Chong Wenguma's figure turned into a stream of light, instantly flying before that terrifying demon god piled up from countless resentful souls.

He restrained all his arrogance as an SS-Rank Expert and bowed slightly.

"Greetings, Lord Masakage!"

That terrifying aggregate named Kujo Masakage slowly lowered a head composed of countless distorted faces.

His four diverse arms raised slightly, seemingly feeling this brand-new body composed of resentment.

"Who are you?"

Chong Wenguma did not dare to raise his head, his voice growing even more respectful.

"Reporting to Lord Masakage, I am a contemporary retainer of the Kujo Family, Chong Wenguma."

"I was ordered by the contemporary family head to come and resurrect you."

"Oh?"

Kujo Masakage uttered a simple syllable, and a trace of inquiry flashed through those eyes converged from resentment.

"What time is it now?"

"And who is the contemporary family head?"

Chong Wenguma answered immediately.

"Reporting to my Lord, it is currently the 433rd year of the Imperial Sakura."

"The contemporary family head is the 23rd head of my Kujo Family, Lord Kujo Koji."

"He is the great-grandson of Lord Chiming."

"A hundred years have passed..."

Kujo Masakage let out a lingering sigh, and a look of reminiscence simultaneously appeared on his body composed of countless faces.

"Little did I expect that this is already a world a hundred years after my death."

"Neither did I expect that this king would actually have a day to see the light of day once more."

His hollow eyes fell back onto Chong Wenguma.

"What is the prop that resurrected this king?"

"Could it be the legendary Divine Artifact?"

Chong Wenguma nodded heavily.

"It is precisely the Divine Artifact, the Pendulum of Life!"

"This is the supreme treasure that Lord Koji painstakingly obtained after going through all sorts of hardships!"

"Heh..."

From Kujo Masakage's throat came an inexplicable low chuckle.

Those countless painful faces actually also curved into eerie arcs along with it.

"Not bad, not bad."

"My Kujo Family has produced another wise lord in this generation."

He slowly raised his head, his gaze bypassing Chong Wenguma and casting toward the three members of Caesar waiting in full battle array below.

His eyes gradually turned cold.

"It was you few ants who disrupted this king's resurrection ritual?"

Kujo Masakage was very clear in his heart.

Although he had been successfully resurrected, the ritual was not complete.

The energy of the Pendulum of Life had been forcibly cut off midway.

This caused his current strength to be far from reaching the state of his peak period.

This made him extremely irritated in his heart.

Zhou Huai had no time to waste words with him.

Staying here for one more second meant one more point of crisis.

He controlled Caesar, and his mind moved.

"Hum—"

In an instant, the piercing buzzing sound resounded through heaven and earth.

Centered around Caesar, the black tide crazily spread in all directions.

That was endless Soldier Beetles, summoned out from the the void, carapaces rubbing and wings vibrating, converging into a black sea of clouds that blotted out the sky.

One hundred thousand, five hundred thousand, eight hundred thousand...

In the blink of an eye, the number was already approaching one million!

They hovered over Fuji City, completely swallowing the last trace of light before dawn, bringing a bone-chilling despair.

"Oh?"

On Kujo Masakage's face composed of countless resentful souls, a trace of disdain emerged.

"An Insect Master, huh."

"No matter how many bugs there are, they are ultimately just some bugs."

As soon as his voice fell, the two shikigami behind him moved.

Yukimusha waved his small hand, and the ultimate cold air instantly swept out. Wherever it passed, thousands of Soldier Beetles were instantly frozen into ice sculptures, dropping down like a flurry of rain.

Yorukihime was even more direct; she drew that huge enchanted blade and casually traced an arc in the air.

"Swish!"

A purple-black blade glow flashed and vanished, and countless Soldier Beetles were cut in half at the waist, their remains fluttering all over the sky.

Kujo Masakage was even too lazy to lift his arm, giving only a single thought.

