Epic of Caterpillar

"Luminous!" Yvnei cried.

"Are you alright?!" Odanth asked.

"You look pristine, as if that attack was nothing…" Nannet said.

Usually, Demonic Energy-imbued attacks would leave nasty wounds. This was due to the Demonic Energy consuming the flesh and energy of a foe, infecting the wound.

However, Luminous didn't had to worry about that, his holy light powers purified everything with ease, once healed, he was back to his full power.

"Don't worry about me." He said. "Nyzzet, protect the trio and don't let the demons get here."

"Y-You're really going to fight him?!" Nyzzet asked in horror.

"What else can I do?" Luminous said, his powers already clashing against Beleth's Aura. "Someone has to… And I am the strongest, so I'll do it myself."

"Oi, I am not going to wait for ya to talk."

Beleth flashed out of the ground, his muscular body flexing his muscles as he quickly gathered tremendous quantities of power into his fists.

"As the younglings say, you snooze you lose, GYEHEHEHE!"

His fists reached Luminous, as a huge explosion of demonic energy engulfed him whole!

BOOOOMMM!!!

"Now, now, let's see how far you were blown away this time- Oho?"

However, Beleth's expectations were the only thing blown away, as he saw Luminous had not even given a step back.

His arms had protected him, as he gathered almost all his Aura and Dao Power into them, forming an incredibly thick protection.

"Hahh, that was a big hit, old man…"

He might have a weaker Aura, but if he concentrated it all into certain points, he could create layers after layers of defenses, enough to, for an extent, match Beleth's monstrous strength!

"Y-You survived that?!"

Beleth was shaken, glancing back at his own fists, only for Luminous own claws to reach him, absorbing all his Aura while risking the rest of his body by making it vulnerable.

"[Primordial Light Dragon's Starshine Fists]!"

Absorbing Cosmic Energy and combining it with his Aura and Essence, Luminous unleashed a barrage of punches resembling falling stars.

BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM!

"GUH?! AAGH…!"

Beleth groaned in pain! He was quickly thrown several meters away, he was unable barely able to change his Aura, managing to tank the rest of the hits, even though the first three ended hitting him directly.

"Hohoho, you sure gave this old man a beating."

The old demon quickly started running towards Luminous at lightning speed, his legs moving so fast Luminous couldn't even see them anymore.

FLAAASH!

"How about this?!"

His fists suddenly seemed to divide through some mirage technique, resembling thousands instead of just a pair of them.

"[One Thousand Infernal Fists]"

CLAASH! CLAASH! CLAASH! CLAASH! CLAAASSHH!!

Each attack was like a descending meteor, Luminous had a hard time blocking or evading them, and had to unleash the same technique as before to intercept them in time while taking minimum damage.

"If I keep letting him get as many hits as he can, I'll lose at the end." Luminous thought calmly, healing back the wounds he was taking constantly. "I have to distract him somehow… "[Heavenly Primordial Light Magic]: [Holy Divine Blade Rain]!"

Suddenly, thousands of blades of light materialized by his will, surrounding him and then being fired against Beleth one after another.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

However, Beleth was unscathed, the swords of light pierced his Golden Aura and exploded into particles of light, leaving no damage at all.

"He changed his Aura again… This damned old demon."

Luminous gritted his teeth as he loaded his claws with more of his magic, fusing countless swords of light into two gigantic ones.

"Hohoh, with my powerful Dual Aura, I can easily ignore most damage taken!" Laughed Beleth. "Do you see how hopeless your situation is? Nobody other than my lord Satan or the Archdemons could ever deal damage to me! I am one of the oldest and strongest demons of Hell!"

Beleth wasn't restricted like the Archdemons, making him virtually stronger than the Archdemons Vessels because of how ancient and powerful he was.

Meanwhile, these vessels are usually created recently by demonic towers, no matter how hard the archdemons try to load them with power, they still have a limit set by the Rank and Quality of the Demonic Tower they use.

Luminous, however, ignored his words. ""[Heavenly Primordial Light Magic]: [Primordial Light Heavenly Sword: Excalibur]!"

He summoned two enormous swords of pure divine and primordial light, swinging them against the old demon rapidly, and releasing explosive waves of light!

SLAAASH! SLAAASH! SLAAASH!

Each slash was like a devastating explosion, forcing Beleth to step back, noticing his golden aura fluctuating.

"I've figured something out, you can either defend or fight." Said Luminous. "So, if I keep attacking you, what will you do other than sit down?"

Luminous kept attacking Beleth with everything he had, his swords released waves of light that devastated the demons behind them, and any other miasmic aberration left behind.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

However, it wasn't as if Beleth was facing difficulties, his Golden Aura was flowing beautifully, resembling the blossoming of a flower.

This was an incredibly unusual-looking power from a Demon, beings that often-prioritized destruction and bloodshed above all things!

It felt as if Beleth had reached a higher realm of consciousness through more than just demonic rage, but also calmness, serenity, and harmony with nature.

How could a Demon from the Wrath Layer even reach such a stage of consciousness? It was unknown even to Satan.

"Heheh, you're really putting on a lot of effort, Luminous."

The old demon laughed, suddenly pointing his hands at him!

"However, I don't just punch!"

FLUOOOSH!

The accumulated energy that the Golden Aura charged with each of Luminous attacks gathered into his hands, as Beleth gathered their power into a sphere.

"[Blossoming Harmonic Demon Blast]!"

TRUUUUUMMM….!!!

An enormous beam of pure demonic power and absorbed holy power reached Luminous. The holy dragon stepping back in shock, as he quickly imbued all of his Aura into his throat, releasing a draonic breath attack!

"RAAAAH!"

Both beams clashed, exploding and making the entire realm tremble.

BOOOOOMMMM!!!