Curse Returns: Eight Extraordinary Skills? I lack nothing.

Yu Ren also swallowed one, and the red light of his Double-Handed Palm flashed in his palm, dissolving the medicinal power of the pill.

He looked down at his hands, clenched his fist, and his knuckles cracked.

He still has many cards to play. He hasn't used the Spirit Binding and Commanding Techniques yet, he's only used a few magical artifacts in the Divine Crafting Techniques, he's only used a few talismans in the Heavenly Scroll, he hasn't drawn the Flowing Cloud Sword a few times, and he hasn't opened the Wind-After-the-Strange Gate.

He's been holding back his strength, not because he doesn't want to use it, but because the time isn't right yet.

The pale knight is the real deal.

The corpses of the three false crowned marquises lay scattered on the open ground. The greatsword-wielding false crowned marquis lay in a pile of rubble, his head rolled under a large tree, his mask shattered into pieces, and grayish-white bone fragments were exposed to the air.

Warhammer False Crown Marquis lay among withered branches and rubble, his armor shattered, the light of his mask extinguished.

The false crowned marquis, wielding a halberd, fell at the base of a large tree. The halberd was stuck in the soil beside him, and silvery-gray mist still lingered on the blade, slowly dissipating.

At the edge of the tent, the battle was completely over.

Nanami Kento sheathed his sword; a large patch of his trench coat hem was charred, and his left sleeve was torn open, blood seeping from the wound…

Chapter 135 Battle Against the Pale Knight

Deep in the forest, the corpses of three false crowned marquises lay scattered on the clearing, the silvery-gray mist having dissipated.

Yuuto sheathed his sword and turned to look at Tsukumo Yuki. Tsukumo leaned against a tree trunk, swallowed a mint, and the Phoenix Wheel slowly rotated beside her.

“Let’s go,” Yuuto said.

Ninety-Nine nodded and followed behind him. The two walked one after the other into the depths of the forest.

The pale knight did not move, and the pure white calamity horse's bony hooves trod on the withered branches without making a sound.

The white bone spear pointed diagonally at the ground, with a pale white ball of light condensing at its tip. The ball of light rotated very slowly, but the fluctuations of the cursed power contained within it made Yuuto's gaze freeze slightly.

The pure white, gilded armor gleamed coldly in the twilight, and his face was enveloped in a dazzling halo of pure white light.

Yuuto took a deep breath, lightning exploded beneath his feet, and his figure disappeared from the spot.

Lightning teleportation.

A blue-white arc of electricity left a trail of afterimages in the air as Yuuto appeared beside the Pale Knight, unleashing a horizontal slash of Kikuichimonji, the blade cutting towards the Pale Knight's waist.

"when--"

A deafening roar echoed through the forest. The bone spear blocked the blade, the spear and blade colliding and exploding into a dazzling circle of flames.

Yuuto was forced back several steps, his hands and feet numb. The pale knight remained motionless, while the ghastly white orb on the bone spear spun even faster.

Yuuto steadied himself, made a hand seal with his left hand, and a bolt of lightning shot out from his palm, heading straight for the pale knight's face.

The pale knight did not dodge; he held his skeletal spear horizontally, the shaft of which blocked the lightning bolt.

The lightning exploded, arcing outwards, but the pale white sphere on the gun body engulfed it. The lightning tumbled a few times within the sphere before extinguishing.

Yu Ren frowned slightly. This guy's defense was much stronger than that of the False Crown Marquis.

The Pale Knight finally moved. He thrust his bone spear forward, and a pale ball of light shot from its tip, hurtling towards Yuuto.

The ball of light flew very fast, too fast for Yuuto to dodge. Yuuto sidestepped, and the ball of light grazed his shoulder, crashing into a large tree behind him that would take two people to encircle. The tree silently turned into splinters, not from being blown apart, but from being crushed.

Ninety-nine's pupils contracted slightly as the Phoenix Wheel flew out from her side, crashing into the side of the Pale Knight.

The pale knight raised his lance, the shaft blocking the phoenix wheel. The pale light collided with the golden light, creating a shockwave.

The Phoenix Wheel was sent flying back, while the Pale Knight remained motionless.

Yuuto didn't miss the opportunity. He used Thunderclap to teleport, disappearing from his original spot and appearing behind the Pale Knight. He thrust Kikuichimonji straight at the back of the Pale Knight's neck.

The pale knight did not turn around; his skeletal spear swept back, the shaft of which blocked the blade.

Yuuto was forced back, but as he retreated, he made a hand seal with his left hand, and dozens of Five Thunder Talismans instantly formed at his fingertips. Lightning rained down like a storm, crashing down on the pale knight.

The pale knight raised his lance, and a layer of pale light surged from the lance, enveloping his body.

