Curse Returns: Eight Extraordinary Skills? I lack nothing.

A crescent-shaped golden blade of light flew out along the ground, sweeping away the frost and venom on the ground, heading straight for the Frost Corpse in the distance.

Frostbone's pupils contracted sharply. It had no time to dodge, and could only cross its arms in front of its chest, forming a thick ice shield.

The blade struck the ice shield.

"Snap—"

The ice shield shattered. The Frost Skeleton was struck by the residual force of the blade's energy, flying backward and rolling several times on the ground before coming to a stop. A shallow gash appeared on its chest, cutting through its frost-covered skin to reveal the dark blue internal structure beneath.

Frostbone struggled to its feet, a flicker of horror in its single eye. It hadn't expected that this human's strike could pierce its ice shield from such a distance.

Yuuto sheathed his sword with clean, swift movements.

"next."

Louhu's single eye burned with a dark red flame. He realized—this human was probing their attack patterns. Every defense was an observation, every counterattack was an information gathering exercise.

"Don't let him lead you by the nose," Lou Hu said in a low voice. "Attack together, don't give him a chance to pick them off one by one."

The ten top-tier curse spirits moved simultaneously.

This time, they no longer fought individually, but formed a coordinated attack formation centered around the leaky coral.

Frostbone's frost blocked from the left, Abyss's venom covered from the right, Mountain Bone's rocks suppressed from the front, Nest's swarm swooped down from above, Deep Sea's ink tentacles wrapped around from the ground, Flame Soul's purple flames flanked from behind, Withered Glory's wooden spikes pierced from all angles, and Illusion's mental attack penetrated from the level of consciousness.

The remaining two are top-tier cursed spirits. One is named Shadow Erosion, which resembles a constantly writhing black shadow and can infiltrate the shadow of any object to launch an attack.

Another codename is Boiling Blood. Its body is as dry as a rake, with a dark red light surging beneath its skin, and it can manipulate the blood temperature of its target.

They lurk in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

Eleven top-tier cursed spirits launched a coordinated attack from all directions at the same instant.

There is no way to avoid it.

But Yuuto had no intention of avoiding it.

He took a deep breath, and the light of the Golden Light Mantra flowed across his body. The array diagram of Feng Hou Qi Men spun wildly beneath his feet, and golden array patterns rose from the ground, weaving into a huge network in mid-air.

"Separation Character · Burning Heaven · Flame Ring"

A dark red ring of fire suddenly spread out from beneath his feet.

Wherever the ring of fire passed, frost melted, venom evaporated, rocks shattered, swarms of insects burned, ink tentacles were burned off, purple flames were devoured, and wooden spikes were burned to ashes.

A ring of fire blocked ten attacks simultaneously.

But Louhu gave Yuuto no chance to catch his breath. The instant the fire ring spread, he was already in front of Yuuto, his right fist clenched, the surface of which was covered with scalding magma.

"Fire Fist—"

He punched Yuuto in the face.

Yuuto sidestepped, simultaneously forming a hand seal with his left hand.

"The character 'Zhen' signifies thunderous force."

A bolt of blue-white lightning shot from Yu Ren's fingertips, heading straight for Lou Hu's chest.

Lou Hu reacted extremely quickly. He leaned back sharply, and lightning grazed his shoulder, blasting a charred crater in the ground behind him.

But Yuuto didn't stop.

"Tongtianlu·Five Thunder Talisman"

With a flick of his right hand, golden magical energy condensed in the air at his fingertips, forming a talisman pattern. As the talisman took shape, a thick pillar of lightning erupted, blasting towards Louhu from the side.

Louhu's single eye suddenly contracted. He had no time to think. He crossed his arms in front of his chest, conjuring a dark red flame shield.

The lightning bolt struck the shield, unleashing a blinding light and a deafening roar.

Louhu was knocked back several steps, and his arms went numb.

He raised his head and looked at Yuuto, the flame in his single eye flickering.

"Just how many spells do you know?"

Yuuto did not answer.

He simply raised his right hand, palm up. A new golden talisman condensed and took shape in his palm—the talisman's patterns were more complex than the previous Five Thunder Talisman, radiating a heavy sense of oppression.

"Tongtianlu - Five Warriors Talisman"

Five golden rays shot out from the talisman, transforming into five distinct figures in mid-air. Each figure was over two meters tall, covered in golden runes, and exuded an aura so intense it was suffocating.

The Shangqing Five Warriors Talisman. It can summon five warriors to assist in battle, each possessing combat power equivalent to a level one sorcerer.

"go."

Five golden warriors charged at the ten top-tier curse spirits simultaneously.

They have no fancy techniques, only the purest physical force—punches, kicks, and collisions, each movement carrying the power to shatter giant rocks.

Frostbone was punched in the face by a strongman, and his whole body flew backward.

Yuan was attacked from both sides by two strongmen. He spewed out venom in an attempt to corrode them, but the golden runes on the strongmen's bodies had extremely strong resistance, and the venom could only leave shallow marks on their surfaces.

