During the seven years, Calvin learned a lot about himself and the Seven Deadly Sins through the black mist. The more he understood, the more shocked and disappointed he became. As the black mist stated, he had no resistance whatsoever, like a fish on a chopping board, ready to be slaughtered.
Why was he trapped in this place? The fundamental reason was those seven guys.
Originally, the dwelling place of the soul was not so desolate. Instead, it would change with the mood of the soul, somewhat like the space where Zanpakuto resides.
Now, the darkness occupying this dwelling place was, in fact, a prison built by the Seven Deadly Sins using their own fundamental soul power. It was a prison designed to imprison souls.
What frustrated him even more was that his Summoning Card had become the weapon of the enemy.
Those guys who called themselves the Seven Deadly Sins had died many years ago, but as demons born from human malice, they were, in a sense, immortal as long as humanity existed.
However, immortality didn't mean they retained their power. Although they were still alive before, they were worse than dead.
Their consciousness existed in the world, but they couldn't interfere with anything. They floated outside, seemingly connected to the world but isolated from it.
After who knows how many ages, they finally managed to occupy the summoning beasts of Summoning Cards with the help of their masters, and once again had a connection with the world.
Not only that, but the Seven Deadly Sins, as the trusted subordinates of the Demon Ancestor, also had some subordinates of their own. Their subordinates were naturally selected from the summoning beasts of the Summoning Cards.
Like Sloth's 'Dragon Dominator' and Lust's 'Pet Dragon of the Eagle Lady.'
In addition to this, he also gained a general understanding of that dark mist. Although it looked formidable and Calvin's magic had no effect on it, Calvin knew that it was due to the presence of magic being like a phantom in the dwelling place of the soul, making it completely useless.
Although he was helpless against the black mist, the black mist was equally helpless against Calvin. Apart from using words to harass him, it was just an annoying and dirty thing. Calvin had always treated it as a target.
However, this didn't mean that Calvin was not in danger; on the contrary, danger was constantly approaching him.
Through the black mist, Calvin learned what the Seven Deadly Sins were doing with his power – spreading negative opinions, fear of the apocalypse, and collecting these emotions.
The originally pitch-black space later emitted a purple light, and the reason was that this purple light was the transformation of those negative emotions.
Everything was for the nightmare born from malice to regain power. Although seducing Basilisk Temple with words to perfection back then was very successful, the result was failure. This time, the Demon Ancestor intended to personally take action.
As long as the Demon Ancestor gained enough power, he would undoubtedly kill Calvin immediately. Therefore, Calvin was in a state of uneasiness and panic every second, but he concealed it well.
Throughout, Calvin, who had no means of resistance, did not give up but kept trying to find a way to escape.
But he was in the dwelling place of the soul, and the only thing he could do was think.
So, he kept thinking, trying to come up with magic that could harm this demon even in the dwelling place of the soul, experimenting once he came up with them. If it didn't work, he continued thinking.
During the seven years, he came up with many incredibly powerful magics, but without exception, they were all useless against the Demon Ancestor.
In the seven years, Calvin was almost desperate. However, just as he was about to give up, a turning point quietly arrived.
The Seven Deadly Sins were actually defeated, not just one, but three of them.
He knew the nature of the Seven Deadly Sins and understood that once they were defeated, they would return to a state where they were nothing. It was not something that could be achieved in a moment to act again as summoning beasts. Therefore, he could be sure that someone came to attack the Seven Deadly Sins, and their strength was not weak, at least there was an S-rank mage.
At this moment, the magic power in his external body was present once again, and the prison that imprisoned the soul, with the fall of the Seven Deadly Sins, produced a crack.
Although this crack was not enough to let him escape, it was obviously only a matter of time before he could escape.
...
Inside the castle, in a certain room, a knight rode on a steed, skillfully avoiding attacks from all directions.
Countless yellow needles emitting a faint light, like a machine gun, shot towards the knight from all directions, densely covering the knight's entire body, seemingly unavoidable.
But the knight didn't seem to intend to avoid them. With a short spear in hand, he thrust forward, and a strange spiral force erupted, causing all the needles he touched to explode. However, not a bit of the power landed on the knight.
Next, several laser beams fell from the sky, pinpointing the opening created by the knight's defense against attacks. They bombarded ruthlessly, causing the knight's expression to change. Another short spear stabbed out at lightning speed, and the spiral force erupted once again, forcibly twisting and distorting the trajectory of the laser beams, barely grazing his body.
"Is this okay? Is the Dark Knight Gaia really such a formidable summoning beast?" Boqis Luo exclaimed exaggeratedly, his tone full of disbelief.
Floating beside him were the members of the Thunder God group, Philip and Isabella. The three of them each stayed in mid-air using their respective methods. Although Gaia, the Dark Knight, wanted to attack, he had to give up due to positional issues.
But hearing Boqis Luo's words, Gaia couldn't help but coldly speak, "Let me say it again, I am Greed, one of the Seven Deadly Sins, representing the evil of greed. Don't use the name of my original body anymore."
Boqis Luo just sneered, not bothering to argue with him.
At this moment, Isabella calmly spoke, "Don't panic; our advantage in the air will not change. Just find his weaknesses slowly."
Boqis Luo replied, "I know. It's just a momentary sentiment. Back then, it didn't seem so scary."
What he said 'back then' naturally referred to the battle when they, together with Laxus, ambushed Calvin during the Fairy Tail internal conflict.
Hearing this, Philip frowned. For some reason, even though they now had the upper hand, he always felt something was amiss.
Below, Greed looked at the three people above and lightly pulled a contemptuous smile.
Muttering to himself, he said, "Hiding in the air all the time, thinking you can be worry-free...""
Please note that this translation is provided for comprehension purposes and may not capture all nuances of the original text.