NOVEL NEXT Chapter 319: What if I did?
Time passed, and Noah continued his training as usual. He had learned many things by following the journey of Aeron, and by using the knowledge he managed to obtain with him, he tried to apply it to other people.
He used his Law of Providence to change the fate of one little girl. That girl, by a series of coincidences that even Noah was stupefied by, became an Elysiari of destruction.
But she was too gentle, too soft to really thrive in that domain.
Still, Noah took her and made her the most bloodthirsty and destruction-loving being in no time, only by showing her how destruction could be as beautiful as creation.
He went even farther, and made a human couple birth a child. A boy.
But he twisted the destiny of that boy and raised it to an extreme level and as he watched that boy grow, Noah couldn't help but laugh every now and then.
That guy's luck was off the chart.
Everything he did—even the most mundane task—turned into something never seen before. In no time, he became a very high figure in Laeh.
Same with others, Noah twisted their threads too. But he didn't just do it to make them shine. Sometimes, he made the destiny of a person ridiculously low, just to see the counterpart… and what he saw was something harrowing and pitiful.
That guy ended up dying miserably.
He did the same with another newborn girl, he gave her incredibly low destiny, but blessed her with a will never seen before.
A will so strong that nothing could stop her… not even destiny itself.
There, Noah saw a different aspect of the threads, how a mortal could succeed in defying the odds and become something even more dreadful than those whose destinies were high.
That woman, too, became a renowned figure inside Laeh.
Many others came, and that in different domains. There were those who excelled in blacksmithing, creating whole new methods of craft, or even in alchemy, or the mundane arts.
That period of time — Noah's training —lasted around 50 years… and it was a period marked by the rise of multiple monsters that made Laeh tremble.
People of incredible power appeared out of nowhere to claim their due, to take what they deserved.
That period of time was later called The Years of Enlightenment—and indeed, it was strangely accurate, because these years were truly a form of enlightenment to Noah, whose eyes now held a depth never seen before.
His eyes were calm and serene like the surface of a tranquil river.
Before, you could see knowledge flowing inside them abundantly but now… now there was wisdom.
And now, after 50 years…
Noah had finished his training.
He was levitating just above the ground in a cross-legged position. He was shirtless, and you could see white-silver threads circulating through his body in a mesmerizing manner, it looked like glowing lines tracing every inch of his flesh.
He was surrounded by many threads showing the lives of countless people, even those who were now called The Favored Ones.
Because they were chosen by Noah to be test subjects for his training…
Well, they didn't know that but still… it was the truth that they were favored in a sense.
Noah watched them with impassive eyes through their threads. If he wanted, he could strip away everything they had just gained with but a single thought.
But he simply smiled and dismissed the threads, making the training ground return to normal.
He slowly stood on the floor, his body rippling with muscles beyond comprehension—then he sighed, releasing white steam from his mouth like a flowing cloud in a blue sky.
"It was… the best training session I ever had," Noah said, laughing lightly.
It's only now that he understood how dreadful the power of Providence was, because only with that, he raised geniuses at a level where even the past Elijah would look like a footless bird before them, not even worthy to stand in their presence.
Thinking about that, Noah couldn't help but shake his head softly and wonder about how life could be so… unpredictable, yet still so damn fascinating.
Everything can happen.
We say this sentence very often, but we do not realize that honestly… everything could happen.
You just have to will it.
You just have to believe it.
And Noah believed in himself and that's what made it possible for him to now manipulate the fates of billions and create worthy monsters.
He smiled faintly, then cracked his neck before rolling his shoulders to erase the stiffness from sitting all those years without moving.
Deep cracking sounds like the roars of behemoths echoed through the white training ground as Noah gave a sigh of satisfaction.
"Now that I'm ready… it's time to do what I was supposed to do."
Meaning…it was time to reunite with his siblings.
The space in front of him parted like a curtain of torn glass before Noah stepped inside, going straight for a well-needed bath.
'Do divine beings even stink…?'
…
Noah sat in his room with all his women around him, chatting idly with each other, their faces bright with laughter and smiles.
They had been complaining about how much work they had to do because of the Favored Ones, blaming Noah for all the inconveniences.
The latter just smiled wryly, telling them to see the good side of the situation and not to blame him.
They also asked about how his training went, but then each of them started talking about what they did while he was away.
It was a lively atmosphere but soon, the air tensed a little when Sophie asked a question:
"So, where are you going again?"
All the girls turned their heads toward him, waiting for an answer.
"Earth. It's a world with no mana or anything of the sort… well, it was like that the last time I checked," he said, his voice calm and steady.
"How do you know about this world, and where did you even get this information?" Elira asked, her soul-like eyes narrowing with suspicion.
Not only her, but all of them were looking at him like…
"You're cheating on us, aren't you? That's why you want us to stay here while you travel alone?" Anya said, looking at him like a disappointed snake.
"Ah… I knew we wouldn't be enough."
"Right? Noah is too greedy. I knew one day he would get tired of us and try to find new ones."
"That's why I told all of you, let's find some end-tier sexual techniques to make him lose his mind. But you never listened. Now I'm pretty sure some bitches opened their legs wide in poetic ways that enchanted him."
"We should've listened to Lilith."
"Yes, as a former whore, she was the best in that domain."
"I don't think you needed to add that last part, Selene."
"But what if I did?"
Their banter started again—going from Noah's alleged infidelity, to Lilith being a whore, and even to the length of Noah's dick.
Meanwhile, the latter just sat there, completely lost.
Finally, he sighed and fell on the bed on his back.
'Who told me to have so many women?'
'It's all because of my beauty…'
Yes, it's definitely not because he was a horny bastard.
Definitely not.
—End of Chapter 319—