Lingyuzhou

The wolf-headed shinobi, eyes gleaming with predatory focus, slams his palm to the earth. A guttural growl rumbles from his chest as his gloved hands blur through a complex series of seals. **CRACK!** A colossal, crimson-tinged summoning circle erupts beneath him, radiating an ominous, pulsing light. Thick, blood-red smoke billows violently, obscuring the space as the ground trembles with a low, primal **RUMBLE**. Suddenly, with a deafening **ROAR**, the smoke is ripped apart, revealing a monstrous, spectral blood hound. Its eyes burn with infernal fire, fangs dripping phantom ichor, as it stands colossal, its shadow engulfing the shinobi, a terrifying promise of unleashed power.