks spread in every direction, the enormous nest of space beasts becoming illuminated by countless swirling gates radiating different shades of soul light.

Seven of those portals were incomprehensibly enormous, each one looking as though it was preparing to release an entire small planet rather than a living creature, and surrounding every single one of them were groups of smaller portals, though they were not truly small either, each of those secondary gates was comparable in size to a moon. As for the third rank, there were thousands upon thousands of smaller portals, each one the size of a massive building!

The sight alone caused Blukanʼs scalp to go numb.

Those were not ordinary summons.

That was an army.

An actual unstoppable army hidden within Robinʼs soul domain all this time.

”OOOOOHHHGH--!!”

A horrifying roar erupted from the central portal, a roar so deep and savage that the void itself seemed to vibrate from it, then something behind the portal began moving.

Something enormous.

Bam

Two gigantic claws suddenly grabbed the sides of the portal, each claw possessing three colossal talons sharp enough to tear apart mountains, then a head slowly emerged from the center...

A head of completely irrational proportions.

Long like the head of a horse, yet vastly more savage and distorted, possessing six pairs of nostrils that continuously released dark mist, alongside a gigantic mouth overflowing with teeth, every single tooth resembling one of the mountains of Niahari itself, and above all of that stood four indescribably massive pointed horns stretching backward like sharpened towers!

Krrrr

That enormous beast pushed itself forward violently until its body fully emerged from the portal, a body overflowing with muscles and dark scales layered like living armor, alongside eight limbs filled with destructive talons. Every limb moved independently in different directions in a deeply unsettling manner, as though every part of its body possessed its own will... overall, it vaguely resembled some savage hairless deer, though such a comparison greatly diminished the sheer horror of its appearance and aura!

The moment it fully emerged, several nascent space beasts within the enemy nest instinctively retreated.

They recognized it.

Or rather... they recognized what it used to be.

”Impossible...” Blukan took two steps backward unconsciously, ”That soul creature... this... is that a young space beast?!” Then he shouted toward Robin in disbelief, ”Your soul creatures are damned space beasts?!”

”Not all of them.” Robin smiled faintly.

”This...” Althera herself retreated slightly, her expression becoming strange, ”I remember that thing...”

”You what?!” Blukan jolted violently, ”What do you mean you remember it?!”

”It was one of the space beasts that invaded the gate when he first opened it. It was the strongest one in that wave, seventy Imperial Guards and a squad commander had to cooperate together to bring it down that day.” Althera frowned deeply as she turned toward Robin, ”But it was merely a nascent space beast!”

”The little ones grew up, should it remain nascent forever? Thatʼs discrimination.” Robin chuckled lightly.

Blukanʼs face twitched.

Even in this situation, Robin was still joking.

Althera was not wrong.

Robin had indeed hunted this particular space beast from the very first day the gate opened, then afterward hunted the strongest beast from every following wave.

The process itself was absurdly dangerous.

Handling those things required absolute concentration and complete awareness dedicated solely to deciphering their primal souls in a manner that would not damage his soul domain permanently.

The primal souls of space beasts were unique compared to ordinary creatures... frighteningly unique.

They did not contain enormous quantities of soul units, nor did they possess lengthy memories or complicated thoughts like intelligent races... instead, they carried pure information regarding the creature itself.

An overwhelming amount of information.

Information regarding instincts.

Information regarding body structure.

Information regarding predatory behavior.

Information regarding survival, hunting, slaughter, destruction, adaptation, and movement within the void.

All of that information fused together naturally to create terrifyingly perfect creatures.

Creatures that did not need training to become killers.

They were born complete.

Born ready to destroy.

After absorbing that information into the soul domain and transforming it into a soul creature, Robinʼs role truly began.

He had to massively expand the soul domain itself so it could withstand the size and pressure of the new space creature, otherwise the creature alone could destabilize the entire domain from within.

Afterward came the roles of Neri and Evergreen, utilizing their unique abilities upon the creatures and making them even stronger through endless modifications and nourishment.

By the beginning of training... Robin was no longer capable of focusing on absorbing another beast.

The strain was simply too immense.

However, this incredibly slow method did not continue forever.

After absorbing five space beasts and completely transforming them into soul creatures across twenty-five entire years, Robin finally reached a turning point.

Those five soul creatures alone transformed his soul domain into an impregnable fortress incapable of being breached or destroyed.

The walls of the domain became monstrously stable.

Its size expanded repeatedly.

Its resistance reached terrifying levels.

Only then did Robin begin absorbing larger numbers.

As for the remnants of pollution, hatred, madness, and malicious information that fused together with his soul domain during the process?

The Purgatory Flame soul attribute handled everything.

That attribute which Robin acquired upon the Specter Valley Planet, after spending hours torturing himself and burning his own soul domain with the purgatory flames simply to survive.

