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

His domain was crushed.

There are only two possibilities for this outcome: either the opponent's domain is primarily focused on confrontation, allowing them to win through attribute suppression in a clash of equal levels; or the opponent's strength far surpasses theirs, allowing them to crush the opponent with sheer difference in magical power.

He lay on the ground, his breath weak, with only a few wisps of black smoke weakly drifting out of the crater, and the red light in his single eye dimmed considerably.

Duanmu Yan stood in front of him and picked up the water clock. It wasn't a strangulation.

“A spirit of your intelligence must have more than one companion. Tell me, and maybe I'll be in a better mood and let you go.”

Louhu kicked Duanmu Yan's leg armor, the metal clanging as he kicked. His foot stung from the impact, but he still cursed, "You brat, how could I possibly tell you!"

puff--

Before his magical power could surge to the crater, Duanmu Yan's fist had already sunk into his abdomen.

The water clock spat out another mouthful of purple blood, which splattered onto Duanmu Yan's arm armor.

Duanmu Yan shook his arm, wiping the blood from the grooves in his armor.

"They won't shed a tear until they see the coffin."

Duanmu Yan straightened the cover of the water clock. "But it's alright, there's still plenty of time."

He crouched down, looking at the water clock's one eye at eye level, and squinted. "...After all, I'm very patient when it comes to killing cursed spirits."

……

Duanmu Yan grabbed the back of the water clock by the collar, preparing to ask Hua Yu's whereabouts again.

With a loud boom, the barrier above was pierced from the outside, and countless thick roots surged in from the breach, each carrying a deep green cursed power, widening the gap in the barrier.

Then came the branches, pouring in like a torrential rain, densely filling the space above the domain. Half-open flower buds hung on the branches, glowing with an eerie purplish-red fluorescence under the flames.

It's Hua Yu who's here.

Duanmu Yan's defenses were not surprising. His domain was strong inside but weak outside. When he focused on suppressing the internal defenses, his external defenses would naturally be weaker.

He reached out and unleashed a molten spiral fist. The orange-white flames slammed into the pile of branches, exploding into a shower of sparks. Several branches were burned to charcoal and fell from mid-air.

In that brief moment of respite, a gust of wind swept past him at an incredible speed, so fast that he could only see a blurry green shadow.

The arm was thick and covered with bark-like textures, which appeared rough in the firelight.

Hua Yu grabbed the water clock by the back and in the blink of an eye, he had retreated to below the puncture.

Duanmu Yan looked at the two overlapping shadows and a smile appeared on his lips.

There was no anger, but rather a happy expression, similar to the joy of finally seeing the float sink when fishing.

"Finally, it's been drawn out. It was worth lowering the defense level of the domain by one level."

That's right, Hua Yu was able to break through because Duanmu Yan held back.

He certainly knew how deep the relationship was between the flower-shaped jade ornament and the water clock.

In the original story, their bond was stronger than that of most humans; they protected each other and risked their lives to rescue one another.

But that's precisely why Hua Yu will definitely come. He's been waiting for both of them to show up together so he can take them all down at once.

Hua Yu didn't stop. He put one arm around Louhu's waist, pushed off with his feet, and the entire sea of ​​flowers in the invading territory contracted in sync with him. Countless branches and flowers surged backward, pushing his back out of the breach.

As a natural calamity curse spirit representing the terror of the forest, it moved through the sea of ​​flowers it had created at a speed that ordinary sorcerers couldn't even see clearly.

But this absolutely does not include Duanmu Yan.

Duanmu Yan clenched his fist, and a bright green energy key appeared in his hand, which he then inserted into the slot.

"Want to race? Here you go, Hurricane Tornado, combine!"

A violent whirlwind exploded beneath his feet. Duanmu Yan waved his hand to dispel the whirlwind, then crouched slightly. The armor on his calves began to gather wind elements, preparing to transform into an elemental form and chase after him.

Suddenly, a heavy force crashed down on him, pinning him to the spot. The ground beneath his feet shattered into a spiderweb pattern, and he knelt on one knee, his knee sinking two inches into the ground.

"This is……"

Chapter 96 Unboxing

"She actually came too." Duanmu Yan knelt on one knee on the broken stone slab, feeling the increasing weight on his shoulder.

The newcomer was none other than Ao, who had taken over Kaori Itadori's body.

According to Duanmu Yan's worst-case scenario, all four calamities should have appeared at the same time, but he didn't expect that this ancient monster who had lived for thousands of years would also come.

"Tch, looks like we've come back empty-handed today."

He is not afraid of the four major natural disasters.

