Remolding an Infinity Stone was no simple task, especially when it had to be reconstructed from those pitifully few fragments of Mind Stone elements.
However, to Noah's surprise, the system seemed completely familiar with this kind of power. It almost felt as if it had been researching and dissecting it for a very long time.
Curious, Noah asked the system directly while waiting for the Mind Stone's reorganization. The answer was so simple that it left him speechless.
During the twelve or thirteen years Noah spent in the Naruto universe, the system had not only been simulating and merging the Domain nonstop, but had also used its spare time to seriously explore the purest Mind Stone power that had remained in the system space for years.
For both Noah and the system, the Naruto world was essentially a vacation. There was no pressure at all. With nothing urgent to respond to, the system finally had the time to do things it previously couldn't.
During that period, it had already explored a great deal of expanded content through Mind Stone power. As a result, reconstructing the Mind Stone itself was not difficult.
The real difficulty lay in the power buried deep inside it.
But now, even that problem was gone.
Thanks to so many Thanos traveling from thousands of miles away to personally deliver Infinity Stones, Noah had more than enough resources and energy to complete everything.
If not for their "assistance," who knew how long it would have taken him to gather enough energy for even a single stone.
Even though the stone itself was only at the tenth tier, the amount of energy contained within it was likely greater than that of thousands of tenth-tier beings combined.
"I suddenly feel like those so-called villains are actually... pretty decent people," Noah muttered as he looked at the flickering stone and sighed. "At least from my point of view. The benefits they bring me are always beyond imagination."
Thinking back, Noah realized that almost every villain he had encountered had eventually become nourishment-or delivered unbelievable gains.
Those annoying angels at the beginning had directly led him to becoming the Ancient One's disciple.
Voldemort, later on, had brought him countless hidden benefits. The establishment of the Mages' Union, cooperation with Constantine, acquiring Nagini, and eventually creating Druids capable of supporting mages-all of it came after Voldemort's downfall.
After joining Kamar-Taj, the Kree he encountered didn't even need explanation. Noah had directly obtained a physique with near-infinite potential.
Mutants that followed boosted the magical world and his own prestige. Everything else naturally fell into place.
Even terrifying beings like Dormammu were no exception. He was practically a super boss, providing endless challenges and handing over experience afterward.
Noah was genuinely grateful to Dormammu.
Even if Dormammu wanted him dead.
Now Thanos had done the same. These Infinity Stones were practically hand-delivered gifts.
One could say Noah's luck bordered on absurd. Enemies that ordinary people couldn't even imagine were nothing more than "experience" and "loot boxes" to him. Every time one fell, Noah walked away full-handed.
"Didn't I say I'm not the chosen one, and I'm not invincible?" Noah rubbed his head, feeling a bit conflicted. "With this kind of treatment, not being called the chosen one feels kind of unfair."
Of course, this was just internal complaining.
Making Noah arrogant enough to believe he was invincible would be harder than killing him.
Caution-neither humble nor arrogant-was the reason he had made it this far. He might not be a Voldemort or a Cautious Hero, but he was careful to the extreme.
Looking at the gradually forming yellow stone, Noah took a deep breath. With a light wave of his hand, five Infinity Stones appeared inside his Domain.
"I've already recast the Mind Stone myself. The others still need research and expansion, so for now, I'll just borrow their power to stabilize the laws inside my Domain."
As soon as the words fell, the five stones aligned with the newly recast Mind Stone under Noah's control.
For an instant, he felt as if he could command all six stones and grant himself a wish.
The sensation was intoxicating.
Like holding the Dragon Balls.
Tempting, and dangerous.
Noah took another deep breath and suppressed the thought. Heaven knew what would happen if he made a wish that couldn't be fulfilled.
The combined power of the six Infinity Stones was terrifying. Individually, none of them had reached the eleventh tier. One of them had even been reconstructed by his own hand.
Yet once they resonated together, the laws within them intertwined and echoed with the universe itself, forming a singular, unbelievable law.
A law capable of restarting the universe.
"Incredible," Noah murmured as he sensed it all. "Individually weak. Together... this level. No wonder Thanos destroyed his arm, and the Hulk wasn't much better."
In the original story, both had been crippled after snapping their fingers. The consumption required to activate the combined laws was beyond absurd.
Now Noah understood why Thanos, even after gathering all six stones, didn't continue fighting. Once that power was triggered, he wouldn't have been able to.
It wasn't that Thanos wasn't strong.
It was that he couldn't afford to be.
"So... was Thanos actually strongest with five stones?" Noah rubbed his chin. "Or rather, using them separately was the real threat?"
"That interpretation isn't wrong," the system replied. "But it's incomplete."
"Small-scale application is possible. You experienced that during Combat Simulation. He simply cannot directly wield power beyond the tenth tier. Tenth tier remains tenth tier. That's why Thor nearly killed him, and Carol was able to overpower him."
"I see," Noah nodded. "So what's next?"
"Guide these powers," the system said mechanically. "Experience them. Through their intersecting laws, reshape your Domain. I will assist with control."
Another Domain transformation.
Noah glanced at the nine light orbs within his Domain and rubbed his nose. Either his Domain was cursed, or his growth rate was simply too fast.
It was probably the latter.
Still, progress was better than stagnation. His Domain hadn't changed in five years, relying entirely on system integration and personal learning to reach this point. Improving it now was natural.
With that thought, Noah closed his eyes.
Under his control, waves of strange, obscure, and mystical power began vibrating through his Domain.
As the laws resonated, the Domain collapsed into chaos in an instant.
As if everything had shattered.
Like-
The Big Bang.
The entire Domain fell into deathly silence.
Noah frowned. His face turned pale, and his body felt like it might collapse at any moment.
Then, just as quickly, the chaos vanished.
As if nothing had happened.
A massive light orb slowly appeared beside Noah. An ancient aura that seemed capable of swallowing everything spread outward without restraint.
This light orb replaced Noah's original Domain entirely.
Within the new, chaotic space, flickers of light appeared. Light and darkness alternated, merged, and separated again.
Soon, two orbs-one black, one white-formed, positioned above and below each other.
They rotated at the same speed, along the same path.
Between light and darkness, a silver line emerged, piercing both orbs and connecting them together.
The silver line extended outward, linking to the massive silver orb surrounding Noah.
Their rotation accelerated slightly.
Noah's complexion improved.
As the black and white orbs continued to revolve, two more orbs-blue and green-manifested within their rotational path.
Just like before, they were pierced by circular influence and connected to the silver line above.
Noah could feel it clearly.
Light and darkness spreading.
Time and space surfacing.
Beneath them, the four elemental powers reemerged, erupting in relentless torrents.
He didn't know how long it took.
But when the silver orb surrounding his body completed its reorganization, an overwhelming power surged within Noah.
And it still wasn't finished.
When all nine light orbs-including the silver one-completed their restructuring, a strange ripple spread through Noah's Domain.