-1042- Someone remarkable?

When Rozen saw Zaharias here, just like the first time they met, he used his Spirit Vision to see the flow of magic within Zaharias's body.

At once, Rozen noticed something unusual.

Previously, there was only one rib serving as the source of Zaharias's magic, which came from the first Matrice's rib. This enabled Zaharias to become the Blood Servant of the first Matrice, granting him eternal life, immense magic, and control over the Matrice's Beast Vassal, elevating him to the top ranks among the demons.

But now, Zaharias's body contained a total of nine such ribs.

What did this imply?

It meant that Zaharias had acquired all the Beast Vassals of the remaining Matrices, becoming the Blood Servant of all Matrices at his disposal.

This was an unprecedented occurrence.

Transplanting the bodies of different vampires to become the Blood Servant of multiple vampires was absolutely impossible.

However, the Matrices were an exception.

"You might not know, but the twelve Kaleid Bloods were actually created using the real fourth Primogenitor's ribs as raw materials, making them a part of the fourth Primogenitor. Their Blood Servants are also Blood Servants of the fourth Primogenitor. So, even if I transplant all the Matrices' ribs into my body, it still counts as being a Blood Servant of one person, except that person is not a Matrice but the real fourth Primogenitor," Zaharias said with blood dripping from his mouth, his expression grotesque.

"I only discovered this possibility recently, so I acted immediately. If only I had found out sooner, I could have taken action myself and shown a bit of strength to the Warlord Dominion's Snake Charmer and the Dynasty of Destruction's Prince of Death. Now, let me show you my current power."

With that, Zaharias commanded three Beast Vassals to roar and attack Rozen.

Little did he know...

"I see, so you hadn't transplanted the ribs of the remaining Matrices when dealing with Dimitrie Vatler and Iblisveil Aziz?" Facing the three calamitous-level Beast Vassals roaring and shaking the atmosphere and the earth, carrying immense power that even caused magical tsunamis, Rozen remained extremely calm, silently sighing.

"Their luck was indeed bad."

With that said...

"————."

Rozen chanted the spell softly and clapped once again.

"Boom!"

A terrifying surge of jutsuryoku emanated from Rozen, like a tangible shockwave of sound, rippling outward.

The three attacking Beast Vassals each touched the shockwave.

Immediately after, the three calamitous-level Beast Vassals were utterly unable to resist, directly disintegrating under the powerful jutsuryoku, turning into pure magic, vanishing without a trace.

"Impossible!" Zaharias's face turned pale.

Three entire Primogenitor-level Beast Vassals, effortlessly dispersed by Rozen's pure jutsuryoku alone?

That was absolutely impossible.

"Nothing is impossible." Rozen stared at Zaharias with only sympathy and indifference in his eyes.

"Indeed, with my abilities, it's almost impossible to disperse Primogenitor-level Beast Vassals with pure jutsuryoku alone."

After all, achieving such a feat required attacks with magic or jutsuryoku stronger than the Beast Vassals themselves. Faced with Primogenitor-level Beast Vassals, even using the Crimson Wing Formation might not be enough, right?

"But it's different for you," Rozen sneered.

"Originally, you couldn't multitask, yet you wanted to control three Primogenitor-level Beast Vassals simultaneously. Did you think you were someone remarkable?"

It had been said before that even vampires themselves might not fully control their Beast Vassals. Attempting to control multiple Beast Vassals simultaneously was even more challenging. Even Veldiana, a pure-blood vampire, struggled with controlling two Beast Vassals simultaneously. Controlling three Beast Vassals was something only the powerful vampires of the old generation could achieve.

On the other hand, Zaharias, despite gaining the power of nine Matrices, was fundamentally lacking in his own abilities. Being able to control one Beast Vassal was already commendable; trying to control three was simply impossible.

Zaharias's forced attempt led to a significant decrease in the threat posed by the Beast Vassals, making them extremely fragile and even incomplete in their summoning. If Rozen hadn't dispersed them in time, they might have gone out of control, sinking the entire old southeastern region into the depths of the sea, which was a possibility.

"If you had truly seized numerous ribs while dealing with Dimitrie Vatler and Iblisveil Aziz, they wouldn't have ended up defeated by someone like you," Rozen spoke mercilessly.

"You should be grateful that you hadn't transplanted the ribs back then, allowing the Matrices to control the Beast Vassals in battle. Otherwise, you would have turned to dust long ago. How could you come here to flaunt your power?" 

One had to admit, Zaharias had done something incredibly foolish.

In pursuit of power, he ignored his own capabilities, blindly increasing his own value, and this was the result.

"However, this outcome is quite fitting for you," Rozen remarked sarcastically.

"You only understand evaluating others' value and price. But just because something has more value and a higher price doesn't mean it's better. It's surprising that someone like you, a merchant, doesn't understand such a simple truth."

Rozen's sarcasm genuinely stung Zaharias.

"Even the Warlord Dominion's Snake Charmer and the Dynasty of Destruction's Prince of Death fell under my blade, yet here you are, a human who lucked into the Matrices, shamelessly boasting...!"

Zaharias emitted an even more terrifying and powerful surge of magic.

That magic now surpassed Rozen's use of the Crimson Wing Formation. Unless Rozen unleashed his highest level of amplification, he wouldn't be a match for Zaharias in terms of magic, right?

This made Rozen sigh once again.

"The thing I've been desperately pursuing is being used so casually by someone like you... it's truly..."

A cold gleam flashed in Rozen's eyes.

"Unpleasant."

As Rozen finished speaking...

"Clang!"

Several scattered stones at Zaharias's feet suddenly emitted a brilliant light.

"What is this...!?" Zaharias exclaimed.

Upon closer inspection, these stones were each engraved with mysterious runes.

"I secretly transferred these to your side using space manipulation. They were originally intended as a last resort, but since you don't even qualify for me to activate them, I didn't want to waste them. So, enjoy the taste."

As Rozen's words fell, the light engulfed Zaharias, whose face turned pale with shock.

"Boom!"

A grand explosion ensued.