Infinite Mana In The Apocalypse (WN)

<The ZENITH Lineage of the Quintessential Kainos Emperor is assimilating the ZENITH Lineage of the Imperial Undead Gu.>

<The standing of the Quintessential Kainos Emperor is rising in the stage of ZENITH.>

…!

These prompts bloomed as a Lineage that the Dimensional Conclave agreed to wipe out was assimilated into Noah!

Noah did not know what lay beyond ZENITH as a Bloodline with this rank was assimilated into his own, nor whether such a ranking was achievable in the Desolate Mausoleum or entirely outside of it.

What he did know…was that any Lineages that had reached this stage were not to be underestimated!

Especially ones that were eradicated due to their nature.

So what exactly would the ZENITH Lineage of the Imperial Undead Gu grant?

<The Bloodline of the Imperial Undead Gu is broken down and fully assimilated as its best features have been added to the Quintessential Kainos Emperor, with all negative aspects removed.>

HUUM!

Noah's regal humanoid body released stellar waves of Obsidian green power as his very skin was pulsing rapidly!

It was his visage asking for permission to transform, even if it was just once- and he granted it permission.

RIIIP!

His magisterial figure ripped open as a form with Obsidian green scales bloomed, its size massive as still within the Domain of the Infinite Forge, Noah's size began to increase towards something far vaster than even a Cosmos!

<The feature of Quintessential Pathogenicity has been granted.>

<The feature of Neural Encroachment has been granted.>

<The ZENITH Lineage of the Imperial Undead Gu has been fully assimilated.>

HOOOO!

Like a blowing of a horn announcing in return, the titanic visage of a monstrous beauty that Noah was currently adorned as bellowed out with fervor!

Its scales shone with a stellar Obsidian green grandeur as the bottom of this body looked like a sharp insectoid stinger, the whole body enlarging as it went towards the top as it seemed triangular in stature.

Midway, wings of pure green stellar light could be seen as they had traces of a gray-black essence- a Dimensional Essence as it could only be Niflheim!

Towards the top, a head like circular structure formed as its two eyes upfront took up the most structure- over a hundred pupils shining dangerously within these eyes as it was extremely eerie to look at!

Yet even in this grotesque-looking form of an Imperial Undead Gu, ten green illusory crowns dripping with venomous essence rotated above its head and gave this form immense grandeur and authority for any that gazed at it.

<Hmm…>

Noah's voice was raspy and filled with sharpness as he gazed at himself, what he loved the most about this form being its Innate link to the Niflheim Dimension as its body alone had parts that were supported by this essence!

It meant that he could generate this essence now as the Sixth Dimensional Layer was decided!

And at the completion of this layer…a major crossroads would present itself to Noah.

Because the completion of the Sixth Layer presented the chance of Integration to the Decreta and Natural Laws that Noah fully understood.

To the extent that the process would actually be Natural!

But after seeing the efforts of a previous Irregular that ended in failure, would Noah really choose the same route as everyone else?

Would he truly integrate himself with Nature…or would he stand by his Tyrannical nature and integrate Nature himself?!

Well, there was the issue of True Death when this was attempted Ages ago that he had to solve.

This was a thought among many surging within Noah's mind for his next steps as his focus came back to the Imperial Undead Gu- and the features it added to his Lineage.

<Quintessential Pathogenicity>:: Your will has gained the recognition and form of a Pathogenic Will that can innately invade and dominate the Souls of those it is exposed to. Even a small exposure of your Will can silently latch onto others as if it is not eradicated, it can grow stronger in potency and eventually begin dominating the intended target. Your will has birthed the feature of Neurodegeneration to achieve this as your Damage Values have gained the capability to transform into Neurodegenerative Niflheim Damage Values, a subset of Dimensional Damage Values achievable by those closest to the Source of Niflheim. Neurodegenerative Damage Values are capable of lacing your Pathogenic Will unto others as if 80% of their True Vitality Values are erased with this Damage Value, their minds would already be heavily encroached upon by your Will as they will come under your control…

<Neural Encroachment>:: An active ability to spread and encroach your will unto others. Those whose soul strength is much lesser compared to yours will be greatly affected as their minds fall under your reign, with those stronger capable of denying your encroachment. If your encroaching will is not erased by those stronger than you, the feature of Quintessential Pathogenicity will display over time with an increase in potency and the gradual breakdown of the target's will. This ability is extremely effective against Undead Races due to its resonance with the Imperial Undead Gu, with the base cost to cast being 1 Billion Units of the Essence of Reality, with the cost ranging upwards depending on the soul strength of the intended target. A single cast can apply to one being or a wide range of beings clustered in a single area…

Two shocking abilities were born from the assimilation of the Imperial Undead Gu Lineage as Noah gained ridiculous boons!

Boons that would make his aims in the Niflheim Dimension move in a much easier fashion as he had gained a powerful weapon against the Undead.

The only caveat was that Lilith was enacting a final war for this Dimension as all her forces were moving onto a grand conflict, and Noah saw himself using this time to learn more about the strength of this being- and just how ridiculously stronger her strength was brought to after the dissolution of the Dream Dimension as an Anchor!