Seeing Sean's head blown clean off by her shot, Shiraori didn't let her guard down.
This was partly because the enemy hadn't dropped any materials, and partly because her [Ruler: Wisdom] sensed that he wasn't dead yet.
Sure enough, within a single breath, Sean's missing head regrew at visible speed.
"You, "
He was about to speak when a cold, white light streaked toward his throat.
Sean quickly retreated. At the same moment, the other Diamond-tier demons present reacted, flooding the area with countless attacks.
The King of the Living Dead, caught in the crossfire, shouted angrily, "I'm reporting you bastards to the Lords for your personal vendetta!"
Upon hearing this, the Corrupted Demon's mouth stretched from ear to ear, and countless sticky green droplets dripped from his maw, corroding the ground with a sizzling hiss.
He said nonchalantly, "You old bastard, there's no way you'll die from an attack like that."
Hearing this, Sean could only snort in disapproval, then changed the subject. "Don't worry about me, just deal with that guy."
He gestured toward Azrael, who was observing the situation from a distance.
Shiraori certainly couldn't be injured by those attacks. The moment the other demons struck, she had used spatial magic to relocate to a safe location.
"Wow! That's impressive!" Shiraori gasped in amazement, watching the demons attack without any regard for Sean's safety. "It looks like even physical attacks can't do much damage to him."
Of course, according to [Ruler: Wisdom], the opponent's recovery ability had to have a limit, it was impossible for it to be completely ineffective. After all, if that were the case, the opponent wouldn't be just Diamond-tier.
However, in a one-on-one fight, Shiraori was confident she could wear him down. Unfortunately, the current situation didn't allow her to engage in a war of attrition.
Fortunately, she had some ideas.
"In my experience, the mental resistance of these undead should be quite low, right?"
Coincidentally, she was also quite adept at Heresy Magic, which specialized in soul attacks.
At that moment, Sean felt an unspeakable terror wash over him. "What's going on?!"
The next moment, he groaned, clutching his head in agony.
"Soul attack?!"
The King of the Undead was overcome with fear.
He had never expected that the opposing card would identify his weakness in a single encounter.
This was due to Shiraori possessing [Ruler: Wisdom], which combined identification and detection, otherwise, she might not have been able to detect it in such a short time.
Seeing her attack was effective, Shiraori no longer hesitated, unleashing her Heresy Magic at Sean without restraint.
Meanwhile, some of the Diamond-tier demons chasing Azrael in the distance also noticed this.
But what did it matter to them? Sean was dead, so long as they could kill the Diamond-tier Lore Cardian before them. At most, they'd burn some paper for Sean by this time next year.
Azrael, without his Sacred Blade Armor, could only rely on his physical body to dodge attacks from behind.
He adhered to a single principle: dodge if possible, and take the hit if not.
Realizing this, more than one demon sighed. "This kid is truly formidable! No wonder even Lord Tempest couldn't kill him."
They'd watched their attacks successfully strike the tiny flea not far away, yet the flea remained unharmed.
Just as they were growing increasingly exasperated, Shiraori appeared beside Azrael, clutching a supply of materials.
Seeing this, the demons silently cursed, "That useless Sean! He died so quickly."
Realizing their goal had been achieved, Azrael supported Shiraori's arm, spat out a mouthful of blood, and swept his icy gaze over the Diamond-tier demons present. Without hesitation, he declared, "Let's go."
As soon as the words left his mouth, Shiraori used spatial magic, and both of them vanished on the spot.
Seeing this scene, the group of Diamond-tier demons stood confused for a moment. "He ran away?"
They never expected that Azrael would simply flee.
Of course, they weren't the only ones. Tempest, who was fighting with Ichigo Kurosaki and the others at this time, also noticed this.
"What a pity."
The white-armored warlord casually swept away the Myōjinmon that fell from the sky, sighing with some regret.
She had originally planned to chase Azrael after dealing with the three cards before her, but now it seemed that the young man wasn't going to give her this opportunity.
Fortunately, a Lore Cardian wasn't much of a threat after he had no cards remaining.
Although the young man she'd just fought seemed to have terrifying talent, if not dealt with, he might become a significant problem for the demon army in the future, that was a matter for the future.
As long as she could maintain her current state and go support the other warlords, the outcome of today's battle could be said to have been decided.
This was why she hadn't continued to use the Storm Sword, which consumed so much energy.
