Shuzen Kahlua charged toward Lin.
Her powerful yokai power was completely compressed within her body, concentrated at the tips of the blood-red spikes aimed at Lin.
If they pierced his body, the terrifying compressed yokai power would instantly erupt, blasting the enemy into a bloody mist.
The snow-white wings behind him beat.
Lin quickly created distance, raising his right hand with fingers splayed.
He made a grasping motion, and the Freezing Field manifested.
A square, blue, mosaic-like barrier enveloped Shuzen Kahlua.
Inside, the temperature plummeted.
The moisture in the air instantly froze.
Since Shuzen Kahlua had turned her body into a liquid-like state, using extreme cold against her was a fitting counter.
Frost spread across Shuzen Kahlua's body at a visible rate, only to be dispersed by her yokai power.
Realizing the environment was disadvantageous,
Shuzen Kahlua threw a punch at the barrier before her, her right hand transforming into something like a drill as it struck the barrier.
Ripples spread across its surface.
Focusing her yokai power, she struck the same spot again and again.
She intended to break through the surface by focusing on a single point.
Sensing her objective, Lin couldn't help but let the corner of his mouth curl into a slight smile.
The freezing power of the Freezing Field surged.
Three seconds later, the barrier dissipated.
A giant, square block of ice fell from the sky and crashed to the ground.
The square block of ice was two meters on each side.
Shuzen Kahlua was frozen inside it.
"Is it over?"
Watching from over twenty meters away, the expressions of Akashiya Moka and the other two shifted slightly. Shuzen Kokoa blinked and asked.
"Not yet,"
Akashiya Moka replied.
Shuzen Akua said nothing, her gaze fixed on the battlefield.
Or rather, on Shuzen Kahlua.
Without using her 'Moon-Crushing Dimensional Blade,' the power Kahlua had unleashed was actually no less than her own.
Not her current self, but the her from before she became one of Lin's clansmen.
The truth was, after vampires entered their growth period, their power would enter a stage of rapid, explosive development.
Right now, Shuzen Kokoa's strength was a far cry from theirs.
This was because she hadn't reached her growth period yet.
In another year, once Shuzen Kokoa entered her growth period, her power would increase rapidly, becoming at least ten times stronger than she was now.
She might even become comparable to them.
Exactly how much stronger she would become also depended on her individual aptitude.
Crack, crack...
Cracks suddenly appeared on the huge, square block of ice. The next moment, it exploded with a boom, sending shards flying in all directions.
Shuzen Kahlua broke free from her frozen prison.
She once again transformed into a flash of blood-red light and charged at Lin, her arms morphing into sharp, bloody blades as she unleashed several blood-colored energy slashes.
She herself followed close behind them.
Lin's expression remained unchanged. The moment the energy attacks reached him, his eyes shifted slightly as he activated Full Counter.
It could block any and all energy attacks.
And reflect them back at the attacker with several times the power.
Five or six blood-colored energy slashes struck Shuzen Kahlua at a speed even faster than their approach, slicing her into several pieces.
Their momentum unabated, the attacks slammed into the ground,
carving several deep gouges into it.
But Shuzen Kahlua did not die.
Numerous blood-red tentacles extended from the blood-like pieces of her body, connecting with the other parts and rapidly reassembling.
She was fully restored in just two or three seconds.
Just as she finished regenerating, Lin used Soaring Miles to launch dozens of energy feathers in an attack.
Every single one hit its mark.
The energy feathers didn't pierce her; they exploded.
A series of deafening booms echoed out.
The ground trembled slightly.
Amidst the flying dust and debris, Shuzen Kahlua was blown to smithereens.
The power of an Imperial Arms is linked to its user; the stronger the user, the greater the power it can unleash.
Lin could maximize its power.
A single exploding energy feather could destroy everything within a ten-meter radius.
Let alone dozens exploding at once.
Even for Shuzen Kahlua, whose body was in a liquid-like state and whose immortality was greatly enhanced, the damage she sustained was not insignificant.
Realizing this, Lin chose not to press the attack.
After waiting for about half a minute,
Shuzen Kahlua finally regenerated completely. Her aura was much weaker than before, and it fluctuated erratically.
This was clearly due to her injuries.
After catching her breath for a moment,
Shuzen Kahlua asked,
"How much of your strength did you use?"
She could already faintly perceive the gap between herself and Lin.
Lin smiled. "Less than one-millionth of my full power, I'd say."
He had only used the Imperial Arms: Soaring Miles and the Freezing Field, and he hadn't even used the Freezing Field at full strength.
Otherwise, Shuzen Kahlua would have already been annihilated by a Spatial Collapse.
Shuzen Kahlua: "?!"
Less than one-millionth of his full power?
How terrifying would he be if he went all out?
He could probably destroy the world!
The two sealing cross-earrings that had fallen off earlier, along with her white dress and long white gloves, all flew back to her.
She returned to her human form.
Shuzen Kahlua looked at Lin and gave a faint smile. "I've lost. The matter with Miyabi Fujisaki ends here."
"Thank you for holding back."
"As the victor, you may ask one thing of me."
"Hmm..."
She paused for a moment before adding,
"Anything at all..."
"???"
At her words, it wasn't just Lin; even Akashiya Moka, Shuzen Akua, and Shuzen Kokoa were taken aback.
Anything at all?!
Are you implying something?
"Anything at all?"
Lin paused for a second, then narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at her.
"Yes, anything."
Shuzen Kahlua nodded.
A hint of innocence shone in her large eyes.
The corners of Lin's mouth lifted. "In that case, I want you to belong to me from this day forward. Are you willing?"
"!!!"
As his words fell, the expressions of Akashiya Moka, Shuzen Akua, and Shuzen Kokoa all shifted, their eyes glinting.
"Belong to you..."
Shuzen Kahlua was slightly stunned.
Then, a little curious and confused, she asked,
"Do you mean you want me to be your exclusive assassin or something like that?"
"No."
Lin shook his head with a slight smile. "Just like Moka and Akua."
"Just like Moka and the others..."
Upon hearing this, Shuzen Kahlua finally understood what Lin meant.
She sized Lin up once more.
After a moment of contemplation, a faint smile appeared on her lips.
"Alright, I accept."
Shuzen Kokoa: "..."
No way, all three of my older sisters have been claimed by this guy Lin.
I'm the only 'outsider' left.
Thinking this, she couldn't help but shoot Lin a somewhat resentful look.
What is this guy thinking?
Regarding Lin taking in Shuzen Kahlua as well, Akashiya Moka blinked, the corners of her mouth curling into a slight arc.
Shuzen Akua's eyes shifted slightly.
She suddenly wondered.
What kind of reaction would Shuzen Issa have if he knew all his daughters had been caught in Lin's net?
She had to admit, she was a little curious.
The mere thought of it was amusing.
Just then, Shuzen Kahlua spoke again with a hint of anticipation, "Lin, can you let me drink a little of your blood?"
She had sensed it earlier.
The aura from Lin that drew her in seemed to be coming from his blood.
"You can."
Lin nodded with a smile.
When it came to his wives, he basically granted their every wish.
"That's great!"
Seeing Lin agree, Shuzen Kahlua's eyes lit up, her face breaking into the pure smile of a child who had just received a new toy.
She threw herself into Lin's arms
and opened her mouth to bite his neck.
Shuzen Kokoa: "???"
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