Curse Reply: After choosing Nawa, the cursed spirit cursed me for being cruel.

However, Gojo Satoru remained standing still, at most slightly turning his body or tilting his head, occasionally taking his hand out of his pocket and swinging it casually, or snapping his fingers to launch a small-scale "Azure" distortion attack.

The limitless technique causes all attacks to slow down infinitely until they stop when they approach him, or to be neutralized by the "infinite" spatial expansion.

Duanmu Yan's scorching spell power and attacks, which were enough to instantly injure a first-level spell spirit and make a quasi-special-level spell spirit fear, shattered in vain before "Infinity," like waves crashing against a reef.

"His speed is good, he changes his moves quickly, and his combat instincts are good. He's not the rigid type."

While effortlessly deflecting all the attacks, Gojo Satoru continued his real-time analysis, his tone even carrying a hint of appreciation.

"The power of curses is really special. High temperature and that 'purifying' feeling are the effects on curse spirits, right? As for mages... well, unless they can break through the defense, it's just a pretty hot temperature."

"Hey, Duanmu, don't you have any more powerful moves? Like summoning a super cool big sword in a flash? Or armor transformation? Combination?"

He even reached out to touch the red crystal on the armor when Duanmu Yan's close-range elbow strike was blocked by "Infinite", but Duanmu Yan dodged in time.

Duanmu Yan stopped a few meters in front of Wutiao Wu, his breathing slightly rapid under his armor. It would be a lie to say he wasn't frustrated that the continuous high-intensity attacks had been so easily neutralized by the opponent.

He stared at Gojo Satoru's "how boring" expression, his eyes flashing with a sharp glint.

The long-range spiral punch was deflected by "Azure", and close-range punches and kicks could not break through "Infinity", making conventional attack methods seem completely ineffective.

"As you wish."

Duanmu Yan uttered four words in a deep voice, then suddenly raised his right hand, his gauntlet opening.

Above his palm, a ball of extremely dense flame suddenly burst into flame, the intense heat distorting the surrounding scenery.

"Oh?" Gojo Satoru's yawn stopped halfway through, and his six blue eyes lit up instantly, his interest piqued. "A new trick?"

Without hesitation, Duanmu Yan plunged his burning right hand into the flames and pulled it outwards with a fierce motion!

Clang—!

A clear, melodious sound, like a dragon's roar, rang out, accompanied by a muffled, explosive sound like molten lava erupting from the metal as it clashed with metal!

He pulled a broad, thick sword completely out of the fiery portal!

The moment the blade appeared, the temperature in the training ground suddenly rose. The tsuba (handguard) resembled an angry Qilin claw, and the guard extended with sharp edges. It was the Molten Qilin Blade!

"Wow! He's out! He's out! So cool! Super cool!"

Gojo Satoru immediately cheered, like a child who had seen a new toy. Behind his sunglasses, his six eyes were fixed on the Molten Scale Blade, analyzing its energy composition.

"The cursed power is highly materialized and fused with matter! It also incorporates strong concepts of 'slashing,' 'armor-piercing,' and 'incineration'! The level of completion! The efficiency of the cursed power flow! It's amazing!"

Duanmu Yan gripped the Melting Scale Blade tightly. The heavy blade felt as light as a feather in his hand. The blade pointed at Gojo Satoru, and a scorching wave of energy spread out from the blade.

He thought to himself, "This guy's six eyes are too cheesy! Whether it's armor or weapons, they're all seen as soon as they're summoned."

Even so, he will fight!

"Be careful," he warned, though he knew the warning might be unnecessary for the guy in front of him.

Before he finished speaking, he gripped the knife with both hands, lowered his body, and pushed off with his feet, causing the specially made ground to crack slightly.

The crimson figure and the Molten Scale Blade in his hand seemed to become one, the person followed the blade, and the blade aided the person, transforming into a crimson earth-shattering swan, rushing straight towards Gojo Satoru with a speed and decisive momentum that surpassed even before!

"Well done!" Gojo Satoru's smile widened, and he finally took his other hand out of his pocket as well, letting both hands hang naturally at his sides, his eyes filled with excited anticipation.

The twenty-meter distance was covered in an instant!

