Along with the sound of the roar, suddenly came a blazing light from deep within the cave. It was subsequently followed by the appearance of a pillar of flame tens of meters thick that rushed towards the five in the sky. Miles of the surrounding area became filled with waves of scorching hot air.

"Hmmph!!"

Yuki-onna, being associated with winter and snowstorms is not just for show. Waving her sleeves, she manipulated the atmosphere itself. Regardless of air quality, abundant and trace gases, air temperature, etc., all of them converted to ice.

'Boom'

The flame clashed with atmospheric freezing causing the land tremor and the heavens to tremble. Smoke slowly rose from frozen Ice. Cracks started to form like a spiderweb.

'Crack'

The ice shattered to million pieces. By the time dust and ice particles has settled, in front of the cave, the colossal silhouette of a dragon came into view.

With a height that reached a hundred feet and an entire body scarlet-red, like red-hot steel, its enormous wings and tail lit with a blazing fire. When the dragon lifted its head, its two scarlet-red eyes were full of prestige, and it actually spoke in human speech: "Audacious humans, to actually have the guts to dare froze and breach into this king's territory, let your leader step out!"

Its voice was heavy and rough, but even more so emanated a dignity that made one's heart palpate. Too bad it encountered an Ayakashi, known as demons who induced fears not the other way around.

Hannya looked at the dragon, asked the system to scan the dragon and found out that it's still on the Half-step of Emperor Profound Realm.

Setsura who stood on the side slowly walk back and stood beside Gyuuki. According to their plan they would fight the Scarlet Dragon if it has the strength of Emperor Profound Realm if not the Supreme Commander will take care of it.

Hannya walked towards the dragon with a smirk. His figure seemed especially miniscule under this colossal dragon.

It didn't expect that someone actually has the guts to face him. A fiery-red aura was released from it's body. It looked at this so-called leader: "You, what's your name?"

Hannya looked at the Scarlet Dragon while slowly unsheating his sword and replied: "Nura Clan Supreme Commander.... Nurarihyon."

"Let me ask you something, why did you stepped forward and state your name?"

Hannya tilted his head and looked confused, before he could reply, the Scarlet Dragon continued: "I told you to introduce yourself but after seeing the magnitude of my power few would dare. Only fools who don't know their strength would act like you... Can't you comprehend the difference between our strength?!!" Huge pressure bore down to Hannya like tidal waves.

Raising his head, Hannya smirked and replied: "Aren't you a fool too? You held back your strength earlier, you could have just use your power and injured Yuki-onna. Thus, your foolish actions deserved a foolish response."

"And if you get in my way in conquering this land, I'll just have to kill you and move on." Hannya added as he circulated his "fear" around his body.

The Scarlet Dragon paused and laughed: "Hoho, you observed the ways of chivalry and yet..you're just an arrogant kid! ROOOAAAR!

It slammed it's 100 tons of weight towards Hannya.

With a backflip he dodged but he felt a scorching force arriving at his back. He didn't have time to think as he reflexively swung himself to the side.

The Scarlet Dragon drifted by him accompanied by a loud roar and another fire ball with great speed. When a flame was about to hit Hannya's body, Gyuki and Setsura tensed and immediately circulated their fear to assist but they stopped when they met Hannya's eye signifying them to just watch.

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Hannya's figure who was hit by the flame slowly blurred and vanished along the wind.

The Scarlet dragon's flame hit nothing. It was shocked and looked at Hannya who appeared a few meters away from it. "What did you do?" It's like he can feel and see his prescence but it also feel like he would dissappear at any time.

Hannya only replied with a smirk.

"What are you smirking about?!! Just what did you do?!" Scarlet Dragon who doesn't know about yokai was agitated.

Hannya ignored the Scarlet Dragon and murmured: "A Dragon with great strength yet weak mind simply can't win in battle of deception ." He looked at the Scarlet Dragon with his Golden pupils surrounded by black scelera. He raised his sword in his chest, circulating his "fear" and attached it to the blade.

"Scatter, Senbonzakura"

The blade separated into a thousand tiny, slender blade fragments, which flew away from the hilt, leaving only the sword's handle in Hannya's hand.

The blades which are too small to be seen normally, was reflected by the moonlight in resembling the cherry blossom petals covered with his "fear" Hannya swung the sword hilt.

