Chapter 3810: Bright I
Chapter 3810: Bright I
As he stepped deeper into the root-forest, it became quieter and quieter.
As he delved in, a few seconds later...the world shifted.
BZZT!
A wall of vine-like Origin Weavings snapped up around him, stretching out in a circular formation to form something like a birdcage all around- sealing him inside an arena of living flame-etched flora.
Sigrid shouted from behind as she couldn’t reach him. She slammed her palm against the vines, but they didn’t budge!
"It’s fine," Noah said, raising his hand calmly.
Ahead of him... five Green Tier Living Origin Golems rose from the terrain. They shimmered with structures of Archetypes.
One wielded dual axes, another bore a tower shield and massive blade, a third hummed with magical glyphs over its body, a fourth drifted silently with daggers, and the last towered with molten fists.
Noah’s voice was low.
"Let’s see what 100 Resistance Archetype Points gives me."
...!
Then the earth pulsed.
BOOM.
Ten more Golems emerged. Fifteen in total.
"..."
The atmosphere became oppressive.
Master Shen’s languid expression became serious as he seemed to be dealing with the issue of Master Hannibal currently, but seeing Noah’s expression that didn’t seem fearful, he only watched.
Sigrid’s eyes were stern as she watched with somberness.
The golems closed in.
But Noah?
He closed his eyes.
He reached inward.
Into his Garden.
To the node...
To [Fireball].
Not the usual one. But one filled with Living Origin Authority!
He poured everything into it.
His entire Living Origin Energy.
BOOM!
The moment he unleashed it, the world turned crimson-gold.
Endless orbs of flames exploded from his position. Like meteor showers from an emerging sun, the fireballs surged out in every direction, impacting the golems with blinding force. Some detonated mid-air, scattering runic infernos. Others struck squarely, searing molten symbols across their bodies. Trees combusted. Land split.
A hurricane of fire.
Everything turned red and gold.
But when the smoke settled...
None were dead.
Burned? Yes.
Heavily injured? Absolutely.
But they stood, emotionless.
And they began walking forward again.
Noah exhaled, his body now empty of Origin Energy.
He shouldn’t have been able to cast anymore.
But...
His eyes narrowed.
He reached deep.
To the Source.
"O Living True Source of Origin."
...!
"Are you not living?" he whispered. "Do you not hold Living Origin Authority?"
HUUM!
He funneled his infinite mana into it.
The thing he may be paying the cost of without knowing!
The Living True Source of Origin within his Living Wheel stirred.
And then...
It awakened.
Authority sparked as it flowed from his Living Wheel and into the Living Origin Garden!
As if the energy from one system of power tried to flow into another.
And at first...it was rejected.
But it was an authority of Origin. And it was...
"It is Living."
WAA!
Noah spoke coldly to the crimson gold Garden.
When he sensed the rejection, his eyes pulsed with Tyranny as he bellowed out!
"It! Is! LIVING!"
HUUM!
He battered the authority again!
And again!
Forcefully.
Until eventually...
Living Origin Authority flowed from his Source and into his Garden.
HUUM!
The Fireball node... lit up again.
Mana flowed.
Mana transformed into the authority of his Living True Source of Origin, and this Authority flowed into his garden to activate the Living Origin Authority!
Noah smiled.
"Fireball."
The word rang like an invocation.
BOOM—!
Endless volleys launched again.
More this time.
Dozens. Then hundreds.
A flood of crimson-gold fireballs rained down endlessly, roaring with Living Origin Authority!
The golems, already scorched, now began to shatter.
Bones cracked.
Armor dented.
Explosions danced like celestial wrath.
And in the middle of all this, Noah smiled as he looked at his Garden again.
Living Origin Energy would not be an issue for him now.
And this...changed many things in this Living Origin Labyrinth!
The countless suns of origin only left devastation.
The aftermath of his overwhelming Fireball assault still echoed in the trembling ground long after the golems fell.
But already, his mind moved on.
Inward.
He returned to the pulsating webwork of his Garden, his crimson-gold Runic Battle Mage Archetype glowing with fresh layers of power after annihilating a wave of Green Tier Living Origin Golems.
Yet his gaze was fixed far ahead.
Past the 100th node.
Past the Resistance bonus.
Deeper.
There, the branches split further.
New nodes shimmered, barely stable from the sheer pressure of meaning embedded within them. Several offered powerful Modifiers, ones that increased Damage by +5%, or Cast and Attack Speed by +6% per node. All respectable.
But one path... called to him.
A distant, burning glyph.
A node unlike the others.
His eyes narrowed.
A massive node in the garden that pulsed pure gold.
To reach it, he’d need to invest 50 additional Resistance Archetype Points.
Without hesitation, he began to pour in Points.
+5% Damage.
+6% Cast and Attack Speed.
+550 Living Origin Vigor.
Each point sharpened his weavings of Existence, reinforcing the blooming power within his Garden. Until....
...!
At the 125th node, the Garden trembled.
Another rune pulsed into existence.
[Runic Battle Skill: Runic Origin Hand-to-Hand Combat]:: Imbues your limbs with intricate Runic Overlays powered by Living Origin Authority. Each strike you deliver triggers compressed Runic Bursts that detonate on contact, dealing +250% Living Origin Damage and applying [Ignition Brands]- flaming runes that delay-explode after 1 second. Gain increased Knockback Resistance and generate 2% Living Origin Energy per hit. Unarmed attacks gain +50% cast speed and attack twice per motion while this Skill is active.
...!
Noah felt it flow into his body.
His fists hummed faintly.
His tendons, muscles, and bones, already tempered by the power of his Living Wheel—were now inscribed with millions of Runes. Lightly.
Effortlessly.
Deadly.
But then came the real prize as he continued.
The 150th Node.
It pulsed differently.
Deeper.
Etched across it in blinding crimson-gold glyphs was a name.
[Ascendancy Node – Flame Engraved Origin Ascendant]:: You have embraced a refined Beginning. This Ascendancy elevates all Distinctions tied to your origin, amplifying the Depth of Purity and Complexity across your Weavings.
...!
A simple distinction.
And yet the moment it came, Noah felt many parts of him pulse!
Everything tied to his Lineage rose.
His Distinction and titles!
His Distinction as a Living Paradox.
His identity as a Living True Anchor Being of Existence!
Everything!
Noah clenched his hands slowly.
And felt it.
The Garden trembled violently for a moment.
Then settled.
Inside him, his lineage began to feel the flow of heaby runes filled with unique Lattices.
The weight of the Living Paradox within him coiled tighter, expanding through more layers of Existence.
And then, his Threshold as a Living Anchor...his innate limitation of survival within impossible conditions, changed.
[498/500]
...!
It surged across his Existential Status Panel like a rising tide.
And in the depths of his existence...
His Complexity Quotient began to rise.
His Purity Quotient followed!