19. Lower Moon Two

Leo couldn't explain why he was so different so he simply stayed silent. Sabito didn't pursue the matter further and said.

"This demon is dangerous, we gotta be careful."

"Hmm?"

Sabito silently moved forward while explaining, "This one can control other humans and wipe out their memory, he also only eats once every three days or so while avoiding suspicion. If some people hadn't noticed we wouldn't even know."

Leo finally understood, "So that's why you are here."

Sabito nodded, "That's right, since I was close by I decided to check it out. I didn't expect to find you here."

Closing in on the building Leo and Sabito extinguished their presence and walked in. The house was deserted and looked gloomy, Leo picked up several humans inside but there seemed to be something trying to interfere with his perception.

Leo frowned, even before he entered his senses seemed have been bogged down by something. Usually he could sense upto fifty meters around him but now it was only twenty.

Sabito gestured to move forward, right as they were about to enter the house both of them felt their bodies tremble. Sabito kneeled down holding his head, his face was twisted in pain. Thankfully Leo only showed a slight frown.

'A spirit attack. No wonder... this demon specialises in spirit type abilities.'

Hmph!

A slight snort escaped his mouth, Sabito who was in pain felt his head lighten up. He calmed his breathing and got up.

"Thanks. It seems like we don't need to sneak in."

Leo nodded, "In a second it will come out, I want you to knock down everyone else and get them as far as possible."

Sabito agreed, he was totally at a disadvantage when it came to this particular demon.

Soon a strong presence entered their sight, it was young man with fair skin, medium build and calm eyes. However Leo only felt disgust, that facade of calmness hid a vile existence.

He lightly spat out, "Go."

Sabito nodded and disappeared. The young man's eyes dodged, he followed Sabito's movement as faint ripples spread out from him. Before it could reach Sabito a figure flashed before the young man.

The young man withdrew his attack and retreated. He focused on Leo and faintly felt danger, frowning he sent out a formless attack, Leo however stood in his spot nonchalantly.

"Done?"

As soon as he finished those words he disappeared. The young man felt his neck tingle and ducked, a pitch black blade swept past his head cutting few strands of hair along the way.

Leo twisted his body in mid air, his sword shimmered with coldness.

Dragon-Tiger Breathing Sixth Form, Azure Dragon Roams The Heavens!

Like a Dragon traversing through the clouds his body winded in mid air, the young man was shocked. He immediately reacted, the ground crumbled as vines as thick as an adults thigh started to appear. It grew at an alarming rate and tried to bind Leo.

Still with a calm look on his face Leo nimbly dodged the countless vines, each step of his cut the vines into innumerable pieces.

"What!?"

The young man was startled, he retreated immediately. Formless ripple spread out from him, more and more vines started to dig out from the ground and attacked Leo. The house was starting to quake, and a second later it crumbled.

Seeing the building collapse on him Leo steadied his body amidst the barrage of attacks.

Dragon-Tiger Breathing Fourth Form, White Tiger Dominion!

The silhouette of a huge White Tiger manifested behind Leo, the air seemed to have stagnated as a strange power rippled out.

Boom!

Like a ferocious wild beast Leo decimated everything that stood in his path and jumped high into the air, the wood, vines and stones were crumbled into dust under his attack.

By now the young man understood what kind of opponent he was facing, a solemn expression climbed onto his face. He clenched his fist and punched out. Immediately following his actions, a huge wooden hand blasted from the rubble and tried to grab Leo.

Dragon-Tiger Breathing Seventh Form, Azure Dragon Descends!

Leo twisted his body and dodged the incoming attack. Using the wooden hand as a foothold he pushed forward, his body turned into an Azure Dragon as it descended with incredible force.

Damn!

The young man raised his arms and crossed his chest. More wooden arms dug out from the ground and started to cover Leo.

The Azure Dragon manifestation coiled itself and blasted itself towards the ground. Everything in its path was ground to dust and wiped out.

Dragon-Tiger Breathing Third Form, White Tiger Assault!

The young man was shocked, the Azure Dragon destroyed everything in it's path and closed in on him. Any and every obstacle was destroyed.

"Damn you! Do you think I am easy to kill!? Die!!!"

As he said those words a mutation happened. The vines turned to countless tiny razor sharp pikes and covered the whole sky. A ruthless glint flashed past the young man's face, he gripped his palm and as he did so all the pikes moved at incredible speed, trying to turn Leo into a human Hedgehog.

Sabito who was watching from a distance was worried. He knew his strength and at this level of fighting he would only be a burden to Leo.

'Come on Leo.'

The Azure Dragon manifestation was immediately covered by dense pikes. Just when Sabito was about to help Leo he pausesld and watched with bated breath.

Dragon-Tiger Breathing Eight Form, Azure Dragon Majesty!

Boom!

Like the Divine Beast it is the Azure Dragon released a faint sense of pressure. It destroyed everything in it's path, the young man couldn't even react when he felt a faint sense of pain on his neck. A voice like the whisper of death echoed in his ears.

"Retribution will always reach evil."

Sabito was astounded, one second he saw Leo being impaled by pikes, however in the next second all that barred his path were destroyed and he seemed to have moved through space as he appeared behind that demon. A light flashed through his eyes, he clenched his fist as a spark lit up in his heart.

"So this is your true power...