The lightning struck the light membrane, exploding into rings of flame, but the light membrane remained completely still.

"Arrowless Curse Wave." The Pale Knight's voice emanated from the pure white aura, hollow and cold, like an echo from the deepest depths of the earth. "Any creature that I gaze upon will be stripped of its will to fight, fall into a delusion of submission, worship me as a god, and indiscriminately slaughter each other. Your will is strong, but this is only the beginning."

Yuuto didn't reply. The Tai Chi diagram patterns beneath his feet spun even faster.

With his left hand, he formed a hand seal, unleashing the Heavenly Talisman of Fire Virtue. Dozens of fire talismans instantly materialized at his fingertips, transforming into dozens of fire dragons that roared and pounced towards the pale knight.

The fire dragon crashed into the light membrane, exploding into a sea of ​​fire that crackled and burned the surrounding dry branches and rubble. The light membrane flickered violently a few times, but did not shatter.

The pale knight raised his lance, its tip pointing at Yuuto. "Plague Arrow Baptism." A ghastly white bone arrow materialized at the lance's tip, wreathed in pale green plague miasma. "A bone arrow formed from ancient plague miasma. A hit will trigger an incurable cursed plague, causing flesh to rot and the complete necrosis of the cursed energy circuits. Even reversal spells cannot cure it."

The bone arrow was shot out.

It wasn't a straight line, but rather it drew a strange arc in the air, shooting towards Yuuto from the side.

Yuuto turned to the side, the bone arrow grazing his arm before embedding itself in the soil behind him, exploding into a cloud of pale green miasma. Wherever the miasma passed, vegetation withered, and the soil turned black.

Yuuto looked down at his arm. His sleeve was torn by the bone arrow, and there was a shallow scratch on his skin, but it wasn't bleeding.

The golden light barrier blocked most of the damage. The Qi of the Reverse Life Triple circulated within the body, dispelling the discomfort.

“Your arrow missed,” Yuuto said.

The pale knight did not answer. The pure white calamity horse raised its forelegs, its bony hooves stomping towards Yuu's chest.

Yu Ren didn't dodge; the golden light membrane of the spell condensed on his chest, and he took the blow head-on. The bone hoof slammed into the light membrane, causing it to flicker violently a few times, but it didn't shatter.

Yuuto was knocked back two steps, a dull pain shooting through his chest, but the Qi of the Reverse Life Triple Realm suppressed the pain.

He steadied himself, reached out with his left hand, and grabbed the foreleg of the pure white calamity horse.

He channeled the power of the dragon and tiger, which had been reversing the three stages of life, into his five fingers and twisted them sharply.

The sound of bones cracking was exceptionally clear in the night sky.

The pure white calamity horse's foreleg was twisted off, and silvery-gray mist gushed from the break. The pure white calamity horse neighed, its body tilting, nearly throwing the pale knight off its back.

The Pale Knight remained calm, sweeping his skeletal spear horizontally, the shaft aimed at Yuuto's head. Yuuto ducked to avoid it, the spear shaft passing over his head and striking a large tree behind him, blasting a large hole in the trunk.

Taking advantage of the moment he lowered his head, lightning exploded beneath his feet, and he vanished from his spot, reappearing beside the Pale Knight. He unleashed a horizontal slash with the Kikuichimonji, the blade cutting towards the Pale Knight's waist.

The blade sliced ​​into the armor, cutting half an inch, before getting stuck.

Silver-gray mist seeped out from the gaps in the armor, enveloping the blade. The lightning arcs from the lightning magic leaped a few times in the mist before extinguishing.

Yuuto didn't let go. He made a hand seal with his left hand, and a bolt of lightning shot out from his palm, striking the pale knight squarely in the chest.

The pale knight's armor was blasted open by the lightning bolt, and silvery-gray mist poured out from the crack. He glanced down at the gash in his chest, then looked up at Yuuto.

"Winning again and again."

The Pale Knight's voice remained calm, "I devour the souls and magical power of the defeated, growing stronger with each battle, without end. Every time you kill one of my followers, I grow stronger. Every bit of magical power you deplete from me, I draw strength from your attacks. You cannot kill me."

Yuuto did not respond.

He retrieved the Spirit Binding Lock from his system space; the chains coiled in his palm, emitting a faint golden light. He hurled the Spirit Binding Lock at the Pale Knight, the chains drawing a golden arc in the air before wrapping around the Pale Knight's neck.

The chains tightened, and dark gold runes lit up. The pale knight reached out and grasped the chains, silver-gray mist emanating from his palm and enveloping them. The dark gold runes on the chains flickered violently a few times before extinguishing.

The chains of the Soul-Binding Lock slipped from the Pale Knight's neck, fell to the ground, and turned into a pile of dark gold fragments.

