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"How dare you, brat!"
The Black Tower Master ripped the Blade of Requiem embedded in his shoulder and shot out a massive sword made of demonic energy. With a whistle, Raon twisted his ankle to the right to dodge, but identical swords rained down one after another. The blade itself was thicker and larger than a castle pillar, leaving little room to evade.
'Size isn't the only problem.'
The large, jet-black burning sword exuded a deadly intent. Being cut by that blade would likely result in a severe curse. With a whistle, Raon abandoned his offensive and retreated, employing the Third Step of Supreme Harmony.
"How could someone like you...?"
The Black Tower Master's lips trembled as he looked at his bleeding shoulder, seemingly unable to comprehend that he could be injured.
"As I said, I won't be overwhelmed when it comes to raw power."
Raon exhaled deeply as he looked at the black-burning Heavenly Drive and the Wooden Ring enveloped in pale green frost.
'So, this is the authority of the demon kings.'
To kill the Black Tower Master, Raon had unleashed all the demon kings' authorities except Wrath's. Normally, this power would have been beyond his control, but Zircon's <Focus> trait made it possible.
'I can't hold out for long, but I can fight.'
Although his body and mind were in their worst state, he couldn't miss this opportunity. He had to end the Black Tower Master's life here, no matter what.
'Focus.'
In times like these, one must maintain composure. He couldn't afford to rush just because his time was limited. In dangerous moments, it was even more crucial to calm his mind and control his racing heart.
"Haaa..."
He coupled Sloth's <Sloth> onto the fire of Ten Thousand Flames Cultivation, etched Envy's <Envy> into Glacier's cold energy, and imbued Gluttony's <Gluttony> into the Blade of Requiem empowered by Garunua and Heavenly Thunder Arts. Finally, he balanced it all by burning Lust's <Lust> in his body to manage these energies. The powers resonated with a thunderous roar.
He could feel the demon kings' authorities weighing down his body. Unlike Wrath, these emotional powers were unknown, making their pressure even stronger. However, thanks to the soul realm induced by the Fire Ring and Zircon's <Focus>, he managed to hold on.
[You... what are you?]
Zircon stared at him with his mouth agape, seemingly unable to comprehend that Raon possessed not only Wrath's power but also the authorities of other demon kings.
-You have some tricks up your sleeve. To think you could withstand all that power.
Wrath narrowed his eyes, seemingly impressed by Zircon's ability.
[Ch, thanks for the compliment.]
Zircon's eyes widened in surprise, seemingly pleased to receive praise from Wrath.
-It wasn't a compliment. Shut your mouth.
Wrath smacked Zircon's head, telling him not to misunderstand despite having praised him.
[Kuhup...]
Zircon lowered his head and shook his shoulders, as if experiencing a deep pain in his soul.
"Die!"
The Black Tower Master gritted his teeth and extended his hand. Countless thorns sprouted from his grip, aiming for Raon's entire body.
'Zircon. Hold on like this.'
After telling Zircon to maintain his current state, Raon employed Supreme Harmony Steps. His body, enhanced by the authority of <Lust>, turned his imagination into reality. With a piercing sound, he deflected all the demonic energy thorns with a movement of his ankles and shoulders before diving to the Black Tower Master's left and swinging the Heavenly Drive imbued with <Sloth>.
With a resounding hum, the Demonic Spirit Barrier, not yet fully regenerated, stood in the way, but it couldn't withstand the weight of <Sloth>. The blackened blade split the barrier in half. With a scorching whistle, a jet-black demonic energy wind gushed out of the gap in the torn barrier.
'This is...'
Seeing the black wind, a chilling shiver ran down his spine. It seemed that simply breathing it could endanger one's life with a potent curse.
'Fight wind with wind.'
He repelled the black wind with the gust of Garunua imbued in the Blade of Requiem and charged towards the Black Tower Master. He unleashed Silver Sword Dream with the Heavenly Drive raised high and pushed with the Thirty-Six Crimson Flashes Techniques using the Wooden Ring. The clash of energies created a deafening screech.
The Black Tower Master blocked Raon's sword strikes with a condensed demonic energy shield, but the overwhelming force pushed him back until his back hit the frozen Devil's Path.
'I need to keep the pressure on.'
He had to keep the pressure on, denying the Black Tower Master any chance to chant high-level magic or curses. With a piercing sound, Raon lunged forward, closing the distance with the Black Tower Master. He skillfully employed the dual-wielding techniques learned from Sheryl, breaking the Black Tower Master's magic and cutting his demonic energy. The air crackled with the force of his attacks.
As the chilling sword strikes continued to rain down, small wounds began to accumulate on the Black Tower Master's body.
"Cockroach! Die already!"
As the Black Tower Master roared and extended his arms, a massive explosion of demonic energy erupted, throwing back Raon's aura-wrapped body.
"Huk..."
Raon wiped the blood dripping from his lips, frowning. Although he had only been hit by a small amount of demonic energy, it felt like he had suffered severe internal injuries. Such was the nature of fighting a top-tier Transcendent.
