Chapter 74

The ground began to shake as the blonde stood, a heavy pressure descending upon the entirety of Japan. His power was skyrocketing, yet no aura was emanating from him. His head was lowered, his fists clenched tightly yet no sound coming from his mouth.

Igor looked at Shuri's corpse for a good ten seconds before he finally…lost it.

"HIIIMEEEJIIIMAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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The supernatural world was already in turmoil due to Igor expanding his senses through the territories of several different pantheons and factions at once. It was an unprecedented event that sent shockwaves throughout the world and had many rumours forming.

Several factions and pantheons, especially the Chinese, were angered at Igor's blatant display of spreading his senses through their territory. It was the equivalent of having a spy plane fly over your yard. But none of them dared to move an inch. Many gods that would've smited the blonde fell silent because a request had came in from Nandi, Shiva's attendant "asking" them not to interfere. The reasons were unclear but no god dared to question why.

Even with what happened next, no one dared to act.

FUUUUSHHHH

Overwhelming power flooded the world and caused the entire area to shake. And that power was gradually increasing. But what was worse was the monstrous killing intent fueling that power. It was such an unprecedented event that several energy signatures were teleporting to Kuoh just to observe what was happening.

Yet none of them were prepared for what they witnessed.

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Shame, grief…ANGER. Emotions Igor had never felt before ran prevalent in his head. This wasn't like the time he rescued Asia from the kidnapper or protected her from Miriam, the nun that was supposed to take care of her. He felt anger and the desire to kill back then, yet none of those feelings came close to the overwhelming desire for vengeance he felt.

GRUUUUUUU

His aura exploded outward in a mix of black and red. His overwhelming energy was like a giant pillar of red flames with numerous streaks of black. His aura fluctuated violently and grew bigger with each multiplier. There was no restraint to the levels his Kaioken was rising to.

Igor was so overcome with rage that he had long ascended past the 50th multiplier and entered into the 80th. His pupils had disappeared due to the overwhelming power that was coursing through his body. It was his brain's adaptation of allocating resources from processing sight to stopping his body from exploding with the amount of energy in it.

Yet his body that should've broken apart due to the strain was stronger than ever. The world seemed to listen to his desires and so, copious amounts of tainted nature energy seeped into his body, reinforcing the muscles and veins that would've been torn apart under the power of the Kaioken. The more malevolent energy he took in, the higher the number of black streaks in his aura.

Unknowingly, Igor was taking in the darkness of the world. His already existing bloodthirst was enhanced, yet he maintained his will. His only desire was to eradicate the Himejima clan from existence and nothing could change that. His pride, hatred, and will were far too much for the tainted energy of the world to influence him.

His power continued to shoot through the roof, the Kaioken multipliers gradually reaching the third digit range. His teeth were grit as his strength soared, his fists clenched in exertion. Any semblance of rational thought was clouded by the immense desire for blood and revenge.

When his Kaioken surpassed the 99th multiplier, his hair started to straighten like spikes. His body was reaching the limit on the amount of ki it could contain within. So his hair began to act as a valve that would act as one giant exhaust for the excess energy. As his Kaioken stretched into the ranges of the 100th multiplier, his hair turned into a dull red colour while his skin darkened in colour.

His power was peaking and as he drew closer to maximum power, he let out a roar.

"RAAAAAAA!"

GRUUUUUU!

A powerful shockwave spread throughout the vicinity as all the excess ki escaped in a violent burst. With his strength multiplied over a hundred times, Igor's power-level was had stepped into the realm of supreme class, and nearly every single supernatural entity all over the world felt it. Anyone on Earth who had entered the realm of high class would not be able to miss Igor's signature. His power was just so monumental that anyone who was passable in sensing energy signatures wouldn't miss it. This also included entities in other realms who were able to sense the disturbance.

Igor stood rooted on the spot, widespread destruction around him. The ground beneath his feet had cracked like glass. Every tree within a certain radius was either uprooted or had toppled over. Just the sheer uncontrolled power-up had caused much more damage than the great sphere he flung at Baraquiel in their fight three years ago.

But strangely, not even a pebble around Shuri was crushed by the heavy pressure. Even the smile on her face was unaffected, but it did affect Igor. It affected him deeply to the point that his heart hurt. It wasn't fair to him that a kind woman like Shuri had to die while scum like the ones who ordered this got to live.

Seeing such a kind smile on Shuri's face made Igor crouch down and gently rub Shuri's face. Even with the maliciousness of the world in him, it couldn't stop the sadness coursing through his veins. He was silent as he caressed Shuri's face. Despite his body being covered in dense malicious aura, no harm came to Shuri's corpse.

Looking at Shuri's peaceful face, a single tear flowed down Igor's face.

"It's not fair. It's not fair that you die, and they live."

He quietly grieved for a moment, giving himself a single minute to silently let out all of his sadness because after this, he would perform an act that could potentially change him forever. He had to harden his heart because by the end of the day, he will have committed what many would consider an atrocity.

So wiping the last of his tears, he lowered his head and gave Shuri a kiss on the forehead.

