Jailen had fallen.

  The prison that once held gods and conquerors could not contain Raizo.

  As the dimensional cracks widened, Raizo stepped forward, his aura burning like a golden inferno. His body radiated pure energy, warping the shattered void around him.

  Tenzir stumbled behind, still recovering from the overload they had forced onto the prison.

  Raizo placed a hand on his shoulder. "You did good, Tenzir. Now, leave the rest to me."

  Before Tenzir could respond, Raizo vanished.

  Instantly.

  Gone.

  In the deepest abyss of Hell, Ryuketsu sat upon a throne of molten rock, watching the universe tremble before him.

  The blackened sky above swirled with demonic energy, and the ground cracked under the sheer weight of his presence. Around him, thousands of demonic creatures knelt, awaiting his command.

  But then—

  A ripple tore through space.

  Raizo appeared, effortlessly stepping through the barrier of Hell, landing a few feet away from Ryuketsu’s throne.

  His golden eyes locked onto the devil before him. A smirk formed on his lips.

  "Did you really think you could hold me?"

  Ryuketsu’s expression didn’t change, but his fingers clenched against the armrest of his throne.

  The entire underworld shook.

  The demons, sensing the shift in power, backed away. They had never seen their master hesitate.

  With a slow, menacing motion, Ryuketsu stood up.

  His crimson eyes burned with ancient rage.

  "You may have escaped," he said in a deep, echoing voice. "But you have only returned to your end."

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  He lifted his hands, and the entire abyss began to rumble.

  A massive circle of blood-red energy formed above them, spinning violently. Inside it, thousands of demonic souls screamed, swirling into a singularity of unimaginable power.

  A capsule of concentrated destruction—a fusion of all the demon energy in existence.

  The ultimate power of Hell.

  Ryuketsu grasped the sphere and crushed it into his own body.

  The transformation began.

  His form expanded, his muscles pulsing with raw, hellish energy. Darkened flames erupted around him, his body no longer resembling anything human. Two massive wings of void-fire tore out of his back, his skin turned black with molten veins glowing beneath, and his horns curled upward like a demonic crown.

  The very essence of Hell itself surged within him.

  He had become the strongest devil.

  The Demon King incarnate.

  The air itself burned, reality distorted, and the underworld bent to his mere presence.

  Ryuketsu laughed—a deep, monstrous echo that sent shockwaves through the void.

  He extended his clawed hand, pointing at Raizo. "Now, I will erase you from existence."

  Raizo?

  He just smirked.

  He took a step forward, rolling his shoulders, as if completely unimpressed.

  "This is nothing."

  And then—he attacked.

  Raizo blurred forward, faster than light itself. His fist crashed into Ryuketsu’s newly transformed body, sending the demon king skidding backward, tearing through the ground.

  But before he could finish the fight—

  A scream pierced through his mind.

  His head snapped sideways.

  Earth.

  Tenzir.

  His golden eyes sharpened as he sensed Tenzir being overwhelmed.

  Monsters. Hundreds of them.

  Tenzir was fighting, but he was badly injured.

  For the first time, Raizo hesitated.

  He could finish this battle now… or go save Tenzir.

  Tsk.

  "Guess I’ll kill you later," Raizo muttered, his voice filled with annoyance.

  And in the blink of an eye—he vanished.

  Leaving Ryuketsu behind, still standing.

  And still growing stronger.

  Raizo reappeared on Earth.

  The sky was black, the ground littered with destruction. The entire planet was on the verge of collapse.

  And in the center of the chaos, Tenzir stood alone.

  Bleeding. Bruised. Surrounded.

  Hundreds of monsters closed in on him, snarling, ready to tear him apart.

  Tenzir panted, barely able to hold himself up. His vision blurred, his strength nearly gone.

  Then, a familiar presence washed over him.

  A golden aura. A force unlike anything else.

  The air shifted.

  The monsters hesitated.

  Tenzir’s eyes widened as he slowly looked up.

  Raizo was standing in front of him.

  Unshaken. Unbothered.

  "Took you long enough…" Tenzir muttered, coughing up blood.

  Raizo smirked, cracking his knuckles. "You know how it is."

  His golden aura erupted outward, blasting the monsters back. The entire battlefield shifted as Raizo prepared to wipe them all out in one move.

  The battle for Earth had begun.