Spirit Calamity exercise site, Red Oni Battlefield.
"This time! Come on!"
With Princess Matsumoto's sharp shout, the samurai Konji Musashi, who was already ready to attack, violently crushed the ground.
"Armed Black Warrior!"
The black spiritual armor instantly covered his body, and he turned into a black afterimage, pulling out a series of sonic booms in the air, heading straight towards the towering Red Oni.
Facing the mace smashed by this giant monster, he recently showed amazing agility. Like a dexterous ape, he stepped on Red Oni's thick arms and rushed up quickly. He raised the pitch-black knife in his hand high, wrapped up all his spiritual power, and slashed hard at Red Oni's shoulder!
"Keng--!!"
The sound of gold and iron clashing echoed throughout the audience.
Recently, I discovered to my despair that the slash I was so proud of could not break through my defense! The red skin of Red Oni was as hard as diamond, and Blade only left a shallow white mark on it.
"Damn it! Give it to me... break it!!"
Recently, he held the handle of the knife tightly with both hands, veins popped up on his forehead, and he frantically injected spiritual power. Finally, the tip of the knife penetrated an inch, and a black curse line spread along the wound.
However, to the huge Red Oni, this damage was like being bitten by a mosquito.
As soon as the curse took effect, it was instantly dissipated by the vast and violent sea-like demonic energy in Red Oni's body. Red Oni's eyes were scornful, and that huge finger flicked towards Konji like a fly at a speed that could not be caught by the naked eye.
He's dead! His pupils have shrunk recently, and his body is unable to dodge in mid-air.
"Black Tortoise·Absolute defense!"
At the critical moment, a black and white tortoise shell shield appeared out of thin air and blocked Konji.
"Bang!" The huge impact knocked the shield away together with Konji, but he managed to save his life. At the same time, the teleportation talisman in Prince Yuji's hand lit up, and Konji was instantly transferred to a safe area.
The next second, the baton of the battlefield was handed over to Princess Matsumoto.
This proud Imperial Family pearl had piercing eyes at this time, formed a complex seal with her hands, and chanted an ancient and obscure mantra:
"With the blood of Yamato Imperial House, I summon Kagutsuchi of Fire, Heaven Realm, the Lord of Ten Thousand Fires, in this name. Listen to my command - Fury of the North, and burn all the wasteland!"
"Boom--!!"
A red tornado of flames rose out of thin air, carrying a high temperature that destroyed everything, and tightly wrapped around Red Oni's huge body.
But this was not enough. Red Oni roared angrily, waved his mace, and smashed the fire tornado away.
Princess Matsumoto surface does not change color, but the seal changes again.
"Fire produces earth--Hand of the Earth!"
The ashes of the flames scattered in the sky fell to the ground and instantly turned into nutrients. The earth roared and trembled, and a giant hand made of rock burst out of the ground, punching Red Oni in the chest, beating the giant beast back again and again, and the entire village shook violently under the blow.
But Red Oni is still standing, and its defense power is simply despairing.
"It's not over yet..." Princess Matsumoto's eyes flashed coldly.
"Gold born in the soil - Thousands of Sakura and Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Sect!"
The huge rock arm suddenly disintegrated and turned into countless golden light spots. The light spots quickly reorganized in the air and condensed into thousands of sharp metal swords.
"Fall!"
The sword blades poured down like a rainstorm! This time, Red Oni could not escape. Countless sharp swords accurately penetrated its hard skin. Although it was not deep, it caused tons of damage, and blood began to gush out from the wound.
Princess Matsumoto didn't stop at all. Her face was pale, but her eyes became more and more fanatical.
"Golden Shengshui--Blood River Chariot!"
A strange scene happened. The blood flowing out from Red Oni seemed to be pulled by some kind of pull. Instead of dripping to the ground, it floated against gravity and gathered into a scarlet river in the air.
Princess Matsumoto flicked her finger and poured a small stream of blood into Jinci's knife, instantly activating the curse; and under her control, the remaining blood flow poured back into Red Oni's nostrils and wounds!