The majestic power of resentment turned into a violent wind, blowing tens of thousands of Soldier Beetles flying backward, where they were ground into powder by that force in mid-air.

Under a wave of skill bombardment, the number of Soldier Beetles plummeted by nearly a third.

However, the remaining Soldier Beetles still fearlessly filled the vacancies, and that black sea of clouds seemed to have no boundaries.

Looking at the increasingly closer army of Soldier Beetles, Chong Wenguma's expression changed slightly, and he quickly spoke out to remind him.

"Lord Masakage, be careful!"

"These bugs will self-destruct, and their power cannot be underestimated!"

"Oh? Self-destruct?"

On Kujo Masakage's face, a trace of interested expression finally appeared.

He twisted his neck, and the neck composed of countless faces emitted a strange "crack-crack" sound.

"Right on time, after this king awoke, I haven't properly stretched my muscles and bones yet."

"Let this king see what tricks the ants of this era can pull off."

Before his voice fell, his disgusting fleshy wings fiercely vibrated.

He actually took the initiative to turn into a black shadow, rushing upstream and plunging headfirst into that black Insect Tide.

Seeing this, Zhou Huai hooked the corners of his mouth into a cold arc.

This is something you asked for yourself.

"Boom!"

The moment Kujo Masakage rushed into the bug swarm, thousands of Soldier Beetles around him seemed to have received a unified command and unhesitatingly detonated themselves!

Deafening explosion sounds merged into one, and the violent flames instantly completely swallowed Kujo Masakage's figure.

A small mushroom cloud slowly rose in mid-air.

That terrifying energy impact even made Kalen and Polina below feel a wave of palpitations.

However, the smoke and dust of the explosion had not yet dissipated.

Kujo Masakage's playful voice clearly came out from within.

"Is this it?"

"Are you tickling this king?"

The flames dispersed, and Kujo Masakage's figure reappeared.

On his body composed of countless resentful souls, aside from a few charred marks, there wasn't even a trace of a decent wound.

Those consecutive explosions sufficient to instantly kill a Hell-level BOSS merely made him look a bit disheveled.

Zhou Huai's eyes showed a hint of surprise for the first time.

Such a hard body.

No wonder Kujo Koji would prioritize resurrecting this Old Ancestor.

His strength indeed cannot be underestimated.

Since that's the case...

Then let's see if you can withstand the upcoming explosions.

"Roar—!!!"

Right at this moment, three completely different roars suddenly exploded from the depths of the Insect Tide.

Three gigantic Soldier Beetles with exceptionally huge statures slowly rose from the Insect Tide.

Their entire bodies were crimson red, their carapaces were covered with lava-like patterns, radiating rolling heat waves, and destructive flames burned within their huge compound eyes.

That pure, terrifying coercion belonging to a Hell-level BOSS made everyone present cast side-glances at them.

Kujo Masakage narrowed those eyes converged from resentment.

"Oh? There are actually Hell-level ones as well."

"A bit interesting."

"Pity, the Level is too low."

The next second, the three Hell-Grade Armored Beetles, 【Purgatory Dragon Beetle Guards】, moved at the same time.

They did not launch any physical attacks.

Instead, they simultaneously opened their ferocious mouthparts.

"Dragon's Might!"

"Hum—!!!"

Three invisible, terrifying coercions originating from deep within the bloodline, like three invisible giant hammers, fiercely smashed onto Kujo Masakage's spiritual sea.

Kujo Masakage, who was just preparing to release a spell, suddenly stiffened his body.

That resentment spell about to form was instantly interrupted.

Although this mental deterrence only lasted for less than a fraction of a second.

But for the Purgatory Dragon Beetle Guards, who had long been primed and ready, it was already enough.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Three crimson-red afterimages instantly crossed a distance of hundreds of meters at a terrifying speed completely inconsistent with their huge statures.

They formed a triangular formation, tightly surrounding Kujo Masakage in the center.

Then, without any hesitation...

They detonated themselves one after another!