Duanmu Yan rushed to Wutiao Wu's side, and using the momentum of his charge, he twisted his waist and turned his hips, and the Melting Scale Blade drew a blazing and dazzling crimson crescent arc of light from bottom to top.

"Fierce Flame Slash!"

Before the blade even arrived, the extremely concentrated high temperature and slashing power had already caused the air to groan as if it were being torn apart. Wherever the blade passed, it left behind a scorching afterimage that lingered for a long time.

This time, Gojo Satoru did not use the static "infinity" to block it head-on.

Just before the blade struck his body, an invisible force seemed to ripple beneath his feet, and his figure floated back half a step smoothly to the side and rear like a ghost. At the same time, he brought his right index and middle fingers together and gently touched the incoming crimson blade light.

“Azure”.

Chapter 14 Terrifying Without Limits

Tiny black dots reappear at the fingertips, representing the collapse of space.

The incredibly powerful slashing blade energy was slightly distorted and deflected by a fraction of an inch by the gravitational pull of "Azure" before it hit its target.

It was this slight difference that caused the strike, which was enough to seriously injure a quasi-special-grade curse spirit, to grazed past Gojo Satoru's clothes and strike the empty space behind him, carving a deep, charred trench in the training ground with molten edges. The gravel was vaporized directly under the high temperature.

"Excellent! The power is concentrated, and the curse attribute has a strong destructive effect on both matter and energy!" Gojo Satoru commented rapidly, his eyes shining, as he gracefully stepped back to create some distance.

"However, the trajectory is still too straight. Against someone like me who can manipulate space and gravity, this kind of straight-line slash is easily disrupted! How about trying a speed-changing attack? Or a multi-slash attack?"

Without uttering a word, Duanmu Yan changed his move the instant his strike missed.

With a flick of his wrist, the heavy Melting Scale Blade gracefully arced through his hand, changing from an upward slash to a diagonal cut. Then, he stepped forward, and the blade light poured out like a storm!

Horizontal slashes, vertical cleavings, diagonal strikes, spinning slashes... bringing the heavy and scorching characteristics of the Molten Scale Blade to the extreme, each strike carries a scorching blade aura that can tear everything apart, forming a crimson blade net that envelops Gojo Satoru.

He even tried to make minor adjustments midway through the strike, or to use the flames erupting from the blade to assist in the attack, thus interfering with the opponent's judgment.

However, Gojo Satoru's figure, amidst that dense net of swords, was like an intangible phantom, always effortlessly dodging the attacks by the slightest margin.

Occasionally, he would unleash a short-range, instantaneous "Cang," precisely striking the most difficult point in the sword's momentum to change, or using gravity to slightly deflect the direction of the blade.

The terrifying high temperature and cutting power of the Molten Scale Blade could never truly touch him.

"Yes! That's it! The pace of the battle is picking up!"

Gojo Satoru seemed to enjoy the feeling of dancing between blades. He even deliberately slowed down his dodging speed a little, allowing the blade energy of the Molten Scale Blade to brush past him more closely, so as to feel the intense curse power attribute.

"You're very skilled with your weapon, not like a novice! That ruthless swordsmanship must have been honed in real combat, right? But..."

Suddenly, in a perfectly timed moment, he flicked his finger.

clang!

A crisp, resounding crack.

A concentrated burst of "Azure" power struck a point on the spine of the Melting Scale Blade. Duanmu Yan felt a strange, twisting force emanating from the blade, accompanied by intense rotation and deflection. This caused his wrist, which was gripping the blade, to go numb and tingle, and the blade involuntarily shifted, revealing a tiny opening.

"The weapon is good, but the person using it is still lacking in spatial manipulation and spell control."

Gojo Satoru's voice was tinged with laughter. In the instant that Duanmu Yan's body was slightly sluggish due to the deviation of the sword's momentum, he had already appeared behind Duanmu Yan as if by teleportation, and one of his hands even curiously reached for the Melting Scale Blade.

"Hey, touch it!"

Alarm bells rang in Duanmu Yan's mind. Without thinking, he twisted his body and wrist, and the Melting Scale Blade swept back at a speed that defied the laws of physics. The blade swept towards the hand that Wutiao Wu was reaching out with, while at the same time, his left fist gathered blazing flames and slammed towards the opponent's chest and abdomen!