The mountain skeleton was locked in a head-on struggle with a strongman. The two were evenly matched, and the ground beneath their feet kept cracking under their combined force.

The swarm of insects in the nest tried to surround a strongman, but the strongman slammed his fist into the ground, and the shockwave scattered most of the swarm.

The ink tentacles of the deep sea wrapped around another strongman, attempting to crush him, but the strongman exerted a sudden burst of strength, breaking off the tentacles one by one.

The Flame Soul's purple flames engulfed a warrior's body, the golden runes and purple flames clashing and sizzling. The warrior didn't retreat, but charged towards the Flame Soul through the flames, punching it in the chest and sending it flying.

The withered and flourishing tree spikes shot towards a strongman. The strongman did not dodge, letting the spikes pierce his body. Then he reached out, grabbed a branch of the withered and flourishing tree, and pulled it along with the tree's body.

The mental attacks of the illusory sound were completely ineffective against those warriors who were made of pure magical power—they had no consciousness, only battle commands.

Five strongmen managed to hold off ten top-tier curse spirits.

Louhu watched this scene, the flames in his single eye almost bursting out.

"you--"

He didn't finish speaking.

Because Yuuto had already appeared in front of him.

"Golden Light Mantra - Transformation - Lock".

Just before contact, the golden dagger in Yuuto's hand suddenly transformed into a golden chain, coiling around Louhu's right hand like a living snake. The golden light spell and the fire spell collided head-on, producing a piercing "sizzle" sound.

Louhu tried to break free, but the golden chain clung to him like a leech, tightening its grip. He could feel his fiery spell power being eroded and dissolved by the golden light.

"open--"

"The character '巽' (Xun) - Wind Blade".

Yu Ren's left hand, fingers joined like a sword, unleashed an invisible wind blade that shot straight towards Lou Hu's chest.

Lou Hu jerked to the side, the wind blade grazing his shoulder and slicing a clean gash in the ground behind him. But his movement was slowed by the restraint on his right hand, and the wind blade still left a shallow bloodstain on his shoulder.

Dark red blood seeped from the wound.

Louhu glanced down at the wound on her shoulder, then looked up at Youren. The flame in her single eye stopped flickering and became calm—the calm before a storm.

"You are very strong."

His voice was hoarse and deep.

"It's much better than I expected."

Yuuto didn't speak. He just stood there, the light of the Golden Light Mantra flickering slightly in the night breeze.

"But you think.........."

A dark red flame ignited in Louhu's single eye.

Is this all I have?

The surrounding temperature soared again. This time it was more intense than ever before—the ground began to crack, and scalding magma gushed from the fissures. Moisture in the air was completely evaporated, and even breathing felt like being burned.

Louhu's body began to change. Dark red cracks appeared on his skin, with intense light surging from the fissures. It was a sign of overloaded magical power—he was increasing his output.

"Fire Insect - Extreme".

Thousands of dark red fireballs erupted from his body.

This time, the fireflies were no longer the size of a fist, but as thin as marbles, and their numbers had increased more than tenfold. They filled the air like a dark red nebula, turning the entire night sky the color of flames.

Yuuto looked at the nebula formed by the fireflies, and his expression finally changed slightly—not with fear, but with seriousness.

He retrieved the golden chains and took a step back.

"That's more like it."

The Feng Hou Qi Men formation beneath his feet spun even faster. Golden array patterns rose from the ground, coalescing into layers of defensive structures around him.

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

Countless tiny, highly compressed sparks shot out from his body. These sparks collided head-on with the fireflies of the Leaky Coral in mid-air, erupting into dense, continuous explosions. Dark red and golden light intertwined, illuminating the entire area as if it were daytime.

Amid the explosion, Yuuto's voice clearly reached Louhu's ears.

"Your flames are very strong—"

He raised his right hand, palm facing up. A new talisman condensed and took shape in his palm.

"But my flames are much hotter than you can imagine."

"Tongtianlu·Five Thunder Talisman"

Five lightning talismans lit up simultaneously in his palm, each radiating a dazzling blue-white light. He pushed out the five lightning talismans at the same time, and the five lightning pillars intertwined, merged, and condensed in the air into a huge lightning pillar with a diameter of more than one meter, which slammed into Louhu with unstoppable force.

Louhu's single eye suddenly contracted.

He had no time to dodge, so he could only summon all the fire insects back to his front and condense them into a dark red fire shield.

The lightning bolt struck the fire shield.

"boom--!!!"

The explosion resounded through the sky. Blue-white lightning and dark red flames tore at each other, canceling each other out and annihilating one another in the air. The shockwave spread in all directions, hurling away all the rubble and ash on the ground.

The light dissipated.

Louhu stood rooted to the spot, his fire shield shattered, and his kimono charred black by lightning. His breathing quickened, and the flame in his single eye flickered with a complex emotion.