'But what just happened... Huh?'
As he looked up, still frowning, he saw a massive temple floating behind the Black Tower Master, whose forehead was furrowed with tension.
'A temple?'
It was a pristine white temple with ten pillars rising alongside its entrance, and from within, a terrifying demonic energy emanated.
"I will kill you."
As the Black Tower Master clasped his hands, his demonic energy erupted wildly, crashing against Raon's head. With a thunderous roar, Raon raised a Wall of Fire with the Heavenly Drive and the Wooden Ring to block it, but the impact felt like it could break his hands and arms. Unlike before, the demonic energy itself was imbued with tremendous power.
[Peridot's trait is <Chaos>. Her energy is driving that human's demonic energy crazy.]
Zircon shook his head, indicating that the temple behind the Black Tower Master belonged to Peridot.
[It won't be easy to block that demonic energy now.]
'Why are you telling me this only now!'
-Exactly! Why didn't you say anything before!
Wrath turned towards Zircon, gritting his teeth.
[Well, you told me not to talk...]
Zircon lowered his head, looking aggrieved.
-Even if I told you to shut up, you should have known you had to talk about important things. Is your head full of spaghetti or what!
Wrath touched Zircon's forehead with his finger, telling him to get his act together.
[Nnngh...]
Zircon snorted, unable to retort to Wrath's frightening gaze.
'Well, at least I know now.'
Raon swung the Heavenly Drive downwards onto the rampant demonic energy writhing like a trampled worm. With a thunderous roar, despite being imbued with the authority of Sloth, it couldn't pierce the Black Tower Master's demonic energy in one go. The overwhelming force pushed back his arm and sword-wielding body.
'I'm being outmatched.'
It seemed that once the Black Tower Master unleashed Peridot's ability, Raon began to be outmatched again.
'I can't fall here.'
Biting his lip, Raon resorted to all the remaining demon kings' authorities he hadn't fully tapped into yet. With a crunch, even as the Fire Ring resonated, his body felt like it was collapsing, and a pain as if his head was about to split ran through his body. He could feel his breathing becoming shallow and uneven.
'But with this power...'
Raon bit his lip and pressed forward, cleaving the demonic energy raised by the Black Tower Master without hesitation.
"This is insane..."
The Black Tower Master's bloodshot eyes widened in disbelief, as if he had never expected that even his enhanced demonic energy would be split.
"Let's see this through. We'll find out who dies first."
Raon, expressing his determination to die alongside the Black Tower Master if necessary, shattered the demonic energy and thrust his sword towards the enemy's heart.
"Alright! I'm going to nail a blade of demonic energy into your skull!"
The Black Tower Master, showing no intention of backing down, summoned flames of demonic energy that enveloped Raon's entire body. With a thunderous roar, as the sword and demonic energy clashed, a magnificent display of light spread across the jet-black sky.
* * *
With a resounding hum, Chamber ascended back into the sky after sending the Black Tower Master's absolute magic, the Black Sea Cloud, to another dimension.
"Huh?"
Was Raon pushing back? Chamber had dealt with the meteorites as quickly as possible and had returned, but contrary to expectations, Raon was pressuring the Black Tower Master.
'And against an even stronger Black Tower Master...'
The Black Tower Master, with a white temple behind him, was unleashing powerful waves of demonic energy. It was an attack that even Chamber, in her prime, would find difficult to block, but Raon was not only cutting through it but even counterattacking.
'Impossible.'
The last time Chamber had seen Raon, he was struggling even to penetrate the Demonic Spirit Barrier. Now, he was shattering it and delivering menacing sword strikes to the Black Tower Master's main body. It was hard to believe that he had undergone such a transformation in such a short time.
'What power is he using?'
Raon was enveloping his swords and his body not with aura but with some kind of special power. Although Chamber couldn't accurately identify it, it felt like the antithesis of demonic energy.
'Where the hell did he get...? No. This isn't the time to think about that.'
Raon's power couldn't hold out for long. They needed to end this somehow while he was still pressuring the Black Tower Master.
"Raon! I'll handle the defense, so break through!"
Chamber shouted towards Raon's back as she shattered the beams of demonic energy falling towards him.
"Haak..."
Although stunned from sending the meteorites to another dimension, Chamber's fighting spirit was reignited by seeing Raon's performance. With a piercing screech, Raon, trusting Chamber's support, charged forward ignoring the beams and brought both swords down on the Black Tower Master's head.
The Black Tower Master blocked the Heavenly Drive and the Wooden Ring with flames and frost of demonic energy, but Raon, seemingly anticipating this, shot out the Blade of Requiem he had hidden behind his back.
With a thunderous roar, the Blade of Requiem, enveloped in wind and lightning, pierced space and fell towards the Black Tower Master's waist. With a piercing screech, the Black Tower Master raised a wall of demonic energy in defense, but the impact was so severe that his body staggered considerably.
"I barely felt it. Your sword can't kill me."
