Two moons hung in the same sky, and a blood-red haze spread.
As if endless whispers were exploding beside Merlin and Susanoo's ears, like thousands upon thousands of silver needles piercing straight into their minds, riddling their consciousness and spirits with holes.
Merlin's pupils contracted slightly. His once-clear eyes began to cloud over. He frowned deeply, covering his ears with both hands as though struggling against something.
The corruption of the Red Moon eroded the mind, and it required time. Even if Merlin voluntarily dispelled his Mind Magic and exposed himself to the corruption, with his willpower and wisdom, he could still maintain his sanity while listening to the whispers.
But the simultaneous appearance of two Red Moons, coupled with the mental exhaustion brought on by repeatedly using powerful forbidden spells today, had begun to blur his consciousness.
He had to devote all his reason to resisting the corruption, or the two Red Moons would completely occupy his body.
Roar—!!!
Susanoo, suppressed beneath the Demon Suppressing Ring, had eyes as scarlet as blood. He suddenly let out a roar, divine power surging throughout his body!
The blood-red ocean in the distance seemed to boil. Several water columns hundreds of meters thick shot into the sky, forming crimson serpent heads that writhed wildly beneath the twin moons before crashing heavily onto the surface of the Demon Suppressing Ring!
A dull, thunderous boom echoed between heaven and earth.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!
Under the successive impacts of the blood sea serpent heads, a crack appeared on the Demon Suppressing Ring. Susanoo stared with crazed scarlet eyes and abruptly raised the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi in his hand!
The blade of the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi effortlessly sliced through the Demon Suppressing Ring. Golden radiance shattered inch by inch, and the backlash from the Magic Array made Merlin's face turn