Gojo Satoru clicked his tongue, seemingly regretting that he hadn't managed to touch it, and then his figure floated back again, easily avoiding the swift counterattack.

"That's about enough, Wu." Xia Youjie's voice rang out at the right time.

"Duanmu Jun's attacks are very strong, especially against cursed spirits. His combat style is mature. What he lacks is experience against stronger opponents and more complex spells."

"Under normal circumstances, his overall strength is stable at the level of a first-level sorcerer. After the armor is combined, his attack and defense are significantly enhanced. In a short burst, he may be able to reach the peak of the first level or even the edge of the quasi-special level, but the consumption is also high. He is very good."

Duanmu Yan also took the opportunity to leap backward, creating distance between himself and Gotō Sū, standing with his sword in hand, his chest rising and falling slightly beneath his armor.

Although the power of the Melting Scale Blade is strong, it consumes far more energy than fighting bare-handed, and the opponent... remains unfathomable.

"Huh? Is that all?" Gojo Satoru seemed a little unsatisfied. "I haven't had enough fun yet! Duanmu, bring us your trump card! Let me see your limit!"

"Enlightenment." Night Moth Masamichi appeared at the edge of the training field at some point, holding a strange doll, his face serious. "Enough is enough. The test has been completed."

Gojou looked at Duanmu Yan, then at the handsome Molten Scale Blade in his hand, and finally pursed his lips, acknowledging that the test was over.

"Alright, alright, the knife looks cool, and you use it pretty well, but Duanmu, you still have a lot to learn!"

Duanmu Yan silently released the summons, the Molten Scale Blade turned into flames and dissipated, and the armor also turned into red light and faded away.

He glanced at his hand, where the scorching heat of the Melting Blade still lingered, then looked up at the white-haired boy opposite him who looked relaxed, as if he had just warmed up.

The gap in strength is like an insurmountable chasm.

But at least, he saw higher peaks and revealed his own sharp edge.

Night Moth looked at Duanmu Yan, who was slightly sweating, and nodded: "Duanmu, we understand your strength. In the future, you will receive corresponding guidance and training at the college. Now, go back and rest."

Gojo Satoru sighed, then resumed his cheerful demeanor, walked over to Duanmu Yan, and patted him on the shoulder: "Not bad, not bad! We're classmates now! Let's fight again next time! I'll definitely make you show your true skills!"

Duanmu Yan glanced at him, said nothing, but nodded to Ye'e Zhengdao and Xia Youjie, then turned and walked towards the dormitory.

Behind them, they could still hear Gojo Satoru nagging Xia Youjie: "Jie, did you see that? The magic circuit of his Spiral Fist is so special... Next time, I definitely have to make him take out his sword to see..."

Late at night, after returning to his dormitory and quickly washing up, Duanmu Yan lay in bed, replaying the scene from earlier in his mind.

Level one sorcerer... his strength is indeed quite good, but in this world teeming with monsters, at this point in time when upheaval is about to occur, level one... is far from enough.

He needs power, faster, stronger, and more unmatched power.

In a flash, he remembered the treasure chest he hadn't opened during the previous battle. With a thought, the pale blue system panel unfolded before his eyes.

[Host Panel]

Name: Duanmu Yan

Age: 16

Combat strength: Level 1

Mental strength: Quasi-Special Grade

Spell Power: Level 1

Equipment slots: Nava Armor (60% compatibility), Lucky Coin, Curse Detector

Inventory: 1 Epic Chest, 3 Elite Chests, 10 Normal Chests.

Current points: 12126

Overall assessment: Combat strength is approximately equivalent to a level one sorcerer; explosive power and growth potential are extremely high; and there is a very high affinity with fire element.

Chapter 15 Strengthening the Molten Scale Blade

When his gaze fell on the Nawa armor, Duanmu Yan raised an eyebrow, a hint of unexpected joy flashing through his mind.

60%?

Was it because of the previous battle with that cursed spirit and Gojo Satoru?

As mentioned before, choosing the Duanmu Yan template means inheriting the terrifying combat talent and instincts of that "Oxer Killer Machine," which allows for a rapid improvement in the suitability and understanding of the armor in actual combat.