Curse Returns: Eight Extraordinary Skills? I lack nothing.

Chapter 149 The Battle Between Yigu and Jiujuu 2

Yi Gu knew that if he didn't end the battle quickly, he would lose.

He took a deep breath, forcibly drawing the last wisp of magical power from the deepest part of his body, as if wringing out a wet towel that could no longer be squeezed dry, each twist accompanied by a piercing pain. His fingers trembled slightly, but he still slowly raised his hands.

"Domain expansion".

His voice was not loud, and even a little hoarse.

A pale blue barrier rapidly expanded from beneath his feet like a whirlwind.

Within the barrier, the power fluctuations of Yi Gu's curse suddenly surged.

It's not that extra magical power is obtained from elsewhere; rather, the moment the domain unfolds, all of the spellcaster's remaining magical power is mobilized at maximum efficiency, forming a completely enclosed space belonging entirely to the caster. It's like shaking the last drop of water out of a cup, and then using that water at the bottom of the cup to create an entire lake.

Expanding the sphere: True or false love.

Ninety-nine yogis were pulled into the domain of the yak.

The ground beneath my feet wasn't the ground, but a transparent crystal wall, cold and hard to the touch, creating subtle ripples with every step. Above me was an endless pale blue void, with no end in sight and no exit in sight.

A few swords floated in the air, just a handful. Each one hovered in mid-air, its blade gleaming with a different color of light.

Some were dark red, some were light purple, and some were almost transparent—spinning slowly in the pale blue space, like ancient swords displayed in a museum glass case.

That is the procedure that has been copied by Yi Gu to date.

Ninety-Nine stood at the center of the domain, looking up at the swords floating above her. Her golden eyes narrowed slightly, and her lips pursed, but her face remained expressionless.

She calmly crouched down, placing her right palm on the crystal barrier. A golden halo spread out from her palm, like ripples on water after a pebble has been thrown in, quickly covering an area several meters in radius around her.

Simplified Domain - Scope Expansion.

Anyone who enters this area will be automatically attacked.

Within the simplified area, any intruder will be locked onto by the built-in spell and automatically counterattack, without the caster needing to do anything. Skilled casters can use it to buy crucial time for resistance within the guaranteed-hit spell, or even create an opportunity for a counterattack.

Yi Gu stared at the golden halo and remained silent for a moment.

"Senior, the simple domain won't last long against me."

"enough."

Yi Gu didn't say anything more. He nodded, reached out, and grasped the sword closest to him.

The sword trembled slightly in his palm.

He himself didn't know which spell he would draw. The three swords were randomly arranged, and whichever one he got was the one he would get; it was all up to luck.

A bluish-white light shone from the sword, illuminating his handsome, slender profile.

Yi Gu's expression remained unchanged.

He loosened his fist, and a ball of purple magical energy condensed in his palm. The ball spun rapidly in his palm, emitting a low buzzing sound, like a wasp trapped in a glass bottle.

He pushed the ball of light toward the direction of the Ninety-Nine Yugi.

The sphere of light flew out at an extremely high speed, leaving a scorching white trail in the void. A brief, burnt smell lingered in the air, the residual scent of burning magical energy.

The simple domain of the Ninety-Nine Yogis trembled violently, emitting a muffled boom. Ripples spread across the surface of the golden halo, expanding outwards in concentric circles, like the surface of a lake in a storm.

She gritted her teeth and poured her magical power back into the light circle beneath her feet. Golden light surged from her palms, like glowing blood vessels, spreading across the ground and reinforcing the barrier that was about to fall apart.

The simplified domain had barely stabilized. But she knew it wouldn't last long.

We can't let him continue to do whatever he wants in this field.

She gripped the bone whip at her waist with her other hand, and with a powerful leap, she charged towards Yi Gu. A golden shadow trailed around her, and each step she took made a dull thud against the barrier's surface.

Yi Gu put down the sword in his hand and, without hesitation, reached out and grabbed another one.

The sword's blade lit up with light.

Incantations—the earliest spell he copied, and also the one he used most skillfully.

"Delay".

Tsukumo Yuki's body suddenly stopped, as if he had crashed into an invisible wall.

It wasn't that I stopped, but that every movement was slowed down several times over—lifting my leg became slower, breathing became slower, and even my heartbeat seemed to slow down.

But her simple domain helped her through it.

The golden halo suddenly expanded outward by half a circle, pushing the sure-hit spell outward a bit, as if a crack had been torn open in the invisible wall.

She could barely move forward. It was slow, but she was moving nonetheless.

They moved step by step toward the direction of the second bone.

But it's not fast enough.

She glanced down at the halo beneath her feet; its surface was already covered with fine cracks, like a porcelain plate that had been dropped but hadn't completely shattered. If this continued, before she could even touch the hem of Yi Gu's robes, she would be struck in the face by the third blade's spell.

Jiujiu Yuki took a deep breath.

The magical power within her chest suddenly ignited, not a gentle burning, but a violent surge like gasoline being poured on. Dark golden light erupted from her body, dyeing the pale blue void within her domain a golden-gray hue.

