The Battle Begins (Part Two)

Gabou's Demon God Transformation could not have been faster. But just as that enormous dark-blue symbol flew behind him and even began merging with his body—

The air before him suddenly split open, and a speck of seven-colored light appeared in an instant.

All Gabou had time to do was raise his enormous blue staff before himself. But the seven-colored radiance vanished again in the next moment.

The enormous symbol behind Gabou swiftly merged into his body, causing him to expand rapidly. More than a hundred runes appeared around him, circling and spiraling—the combined symbols of Arcane Magic. In his Demon God Transformation state, any Arcane Magic Gabou cast would have its power doubled.

But the Arcane Demon God merely hovered there without moving, his gaze vacant as he continued staring into the distance. His eyes were filled with disbelief.

Curse Demon God Stocks and Dark Phoenix Phoenix also sensed that something was wrong. The two Demon Gods immediately triggered their respective Demon God Transformations without hesitation.

Curse Demon God Stocks let out a series of "caw caw" cries as a pair of black wings instantly unfurled. His humanoid body transformed beneath the distant orange-red glow of the Demon God Pillar into a gigantic crow with a wingspan of ten meters. Its eyes and beak were both orange-red.

Dark Phoenix Phoenix's Demon God Transformation was far more magnificent. Its body exceeded twenty meters in length, and its wingspan was even broader. Its dazzling black body was covered in Dark Gold Flame Patterns as it transformed into a Dark Phoenix.

However, their transformations could not affect Gabou. Just as they transformed, threads of seven-colored light began spilling from Gabou's body. Then, with a deafening boom—, Gabou's body abruptly exploded at the center of the many guarding arcane symbols. Countless rays of