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Continuously dodging the enemy's attacks, the girl darted around with lightning speed, searching for an opening.

The Flame Steed released a sonic blast, but it was blocked by the barrier. Yami had grown accustomed to this monster's attack pattern.

Shoo, shoo, shoo, shoo, shoo, shoo, shoo, shoo!

Countless spikes shot out from the Qiongqi's massive body, transforming into a rain of arrows that filled the sky—

"Coming in fast."

Several beams of light accompanied by whistling winds streaked past Yami. These spikes, as sharp and fierce as arrows, pierced the earth upon landing, stabbing directly into the ground.

The densely falling 'arrows' forced her to roll on the ground, narrowly evading the attack.

The Flame Steed's claw-like hooves grazed her sleeve, tearing away a few scraps of fabric. To be honest, it was a paper-thin difference. If she had been caught directly, the Flame Steed could have easily swallowed her whole and bitten her in two.

Springing up from the ground, Yami raised her spirit blade to block the claws. A grating metallic clang accompanied by sparks spread in all directions.

It's alright, I can do this.

While regaining her footing, the girl felt an unprecedented surge of powerful confidence welling up from within.

In previous battles, Yami had been completely suppressed. If even two of the three ferocious fiends appeared on the battlefield, she would be utterly powerless to resist.

But now, she felt like she couldn't lose. A powerful fighting spirit filled her heart, as if with a mere thought, the spirit blade in her hand would trace the path she imagined across the sky.

"'Dual Heavens - Wind Piercer'!"

Her right hand's blade drew an astonishing arc, her spiritual power blazing fiercely, spewing out bluish-white flames in the void.

Yami unleashed a strike that shattered the void. The instant the blade's tip brushed against the atmosphere, it unleashed a crescent-shaped slash.

It was a secret sword technique unleashed by refining spiritual power. In that instant, the slash expanded in the air, and immediately collided with something hundreds of meters away, unleashing a violent shockwave.

Before it could understand what was happening, the Qiongqi covered its entire body with high-frequency vibrating spikes, an attack that could shatter anything it touched. However, it was still cleaved apart on the spot by this one strike.

"Took care of one."

Yami secretly exhaled a breath of relief, but in that instant, the Flame Steed attacked again, opening its mouth to spew flames from afar.

"Crap!"

Before she could evade, the sound of an explosion drowned out her voice, and fierce flames instantly engulfed her figure.

However, the next second, a flash of blade light erupted, cutting through the flames.

"I… I really can see it."

A strange pattern reappeared in her eyes.

It was like a tattoo etched into her pupils, a complex geometric pattern containing some kind of power.

Yami saw the essence of the flames, the 'core' of the flame cluster condensed from demonic energy, and with a swing of her blade, she severed the connection.

Because it was just a phenomenon created by using demonic energy, her blade only needed to sever the connection of the demonic energy to destroy the flame cluster.

At the same time, the monster sprinted across the ground at high speed on its four hooves. Upon approaching its prey, it nimbly stood up and attacked with claws and teeth.

It was a monster closer to a carnivorous beast, with a mouth full of sharp teeth, hooves like sharp claws, and a mouth that bit fiercely, with its sharp claws wildly flailing.

'Close combat without using 'Demonic Flames'? Is it afraid that the explosive power will engulf itself as well?'

Yami hastily responded, knowing full well how terrifying the Flame Steed was. Even if she defended her entire body with spiritual power, taking a direct hit from the opponent would still injure her and knock her to the ground, leaving her with no room to fight back.

She could only dodge left and right, constantly evading with slight movements of her feet.

Boom!

Although she barely managed to block the attack, she was still sent flying by the Flame Steed's strike, her body sent flying like sawdust.

"Thunderous Might."

In the instant she was sent flying, a long whip of lightning was unleashed. This was a whip of lightning extending from the tip of the blade, and the electric light cut through the sky, transforming into a lightning blade of death that struck the Flame Steed.

The demonic horse suffered heavy damage, struck by the power of lightning, and was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing into the depths of the forest.

'Not bad, the current you can already defeat the Flame Steed and the Qiongqi. Your strength is much greater than it was in the past!'

Suddenly, a voice transmitted into Yami's mind, causing the girl's back to tremble.

'Lord Mikado of Black Ridge said you were a rare gem. This fiend didn't believe it at first, but now it seems I underestimated you too much—'

Boom!

From the direction of the forest, a huge figure charged over.

"Kaku-yo!"

It was the most intelligent of the three monsters, the mid-ranked ferocious fiend known as "Kaku-yo." Its entire body was covered in black fur, and its upper body was extremely large, its figure reminiscent of an ape. Its build was somewhat round, and one could imagine that well-developed muscles lay beneath its fur.

Whoosh!

Kaku-yo landed lightly on the ground. Despite its enormous three-meter height, it made almost no sound when it landed.

"This fiend must admit that your growth rate far exceeds my expectations… The Flame Steed and the Qiongqi can't win against you in a one-on-one fight. I didn't expect that even the coordinated attack carried out under my telepathy would still be defeated by you."

