The sudden shift in the battlefield drew every Master's attention. They watched Tempest carefully, if she could eliminate Azrael's remaining two cards, the entire situation would change in their favor.
Who is it? The thought flashed through multiple minds simultaneously. Another expert?
But they soon realized it was only a Diamond-tier card.
However, Tempest and several other Lore Cardians noticed a critical detail: the newly appeared card bore a striking resemblance to one of Azrael's two remaining cards.
Is it Azrael? They thought in surprise. Honestly, some of them had genuinely believed he'd fled. So he just went to create a card?
It seemed outrageous, but it was the most appropriate explanation for the current situation.
Thinking this, Catherine let out a long breath, her gloom fading slightly. "It seems the battle isn't over yet."
Hearing her words, one of the demon warlords curled his lips in disdain. "It's just a Diamond-tier card. You crazy woman, don't think you can hold Tempest back for long."
"It's enough!" Catherine certainly didn't believe the newly appeared Diamond-tier card could stop Tempest, but if it possessed the strength of Azrael's previous Diamond-tier cards, that would be sufficient.
Meanwhile, facing the sudden appearance of Uchiha Madara, Tempest didn't pause. Instead, she became even more ferocious.
As a battle-hardened warrior, she wouldn't make mistakes at critical moments like this.
Seeing this, Uchiha Madara smirked and vanished in a flash.
With a piercing roar, the earth was instantly torn apart. Tempest hovered high in the sky, a massive tornado stretching from earth to heaven behind her, clouds flashing with terrifying thunder. Incomparably sharp air currents flowed through her hands. Even with her white armor shattered, she remained the Scourge Lord, commanding the endless storm.
However, just as Tempest's murderous attack was about to strike Yamamoto Shigekuni and Hashirama Senju, a vast pale blue skeleton suddenly rose from the ground, simultaneously filling itself with flesh and blood at an incredible speed.
Within seconds, a winged warrior god wielding a long sword, a figure of chakra larger than a mountain, appeared before everyone's eyes.
The third power: Susanoo!
Clang!
With a sharp metallic ring, Susanoo's blade was instantly unsheathed, its immense sword pressure colliding with Tempest's attack.
As the two forces merged, a terrifying turbulence instantly scattered everything around them. The ground seemed as malleable as clay, its topography effortlessly reshaped by the clash.
Seeing this, a slight ripple finally crossed Tempest's face. Her brow furrowed slightly as she muttered, "This strength... another card from the same series?"
The strength of the Diamond-tier card before her was somewhat beyond her expectations.
However, just as Tempest prepared to attack Uchiha Madara again, she suddenly glanced to her side in confusion.
Swish!
An inexplicable slicing sound rang out, and she sidestepped the invisible attack.
"What?"
The disturbance in the surrounding air informed Tempest that four invisible figures were attacking her.
Though [Limbo: Border Jail] seemed somewhat underwhelming in the chaotic world of Earth compared to the original source material, for now it was still enough to briefly delay Tempest's movements.
At this moment, Hashirama Senju stood in the hollow of Susanoo's chest, smirking at his old friend beside him. "Hahaha, it's really you, Madara."
Uchiha Madara folded his arms, glanced at Hashirama with his Rinnegan, and said with a hint of pride, "Hashirama, you're still the same, but I'm no longer the person I used to be."
The characteristic pride of the Uchiha clan emerged.
"Hahahaha." Faced with his old friend's taunting, Hashirama simply rubbed his head and laughed without retorting.
Meanwhile, Yamamoto Shigekuni, standing nearby, surveyed the Susanoo thoughtfully. This technique reminded him of Sajin Komamura's Bankai, Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō, though the differences were quite significant.
Several Masters fighting in the distance paused upon seeing the Susanoo.
Tempest was especially notable. He had seen Uchiha Sasuke's Susanoo long ago at the national tournament, but it was completely different from the towering figure now appearing in the distance.
