Curse Returns: Eight Extraordinary Skills? I lack nothing.

Because the leaking coral is still there.

Louhu took a deep breath, and dark red flames reignited on his body. Although much weaker than before, the will burning within those flames was even more frenzied.

"What are you... waiting for?"

His voice was hoarse and heavy.

"Go together!"

The seven top-tier cursed spirits moved simultaneously.

This time, they will not be retained.

Frostbone struck first. It suddenly spread its arms, and frost magic poured out from its body. This time, the frost did not cover the ground, but directly changed the weather—a large area of ​​thick ice clouds condensed in the sky, and countless sharp ice spikes fell from the clouds, like a rainstorm composed of ice blades.

At the same time, Yuan spewed out a large amount of dark green venom from the side. The venom transformed into dozens of thin streams in the air, coiling towards Youren like living creatures. Each stream of venom was highly corrosive, even scorching the air and producing acrid white smoke.

The mountain corpse slammed its fists into the ground, causing the entire area to tremble violently. Several huge rocks burst forth from the earth, each covered with thick rock armor, and rolled towards Yuuto like a moving fortress.

The swarm of insects in the nest dispersed again, transforming into a dark, dense cloud of insects that surged towards Youren from all directions. Each insect possessed the property of a gnawing curse, rapidly weakening the Golden Light Curse's defenses in their presence.

Black ink from the deep sea surged from the ground, transforming into dozens of thick tentacles that intertwined to form a dense, giant black net that descended from above.

Flame Soul's purple flames burned behind the swarm of insects, forming a purple wall of fire that blocked all of Yuuto's escape routes.

Withered and flourishing branches shot out simultaneously from the ground and the air, each with sharp wooden barbs that could absorb magical power once they pierced a target.

Shadow Erosion's figure blended into the shadows on the ground, silently spreading towards Yuu's feet.

Seven top-tier cursed spirits, seven distinct attacks, launched simultaneously. These attacks covered seven levels: physical, poison, frost, fire, soul, cursed power absorption, and shadow penetration.

There is no way to avoid it.

But Yuuto had no intention of avoiding it.

"The Six Treasuries Immortal Thief".

His voice was very soft.

His digestive system was activated instantly. The fire, ice, poison, and wood-based magical energy permeating the air—all the overflowing energy—was frantically absorbed into his body at this moment.

The essence of the Six Treasures Immortal Thief is to "seize the vitality of heaven and earth and transform it for his own use." Any overflowing energy will be decomposed, transformed, and absorbed the moment it comes into contact with his body.

The venom that attempted to penetrate his skin was instantly broken down into harmless nutrients upon contact. The wood-elemental curses that entangled him were directly devoured and transformed by the Six Treasures Immortal Thief's digestive system.

The swarm of insects that tried to erode his curse power had their own curse power absorbed the moment they got close to his body, and they fell one after another.

The seven top-tier cursed spirits simultaneously sensed something was wrong. Their attacks were "devoured" the instant they touched the human. Not blocked, not deflected—they were completely absorbed.

"You—!" Yuan's voice was filled with terror, "You're absorbing our magical power?!"

Yuuto didn't answer. He simply raised his right hand, palm up. A pale green light surged from his body—the pure life force transformed by the Six Treasures Immortal Thief.

"The Six Treasuries of Immortal Thieves: The Return of Life"

The pale green light spread from his palm, covering an area with a radius of ten meters around him. Wherever the light touched, the scorch marks on the ground began to heal, withered grass sprouted new life, and even the sulfurous smell in the air was somewhat diluted.

This is not an attack. This is pure, purified life force.

But that vitality is a deadly poison to those cursed spirits. They are born from human negative emotions and are naturally incompatible with pure life force.

The Frost Skeleton's body hissed the moment it came into contact with the pale green light, and its frost-covered surface began to melt and evaporate. The Abyss's venom was neutralized by the life force, turning into harmless water. The swarm of insects in the nest was enveloped by the life force, bursting and dissipating one after another.

"What is this—!" Frostbone screamed in terror, staggering backward.

Yuuto didn't give chase. He stood still, feeling the continuous energy replenishment from the Six Treasures Immortal Thief. The magical power he had just expended was recovering at an astonishing rate, and even the fatigue in his body was rapidly subsiding.

"The Six Treasures Immortal Thief..." he whispered, "the ultimate in body training. In battle, it can continuously absorb energy from the environment. The harder you fight, the faster I recover."

The seven top-tier cursed spirits exchanged bewildered glances. They had never encountered such an opponent before—their attacks were absorbed, their cursed power was converted, and the fiercer they fought, the stronger the opponent became.

"Don't let him scare you!" Louhu's voice came from behind. "His absorption has a limit! Keep attacking!"

Frostbone gritted its teeth and attacked again. This time, it no longer used a wide-range frost attack, but instead concentrated all its magical power in its hands—two longswords made of pure ice crystals, their blades covered with extremely cold magical power.

It charged towards Yuuto. Its speed was incredible; the ice blades drew two white trails in the air.

Yuuto didn't dodge. He simply raised his right hand.

"Dual-wielding Blue Hand"

Blue light surged from his palm. The light, like a living thing, wrapped around Frostbone's body, invading its core consciousness before it could react.

Frostbone froze abruptly. It sensed its will being eroded and rewritten by some force. Memories were slipping away, thoughts were being altered, and even control over its own body was rapidly slipping away.

