Curse Returns: Eight Extraordinary Skills? I lack nothing.

It's now!

Yu Ren's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and the lightning magic instantly stimulated all the nerves and muscles in his body.

A flash of light appeared beneath his feet, marked by the character "巽" (Xun), and lifted by the power of the wind, his figure vanished from the giant claw of the mountain witch like a ghost!

Eight-door transport!

A spatial entrance opened where Yuuto disappeared, while another exit opened precisely above the mountain hag's enormous basket!

Yuuto's figure appeared as if by teleportation from the opening above the basket.

He gripped the Kikuichimonji Norimune tightly with both hands, compressing the lightning and flowing sword energy on the blade to the extreme, transforming it into an incomparably condensed blue-white light blade.

"cut!"

The blade, with a piercing whistle that seemed to tear everything apart, slashed fiercely at the vulnerable point where the mountain hag's basket connected to its massive body.

The target was the basket on its back, which was suspected to contain the core of its power or an important item! The timing of this attack was perfect, and the angle was cunning and ruthless.

Yuuto finally seized upon the opening revealed by Yamanbagiri's rage and loss of composure, and launched a fatal surprise attack!

"Roar!"

The mountain hag felt an unprecedented and deadly threat.

It let out a deafening roar, no longer caring about maintaining its eerie "concealment" and the indifferent demeanor of a "judge".

The basket shook violently, and a thick, dark gray fog, composed of countless negative emotions and curses, suddenly gushed out from the basket's opening, swirling towards Yuuto's head like a living thing.

At the same time, its massive body twisted with incredible flexibility, and its intact giant claw, carrying even more terrifying power and a sense of spatial distortion, slapped upwards.

He tried to smash Yuuto and his sword together!

The cursed mist spewing from the basket carried a strong mental and physical corrosive force, instantly enveloping Yuuto.

Kikuichimonji's blade slashed into the thick fog, but as if sinking into a sticky swamp, its speed and power were greatly reduced!

The giant claw that the mountain hag swung back with a terrifying spatial compression force was already within arm's reach!

boom!!!

The blue and white blade light, the gray and black curse fog, and the terrifying giant claw of the mountain hag, which was wrapped with the power of space, collided fiercely in mid-air in the stone chamber.

An indescribable, terrifying energy storm erupted instantly! Blinding light engulfed everything, and deafening explosions resounded throughout the entire mountainside lair. The solid stone chamber walls crumbled and collapsed on a large scale, like fragile eggshells!

Huge rocks rained down like raindrops!

Smoke, rubble, remnants of curses, and raging energy currents filled the entire space, engulfing everything in a chaotic destruction.

The three assistant supervisors, who were huddled in the corner, were violently thrown by the shockwave and crashed into the rock wall. If it weren't for the earthen river barrier that Yuuto had set up earlier and the healing from the double-handed technique, they would probably be in grave danger by now!

As the blinding light and violent explosion subsided, the lingering smoke and dust slowly settled.

The stone chamber... or rather, the former "courtroom," is now completely unrecognizable.

Nearly half of the dome collapsed, revealing the dark, rocky mountain above, with huge boulders piled up like mountains.

The ground was blasted into a deep crater, filled with shattered rocks and a pervasive gray-black cursed aura.

The shimmering white light of the Reverse Life Triple Force flickered rapidly on its body surface, repairing the damage caused by the explosion and the erosion of the curse.

The red light from the double-handed technique also faintly shone in the palms, dispelling the cold curse that had invaded the body.

Even he was under considerable pressure during that head-on clash.

However, his eyes remained sharp as an eagle's, fixed intently on what lay ahead.

At the other end of the ruins, the massive body of the mountain hag reappeared. It was even more disheveled than Yuuto; its giant claw, which it used to block and retaliate, was now covered with charred marks and deep, bone-revealing knife wounds, from which a silvery-gray, viscous liquid, like tree sap, was constantly seeping and dripping.

More importantly, the huge basket on its back—the connection point of which had been cleaved open by Yuuto's blade—had a deep crack.

Although the basket itself seemed to be made of exceptionally tough material and was not completely severed, an increasingly intense and nauseating aura of curses and painful wails were constantly emanating from the crack, as if countless wronged souls were imprisoned inside.

The dark brown stains on the edge of the basket seemed to come alive at this moment, wriggling near the crack like blood vessels!

The mountain hag lowered her head, looking at her injured claws and damaged basket, her body trembling violently with extreme anger.

Its murky yellow eye had now turned completely crimson, staring intently at Yuuto, burning with madness, resentment, and... a hint of unbelievable fear!

Its basket, which it relied on for "purification" and which symbolized its power, was actually hurt by this human!

"You... dare... to... harm my... sacred artifact..." The mountain woman's voice was hoarse and distorted, filled with hysterical rage, "Your sin... is unforgivable... merge... into... the... mountain's... resentment...!"

With its roar, the resentment of the entire nest, no, the entire forest, seemed to respond.

From the cracks in the collapsed rock wall, from under the rubble on the ground, and from the crack in the mountain hag's basket, countless gray-black wisps of mist, composed of pure negative emotions and curses, surged out wildly, like rivers flowing into the sea, converging on the mountain hag's enormous body.

Its wounds began to heal slowly under the infusion of resentment, and its aura, instead of decreasing, increased, becoming even more terrifying and violent.