The cherry blossom sword fragments suddenly turned half-black and half-pink making it's way to the Scarlet Dragon. Scarlet Dragon sneered at this sight, he flew to Hannya's location.

'Wouch'

'Wouch'

'Wouch'

ROOOARR! When Scarlet Dragon roared, five scarlet-colored flames suddenly shot out from its body like an explosion, turning into five dragon-shaped flames and gnawed toward Hannya.

"mushōken; Woundless Zone"

Hannya who was controlling the blade fragments, spread it around to defend the upcoming Dragon Flames.

With a heavy bang the Dragon Flames and Senbonzakura collided making an ear-shattering sounds. Hannya counterattacked all of a sudden, with a gourd and sakazuki cup; no one knew when he appeared above the Scarlet Dragon.

"Ougi Meikyō Shisui, Sakura: Secret Technique: Soul Mirror, Deadly Water - Cherry Blossoms"

A tremendously large blue flames engulfed the Scarlet Dragon.

ROOOOOARR!!!"

The Flame Dragon that felt the pain let out an enraged roar and the surface of its body abruptly exploded with a huge ball of scorching flames. The instantaneous blistering heat wave thrown Hannya in the air.

While in mid-air he swung the sword handle and contolled the fragments to attack.

Wouch! Clang! Boom! Tink!

The sound of blade fragment petals cutting through air, the sound of flames exploding, the ear-splitting sound of collision….. almost resounded across the entire Scarlet Dragon Mountain Range as the low level profound beasts in the surrounding areas ran amok in fear.

The battle became more and more fiercer as the surrounding air temperature continued to rise. Setsura who stood on the size created a snow blizzard to counter the heat which is slowly affecting them while watching the fight.

The Flame Dragon's strength was unquestionable, but facing Hannya with countless tricks made it slowly became the one who was suppressed. The area were slashed into pieces one by one, and even the ground became filled with countless fissures like a spiderweb.

"It's getting a bit tiring now. Let's end this."

Hannya recalled back the fragments to form a blade sword. He muttered: "Senbonzakura Kageyoshi; Vibrant Display of a Thousand Cherry Blossoms"

Hannya dropped his sword straight down. The sword phases into the ground, as though it were a pool of water. Energy ripples expand out, turning the surrounding area dark, and within seconds. The Scarlet Dragon who was enraged was stunned by the sudden change of the surroundings.

Two rows of a thousand giant blades rise up from the ground. Those thousand swords scattered, and countless flying blades pierce the Scarlet Dragon. Seeing this, it immediately covered it's body with profound strength.

The barrier didn't last long until cracks started to appear, The Scarlet Dragons mental energy was completely dried out. It was confused and didn't realize that  his mental energy was slowly devoured by curse coming from the sword of Three Tails.

Countless number of blades generated attacking the Scarlet Dragon from all sides.

it can't dodge or even see the movements of these blades. Under the cover of darkness a pair of golden pupils shone with excitement.

When Hannya transferred the soul of senbonzakura to his sword he realized that the soul emerged from the sakura tree. Senbonzakura trusted Nurarihyon so it also printed Byakuya's knowledge and experience to his mind.

After half an hour, Hannya recalled the sword the darkness slowly dissappeared replaced by the Scarlet Dragon Nest. He looked at the scene in front of him...

The Colossal Dragon who was full of vitality earlier is now laying on the ground covered with blood making it's body dark fiery-red. One of it's crimson eyes was looking at his adversary slowly making it's way to where it laid, with great difficulty it said: "I didn't expect that my life would end like this. Hahaha who would have thought that someone with my strength would lose. Now kill me!"

Setsura and Gyuki appeared beside Hannya. Looking at the Scarlet Dragon, Gyuki asked:"Are you going to kill it?"

"I understand." He didn't answer Gyuuki, with a hint of coldness in his eyes Hannya slowly made his way towards the Scarlet Dragon.

"Good just do it." The Scarlet Dragon waited for it's Death with a hoarse laugh.

Tugsh!

"What?! What do you mean by this?!!" The Scarlet Dragon who closed it's eyes to prepare for death was startled and when it realized that it's enemy hacked him with sword sheath it became enraged.

"Listen and don't misunderstand me.. I've taken a liking to you." Hannya ignored the Scarlet Dragon and continued: "You're arrogant and prideful yet interesting. We're Yakuza not cold blooded cultivators. We have no interest in taking lives, we only want strong allies!"

"So, will you lend me your strength?"