"Cursed Battle Skill — Exploding Flame Assault!"
Yumier, whose entire body was engulfed in flames, continuously unleashed fire towards Rozen, sending a torrent of fire like a roaring army charging forward.
"Boom boom boom boom boom...!"
Explosions erupted in front of Rozen, shattering the Magic Defence shield he had raised and sending the blast towards him.
Rozen immediately pulled back.
However, his arm was grazed by a strand of fire, which immediately ignited.
Feeling the scorching pain in his arm, Rozen narrowed his eyes.
"Even Kongouriki couldn't completely block it?"
This was Yumier's curse: her flames transformed into an inferno capable of burning everything to ashes. No matter the entity, it wouldn't extinguish unless it was completely consumed. The fire seemed to possess life, like soldiers, following Yumier's every command, ready to carry out any action.
Hence, it was called — Thousand Arms.
"In the face of my legion of immortal flames, there is no room for luck."
Yumier, the queen amidst the sea of flames, gestured as if commanding an army, sending waves of flames surging towards Rozen.
It was like a crimson avalanche, intent on swallowing Rozen whole, burning him to ashes, leaving no trace.
No defense could withstand these flames.
No technique could resist this onslaught.
Yet, Rozen's expression remained unchanged.
"It's indeed a very powerful curse."
Rozen acknowledged this.
At the very least, due to the restrictions of the environment, Rozen couldn't unleash his full power without causing collateral damage, making it a considerable threat.
However...
"Do you think this level is enough to kill me?"
Rozen suddenly stopped retreating.
A surge of High-Grade Mana erupted from him.
"——————"
As the lengthy incantation echoed, a crimson flames descended around Rozen.
The Eight Attendants of Fudo Myo-ou began to manifest amidst the sea of flames, roaring ferociously as they charged towards Yumier's incoming flames.
Seeing this, Yumier was not frightened but rather excited.
Though Yumier had long suspected that Rozen possessed similar abilities, this was the first time she had witnessed it firsthand.
In fact, many were seeing this side of Rozen for the first time, and they would surely be astonished.
But instead of fear, Yumier's fighting spirit soared.
"Let's see whose army is stronger, mine or yours...!"
Yumier commanded her fiery legion, sending a torrent of flames to meet Fudo Myo-ou's True Flame.
"Boom—!"
The two raging infernos collided, intertwining as if trying to devour each other, each attempting to completely consume the other.
Before long, one flame overwhelmed the other, devouring it entirely.
The flame that devoured the other was Rozen's crimson lotus fire.
In other words, Yumier's flames were consumed by Rozen's fire.
"How is this possible...!?"
Yumier was stunned.
Her flames were not ordinary; they were strengthened by a curse, capable of burning everything to ashes.
By all rights, not only ordinary flames but even water, the natural nemesis of fire, would be burned away by Yumier's flames.
Her curse was such a force, an absolute flame that defied the laws of physics.
Thus, in Yumier's mind, no matter how strong Rozen was, if he used fire against her fire, the result would only be her flames consuming his.
But the outcome had been completely reversed, leaving Yumier shocked.
What she didn't know was that, if it were an ordinary Flame jujutsu, perhaps that would have been the case. But against the Flame jujutsu infused with the essence of Fudo Myo-ou, Rozen's fire didn't just burn through curses, magic, or other similar forces. Like the legendary Fudo Myo-ou, it could burn through the three thousand worlds, incinerating endless demonic armies.
In other words, Rozen's flames were no ordinary fire either.
Both sides wielded flames that could consume all.
In that case, the victor was determined by strength alone.
And could Yumier possibly be stronger than Rozen?
Leaving aside other factors, just the energy they wielded: Yumier used Collapse Force, which could rival High-Grade Mana, but Rozen was using High-Grade Mana compressed to its absolute limit.
Just like mana, when compressed, it becomes compressed mana, and when compressed to the extreme, it becomes 100% compressed mana. The High-Grade Mana Rozen was using now was, more accurately, 100% compressed High-Grade Mana.
With that, wasn't the outcome obvious?
"———— Fudo Myo-ou's ever-victorious army, Eight Attendants, heed my true words, blaze forth and incinerate the demonic legions of three thousand worlds ————"
Rozen formed several seals, and finally brought his thumb and index finger together, pointing towards Yumier.
"Order!"
With the power of the mantra, the crimson flames, having devoured Yumier's flames, formed a massive army of the Eight Attendants. They roared wildly and charged towards Yumier.
"————!"
Yumier seemed to shout something, waving her blazing red sword, sending her flames to intercept the oncoming Eight Attendants.
However, under the ferocious onslaught of the Eight Attendants, Yumier's flames were either devoured or obliterated, proving utterly ineffective.
In her frenzy, Yumier not only used her cursed flames but also unleashed a barrage of Collapse Force blasts towards Rozen, trying to destroy him.
Unfortunately, the Collapse Force blasts were either intercepted by the Eight Attendants or consumed by the crimson flames, instantly burning them to smoke.
Thus, the surrounding sea of flames was completely devoured by Rozen's crimson lotus fire, replaced by it.
As for Yumier, she was finally engulfed by the Eight Attendants of crimson flames, completely unable to resist.
"No...!"
Yumier let out a despairing cry.
In no time, the endless crimson flames surrounded her, burning, scorching, and smelting her body.
Before long, her beautiful figure was reduced to ashes by the crimson flames amidst her agonized screams. She lost her limbs, her hair, her skin, leaving nothing but a grotesque, disfigured remnant.
"Boom—!"
Another explosion rang out, causing the crimson flames to expand, instantly covering the entire arena.