System vs Rebirth

'Can we even escape from here alive?'

Noel gritted his teeth. After getting shown the big difference in power, Noel finally understood what kind of nightmare an Ancient Demon was. It was no wonder why Laufey didn't bring them in the previous attack.

He couldn't help but remember the time Dimitri used his True Spirit Body, just to barely escape from a Spirit Transcendence from the Supreme Devil Organization. Even then, the other two captains were severely injured at that time.

Right now, the threat didn't come only from the Ancient Demon. There were other Superior and Peak Level Demons. They had controlled the lower level demons to avoid them getting swept by the attacks, but they still possessed some threat if they decided to launch a volley of attack to restrain Noel and Anna's movements.

'Do I have to become a Spirit Transcendence forcefully? Just by absorbing enough demon crystals, it should be possible even though my skills won't be at the level of Spirit Transcendence. But will it be enough?'

When Noel was thinking, the lightning actually sparked all around him. Even the ice element that was naturally leaking out of his body lowered the temperature.

"Mhmm?" Noel's expression turned grim, noticing something. 'What? Our elements shouldn't have… Don't tell me… the reason why the Ancient Demon could crack the Spiritual Barrier Rune is because he infused spiritual energy into the shock wave?

'No. Should I say he is shooting out multiple streams of spiritual energy and letting the shock wave carry it? This way, those streams of energy will turn into a spear. If that's the case, it's no wonder why the Spiritual Barrier Rune can crack because of a shock wave.'

Noel had just realized that while the danger remained. There was also an opportunity.

The way the Ancient Demon used its spiritual energy was fundamentally different.

'Is that how a Spirit Transcendence fights?' Noel remembered the way the Sword Arbiter used his strength.

He didn't have any proof, but even if he didn't try anything, it would be impossible to escape. So he chose to die trying.

"Anna."

dumbstruck by the Ancient Demon's capability, glanced at Noel. Their morale was low, but Anna still noticed

me. Remember to watch me because it might be useful for you later. Once I run out of spiritual energy, I'll leave the rest to

stopped when she saw Noel's resolute face. She

to risk his life in order

Noel raised his

breath while gathering his energy

But even my strongest strike can't penetrate its defense… Can the Sword Transmutation, which is much weaker than my strike, deal any damage? Why not use Divine Slash?' Anna was observing him like he

much energy as he could. After five

swung his sword

to the ground as the latter flared up, creating a ten-meter curtain of pure energy that kept extending toward

its leg, the spider deemed this strike, which was less powerful, not dangerous. It didn't even bother to lift up its leg or dodge it, planning

this attack was different from anything they

Transmutation. The first layer was just a simple spiritual energy that pushed

element. Yes, Noel infused the

Transmutation, the two layers of emotion and element were pushed forward in front of the real Sword Transmutation until it reached the spider's leg. This was like how the shock wave carried streams of the

there was no way to go

within the sword, which created a stable power. But due to the sudden fusion in

to the spiritual energy in the

The fusion with the element turned the Sword Transmutation into an ice wall on top of the leg, weakening the tough

the attack was the Anger, which drastically increased the sharpness of the

sharp energy had nowhere to run. So the

*Bam!*