The Black Tower Master claimed he felt no impact as he exploded his demonic energy. The sphere of demonic energy spread in concentric circles, enveloping Raon's aura.
"That's a lie!"
Chamber shook her head as she erased the approaching waves of demonic energy.
"The Black Tower Master's eyelid twitches when he lies. Your sword is definitely affecting him!"
She focused on defense while encouraging Raon.
"Shut up!"
The Black Tower Master, seemingly irritated by Chamber's interference, let out a piercing shout as he shot out a spear of demonic energy.
"Raon! Keep going! Leave the rearguard to me!"
Chamber brought two fingers together again, determined to end this fight and save Raon.
'Even if it costs me my life...'
* * *
"Kugh!"
The Black Tower Master bit his lip as he watched Raon charge towards him like a wild bull.
'What is he...'
Raon, enveloped in an unknown energy, was displaying martial prowess that overwhelmed his demonic energy. The fact that he could repel even Peridot-enhanced demonic energy left the Black Tower Master speechless in disbelief.
'But that power can't last long.'
Sweat poured from Raon Zieghart's entire body like rain. This meant that he was expending a tremendous amount of mental energy to maintain that state. If he could only buy time, victory would ultimately be his.
'However...'
Holding out until then wouldn't be easy. Despite obtaining such immense power, Raon hadn't lost the sharpness of his swordsmanship. At this rate, Raon's sword could pierce his neck before the brat's time ran out.
"How long are you going to run!"
Raon's chilling eyes gleamed as he charged towards the Black Tower Master's left side. Sword strikes enveloped in flames, frost, and lightning rained down on him. With a thunderous roar, the Black Tower Master barely deflected Raon's attacks before retreating. Despite surrounding himself with walls and shields of demonic energy, the power of those sword strikes was so intense that he felt his skin could burst and his bones could break.
'But his sword is gradually becoming duller.'
Raon, seemingly on the verge of mental fatigue, could no longer execute his sharp swordsmanship and was only emitting a powerful aura. He was in a state consumed by power. It was the perfect opportunity for a counterattack.
'Then...'
If he could only make that brat retreat. Chamber was also exhausted, and with her upper dantian damaged, she wouldn't be able to use her trump card. If he could summon the meteorites again to interfere, he could kill Raon and end this long battle. A deep, resounding sound filled the air.
The Black Tower Master formed a defensive spell with his left hand while using his right to cast the Black Sea Cloud magic to summon meteorites.
With a thunderous roar, five massive meteorites burning with black flames ripped through the sky, hurtling towards Raon and Chamber.
"Raon! Trust me and go!"
Chamber said she would handle the meteorites as expected and began to form a spell to open space.
'Perfect.'
Now he just needed to focus on Raon Zieghart. Chamber would be immobilized for a while dealing with the meteorites. All he had to do was aim for Raon's throat. With a piercing sound, Raon Zieghart charged towards him, not even looking at the meteorites above, seemingly trusting Chamber completely. Another piercing sound filled the air.
The three swords Raon wielded fell fiercely towards his neck and heart.
'Now!'
The moment Raon got close, the Black Tower Master unleashed his demonic energy. The white temple empowered by his aura collapsed, and from within, a demonic beast harboring darkness emerged. A monstrosity with a single eye and thousands of arms devoured his demonic energy and revealed its murderous intent towards Raon. A chilling whistle filled the air.
Despite thousands of hands falling towards him, Raon didn't retreat, but charged forward.
'It's over.'
The demonic beast couldn't hold out for long, but its hands carried a curse of instant death. The moment they touched, the body and mind would collapse, so this fight was practically over. Just as the Black Tower Master was about to smile victoriously, watching the thousands of hands falling towards Raon's head, a blinding flash erupted.
The space between Raon and him ripped open, cutting off all the thousands of hands the demonic beast had unleashed.
"Ultimate Technique: Space Rift."
Chamber, despite coughing up black blood, used her trump card to shred all the demonic beast's hands and the meteorites.
"This is insane!"
As the Black Tower Master shouted in disbelief at Chamber's intervention and stepped back, Raon, enveloped in black flames, leapt before his eyes.
"You underestimated her too much."
"Wait, wait..."
Ignoring the Black Tower Master's words as he tried to raise a demonic energy shield, Raon pushed forward with the Heavenly Drive. With a scorching whistle, the Heavenly Drive, burning with black flames, vertically split the Black Tower Master's body, while the Wooden Ring, overflowing with pale green frost, horizontally cut through his flesh. A thunderous roar resonated.
The Blade of Requiem sank into the Black Tower Master's severed left chest, causing a lightning explosion.
'He didn't die even with his neck cut and his heart exploded. I need to completely destroy him.'
Raon threw the Heavenly Drive behind him and extended his right hand. Wrath's Demon King trump card: Silver Aurora. Pink frost bloomed on his extended hand like thorny vines. Wrath's trump card, enveloped in the authority of Lust, annihilated the Black Tower Master's very existence. A thunderous roar filled the air.
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