Because having mastered all the characteristics and powers of lower-level Gladiator Beasts, this level is generally referred to as "Various Martial Arts."
But——
Now it seems, the [Legion Commander] is still not the limit!
[Emperor]!
According to this thinking, the [Emperor] should be the most perfect Gladiator Beast, mastering all lower-level, Fusion Forms, even Magic and Traps!
It must move in this direction, cannot fail its master's blood and passion, cannot continue to be so complacent...
Tenjo Hikari still doesn't know that because of Tierra's brief glance, there is already a spirit in his team fueled with enthusiasm, while he is currently observing those fragmented "spirits."
Or "that"?
From the previous duel, it seems that the "Despian Quaeritis" which duelled him had independent thoughts, ideas, actions, and personality, so it is essentially "a spirit."
However, when Tenjo Hikari controlled the power of the Earthbound Immortal and defeated the Despian Quaeritis, the interconnected power of the Despian Quaeritis was broken, and it appeared to fragment into several spirits like shattered lego pieces.
But such a thing isn't particularly rare in the Spirit World, so Tenjo Hikari wasn't overly surprised.
Because in the original work, "Yu-Gi-Oh! GX," such incidents indeed happen.
In the original work, one of the subordinates and strategists of The Supreme King, "Skull Knight," could normally split into two spirits, "Tainted Wisdom" and "Ancient Brain," seemingly carefree, and combine back into Skull Knight when needed.
Both had their own will and ability for action, but when combined, they shared a mutual mindset.
Yes, spirits are not necessarily "singular entities," they can be a mixture.
However, in the original work, Skull Knight actively performed the fusion and division, so it's unsurprising, and the "Fusion Material" was not done improperly.
But the "Despian Quaeritis" fighting Tenjo Hikari is evidently not the result of one or two spirits but rather a fusion of multiple spirits!
Tenjo Hikari looked at several spirits lying on the sickbed, pondering their names while rubbing his chin.
The one on the far left, visibly malnourished and constantly lowly groaning with pain, was naturally the one Tenjo Hikari was most eager to find—the most crucial entity in the entire "Branded" world—Fallen of Albaz.
As a "Humanoid Super Fusion," Albaz's strength is indisputable, and his numerous fusion forms are a point of favor for Tenjo Hikari—more importantly, Tenjo Hikari was different from the Despian Quaeritis he previously dueled.
He actually possesses [Branded Fusion].
The Despian Quaeritis never searched for Branded Fusion till the end, evidently lacking it, perhaps only having one or two forms related to Albaz's fusion, but Tenjo Hikari is indeed holding Branded Fusion, though he hadn't had the chance to use it.
If there were a specific form of Albaz Fusion, Tenjo Hikari could immediately play with the powerful and dazzling "Predaplant Branded" or "Darklord Branded."
As for the others...
Tenjo Hikari looked at the limp and unresponsive second "spirit"...
It was a female armor with a completely white exterior yet bearing several purple "contaminations"—the use of such "descriptions" was not a joke made by Tenjo Hikari but a matter of stating that it was just a suit of "armor."
Just like robot spirits and Undead Spirits, an armor can also be carded, like the renowned "Magician's Rod" and "Magician's Robe."
Tenjo Hikari observed for a while to confirm that this armor was empty before he was convinced of its name.
The White Knight of Dogmatika, also previously encountered by Tenjo Hikari in the Mage Domain, set as the "armor" for that "Demon Eye Swordsman;" before joining the Swordsoul faction, the Demon Eye as the Holy Maiden and Knight of the Dogmatika Nation wore this very armor.
It makes sense looking at it this way.
Because in Despia, the "Who are you looking for?" is indeed the armor of the knight sister.
Tenjo Hikari rubbed his chin and looked towards the final two spirits.
Tragedy of the Death Prison Actor and Fierce Tragedy from Despia, these two should be part of "Despia."
According to the fusion materials of Despian Quaeritis, a combination of Tragedy or Fierce Tragedy with either Albaz or the White Knight of Dogmatika can compose "Despian Quaeritis," but mixing four spirits together becomes a bit chaotic.
Several spirits seemed in poor condition, fortunately Tenjo Hikari has the Invincible Philosopher's Stone to heal their state, allowing Lapis to slowly prepare a treatment plan to heal them.
Tenjo Hikari wasn't idle meanwhile.
He made one visit to the Branded Dimension, discovering that the "Red Light Level Dimension" was indeed dangerous and couldn't be entered casually, so Tenjo Hikari didn't venture into the "Shadow Realm" recklessly but just like exploring the Ecole de Zone, didn't rush to go, instead deploying some robots to gather intelligence first.
The good news is the damage level is far less than the Ecole de Zone.
The bad news is, Tenjo Hikari saw more than one "faction" of spirit in the Shadow Realm!
Generally speaking, within the same dimension, there is typically only one "faction" of spirits, whether it be a race, a series, or completely same-named monsters.
Yet in the same dimension, appearing various races, various systems of spirits, it has to be either a race sanctuary like "Mage Domain" or "Warrior's Domain," or like Magic Academy, an institution welcoming spirits from all over to visit and learn.