Desperation

Darcel, Aniela, and Masami's chests heavily heaved as bile continuously ran up their throats. 

Every time it happened, the trio forced down the rising bile. Their bloodline powers frantically worked to get rid of the Heavenly Sage power running amok in their bodies.

This fight was quite an eye-opening shock for the trio. 

Previously, they believed, at their current prowess, they could take on genuine Heavenly Sage. Their confidence came from the fact no other ninth-level Heavenly Kings could match them.

But that perception was forcefully changed throughout this battle. 

That phantom Golden Crow Spirit was a powerful Heavenly Sage monster with far boosted prowess because it's a Spirit Artifact being.

They're genuinely having problems just to keep up the phantom Golden Crow Spirit speeds and defending against its powerful attack.