Chapter 497: The Formidable Dominator of Desire

For a moment, everyone was stunned.

Whether it was Kalen, who was locked in fierce combat with Ōtengu, or Zhou Huai far away on the other side.

Both were so startled by this sudden scene that their movements paused.

No one expected.

That the strongest Shikigami summoned by Chong Wenguma would actually defect in the face of battle.

And send its own master flying with a single swing of its Spiked Club.

Even Zhou Huai was somewhat surprised.

He was merely disrupting Ōtengu's will.

But it had not reached the point where he could control this behemoth.

Who knew it would act on its own.

This showed how long-standing its resentment against Chong Wenguma was.

"Roar—!!"

Having successfully landed the strike, Shuten-dōji did not pursue.

Standing high in the air, he let out an even more berserk roar toward the sky, just like a peerless Vicious Beast that had broken free from its shackles.

Berserk demonic power boiled around him, dyeing the sky a dark crimson.

After sweeping his gaze in a circle, his pair of golden slit pupils locked onto Insect Emperor Caesar in the distance once again.

Incorporating all of his frenzied killing intent.

"Boom!"

Shuten-dōji's massive body surged into action once more, the Spiked Club in his hand kicking up a skyful of blood-red light as he smashed it wildly toward Insect Emperor Caesar with a posture even more ferocious than before.

Zhou Huai controlled Insect Emperor Caesar, moving with erratic agility, dodging flexibly amidst the airtight attacks.

"Rumble!"

The Spiked Club smashed into empty space, but the terrifying gale sliced a skyscraper below clean in half.

The building collapsed with a deafening crash, stirring up dust that filled the sky.

Missing his strike, Shuten-dōji pressed his offensive even harder.

The Spiked Club in his hand transformed into a skyful of club shadows, every single blow containing the terrifying power to split mountains and shatter rocks.

Insect Emperor Caesar's figure shuttled through the club shadows, resembling a solitary leaf boat amidst raging waves.

Each of his evasions was perfectly timed, dodging fatal attacks by the narrowest of margins.

The two of them chased and fled, fighting from high altitude down to the ground, and from the east side of Fuji City to the west side.

More than half of the city's buildings were destroyed in an instant.

The ordinary people who had not perished yet died in droves from the fallout of this divine battle.

The life energy that was originally supposed to be absorbed by the Pendulum of Life.

Suddenly dissipated in a massive wave.

The giant pendulum hanging high in the sky flashed unsteadily in light.

The huge golden cocoon constructed from golden light at the center of the city also saw its beating frequency become somewhat chaotic.

"Thump… thump-thump… thump!"

The heartbeat was no longer steady, instead exuding an indescribable irritability.

Right at this moment.

A voice filled with endless fury and majesty suddenly burst forth from within the golden cocoon, echoing throughout the entire Fuji City.

"Get… lost!"

The moment the voice fell.

An aura so terrifying it was suffocating surged out from the golden cocoon like a tsunami.

That aura swept across the entire field.

Kalen, who was currently fighting to the death with Ōtengu, suddenly stiffened, his movements slowing by half a beat.

Ōtengu seized the opportunity, violently waving its feather fan. A tangible blade of wind instantly slashed across Kalen's chest, kicking up a trail of golden blood.

"Damn it!"

Roaring in pain, Kalen threw a punch that forced Ōtengu back, then howled at the top of his lungs toward Zhou Huai's direction.

"Ever-changing Star Lord! What are you still waiting for!"

"Think of a way to snatch that damn clock!"

"If you delay any longer, that bastard named Kujo Eisei is going to completely come back to life!"

Hearing this, Zhou Huai hardened his heart as well.

It seemed he had no choice but to use his trump card.

With a thought in his mind, Zhou Huai prepared to summon those thirteen Hell-Grade Armored Beetles.

But right at this moment.

A graceful and enchanting figure, carrying an intoxicating fragrance, swiftly flew over from behind and landed beside him.

It was none other than Polina.

She glanced down at the huge figure frantically destroying the city below, and then looked at Zhou Huai.

Concise and to the point.

"Leave this big guy to me."

Zhou Huai's movements paused.

Before he could even speak, Polina had already moved.

The black wings behind her gently fluttered, and instead of retreating, she advanced, actively flying to meet the berserk Shuten-dōji.

She did not release any offensive skills.

She simply hovered quietly in mid-air, her purple eyes gazing at that crimson-red giant figure as her red lips parted slightly.

A voice filled with endless temptation and charm seemed to pierce through the barriers of space, ringing directly in the depths of Shuten-dōji's Soul.

"Stop."

The voice was soft, yet it carried a magical charm.

Shuten-dōji, who was wildly swinging the Spiked Club, abruptly stiffened in his movements.

His pair of golden slit pupils, filled with berserk and bloodlust, subconsciously followed the voice and looked over.

Meeting Polina's purple eyes that seemed to contain the entire starry sky.

"Boom!"

Within Shuten-dōji's mind, it felt as though hundreds of millions of stars had exploded at the exact same time.

The world before his eyes underwent a world-shaking change in an instant.

Polina's peerlessly beautiful face magnified infinitely within his field of vision.

The fragrance on her body was like the most mellow wine in the world, intoxicating him.

Desire.

The most primitive and purest desire in this world was magnified infinitely at this moment.

The berserk and bloodlust in Shuten-dōji's eyes rapidly receded.

Replaced by fanatical obsession and possession.

He lowered the Spiked Club in his hand, his massive body actually trembling slightly.

He looked at Polina like a hunting hound that had seen its master, his eyes filled with yearning and fawning.

A moment later.

This peerless vicious entity that had been lawless just moments ago slowly knelt on one knee, lowering his arrogant head.

As if offering the humblest loyalty to his queen.

In the distance, Ōtengu, which was still locked in combat with Kalen, seemed to have also sensed the abnormality on this side.

It let out a sharp hiss, abandoned Kalen, and with a flap of its huge wings, charged toward Polina's direction.

Polina did not even spare it a glance.

She merely extended a slender, delicate finger, pointing distantly at that massive black figure.

"Go."

"Tear it apart."

Receiving the command, Shuten-dōji abruptly raised his head.

His pair of golden slit pupils were instantly refilled with endless killing intent and brutality.

"Roar—!!"

He let out an earth-shaking roar, his massive body abruptly springing up from the ground.

The Spiked Club in his hand, carrying a terrifying might that could tear apart heaven and earth, smashed fiercely toward his former "companion".

Ōtengu clearly had not expected Shuten-dōji to attack it, and a trace of astonishment flashed across its eyes.

It hastily raised its feather fan to block.

"Rumble—!!!"

An earth-shattering loud crash.

The moment the feather fan and the Spiked Club collided, it shattered inch by inch.

Ōtengu let out a miserable screech, its massive body like a kite with a broken string, ruthlessly hammered down from mid-air by a single strike from Shuten-dōji's Spiked Club.

It heavily smashed into the ground, stirring up a skyful of dust and smoke.

Zhou Huai smacked his lips.

Almost forgot, Polina is a terrifying existence capable of dominating even Hell-level BOSSes.

Even a Shikigami is no exception.

Now look at that, Shuten-dōji has completely defected.