Light emanated from her pores, from her fingertips, from the ends of her hair. She looked like a statue covered in gold leaf, or a torch suddenly lit in the dark night.

The simple domain beneath her feet creaked as if on the verge of collapse, and cracks spread across its golden surface like a dense spiderweb.

She glanced down—

It's about to break.

But she's still holding on.

They're still holding on.

In the last moment before the Simple Domain shattered, Tsukumo Yuki did not rush towards Ezra—but instead punched the area next to the swords floating in the void.

It's not the sword itself that's being smashed, but the space in which the sword is being smashed.

The sword within the domain serves as the vessel for Yi Gu's spell formulas; without the sword, he cannot switch spell formulas. Yi Gu's domain sword is essentially a storage cabinet for replicas of his personal spell formulas; if she can find a way to interfere with those swords, Yi Gu's spell switching will be completely locked off.

Tsukumo Yuki's fist slammed into the barrier wall next to the nearest sword.

"boom--"

With a muffled thud, the sword shook violently, as if its foundation had been loosened. But it was, after all, a manifestation of the Yi-Gu technique, an extension of Yi-Gu itself existing within the barrier, and it wasn't so easily broken. It was just shaken off its original position and hung crookedly in place.

Then, her simple domain shattered completely.

The golden halo emitted a sharp bang, and fragments exploded in the air, turning into specks of light that dissipated into the void like a golden rain.

Her body was completely exposed to the "guaranteed hit" rule of the sacral domain.

Yi Gu did not hesitate.

The domain automatically locked onto her.

The next second, Yi Gu raised his hand.

"Repelled."

This is another application he developed based on the impact of cursed power.

It's not that complicated. By utilizing the domain's rules, the target's body is forcibly pushed away from the domain's edge. The principle is simple, but with the domain's guaranteed hit effect, the result is completely unreasonable.

An invisible force arose from the void, like a giant, transparent hand pressing against the chest of Ninety-Nine Yugi. The force was silent and without warning; by the time you sensed it, you were already flying.

Tsukumo Yuki flew backward, landing on his feet.

No, two long scratches were carved into the barrier wall. The soles of the leather boots were burning hot, emitting wisps of smoke, and the air was filled with the stench of burning rubber.

She was pushed to the edge of the domain, her back slamming against the pale blue barrier wall with a dull thud, like something heavy falling to the ground.

Ninety-Nine Yuki leaned against the barrier wall, panting heavily, and looked up at the Bone in the center of the domain.

Yi Gu reached out, preparing to take the third sword—the last one. Now, only that one sword remained, hovering alone beside him in the domain.

Yuki wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, leaned against the barrier wall for a moment, and then straightened up.

"Bone of the yeast".

Yi Gu paused for a moment, then turned to look at her.

Tsukumo Yuki grinned. The grin was somewhat disheveled, with bloodstains at the corner of his mouth and his bangs plastered to his forehead with sweat, but his eyes shone with an astonishing light.

"Do you think that all I know is this head-on, head-on fighting style?"

Yi Gu didn't speak, but his fingers tightened slightly on the hilt of the sword.

Ninety-nine stood up straight.

Golden magical power surged from her body once more. But this time, it wasn't in the form of a volcanic eruption like before.

Instead, it spreads out slowly like the tide, layer by layer, unhurried and calm, like the foam left by the waves on the beach.

The golden light gathered and surged behind her, gradually outlining a huge, slowly rotating silhouette. It wasn't a small defensive circle like a simple domain, but a complete barrier powerful enough to directly collide with Yi Gu's "True or False Love".

The sorcerers in the stands held their breath.

The two commentators in the commentary booth stood up at the same time.

Tsukumo Yuki's voice rang out slowly. It was somewhat hoarse, somewhat composed, and contained an indescribable seriousness.

"Domain unfolds. Starfall Requiem."

A golden barrier exploded beneath her feet, like someone shattering a sun in the sky. Light, almost tangible, erupted from her body, colliding violently with Yi Gu's pale blue barrier.

The collision of the two forces produced a deafening roar, so loud that even the barrier began to tremble violently.

Yi Gu felt his domain being squeezed from the inside by a tremendous force, and fine cracks appeared on the barrier walls, making a creaking sound.

Starfall Requiem.

This is a domain that Tsukumo Yuki has never used in public, and it is also her true trump card as a top-level sorcerer.

The core of the technique "Wrath of the Stars" is the manipulation of imaginary mass, from which the name of this field originates—the "weight" required for a star to fall.

Within this domain, Tsukuyomi can apply the concept of "mass" at will to her own curse power, her Phoenix Wheel, and any medium within the domain.

Countless tiny golden specks floated in the area, resembling shattered fragments of stars.

Each fragment carries a huge imaginary mass, floating in the void like the tail of a comet, ready to coalesce into a deadly meteorite impact at any time according to Jiu Jiu's will—or condense into an extremely dense shield around his body.

At the same time, the deadly gravity felt by the opponent within the domain will make their movements feel as if they are stuck in quagmire. To be precise, it's not that they slow down, but that every inch of movement is subject to an additional mass load, as if countless invisible hands are pulling them down from all directions.