[You currently possess 8000 points of Incense Fire Power, every additional 1000 points consumed will cause the summoned Temple Ghost to become stronger!]

[You have depleted 8000 points of Incense Fire Power and awakened the thousand-year-old sleeping First Generation Temple Official...]

[Dark clouds envelop the sky, a sudden storm ensues, amidst the harsh weather conditions, the shadowy figure of a robust humanoid materializes.]

[Its head is adorned with horns, its body is covered in solid armor, and three swords engulfed in a bloody aura are strapped to its back!]

[The First Generation Temple Official of Dragon Pond Temple has responded to your call! This ancient demon, known as the Evil Path King – ’Dayue circle’, is a relic from a bygone era, long since extinct.]

[You take out an exquisite turquoise porcelain jar, tossing it out.]

[Before the fragile porcelain can even land, the Fiery Red Lotus erupts in the sky.]

[The ancient battlefield is reduced to scorched earth, countless red ashes glow eerily, carried by the wind and the rain; a cruel scene reminiscent of purgatory, yet possessing a mournful beauty...]

[A young man with scattering red hair emerges, catching the porcelain just before it hits the ground, the bamboo basket on his back suddenly transforms into a gigantic gourd.]

[The gourd opens on its own, liquid flows out and fills the porcelain jar.] 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

[The ’Origin of Shuten-doji’ lets out a hearty laugh and empties the jar in one go...]

[You take out three bright yellow talismans, and as you utter the incantation, they self-ignite, with the tadpole curse text formed from the inky Inferno converging on three Shikigamis...]

[Your skill ’Onmyoji Talisman·United Strength’ is enhanced by sixteen layers of ’Fallen Karma Fire’, significantly upgrading the skill’s potency!]

[Your Shikigamis, ’Origin of Snow Woman’, ’Origin of Sly Ghost’, and ’Origin of Nine-tailed Fox’ receive a power boost!]

Whether it’s the ’United Strength’ that gently enhances the Shikigami’s strength, or the ’Condensed Mire Nirvana’, a Heavenly Demon’s great technique that trades life for power, they can only apply to one’s own Shikigami.

’Valkyrie’ is a legitimate summons that isn’t a Shikigami, while ’Shuten-doji’ and ’Dayue circle’ are specialty summons, also not considered Shikigamis; therefore, neither of the two skills can be used to strengthen them.

This is why Lin Xun had to subdue the ’Nine-tailed Fox’ as his Shikigami beforehand... of course, there’s a more crucial reason for doing so.

[The gazes of countless spirits converge on you, leaving you as the focus of all the summoned entities’ attention.]

Lin Xun takes a deep breath, clenches his fist, and hits the button to switch his Shell.

[You are now inhabiting the Shell of ’Fire Worshiping Blacksmith’!]

[The branch and leaf tattoo on your chest begin to squirm wildly, seeming like several snakes, tangled and fighting for a piece of flesh.]

[Suddenly, you feel a bone-chilling cold rising from your feet into your skull, as if some extremely malignant force has you in its sights!]

[Your Shell is being targeted by the Malice of the ’Extreme Evil General’, it is hastening to your location with all its power!]

[...]

[A jet-black star rises from the far horizon, as soon as the evil star, cloaked in black mist, reaches the far end of the dome of sky, it nosedives towards you in a blink!]

[The black meteor streaks across the sky, heading for you at an invincible speed...]

[The speed of the meteor raises a fiery tail wave when it is spotted near the horizon, the next moment it is immediately in front of you!]

[Kaboom! An earth-shattering explosion!]

[The meteor crashes right in front of you, the violent impact creates a shockwave and you can see a small mushroom cloud being formed from the impact of the meteor.]

[Faced with the typhoon-like onslaught, you retreat several steps involuntarily...]

[As the dust dissipates, the indistinct outline of a massive, fierce figure, as imposing as a small mountain and as ferocious as a lion, gradually becomes clear.]

[It strides slowly towards you, dark energy swirling around its body, each step feels as if it is stepping on your vulnerable heart!]

[You can feel an immense pressure!]

[You’ve spotted ’Extreme Evil General’!]

[The General scans the battlefield, it observes the prepared Snow Woman, Sly Ghost, Valkyrie, Shuten-doji, Dayue circle, Nine-tailed Fox, and many other spectral warriors.]

[The General can’t help but laugh. The deep and resounding laughter echoes throughout the battlefield...]

[A motley crew, how very ordinary]

[The General swings his sword, dark sword light fills the ancient battlefield!]

[Heaven and earth shatter, like a mirror falling to the ground, spiderweb cracks appear everywhere. The illusions flicker and die in an instant. Suddenly, you find yourself back in the desolate, unpeopled cemetery.]

[The ’Origin of Sly Ghost’ grunts, clutching its head and kneeling on the ground, you witness clearly as blood begins to seep from its nose...]

[A harsh blizzard manifests out of nowhere, ’Snow Woman’ casts her spell, an Ice Storm whistles as it rushes towards the enemy...]

[Dayue circle pulls out a sword from his back, shouts, transforms into a streak of blood-red light and lunges towards the General...]

[The ’Nine-tailed Fox’ points to the sky, with flashes of purple lightning and thunder rolling down. The blaze is blindingly stunning!]

[An all-encompassing Fiery Red Lotus and dazzling daylight ambush the enemy at the same time - ’Extreme Evil General’!]

[...]

[The black sword light, domineering to the extreme, dispels the blizzard, extinguishes the Fiery Red Lotus and glorious daylight, and pacifies the flashes of purple lightning in the blink of an eye...]

[The streak of blood light falls back beside you at a faster pace than it lunged, Dayue circle leans on his broken sword, barely managing to stay standing...]

[Just from this one attack, the General has dissolved the full-out onslaught of a multitude of powerful summons.]

"Damn! Is this the ’nothing more but this’ the god of dance talked about?"

Lin Xun can’t help but curse, hastily switching to his most powerful Shell - ’Star Lord Canis’.