Back then, his soul domain had nearly collapsed entirely.

But in the end, the purgatory Flame fused together with the domain itself and granted him its unique strand.

A attribute that still existed within the walls of the soul domain even now... and within every single one of his soul beasts!

The interior of those creatures constantly burned with invisible purgatory flames.

Pollution and filth from the souls of space beasts?

Hatred?

Residual instincts?

Corruption?

Those things never had the slightest chance to resist.

Hooom

From the other six portals, more beasts began emerging one after another, beasts resembling butterflies, eagles, apes, serpents, wolves, and countless other creatures spread across the planets of the vast universe. Some possessed countless wings, some had bodies covered in crystal-like scales, while others resembled masses of flesh wrapped around shining skeletons. Yet despite their differences, they all shared one thing in common... terrifying pressure.

Every single creature that emerged caused the surrounding void to distort slightly.

The seven beasts were covered in Robinʼs white-and-gold soul robes, radiating light that illuminated the surroundings like moving stars, and their true strength could not be determined with a mere glance. Yet even so... one could instinctively feel that dealing with them would not be easy!

Their movements were calm.

Too calm.

Not like ordinary space beasts at all.

They did not roar wildly after emerging, nor did they immediately charge toward prey. Instead, they floated in orderly silence around Robin, as though trained imperial beasts awaiting commands from their Monarch.

”....!” Blukan could no longer believe his own eyes, ”All seven of them... young space beasts?!”

His voice nearly cracked toward the end.

He was not the only one watching.

The colossal nest before them was observing everything in confusion as well. Countless eyes had shifted away from Robin himself and toward the summoned creatures. This was the first time they had ever seen space beasts resembling themselves emerge from strange gates like these.

Even the adult beasts in the distance had started moving slightly.

Their curiosity was no longer hidden.

Some nascent beasts even retreated instinctively after sensing the pressure coming from Robinʼs summoned creatures, clearly unable to distinguish whether those things were allies, rivals, or predators.

Hoooom

Around them, the middle-ranked portals began trembling violently, then beasts started emerging from them as well.

No two were alike.

Every single one stretched hundreds of meters long, and every single one carried its own unique presence and pressure.

One resembled a gigantic silver ape covered in cracks emitting golden light.

Another possessed a body resembling a wingless dragon with dozens of moving eyes across its neck.

One looked like a massive black butterfly, yet every flap of its wings caused distortions to ripple through space itself.

”...Are those nascent space beasts?!” Blukanʼs mouth fell completely open.

Their number approached thirty.

Around every young soul creature floated three or four nascent ones, moving around them quietly and patiently like moons orbiting planets.

The formation alone gave people suffocating pressure.

Young beasts in the center.

Nascent beasts orbiting around them.

And all of them radiating soul fluctuations connected directly to Robin.

Then, for the third time, another disturbance occurred.

Hooom

The smaller portals trembled violently.

Then something began emerging from them.

But this time, they were not beasts.

Nor were they lesser soul creatures...

They were swords.

Gigantic swords, each one the size of an enormous tower.

Some were black.

Some silver.

Some covered in flowing runes.

Others looked crude and savage like giant chunks of sharpened metal.

Yet every single one emitted monstrous killing intent.

This was an evolved form of the primitive technique Robin had accidentally created upon Jura. It had now become powerful enough to preserve vastly greater quantities of soul units within itself, every single sword deadly enough to stand on its own!

Those swords were no longer simple weapons.

They were independent disasters.

From those smaller portals emerged seven hundred swords.

The moment they appeared, the surrounding void filled with metallic humming noises.

Every group of one hundred flew to circle around a young soul creature.

Some rotated slowly.

Some pointed outward toward the nest.

Others vibrated violently as though eager for slaughter.

Blukan slowly began looking around in madness...

A young space beast.

Around it, four nascent space beasts.

And surrounding all of them, one hundred gigantic swords, each one capable of killing a World Cataclysm on its own.

That formation alone was capable of confronting a Guardian, while their master Robin stood in the back with folded arms eating popcorn.

And there were seven of them.

Seven complete formations.

Seven miniature armies.

Seven battlefield weapons capable of overturning worlds.

”...”

Blukan slowly turned back toward Robin, his expression twisting strangely.

Was this truly the power of the Master of the Cosmic Academies?

No...

This no longer resembled the power of an individual cultivator.

This resembled an extermination unit.

Even Althera herself stared blankly for several moments.

She had witnessed Robinʼs growth over the years.

She had even personally participated in some battles.

Yet until this exact moment, she had never fully understood what Robin had truly been building inside his soul domain all these years.

As for Robin, he simply raised his hand casually and pointed forward.

”Go on. Try a real battlefield for once,” he said calmly, ”bring me some true young souls this time.”

The seven young soul beasts immediately raised their heads.

Then countless swords around them trembled simultaneously.

Rattle