They pushed open the heavy wooden doors to find a lotus-covered lake, with several walkways leading to a platform in the middle.
On the platform, Shinobu Kocho and the other two had only just finished fending off the ice pillars when Doma's eyes recovered. He said softly, "Blood Demon Art-Freezing White Princess!"
With that, he fanned out a cloud of icy mist, which rapidly condensed into two ice sculptures of girls, each with only an upper body resting atop a white lotus.
They looked so lifelike that they could have been real.
"Not good! Everyone, hold your breath!" Kanae had barely finished her warning.
"Whoosh!" Both sculptures blew vast quantities of freezing air from their mouths, sweeping it out in every direction.
It reached nearly a hundred meters!
Even though Kanae had been brought back through Impure World Reincarnation, she could still be frozen, restricting her movements.
But unless they stopped those two ice sculptures, they would keep breathing out freezing air until it filled the entire space.
Just then, Doma froze for a moment, and his attacks stopped as well.
"Huh? Lord Akaza's presence disappeared for a while, then quickly returned, completely transformed."
"How strange. It's almost like he's become some other creature."
"Here's our chance! Everyone, attack!" Kanae ignored Doma's muttering and called everyone forward.
At the same time, Kokushibo also sensed Akaza's presence disappear and then change.
"Akaza, now that you have reached a higher realm, can you break free of that person's control and influence? How much stronger have you become?"
"I look forward to finding out."
Bang! Several figures broke through the sky full of crescent blades and charged up to him.
"Powerful warriors from another world? Undying beings who can return to life... I wonder how many more surprises you have in store for