Curse Returns: Eight Extraordinary Skills? I lack nothing.

Rika's body suddenly swelled, splitting off several enormous tentacles that, like living creatures, burrowed into the cracks of the Leaky Coral Domain, prying open the domain from the inside.

The magical power on the Bone Blade suddenly erupted, tearing a huge gap in the boundary of the domain.

Hanami tried her best to stop Rika, but her remaining vines were like paper in front of Rika.

The succulents frantically tore at her roots and broken body, their bluish-black sap raining down on the ruins.

She let out a silent wail, the sound waves spreading in all directions.

"Flower Guardian!" Louhu roared, disregarding the fact that his own domain was on the verge of collapse, and swung his hand to throw a huge fireball at Lixiang.

Before the fireball could even reach Rika, it was completely cleaved in two by Otsuko's long sword.

Yi Gu's white college uniform was slightly curled by the high temperature of the flames, but there was no sign of retreat in his eyes, and the curse power on his long sword became even more intense.

"Rika, appear!"

Rika let out a deafening roar, her enormous body fully extended, and her giant hands swept outwards like pillars of heaven, turning the buildings along the entire street into ruins under the sweep of her tentacles.

Hua Yu was struck hard by a tentacle, smashing through three walls and becoming embedded in the ruins, unable to move.

Lou Hu's expression changed completely. His Iron Mountain Coffin was teetering on the brink of collapse under the combined attack of Yi Gu and Li Xiang, and several cracks had already appeared at the boundary of the domain.

He gritted his teeth, trying to fully expand the domain so that the absolute temperature inside the active volcano would burn Eto and Rika to ashes.

However, Rika's power far exceeded his expectations. A tentacle burrowed into the crack in the domain and slammed into Louhu's body, slamming him into the edge of the lava pool.

Louhu's single eye was bloodshot, and he spat out a mouthful of black liquid.

He looked at Hanami, where the battlefield had completely collapsed, and her body had been almost torn in two by Rika and Otsuko.

He suddenly realized that coming here today might have been a mistake.

Yuuto stepped over the ashes left by the real person and strode toward Hanami.

He made a hand seal with his left hand, and the light of the Tongtian Talisman flowed from his fingertips. Hundreds of talismans swirled in the air, sealing off all of Hua Yu's escape routes.

Hua Yu huddled in the ruins, her body no longer covered in intact skin.

She looked up at the enormous figure of Rika in the sky, watched Otsuko tear at the boundaries of space in Louhu's domain like mowing grass, and watched Yuuto walk towards him step by step.

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He hid in an abandoned high-rise building not far from the commercial street, the sutures on his forehead gleaming faintly in the moonlight.

His right hand held a talisman, while his left hand formed a hand seal, tearing open a tiny crack.

His protective barrier is extraordinary, which is the reason why he has remained safe and sound for thousands of years.

The instant the crack appeared, two enormous cracks materialized in front of Louhu and Huayu.

Louhu and Huayu exchanged a glance and made the same decision at the same time.

Louhu detonated his magma shield, and the raging flames forced Yigu and Lixiang back several steps.

Hana's remaining power coalesced into a cloud of cursed pollen, obscuring the two figures.

They then escaped into the crevice together.

When the smoke and dust cleared, only a patch of scorched ground and a few broken vines remained.

Chapter 113 The End

After Masato, Louhu, and Hanami slipped away from Yuuto, he didn't intend to just wait around.

"These guys are pretty fast."

Yuuto muttered a curse under his breath, then winked at Etsu beside him.

Yi Guyou understood immediately and subconsciously tightened his grip on the hilt of the knife at his waist.

The two set off almost simultaneously.

Yuuto didn't hesitate either, suddenly surging his internal magical power and instantly activating the full power of [Spirit Binding and Commanding].

This unique skill, originating from the world of supernatural beings and said to be able to control all spiritual beings and immortals, quickly spread out around him.

The lingering fluctuations of magical energy and faint traces of spiritual entities in the air—no detail could escape his radar-like spiritual perception at this moment.

Yi Gu gripped the knife handle tightly, ready to deal with any unexpected situation.

The two moved through the chaotic battlefield, bending down to examine every trace of residual curse power.

Yu Ren walked very fast. Whenever he came to a place where there was still a trace of life, he would pause for a moment, close his eyes and observe for a second or two, and then quickly determine the direction.

Yi Gu followed half a step behind him, his eyes scanning the surroundings as he muttered, "The distribution of magical power here is unnatural, as if it has been deliberately erased."

"Hmm." Yu Ren responded, without stopping. "And his technique is very skilled; not just any nobody could do that."

He crouched down and gently touched a barely visible scorch mark on the ground with his finger.

The perception of the spirit-binding and commanding generals probed downwards along that trace, but it was as if it had hit an invisible wall.

“There are remnants of a barrier; it has already been triggered.” Yuuto stood up and dusted off his hands. “And it’s the kind of directional teleportation that takes no more than three minutes to activate.”

