Within the Necromancy System, the Death Knight is inherently a figure meant to lead armies. In terms of commanding large-scale battles, a Death Knight is far more adept than a Necromancer.

Of course, this is mainly because Necromancers prefer research over warfare, whereas Death Knights have a keener inclination towards war.

Although in terms of individual strength, there isn’t much difference between a Necromancer and a Death Knight, and if a Necromancer uses all their means, it would be quite difficult for a Death Knight to defeat them.

However, on the battlefield, it must be said that a Death Knight is indeed a profession born for war.

With the arrival of Jounouchi Hiromi, the tide of the battle changed drastically.

Even though Jounouchi Hiromi is not well-versed in battle formation command, her presence as the Crimson Empress and a demigod-level Death Knight significantly boosts the combat potential of the Undead Legion.

Apart from the natural bonuses a high-level Death Knight provides to lower undead servants, the bonuses provided by the Sea of Blood under Jounouchi Hiromi’s control were even greater.

In addition to the several aura spells she cast, the Undead Legion on the battlefield seemed to be on steroids, their combat power doubling almost instantly.

Riding on Xiao Lan, she surveyed the battlefield. Seeing the Undead Legion beginning to turn the tide and suppressing the fierce onslaught of the Yomi army, Jounouchi Hiromi felt somewhat satisfied.

However, she did not charge with Xiao Lan but instead shifted her gaze to the six mage corps providing spell support on the battlefield.

At this time, the six mage corps were still maintaining the Necromantic Resurrection and Command the Dead spells cast on the battlefield, but Jounouchi Hiromi glanced at the battlefield and decided to adjust the spellcasting of these six mage corps.

Though Necromantic Resurrection and Command the Dead are pivotal to the classic revival tactics of the Undead Legion, maintaining them with all six mage corps was somewhat wasteful.

Under Jounouchi Hiromi’s adjustment, two Dragon Transformation Mage Corps maintained the Resurrection of the Dead and Command the Dead spells, allowing their continued presence on the battlefield.

Meanwhile, the four Mechanical Mage Corps adjusted their spellcasting, beginning joint spellcasting to unleash new offensive spells.

Jounouchi Hiromi did not have the four Mechanical Mage Corps cast any high-power spells or forbidden curses but chose the Rain of Fire Spell, which wasn’t overly powerful but covered a wide area.

Under normal circumstances, the Rain of Fire Spell would cover only a few dozen square meters and drop a few dozen fireballs.

But with the joint spellcasting of the four Mechanical Mage Corps, the simple Rain of Fire Spell transformed into a meteor firestorm covering the entire battlefield!

Countless sparks fell from the sky like rain, enveloping the entire battlefield almost instantly, even covering the pit continuously spewing the Yomotsu Oni Tribe.

Individually, a fire spark’s damage might be negligible, but when they came down like a torrential downpour, they were still enough to inflict considerable harm.

Even though Demons from Yomi had a certain resistance to fire, they were quickly knocked down and ignited by the rain of fire. After struggling briefly, they went silent and turned into burning corpses.

And under the effects of Necromantic Resurrection and Command the Dead, these corpses continued to rise, burning, and rushed towards the still-living Yomotsu Oni Tribe.

Because the coverage of the Rain of Fire Spell was so wide, and the ordinary Yomotsu Oni Tribe could not counter it, the battlefield was almost cleared after the fire rain fell, with the burning undead rushing toward the pit still spewing Yomotsu Oni Tribe, even showing signs of backfilling the pit.

But as the pit emitted another soul-stirring, ghastly laugh, the living undead that had nearly entered the pit were cleared almost instantly like popcorn being popped.

Furthermore, following the ghastly laughter that cleared the undead around the pit, eight new Magatsukami appeared on the battlefield.

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Outside Yomotsu Hirasaka, the Onmyoji from the Tsuchimikado Family were setting up barriers around the entrance, hoping to stop the invasion of the Yomotsu Oni Tribe’s army.

Although Chen Yu called upon the Tsuchimikado Family for help in the battle, he did not throw them into the battlefield.

On one hand, the Onmyoji of the Tsuchimikado Family were few in number, and their strengths varied, making it likely they would become cannon fodder if sent into battle and would not serve any significant purpose.

Instead of having them be consumed on the battlefield, it was better to have them do something within their capabilities, such as blocking any that might slip through the battlefield.

“How is the sealing progressing?” the Head of the Tsuchimikado Family asked an elder responsible for setting up the seal.

“We have already set up a seal at the entrance of Hirasaka, and the family’s members are patrolling. There should be no problems,” the elder quickly responded to the head’s inquiry, though he felt quite uneasy internally despite his reassurances.

After all, they were dealing with the Yomotsu Oni Tribe, sealed by Izanagi in the Yellow Springs nation, an endeavor even their ancestor Abe no Seimei had never attempted, which naturally caused them concern.

The Head of the Tsuchimikado Family was of a similar mindset, but with the battle already raging within Hirasaka, withdrawing now would only lead to more severe consequences, so despite the unease and tension, he remained there, at least putting on a calm facade.

However, he wasn’t entirely without confidence as he had a trump card to rely upon: “Will Lord Chiba come?”

“We’ve already sent word to Lord Chiba and received a reply that they will come,” the elder, understanding this was their greatest support and trump card, responded. Indeed, only the legendary ancestor, on par with Abe no Seimei as a Great Onmyoji, could truly hold the fort.

“Understood, instruct the family members to stay on alert.” The Head of the Tsuchimikado Family gave the orders, though his face still showed deep anxiety and gloom.

As the Tsuchimikado Family members remained vigilant, a figure dressed in white hunting attire watched from a distance, eyes filled with mischievous amusement.

It was astonishing that one of his eyes was entirely the opposite color of a normal eye, with a white pupil and black sclera, burning with blue flames, enough to instill fear at first glance.

“Someone actually broke the boundary of life and death and unlocked the Senzui Stone’s seal. Incredible!” He clicked his tongue as he gazed towards Yomotsu Hirasaka: “These descendants of Seimei are getting worse with each generation, setting up seals and barriers so poorly. Seems like I’ll have to step in myself.”

The figure shook his head, closing the folding fan in his hand, and vanished in an instant.

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