lcionline Chapter 73 Five Years Ago: Scorching Flame VS Black Flame
Chapter 73 Five Years Ago: Scorching Flame VS Black Flame
"Ahahahahahahahahaha—"
On the scorched earth, mercilessly enveloped by orange flames, a red-haired girl stood on this blazing land, laughing maniacally like a devil.
The raging flames seemed to be her innate source of power, illuminating everything around her as if it were purgatory.
Beside her stood a pure white, snow-white humanoid figure. This figure was ethereal and mysterious, making it difficult to discern its exact appearance.
"That's strange... According to the plan, Shi should have arrived here by now..."
Mio sensed that the young Shido was still some distance away and seemed to be deep in thought.
"call out"
Just then, a black spear made of flames rushed towards Mio from the side, but it stopped in mid-air and dissipated just before it hit her.
Mio didn't even move her body slightly, while in the distance, untouched by Kotori's flames, Ming, wearing the [Divine Might Spirit Armor - Fifth Edition], stood on a street lamp, with more than 30 magic circles simultaneously unfolding behind him.
【Flame Treasure】
"Hmph, so it really doesn't work?"
Instantly, a large number of weapons from the remaining magic circle poured out, avoiding Kotori. Spears, greatswords, giant axes, knives, and all sorts of weapons were unleashed, totaling more than 100, as if they were afraid that Mio wouldn't die.
Despite the surging attack, Mio showed no fear. She simply raised her hand, and a strange ripple appeared around her.
The weapons that were raining down on her seemed to hit an invisible barrier the moment they got close, and bounced off and fell to the ground.
"It's you, the boy from 20 years ago. Long time no see, haven't you let go yet?"
Mio waved her hand, seemingly smiling gently, but that smile was like a devil's seduction, which Ling Ming found extremely disgusting.
Then, magic circles began to appear around Mio, and six chains bound her tightly from all directions.
【Chain of Flame】
Flames surged on the chains, and an enormous magic circle appeared underground.
"Boom!"
【Black Flame Judgment - Fox Demon】
A gigantic fox head silently appeared at Mio's feet, opened its blood-red maw, swallowed her whole, twisted and deformed, and then exploded.
When the smoke cleared, Mio stood there unharmed, not a speck of dust on her body.
She shook her head helplessly, her expression still gentle beneath the mosaic. "Although I really want to see Xiaoshi again, there's nothing I can do... So before I leave, I'll use the way you greeted me just now."
Mio raised her hand, making a gun gesture, and mouthed the sound of "bang!" just like she did 20 years ago.
As Mio made the motion to fire her gun, an invisible energy wave rushed towards Ming.
Ming's eyes widened as he tried to dodge but found himself unable to move. Then, he watched helplessly as his body, along with the telephone pole, was blasted into dust.
A few seconds later, Ming used [Flame of Regeneration] to fully restore his body, but Chonggong Mio had already left.
"Hmph! Coward... mongrel..." Ming twisted his neck, his face extremely displeased. He knew he couldn't beat them, but he still had to curse them.
He kept cursing, his anger erupting like a volcano.
Just then, Kotori, who had been running wildly and recklessly in the distance, suddenly turned around and fixed her gaze on herself with piercing eyes.
Her figure was like a streak of fire, rushing toward this direction at an astonishing speed, bringing with it an extremely hot wave.
Kotori was seen gripping a [Burning Demon Slayer] axe tightly in both hands. The axe gleamed with a cold light, and its sharp blade sent chills down one's spine.
Her charging momentum was magnificent, like a ferocious wild beast, unstoppable.
"Hahaha! Let's fight!" the girl shouted.
In the blink of an eye, she had rushed in front of him, raising her giant axe high before bringing it down heavily.
"Black Flame Demon!"
Ming called out the Demon King's name, and his cane immediately appeared, blocking the giant axe of the girl in front of him.
"Hahaha, how delightful! Sir, let's continue!"
Kotori, who was not even nine years old, shouted this, her eyes flashing with a fiery red light as she met Ming's sheep-like eyes, as if she wanted to devour him.
Ming saw longing in Kotori's eyes at that moment, but still had some doubts in his heart.
"Berserk? So it has nothing to do with the spirit crystal not being cleaned properly. Oh, it's a characteristic of this spirit crystal."
Thinking of this, Ming increased the force of his hand muscles and knocked Kotori away with his cane.
"Her immortality isn't as strong as mine. If I activate my second spirit armor mode, I'll inevitably lose control of my strength... It'll be troublesome. I'll have to control my rationality; otherwise, I won't be able to fight to my heart's content." This was Ming's honest thought at this moment.
Kotori adjusted her posture in mid-air and landed steadily. She licked her lips and revealed an excited smile, "Again!" She gripped her giant axe again and charged towards Ming.
Ming frowned slightly, thinking that this little girl was really troublesome, but the speed of the cane in his hand reached a level that was difficult for ordinary people to achieve, and he blocked the huge angel in the music.
"Zheng!Zheng!Zheng!Zheng!"
