Vale's mind wavered as he met the attack head-on...
This Spell was indeed quite similar to a Psychic Art, but what was even more terrifying was the fact that it was able to pierce through his Demonic Energy defense...
For a brief moment, images flickered in his mind. They were memories of his past, fractured hopes, and various things that could make him truly depressed.
'Interesting...' Vale's Avatar found this surprising...
This was definitely a powerful spell since it could tap into his soul to trick him. Unfortunately, he was only an Avatar.
There was a certain limit to how much he could be tricked...
Because he was an Avatar, the soul in his body couldn't be completely tricked.
It only took him a few seconds to get awakened.
He clenched his fists, resisting the Spell completely, and smiled at the Deadly Sin.
"Not today," he growled. "I'll defy your slumber."
He realized that even with his strongest Spell that could put even a Demon Lord into Slumber, he still couldn't suppress the Demon Shadow Immortal in front of him.
Because of this, he had to go with the basic but powerful Spells.
This time, he summoned a blizzard-a tempest of frost and despair.
Sloth doesn't have many spells, but he learned various ice arts since his slumber would make him more peaceful and comfortable in a cold environment. This was why he learned such Arts until he mastered dozens of them...
Soon, snowflakes appeared, each carrying a power to paralyze his target.
"This is your end," Sloth declared.
Vale staggered, frost clinging to his demonic skin.
His wings faltered as well because of this power...
'Interesting...' Vale thought as he didn't feel too surprised that the Sloth had other tricks.
Nonetheless, Vale had tens of thousands of Demonic Essence within his body. Apparently, among the two Avatars made by Vale, one of them was filled with Immortal Essence, while the other was filled with Corrupted Immortal Essence, Corrupted Divinity, Malevolent Essence, Dark Elf Essence, and most of all, the Fiend Essence.
Needless to say, the one in front of the Sloth was the one with the most essence from the darker side.
Vale smiled as he channeled his Fiend Essence... After doing this, it was as if dark flames started burning his body.
This protected Vale's body against the frost energy from the Sloth's Spell.
As the two adversaries locked eyes, the ground trembled with the shockwave of their energy.
'Let's see how tough you are...' Vale thought as he decided to use his spells that were boosted by his Fiend Essence.
The Demon Eyes Spell activated as Vale's eyes blazed with a crimson light as he unleashed the Spell and aimed for Sloth...
Beams of crimson energy shot forth, seeking out Sloth with perfect accuracy.
The very air seemed to warp and twist in the path of these malevolent rays, threatening to consume anything in their path...
"You're indeed a demon!" Sloth exclaimed as he dodged the attack...
However, before he could counter with another Spell, flames of pure darkness erupted around Sloth, engulfing him in a maelstrom of black fire!
He knew about this fire... It was the Abyssal Fire Spell that could burn with an unholy intensity!
Although he had a resistance against it, he wasn't too confident since Vale's Abyssal Fire seemed too menacing...
Thankfully, his Ice Arts had also evolved to a Perfect Realm and was able to somehow defend against this threatening fire.
Vale then fixed his gaze upon Sloth, channeling the power of the Doom Gaze Spell. Unlike the Demon Eyes Spell, which was mostly used in support, the Doom Gaze Spell was used for offensive moves.
As it was activated, it didn't miss Sloth as Vale started sapping his strength and willpower. As he did this, Vale felt that a huge amount of Fiend Essence and Corrupted Divinity was being consumed since Sloth was resisting too strongly!
'Fine... You're tough...' Vale admitted, but he didn't give up yet... He would capture this Deadly Sin!
Shane triggered another Spell. Soon, dark clouds gathered ominously above...
Vale invoked the Eclipse of Oblivion Spell. A shroud of darkness descended upon the region!
It swallowed all light, and not even the moonlight could pass through!
This may seem simple, but the Activation of this Spell allowed him to control the surroundings and stop Sloth from escaping through the use of Space Arts... Furthermore, his spells would be boosted too!
As soon as the Eclipse of Oblivion was fully activated, Vale appeared in front of Sloth!
He had just used his Ethereal Step that was already at the Perfect Realm!
Then, without waiting for Sloth to react, Vale used his Void Claw!
Boom! This attack surprised Sloth as his normal defense failed to protect him!
He didn't expect Vale to use an attack that could tear up Space without so much effort! Normally, he should know whether an attack was capable of doing that or not!
Vale's movement was simply too natural!
Finally, Sloth was injured, and even if he tried to escape, he could no longer do so because the Eclipse of Oblivion trapped his movements.
Sloth wanted to escape forcefully, and he could probably do that if he had a few more seconds
to gather his strength. However, Vale wouldn't allow that to happen.
In less than a second, Vale already summoned the Astral Chains, binding Sloth in an unbreakable grip of ethereal energy!
Just like that, Sloth found himself ensnared! It happened too quickly!
The Sin thrashed and roared, struggling against the invisible shackles that constricted its movements. However, every attempt to break free only served to tighten the chains,
sealing Sloth's fate.
He couldn't believe it. He believed that he could peacefully gather his strength by eating all the Evil Spirits in this world.
Even if he gets noticed by some Arcanists, he believes that he wouldn't attract the attention of Immortals at this point.
It was his big mistake to allow the Demon Saint's Spirit to grow stronger so he could eat it
"Why are you even working as an assistant to a Paranormal Expert? This is too frustrating! Just kill me!"