Before the demon tide arrived, Mu's shoulders sank slightly, and his callused hands relaxed naturally.
He focused intently on the approaching demon tide. Then he suddenly brought his hands together and twisted them, and a resplendent golden staff abruptly appeared!
"I beseech the Silver Crowned Dragon, god of the Sacred Number Seven! The god who tolerates no defiance! The god who wears a crown and wields a sword—"
Iver watched Mu and suddenly prayed loudly, "Grant the Brave a Magnificent Form!"
As Iver's prayer ended, Mu's body abruptly swelled and expanded. A thin layer of ice armor covered his skin, while white vapor—whether hot or cold, no one could tell—rose from his body. His strength, physique, and defense all increased, yet he became even more agile instead.
—This was the Silver Crowned Dragon's divine art, Magnificent Form! Mu had already stood nearly two meters tall, but now he shot up to four meters in the blink of an eye! The staff in his hand had grown enormous as well, now resembling a supporting beam.
Mu rapidly swung the equally enlarged staff in his hands, bringing it down on the blade demons at the very front of the charge!
The wind roared like a dragon's cry. The armored demons, who had only upper bodies with smoke-like lower halves, were sent flying by Mu's blows!
But the conical tide continued drawing closer—Mu, standing at the very front, did not budge in the slightest. Yet as the demons approached from both sides, gaps began to appear!
Insect Amber Master gripped the prayer beads in his hand. Without breaking the string, he pulled one amber bead free.
He tossed the amber stone into the air. It condensed into an amber-colored curtain of light, protecting the extraordinary beings in the rear while leaving only Mu