The forceful words were spoken, and the countless energy bats circling in the sky, like kites with broken strings, all plummeted to the ground, reforming into Iliyath's shape.
Iliyath eyed the slightly balding man with apprehension, unable to comprehend what kind of power it was that rendered him unable to fly with just a single sentence.
However, besides Iliyath, another person was also airborne at this moment.
With a strange cry, Xun Qing and his flamboyant flying sword plummeted to the ground, nearly face-planting. He looked at the balding super-powered individual with a hint of complaint. "Couldn't your decree target just one person?"
The balding man shook his head innocently. His abilities were immensely powerful, but with that power came significant limitations, preventing him from using them at will. Thus, he contented himself with raising giant bears.
Wen Wen and the others watching the fight discreetly chuckled. Xun Qing was purely asking for it; who told him to keep standing on his flying sword, playing the aloof expert?
Once Iliyath was grounded, George placed his shield horizontally across his chest, glowing with a golden radiance, and charged at Iliyath with all his might.
The shield contained a power far beyond Wen Wen's imagination. Among the powers he had witnessed below the disaster level, perhaps only Hou Shai Lei's charge was stronger than this.
Restricted by the decree, Iliyath found it difficult to move. He could only unleash two blood-red whips from his hands, striking at the advancing George with incredible frequency, creating two colossal storms of blood.
But all of this seemed too fragile before George's charge. In the end, Iliyath was struck by the shield and, after a thunderous impact, was sent flying hundreds of meters away, smashing through countless buildings along the way.
Amidst the ruins, Iliyath staggered to his feet. After that blow, his body was mangled and misshapen, with almost all his bodily functions shut down.
He gritted his teeth, cursed, and closed his eyes. A strange aura emanated from him. The next instant, a blurred face flashed across his own, and then Iliyath immediately resumed his original appearance, as if the previously shattered body wasn't his.
Having recovered, Iliyath turned and fled, instantly transforming into a red streak of light and disappearing from everyone's sight.
George frowned. Every True Order he had encountered could not withstand his impact head-on, not even this old vampire. But why had he recovered completely in an instant, as if he hadn't been injured at all?
However, George did not dwell on it. He quickly gave chase. The priority now was to keep Iliyath here forever. Delaying for even half a second could mean losing the opportunity.
Iliyath, his face grim, sped onward. The ability he had hidden for a hundred years had finally been activated today.
While he had told Wen Wen and the others about the Red Moon Domain partly to show off in front of them, it was primarily to mislead his enemies and distract them from his true trump card.
The ability of the Red Moon Domain was too conspicuous. Once used, it could no longer be concealed. Therefore, every time he fought an opponent, he would intentionally reveal his ability. This way, his true enemies would focus their attention on the Red Moon Domain, overlooking his second disaster characteristic!
That's right, Iliyath possessed a second disaster characteristic, named 'River of the Dead.'
The River of the Dead was also an ability of the Blood Emperor. All those killed by the Blood Emperor had their life force imprisoned within the Blood Emperor's body. Each deceased individual could substitute for the Blood Emperor's death once. When necessary, the Blood Emperor could even summon all the deceased to aid him against enemies.
Iliyath's River of the Dead was not as powerful as the Blood Emperor's. He could only imprison the life force of a limited number of individuals. However, the life force of these few individuals was enough to grant him a near-indestructible body in True Order realm battles.
This was because each life represented Iliyath's ability to die completely and then revive once, making him even more monstrous than Aiswaka's disaster-level vitality.
But as Iliyath ran, he suddenly plunged into an impenetrable darkness. Immediately after, a sharp pain struck his lower back. Turning around, he saw a samurai sword inlaid with a chrysanthemum pattern plunged into his back.
Then, the darkness around him gradually dissipated. Iliyath found a man dressed in black ninja attire standing before him, bowing slightly.
"Hello, it's our first meeting. I am a demon hunter from the Sakura Grand Area. You may call me Kiku Juro."
Iliyath casually pulled the sword out and threw it to the ground. The deep wound healed in an instant. "What is the purpose of your insignificant attack? It wouldn't even kill an ordinary blood race."
While Iliyath was being held back by Kiku Juro, the other four True Orders had also arrived and surrounded him again. However, Iliyath was not overly panicked. He no longer needed to conceal his second ability, and the remaining lives should be sufficient for him to escape.
Kiku Juro smiled shyly and said, "I didn't expect this one blow to kill you, because I don't have any stronger moves than George-kun's... However, who says an insignificant attack cannot kill someone?"
Iliyath, whose sense of taste was quite sensitive, suddenly caught a refreshing floral fragrance. Judging by the scent, it should be chrysanthemums. Strangely, the scent was emanating from his own body.
He looked back and was astonished to find that where the small knife had previously stabbed him, a slender branch had grown. This branch was covered in chrysanthemum buds, and the fragrance was emanating from these buds!
Iliyath hurriedly reached out, intending to pull out the branch, but after trying, he abandoned the idea. This single branch was connected to his soul. If he forcibly pulled it out, it would take his soul with it!
Seeing Iliyath's actions, Kiku Juro smiled and said, "Sir, please do not struggle. It will continue to absorb your strength until the branch grows as thick as a tree trunk. When all the chrysanthemums bloom, that will be the time of your demise."
"Furthermore, it is completely impossible to remove this flower through normal means. If you were only facing me, you might still have a chance to escape. But now, your enemies are not just me."
As soon as Kiku Juro finished speaking, a massive purple sword descended from the sky, cleaving Iliyath into two halves.
Subsequently, the five True Order powerhouses simultaneously attacked Iliyath. Various techniques were unleashed in succession, instantly reducing Iliyath's body to shreds.