Curse Returns: Eight Extraordinary Skills? I lack nothing.

The ten top-tier curse spirits behind him simultaneously released their respective curse powers, and eleven completely different auras, like eleven torrents, pressed down on Yuuto from all directions.

Yu Ren stood still, his body covered by the Golden Light Mantra, and the array diagram of Feng Hou Qi Men slowly rotated beneath his feet.

He didn't move.

"You can all come at me together," he said calmly, "so I don't have to search for you one by one."

Louhu's single eye suddenly contracted. These words were like a red-hot needle, piercing into his already raging anger.

"Insanity!"

Lou Hu suddenly clasped his hands together.

Hundreds of dark red fireballs erupted from his palm, each the size of a fist, covered with fine cracks, and churning with molten lava inside.

The fireflies scattered in the air, like a swarm of enraged fireflies, shooting towards Yuu-ren from all directions.

At the same time, the ten top-tier cursed spirits behind Louhu also moved.

The first to make a move was Frostbone, the being whose entire body was covered in frost.

It raised its pale arm, and dozens of crystalline ice spikes condensed at its fingertips, each half a meter long with a needle-like tip. The ice spikes emitted a sharp whistling sound as they left its fingertips, and simultaneously attacked Youren from different angles along with Louhu's fireflies.

Fire and ice, two completely opposite forces, intertwined in the air, forming a deadly net covered by both fire and ice.

Yu Ren's gaze sharpened slightly.

"Dui Character - Black Glazed Glass".

A black curtain of water unfolded before him, deep as ink, its surface shimmering with a fine sheen. Fireflies crashed into the water curtain with a hissing sound, and the magma evaporated into a large cloud of white mist the moment it came into contact with the black water.

The ice spike followed closely behind, plunging into the water curtain. It was buffered, deflected, and swallowed by the viscous black water. The sharp ice crystals melted in the water, turning into tiny bubbles that rose up.

The first wave of attacks was blocked.

But Yuuto didn't stop. At the same time, he formed a hand seal with his left hand.

“巽字·风壁”

An invisible current of air condensed around him into a rotating wall of wind, sweeping away and deflecting all the remaining fragments of fireflies and ice shards that had pierced through the black glass water curtain.

Louhu narrowed his single eye slightly. He recognized the layer of black water curtain.

This human had used similar methods during Hua Yu's previous battle. But this time, he saw it more clearly. The water curtain was not just for defense; the shimmering light on its surface contained some kind of power of rules that he couldn't decipher, which was gradually breaking down and dissipating the cursed power attached to the attack.

“Hua Yu died a just death.” Lou Hu’s voice was low. “You were indeed quite capable.”

But before he could finish speaking, the third wave of attacks had already arrived.

It was Nest that made the move.

The super-grade cursed spirit, composed of countless tiny insects, suddenly dispersed its humanoid outline, transforming into a dark, dense cloud of insects that surged towards Yuuto at an incredible speed, skimming along the ground.

Wherever the swarm of insects passed, the pebbles and grass on the ground were devoured, leaving behind a clean trail that emitted a bluish wisp of smoke.

These insects are not ordinary insects; each one is formed from condensed magical power and can devour the magical power itself.

Once swarmed by the insects, the Golden Light Mantra's defenses will be gnawed through within seconds.

Yuuto glanced down at the approaching black cloud of insects.

"Golden Light Mantra - Transformation".

The golden light surrounding him suddenly trembled.

The golden light layer that originally covered the body surface extended and deformed outwards like a living thing, condensing into a thin golden light film under the feet.

The moment the swarm of insects collided with the light membrane, it emitted a dense hissing sound, like countless tiny sparks burning. The cursed insects were burned and evaporated the instant they came into contact with the golden light spell, turning into wisps of black smoke that dissipated into the air.

But the swarm was too numerous. One after another, relentlessly attacking, the golden membrane began to show slight wear and tear under the continuous onslaught.

Chapter 162 Intense

"To bind spirits and dispatch generals."

Yu Ren's left hand reached out and grabbed at the air.

A crack appeared in the void, and a strangely shaped cursed spirit was summoned.

That was a low-level cursed spirit with plant affinity that he had subdued during a mission in the Hida Mountains. After being summoned, it did not pounce on the enemy, but instead screamed and charged towards the swarm of insects, its body exploding violently in mid-air.

What exploded was not the power of the curse, but a large amount of pale green dust.

The dust fell into the swarm of insects, and their movements suddenly stopped.

The remains of the plant-type cursed spirit produced a kind of toxic interference on the swarm of insects in the "nest." Although it could only delay them for a few seconds, it was enough.

Taking advantage of this opening, Yuuto lightly stomped his right foot on the ground.

“Kun character · Tuheche”

The ground beneath his feet suddenly bulged, and a thick earthen wall rose from the ground, separating the swarm of insects from his position. The swarm of insects crashed into the earthen wall and began to frantically gnaw at its structure, but the earthen wall was constantly repairing itself—the continuous output of the Kun character technique made the soil wriggle, fill, and regenerate like a living thing.

Louhu watched all this, the flame in his single eye flickering.

Even when facing multiple opponents, this human was still able to handle attacks from different directions with ease.

Fire, ice, insects.

He neutralized three completely different attack methods using three different approaches.

"What are you waiting for?" Lou Hu's voice was filled with suppressed anger. "Attack together."

The remaining seven top-tier cursed spirits finally made their move simultaneously.

The cursed spirit, its body gray and covered in fine scales.

Code name "Abyss"

He suddenly opened his mouth, spewing out a large amount of dark green liquid. The liquid released a strong, acrid odor the moment it hit the ground, corroding the ground into fist-sized pits that emitted pungent white smoke.

