[Slashing the Void (A-Rank Unique Active)]

[With the mind as the sole need to sever the very space itself, unleash a massive wave of attack intangible to the naked eye, can only be felt but never be seen, the sole display of its might only observed once this attack hit anything in its path.]

[Effects: Relying on the mental prowess of the ascender, unleashes an attack that severs the void itself, an attack that can never be seen no matter how high someone's strength is; however, it can still be felt to a certain degree, destroy everything under the ascender's strength that comes in contact to its trajectory.]

[Note: this skill can further be improved with the improvement of the ascender's mastery, allowing the ascender to conceal the attack even deeper so that even far stronger beings can fail in detecting it.]

Feeling like something is wrong with the surroundings, the Twisted Principality, despite its previous confidence that it had when the young man in front of it tells him about an interesting attack, couldn't help but feel like it needs to do something about this current situation, and that is despite the fact that the opponent in front of itself has yet to move.

Not even a moment passing between this thought crossing across the Twisted Principality of Permanence' mind, it finally understood why it suddenly starts feeling like so, the only hint of danger that it manages to sense the fact that it felt like there's something about to hit itself, an accurate assessment of the situation as a wave of undetectable force swept across where it was once before.

Feeling nothing but the wind being pulled towards its previous location, the Twisted Principality couldn't help but panic as even despite the still significant gap between itself and its opponent, it just never manages to figure out where the attack came from, not to mention how large and fast it is as its instinct merely told itself to get out of the position it is previously standing on.

"That's quite the troublesome method you have right there…" looking at the young man now with both vigilance and an even greater interest, the Twisted Principality remarked as its smile turns into an extremely eerie one, not the ones that would scare anyone that laid their eyes upon it but rather one that will make anyone's hair stand on their very ends, as if they are being scanned completely bare by an apex predator that would spare no effort to catch them.

Despite this peculiar feeling of being scrutinized deeply though, contrary to how anyone would normally feel, Azrael merely felt a little bit of discomfort as if it is nothing more than some sort of perverse oldy leering at him.

"Tsk tsk tsk… I thought I would be able to catch you with that…" shaking his head as he felt like while it is great that this terrifying monster isn't able to fully detect this new skill of his, it is still detrimental to him that it can somehow avoid such near imperceptible attack through its instinct alone, a testament to just how battle hardened this existence is.

Still, it doesn't really make him feel truly disappointed as he knows that the opportunity will present himself so long as he puts all his effort into fighting this monster, the remaining time he has in this form making him think that even if he couldn't match this monster, then there will be always more than enough time for him to run out of this place, something that he would prefer not doing at all.

After all, once this fight is halted, given the intelligent nature of this treasure guardian, completely different from the Fortress Golem of the first floor, there's can only be two outcome to him being able to escape, the first is that he would return time and time again here, with both him and this Twisted Principality gradually become more and more familiar with each other's techniques and methods that their fights will basically return to the most primitive method, the test of their own strength.

Or even worse than that, this monster might also learn of the fact that he is incapable of keeping this state of him for long, an information that might allow it to formulate plans it can use to completely contain him within its domain.

Gritting his teeth as he feels his organs twisting and churning under the pressure and might of the amount of Demonic Energy currently circulating within his body, the young man then smiles as blood oozes from his mouth, his fist raised as he truly looks forward to the next exchange with the monster in front of him, intending to mix both hand-to-hand combat and the Shattering the Void skill in order to deal more damage against the Twisted Principality of Permanence.

Meanwhile, sensing the danger coming from the human in front of itself rising at an alarming degree, the Twisted Principality of Permanence merely smiles as it felt like this is a fight that is worth dying for if it is its own fate, and if it's not death that will meet him in the end of this fight, then to itself, it would be a fight worth bragging about to whoever he will see from now on.

"You seem to be awfully excited, Principality of Permanence…" looking at the expression on his opponent's face, Azrael mentioned, snapping the monster out of its battle trance as it lets out a loud, rambunctious wave of laughter as it prepares itself as well, the massive sets of wings on its back being unfurled completely, revealing itself in its full glory.

"Hahaha!!! Who wouldn't?? This is a fight that I shall enjoy even at the cost of my own life!!! That's my sole purpose since those divine bastards poured water on my aspiration!! Young man of the human race, it's such a pity that we're both not in the level of strength I have when I was at my peak!!"

The surprisingly talkative principality replies as it pauses its words, letting out a loud laughter once again before it continues.