"What—are you doing—to me—!"

Frost's voice was intermittent, like a stuck recording tape.

“The Dual Hands,” Yuuto’s voice was calm. “The Blue Hand is responsible for the soul level. Your consciousness is formed from human fear, and is essentially a kind of soul. I only need to rewrite your understanding of ‘combat’—and you will forget how to attack.”

Frost's pupils contracted sharply.

It felt its hands losing strength, and the two ice crystal longswords began to shatter and melt.

"Do not--!"

Its body trembled violently, trying to resist the invading force. But the Dual Hands' control over the soul was absolute—if the opponent's soul strength was insufficient to resist, it would be completely rewritten.

Frostbone's body froze in place. Layers of frost peeled away, shattered, and dissipated from its surface. The light in its single eye grew dimmer and dimmer until it was completely extinguished.

The fourth Special Grade Cursed Spirit died.

The remaining six top-tier cursed spirits simultaneously retreated several steps.

They watched as this human completely shattered Frostbone's will using methods they couldn't comprehend, leaving it no room to resist.

“Next.” Yuuto’s gaze swept toward Ayumi.

Yuan's body trembled violently. It instinctively retreated, but it was too late.

Beneath Yu Ren's feet, the golden light of the spell shone once more. He didn't use the Dual-Handed Technique—this time he used a different method.

"Binding Spirits and Sending Generals - Sending Generals".

His right hand made a grabbing motion in the air. An invisible force emerged from the void, binding Yuan's soul core like a rope.

Abyss let out a shrill roar. It felt its soul being forcibly torn from its body, and an unseen hand dragging it toward some unknown abyss.

"Spirit control... is the ultimate form of shamanic magic. It can disregard the will of spirits and forcibly manipulate, drive, or even devour any being that exists in the form of a soul."

Yuan's body began to twist and deform. Dark green venom continuously oozed from its surface, turning into countless tiny droplets in the air, which then began to dissipate and evaporate.

"Disperse."

Yuu's voice was very soft.

Yuan's body suddenly exploded. Dark green fragments of cursed power scattered like fireworks, turning into countless tiny points of light in the night sky before quickly dissipating.

The fifth Special Grade Cursed Spirit died.

The rocky armor of the mountain skeleton trembled slightly. It stared in the direction the abyss had vanished, and for the first time, fear appeared in its single eye. But it did not retreat. For it knew that retreat meant certain death.

"Attack together!" Shan Hai roared, slamming his fists into the ground. Dozens of huge rocks burst from the earth, each carrying all of Shan Hai's magical power, hurtling towards Youren.

At the same time, the swarm of insects scattered again, rushing towards Yuuto at an even faster pace. Inky tentacles from the deep sea surged from the ground, weaving into an even denser, gigantic web. Flame Soul's purple flames burned even more fiercely. Withered branches shot out simultaneously from all directions. Shadow Erosion's form once again merged into the shadows.

Five attacks arrived simultaneously.

Yuuto stood still, watching the attacks coming his way.

"Tongtianlu, Wuleifu, Stacked, Fivefold".

Five lightning talismans lit up simultaneously in his palm. Blue and white light enveloped his entire body.

"go."

Five bolts of lightning shot out simultaneously. Each one precisely locked onto a target—the rocks of the mountain, the swarm of insects in the nest, the tentacles of the deep sea, the flames of the Flame Soul, and the withered branches.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—!!!"

Five explosions rang out almost simultaneously. Lightning, darkness, fire, frost, rock, and venom tore and annihilated each other wildly in the air.

The light dissipated.

Rocks from the mountain crumbled to pieces. The swarm of insects in the nest was burned to ashes by the lightning. The tentacles of the deep sea were blasted into fragments. The purple flames of the Flame Soul were neutralized and extinguished by the lightning. Most of the withered branches were blasted off, leaving only a few broken branches hanging limply.

Five top-tier cursed spirits were simultaneously severely injured.

Yuuto gave them no chance to catch their breath. His figure appeared before the skeletons like a ghost.

"Golden Light Mantra - Fist".

Golden light enveloped his fist. He slammed his fist into the skeleton's chest.

"Snap—!"

The rock armor shattered. The skeleton's body was blasted away, crashing to the ground and rolling several times.

"Dual-wielding Blue Hand"

The blue light shone again. The mountain's consciousness was rewritten, disintegrated, and vanished in an instant.

sixth.

The leisurely man turned towards the nest.

The swarm of insects tried to regroup, but it was too late. Yuuto suddenly opened his right hand, and the Golden Light Spell transformed into a huge golden net, enveloping the entire swarm.

"Golden Light Mantra - Transformation - Net".

The golden net of light suddenly contracted. The swarm of insects was compressed, squeezed, and crushed. Countless tiny black insect corpses fell from the sky like raindrops.

End of Chapter 166

the seventh.

The abyss's body began to melt, black ink constantly overflowing from its body, attempting to reform into tentacles. But Yuuto was already standing in front of it.

"To bind spirits and dispatch generals."

The eighth.

The Flame Soul's purple flames had mostly died down, and its body had become transparent and weak. Yuuto didn't use any spells; he simply stepped in front of it, his right hand forming a sword shape with golden magical energy condensing at the fingertips.

"Tongtianlu·Five Thunder Talisman"