"Did they actually plan such a far-reaching Lore Cardian strategy back then?" Tempest sighed softly, feeling sorry for Victor. He vaguely remembered his disciple still dreaming of catching up to Azrael at the end of the national competition, but judging by the current situation, Victor probably wasn't even close anymore.
Several of the demon warlords couldn't help but feel a surge of irritation. Once, twice, three times, they hadn't expected that Tempest would be repeatedly tripped up by a Diamond-tier Lore Cardian.
If this continued, the strategy of sending Master Fujimaru away would be completely meaningless. After all, she was merely trapped, not dead. If they won, they could slowly deal with her, but if they lost, there wouldn't even be a chance of a comeback.
Finally, one of the demon warlords couldn't help but shout to the woman in the distance, "Tempest! Quick victory!"
Unfortunately, she ignored the voice entirely.
In just a short time, she had already dealt with the four shadows summoned by Uchiha Madara using [Limbo: Border Jail].
Tempest let out a light breath, carefully sensing the shifting air currents around her. She wanted to find Azrael's true location and eliminate him directly.
It was at this moment that she truly saw the young man as a formidable opponent on par with herself.
Tempest decided not to hold back anymore. After all, she had previously restrained herself to support the other four warlords, but now, facing the formidable opponent she had identified, such restraint was unnecessary.
Just as she was about to locate Azrael, she suddenly looked up at the sky.
Boom!
A massive shadow fell upon the ground, and howling wind parted the thick clouds. A massive meteorite plummeted from the sky, bearing down directly upon Tempest.
This was undoubtedly Uchiha Madara's work. While commanding the shadows cast by [Limbo: Border Jail] to contain the enemy, he had already used [Tengai Shinsei].
Unfortunately, despite its mighty impact, the rapidly falling meteorite was merely a larger rock to Tempest.
Fortunately, Madara's goal wasn't to injure the enemy, but to distract her.
Seeing this, Hashirama took a deep breath, clasped his hands together, and shouted, "Wood Style: Wood Golem Jutsu!"
The next moment, a massive wooden figure the same size as the fully formed Susanoo appeared on the ground.
But this wasn't the end yet.
Uchiha Madara then released Susanoo and, along with Hashirama, ascended to the top of the wooden golem. Immediately, the wooden figure's body was gradually enveloped in pale blue armor.
Majestic Attire Susanoo!
It wasn't that they didn't want to use the Top Buddha technique, but Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands was actually a prerequisite skill for that, essentially just a stationary turret.
Meanwhile, Tempest had already casually shattered the meteorite that was about to fall on her head.
She watched the combined form from afar, her eyes flickering. "Sure enough, there's a bond!"
She'd realized this even when Uchiha Madara had first appeared, after all, he had shown familiarity with the other cards.
Tempest pondered this as she gathered the storm from the sky into her hands.
Screech!
With a shrill scream, a storm tornado suddenly formed beneath the Majestic Attire Susanoo's feet, engulfing it completely.
The earth-shattering tornado twisted violently, its terrifying turbulence continuously slicing at the armored wooden golem.
Yet... nothing happened.
You're right, but this is Susanoo, the third power that combines both offense and defense. It possesses immense attack power, formidable defense, flight capability, and the ability to combine with other creatures. One sword splits a mountain, two cuts through a sea, and three swords bring down nations.
Seeing this, though her expression remained unchanged, Tempest couldn't help but mutter to herself, "Such defensive power!"
Before she could fully process this, Madara and Hashirama, manipulating the Majestic Attire Susanoo, strode toward her.
Boom, boom, boom!
The armored golem took heavy steps, forcibly ignoring the raging wind that tried to drag it down, and covered the distance in three strides to reach Tempest. Then it swung its fist.
Tempest could sense the terrifying power of the blow simply from the wind pressure that hit her face.
However, as the Scourge Lord who controlled the storm, she wasn't vulnerable to such a slow attack.
Tempest rode the wind and soared higher into the sky.
