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After a long while, the turbulent airflow gradually calmed down, and the figures of Tenraku and Cao Cao reappeared.
Gasping heavily, Tenraku's armor was shattered, and he had two gruesome blood holes in his chest. The Power of Sacredness from the True Longinus spread crazily from those two holes, trying to devour and purify Tenraku's entire body!
If it were anyone else, they would have long been defeated with such injuries. Even Tenraku couldn't help but wryly smile, still feeling the lingering fear from his own reckless actions.
He took out a Tear of Phoenix and consumed it to eliminate the influence of the Power of Sacredness, and the visible wounds on his body quickly healed at a rapid pace.
Although he had been reduced to such a sorry state, compared to the even more miserable Cao Cao across from him, everything was worth it! One of the Cao Caos was directly crushed into pieces by the fierce sword energy of Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi – Heavenly Sword of Gathering Clouds, while the other Cao Cao, though surviving, was heavily injured, covered in blood and flesh, looking utterly wasted!
With a trembling arm, the only surviving Cao Cao also took out a Tear of Phoenix and consumed it, gradually recovering from the horrifying injuries.
"Hā… Hā… Kamiya Tenraku, you really went all out," Cao Cao gasped as he spoke, his face still pale.
Tenraku asked, "Why do you also have a Tear of Phoenix?"
"Hey, hey… Although it's a specialty of your Phenex family, you can still get some from the black market, albeit at a higher price. It cost me quite a bit to obtain it, but even at such a high price, it's worth it, especially in a life-or-death situation like this."
Tenraku sneered, not commenting on Cao Cao's words, but he decided that after this, he would suggest increasing the price of the Tear of Phoenix in their family by twice as much!
"Even if you've recovered from your injuries, what can you do now? You don't have much power left," Tenraku said as he looked at the extremely weakened Cao Cao and a hint of mockery appeared on his face.
Tenraku's Spirit Power surpassed that of an ordinary Demon King several times over. Although creating those Demonic Beasts consumed a lot of his power, and the previous battles also took a toll on him, as long as his body didn't collapse, Ddraig and Albion would continuously supply him with energy.
In other words, as long as his physical body held up, Tenraku could continue fighting!
But Cao Cao couldn't.
"You're right. I don't have any power left, not even a single layer. At this rate, you will definitely take me out," Cao Cao admitted.
"It's a lamentable predicament. While my body can still move, let me show you my ultimate technique!"
Even though he was pushed into a desperate situation, Cao Cao's face showed increasing excitement upon it. He wanted to explore the limits of humanity, and now was the time to witness his own limits!
With a trembling Holy Spear in his hand, Cao Cao emanated a sharp aura, like a spear itself. At this moment, he was the spear, and the spear was him, achieving a perfect fusion of man and weapon!
Swiftly retreating and creating distance between them, Tenraku quickly condensed his Heavenly Dragon armor, preparing for the final counterattack. Prey that fights back at the brink of death is often the most dangerous, and this guy, Cao Cao, was finally going to unleash the legendary move, "Brightness of Supremacy – Truth Idea"!
However, just at that moment…
"Hǒǒǒuuu!!!"
A tremendous roar resounded from below and both Tenraku and Cao Cao couldn't help but look over, only to see that the nine-tailed fox Tenraku had created was torn apart by the nine-tailed fox manifested by Yasaka Princess!
Although the Biju version of the nine-tailed fox possessed comparable strength to a Demon King, it was ultimately just a fake created by Tenraku's Sacred Gear. Its power weakened as the battle continued, and it was expected that it would be defeated by Yasaka Princess's manifestation without the power boost from Tenraku.
However, it happened at this very moment and Tenraku couldn't help but curse inwardly. He didn't have the spare energy to take care of that situation now, as he needed to focus on dealing with Cao Cao.
However, at that moment, another unexpected change occurred!
As the Spirit Qi gathered continuously in Kyoto, the golden fox manifested by Yasaka Princess had grown more than twice its original size, radiating a brilliant and painful light. Then…
A massive crack appeared in the sky!
"We did it!" Cao Cao's eyes lit up with excitement as he saw this.
At the same time, Georg, who was manipulating the Magic formation below, opened his eyes and a smile appeared on his lips.
"Yes, they did it! They have successfully summoned the Magic of the True Red Dragon God Emperor (Great Red)!"
"Ah…!"
Almost everyone stopped fighting and looked up at the sky. Under the gaze of the astonished crowd, an immensely huge divine dragon flew out from the crack. Its entire body was scarlet, exuding a noble and fantastical aura, with two pairs of enormous dragon wings that covered the sky.
"The Great Red… Red Dragon God Emperor!!!"
Such a massive and majestic figure made everyone feel insignificant in its presence!
But something seemed off!
Suddenly, Tenraku snapped out of his daze, while Cao Cao beside him furrowed his brow. Then, Cao Cao's Holy Spear shook, rapidly elongating as it thrust toward the divine dragon in the sky.
However, the spear didn't make contact with any physical entity. It passed through the dragon as if it were a mere illusion!
In an instant, the entire scene fell into extreme silence…
"HāHāHā… Cao Cao, is this the Red Dragon God Emperor you wanted to summon?"
"HāHāHāHāHā… I can't handle it anymore! I'm laughing so hard!"
Tears were almost streaming down Tenraku's face as he laughed heartily. Katerea and the other women below also joined in, their expressions filled with contempt and mockery.
The members of the Hero Faction couldn't help but blush with embarrassment, and even Cao Cao in the air twitched at the corners of his mouth. They had put in so much effort, only to summon a mere illusion. What a joke!
"Cao Cao, the experiment failed."
A mist condensed and revealed Georg's figure. His tone was low and filled with disappointment.
"Let it go. We should have gathered quite a bit of useful data this time. Let's retreat."
Cao Cao didn't dwell on the failure any longer. He calmly spoke, accepting the situation.
Georg used communication Magic to relay the retreat order to all his comrades, while Tenraku swiftly moved and stood in front of the two of them.
"Cao Cao, do you want to escape?"
"While continuing to fight you would be great, I also have to consider my own comrades."
"Kamiya Tenraku, let's leave our duel for another time."
"Hmph, do you think that you can come and go as you please? It's not going to be that easy!"
Naturally, Tenraku wouldn't let Cao Cao and his group escape so easily. With a spread of his Dragon Wings, Tenraku shot toward them. But suddenly, a layer of mist rose, and by the time Tenraku passed through it, Cao Cao and Georg had disappeared without a trace.
"Tch, they escaped!"
With a cold gaze, Tenraku's face darkened as he spoke. At the same time, a dense fog enveloped the entire Nijō Castle, and one by one, members of the Hero Faction began to vanish.
It was the work of that fog wielder. Tenraku couldn't stop it; he could only capture them one by one. Changing direction, Tenraku immediately shot downward…
To be continued…
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