Earth's Greatest Magus Chapter 2917 Swamp Battle 8

"DIE!!"

The Chira Sovereign surged forward like a rampaging beast, its massive crimson body tearing across the battlefield with unstoppable montum. Each step it took crushed the ground beneath it, sending tremors through the swamp as trees splintered, stones shattered, and the very terrain collapsed under its sheer weight and power.

Its presence alone was overwhelming.

The newly ford body manifested even more formidable than Maldrin's previous demonic form.

Ery's flying willow swords struck repeatedly, their blades flashing with precision as they carved across the creature's surface-but none of the attacks could deliver aningful damage. The shallow cuts they managed to inflict closed almost instantly, flesh knitting together as if the strikes had never landed.

In just a few seconds, Ery understood.

The Spirit Shaman had not rely absorbed his disciples-he had taken their abilities completely. Maldrin's monstrous physique, Skylark's regenerative vitality, and likely more hidden traits had been seamlessly integrated into this new form. The ease with which the Chira Sovereign wielded these powers suggested sothing even more unsettling-that these abilities had originally belonged to him, rely lent out to his followers.

Still-

There was a flaw.

The overwhelming fusion had co at a cost. The Chira's concealnt and abnormal speed were no longer as refined as before. Though its body could still blur and fade from sight, its movents now distorted the surrounding space, creating visible ripples that betrayed its position.

That was enough.

Ery acted imdiately.

With a single thought, he recalled all his flying swords as he moved his focus entirely to Excalibur. The divine blade glead brightly in his grasp as his Twilight transformation surged to its peak, his Dao of Heaven and Earth amplifying both his physical strength and reaction speed.

The Chira's claw descended.

Ery vanished.

A ripple of spatial energy carried him to the creature's flank, where he reappeared mid-motion, Excalibur already cutting forward in a precise arc. [Dao Edge]

The blade humd with destructive power as it carved across the Chira's torso, releasing a sharp burst of energy upon impact. The strike landed cleanly, drawing a line of blood-but before Ery could follow through, the crystalline insect limbs snapped into place, intercepting his second attack with perfect timing.

CLANG!!

The collision sent a shockwave through the air.

The counterattack ca instantly.

Python limbs surged outward from multiple angles, their jaws snapping with lethal intent as they struck toward Ery's blind spots.

The attacks overlapped, leaving no clear escape path.

But Ery had already moved.

His body twisted as space bent around him, allowing him to slip between the incoming strikes by re inches while parrying a few with the divine sword.

One serpent grazed past his shoulder, tearing through lingering energy, but he avoided the fatal blow as he retreated backward.

Behind the Chira-

Morgana struck.

Flas erupted from her position as she unleashed a barrage of mid-range attacks, each sphere of cosmic fire crashing into the creature's back with explosive force. The repeated impacts forced the Chira to shift its focus, its massive fra turning to face the new threat as its insect limbs rose to block the incoming flas.

That mont-

Was all Ery needed.

He reappeared again, this ti above the creature, Excalibur descending in a vertical strike aid directly at its spine. The blade cut down with precision, but once again, the Chira reacted with unnatural speed, its insect limbs crossing overhead to absorb the attack.

Sparks burst.

Energy scattered.

The battlefield trembled under the repeated clashes.

The Chira roared, its frustration growing as its massive form lashed out in retaliation, sweeping its limbs across the area in wide, destructive arcs that tore through everything in their path.

With Morgana applying constant pressure from a distance and Ery engaging in precise, close-range strikes, the two had begun to force the Chira into a reactive state, disrupting its overwhelming offense and creating small but

crucial openings.

Irritated by the constant pressure and unable to fully suppress Ery, the abomination suddenly shifted its focus and charged toward Morgana. Its massive form blurred as it slipped into partial concealnt, its presence fading just enough to make its trajectory difficult to track.

For Morgana, whose strength lay more in instinct and power than refined spirit perception, the attack ca dangerously fast.

Yet she did not panic.

Her bone wings flared open in an instant, igniting with blazing cosmic flas that spread outward like a protective mantle. The wings did more than shield her-they propelled her, granting a burst of speed as she twisted through the air, narrowly evading the Chira's sudden strike. The ground below exploded where she had been monts before, mud and fire scattering in all directions.

"Run, little coward! Run!" the creature bellowed, its voice warped and dripping with fury. "If I had devoured that three-flad bird, you wouldn't have escaped!" it grumbled.

The clash continued for several more minutes, each exchange shaking the

battlefield as fire, steel, and monstrous force collided again and again. Yet even without relying fully on his divine sense, Ery could clearly perceive the

unsettling truth.

The abomination-

Was growing stronger.

Its body continued to expand subtly, its muscles tightening with greater

density, while its aura thickened with each passing second. What had initially stabilized at the first layer of the Three Cosmos realm had already risen into the second layer, and it showed no sign of slowing.

"We can't let it keep growing," Ery said, his voice calm but decisive.

He glanced toward Morgana.

No further explanation was needed.

Through their shared bond, the plan was understood instantly.

