Chapter 282: World Suppression
Chapter 282: World Suppression
Demon Subduing City.
This city lay within the territory controlled by the Demon Subduing Alliance.
It was home to countless powerhouses and a massive population.
The architecture varied wildly from district to district, creating a strange appearance that seemed chaotic at first glance, yet somehow maintained a unique sense of harmony.
The reason was obvious.
The Demon Subduing Alliance consisted of Awakened Worlds and Extraordinary Worlds from across the cosmos.
Every civilization had its own culture, customs, and architectural traditions.
Naturally, their styles were anything but uniform.
Accompanied by Sylvia, Noah leisurely toured the city.
What surprised him was the large number of Zero Order Awakeners and low level Extraordinary beings living within Demon Subduing City.
Moreover, they were all extremely young.
The oldest were only in their teens.
Children under the age of ten could be seen everywhere.
The sight was completely different from the battlefield.
There, even the weakest combatants were Third Order powerhouses.
"What’s the situation with these children?"
Noah voiced her question directly.
"Mr. Aryan, they are our future hope."
Noah glanced at her.
Ever since he had demonstrated the power to instantly kill a Seventh Order expert and had been treated as an equal by the two Seventh Order powerhouse of the Azure Phoenix Civilization, Sylvia’s attitude had changed dramatically.
The casual manner she had displayed when they first met was gone.
In its place was genuine respect.
Noah didn’t bother correcting him.
Respect for strength was one of the most fundamental laws of the Myriad Worlds.
"Future hope?"
A trace of curiosity appeared in Noah’s eyes.
Sylvia nodded.
"Mr. Aryan, you haven’t been in the Remnant World for very long, so you may not know the details."
She paused briefly before counting.
"We foreign Awakeners and Extraordinary beings face two form of suppression in Remnant World."
"One comes from the world itself."
"The other comes from the Disaster Will."
"As for the Disaster Will..."
A bitter smile appeared on Sylvia’s face.
"I believe you’re already quite familiar with it."
Noah silently nodded.
The Disaster Will’s hostility toward outsiders was obvious enough.
Sylvia continued.
"As for the world’s suppression, it’s far more troublesome."
"It is an all encompassing form of rejection."
"In some ways, it’s similar to Rank Suppression."
"However, Rank Suppression comes from differences in cultivation."
"World Suppression is different."
"It specifically targets outsiders."
"The Remnant World instinctively rejects any existence that doesn’t belong to it."
"The longer we remain here..."
"The stronger that rejection becomes."
Sylvia’s expression grew serious.
"At first, the effects are minor."
"But as time passes, our strength, perception, recovery speed, and even our connection to our Laws gradually weaken."
"It’s as if the entire world is constantly trying to push us out."
Noah narrowed his eyes slightly.
"So that’s how it works."
Sylvia nodded.
"That’s why after spending a certain amount of time in the Remnant World, we must return to our home worlds."
"Only by reconnecting with our native world’s origin can we gradually remove the negative effects."
"Otherwise..."
A trace of fear flashed across her face.
"The suppression will continue to accumulate."
"And in severe cases, it can even affect future cultivation."
Noah finally understood.
No wonder the Demon Subduing Alliance continuously rotated its forces.
It wasn’t merely a matter of rest and recovery.
It was a necessity.
Otherwise, even powerful Sixth Order and Seventh Order experts would eventually be worn down by the World’s rejection.
Looking at the countless children playing in the streets, Noah suddenly realized something.
"If the older generations can’t remain here permanently..."
"Then these children..."
Sylvia smiled.
"They were all born here."
"The children of Awakeners and Extraordinary beings are considered natives of the Remnant World."
"They aren’t affected by World Suppression."
"They can cultivate, grow, and live here normally."
"To the Demon Subduing Alliance..."
"They are our future."
"The future generation that will one day inherit this battlefield."
For a moment, Noah fell silent.
His gaze swept across the bustling streets.
The laughing children.
The busy shops.
The crowds moving through the city.
Only now did he truly understand.
The Demon Subduing Alliance wasn’t merely fighting a war.
It was building a civilization.
A civilization capable of surviving and thriving within the Remnant World itself.
World Suppression.
Noah was slightly startled.
Though Two Worlds Travel, he had visited many different worlds.
However, because he never stayed in any of them for long, he had never personally experienced something like World Suppression.
"It sounds a bit similar to the Nine Provinces Cauldron’s negative buff."
The Nine Provinces Cauldron imposed a debuff on anyone who entered Starfall Country without belonging to it.
All attributes would be reduced by 20%.
Of course, as Starfall Country had grown stronger over the years, the power of the Nine Provinces Cauldron had increased as well.
Now, both its positive and negative effects had risen to 25%.
The difference was that the Nine Provinces Cauldron’s suppression was fixed.
It remained constant and did not intensify over time.
World Suppression was completely different.
The longer one stayed, the stronger its effects became.
"No wonder."
Noah nodded slightly.
"I thought you all seemed a little weak."
"So it was because of World Suppression."
Sylvia gave a bitter smile but didn’t refute him.
After all, compared to Noah’s terrifying combat power, they really did seem weak.
Sam.
Zoya.
Sylvia.
Even the other Sixth and Seventh-Order powerhouses.
In Noah’s eyes, they were all surprisingly average.
Take Grey Mastiff, for example.
Its attributes were only comparable to elite-template dungeon monsters.
Among Sixth-Order existences, it wasn’t particularly impressive.
Yet Sylvia and the others treated it as a major threat.
That had always puzzled Noah.
Now, everything finally made sense.
Who were Sylvia and the others?
They were Sixth-Order Awakeners from a Second-Level Civilization.
How could their talent possibly be poor?
Most likely, every one of them possessed at least an SS-grade Talent.
Some might even have SSS-grade Talents.
Awakener Talents were fundamentally different from the innate abilities possessed by Extraordinary beings and Demonized Monsters.
An SS-grade Talent could dramatically increase a person’s combat strength.
An SSS-grade Talent was even more terrifying.
A combat-oriented SSS-grade Awakener could often fight opponents above their own rank.
In Extraordinary Worlds, such individuals would be regarded as true prodigies.
So how could people like that be weak?
The answer was obvious.
They weren’t weak.
They had simply been weakened.
The Remnant World’s suppression had continuously eroded their strength.
Noah had personally inspected the attributes of Grey Mastiff, Grey Fang, and several other high-ranking enemies.
Objectively speaking...
Neither the Sixth-Order nor the Seventh-Order combatants in the Remnant World were particularly powerful.