But how could Madara and Hashirama let her escape so easily?
In a split second, a pair of pale blue wings extended from the Majestic Attire Susanoo.
Seeing this, Tempest frowned, repeatedly dodging the azure-armored giant fist.
In an instant, the situation completely shifted.
Seeing this, the other four demon warlords in the distance felt their hearts sink. "No way! A Diamond-tier Lore Cardian could actually achieve this?!"
They had never imagined someone could suppress a Master-tier opponent with just Diamond-tier cards.
More importantly, Tempest was no weakling. The four demon warlords reasoned that they wouldn't fare much better facing these Diamond-tier cards.
Gazing at the massive yet agile armored figure, they couldn't help but grimace.
"If all Diamond-tier cards were this powerful, we would have been defeated long ago."
In the eyes of the four demon warlords, whether it was the blonde youth card that had actually injured Tempest, or the card that had become as impenetrable as a turtle shell after using an unknown technique, it was unacceptable for a Diamond-tier Lore Cardian to possess such power.
Even with the bonuses from special features and bonds, it was still outrageous.
However, compared to the flustered demons, Catherine and her allies were filled with nothing but astonishment and joy.
Her Majesty the Empress had never expected Azrael to achieve such a feat.
Especially after the appearance of that massive blue chakra construct, she even felt that Azrael could battle Tempest indefinitely.
This undoubtedly favored their situation.
Tempest evidently realized this as well.
She took a deep breath and began to forcibly restrain the air currents around her. She was ready to use her trump card.
Only an attack of that magnitude could break through the defenses of the opposing two cards, no, not just break through, but completely destroy them.
Unlike Tempest's first release, when she had released her restraints in pursuit of a ranged kill on Azrael, this time she planned to gather all the storms together.
She knew that using such a powerful attack would only cause her condition to decline. Even if she successfully defeated the two Diamond-tier cards, she would only be able to play a supporting role afterward.
But even that was better than continuing to waste time.
A fierce wind roared as an endless stream of air condensed from the vast expanse of heaven and earth into Tempest's hands.
Not even a sound could be heard amidst the extreme compression.
Seeing this, Uchiha Madara's eyes instantly narrowed.
A ninja who had emerged from a sea of blood and corpses, he could already sense an extremely dangerous aura from the woman before him, many times more dangerous than Hashirama unleashing the Top Buddha technique.
With this thought, Uchiha Madara immediately extended his right hand toward Tempest and shouted, "Chibaku Tensei!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, a small pitch-black sphere flew to the woman's side.
The next moment, countless massive stones were pulled into the air, layer upon layer, enveloping Tempest.
Madara hoped that this sealing technique could offer a slight barrier, buying time for the Majestic Attire Susanoo to move away.
Unfortunately, Tempest had already locked onto them both.
"Now, meet your end." A cold voice emanated from the stone sphere.
And then,
Boom!
The stone sphere created by Chibaku Tensei suddenly shattered, and a pale beam of light instantly struck the Majestic Attire Susanoo at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.
It was then that Madara and Hashirama realized it wasn't a beam at all, but rather compressed wind, more like a Spear of Doom than a Storm Blade.
Crack!
Faced with Tempest's ultimate killing move, the armor of the Majestic Attire Susanoo was instantly covered in cracks.
However, Uchiha Madara showed no sign of panic.
He simply formed the hand seal and a mocking smile spread across his face. "Outer Path: Samsara Rebirth Technique."
A green light flashed before it was instantly drowned out by the Spear of Doom.
As everyone watched, Tempest's attack struck its target directly, effortlessly wiping it from existence.
There was no doubt, Azrael had lost all his fighting power.
This was the shared thought of both demons and Lore Cardians alike.
But as a price, Tempest's combat effectiveness had been reduced to less than one-tenth of her original strength.
However, unlike the others who couldn't see the details clearly from a distance, Tempest had just witnessed the expression on the black-haired man's face.
Is he mocking me? she couldn't help but think.