Yi Gu frowned: "Can you trace the teleportation destination?"

“Difficult.” Yuuto shook his head. “The opponent’s barrier technique is highly skilled, and they have cut off the aura very cleanly.”

"I can sense the teleportation direction is west, but the exact landing point... is completely blocked."

The two continued chasing for a while.

The area surrounding the battlefield was a low-rise residential area, and many buildings still bore the cracks left by the shockwaves of the cursed energy.

Several cars were overturned on the roadside, their windows shattered.

But it's really strange.

The residual curse energy of those cursed spirits vanished into thin air in this area, completely and cleanly, as if they had never existed at all.

Yuuto was not willing to stop there, and he and Yigu chased after them for a while longer.

The distance they chased after them far exceeded the range that a normal cursed spirit could escape from. Forget about a shadow, they couldn't even catch a trace of its aura again.

Yi Gu stopped and exhaled a breath of stale air: "No, continuing to chase after them will only be a waste of energy."

Yu Ren didn't reply, but narrowed his eyes and expanded the range of his Spirit Control ability to its limit once again.

Within a radius of several hundred meters, every wisp of air movement and every faint fluctuation of magical power appeared in his mind.

No.

Nothing at all.

It was as if those three cursed spirits had simply evaporated from the world.

"Let's stop for a moment, there's no point in continuing like this."

Yuuto stopped walking and crossed his arms, pondering in his mind.

Yi Gu withdrew his hand from the hilt of the sword and turned to look at him: "What are you thinking about?"

"I'm wondering who could achieve this level of long-distance teleportation," Yuuto said in a deep voice.

There are only a handful of people in the entire sorcery world who can remotely activate teleportation barriers.

One of them is Tengen.

His status in the world of sorcery is extremely unique. He is not a top-tier sorcerer, nor does he directly participate in combat, but he possesses a lifespan of a thousand years and near-ultimate mastery of barrier magic.

Throughout Japan, there are various barriers of all sizes, including the barrier system at the High School of Cursed Arts, which covers an extremely wide area and has a multi-layered defensive structure.

They almost all rely on the power of Tianyuan to maintain themselves.

For this reason, the entire world of sorcery regards Tengen as a cornerstone.

However, every five hundred years, Tianyuan needs to complete an assimilation ritual with the Star Magma to prolong his extraordinary vitality and maintain the stability of his rationality and mental state as a human being.

But eleven years ago, the astral body event went awry.

Due to Fukushige's interference, Tengen failed to assimilate with Tennatsu Riko, causing Tengen's body to age rapidly. Unable to maintain its original state, Tengen was forced to embark on the path of evolution, eventually transforming into its current form, similar to a cursed spirit, merging with heaven and earth.

Yu Ren shook his head slightly upon thinking this. Tian Yuan would never intervene to save the cursed spirit.

The other person with this long-distance teleportation ability is the one known in the world of sorcery as Brain Flower.

That guy was able to continuously seize other people's bodies for his own use through brain-swapping techniques, and had been surviving for thousands of years in this way, yet he remained incredibly rational.

Behind the scenes, countless earth-shattering conspiracies and schemes have been planned.

In the entire world of sorcery, besides these two, there is no third person who can achieve such large-scale long-distance teleportation.

Then the problem is coming.

Who exactly rescued Louhu and Huayu?

Yuuto narrowed his eyes slightly in his mind; the answer was self-evident.

As the universally recognized guardian of the sorcery world, Lord Tianyuan has stood on the same side as sorcerers for thousands of years. How could he suddenly turn against them and rescue the top-level sorcery spirit of the opposing camp?

Anyone with a modicum of common sense would never associate this with Tianyuan.

Only the forces on Brain Flower's side could do something like this.

Furthermore, based on his memories of the original work he read before his transmigration, Yuuto judged that Brain Flower should have already been involved with those cursed spirits at this point in time, secretly forming some kind of alliance.

Seeing that he had been silent for a long time, Yi Gu couldn't help but ask, "Have you reached a conclusion?"

“Brains,” Yuuto uttered simply.

Yi Gu's expression also darkened: "It really was him. I had heard that he was active in various places before, but I didn't expect that he had already made contact with the Cursed Spirit."

“Not surprising.” Yu Ren said as he walked back. “That guy has lived for over a thousand years, and his greatest skill is scheming. The fact that he’s saving the cursed spirits now means that these guys still have value to him.”

"Utility..." Yi Gu chewed on the word, "You mean, the relationship between Brain Flower and Cursed Spirit isn't just a simple alliance?"

Yu Ren glanced at him and said casually, "People like Brain Flower will never be equal allies with anyone. The cursed spirits think they have found a collaborator, but in reality, they are just pawns on the chessboard."

Yi Gu nodded thoughtfully and did not ask any further questions.

"This is really troublesome."

Yuu cursed inwardly.

But he didn't waste any more time standing still.