["At the deepest part of the Ambrosial Arbor's mystic root, a lotus platform floated, with a small wisp of ghostly flame hovering within."]
["'Oh? Hehe, could it be the General of the Luofu has arrived?' Phantylia sensed their presence and chuckled softly."]
["'That wretched thing! She's really waiting for us here,' March 7th fumed, shouting toward the distant flame. 'Come out, Phantylia!'"]
["'The Benefactor is here too? Don't be so impatient, this little lady hasn't finished preparing yet,' Phantylia's voice was languid and relaxed, as if she didn't take the group seriously at all."]
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Demon Slayer World
"Still going on about 'Benefactor' this and 'Benefactor' that! She's the one who got Tingyun…" Zenitsu gritted his teeth in anger, wishing he could rush up and give Phantylia's backside a good kick. Of course, that was impossible… so he pinned his hopes on Stelle, hoping she'd bash Phantylia a few extra times on his behalf.
"Tch, I thought Phantylia was some big deal. Turns out she's just a ball of fire? Doesn't look that impressive…" Inosuke scoffed, puzzled as to why Jing Yuan was just standing there. Shouldn't he charge in and snuff her out?
"You pighead, use your brain for once! If Phantylia was that easy to deal with, would Jing Yuan need to call in the Astral Express crew?" Zenitsu shot Inosuke a disdainful glance. "When strong fighters face off, they probe first!"
"Besides, I have a feeling Phantylia's up to something big with the Ambrosial Arbor… She's not planning to connect herself to it like that Abundance Deer, becoming unkillable, is she?"
"If that's the case… General Jing Yuan might be in danger." Tanjiro recalled the terrifying regenerative powers of the Abundance Deer when Stelle and the others fought it.
The Demon Slayer Corps often compared the Abundance's healing to the demons under Muzan, but everyone knew deep down that the Abundance's healing far surpassed that of demons. Demons could be killed, but with the power of Abundance… that was true immortality.
["Phantylia was still immersed in the Ambrosial Arbor she'd just claimed, her words dripping with intoxication. 'No wonder the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus are so confident in their superiority… This divine trace of the Arbor truly holds the power to create and renew life.'"]
["'Everyone, be cautious,' Jing Yuan warned, scanning their surroundings before fixing his gaze on Dan Heng, his trust as steadfast as it had been years ago. 'Dan Heng, I'm entrusting my back to you.'"]
["Dan Heng nodded solemnly. 'I understand.'"]
["'Phantylia… what is she doing?' Hearing Phantylia mention the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, March 7th felt a faint sense of foreboding."]
["As the group approached the lotus platform, the small flame suddenly descended onto it, igniting fiercely. The mystic lotus soared into the sky, parting the clouds above. In an instant, a woman over a hundred zhang tall, as massive as a mountain range, descended before them."]
["She appeared to be seated, but her colossal form meant the group could only vaguely see her upper body through the mist."]
["She gently waved a fan, her skin ashen gray. Though her face was beautiful, her dark green lips gave her an eerie, sinister air."]
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Baki World
"This… this is a Lord Ravager…"
The moment Rekka Kaioh locked eyes with Phantylia, he quickly averted his gaze.
For some reason, in that fleeting moment of meeting Phantylia's golden eyes, a strange sensation crawled up Rekka Kaioh's spine, like a long centipede with countless writhing legs.
Suddenly, he felt the wound on his right foot—devoured by Pickle—begin to itch.
What… what's happening…
Rekka Kaioh removed his prosthetic, unwrapping the bandages, but the sight before him sent a chill down his spine.
His skin seemed to come alive, wriggling slowly, as if his flesh and bone were trying to break through the healed surface and regrow.
"It's the power of Abundance…" Tokugawa stared in shock at the scene. "Could Rekka Kaioh's leg actually grow back?"
When the power of an Aeon radiated through the Celestial Screen into their world, even just a faint trace, it left Tokugawa utterly astounded.
This was the might of an Aeon… At that moment, Tokugawa, one of Japan's most powerful men, finally understood the reverence of the Xianzhou's original pioneers when they beheld the divine trace of Abundance.
It was indeed a temptation humanity could not resist.
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Overlord
Inside the Great Tomb of Nazarick.
Ainz shifted his gaze from Phantylia's mountain-like form on the Celestial Screen to Demiurge.
"—How's the experiment, Demiurge?"
"The injuries are indeed healing continuously, but the speed isn't fast—similar to ordinary healing magic," Demiurge said, immediately slicing his palm to demonstrate. Sure enough, the wound's edges wriggled as they healed.
It looked a bit grotesque… likely a weaker form of Abundance's power.
Ainz theorized that the Celestial Screen filtered out most of the power, only allowing a small influence when the battles or forces displayed were exceptionally strong.
He recalled how, in the Simulated Universe, seeing the Aeon of Remembrance had uncontrollably pulled him into brief memories—lasting only seconds, despite the Aeon being a mere simulation. That experience had unsettled him deeply.
The Stellaron had activated the Ambrosial Arbor, and Phantylia had stolen its power, yet this was merely an Emissary's strength… Ainz couldn't imagine what their world would become if a true Aeon appeared.
["'Behold, everyone, this beautiful body?' Phantylia lazily propped her head with one hand. '…The divine trace of Abundance lives up to its name. Let's see what I can do with it.'"]
["She lightly raised her left hand, and two lotus flowers emerged from the mist. As their petals quivered, Stelle and the others caught a faint fragrance one moment, only to feel their legs weaken and their strength drain significantly the next."]
["Phantylia seemed pleased, chuckling. 'Very good. I'll use the power that grants the Xianzhou longevity to bring you destruction!'"]
["'Everyone, be careful! Phantylia has harnessed the Arbor's power for herself,' Jing Yuan warned, his formation blade materializing as he stepped in front of the group. 'You focus on destroying these phantom flowers. I'll take down her body.'"]