Reincarnation: The Soul of Dashul

It was nearly dawn in the ancient tree's secret realm. Although the night was as dark as ink, it was illuminated with an amber hue. The moon emitted a faint light, hanging low on the western bank, its silvery glow completely erased by the golden light of the ancient tree of life.

On the vast jade arena, the enormous golden ancient tree suddenly appeared half an hour ago for some unknown reason. It stood like a towering giant, occupying most of the sky.

The tree trunk, resembling a pillar of molten gold, the branches flowing with liquid radiance, the crown bursting open with fiery gold, the golden leaves rising with tiny sparks, the drooping branches like the veins of a deity... the ancient tree's awe-inspiring grandeur was exactly the same as when Ledo first saw it in the Place de la Honor.

It seems to have taken root at the beginning of heaven and earth, soaring straight to the ninth heaven and penetrating the universe. Its magnificent momentum and immortal grandeur demonstrate unparalleled magnificence and awe, inspiring all living beings that come to see it to feel reverence and dare not desecrate or defile it.

Beneath the amber sky, the golden threads of the ancient tree of life floated lightly, like mist yet not mist. Two cloud shadows swiftly moved within them, rising and falling with the hanging threads, occasionally stirring up waves of air, shaking the ancient tree's golden threads into tattered fluff.

In his Netherworld Demon form, Leido's seemingly casual punch unleashed a chilling black flame—the terrifying Hellfire of the Underworld.

At this moment, Leido's body was tightly enveloped by black flames, even his head was completely covered, making it impossible to see his appearance. The black flames were most intense around his eyes, and the Netherworld Flames were erupting from his eyes.

Leido activated the three-part Kabbalah seal, directly releasing the Netherworld Flames. Unlike Leido who was passively transformed into black flames in the past, this time he was able to completely control his own consciousness, which can be considered one of his major killing moves.

The most shocked person was not the onlookers, nor Gabard who was in the midst of the battle, but Riki, who had a similar form. His eight-winged serpent form was also covered in the poison of the underworld, and the two were almost identical.

"Who exactly are you? As a fellow inheritor of the Underworld, why are you unwilling to join my Light and Shadow Society? What a waste of such pure Underworld energy!"

While attacking and defending, Eight-Winged Riki was also astonished to see that Ledo had also transformed into a similar form. At first, he was completely dumbfounded, thinking it was a negative illusion caused by using Nether Energy. It wasn't until the Black Flame Ledo's attack came head-on that he had to admit that this was another kind of Nether Demon Power.

"So talkative!" When facing enemies, Leido was always taciturn. Unless he needed to extract information, he would not bother to talk to them. At this moment, he could not be distracted. The Eight-Winged Riki was a very powerful enemy, and he could not afford to be careless.

Black Flame Ledo's figure transformed into a bird-like form, swiftly closing in on Eight-Winged Riki, and once again unleashing the Five Kings' Command, a divine fighting technique. This time, the Five Kings' Command, empowered by the Netherworld's malevolent flames, was extremely sinister.

In an instant, where the two clashed, there were sounds of dragons roaring, tigers howling, phoenixes singing, and turtles neighing... Moreover, whether it was the Azure Dragon and White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise, or the Unicorn Qilin, their illusions all turned pure black, and each divine beast illusion was extremely sinister and eerie.

"How boring. I thought you could at least bring some excitement in this new form..."

Seeing Ledo use the same move again, Eight-Winged Riki looked disdainful. His mysterious bracelet, which was connected end to end, could deflect physical impact. Close combat without impact was no threat at all.

"Pfft..." But the next second, Eight-Winged Riki was caught off guard. Ledo's Azure Dragon Fist struck his side abdomen. He felt a strange force invading his body, ignoring the effects of the mysterious bracelet, and directly impacting his internal organs. Blood gushed out immediately.

Eight-winged Ruiki immediately folded his wings to protect his chest and abdomen, blocking several subsequent attacks of the Five Kings' Decree. Ruiki seized the opportunity, his energy surged, and he rushed out, flying far away. He hovered in the distance, examining his injuries with a puzzled look.

