The Nine Pools Barrier Tower wasn't particularly imposing, standing less than two hundred meters tall.
Just as the Ninth Elder, Demon Infant, had sensed, something had indeed arrived.
Rumble, rumble, rumble...
A dazzling streak of red light illuminated the skyline of this gloomy valley.
In an instant, the dark mist within several thousand meters was driven away by the heat, replaced by billowing clouds of steam. The moss and demonic vines on the black stones of the ground withered at a visible pace amid the calamity brought on by the spreading ripples of Law Power.
The air trembled and rumbled as the heat spread.
"Ah! What is that? Has a lava flow burst through the crust of the Gloomy Valley?"
"My eyes..."
The demonic creature who had long been stationed at the Barrier Tower instinctively raised its batlike wings to shield its face and squeezed its eyes shut in the shadows.
The ultraviolet radiation mixed into the blinding light was a cosmic law factor identical to sunlight. Black smoke, as if from burns, rose from the horned, bat-winged creature's body. A sizzling sound accompanied the smell of roasting meat.
The weaker demonic creatures fared even worse.
Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop.
Under the direct glare, the weakest creatures at the front held out for only a moment before bursting into balls of flame. Their brief, shrill cries faded as they turned to drifting black ash, body and soul annihilated.
As Reilo drew ever closer to becoming a Level Five creature, the changes in Law Power he caused increasingly resembled an environmental catastrophe. Even the casual spread of his residual power could easily drive entire populations of creatures to extinction if their Law Power was incompatible with his and they couldn't adapt.
Crackle!
Thunder Power formed a protective shield between the