There was no need for this.
Although Shigure Tendo's hatred was an important factor, the main reason was that he didn't have a clear method to defeat the Revenge Alliance.
Although he had obtained a power that might be very useful, he still didn't know how to use it. It would be difficult to cooperate in such a situation. In fact, it might even cause a reaction from Kanzaki.
Time passed.
Kanna and Izawa didn't give up in the end. They were determined to fight.
Seiji didn't say anything else about their choice.
It was time to sign the tournament contract. After the tournament participants were inspected, they were guided to the contract signing area and entered.
"All tournament participants, please pay attention. We shall now begin signing the tournament contract," a clear male voice spoke up.
The spell formations and runes in the room lit up. A red light flashed, and a powerful energy swiftly filled the room. Seiji and Little Shi felt their palms begin to heat up. They then saw the seal of the tournament contract appear on their palms.
Up until now, everything was the same as last time.
The next moment, Seiji and Little Shi placed their hands on the spiritual pillar. When they injected their Mana into it, Seiji instantly felt a mysterious power surging within his right hand!
The spiritual pillar started glowing. His entire right hand became unbearably hot! He had to grit his teeth.
The mysterious power was currently taking effect … what would it cause?
He didn't know. Seiji chose to trust. He trusted in this power. He trusted in Risa Kobayakawa.
Men and women started chanting incantations. Seiji then sensed the other tournament participants.
The mysterious power surged even further. Seiji's head heated up. He could sense the other tournament participants' existences even more clearly. It was as if he could see all of them at the same time.
Seiji then confirmed the tournament contract and said his name.
There was a flash of light as the Bloodwine Spirit suddenly took form!
"The tournament contract has been signed."
After the male voice made this announcement, a small tray popped out from the right wall. There were two talismans on the tray with black words on a red background.
"Please remember to bring along your protective talismans. Finally, I wish all of you good luck! "
The mysterious power in the room swiftly dissipated. The burning sensation on his arm faded.
That was it?
The mysterious power calmed down just like that. Seiji was rather confused.
It made his arm burn uncomfortably, and also made his head heat up … what was the meaning of all this?
"Brother, what's the matter?"
"Nothing …"
'It's probably only useful in the Domain.' He guessed.
He took the Lifesaving Talisman from Little Shi and inserted his spirit energy into it.
The moment he formed a connection with the talisman, a mysterious power surged in his right hand, and Seiji instantly sensed the other participants!
"This is …" He looked surprised.
Raising his right hand, he tried to control it. His will calmed down, and his perception stopped.
He tried it again. His power surged at will, and he opened his perception again.
Map cheat!?
Seiji's eyes flashed as he looked at the life-saving talisman in his hand.
The Lifesaving Talisman had a tracking function … In order to save the loser in time, it wasn't strange for the organizers to add such a function.
The strange thing was that the mysterious power could actually use this function, using them as locators to activate the map hack!
What happened just now? How could this power operate like this?
Risa … Yoshihara … Kanzaki … the Messengers … the host … Seiji racked his brain.
"Big brother?" Little Shi was puzzled when she saw that her sworn brother's expression wasn't right.
"I'll think about it later." Seiji didn't want to think too much about it. He cautiously stopped his perception.
Seiji contacted Kanna and Izawa, met up with them, and headed to the starting area.
While waiting for the battle to begin, there was no longer a need to keep his information a secret. Seiji explained the situation to Kanna and Izawa.
He then activated his perception. He was now able to clearly see the names and locations of all the tournament participants in his faction.
Not only that, Seiji could also sense the changes in Yoshihara and Saito's conditions!
Yoshihara's condition gradually became hazy. He was probably under the effects of a domain spell.
As for Saito's condition … to use an analogy, it was as if he had turned from gray to black. He had become incredibly powerful and dangerous. Kanzaki had probably taken over his body.
Mist started appearing, and it soon became thicker. Cluster amaryllis flowers sprouted from the ground and bloomed beautifully.
Seiji sensed that the mysterious power in his right hand was reacting.
As expected, this power was related to the domain … Seiji was able to activate the map hack. Either the Messengers had done something to the Lifesaving Talisman, or the tournament organizers had secretly colluded with the Messengers.
Seiji then sensed the changes in Rota and many others' conditions. It was as if they had turned from white to gray. They were much stronger than before, but their "quality" was far inferior to Saito's.
Rota then led the Revenge Alliance members towards the Red Team's faction.
Meanwhile, on the Red Team's side, one of the tournament participants' conditions changed. He was instantly judged to have lost. Then, his condition changed again. This time, he became an existence similar to Rota and the others, but also different. To use an analogy, it was as if he had turned grayish-brown.
This person seemed to have been possessed by a ghost.
From this, it could be seen that Rota and the others were basically possessed by a ghost. However, they were still able to maintain their rationality.
Upon thinking this, Seiji suddenly sensed something and looked down at his feet.
* Smack smack smack smack … * Many black hands reached out from the ground and viciously grabbed him!
Seiji reflexively opened his right hand, causing a grayish-white light to shine from his palm.
The black hands that were illuminated by the light instantly collapsed and transformed into mist that seeped into Seiji's palm … just like how the Awakened absorbed mist from spiritual monsters in Inner Worlds.
Little Shi created an ice blade and sliced off the black hands that were entangling her. The mist that she transformed into was also absorbed by Seiji.
He continued to use the grayish-white light to shine on the black hands that were entangling Kanna and Izawa, absorbing all of the mist.
Kanna and Izawa didn't collapse like they did last time. They immediately regained consciousness.
"What are these things!?"
"I'll tell you later. It's not over yet."
A low sigh echoed in the room. Several hazy figures surrounded by black mist appeared. Their faces were hazy, and they kept making strange noises.
Seiji once again cast a grayish-white light, increasing the brightness of the light!
"Kakakakaka!!!"
The black mist dissipated and was absorbed by Seiji's right hand. The hazy figures became clear and revealed the faces of ordinary people.
After the black mist was completely absorbed, their screams also quieted down. Relaxed expressions appeared on their faces as they vanished.
After absorbing so much black mist, Seiji felt that the power in his right hand had increased somewhat.
"I see …" Seiji understood now.
This power was indeed a holy sword that could defeat a demon king! However, it wasn't enough yet. He needed to become stronger.
How could he become stronger? By defeating the monsters!
What were the monsters? The monsters were the ghosts, the tournament participants that were possessed by the ghosts, as well as Rota and the others!!
Kill all the ghosts, level up to the highest level, and finally defeat the demon king. It was that simple! It was a classic hero's path.
His team consisted of four people: a hero, a knight, an assassin, and a mage. Although he didn't have a healer, and the mage's power level was worrying, it was still quite balanced … Cough, let's not get sidetracked.
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