The realm Cursed Calamity Nine Banes occupied was nowhere near the so-called Moonlight Tier.
His true power resided at the Solarcrown Rank—equal to the Azurehill Fox Clan elders. The five-tailed form he presented under the Qingqiu Nine Calamities identity was merely a disguise to conceal his strength and act younger.
At the very least, Mulan never imagined their enemy would be this formidable.
Was this starting zone boss a little too overpowered?
Boom!
Nine fox clan elders, their forms twisted into indescribable shapes, launched a violent assault, forcibly expelling Cursed Calamity Nine Banes from the Azurehill Palace.
Tens of thousands of clan members resided here, including four unharmed azure foxes.
Qingqiu Zili had already met misfortune. If Wuyue and the others suffered the same fate, the elders would have no face to meet past generations of Golden Nine Tails—even sacrificing themselves in this calamity wouldn’t redeem them.
A Solarcrown Rank battle’s aftershocks could flatten entire mountain ranges. Relocating the battlefield was non-negotiable.
"Huff."
Seeing the elders temporarily drive Cursed Calamity Nine Banes away, Mulan sprang into action to check on the others.
She wasn’t fully suppressed by the protective barrier.
If even stronger beings couldn’t withstand it, this was a clue she couldn’t ignore.
But Mulan refused to dwell on it now.
She hurried to Moling Qingqiu’s side. Even the mighty six-tailed Moling had collapsed unconscious under the barrier’s pressure.
So had the seven-tailed Azurefox Moyue.
"How am I supposed to beat someone this broken?"
Unprecedented pressure weighed on Mulan’s heart.
She wasn’t afraid for her own life—Mirophiel had left her a safeguard.
But that safeguard meant nothing for the Azurehill Fox Clan.
Even if she survived… what about them?
Ask the mighty Plunder Witch to kill Cursed Calamity Nine Banes?
Mulan had zero confidence.
The proud, powerful Mirophiel might simply take her and leave the clan to perish.
Mulan would not accept that.
"What should I do?"
In this crisis, she stilled—standing statue-like, lost in thought.
Scene shift.
Cursed Calamity Nine Banes halted mid-air, no longer retreating from the elders’ assault.
"Enough. Trying to spare those foxes from collateral damage? Clever. But have you considered—this fight won’t produce *any* aftershocks?"
The elders hovered silently. Their countdown to death had begun. Even a bloody nine-for-one exchange would drag him to hell.
As their bloodlines burned, traces of their Azurehill heritage faded. The barrier’s suppression weakened.
Entering self-destruct mode, they’d surpass their limits for one final strike against a fellow Solarcrown Rank foe.
The battle would be brief. Minimal fallout.
No Solarcrown expert—no matter how enhanced—could survive nine peers fighting to the death for even a second!
Remnants of the Greedwolf Church had no right to exist. Especially Cursefiend-titled believers.
In an era without the Golden Nine Tails, this was the Azurehill Fox Clan’s natural predator!
"Hehehe."
Cursed Calamity Nine Banes stared at the elders’ death-defying resolve. Madness, long buried in his soul, glinted in his eyes.
"Rule: Destiny Struggle Technique!"
A forbidden magic, lost to history, reawakened.
Violent magical ripples surged outward.
Strange sigils materialized above every head—even the immobilized foxes, and Mulan watching from the balcony. Even the caster bore one.
But the marks differed sharply.
Fox-head sigils hovered above the Azurehill Fox Clan, including Mulan. Above Cursed Calamity Nine Banes loomed a wolf head, eyes blazing crimson.
A faint, assured smile touched his lips.
"Let’s compare. Can the weight of your destinies surpass mine? Reminder: combat strength means *nothing* here."
The nine elders ignored him, lunging to strike him down.
Then—horror. Their bodies froze.
Awwooo!!!
Cursed Calamity Nine Banes hovered, the manifested wolf head radiating bone-chilling aura.
Crushing pressure flooded the Azure Fox Realm like a tidal wave.
Only the barrier contained it. Without it, the devastation would’ve spanned continents.
He was no longer merely a Greedwolf Cursefiend bloodline heir—but the Cursed Beast itself, the ancient harbinger of calamity!
An indescribable colossal phantom rose behind him: the living embodiment of curses.
"Hahahaha!"
He swept his bangs back, blood-red eyes flashing dangerously.
"The hunt begins."
Lightning split the sky. Thunder roared like a primordial beast’s fury.
Cursed Calamity Nine Banes shot toward the frozen black mist figures.
As distance closed—the wolf head above him opened its maw and devoured the black fox sigil above the eldest elder’s head.
"First."
The elder plummeted like a broken puppet into the forest, fate unknown.
His ominous aura thickened. He turned, savoring the hunt’s thrill.
"Second."
*Thud.*
"Third."
*Thud.*
He reaped lives with a addict’s grin.
"Fourth! Fifth! Sixth! Seventh! Eighth! Ninth!"
In an instant, the storm vanished.
The once-formidable elders lay fallen in a single exchange.
Total annihilation.
Cursed Calamity Nine Banes shot above the palace, locking onto a small figure on the balcony.
Above her head glowed a cyan fox-head sigil—the mark of her destined burden.
[Rule: Destiny Struggle Technique]
A forbidden art that materializes "big fish eat little fish," enforcing the food chain’s law.
Casting requirement: wield a single Conceptblood.
Opponents must possess unwavering resolve to defy fate unto death.
Example: Greedwolf Cursefiend embodies "Curse"; Golden Nine Tails embodies "Auspiciousness."
Cursed Calamity Nine Banes, bearing Greedwolf blood, held a destiny rivaling legendary beasts—apex of the chain.
No current Azurehill Fox Clan member’s destiny weighed heavier.
Azure, black, white, red foxes—all lowly prey, destinies dwarfed by the Cursed Wolf’s weight.
This magic was always a cruel game: the strong toying with the desperate.
Their futile resistance was the predator’s delight.
Facing nine elders who burned everything they had… Cursed Calamity Nine Banes played dirty.
Who could stop him now?
His gaze locked with Azurefox Wuyue’s steady stare.
"Your turn, Azurefox Wuyue."