Yu Ren's eyes narrowed slightly. The magical artifact, crafted by divine craftsmanship, couldn't withstand him for more than a few seconds.

Ninety-nine Phoenix Wheels crashed in from the side, the golden light striking the Pale Knight's head and blasting a crack in his mask.

The pure white halo flickered violently a few times, then stabilized. The pale knight turned his head, the pure white halo aimed at Ninety-Nine.

Ninety-Nine's pupils contracted slightly; she felt an invisible force eroding her consciousness. Arrowless Curse Wave. Her fingers began to tremble, and the light of the Phoenix Wheel dimmed.

Yuuto did not wait.

With a lightning teleport, he appeared in front of Tsukumo, holding the Kikuichimonji horizontally before him, its blade blocking the invisible curse wave. A membrane of golden light from the curse condensed on the blade, deflecting the curse wave.

"Summon spirits and command troops." Yu Ren made a hand seal with his left hand, and several black cracks appeared in the void. Dozens of cursed spirits poured out from the cracks and rushed towards the pale knight.

The Pale Knight didn't even glance at them. The pure white calamity horse's bony hoof stomped on the ground, and a grayish-white shockwave spread out from under the horse's hoof, blasting away all the attacking cursed spirits.

The shockwave swept across Yuuto's body, and the golden light membrane of the spell flickered violently a few times, but it did not shatter.

Yu Ren didn't stop. He took out the sword aura shuttle from the system space, the shuttle-shaped magic weapon spinning in his palm, its edges gleaming coldly.

With a gentle push, the sword energy shuttle transformed into a streak of light, heading straight for the pale knight's face.

The pale knight raised his lance, the shaft blocking the sword aura. The sword aura struck the lance shaft, exploding in a ring of golden flames before being blasted away.

But the sword aura shuttle tumbled a few times in the air before quickly regaining its footing and stabbing at the back of the pale knight's neck from the side.

The pale knight did not turn around. He swept his spear back, the shaft of which smashed into the sword aura shuttle, sending it flying.

The sword energy shuttle crashed into a large tree, smashing a large hole in the trunk. The sword energy shuttle became embedded in the trunk and lost its luster.

Yu Ren did not retrieve the magical artifact.

He sheathed the Kikuichimonji, formed a hand seal, and the yin-yang symbol beneath his feet expanded several times over, enveloping the pale knight. The yin-yang symbol glowed in the darkness, alternating between black and white, flowing slowly.

He strode forward, not using lightning magic, but simply walking. Reaching the Pale Knight, he extended his right hand. The Pale Knight swung his spear in a sweeping motion, but Yuuto didn't dodge. Instead, he extended his right hand, placing his palm on the spear shaft, and gently deflected the attack.

The trajectory of the gun barrel deviated, grazing past Yuuto's side. Yuuto reached out with his left hand, grabbed the Pale Knight's wrist, channeled the power of the Reverse Generation Triple Dragon and Tiger into his five fingers, and twisted it sharply.

The sound of bones cracking rang out again.

The Pale Knight's wrist was snapped again, and the bone spear slipped from his grasp and fell to the ground.

Yuuto did not let go. Thunder magic exploded in his palm, and blue and white arcs of electricity shot up the pale knight's arm to his shoulder.

The Pale Knight's body stiffened abruptly, arcs of electricity coursing through his veins. Yuuto released his grip, and the Pale Knight staggered back a few steps, kneeling on one knee.

Youren gave him no chance to catch his breath. He took out the Flowing Cloud Sword from the system space. It was a mid-level Flowing Cloud Sword. He controlled the sword with Qi, achieving oneness with the sword.

The Flowing Cloud Sword spun once in his palm, then transformed into a streak of light, piercing straight towards the Pale Knight's chest. The Flowing Cloud Sword pierced through the armor, sliced ​​into the bone armor, and cut into the soft tissue.

Silvery-gray liquid gushed from the wound. The pale knight's body stiffened abruptly, and he reached out to grasp the blade of the Flowing Cloud Sword. Silvery-gray mist surged from his palm, enveloping the sword.

The light on the Flowing Cloud Sword dimmed, and Yu Ren made a hand seal, pulling the Flowing Cloud Sword from the Pale Knight's chest and sending it flying back into his hand.

The pale knight clutched the wound on his chest, silvery-gray liquid seeping from between his fingers. His breath had clearly weakened considerably.

The pure white halo began to flicker, like a lamp that was about to go out.

"What other techniques do you have?" Yuuto asked.

The Pale Knight did not answer. He reached out and grasped the bone spear stuck in the ground. Silver-gray mist surged from his palm into the spear, and the pale light on its tip shone again. He stood up, his face, shrouded in a pure white halo, facing Yuuto.