Curse Returns, a gamble from the start, I awaken dual spells

Chapter 167 A Millennium Situation

The black-robed man's words echoed in the empty hall, carrying an inexplicable sense of heaviness.

"You said you're waiting for someone who can shake the core of the seal?" Rito's voice was calm, but the cursed power within his body had already begun to circulate at high speed.

"Well, you've finally made it."

The man in black robes let out a low laugh and pointed at the floating black cube.

"Do you know what this cornerstone is?"

Li Ren did not answer, but his gaze also turned to the huge black cube.

"It is a seal forged by the strongest sorcerer a thousand years ago using half of his own soul." The black-robed man's voice carried a hint of respect.

"To seal that thing," he willingly imprisoned himself in this tower forever, becoming part of the seal.

"For thousands of years, countless people have tried to break this seal, but all have failed."

"Because to shake this foundation, a special technique is needed, a technique that can touch the underlying laws of the world."

His gaze fell on Rihito, his blood-red eyes gleaming with a greedy light.

"And you possess this technique."

Li Ren felt a chill run down his spine.

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He finally understood why he encountered those challenges as soon as he entered the Death and Annihilation Return Barrier, and why "Pupil" guided them to this tower.

All of this is not just a coincidence, but a carefully designed scheme.

"So, you arranged all of this?" Rito's voice carried a hint of coldness.

"Not entirely." The man in black shook his head. "I was merely utilizing the existing setup. The existence of the Death and Annihilation Return Barrier was a byproduct of the sealing that took place a thousand years ago."

"I simply added a little guidance to this foundation, directing the wheels of fate in the direction I desired."

He took two steps forward, his white robe trailing softly on the ground.

"I know the inheritor of the sealed bloodline will enter the barrier, I know she will meet you, and I also know that your technique will mutate when facing a life-or-death crisis."

"Because all of this was predicted a thousand years ago."

"prophecy?"

"Yes." The man in black robes took out an ancient scroll from his robes, which, when unrolled, was covered with densely packed ancient characters.

"The most powerful sorcerer of a thousand years ago left behind a prophecy before sealing 'that thing'."

He read aloud the words on the scroll, his voice hoarse and deep: "When the twins of entropy meet in blood and fire, the sealed gate will be opened; when the departed return from the abyss, the world's order will be reshaped."

"Twins of Entropy—" Rin was startled and subconsciously looked at her hands.

His technique is the intersection of entropy increase and entropy decrease.

"It seems you've understood." A satisfied smile appeared on the black-robed man's lips.

"You are the one prophesied to break the seal."

Sayo suddenly stepped forward, blocking Rito's path: "If your goal is to break the seal, why wait for us to arrive? Why not just attack directly?"

The man in black robes' smile faded slightly, and his gaze became deep.

"Because I still need one more thing: the power to seal my bloodline."

He raised his hand and pointed at Xiaoye.

"The blood of the strongest sorcerer flows in your veins. Only your blood can completely break the last lock of the seal."

Xiaoye's body trembled slightly, but her gaze did not waver.

"What if I don't want to?"

"Then I will kill you and take your blood," the black-robed man said calmly.

"But I would prefer that you cooperate willingly, after all, the blood flowing in your veins has some connection with mine."

Rito stepped forward, blocking Sayo's path: "Do you think I'll let you succeed?"

The man in black tilted his head, a playful glint in his blood-red eyes: "You think you can stop me?"

Before he finished speaking, the man in black robes raised his right hand and clenched his fist slightly.

boom!

A terrifying surge of magical energy exploded from his body, sweeping outwards from him.

The air in the hall began to vibrate violently, and the lights suspended in mid-air began to distort, as if forced by some force.

Pulling and tugging.

Rito's body jolted violently; he could feel the oppressive force contained within the cursed power.

It was a sense of oppression that surpassed that of a top-tier sorcerer.

"Who exactly are you?" Rito's voice was squeezed out of his throat with difficulty.

The man in the black robe slowly removed his hood, revealing the face of a middle-aged man.

The face was well-defined with regular features, but the most striking feature was a scar on the right eye that stretched from the brow bone to the corner of the mouth, like a centipede crawling on the face.

"My name is Hiroichi Fujiwara." His voice carried a hint of mockery.

"A descendant of the strongest sorcerer from a thousand years ago, and also one of the guardians of this seal."

"One of them?" Itadori asked warily.

"Yes, one of them." Hiroichi Fujiwara's lips curled into a mocking smile.

"Like Hitomi in that tower, I am a guardian, but the difference is that she chose to continue guarding the seal, while I—chosen to open it."

"You're insane!" Fushiguro Megumi said coldly. "Do you know what lies beneath the seal? Once it's released, the entire world of sorcery will be destroyed!"

"Of course I know." Fujiwara Koichi's gaze turned fervent.

"But do you think a seal is a good thing? For thousands of years, countless sorcerers have paid with their lives to maintain this seal, and countless families have been drawn into this endless struggle."

"My father, grandfather, great-grandfather—seven generations of my family fought to protect this seal, and then died."

"And what they gained in return was only a crumbling seal that would be broken sooner or later."

"Rather than letting this seal collapse naturally someday in the future, I'd rather break it myself."

"At least this way I can take the initiative."

Rito took a deep breath. He could sense that the person in front of him had a will so firm that it was unshakable.

"Have you considered how many people would die once the seal is broken?"

Hiroichi Fujiwara smiled, but it was a smile tinged with sadness.

"Of course I've thought about it, but some sacrifices are necessary."

"Just like that sorcerer a thousand years ago, who used half of his own soul to forge the seal."

"Sometimes, we have to make cruel choices for a greater goal."

Sayo stepped out from behind Rito, her gaze fixed on Fujiwara Koichi: "I refuse."

Hiroichi Fujiwara's expression froze slightly.

"What you said may be true, and many people may have sacrificed themselves for the seal. But that is not a reason for you to break the seal." Xiaoye's voice trembled slightly, but it was unusually firm.

"I will not use my blood to break a seal that could destroy the world."

Fujiwara Koichi was silent for a moment, then slowly raised his hand: "Since that's the case, then don't blame me for being impolite."