"What... was that!?"
Chongli stared blankly at the sky where the pitch-black crescent had vanished. Only because Lord Mingye's aura had blasted him away moments earlier had he been able to remain standing where he was now.
That terrifying pulling force had been like a sinister hand of darkness, dragging in everything within its reach.
Clods of earth, skeletal remains, snow, and the frozen, blood-red surface-all within several yards.
The crescent had been small, but its uncanny power had left Chongli drenched in cold sweat.
He could feel it: if that crescent dragged him in, he would die without a doubt!
Yet faced with such a terrifying crescent, Mingye merely furrowed his brow slightly, seemingly dissatisfied.
He looked at the Evil Sword, Slay Gods and Demons, in his hand. With the Netherworld Stone's power no longer permeating it, the sword had returned to its original form, brimming with sinister energy.
Its blade was snow-white, gleaming dangerously.
"Meidō Zangetsuha, not a netherworld crescent slash..."
Mingye was deeply dissatisfied with the power of the ultimate technique he had just unleashed-or rather, with the size of the netherworld path it had opened.
"Are you resisting this power... Slay Gods and Demons...?"
Mingye stroked the blade of Slay Gods and Demons. As the Evil Sword's master, he could sense its emotions.
The power of the netherworld path belonged to another world and differed from the power of the living world. Slay Gods and Demons had not blended perfectly with the Netherworld Stone's power.
In fact, only Mingye's forceful will had compelled the two powers to merge, allowing him to unleash that crescent-shaped netherworld path.
But this also made Mingye realize that Slay Gods and Demons was not suited to wielding the power of the netherworld path.
"It seems only the Thunder Rage Sword can