Roar!
The demon's roar echoed in his ears.
A demonic phantom appeared behind him.
A powerful body of lava, wings of flame shimmering with runes, and... two horns as straight as swords, poised to pierce the heavens.
An unruly, chaotic aura erupted like a volcano, tearing at the pressure the Burning Marquis had placed on Qin Ran.
Hum!
The air shuddered.
Amid a distortion like heat haze, blackness appeared between them.
A profound darkness, like the abyss.
"Hm?"
The Burning Marquis froze.
He looked at his eldest son in astonishment.
From his subordinates' reports, he knew that after suffering all manner of injustices, his eldest son had achieved a greater breakthrough in the defiance within his bloodline. His strength would certainly have grown.
He simply had not expected him to hold on even after he unleashed half his aura.
Was this Burning Dawn's legacy?
Ancestor!
You certainly loved your jokes!
With those thoughts in mind, the Burning Marquis cast aside his reservations and completely lifted the restraints on his aura.
Boom!
Boom! Boom!
The ground around the Burning Marquis Estate shuddered repeatedly.
Deafening crashes rang out one after another, each louder than the last.
The darkness before them spread like a tide, engulfing everything around them.
"What happened?"
"Why did the sky go dark?"
A clamor rose from the Burning Marquis Estate and the surrounding homes. The members of the Saint Seanda Royal Family and the nobles who had come to curry favor with the Burning Marquis were especially panic-stricken.
They had experienced far too much that day.
More than they could have imagined in their entire lives.
More than they could bear to face.
"Damn it!"
"I want to leave!"
"Get out of here!"
"I'll go mad if I stay here any longer!"
"Kill! Once I kill them,