EPHS-Chapter 626 Dominion over the Dark Night

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Inside the colossal black sphere, Tenraku carefully sensed Apophis' whereabouts.

Perfectly blending into the darkness, Apophis moved silently through the void. Tenraku could feel his enemy's cold gaze, and it felt as if a poisonous snake was lurking in the darkness, ready to strike at any moment.

"Here!" Suddenly, Tenraku opened his eyes wide, shot out, and threw a punch at the Apophis hiding in the darkness.

But just as Tenraku was about to strike Apophis, the dragon's body disintegrated into a cloud of black mist, evading the attack.

He fell for it! 

Though there was no sound, alarm bells went off in Tenraku's mind. Almost instinctively, he turned around and put his hands in front of him.

Pēng lóng!!! 

Feeling a heavy impact on his arm, Tenraku grunted as his body was thrown backward and slammed hard against the barrier of the black orb.

"Red Dragon Emperor, do you feel the fear of darkness?" Apophis' voice echoed, seemingly coming from every direction.

If it were an ordinary person facing such powerlessness, he would indeed feel fear, despair, or even collapse. But Tenraku was no ordinary person; Apophis' tricks could not frighten him.

Stepping back into the darkness, Tenraku carefully sensed Apophis's presence. Perhaps because he was an Evil Dragon who had reached the level of a Heavenly Dragon, Apophis was almost like a fish in water in this dark world. 

Despite numerous attempts, Tenraku failed to find Apophis' true form and instead suffered several attacks.

"Hā... Hā..." With his armor damaged in several places, Tenraku breathed a little harder. But before he could relax -

Pū Pū Pū!!! 

Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his chest as he realized that several black spikes had pierced his body.

However, the spikes quickly dissipated into black mist, leaving actual wounds that burned with a strong corrosive sensation. The villain Apophis dared!

Just as Tenraku was about to use the power of the Holy Grail to heal himself, another anomaly occurred.

Huā Huā Huā Huā Huā... 

It sounded like the flow of water and Tenraku's eyebrows furrowed as he felt a suffocating sensation before he was submerged!

Zī Zī Zī Zī... Zī Zī Zī... 

The water Tenraku was submerged in wasn't ordinary water; it was the Dark Water controlled by Apophis, capable of corroding and devouring all matter. 

The sturdy armor of the Heavenly Dragon lasted only a few breaths before it was completely corroded, and then all of the Dark Water surged toward Tenraku's body.

Even gods would be severely injured if touched by Apophis' Dark Water. Tenraku did not dare to be touched by that thing and immediately dispersed the Darkness Water with his Spirit Energy.

Tenraku then activated his Intrinsic Barrier and Ladon's Prison simultaneously, creating layers of barriers to protect himself. 

Though Apophis's Darkness Water could corrode anything, it was much less effective against barriers. Seeing his barriers repel the Dark Water, Tenraku breathed a sigh of relief.

With the crisis averted, it was time to consider how to dispel the pesky darkness surrounding him.

Tenraku tried to light some flames, but as soon as they flickered to life, they were engulfed by the surrounding darkness, even Ddraig's searing flames were not exempt.

Obviously, using radiance and flames to disperse darkness was useless. So why not use darkness to fight the darkness? With this thought, Tenraku immediately activated the ability of the Dark Night Shield - Night Reflection.

The Shield of the Dark Night - Night Reflection was a Sacred Gear Tenraku had seized from one of Cao Cao's subordinates. It granted the wearer the ability to manipulate shadows that were projections of darkness. The essence of this Sacred Gear was also the power to control darkness.

Under Tenraku's development, this Sacred Gear had long since reached the Forbidden Move level. Tenraku called it the Dominion of the Dark Night.

At Tenraku's mental command, a pitch-black armor materialized on his body, exuding a mysterious and alluring beauty filled with darkness.

This armor wasn't made of any tangible substance but of the power of darkness alone!

Not long after Tenraku condensed the armor of the Dark Night, countless spikes from the darkness shot out at Tenraku. This time, however, the spikes didn't pierce Tenraku's body, but were absorbed into the Armor of the Dark Night!

It worked! Since it was effective, Tenraku naturally knew what to do next.

"Devour!" Under Tenraku's control, the Armor of the Dark Night emitted a powerful suction that instantly sucked in all the darkness in the vicinity. Even the black orb that enveloped the room gradually disintegrated, disappearing with a bang!

Sunlight poured down again, Tenraku shook his neck, while Apophis, who had revealed himself on the side, wore a stiff expression of astonishment.

His darkness had actually been devoured... What a joke!

But Tenraku didn't care about Apophis' feelings at the moment. With a cold smile on his face, Tenraku activated the forbidden move of his Sacred Gear, Unlimited Blade Works. 

Immediately, golden and gray vortexes swirled in the air and countless Holy Swords and Demonic Swords shot out, piercing Apophis's entire body.

"Ahhhhhh!!!" Apophis let out a painful scream and instinctively tried to escape from Tenraku. However, a black shadow shot out from the armor of the Dark Night and wrapped itself around Apophis like a chain, preventing him from moving an inch.

"Apophis, it appears my darkness is superior after all. Now it is time to say goodbye. This is the end for you." Over on the 666 (Trihexa) side, who knew how long the seal could hold. They had to deal with this guy quickly.

He raised a hand and placed it on Apophis's forehead, and flames of white fire ignited on Tenraku's hand, which then spread to Apophis's body.

Sacred Gear - Hands of White Flame! 

This Sacred Gear was also taken by Tenraku from one of Cao Cao's subordinates. It allowed the host's hands to control white flame. Initially, the power of the Sacred Gear in the hands of Cao Cao's subordinate was mediocre, and his Sacred Gear level was only average.

However, the Sacred Gear's abilities became powerful due to the host's strength. Using the flames released by this Sacred Gear, Tenraku could easily melt even steel!

As for Apophis, who was now engulfed in flames -

"Red Dragon Emperor! Red Dragon Emperor!!!" 

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh..." 

Apophis had never expected such an end. He still had many tricks up his sleeve. He should not have lost like that!

But now everything was meaningless. With a roar of reluctance and pain, Apophis' body gradually melted, burned clean!

Taking out a jade jewel, Tenraku absorbed Apophis' soul into it, then directly activated the ability to create the Sacred Gear. Immediately, the jade jewel glowed brightly, and once again, the wailing of Apophis emanated from within.

With his vast experience in creating Sacred Gears, Tenraku completed the process in only a dozen minutes. Everything went smoothly. Apophis' soul was sealed into the jade jewel by Tenraku, creating a Sacred Gear.

And it was even on the same level as the Tools That Destroy God - Longinus!

"Apophis, thank you for your contribution. I gladly accept your power." Saying this to Apophis sealed in the jewel, Tenraku unhesitatingly integrated the Sacred Gear into his own body.

Alas, the renowned Primal Eclipse Dragon, Apophis, who ambitiously sought to use the power of 666 (Trihexa) to ruin the world and establish a paradise for the Evil Dragons, had his dreams shattered and was destroyed by Tenraku. Even after death, his soul was sealed by Tenraku into a Sacred Gear, forever to be under Tenraku's control...

To be continued...