Kaku-yo seemed to be able to use telepathy, and could also speak human language: "No, even with telepathy, our senses can be shared, so it's actually three-on-one. I didn't expect you to be able to win even with such a disadvantage. It seems that the three of us fiends don't have much of a chance in a one-on-one fight."

What?

"Wait a minute… Could it be that I've been fighting you three monsters all along?"

Yami herself was also shocked.

"Little girl, it seems you don't know anything about your own strength."

Kaku-yo was also surprised.

"According to the classification of exorcists, you should be considered a Class B exorcist, with power close to the upper and middle ranks. The Flame Steed and the Qiongqi are somewhat suppressed in the Labyrinth Home, but they are still considered lower-ranked ferocious fiends. You can win even in a two-on-one fight. Your combat power is not weak at all."

I'm already this strong?!

Yami was extremely shocked. She didn't expect her strength to improve so significantly. In the past, she would have been injured even in the Spider Fiend's Nest. How long has it been since then? She's already able to contend with ferocious fiends.

'No… In reality, her strength even exceeds that of a Class B exorcist. The 'Soul Scythe' attack is too dangerous. Fortunately, the Qiongqi and the Flame Steed can either launch ranged attacks or are fast enough, otherwise they wouldn't have any advantages in front of her…'

Kaku-yo was a very intelligent monster. It sighed deeply: "It seems that even if I personally take action, the chances of winning aren't high."

As the monster spoke, a whirlwind sprang up around it. Kaku-yo, the ghost, was located in its center, as if it had turned into a vortex of demonic energy. The bodies of the Flame Steed and the Qiongqi also turned into clusters of demonic energy from the other side, and were directly absorbed into it.

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In the next second, Kaku-yo's form also changed. It absorbed the demonic energy of the two ferocious fiends, and countless spikes began to grow in its body, and it was surrounded by the flames of the underworld.

"T-Too despicable!!"

Yami's tone was agitated.

"How can you just transform into the second stage without even exchanging blows?"

"Battle is inherently about going all out like a lion hunting a rabbit. It would be too foolish to hide your trump card when facing a strong enemy~~"

Kaku-yo sneered, opened its large mouth filled with fangs, and spewed out intense flames. At the same time, the spikes on its body also shot out.

Boom!

The heat wave scorched the atmosphere, causing an explosion.

The girl's figure was instantly swallowed up.

—Or so it should have been.

But, she disappeared like a phantom in an instant.

"Not bad."

Lord Mikado of Black Ridge, who was watching from afar, praised: "She has learned to use the ability of the 'Eye' to find openings, otherwise she wouldn't be able to escape from that kind of attack."

As she said this, she also glanced at Hyakusuke beside her.

"Speaking of which, what tricks did you play to make this little girl's strength increase by leaps and bounds in the past few days?"

"This… I didn't really do anything?"

Hyakusuke said calmly: "I just said some words of encouragement to Lady Yami. I didn't expect it to be so effective."

"Is that so?"

Mikado smiled coldly.

She was actually monitoring the two of them, so she knew what happened that day.

"However, although the girl has indeed improved a lot, you are still more surprising to me in terms of the speed of 'improvement'."

Mikado looked at his right hand, where the tattoo of the Five Guardian Generals had been completed by this young man in just a few days.

In other words, compared to the rapid progress of Tsukigara Yami, Hyakusuke had completed the "Subjugation Ritual" of the Five Guardian Generals at an even more astonishing speed.

"The 'Subjugation Ritual' is indeed a shortcut, but it's beyond my imagination that you could complete it so quickly."

Mikado gazed at him with a hint of emotion in her tone.

"If the little girl is a gem, then you can be said to be a talent."

Hyakusuke picked up the "Shrinking Earth" talisman with a wry smile.

"As for me, I only borrowed external objects. It's not to say that I really have the ability to subdue the Five Guardian Generals in such a short period of time."

"Although you played some tricks, your growth is real. However, those things are just small tricks after all. It's best not to rely on them too much."

Mikado looked at the Shrinking Earth talisman in his left hand, and was somewhat surprised by the young man's way of thinking.

'His spiritual power isn't that strong, and his combat power isn't that high, but his brain is indeed useful. Moreover, his talent in the arts of Qi Luo and Ku Luo is indeed very high. Plus, he obtained the 'Shrinking Earth' talisman and developed that strange combat method. No wonder he was able to improve to this level in such a short period of time.'

Hyakusuke naturally didn't know what Mikado was thinking in her heart. If he knew, he would only laugh it off and not take it seriously.

The reason why he was able to successfully "subdue" the Five Guardian Generals in an extremely short period of time was not because he was particularly intelligent, but because Hyakusuke possessed the knowledge of a player—through continuous battles with the Five Guardian Generals, as long as the mechanics of the "game" still existed, the knowledge of a player could help him achieve the subjugation ritual—not to mention that after learning the art of Ku Luo, he understood the true usage of the Shrinking Earth talisman.

The "game" knowledge possessed by the player has always been Hyakusuke's greatest trump card.