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

The coarse cloth tore and reformed, the stuffing multiplied wildly, and the button eyes emitted a scarlet, menacing light.

In the blink of an eye, a two-meter-tall, muscular plush toy made entirely of dirty dark red and brown coarse cloth, with its hands transformed into sharp metal claws, crashed to the ground.

It opened its gaping maw, torn by the seams, and let out a shriek!

The terrifying surge of magical power was no longer concealed and erupted with a deafening roar!

This doll itself is a near-Special Grade Cursed Spirit!

Duanmu Yan's pupils contracted slightly, but his momentum only increased! His crimson armor tore through the air as he launched the first attack! He had to strike first!

"Roar!" The doll spirit swung its right claw, and five dark, cold lights tore through the air, carrying a foul stench as it grabbed at Duanmu Yan's face!

Duanmu Yan neither dodged nor evaded, but instead fiercely thrust his Melting Scale Blade upwards, its blade crimson and swirling with magical power.

clang--!!

With a resounding clang like metal clashing, the doll's metal claws collided fiercely with the Molten Scale Blade, sparks flying everywhere! The doll's strength was astonishing, but Duanmu Yan's armor was equally formidable, firmly holding off its opponent.

In the instant the knife and claws were locked in a stalemate, Duanmu Yan's left fist shot out like a cannonball, slamming heavily onto the doll's chest, which was made of coarse cloth!

Molten Spiral Fist!

All I can say is that using spell power to activate skills is great; there's no cooldown, no charging, and you can unleash them whenever you want.

Bang! The scorching curse energy penetrated the body, the rough cloth on the doll's chest was charred and smoking, it let out a painful screech, and its huge body staggered backward.

Duanmu Yan pressed his advantage relentlessly, twisting his body and delivering a fierce side kick that, accompanied by a scorching heat wave, slammed into the side of the doll!

Click!

The doll's leg bent unnaturally, almost causing it to kneel down.

In a few rounds, in the blink of an eye, Duanmu Yan, relying on the powerful strength and speed of his armor, actually gained a slight advantage in close combat, suppressing the near-special-grade doll spirit and causing it to roar repeatedly, with scorch marks and damage constantly appearing on its body.

Chapter 27 Breakthrough, Nava's Second Stage

Just as Duanmu Yan was fiercely fighting the doll-like spirit, with the blazing blade light and the cold glint of the hook claw constantly colliding, the other battlefield quickly came to an end.

Wujiao Wujiao precisely controlled the gravitational field, firmly holding the puppet students together. Xia Youjie's cursed spirit, like the most resilient net, wrapped layer by layer around the group of puppets gathered by gravity.

Despite the ongoing struggles and cries from within, the puppets were temporarily confined to a relatively fixed area, preventing them from launching a full-scale attack.

Gojo Satoru patted non-existent dust off his hands, and Natsumi Yuuki also turned around. The two of them turned their gazes to the main battlefield almost simultaneously.

Duanmu Yan's crimson figure moved swiftly and agilely, each strike of his Melting Scale Blade accompanied by flames, leaving charred marks on the doll's massive body.

Although the doll possessed terrifying strength and sharp claws, it appeared rather clumsy under Duanmu Yan's exquisite swordsmanship. More and more damage appeared on its body, the stitches came undone, dirty cotton wadding kept scattering, and its movements became increasingly sluggish.

Clearly, Duanmu Yan had the upper hand.

However, Bai'er could not remain indifferent.

Having been silently hovering behind her, she could no longer watch the battle without any emotion upon seeing this scene.

Two murky tears slowly welled up in her dark eyes and rolled down her porcelain-white cheeks.

"Why……"

Why did you abandon Bai'er?

Her voice suddenly rose, becoming sharp and piercing, filled with overwhelming resentment and incomprehension, exploding within the domain: "Why did you do this to me?!"

As the last syllable was uttered, a terrifying sonic wave, visible to the naked eye and mixed with pitch black, swept wildly in all directions like a tsunami from her center!

Wherever the sound waves passed, the space trembled violently, the warm yellow lantern lights swayed wildly and flickered, the old tatami mats were blown away and torn apart, and the record player that was playing a strange lullaby exploded into pieces with a bang!

"Well!"

Duanmu Yan, who was closest to the victim, was the first to be hit! Even with the armor protecting him, the piercing screams that went straight to his soul made his head feel like it had been hit by a heavy hammer, making it buzz and his eardrums feel like they were about to burst!

He grunted, forced to abruptly stop his pursuit of the doll, and stumbled back several steps, plunging his feet into the ground to steady himself. He gripped the side of his helmet tightly with one hand.

Gojo Satoru and Natsume Yuuki's expressions also changed. The sound wave ignored distance and directly affected the mental level!

Both of them involuntarily raised their hands to cover their ears, trying to block out the irritating and headache-inducing wailing.

Bai'er's dark eyes, filled with filthy tears, were fixed on Duanmu Yan, who had just regained his footing.

The child's grievances and sorrow were completely consumed by twisted resentment at this moment.

Her voice, no longer trembling, turned icy cold: "It was you...it was you who woke up Bai'er's friend! And you hurt Xiao Bu!"

"Unforgivable... Absolutely unforgivable!"

Before the words were even finished, a sudden change occurred!

Her originally intricate and exquisite ancient Hime hairstyle suddenly began to move without any wind. Each strand of hair seemed to have an independent life, breaking free from the hairpins and fluttering wildly upwards!

