Buzz!

Damian’s eyes narrowed as his crimson flames met resistance from every direction. The raging inferno that should have swallowed the battlefield whole suddenly slowed as though it had collided with invisible walls.

Vast forces pressed against the flames from six separate locations, steadily forcing the sea of fire back toward its source. Each of those unseen powers carried an aura no weaker than his own.

They were stopping his flames from spreading.

"Six..." Rin muttered, his eyes narrowing as he analyzed the battlefield. "There are six of them."

The realization settled heavily over the battlefield.

Six demigods!

Not newly ascended existences like Damian. These were veterans.

Ancient monsters who had spent centuries, perhaps millennia, refining their abilities and strengthening their foundations. Their power rivaled Damian’s not because they were more talented. They rivaled him because they had been accumulating strength for far longer.

These were not random nobodies, these were genuine powerhouses yet Damian only chuckled.

His eyes remained calm.

This was the eyes of a man who had already envisioned victory before the battle even began.

"Ancient relics tend to overestimate themselves like this." Damian harrumphed disdainfully before snapping his fingers.

Buzz!

[Throne Of Power Summoned!]

Violent violet flames erupted behind him.

The fire twisted and condensed into reality itself. When the flames subsided, a magnificent throne floated behind Damian in midair.

Ancient runes glowed faintly across its surface and dark violet fire danced around its edges.

The moment it appeared, the surrounding space seemed to bend slightly around its presence.

Damian calmly lowered himself onto the throne. The instant he sat down, his aura exploded outward.

His eyes shifted as the crimson light vanished and azure replaced it.

[Soul Lantern]

Buzz!

"VANISH!"

His voice boomed across the false world like divine judgment.

The handfan swept forward once more. This time azure flames erupted. They were twice the size of the previous inferno.Twice as violent and destructive.

BOOOOOOM!

The resulting explosion was cataclysmic. The heavens split and blizzard distorted. Powerful shockwaves erupted in all directions, ripping apart mountains of ice and sending countless tons of frozen debris flying through the air.

For a brief moment, Damian sensed six figures being violently hurled backward through the storm.

Then their energy signatures vanished once more. His attack had not injured them, it had merely pushed them back.

Even after receiving the amplification of both the throne and his demonic weapon, allowing him to unleash fox fire several times greater than before.

Damian remained completely unfazed. He was fighting six demigods. Struggling was expected.

His gaze drifted downward. The moment he saw the condition of the estate below, his expression darkened.

The black vines had completely engulfed the grounds. Buildings, gardens, roads and trees were completely covered. Everything had become wrapped in countless thorny tendrils and purple hibiscus flowers bloomed across every surface.

Thousands... No millions.

Each flower pulsed rhythmically while feeding upon the demonic energy protecting the buildings.

"They’re trying to make me lose face in front of my wives and hostage?" Damian snarled.

His eyes suddenly turned pure white and the heavens trembled.

[Ninefold Samsara Firefox Skill Activated!]

The sky illuminated instantly. Thousands upon thousands of burning eyes materialized overhead.

Each eye consisted entirely of white flames. Each possessed seven fox tails flowing behind it like comets.

Fox-like laughter echoed across the battlefield. The sound was eerie and playful. Every eye floated silently above the storm while radiating overwhelming spiritual pressure.

Seated upon his throne with one leg crossed over the other and his head resting lazily upon his palm, Damian stared down at the black vines spreading beneath him.

"All I have to do is find the seed, right?" he asked calmly.

Rin nodded.

A cruel smile slowly appeared on Damian’s face.

"Fall."

His hand descended and the sky answered. Thousands of burning eyes immediately plunged downward.

The attack resembled divine punishment. White fire rained from the heavens like an endless meteor shower.

Every eye carried enough power to annihilate entire city blocks. Together they threatened to erase the battlefield itself.

The false world shook violently.

"Now..." Damian hissed.

His white eyes focused intently upon the infected landscape below.

"Show yourself and protect your little spell."

"Ice Authority: Ice Prison."

The voice emerged from nowhere. Yet the moment those words echoed through the battlefield, the entire false world trembled.

Everything below froze. Massive walls of translucent ice erupted from every direction and completely enclosed the Death Bloom Formation.

BOOOOM!

BOOOOM!

BOOOOM!

The descending fox eyes crashed into the ice prison relentlessly. Explosions erupted across the battlefield. Smoke rose endlessly and shockwaves spread for miles.

Entire sections of the frozen landscape shattered beneath the bombardment. Yet the prison endured.

Damian’s frown deepened. Through the transparent ice he could still see the purple flowers glowing.

They were feeding and powering the spell that protected them. The flowers safely absorbed energy while remaining untouched. The entire situation had become complex. Especially, since the Samsara fox fire only works on evil things. This was just as shell of ice. It could not be considered evil.

"We have to do something fast," Damian said calmly.

Rin nodded then slowly turned toward him.

"Should I get involved?"

Damian raised an eyebrow.

"You want to fight?"

Genuine surprise entered his voice.

"Of course." Rin snorted. "I am your spirit beast after all."

Before Damian could answer, the fox leapt from his shoulder. Its body disappeared into the storm. For a moment nothing happened, then a system notification appeared.

[Attack Mode Activated]

Damian blinked. Even he looked surprised.

BOOOOOOM!

A deafening explosion erupted behind him. The frozen mist spanning miles was blown apart instantly. Hurricane-force winds swept across the battlefield. The blizzard itself seemed to recoil.

Then something emerged.

A colossal fox with black and purple fur that rippled like flowing shadows. Seven enormous tails danced behind it. Each tail stretched hundreds of feet through the air while radiating terrifying spiritual pressure.

Its body alone dwarfed entire buildings. Its violet eyes glowed like twin suns within the storm.

The giant fox stepped forward and the battlefield shook. Ice shattered beneath its paws and its massive head lowered beside Damian’s floating throne.

When standing side by side, the difference in scale was absurd. Rin head alone looked nearly ten times larger than Damian.

The fox’s enormous jaws parted slightly as it revealed rows of gleaming fangs. Cold mist escaped its nostrils and its seven tails spread behind it like a divine fan.