The venom traced an arc in the air before raining down on Yuuto like a downpour.

The cursed spirit, codenamed "Frost Skeleton," whose every step created ice, slammed its hands down on the ground. A thick layer of frost rapidly spread from beneath its feet, covering the entire area. Sharp ice spikes quickly grew from the frost, each over a meter tall, like crystal blades rising from the earth.

Another tall, rock-armored spirit, codenamed "Mountain Skeleton," slammed its fists into the ground. The earth trembled violently, and several enormous rocks, each the size of a car, burst from the ground, hurtling towards Yuuto with a dull thud.

There was also a cursed spirit resembling a giant octopus, codenamed "Deep Sea," which spewed out large amounts of viscous black ink from its body. The ink transformed into countless tiny tentacles in the air, each as thick as an arm, carrying corrosive cursed power as it coiled around Yuuto.

The remaining three also launched their own attacks.

One of them was a cursed spirit engulfed in purple flames, codenamed "Flame Soul." The flames it spewed were different from Louhu's dark red flames, carrying a strange burning sensation—not the high temperature on a physical level, but flames that directly burned the cursed power and soul.

One of them is a cursed spirit with the shape of a withered tree, codenamed "Withered Flourishing". Its branches shoot out like arrows, each with a sharp wooden barb at the end, which can absorb cursed power as long as it pierces the target.

There was another spirit, a semi-transparent cursed being codenamed "Phantom Sound." Instead of launching a direct attack, it emitted a sharp, mentally polluting hiss—a sound that directly affected the level of consciousness, attempting to disrupt Youren's thoughts and control over his cursed power.

Eleven top-tier cursed spirits launched a full-scale attack simultaneously.

Fire, ice, poison, rock, ink, purple flames, wooden spikes, mental pollution—each attack is enough to kill an ordinary level one sorcerer on the spot. And now these attacks are surging in from all directions, covering all possible evasive routes for Yuuto.

There is no way to avoid it.

But Yuuto had no intention of avoiding it.

"Golden Light Mantra - Full Activation".

Golden light suddenly exploded from his body.

The thin, cicada-wing-like golden light surged in an instant, completely enveloping his body in a thick golden cocoon. Fine golden patterns flowed across the surface of the cocoon, like some ancient and mysterious runes slowly turning.

The fireflies crashed into the cocoon of light, exploding into clusters of dark red sparks. The ice spikes pierced the cocoon, instantly melting in the golden light. Venom splattered on the surface of the cocoon, hissing and corroding, but the Golden Light Spell's defenses remained unmoved.

The rocks struck the cocoon of light, bouncing off, shattering, and scattering into fragments. Black ink tentacles wrapped around the cocoon, attempting to tighten and crush it, but were scorched by the golden light and forced to shrink and retreat.

Purple flames burned the cocoon of light, eroding and neutralizing each other with the golden light. Wooden spikes pierced the surface of the cocoon, only to be shredded and disintegrated by the power of the Golden Light Mantra. A hissing sound of mental pollution pierced through the cocoon, but Youren's eyes remained clear.

His consciousness was as firm as a rock, and those mental attacks were repelled by the power of the rules flowing through the Feng Hou Qi Men the moment they touched the boundaries of his mind.

Eleven attacks simultaneously struck the golden cocoon of light, unleashing a series of deafening explosions and blinding flashes of light. The ground in the entire area trembled, and the air was filled with a complex stench of burnt, sour, and icy substances.

The smoke and dust cleared.

Yuuto stood still.

The surface of the golden cocoon was covered with fine cracks, and some areas even had black scorch marks. But the cocoon did not break. The cracks were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye—with the blessing of the Feng Hou Qi Men, the Golden Light Mantra's self-repair speed far exceeded the normal range.

He raised his head and glanced at the eleven top-tier cursed spirits.

"Are you done testing them?"

His voice carried a hint of weariness, but more than anything, it was calm.

"Then it's my turn."

Yu Ren slammed his left foot into the ground. In that instant, the array diagram of Feng Hou Qi Men accelerated its rotation, and golden array patterns rose from the ground, weaving into a huge network in mid-air.

"The word 'separation' burns the heavens and ignites a prairie fire."

Countless tiny, highly compressed sparks shot out from his body. These sparks were different from the fireflies of the Leaky Coral.

Each one carries the power of the five elements' mutual generation and restraint, and with the blessing of the Feng Hou Qi Men's directional rules, it flies precisely toward its respective target.

Louhu raised his hand, and a dark red wall of fire rose in front of him, blocking the sparks aimed at him. But the other cursed spirits were not so relaxed.

Frostbone was struck by several sparks, leaving charred marks on its frost-covered body, which sizzled.

A large section of the nest's swarm was burned through by the sparks, and the dead insects fell from the sky like raindrops. The abyss's venom was ignited by the sparks, turning into clusters of green flames that burned in the air.

The rocky armor of the mountain was struck by Mars, and the surface rocks began to crack and fall off.

Huanyin attempted to disrupt the trajectories of those Martians with mental attacks, but the Martians themselves were not conscious and were unaffected by mental influence.

It was forced to stop hissing and instead used its translucent body to evade the attack, but it was still grazed by a spark, leaving a scorch mark on its body surface.

After a round of attacks, all ten top-tier cursed spirits were injured to varying degrees.

Although none of them were fatal, they were enough to make them realize one thing.

This human is not someone they can easily manipulate.

Louhu's single eye stared intently at Youren.

He had been observing and analyzing the whole time.

He saw the various abilities this human used: the golden protective spell, the array for manipulating directions, the technique for summoning spirits, and the Martian spell for ranged attacks.