Chapter 1282: The Fourth True Ancestor's Strongest Familiar
"It's not over yet! Keep coming—Natra Cinereus! Regulus Aurum! Minelauva Iris!"
This was far from the end!
"What a hassle, come out all at once—Kiffa Ater! Shaula Viola! Alnasl Minium! Dabih Kryastalos! Sadalmelik Albus! Alrescha Glacies!"
After successive roars, bird cries, and unsettling laughter.
A total of twelve familiars lined up in a row above Eiji's head.
The tidal wave of magical energy surged in all directions, transforming into a tangible storm.
Bathed in such a torrent of magical energy, Kishinami seemed as comfortable as enjoying a spring breeze.
"My, what a splendid circus performance!"
The Fourth True Ancestor's magical energy held no advantage before the Beast.
"Circus? Is your mother in it?"
Eiji politely inquired about Kishinami's family.
"Let me test my newest technique on you! All familiars, come to me!"
Eiji clenched his fist fiercely.
"Moo—!"
In the sky, the bull-headed god took the lead with a high-pitched cry.
His body suddenly expanded, with his limbs and head disappearing during the process, leaving only an immensely muscular upper torso.
Following closely, the diamond sheep silently stood up, with everything below its head dissolving into particles. Only its transparent head flew into the sky, automatically adjusting its size before landing on the bull-headed god's vacant neck.
So-called familiars are pure aggregates of magical energy. Though they possess consciousness, they actually have no fixed form.
The forms named after the twelve zodiac signs were merely given to them by the Heavenly Tribe at their creation.
But essentially, the forms familiars take depend entirely on their host's imagination!
As long as the host has sufficient control over the familiars, they can mold them into any desired shape!
Coincidentally.
Eiji's control over familiars is unparalleled throughout the entire Strike the Blood world!
Under the watchful eyes of all.
Shaula Viola transformed into a left arm burning with purple flames.
The Valkyrie-like Minelauva Iris became a slender right arm.
Kiffa Ater's already elongated body extended fivefold further, grasped by the Valkyrie-transformed right arm.
Alnasl Minium provided two crimson horns, mounted on the diamond sheep-transformed head.
Regulus Aurum and Dabih Kryastalos respectively became two legs.
Sadalmelik Albus transformed into serpent hair, adorning the back of the goat head.
Alrescha Glacies' wings spread out, settling on the back.
The dragon snake's quicksilver became two slender tails.
The final silver mist of the carapace transformed into a hazy fog-like armor, enveloping the entire bodies of his companions.
"Boom!"
The monster landed on the ground.
It was a true monster in every sense, composed entirely of parts from the familiars.
Yet this monster stood upright like a human, holding a sword in its hand and clad in armor.
Just like a martial deity from ancient legends!
Eiji stood within the head formed by the Diamond Sheep, controlling the massive fused familiar's body as if piloting a giant robot.
That's right.
This was the fusion of all twelve familiars!
It could truly be called the strongest familiar possessing the full power of the Fourth True Ancestor!
Back in the Strike the Blood world, he had long heard of Vatler's fame in fusing familiars, and had always wanted to try merging all his own familiars together!
Only now had he finally brought out this technique for a test run!
Before him stood the massive luminous entity that Kishinami had transformed into.
The two faced each other, their heights equal.
A distance of several kilometers was nothing more than stepping on the gas pedal for them.
The luminous form Kishinami had taken was enchantingly graceful.
Meanwhile, the fused familiar Eiji controlled was utterly ferocious in appearance.
"Even circus pets can gather to such scale when united? Quite impressive indeed!"
Kishinami let out a charming laugh.
Without hesitation, she formed hand seals with both hands.
Like stars converging, deep blue light gathered between her arms into a sphere.
The hundreds-of-meters-tall energy sphere shot toward the fused familiar on the other side of Kijō City like a missile!
Anyone witnessing this scene had no doubt that if this energy sphere struck the ground, it would instantly obliterate all of Kijō City and its surroundings into dust!
"Bzzz—!"
Yet when the energy sphere struck the fused familiar, it didn't even cause the slightest ripple.
The fused familiar's body dispersed like mist, the energy sphere passing through its form without encountering resistance, disappearing into the distance of the digital world.
A popping sound echoed, like a firecracker going off, and then there was complete silence.
Not even an explosion occurred.
"Hehe."
Eiji laughed rather rudely.
Mooncell had annihilated the destructive potential of Kishinami's attack in its cradle, making her assault seem as harmless as a firecracker—all sound and no substance.
Kishinami's mood soured, feeling distinctly targeted!
"You've had your attack, now try my sword!"
Eiji manipulated the fused familiar, raising the hundreds-of-meters-long trident sword.
He swung it through the air!
"What could such a long-distance slash possibly—Ahh!"
Mid-dismissal, Kishinami let out a startled cry that transformed into a soul-stirring moan.
The slash from the fused familiar, despite being kilometers away, had cleanly struck her chest, sending waves of burning pain throughout her body!
The sword seemed imbued with some unknown power, capable of cutting through anything—her surface defenses were breached with ridiculous ease!
"This is bad!"
Kishinami's heart tightened.
The sword was troublesome enough, but the real problem was that spatial-crossing technique!
Silent, without any magical energy or atmospheric disturbance!
Even with her keen perception, she couldn't determine which magical system this technique belonged to!
Unable to see through it meant she had no way to defend against it!
A sword that could seemingly cut through anything, combined with a spatial-crossing technique—this was the very definition of a one-hit kill!
"Understood. I've roughly grasped the defensive capabilities of your body."
The fused Phantasmal Beast glanced down at the sword in its hand and let out a light chuckle.
"The next strike will target your spiritual core!"
The fused Phantasmal Beast raised its sword, holding it horizontally before its eyes, assuming a thrusting stance.
"I can't let it execute that thrust!"
Upon hearing those words, Kishinami immediately felt an intense sense of urgency.
As a fully matured Beast, her vitality was exceptionally strong, but she was not immortal. The privilege of "lacking even the concept of death" belonged only to Beast Ⅱ.
If her spiritual core were pierced, even she would be finished!
"Vajradhātu · Wisdom Fist Seal!"
Kishinami once again formed hand seals.
"Too slow."
But the fused Phantasmal Beast's sword was far faster than her!
Before she could complete the seals, the sword had already thrust through the void!
Following the principles of cosmic circulation, the sword tip silently traversed meaningless space, aiming directly for Kishinami's heart!