"Come forth at once, Number One Familiar—'Mesarthim Adamas.'"
Without hesitation, Zaharias summoned the familiar of the progenitor he served. The immense magical power rippling around him took the form of a gigantic Diamond Ram, which appeared with a thunderous roar like a mountain rising from the earth.
It was a familiar that could reflect all of an enemy's attacks, possessing both offense and defense and being theoretically invincible.
It represented the essence of vampires' ageless immortality. Thus, it could not be defeated and was renowned for its tenacity and vitality.
Faced with such a familiar, Aurora immediately reacted.
As though ignoring her own will, cold air began to ripple around Aurora, gradually freezing the ground.
However, Luo Zhen pulled Aurora behind him.
"Leave this to me for now. You watch from the side."
Luo Zhen did not look back and merely said this calmly.
"But...!"
Aurora wanted to say something, but Luo Zhen cut her off.
"If you lose, then even if I can still fight, I'll have lost this ritual as well." Luo Zhen smiled at Aurora. "So, just watch from the side for now. I'm all we need for the opening battle."
With that, Luo Zhen did not wait for Aurora's reply. He slowly walked forward to face the enormous Diamond Ram familiar. His pitch-black coat fluttered and snapped in the waves of magical power, billowing up and down. Compared to the familiar of the Fourth True Ancestor, Luo Zhen did not look small in the slightest. Instead, he seemed to be overpowering it.
Of course, to an onlooker, Luo Zhen was merely a human standing alone and openly facing a familiar comparable to a natural disaster. It was clearly nothing short of courting death.
But to Luo Zhen, this was merely an appetizer.
"Clap!"
Luo Zhen suddenly