Morgana ascended sharply, her wings beating once before she launched into a swift aerial maneuver. From above, she unleashed a concentrated torrent of flas, cach blazing projectile crashing down toward the Chira in rapid succession. The attack was not ant to kill-it was ant to overwhelm, to distract, to force its attention upward.

And in that brief opening-

Ery prepared.

This ti, he did not hold back.

Rather than drawing a single thread of Khaos energy, he released it entirely.

Power surged violently through his body as the primal force of the Star Devouring Beast awakened once more, flooding his limbs with savage, ancient

strength.

[Integration... 35%... 40%]

His aura expanded, dark and oppressive, as raw energy coursed through his

arms, causing the muscles to swell and tighten beyond their natural limits.

By the ti the Chira Sovereign realized the shift-

It was already too late.

Ery moved.

Excalibur glead in his grasp as he charged forward, the blade carrying not

just divine power, but the overwhelming force of his awakened primal state, ready to deliver a decisive strike.

Sensing the overwhelming danger rising from Ery, the Chira Sovereign instinctively reacted, its massive crimson body shifting as it attempted to

retreat.

However, the mont it exerted force through its legs, it realized too late that

sothing was wrong. Thick twilight vines, nearly invisible against the ruined

swamp, had already wrapped tightly around its feet, coiling like living shackles beneath the surface.

The restraint was fragile, Insignificant against its monstrous strength.

But that was enough.

They were not ant to bind.

Only to delay.

And that mont was all Ery needed.

A violent surge of ancient will erupted from Ery as the primal force within

him condensed, the aura of the Star Devouring Beast roaring to life. His arm tightened around Excalibur as the blade absorbed that savage energy, its edge trembling under the weight of the technique forming within it.

[Star-Rending Cleaves]

The first slash descended with crushing force.

In response, the Chira activated its defensive technique. Its six insect limbs

snapped forward in unison, their segnted joints locking into place as dark crystalline layers hardened along their surface, forming a multi-layered guard

designed to absorb and redirect impact.

But the mont the blade struck-

The structure failed.

CRACKKK!

The crystalline limbs fractured instantly, the energy running through them

collapsing as the force overwheld their defensive alignnt. The blade tore through the formation, breaking the limbs apart and continuing into the

creature's torso, releasing a violent burst of blood and energy.

"Next!!"

The second slash followed without pause, its montum building upon the

first as Excalibur carved forward with amplified force. The Chira Sovereign reacted instinctively, unleashing its python limbs in a coordinated counter. The serpents surged outward in layered formation, their jaws opening wide as venomous energy condensed along their fangs, attempting to intercept and disperse the incoming strike.

But the timing was broken.

The disrupted flow from the first impact left their formation incomplete.

SPLLLAATTT!!

The blade tore through them mid-motion.

The python limbs were crushed apart violently, their bodies splitting under the

power as their energy collapsed before fully forming. The strike did not stop there-it continued through the Chira's side, shearing off a massive portion of its flesh and destroying several of its remaining limbs in the process.

For a brief mont, the creature's structure faltered.

But Ery-

Had one more strike.

"Now DIE!!!"

The final slash ford instantly in a devastating diagonal arc, landing directly

across its chest.

SPLATTT!!

The force of the blow split through its reinforced body, carving a deep across

its entire fra before sending the colossal form hurtling backward.

BOOMMM!!

The impact crushed it into the rocky hillside, the entire formation collapsing as

stone and debris cascaded downward, burying the creature beneath tons of

rubble. Ery remained where he stood, his breathing heavy as the residual energy of the technique dissipated through his body. The attack had consud a significant portion of his spirit power, even with his enhanced physique and

refined control.

Still-

The result was undeniable.

Or at least-

It should have been.

He did not lower his guard.

A quiet breath escaped him as he steadied himself, already aware that

sothing was wrong.

Then-

A roar.

The rubble exploded outward.

The Chira Sovereign rose again.

Ery's gaze hardened as he watched the creature erge from the debris, its

body no longer rely wounded-but torn apart in a grotesque display. The slash had nearly split it in two, its torso hanging in jagged sections as exposed

flesh, shattered bone, and ruptured organs were laid bare. For a brief mont, it looked as though the creature would collapse.

Then-

It began to move.

Dark blood surged outward, not spilling-but threading. Thin, sinewy strands stretched between the separated halves, weaving rapidly like living cords. The torn flesh was pulled inward, dragged together as those blood threads

tightened, stitching muscle to muscle, bone to bone.

The body convulsed.

Flesh twisted.

And within seconds-

What had been nearly cleaved apart was forcibly drawn back into a single form,

the wound sealing with an unnatural, pulsating motion that made the entire

process far more horrific than simple regeneration.

Ery could not help but feel a trace of grim admiration.

Its body-

Was absurdly resilient.

Such monstrous endurance...

But that thought quickly faded as sothing far more troubling beca

apparent. Its aura-

Was still rising.

Ery could feel it clearly. The Chira's power had already surpassed its

previous limit, pushing beyond what he could accurately asure.

It was still growing.

His expression darkened slightly as the realization settled in.

Could it reach the peak of the Three Cosmos realm?

Or worse-

Break into the Supre realm?