Battlefield.
Black mist churned, and blazing flames surged.
Midnight raised his hand and swung his sword. The sword force was immense, and the black mist roared like dark clouds pressing down on a city, threatening to drown the crimson mecha in the distance.
'Blazing Flame' raised the Pine Pattern Heavy Sword high, radiating a trace of domineering intent that was utterly firm and intensely yang.
Then, with an utterly ordinary motion, it brought the sword down.
Yet it cleaved Midnight's dark clouds in two.
The remaining force did not dissipate. It charged straight at him. Midnight raised his sword to block, and the two powers collided, erupting with the sound of metal striking metal.
Then 'Blazing Flame's sword force and sword aura seemed to vanish into the boundless night, rapidly dispersing.
Although he had neutralized 'Blazing Flame's strike, Midnight's brows furrowed deeply.
That was because he had discovered that he could not gain much of an advantage.
One had to know that he had already unleashed the 'Level of Immeasurable Suffering Demon Realm'.
To the Heavenly Ghosts, a 'demon realm' represented the culmination of their orthodoxy. It could alter the rules and create a home ground favorable to them.
Within the demon realm, Midnight should have held every advantage.
But now, of his ten-point advantage, he could claim at most six.
Not eight, or even nine.
This shouldn't be happening!
Of course, Midnight knew where the problem lay.
Growth Heaven!
That mecha's domain prevented his 'Level of Immeasurable Suffering Demon Realm' from displaying its full advantage.
It left him fighting with his hands tied.
To solve this problem, he first had to deal with 'Growth Heaven'!
But killing 'Growth Heaven' beneath 'Blazing Flame's sword was hardly an easy task.
A burst of impatience surged within Midnight.
At that moment, he