Thinking of this, Tempest took a breath and looked at Ichigo Kurosaki and the other two, who were covered with wounds, with a cold gaze. "It's your turn."
Hearing this, Azrael's three remaining cards couldn't help but glance at each other. They certainly knew the plan of their holder.
Therefore, they just kept silent and prepared themselves. Even if they were ultimately defeated by Tempest, they would try their best to bite off a piece of flesh from her.
The Master-tier beings in the distance naturally noticed that Azrael had disappeared.
The warlord shrouded in darkness sneered, then said aloud, "It seems that the kid has abandoned you."
Facing the demon's ridicule, Master Tempest was unmoved.
In his opinion, it was good that Azrael could hold the enemy Tempest for so long. Now that his cards had been almost used up, it was natural to retreat.
There was no need to stay and fight to the death with the demon army.
After all, it was Master Fujimaru being teleported away that caught them off guard, otherwise, the battle would never have been so difficult.
Thinking of this, Master Tempest looked at Catherine in the distance.
Whether to fight or retreat now depended on the Empress's wishes.
Catherine also noticed that the young Empire of Aetherlight resident had vanished from her perception.
She could understand Azrael's actions. After all, given the current situation, the Empire of Aetherlight had already lost one Master-tier Lore Cardian, losing another near-Master would be an enormous loss.
Furthermore, the Empress, knowing well how powerful Tempest the demon warlord was, was already pleased with Azrael's ability to hold out for so long.
The unfortunate part was that if he could have held out just a little longer, she could have confidently reduced the enemy's numbers.
Thinking of this, Catherine glanced at the two warlords clashing with her not far away and gritted her teeth. "Master Tempest, give it your all."
She was ready to fight with everything she had.
After all, after today, the demon army would never allow her to safely craft her first Sovereign-tier card.
Even if it was impossible to completely annihilate all five warlords, she had to at least cripple them.
Otherwise, both the Empire and Tsarist Russia would face endless harassment from the demon army and the City-within-a-City.
Hearing Catherine's words, Master Tempest took a deep breath, and then endless light bloomed around his body, and a golden radiance as tangible as solid matter emanated from his right eye.
Seeing this, the warlords suddenly stood in awe.
The moment of decisive battle had arrived.
While Master Tempest and his allies were locked in a desperate struggle with the demon warlords, Azrael had already had Shiraori find a cave in the mountains and hide there.
With the [Silent] skill and Shiraori guarding the cave entrance, Azrael felt confident that no Diamond-tier player would be able to discover him.
The current situation certainly didn't allow him time to recuperate or rest.
So, Azrael sat down on the chair held out by the Shadowkhan and without hesitation, he took out all the materials.
[Hero of the Troubled Times] (Red), [Eye of God] (Red), [Lord of the Living Dead] (Red).
"This is the first time I'm creating a new card while maintaining the others. I hope nothing goes wrong."
Azrael took a deep breath, calmed himself briefly, and then focused his mental energy on the three materials.
[Please begin to compose your story.]
[In troubled times, various ninja clans were hired by anyone willing to pay a high price to carry out assassination and annihilation missions, even young children, and Uchiha Madara was no exception.]
[During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Kabuto Yakushi found Uchiha Madara's corpse and resurrected him through the Impure World Reincarnation technique. Thanks to Kabuto's manipulations, the resurrected Uchiha Madara retained the most basic Rinnegan.]
[It was at this time that the new generation of ninjas finally experienced the terror of this Shura of the Ninja World.]
After completing the card creation and seeing the card floating before him, Azrael finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Success."
He hadn't had the time to carefully polish Uchiha Madara's story, and many parts were even vague.
In other words, when he was creating Hashirama Senju, he had already conceived the general content of the story, otherwise he might not have been able to finish it.
"Vangeance the quality still be red?"
Azrael absorbed Uchiha Madara's card into his mind with some anxiety.
[Impure World Reincarnation: Uchiha Madara]
Rank: Diamond
Quality: Red
Category: Creature
Skills:
[Ninja General Skills][Fire Release][Mastery of Taijutsu]
[Kekkei Genkai: Wood Release]: Uchiha Madara awakened this Wood Release ninjutsu after receiving the cells of Hashirama Senju.
[Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan]: Uchiha Madara gained a new Mangekyō Sharingan after receiving the cells of Uchiha Izuna. In this state, Madara not only possesses basic abilities such as observation, copying, and hypnosis, but also gains the derivative eye technique [Susanoo]. Furthermore, the bearer of this eye will not go blind due to excessive use of this technique.