Seeing this, Blackflame Ledo did not let the opportunity slip by. He unleashed his Windwalking Step, creating a black wind as he instantly rushed towards Eight-Winged Riki, intending to launch another fierce attack.

"By integrating the chilling aura of the Netherworld Flames into the internal energy of the Five Kings' Token, creating a terrifying penetrating impact, it actually worked! From now on, let's call it... 'Fierce Energy'!"

Since he gained the ability to freely manipulate the Netherworld Flames, Leido has been thinking about how to make good use of this unique energy. Wouldn't it be too wasteful to simply squander it mindlessly?

In his battle against Regi, Leido knew that ordinary physical attacks were ineffective against him. The violent aura of the Netherworld Poison and the chilling aura of the Netherworld Fiend Flame were locked in a stalemate, with both sides constantly wearing each other down.

However, Leido's Netherworld Transformation cannot be maintained for a long time because this form requires all the demonic energy in his body as a sacrifice, and at his current level, he can only maintain it for a maximum of ten minutes.

When the time comes, all of Leido's magical energy will be exhausted, leaving him with no strength to fight. If he cannot quickly defeat the enemy, he himself will be the one to be defeated.

Having figured out the "killing power," Blackflame Ledo moved with lightning speed, his figure obscured by the wind. Like a blurry black eagle, he charged straight at Eight-Winged Riki, creating a storm of black flames that tore a large gap in the poisonous mist surrounding Riki.

Just as Eight-Winged Ruiki realized that the energy surge within his body was the Yin energy of the Netherworld's Fiend Flame, he hadn't even had time to come up with a countermeasure when he saw a black unicorn charging towards him. He hurriedly folded his wings to defend himself.

With a powerful strike, the Qilin Peak slammed into the protective wings of the Eight-Winged Ruiki. This attack was different from the previous probing and entanglement. Black Flame Leido used all his strength, pushing the penetrating and impactful power of his evil energy to its limit.

Eight-winged Riki felt a terrible impact. He gritted his teeth and persevered, but in the end he spat out another mouthful of blood and was then knocked away by Ledo. He tumbled in the air for over a hundred meters before regaining his footing.

"This monster... is just a mage! How can he use Nether Energy like this? How did he even manage that?" Eight-winged Riki stared in disbelief at Black Flame Ledo, his shock growing.

Eight-winged Regis grew increasingly furious. He never expected that even in his strongest battle form, he still couldn't suppress the little mage opposite him, and was even at a disadvantage in close combat. This was an utter disgrace.

A slightly lighter green hue began to condense on the wings of the eight-winged Riki, and then it turned into dark green feathers, completely different from the energy wings just now. These were materialized feathers.

They resembled countless powerful throwing knives, clinging tightly to Regi's eight wings, their feathers edged with a white sheen that revealed a sinister, chilling glint.

Eight-Winged Riki abandoned his previous contemptuous attitude, and his aura became fierce again. He no longer fought in close combat, but instead gathered the Netherworld Poison and locked Black Flame Ledo with his magical senses, preparing to launch a powerful mid-range magical attack.

Black Flame Ledo had already sensed the situation the moment Eight-Winged Riki steadied himself, which is why he didn't follow up. He also threw out the remaining seven Tarot cards, carefully controlling the Netherworld Flames, afraid of damaging the artifact again.

"Dragon's Summoning, Earth Dragon Descends, Gravel Meteor, Earth Comes!" Black Flame Ledo silently chanted the Dragon Gravel Incantation, using the secret technique to counter the Eight-Winged Riki. This was the first time Ledo had activated the Life Furnace to cast magic while in his Netherworld Demonized state.

Drawn by the energy of the underworld, Leido realized that he could absorb more elemental power, and even absorbed a small amount of the order energy of the Tree of Life.

This puzzled Ledo greatly. Before this, the energy of the Netherworld Flame was clearly completely opposed to the energy of the Ancient Tree Order, like mortal enemies, but now it had merged with his body.