Each strand of hair turned jet black, its tips gleaming with an ominous dark purple light, radiating a sharpness that seemed to cut through space.

Even more terrifying is that within the realm of the [Garden of Soothing Sleep], Bai'er, as the one who unleashes it, naturally possesses an attack that guarantees a hit!

No matter how the three of them tried to hide, they couldn't escape.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!"

Countless jet-black hairs, like a torrential rain, shot towards the three of them! They twisted and weaved in the air, each strike carrying a chilling killing intent.

Gojo Satoru frowned, his figure swaying slightly; he really wanted to curse out loud.

An invisible "infinity" unfolded around him. The strands of hair that were meant to hit him were blocked by the infinite spatial extension before they could even touch his body, and ultimately hovered around him, unable to advance an inch.

Xia Youjie was not so lucky. Two defensive cursed spirits pounced on him instantly, trying to block with their bodies, but the domain's guaranteed hit characteristic allowed them to easily pass through the cursed spirits.

He could only rely on his superb agility and anticipation to dodge and parry repeatedly at the last second, using his arm covered in thick curse power to deflect the hair strands, but several strands of hair grazed his body, cutting open bloody wounds.

Duanmu Yan was under the most pressure! He was the closest, and also Bai'er's primary target of hatred! More than half of her jet-black hair cascaded down on him like a storm!

He wielded the Molten Scale Blade into a crimson halo, constantly severing and deflecting the strands of hair that were shooting towards him.

The armor's defenses withstood some of the hair's penetrating power, but many strands of hair bypassed the blade at extremely tricky angles and struck him.

Although he failed to break through the armor, the enormous impact constantly hampered his movements, forcing him to retreat step by step.

Under the onslaught of the torrential rain of black hair, the three were forced to retreat, their space for movement becoming increasingly smaller.

This won't do. We must break this sure-hit hair attack, or... directly attack Bai'er's main body to force her to interrupt or disperse her attacks!

All three understood this, but Gojo Satoru and Natsuyuki had just been weakened and needed some time to recover.

Duanmu Yan was under constant pressure and found it difficult to take action.

At the peak of this suffocating pressure, a system notification suddenly rang in Duanmu Yan's mind:

[The system detected that the host is deeply resonating with the armor under extreme pressure.]

[Navar Armor compatibility increased: 65% → 66%]

[Unlock the second ultimate skill of the Nava Armor: Molten Demon Cleave.]

A ray of light in a desperate situation!

Duanmu Yan's spirits lifted suddenly. Almost the instant he understood the information about the new skill, a thought that might be the only way to break the deadlock flashed through his mind like lightning!

Break through the barrier!

As long as this damned sleeping garden is broken, Bai'er will fall into a spell meltdown, which will be their only chance to fight back!

However... even Gojo Satoru's full-power Sou couldn't break through this top-tier domain from the inside.

Can I do it myself?

Of course!

The Molten Scale Blade has the "Demon-Slaying" attribute, which provides additional penetration against barriers and enchantments. The new skill, Molten Flame Demon Split Cleave, deals even higher damage. Combining the two... perhaps there really is a glimmer of hope!

To gamble or not to gamble?

Duanmu Yan's eyes sharpened, and he made a decision without hesitation.

While parrying the stray strands of hair, he swiftly pulled out the antique lucky coin with his free left hand.

On the brink of life and death, they consulted the oracle!

He anxiously asked himself, "If I drive with 66% compatibility, unleash all my current spell power, and use the Molten Flame Demon Split Cleave, combined with the Molten Scale Blade's magic-breaking attribute, can I successfully sever the domain of this top-tier spell spirit, Bai'er?"

He flicked his thumb, the coin bounced up, tumbled in the air, and he quickly caught it.

Open your palm.

Auspicious cloud patterns, facing upwards.

Chapter 28 Defeating

Positive, feasible!

A flame of hope ignited in Duanmu Yan's eyes, instantly overpowering his fatigue and stress.

The coin's durability decreased a little more, but it didn't matter at this point.

He suddenly turned around, no longer looking at Bai'er, but exposing his unguarded back to the wildly dancing black hair. This action startled Gojo Satoru and Natsumi Yuki, who were struggling to hold on.

Duanmu?!

Xia Youjie asked urgently with his eyes, while Wujiao Wuye frowned and stared intently at him, not understanding why he had suddenly given up his defense.

But Duanmu Yan did not explain, nor could he explain.

He gripped the Molten Scale Blade tightly with both hands, holding the blade upright in front of him. Beneath his armor, all his magical power was no longer used for defense, but instead, like a flood bursting its banks, it surged wildly into the Molten Scale Blade in his hands!

The dim lava patterns on the blade suddenly lit up, like flowing magma, and the pressure emanating from it surged wildly!

Wu Tiao Wu's six eyes instantly captured the unusual energy of the Melting Scale Blade in Duanmu Yan's hand, as well as Duanmu Yan's resolute stance as if he were making a desperate gamble.

Although he didn't know exactly what Duanmu Yan was going to do, he immediately understood...

This guy's gotta pull something big!

The target is... the field itself?

Xia Youjie also sensed that extremely sharp curse power, and he instantly thought of the power characteristics that Duanmu Yan used when purifying Ito Kenji.

Could it be... that he actually intends to sever the domain?