"Forgive me, aunty. I know that wherever you are, you will not like what I am about to do. But I want you to rest assured. I am doing this for me, for my heart to rest easily. You are a very important person to me, and they killed you. I cannot let this matter go. Never."

His voice turned darker.

"I will kill them, aunty. I will!"

He stood up again, his aura surging with vitality and killing intent. The winds themselves shook along with his declaration. His resolve had been hardened and his will strengthened. He knew what he would do, and the consequences of it. Yet he still chose to continue down this path.

Igor raised his head to the skies, his vow firm.

"Himejima…I'LL KILL YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!"

GRUUUUUUUUU!!!!

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SUUUuuuu

He was terrifyingly fast. The wide distance between Kuoh and Kyoto was covered in an instant. In less than a blink, Igor was hovering above the bustling city of Kyoto, the shared territory of the Yokai Faction and the Shinto Pantheon. Kyoto was truly a metropolis with numerous high-rise buildings and beautiful scenery. The view from the sky was perfect, lush scenery adding to the beauty of the city.

But that mattered not to Igor. Who governed this territory and how disrespectful his actions were meant nothing to him. All he wanted to do was find the Himejima clan and slaughter them all. He had already memorised the energy signature of the hunters. Now all he had to do was find the largest concentration of similar signatures. Common sense said he should be subtle.

But common sense can never be used on an angry man.

FUUUUSH!

His senses spread all over Kyoto, penetrating through every barrier that wasn't strong enough to resist his ki. He ignored the few energy signatures he felt, not even remotely curious why such a massive city barely had any other energy signatures.

Igor only had one goal- to find the Himejima. If the energy signature was not similar to that of the hunters he killed a few minutes prior, then he would ignore it by default, regardless of whether it was weak or powerful.

His senses spread all over Kyoto in an instant and began branching out into the outskirts. His senses broke through the barriers of the other Four Principal Clans. Upon feeling the energy signatures to be different, he ignored them, until he reached the fifth clan.

Unfortunately for the Himejima, their barrier wasn't strong enough. When Igor's senses roamed through the clan, his killing intent intensified when he felt the very energy signature he had come to greatly despise.

Immediately, he zeroed in on their clan compound situated far into the countryside and flew there.

Su!

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In an instant, he appeared above the Himejima clan compound. The size of the land itself was huge and even had its own wide expanse of farmland. The scenery was pristine and appeared to be clearly maintained. The buildings were based on traditional Japanese architecture- elegant and refined.

Yet Igor couldn't appreciate that kind of beauty. Partially was because he was legitimately blind. With only his supernatural senses, he couldn't see the world in colour. All he 'saw' were human-shaped spectrums of energy that were waiting to be snuffed out.

Just 'seeing' the familiar energy signatures stroked the flame of rage within him. He could feel that all of them carried the similar lifeforce of Shuri. For her to be hunted and killed by her own kin was an irrevocable sin for someone like Igor who greatly valued family.

So just like how they killed her, he would repay the debt a thousandfold.

"HIMEJIMA!!!!"

The barely controlled rage let itself be known in that very moment. His shout revealed all the anger and hatred the blonde felt against the clan. His intentions were very clear in his shout and there was no room for negotiation. From the bottom of his heart, Igor hated the Himejima, hated their ideals. But that wouldn't be enough. Just voicing his hatred wouldn't satisfy him.

So he took action.

Zuuuuuuu

Bringing his hands together, a dark red sphere mixed with black streaks formed between his palms. It appeared chaotic, almost as if it could explode at any moment. But his hands remained steady as the sphere grew in size…and power.

Igor did not hold back on pumping his demi-ki into the attack. He wanted to thoroughly destroy the entire Himejima clan without giving any of them a chance of survival. He wanted them dead from their very roots and turn the five clans into four.

And so the sphere continued to grow. As soon as it grew into the size of a watermelon, Igor slowly clasped his hands together, his action compressing the sphere. The act of compressing it caused the dark red colour to shift into black.

The act of compressing it caused Igor to grit his teeth in exertion, his hands trembling from the massive amount of demi-ki and malevolent energy he had to handle. The sphere began to cause the surroundings to tremble. The massive amounts of energy contained within was desperately trying to break out.

But Igor continued to compress it until he finally interlocked his hands. His hands continued to shake for a bit until…silence. For an entire second, Igor made no further movements. The world seemed to hold its breath in curiosity just as numerous gods from their domains watched the scene. This continued until Igor suddenly raised his hands towards the sky.

In that instant…

FUUUUUSHH

A gargantuan black sphere appeared above Igor. Its size was so humongous that the size of an entire shopping mall paled in its size. The sphere's diameter alone covered several kilometres, enough to blot out the sun and cast a shadow upon the majority of Kyoto.

But the size paled in comparison to the power it was releasing. Just gazing into the sphere was like gazing into the abyss. The darkness and the malevolent power were palpable. Anyone who was in the vicinity could not move, not to mention the Himejima who were the targets of this massive monstrosity.

Igor appeared puny in comparison to the sphere, but his voice was loud enough, his judgement clear.

"DIE HIIMEEJIIMAA!!!!"

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