Pol looked at the direction of the fight worriedly and at Kal's leaving figure. His face darkened. "This is bad. Let's go!"
Bast and Kus looked at each other, then followed Pol's vanishing figure.
…
Brustiar and Gravitar also sprinted out of their room.
Brustiar pondered with worry and nervousness. 'I knew something was wrong, but not to this degree. This is basically giving a signal to everyone to go to war with us in the name of justice. The ancestors had to know about this, but they still chose to make a deal with them. I…I…'
"Don't think too much. Let's first see the situation." Gravitar said, seeing his friend getting worried like that.
Letting out a sigh, Brustiar said."Yea, let's first see."
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Ragingwave Clan.
"What is this?" Galibar looked at the direction of the fight, and his eyes widened when he found out who it was. "A demon cultivator, and such a strong one at that!?"
The other elders in the hall were as shocked as Galibar.
"Huh?" Mingxi noticed something else that others didn't. "Isn't that one of the guests that Burnheart received?"
"What?" Galibar, along with many others, looked at Mingxi, who was dumbfounded himself by what he said.
"Quick, everyone, get ready for war!" Galibar gave an immediate order that everyone followed willingly.
In their ancestral hall.
"We can't miss this chance," Tai said to Rag and Kant. They nodded their heads, completely agreeing with him.
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IceFire Clan.
"Huh?" Julie left her room just after saying that, as she wanted to watch what was happening.
Her whole clan was awakened from their usual deep cultivation state.
Kaley and Jasmine's faces became stern.
"It looks like something big will happen."
"Yes. But we don't have to meddle in it. Let's just watch it from the sides."
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PoisonFire Army's camp.
"Did they really have a relationship with demon cultivators?" Muril asked the man in front of him, who was the captain of the spy team.
Batu and Haone also didn't expect to hear such things.
The captain of the spy team was keeping a close eye on the situation around the Burnheart Family. They also thought, like many others, that the guests were from a potentially large force, which made them worry earlier.
Now they saw it was nothing to be worried about.
The man nodded his head. "Yes, sir. He is currently fighting the town guard captain, Vik."
"Good. Blow the horns; we will go to war." Muril stood up from his position and went to put on his helmet.
Batu and Haone looked at each other and went to their own squads.
…
Bang!
Nakal's body smashed against the ground, causing a ripple-like effect. This also wasn't the first time Nakal got beaten down.
Throughout this whole fight, he was being overwhelmed by Vik.
It was not that he was getting overwhelmed by his spiritual energy or whatever; it was simply because of skill.
Vik would use less spiritual energy but still make effective attacks that made Nakal hard to get an advantage on. Also, Vik had superior sword skills that made Nakal fully vulnerable. The only thing that was keeping him alive was his cultivation realm.
Nakal looked at Vik, who was dashing toward him. 'I can't go on like this.'
" [ Blood Contract - Devouring Lycan's Possession ] " Nakal's spiritual energy covered him like an egg, then burst open just before Vik arrived.
Vik was about to swing his sword but stopped. He retreated back in a hurry.
Bang
The place Vik just was in was now dug open by a huge claw mark.
Vik looked carefully and saw a giant Lycan that had sharp claws and a face that was giving him a bloodthirsty smile.
"Tsk, as expected of these guys." Vik sneered at seeing Nakal use this technique.
Vik knew this technique as it was famous among demon cultivators. This technique would help them contract with demons from the abyss and let them possess the host's body. It was only used when you saw your inevitable defeat.
"Such weaklings, always borrowing others' strengths." Vik hated this technique to the core. He believed in his own strength. Even if his opponent lost, he wouldn't disrespect them when they used their own strength.
Vik decided to use the first move of his technique as he knew he wouldn't be able to win against Nakal like he did the previous time.
" [ Seamless Sword - Metallic Hymn ] " Vik rushed back to Nakal after saying that.
Nakal also charged toward Vik, taking big leaps. He swung his claws, intending to tear Vik apart.
But Vik didn't retreat like last time. He swung his sword at Nakal's claw, and while he was doing that, a metallic sound came out of his sword.
Ting
Instantly, the metal objects surrounding them turned into sharp spikes and attacked Nakal from all sides.
Bang!
Puchi….
Nakal's attack was blocked by Vik, and the spikes had inserted multiple parts into his body. The spikes went back to normal and melted on the ground.
Vik wasn't done with that; he followed through with a flurry of attacks that gave Nakal no chance to defend and left him getting attacked from all sides.
Nakal's body got riddled with holes, and he started to feel his body getting wet by his own blood.
RAWR
Suddenly, Nakal screamed at point-blank range, which caught Vik off guard. Vik's body got blasted back, letting Nakal have a chance to breathe.
Just as Vik landed on the ground, he saw the injuries all over Nakal's body were healed.
"This healing ability, so annoying." Vik's hatred for the usage of this technique was also for this.
The demons at the abyss had physical strength beyond comprehension, which was complemented by their healing ability. Whenever Vik tried to kill a demon cultivator, he would get stuck because they wouldn't just die.
"Also, he has already lost his sanity. Such a weak guy." Vik saw Nakal calm down and didn't rush at him like usual.
Instead, he was smelling, like he was trying to find prey for him to eat.