Chapter Ninety-Five: My Blade Is Mighty Enough to Shatter the Stars! / Chapter Ninety-Six: The Great Demon's True Form

Saigō raised an eyebrow and smiled noncommittally. "...Do you really want to experience aging, idiot?"

"...The reason immortals feel no fear of death through the long years is simply because you are immortal."

"It's like those idiots who pick fights everywhere once they're too full—taking their blessings for granted."

"...But when immortals become short-lived species, capable of dying naturally like humans, the greatest terror of aging and death will still descend upon you."

"This is the 'chasm humanity cannot cross,' one of 'The Final Trial of Humanity'!"

"...Since you do not care about your own life, it is now nothing more than a candle flickering in the wind!"

Black flames suddenly ignited in Saigō's right hand.

The flames had no temperature, neither cold nor hot, yet they exuded an ancient aura of age. Even time itself, if steeped in that aura, would age alongside it and reach its end!

The black flames transformed into a curved dagger. Its blackness was so profound that it resembled a piece of unlit black jade.

But when Dimitrie saw that dagger, he discovered in astonishment that his halted time had begun to flow. His once-endless lifespan had actually gained an end!

My Blade Is Enough to Shatter the Stars!

"What... is that thing?"

Dimitrie licked his lips, his eyes fixed tightly on the curved dagger in Saigō's hand. Extreme vigilance surged from the depths of his soul.

"What is it? Just try it and find out, snake charmer."

Saigō toyed with the dagger between his fingers, looking at Dimitrie with an ambiguous smile.

"Lord Dimitrie!"

The two beautiful young men behind Dimitrie could not help speaking up. As vampires themselves, they too sensed an indescribable pressure from that black-jade dagger without a trace of light.

It was a terrifying thing that pierced directly into