"It really is you?"
As the smoke cleared, Adam and Latin saw each other simultaneously.
This fated encounter, however, made both of them extremely wary.
"You're actually still alive?" Adam was the first to speak.
"No! I'm already dead, died the day I took you to my house." Latin shouted, his face grim.
"I don't understand..."
"You don't need to understand!"
Adam and Latin re-entered a battle state, both sensing a familiar power from the other side.
This divine power, which only one person was allowed to possess, could absolutely not be known by a second person.
Only one of them could live!
Neither of them felt the joy of reunion, only the determination to kill the other.
"Bugs!"
The appearance of a dark halo broke the stalemate.
Zenon, this guy, surprisingly didn't return to the Spade Kingdom but came here instead.
"Super Dragon Blast!"
"Super Thunder Wave!"
As soon as Zenon poked his head out, countless energy beams shot towards him.
A deafening roar echoed through this space, and the ground seemed to sink.
"Water Demon Power, collapse!"
Latin's entire body was covered in brown light.
He slammed his hand hard onto the ground, and countless cracks appeared on the surface, rapidly expanding.
"Water Demon Power, raging tide!"
Adam saw that the situation was somewhat amiss and quickly released the Water Demon Power.
The entire collapsing space began to fill with seawater.
Run!
Adam ran towards the left passage, while Latin ran towards the right.
To quickly get the items inside, they had no choice but to move first.
Zenon was stunned by the bombardment.
He released his bone magic to envelop him, but the powerful lightning and fire energy tore his bone shield to shreds.
If he hadn't escaped in time with Spatial Magic, he would have turned into bone dust.
"Damn it! I'm going to kill you all!"
Two horns appeared on Zenon's head, the black cross on his face grew larger, and his entire body was covered in demonic power.
70%!
Zenon's eyes sharply glanced to the right, first dealing with that "deserter," then killing the guy on the left!
A dark Spatial Tunnel opened, and Zenon stepped directly into it.
On the other side, Adam walked into an underground dense forest.
He directly used Dragon Blast to clear a path, forcefully creating a road.
A stone door covered in vines appeared before Adam, with a tiger pattern in the center of the door.
"Tiger!"
Adam's heart rejoiced.
Before he could react, the grimoire automatically opened to the third page.
A golden light shot out from the tiger pattern, and with a "boom," the stone door slowly opened.
Through the crack in the stone door, Adam saw a giant blue-eyed white tiger.
This guy opened his gaping maw, staring intently straight ahead.
"No reason to wait for it! Dragon Blast, Roar of the Sea Dragon, Piercing Electric Eyes!"
Adam's left hand condensed scorching energy, his right hand transformed into a sea dragon, and his eyes sparkled with crackling electricity.
What?!
The tiger was stunned.
Before it could react, three different types of energy shot directly towards it.
With a roar, the blue-eyed white tiger transformed into energy starlight, which Adam's grimoire absorbed.
"It's done!"
Adam touched the tiger pattern in the grimoire.
This thing couldn't be used lightly; who knew what terrible things the good and evil clones could do.
Unless one was too busy, it might be worth a try.
"Let's go check over there, it would be great if I could get rid of Latin."
Adam's page emitted an eerie light.
He had only just realized that that guy actually had demonic energy on him, and he absolutely couldn't be left alive.
There was no reason to wait for Latin to gather all eight demonic energies before having a decisive battle with him.
This bad omen must be nipped in the bud.
"I am his strictest benevolent father!"
...At another stone door entrance, Latin used the divine power of the Earth Fiend, instantly turning the large door into dust, and a black demonic energy shot out from within.
"Go!"
Latin threw a transparent glass orb, directly capturing the demonic energy.
As he reached out to grab it, the glass orb was intercepted by a dark space and landed in Zenon's hand.
"What is this thing?"
Zenon examined it carefully.
This power seemed similar to the demon inside him, with an extremely strong chill.
"Give it back to me!"
Latin's veins bulged.
This cold-faced guy was truly too much, just like his shadow.
So damn annoying!
"Heh heh, no!"
Zenon's poker face twisted grotesquely.
He looked up, staring mockingly at Latin, and instantly threw the glass orb into the dark space, then began to laugh maniacally, his face turning purple: "I threw this broken orb away, now you'll never find it."
Latin's mind buzzed.
Searching for demonic energy was his only mission now.
Ever since absorbing the fragmented memories of that demon, he knew that by gathering all eight demonic energies, he could open the Gates of Hell.
This way, he could drag his parents' souls back to the present world, allowing them to live again.
This was his only thought!
"I! Will! Kill! You!"
Two horns grew on Latin's head, black wings sprouted from his back, his face became hideous and twisted, and an astonishing demonic power erupted.
"beelzebub, lend me your power!"
Zenon saw that the situation was not good and quickly pushed his demonic power to the extreme.
80%—this was the limit before the Gates of Hell opened.
"Thunder Flame Dragon Slash!"
With a crackle, Latin, blinded by rage, pushed his body to its limit.
A dragon-shaped energy with astonishing magical power shot straight towards Zenon.
"Spatial Transfer!"
Zenon tried to transfer the Thunder Flame Dragon away, but this behemoth distorted the space around him.
With a loud "thud," he took a direct hit.
"Haha~ It's useless, with the power of a demon, you can't kill me."
Zenon, whose lower body had been blown away, laughed arrogantly.
The dark matter in the air was slowly converging, and his lower body was gradually regenerating.
Even little Zenon came back! (Internal version)
"Is that so?"
Latin's expression hardened.
He was preparing to sacrifice his Steel Magic to gain perfect demonic power.
"Oh, lightning! Grant me the power to destroy heaven and earth."
Latin's entire body was covered in lightning, and his Steel Power was slowly disappearing.
Zenon saw that the situation was not good and quickly used bone magic to stab out.
Countless white bones were burned to ashes by the lightning as soon as they approached Latin.
Zenon also tried to summon Spatial Magic, but this powerful magic sealed off the entire space.
"beelzebub, quickly lend me your power."
"Kid, the Gates of Hell haven't opened yet, this is the maximum."
"I'll give you one arm."
"Not enough!"
"Don't be too excessive!"
"Alright then!"
Lightning struck from the sky!
Latin underground and the lightning in the sky formed a magical energy zone.
With a thunderous roar that shook the heavens and the earth, the entire Howling Wind Town became a giant crater tens of meters deep.