After several exchanges, Kotori was defeated again. During this time, Mei also gave up on defense and his body was cut open no less than 13 times.
Kotori, on the other hand, had her hands challenged 12 times and her feet pierced by crutches four times.
Kotori also tried to manipulate the surrounding flames to scorch Ming, but compared to Ming, her control over the flames was still too immature.
Her delicate body was simply unable to perfectly fuse with the spirit crystal, which greatly limited her power, making it impossible for her to unleash her full strength.
Even if she could break through this constraint and fight with all her might, it would still be a pipe dream to completely annihilate Ming! You must know that at this moment, Ming is in an extremely terrifying and powerful state—the [Demon State]!
It's something that a young girl simply can't reach.
Ming ripped off the [Five-Fold Subsidiary] armor draped over his back, causing his body heat to increase exponentially. While maintaining his original form, the [Black Flame Demon] in his hand transformed into a razor.
Kotori stared wide-eyed at Ming as he began to unleash his powerful spiritual energy.
At this moment, the battlefield seemed to be engulfed in raging flames, and the intense heat was overwhelming.
Amidst this sea of fire, the [Scorching Demon], which had been standing quietly to the side, seemed to awaken, greedily absorbing the continuous power of the flames around it.
As Kotori chanted the incantation, a miraculous scene unfolded! The [Scorching Demon], which was originally in the shape of an axe, began to gradually transform.
Its sharp axe blade slowly contracted and merged, transforming into a huge cannon muzzle.
The weapon's overall appearance became more imposing and powerful, radiating a chilling energy fluctuation.
Kotori gripped the transformed [Burning Demon] tightly with both hands, her red eyes filled with murderous intent revealing her excitement.
With a roar from her mouth—"Flame Cannon!"—an incomparably powerful energy instantly erupted from the weapon.
In an instant, a pillar of flame, as thick as a giant dragon, roared and sped toward Ming ahead.
Wherever this pillar of fire passed, the air was scorched and distorted, as if the entire space was about to be melted by the intense heat.
Observing the specific temperature of this energy, Ming quickly analyzed it. Then, facing this overwhelming attack, Ming slid his hand in the air as if it were a bow and arrow.
【Stove - Flame of Ten Thousand Deaths - Simplified Version】
The compressed flames transformed into a black arrow at the end of the bow. The bow was drawn and the arrow was released, unleashing a torrent of energy that collided directly with the Crimson Fire Cannon!
The two flames collided, unleashing a burst of intense light and shockwaves. Kotori was thrown back a few steps by the recoil, a trickle of blood escaping from the corner of her mouth. But the fervor in her eyes did not diminish; instead, it intensified.
Ming remained standing still. After thoroughly checking Qinli's condition, Ming stopped holding back and gently raised his hand, binding Qinli tightly with numerous chains and pinning her to the ground.
"Kotori! You monster, what are you going to do to my sister?!"
A little blue-haired boy finally arrived late, holding a black headband he had prepared as a birthday present for his sister. Upon seeing Kotori lying on the ground and bound by chains, he widened his eyes and angrily punched Akira!
However, unexpectedly, when his fist, thrown with all his might, collided violently with the opponent's incredibly solid muscles, a powerful reaction force instantly struck. There was a crisp "crack" sound, and it felt as if his bones were about to break. The excruciating pain made him gasp for breath.
Immediately afterwards, the excruciating pain spread rapidly like a tidal wave, and my entire hand became numb and completely lost sensation.
Finally, unable to bear the pain any longer, he could only tightly clutch his injured fist and slowly squat down.
Ming looked at the scene before him and couldn't help but smile slightly, secretly finding it somewhat amusing.
However, when he saw Kotori struggling desperately to break free of her restraints, his relaxed mood instantly turned into one of resentment.
"Forget it, I wouldn't help you if my process with her didn't conflict with hers."
As Ming spoke, he reached out without hesitation and lifted Shido, who was still in excruciating pain due to his fracture, up abruptly.
His movements were swift and decisive, as if he had no mercy whatsoever. Then, with a forceful flick, he sent Shido flying like a flimsy object, pressing him against Kotori's luscious lips!
In an instant, an intensely hot spiritual energy surged wildly into Shido's body through their tightly pressed lips.
Shido felt a tightness in his chest, and his breathing became rapid. He gasped for breath, his heart filled with shock and disbelief.
He never imagined that he would kiss his sister, Kotori, in such a way! At that moment, time seemed to freeze, and everything around him became blurry.
Ming didn't bother with the two of them. His biological instincts told him that Mio hadn't gone too far and he wasn't sure if she might suddenly turn back.
He immediately prepared to leave, thinking this, he first opened the [Phantom Library] and threw his personal belongings in, after which his skin and spirit armor gradually turned black, gradually transforming into countless butterflies that fled in all directions.
He left behind the Itsuka siblings, who were fast asleep in the sea of fire, and thoughtfully activated his Free Domain to ensure they wouldn't perish in the flames before anyone else arrived.