"Aquatic wood--Myriad Phenomena·Thorn Hell!"
The last seal is formed.
"Uhhhhhhh!!"
Red Oni let out a shrill scream. Dozens of thick bloody thorn trees were seen growing crazily from its body, piercing the skin and coming out! In just a few seconds, this arrogant monster turned into a twisted and terrifying "flesh forest statue".
The whole place was silent.
Everyone was shocked and speechless by this smooth and interlocking five-element combo.
"Is the knot... over?" Prince Yuji stood behind the knot and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
"It should be over." Princess Matsumoto panted slightly. Although he was tired, there was a smile of victory on his lips.
Above the clouds.
Ian stood with his hands behind his hands, watching all this with cold eyes.
"Wonderful." He commented in his mind, but his eyes became more profound, "This is a textbook level [Art of Five Elements Interaction]."
"Fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, and water generates wood... Use the principle of attribute mutual generation to double the power of the next spell."
Ian touched his chin, "But, something is wrong."
Even with the Imperial Family's resources, even with a private tutor, it is absolutely impossible for a freshman who has just awakened for three months to master this level of skills. Especially the manipulation of the "Blood into Water" move involves extremely advanced Life Magic and fluid control, which requires years of practical experience accumulation.
"It seems that Her Royal Highness the Princess has quite a secret hidden in her body."
Just when everyone thought the dust had settled--
"Hooooooo--!!"
The "forest of flesh and blood" suddenly exploded! An unprecedented evil aura rose into the sky, instantly destroying all the thorn trees.
After the smoke and dust dissipated, Red Oni's figure changed drastically. It did not fall down, but shrank to about 2.5 meters. The original red skin turned into a strange deep purple, and a red mask appeared on its face that looked like crying but not crying, and looked like smiling but not smiling.
The feeling of oppression was more than ten times stronger than before!
"This is...Mask Demon?" Everyone was stunned, only Ian showed a playful smile.
"Sure enough, someone manipulated this monster and forcibly catalyzed its power." Ian could clearly sense the strange energy contained in the mask.
"Since you want to play big, then I will help you." Ian moved his fingers slightly, and an invisible dark energy was quietly injected into the mask.
[Magic increase·Demons upgrade]
The demonic energy that was originally only at the level of "low-level Demons" instantly rose to the level of "intermediate-level Demons" with the "help" of Ian!
This is already a catastrophic force that can destroy a city!
Outskirts of the village.
Sensing the terrifying evil spirit rising into the sky, the expressions of the three leading teachers suddenly changed.
"This breath... is level 5 Spirit Calamity?!" Teacher Kuruna's voice was trembling, "How is this possible? Even if all the elites of the General's Mansion are assembled to stop a disaster of this level, it may not be possible!"
If it was the era when Late Emperor Yeguang was alive, this kind of monster might be just a piece of cake. But in today's law-ending era, level 5 Spirit Calamity means a crisis of national annihilation.
"No matter what, we must rescue people immediately!" The man disguised as Zure shouted and rushed out first.
However, just as they were about to enter the village--
"Buzz!"
An invisible barrier rose out of thin air, blocking out the three teachers. At the same time, dozens of ninjas wearing night clothes emerged from the shadows and formed a formation.
"Leader, the plan has changed." A ninja knelt down on one knee and reported to Void, "That monster is out of control and has evolved into level 5 Spirit Calamity."
A cold voice came from Void: "I saw it."
"Then shall we continue? Her Royal Highness the Princess' life will be in danger. If she dies..."
"It doesn't matter." There was no wave in the voice, Coldblood was outrageous, "Our goal has been only one from beginning to end - Kozuki Akimitsu. As long as we can control him, what does it mean to sacrifice a princess? Even if the entire dynasty is buried with him, it is worth it."
At the same time.
On the other side of the battlefield, Ian, who had been floating in the air, suddenly raised his eyebrows.
"Oh? It's finally here."
A pitch-black barrier fell from the sky without warning, covering his entire body. This barrier not only cut off sight, but also isolated sounds and spiritual power fluctuations.