[Rinnegan]: Uchiha Madara awakened this Rinnegan in his later years after receiving the cells of Hashirama. This is the ultimate eye technique originating from the Ōtsutsuki clan, possessing the derivative skills [Sealing Absorption], [Shinra Tensei], [Chibaku Tensei], and [Tengai Shinsei].
Abilities:
[Dance King], "Do you want to dance too?" After Uchiha Madara utters this phrase, beings below Diamond-tier will be forced to dance.
Note: This effect can only be applied to one being at a time.
[Ninja Shura]: Although he shares Hashirama Senju's desire for peace, Uchiha Madara is not as gentle as his predecessor. Therefore, his attack power will be greatly increased.
[Power of Indra]: As the reincarnation of Indra's chakra, son of the Sage of Six Paths, Uchiha Madara's ninjutsu will be greatly enhanced when he unleashes it.
Introduction, "Have you seen me in my prime?"
Bonds:
When appearing with the [Hashirama Senju] series, the effect [Love and Hate] can be activated.
When appearing with the [Uchiha Izuna] series, the effect [Inherited Brother Complex] can be activated.
When appearing with the [Uchiha Obito] series, the effect [Puppet's Rebellion] can be activated.
Activated Bond: [Love and Hate] (2/2)
Bond Effect: When Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara are present at the same time, their combined powers of Ashura and Indra are strengthened, enhancing Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan and Hashirama Senju's Wood Release.
Note: In this state, [Impure World Reincarnation: Uchiha Madara]'s Rinnegan unlocks [Limbo: Border Jail] and [Outer Path: Samsara Rebirth Technique].
[Limbo: Border Jail]: Uchiha Madara's unique Rinnegan ability allows him to create "shadows" of himself in the invisible world of Limbo, which can be used to block the opponent's attacks or to surprise them. The Limbo can split into four at a time. After a period of time, the shadows return to the main body, requiring a cooldown before being reactivated.
[Outer Path: Samsara Rebirth Technique]: After using this technique, all of the card holder's Diamond-tier and lower cards currently on cooldown will have their cooldowns refreshed. The cost is that [Impure World Reincarnation: Uchiha Madara] is forced to enter a cooldown of thirty calendar days.
"It's still red?"
Azrael was surprised upon seeing Uchiha Madara's quality. He had already prepared for it to be only gold.
Now, he was finally certain that his Lore Cardian process was definitely different from that of a normal Lore Cardian, but now wasn't the time to dwell on that.
Azrael patiently continued to read.
[Impure World Reincarnation: Uchiha Madara]'s strength was only as expected, that was Azrael's initial thought, until he saw the bond effect between Madara and Hashirama.
"Samsara Rebirth Technique?!"
He stared blankly at this skill, a skill Madara would never actually use himself. "It can actually refresh the cooldown of all cards?!"
Having been a Lore Cardian for so long, Azrael was naturally aware of the power of this skill.
This meant that his combat power had directly doubled.
Of course, the most crucial question was, "Can I refresh those three Shinigami [Venue Cards]?"
"If so, wouldn't that allow me to summon the Soul King twice in a row?!"
Azrael had never imagined that these unrelated cards could produce such a powerful combo.
He opened his mouth, at a loss for words.
Despite his excitement, Azrael didn't forget that Master Tempest and the others were still engaged in a tense battle.
"Tempest, it's round two."
"Give your owner a message for me."
"For a Diamond-tier, you've done well."
Across the vast expanse of land, Tempest looked indifferently at Hashirama Senju and Yamamoto Shigekuni, who knelt before her.
As for why Ichigo Kurosaki wasn't there, it was naturally because the orange-haired boy had dissipated on his own after releasing Mugetsu.
Of course, his attack wasn't in vain.
In the eyes of Azrael's two cards, the white armor of the Master-tier demon warlord was already shattered beyond recognition, and a terrifying scar deep enough to see bone was revealed on her chest.
This was because Tempest had been prepared, otherwise she would have lost at least an arm.
Facing imminent death, Hashirama Senju and Yamamoto Shigekuni forced themselves to stand up, ready for a final fight.
Seeing this, Tempest's face finally showed some fatigue. After experiencing such an intense battle, even she, a Master-tier demon, was a little tired.
Just as she raised her hand to deal with the two, a somewhat arrogant voice suddenly rang out across the field.
"Hashirama!"
"It's rare to see you like this!"