The crack in the basket was temporarily "stitched up" by the swirling gray-black mist, but the malice it exuded increased several times over!

It is no longer just a mountain hag, but more like a living mountain range that has accumulated countless years of resentment, issuing a final death sentence to the insignificant humans who dare to desecrate it.

Faced with this terrifying scene of overwhelming resentment and surging aura, Yuuto's eyes remained icy cold, showing no fear whatsoever.

Beneath his feet, the Qimen Dunjia formation shimmered with light, the eight directions of Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, and Dui rapidly rotating, forcibly stabilizing the increasingly fragile stone chamber space caused by the surge in the power of the mountain hag, while firmly protecting the three auxiliary supervisors behind him.

"The mountain's resentment?" Yu Ren's lips curled into a cold smile. "Then let it see what it means for man to conquer nature!"

His left hand moved rapidly through the air, his sword-like fingers flashing so fast that they left behind afterimages.

Tongtianlu (a type of talisman) - Wanfu Zhensha (a type of talisman used to suppress evil spirits

Hundreds of "town" characters, exuding an ancient and profound aura, instantly coalesced in front of Youren.

The talismans were connected end to end, layer upon layer, forming an enormous, golden shield. The runes on the shield's surface flowed, emanating a powerful aura that suppressed evil spirits and stabilized the space.

Wherever the golden light reached, the surging mist of resentment melted away like snow being poured on boiling water, forcibly blocked and weakened.

However, the mountain hag's power at this moment far surpasses that of before.

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Its massive body, carrying a vast amount of resentment, crashed down like an out-of-control landslide, ignoring the golden light of the giant talisman shield.

The giant claw, resembling a withered branch, rose again. This time, the claw tip no longer condensed a simple spatial collapse, but rather a torrent of curses and spatial tearing power that combined the resentment and venom of the entire mountain forest.

The character 坤 (Kun) is associated with the earthen river cart.

The character "艮" (Gen) is associated with Kunlun.

Dui (兑) - Black Glazed Glass.

The array beneath the feet of the leisurely man shone brightly in the three directions of Kun, Gen, and Dui.

The ground churned violently, and a rock wall several times thicker than before rose from the ground, reinforcing the giant talisman shield layer by layer. The earthen-yellow Kunlun halo covered it, giving it a mountain-like stability.

A deep black water barrier flows across the rock surface, absorbing and deflecting the impact, instantly forming a triple defense.

"Boom!"

The mountain hag's giant claw, carrying devastating power, slammed heavily onto the defensive system.

The giant shield of talismans flashed with golden light, groaning under its own weight, its surface shimmering with ever-changing runes.

The rock wall trembled violently, its surface instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and gravel fell in a flurry.

The black water barrier experienced violent dents and fluctuations.

The terrifying impact pierced through his defenses, causing Yu Ren's blood and qi to surge. However, he felt grounded, and a shimmering white light emanated from his body, allowing him to forcefully stabilize himself. The red light from his two hands circulated within his body, calming the shock.

"Now! Chaotic Golden Clang!" Youren slammed his left foot into the center of the array.

The runes representing time flashed wildly, and a strange power instantly enveloped the area where the mountain hag was located.

It didn't completely stop, but rather made the flow of time in that area suddenly become extremely slow.

The mountain hag's ferocious charge, its surging resentment, and even the madness in its scarlet eyes all seemed to be slowed down.

This precious delay is the decisive opportunity that we have been waiting for.

With a flick of his right hand, three shuttle-shaped magical artifacts instantly appeared in his palm.

Divine Machine Refinement - Sword Qi Shuttle.

He frantically poured his immense magical power into it, creating a buzzing sound!

The sword aura shuttle emitted a piercing buzz, its body trembled violently, and its edges emitted extremely refined blue-white sword light, its sharpness seemingly able to pierce through the void.

With the infusion of Yuuto's immense magical power and the enhancement of Feng Hou's Qimen spatial positioning, the power of the sword aura shuttle was forcibly increased to its limit.

Eight gates transport, three shuttles pierce the sun.

Yuuto exerted all his strength and activated the Eight Gates Transport once again.

Three spatial entrances instantly opened in three different directions around the mountain hag's body.

The exit point, however, was precisely located at the core crack of the enormous basket on the mountain hag's back.

That place, forcibly stitched together by resentment, is still the most vulnerable.

call out!call out!call out!

Three sword energy shuttles, infused with most of Yuuto's current magical power and boosted to their limit, shot out from three spatial entrances like three deadly meteors tearing through space, instantly traversing spatial distances and slamming into the core crack of the basket.

The target is not the mountain hag itself, but the source of its power to be destroyed.

That sacred artifact, which carries the resentment of countless those who were purified.

"No!"

Sensing the abnormal flow of time, the mountain hag let out a desperate and shrill scream.

It sensed a deadly threat and tried to mobilize its resentment for defense and to distort space to dodge, but under the influence of the chaotic golden bell, its reaction was a fatal beat too slow.

puff!

Three muffled piercing sounds rang out almost simultaneously.

The highly concentrated sword energy shuttle, imbued with extreme penetrating power, precisely pierced the crack in the basket! The condensed sword energy and violent curse power erupted inside the basket.

Click.

boom!

The exceptionally sturdy basket could no longer withstand the destructive energy erupting within it, bursting open like a blouse that had been stretched to its limit.