The number of invading enemy units was simply too great, a dense, massive multitude that surged forward wave after wave like a tide, even more troublesome than Gu Mo initially imagined.

Though they were just residents of the interstices, monsters from the other shore, perhaps in the realm of the extraordinary in this world, they were considered the lowest class of small fry, probably even less than the little Hungry Ghosts from the previous scenario—

At least in that chaotic Warring States era, almost all Demon Ghosts appearing in the human world had physical forms, not just mere collections of negative emotions, and most of the time, humans couldn't see them, nor could they interfere with each other.

However—

Even so, the beings in this scenario still had a huge advantage, which was their overwhelming numbers...

Born from negative emotions, they had a significant advantage in this aspect, considering that the modern population has increased by more than just one order of magnitude compared to ancient times, naturally resulting in more negative emotions.

It's not just due to the increase in base numbers, but also due to longer lifespans, more choices, broader horizons, and so on. Therefore, modern people inherently generate more negative emotions within the same lifespan as compared to ancient people, not to mention the overall increase in the modern human lifespan.

Even just during the graduation season, the enormous pressure from exams could create that huge snake-like demon in the school, showing just how great their advantage is in this aspect...

The demons attracted to this city and its surroundings were like surging waves, gathering here in massive numbers, making the air gloomy and dark, turning this place into a battlefield of dark human hearts, and triggering a phenomenon that Yato believed to be the Time of Transformation.

Faced with this pressure, Gu Mo had no choice but to soon use the Nine-tailed Possession Fusion after the battle began—

Though the Ninety-nine Weapons powered by the White Viper already had astonishing power, it felt to him like wielding a flashlight, mainly because the folding knife was too light, had poor handling, and even when turned into a Ninety-nine Weapon, that didn't change.

However, even the feeling of a flashlight yielded extremely terrifying lethality.

He seemed like a child, waving the flashlight randomly in the dark, with the beam cutting through the darkness, tearing apart the night sky. Wherever the laser-like light flashed, the incoming demons instantly turned to dust, leaving nothing behind.

But sheer destructive power wasn't enough, as the enemies were too numerous and dense, especially since the Barrier Talisman he used on himself at the start of the battle, which served as a shield against evil spirits, shattered in less than a minute...

This horror-stricken realization made his expression change.

Although his attacks were powerful, his defense was severely lacking, and with so many frenzied enemies, as the saying goes, "many ants can kill an elephant," let alone Gu Mo was not an elephant... If he couldn't change this, the battle would just become mutual annihilation.

Reluctantly, he had to choose to use the power of the White Viper to activate the Ninety-nine Weapons, then once again fuse with the Nine-tailed Fox Power for Possession Fusion.

—The latter was a completely different experience from the Ninety-nine Weapons.

Although Gu Mo had experienced it several times before, using the skills to merge with the Guardian Spirit, every experience felt impossibly addictive... The power was indeed too overwhelming. Alas, even a glimpse of the Almighty Guardian Spirit's power was beyond his current reach.

In a state of trance, he felt as if he were split into two distinct parts, one part was still the familiar himself, calmly and rationally commanding the other part—

That part was a figure elegantly moving four limbs in the midst of a world of endless blazing flames, with the enormous Nine-tailed Sky Covering behind it, exuding an aura of majesty and divine solemnity. In that moment of integration, it felt as though he had transformed into a powerful entity that towered over the world.

Even though his movements were elegant, there was an undeniable feeling of unbridled arrogance and peerless power that couldn't be hidden.

It almost made him believe that if he wished, he could easily tear apart anything blocking his way.

Returning to reality, he found his body enveloped in a faint flame-like aura, capable of burning any daring spirits that came close. His entire body felt energized, as if every muscle contained explosive power...

Gu Mo suspected that after fusing with the Nine-tails, most of his strength, agility, and constitution attributes must have been temporarily boosted to at least 15 points.

This was him being cautious, keeping the borrowed Guardian Spirit power within a safe limit, avoiding the dangerous threshold where high synchronization rate could lead Possession Fusion to become Demonized.

Of course, under such an incredible power boost, the price was that his energy drained rapidly like a floodgate had opened. Thanks to the five points he invested in reinforcement, and the recovery speed Buff from a recent vial of Divine Water, he was barely holding on without being completely drained all at once.

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