Chapter 358

"Four Symbols Dragon Sword Art!" Lingyun shouted coldly, as the powers of water, fire, wind, and thunder gathered around him, transforming into four giant dragons that roared downward.

The giant dragons pressed down from above, bringing with them a terrifying pressure that made the magical criminals present shudder. Although they had been trapped in the prison barrier for quite some time and did not know who Lingyun was, anyone capable of being personally captured and imprisoned by Natsuki Minamiya was clearly no simple person. Even though they had never seen Lingyun before, the terrifying might of the Three Phantom Gods, the feathers of light filling the sky, and the four fearsome dragons made them realize that this opponent was far more terrifying than they had imagined.

Facing the bombardment of the dragons, the magical criminals attacked in unison, their different colored lights weaving together in mid-air to form a dazzling display. Quantity leads to a change in quality; although Lingyun's Four Symbols Dragon Sword Art was incredibly powerful and could contend with True Ancestor-level familiars, it was still shattered when faced with hundreds of powerful attacks.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lingyun had already charged into the midst of the magical criminals with Natsuki Minamiya. Although Lingyun was powerful, he dared not take the attacks head-on because he was carrying Natsuki in his arms.

Once he plunged into the crowd of criminals, Lingyun let loose; every punch and palm strike carried terrifying force, causing the air to hum constantly, and every criminal he struck flew backward while spitting blood.

Facing Lingyun's powerful offensive, the magical criminals fought back one after another. However, the chaotic crowd became Lingyun's greatest shield. Lingyun used the "Roaming Dragon Steps," weaving through the crowd like a phantom, nimbly dodging attacks while the criminals frequently injured each other by mistake. Natsuki Minamiya's dress fluttered in his arms as he moved rapidly, forming a beautiful sight amidst the ferocious criminals.

"Lingyun, why are you holding me while fighting? Don't you know this is very inconvenient?" Natsuki Minamiya, held in Lingyun's arms, suddenly asked.

Her hands gripped his clothes tightly, and she buried her small face into his chest, a blush appearing on her face at some unknown moment.

Lingyun hugged Natsuki tighter with one arm while sending a criminal in front of him flying with a punch. Because Natsuki had buried her face in his chest, Lingyun did not see the change in her expression.

"From the very beginning until now, Astarte Shendou has not appeared. I don't believe that with her personality, she would give up on taking the 'Book of Dark Oaths' from you. She might be hiding somewhere right now, waiting to ambush you! Only I or Ruri can keep you unharmed during an ambush by Astarte, but Ruri's current strength isn't enough, so I have to be the one carrying you."

"So that's how it is?" Natsuki Minamiya's voice was somewhat muffled, seemingly hiding a trace of relief and a hint of disappointment.

"Boom, boom, boom—" Amidst a series of violent roars, a massive dragon-shaped familiar soared into the sky, and the terrifying shockwave instantly carved deep marks into the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.

Vatler, dressed in a Western-style suit, walked slowly out of the dust, though he looked somewhat disheveled. His suit was tattered with several large gashes, and blood had stained the originally white fabric a dark red. Behind him lay Broud, whose life or death was unknown. Broud's armor was shattered, and even the great sword capable of killing a familiar in one blow had been reduced to fragments.

It was evident that he had just gone through a fierce battle; if not for the unreasonable, terrifying regenerative power of a vampire, he should have died more than once by now. However, looking at his smiling face, he was clearly extremely satisfied with this battle.

Because the prison barrier had been destroyed, the criminals no longer needed to expend effort resisting the barrier's anti-escape system, allowing them to exert 100% of their power.

Most importantly, as a descendant of the dragon-slaying clan, Broud had a strong ability to suppress dragon-attribute familiars. Vatler's familiars were all snake-like and carried some dragon attributes; his fused familiar was even a silver dragon, which was severely suppressed when facing Broud. It could be said that among all the magical criminals, Broud was the one who countered Vatler the most.

At the start of the battle, Broud had been suppressing Vatler. However, relying on a vampire's powerful regenerative ability and nearly infinite magic, Vatler dragged the battle into a fierce war of attrition, eventually wearing Broud down.

"Waaah!" Kiriga was slammed heavily to the ground by the tips of Rose's fingers; the flames on his body no longer rose, and he looked much more withered.

"You guy, what kind of monster are you?" Kiriga looked at Astarte in front of him with horror.

In the battle just now, no matter how powerful the flames he released, they were completely absorbed by the translucent familiar in front of him, causing it no damage at all. In the end, the familiar even stripped away all the spiritual power from his body; if the opponent hadn't held back, he would likely have become a dried husk by now.

"Nothing more than this." Ruri slowly put away the Scythe of Destruction in her hand; in front of her lay Qiliule, who had completely passed out.

Although the wounds on her body had healed due to her strong regenerative power, the pained expression on her face even while unconscious showed how much damage she had suffered at Ruri's hands.

The mind-controlling familiar had no way to deal with the protective aura formed by Ruri's power of destruction. As for the other familiar, the "Poison Needle Bee," it relied on numbers to win, and its individual attacks were actually extremely weak. Facing Ruri's destructive attacks, it was instantly annihilated into nothingness. In just a short while, she was forced into a passive position, eventually being knocked unconscious by Ruri.

"The battle between us should end here!" Looking at the scarred Shutra in front of her, the long sword in Luo Yexi's hand vibrated slightly, and four golden-red orbs of light appeared around her, each radiating terrifying heat.

"Don't think the battle is over just like that, you unknown girl. This is my true strength! Shatter her, Roaring Storm Crushing Axe—"

Shutra wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, then raised all six arms simultaneously and swung them down heavily. A terrifying storm surged from in front of him, blasting toward Luo Yexi.

"Four Suns Burning the Wilds!" Luo Yexi's Nine Suns Heavenly Sword vibrated, and the four orbs of light around her instantly transformed into countless sword auras, blasting into the storm.

The scorching sword aura instantly tore the roaring storm to shreds, then pierced through Shutra's body, leaving a long trail of blood behind him. Luo Yexi controlled this move with exquisite precision; although it caused Shutra unprecedented heavy damage, it did not kill him.

"It seems the battle is coming to an end. Astarte Shendou clearly didn't act with them; did she choose to avoid the sharp edge because she knew our combat power?" Lingyun retracted his expanded spiritual sense and said slowly.

"Then, it's time for this battle to end! Three Phantom Gods!" Following Lingyun's loud shout, the Three Phantom Gods rose into the air simultaneously.

Obelisk the Tormentor on the left, The Winged Dragon of Ra on the right, and Slifer the Sky Dragon in the middle; the other two Phantom Gods poured their power into Slifer. Slifer slowly opened its mouth, and countless bolts of lightning spewed out, engulfing all the criminals present.

After the lightning dissipated, only charred figures remained on the ground.