Fairy Tail: Igneel's eldest son in Anime Multiverse Chapter 496 496: Resolve and the Demon World

A powerful wave of spiritual energy erupted alongside Shinobu Sensui's self-introduction, shaking the entire cavern violently.

Yusuke Urameshi thus experienced Sensui's formidable strength up close.

The intense back-and-forth skirmish from just moments ago swiftly became a total domination.

Sensui slammed a knee into Yusuke's stomach, hurling him airborne in a spin.

Yusuke slammed miserably onto the ground, his coughed-up blood staining the floor crimson.

Retracting his leg, Sensui spoke gently, "Courage and recklessness aren't the same. Even in your foolishness, you should recognize the vast gap between us."

Using his barely functional arm for support, Yusuke struggled upright, eyes burning with unyielding resolve.

"Shut up! That stuff doesn't matter. This is a pure fistfight! No matter the foe, I just need to crush the one right here."

With those words, Yusuke glanced at Charles and added, "That 'resolve for battle' crap is too complicated, so I'm ignoring it! But my will to win—no one beats me at that!"

Suddenly, an even fiercer burst of spiritual power exploded from Yusuke, making him seem like a true protagonist mid-power-up.

Charles arched a brow but stayed silent. Resolve varies for each person, and he wasn't so conceited as to believe only his drive to safeguard his family was valid.

Who could claim a raw urge to win lacks potent conviction?

Yet reaching such unadulterated focus proves extremely challenging. Human feelings tangle deeply, and rare are those who charge toward one aim with tunnel vision.

Does Yusuke possess that trait? Possibly. But detecting a fresh shift in his aura, Charles formed a different theory.

Charles eyed the Demon World Tunnel as it gradually steadied. Instead of conviction fueling a boost, he suspected the tunnel's formation ignited Yusuke's dormant demon heritage.

As Charles mulled this over, Yusuke and Sensui collided once more.

If Sensui had toyed lightly earlier, Yusuke's fresh surge prompted full seriousness—and deployment of Sacred Energy.

This pinnacle force demands spiritual power honed to perfection alongside a flawlessly pure heart.

Charles swiftly discerned Sacred Energy's core: power elevated by unshakeable will.

Typically, wielding it requires transcending all worldly ties.

For Sensui to command Sacred Energy after a mere decade, Charles figured he'd shunted distracting thoughts into alternate personas.

Clearly, Yusuke's enhancement had bounds; even empowered, he couldn't rival Sensui's Sacred Energy form.

Ultimately, Sensui's hand speared Yusuke's chest like a dagger, rupturing his heart.

Undeniably lethal by all standards. Sensui anticipated Charles's interference, yet he merely observed quietly aside.

The instant Yusuke collapsed, the humanoid shadow on the wall shrieked, bisected by a golden flash.

From that luminous path, figures vaulted forth.

Kuwabara despised his own blunder. Carelessly caught by Sensui, his spiritual power sealed via sorcery, he'd been trapped in an isolated realm, forced to witness Yusuke versus Sensui.

At the piercing of Yusuke's heart, Kuwabara's spiritual power shattered the bindings; he unleashed the Dimension Sword to rend Linan and break free.

Kurama, Hiei, and Koenma trailed immediately, rushing to Yusuke's side.

Koenma knelt, palm on Yusuke's chest. Moments later, he sighed, "No use. His heart has ceased."

Kuwabara's emotions surged uncontrollably. He whirled to Charles, demanding, "Why? Why did you stand idle, Master Charles? Why not save him?"

Charles's expression soured; icily, he replied, "One, I owe no one salvation. Two, he rejected any aid. Three… I recall teaching you emotional restraint. Your current state shames you."

Kuwabara gnawed his lip. "Sorry. I lost control! But I can't accept you just watching.

"And now, you're the one I'm facing off against… Shinobu Sensui!"

With that, a Spirit Sword materialized in Kuwabara's grip. Opposite him, Hiei unbound his forehead cloth, exposing the glowing Jagan radiating intense demonic energy.

Kurama shifted to his white-clad fox demon state, gaze locked with frigid murder on Sensui.

Sensui dismissed their piercing stares utterly, declaring, "Enough dawdling. I'm off to the Demon World!

"If unsatisfied, pursue me. But beware—only despair lies ahead."

With those words, Sensui defied gravity, ascending directly into the abyssal Demon World Tunnel.

Now, none could halt the trio; they pursued into the Demon World Tunnel as one.

This matched Charles's purpose exactly, so he signaled Stella and trailed behind.

In this directionless void lacking up, down, left, or right, Charles marveled at retaining his bearings, still sensing the exit's position.

Guided by that intuition, Charles spotted the prior entrants.

A golden light barrier cleaved the space in half. Charles's side held Kuwabara and the pair, while Sacred Energy-clad Sensui had crossed to the far side.

This fueled Charles's gripe: Shinobu Sensui professed yearning for Demon World, freely traversable via Sacred Energy past the seal.

He neededn't shatter it whatsoever; such chaos seemed utterly pointless.

Charles's prior safeguards for Kuwabara's protection never activated; Sensui skipped using Gourmet or Makihara to consume Kuwabara for his Dimension Sword power.

Sensui embodied pure paradox.

Confronting the obstructing seal, Kuwabara ignored Human World demon threats. He slashed his Spirit Sword, carving a breach; the three plunged into Demon World.

Charles examined the clean severance in the seal. He'd attempted breaching it earlier, meeting fierce resistance.

He surmised his Dragon Slayer magic, as nonhuman essence, provoked the seal's rejection.

He couldn't fathom who crafted such an enormous, elaborate seal—his debut encounter with a world-dividing barrier.

Indeed, every realm harbors enigmas.

As thoughts swirled, Charles and Stella traversed the exit, stepping officially into Demon World.

The author envisioned Demon World as an endless, tiered realm, Spirit World privy to merely half its uppermost stratum.

The unification saga was meant as an opener, yet morphed into finale.

Even the century-spanning dark era—Koenma's bid via amassed spiritual power in the Sealing Ring—faded to perpetual mystery.

Next loomed another realm's Dark Continent, but given the author's tempo, its truths might never unfold.

Regardless, Charles vowed personal exploration this time!

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