In the blink of an eye, densely packed enemies appeared in front of Ian. 20 fully armed warriors. 10 high-level onmyoji. 30 elite ninjas.
This luxurious lineup was only designed to deal with a 15-year-old civilian freshman.
The leading Onmyoji took a step forward and bowed hypocritically. "Mr. Guangyue, I'm sorry to meet you in this way."
Ian put his hands in his pockets and said indifferently, "You're welcome, you will be dead soon anyway."
The Onmyoji's face froze, and then he sneered, "Young man, don't be too arrogant. This barrier is specially customized for you. It has completely cut off your connection with Divine Grade Shikigami'Beidou', and sealed the flow of spiritual power in your body. Now you are just a person waiting to be slaughtered..."
"So much nonsense."
Ian yawned, not even bothering to listen to his villain declaration.
He just clapped his hands lightly.
"Crack."
A crisp clapping sound triggered a chain reaction in this closed space.
[Thunder Domain·Instant Prison Kill]
"Zizzi--boom!!"
Countless golden Law of Thunder seemed to be born from Void, instantly filling every inch of the barrier. There was no chanting, no forward shaking, only pure and destructive energy venting.
Those warriors, ninjas, and onmyojis didn't even have time to scream. They foamed at the mouth and fell to the ground twitching in the violent lightning. Their spiritual shields were as brittle as paper in front of Ian's Law of Thunder.
One second. The group is destroyed.
Ian stepped over the "corpses" on the ground (they were just fainted) and looked at the other end of the barrier.
There, a familiar figure was standing there.
"Teacher... oh no, I should call you, Zure."
Ian looked at the man in front of him with a playful smile on his lips.
Zure was not panicked because all his men were wiped out in an instant. He still maintained his dead-eye expression. "I don't know what you are talking about. Guangyue, since you can break the seal, you should hurry up and save other teachers and students instead of talking nonsense here."
"Stop pretending." Ian waved his hand, and another more advanced barrier covered it, completely isolating the two from the outside world. "This is my domain now. Everything looks normal outside, no one will know what is happening here."
Seeing this scene, Zure finally stopped pretending. He looked at Ian in silence, and slowly put his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
"Don't be so serious." Ian spread his hands and dropped a bombshell, "I came all the way from the Western Continent to find you. By the way, I want to say hello to your wife and children."
"Whoosh!"
Before he finished speaking, a golden sword energy almost passed across Ian's cheek, cutting off a strand of his hair.
A holy and terrifying aura erupted from Zure. The samurai sword in his hand shattered instantly, and was replaced by a radiant Western knight sword. His originally black hair lost its disguise and turned into dazzling gold; those dead fish eyes turned into blue gems; there was a "crash" behind him, and a pair of flawless white angel wings unfolded!
Angel·Zure has arrived!
Ian looked at the greatly changed man in front of him. Instead of being afraid, he showed an expression of "Sure enough," he said.
"Tsk tsk tsk, it's indeed an angel." Ian looked at him up and down, as if looking at a rare experimental sample, "And it looks like a mutated rare species."
"How do you know me?" Zure's voice became ethereal and majestic, and the sword in his hand was pointed directly at Ian's throat, "And... you just said my wife and children? What do you mean?"
"It means--Richita is not dead."
This sentence exploded in Zure's ears like thunder.
"Impossible!" Zure's face, which was originally as cold as marble, showed violent mood swings for the first time, "Lucifer will definitely find her! No mortal can escape from that devil!"
"It's a pity that your God has calculated everything." Grimoire behind Ian slowly emerged, and he looked at the shocked angel with a smile:
"But he only missed one variable - and that was me."
"Did you save her?" Zure's hand holding the sword was trembling slightly, and the killing intent in his eyes subsided, replaced by an urgent desire, "Tell me! Who are you? Why do you know so much?!"
"I know far more than you think." Ian took a step forward and looked directly into the angel's eyes:
"Want an answer? Then answer my question first."