At this point in time, Tuogen and Zhenren's strength has not yet matured, and Louhu and Huayu are countered by his molten flame attribute. If it really comes down to a fight, he is confident that he can win even if it's four against one.

But adding a fish, the village elder, the gray lie, the play, the simmering, the cough, the simmering, the thank you, the ship, the sulfur, the clump, the dead, the milling, the deletion, the slow, the wish, the Ding.

On the small slope, the sound of silk threads rustling in the wind rang out, and the sound of rustling threads echoed through the air. The wind rustled through the grass, and the sound of rustling threads echoed through the air. The sound of rustling threads echoed through the air ...

Her plan didn't require Duanmu Yan's techniques; it wouldn't be worth it to rashly reveal more of her trump cards.

"Although I really want to kill you here... your spells are not what I need."

She withdrew her hand and tucked a strand of wind-blown hair behind her ear. "Duanmu Yan, I don't want to reveal my strength to them because of you."

thump—

Hua Yu leaped up, still clutching the battered water clock in her arms. Her eyes, behind the bark mask, turned to the ravenous figure, a look of utter disbelief on her face.

"Of course I'm coming. You're all out here, it'll be boring for me to stay over there alone."

The text appears to be a jumbled mess of characters and symbols, possibly a corrupted or garbled message. It doesn't form coherent sentences or paragraphs. A direct translation wouldn't be meaningful.

Louhu, severely injured, scoffed. The light in his single eye was less than half as bright as before, but his tone remained firm: "I was just countered. His flames just happened to suppress my attributes. Against others, I will win."

He coughed up another mouthful of blood after speaking, his voice trembling as he spoke. He looked as if he were utterly devastated.

At that moment, a surge of heat rushed in, and the three of them looked up at the same time. A crack appeared in the clouds above them, and a large expanse of orange-red light shone through the crack.

A giant axe made of flames descended from the sky, its blade crackling with platinum-gold flames that turned half the hillside golden.

"Qilin Jiaomo Slash".

Without hesitation, Hua Yu spread his hands, and dozens of thick green vines grew from the base of his fingers, burrowing into the ground.

The ground exploded, and dozens of clumps of plants emerged from the soil, forming shields, one on top of the other, with their roots continuing to thicken.

Just as the shield rose into the air, the axe came crashing down. The flaming giant axe smashed into the first layer of the shield, instantly burning it into charred fragments that shattered layer by layer, the fragments turning into a shower of blackened leaves.

"How can this thing still attack?" Louhu stared wide-eyed, his voice hoarse.

"Shouldn't the spell melt down after the domain is destroyed? How can he still unleash an attack of this level?"

The nightmare stack was stingy and resisted the evil spirits, the brilliance of the cave was boundless, and the gloom of the world was overwhelming. The gloom of the world was overwhelming ...

Hua Yu nodded, stomped on the plant debris beneath his feet, and a large, thick root system emerged from the ground, enveloping the three of them into a sphere. The sphere quickly shrank into a crack in the ground and disappeared silently beneath the soil on the hillside.

Duanmu Yan transformed into a ball of flame energy and caught up with him. When he landed, his armor switched back to the Nawa form.

The hillside was covered with charred plant remains and fragments of tree bark littered the ground; the three figures were nowhere to be seen.

"With the tombstone, the crows will be trapped and the curse will be lifted! They will be blessed with good fortune, and the world will be at peace. They will be able to move freely and peacefully, and the world will be filled with joy and peace."

……

Duanmu Yan pushed open the door, took a hot shower in the bathroom, changed into a clean T-shirt and shorts, then plopped down on the sofa, opened the food delivery app and ordered a plate of fried rice.

When the fried rice arrived, he unpacked the disposable chopsticks, took a couple of bites, and as he chewed, he remembered what had happened during the day.

Water clock, flower-shaped jade ornament, and water clock.

Two natural disasters and a thousand-year-old monster slipped away right under his nose.

Two hundred thousand points, gone...

He stuck his chopsticks into the fried rice and sullenly opened the system panel.

[Host Panel]

Name: Duanmu Yan

Age: 17

Combat strength: Special level

Spirit: Top Grade

Spell Power: Special Grade

Equipment slots: Nava Armor (100% compatibility), Tonado Armor (97% compatibility), Lucky Coin (4/10)

Inventory: 7 Senzu Beans, 11 Epic Chests

Current points: 442158

Overall assessment: Su Nuo's strength is roughly equivalent to ten fingers. He has mastered the fire element and has an extremely high affinity for the wind element, making him extremely powerful.

He opened all the regular and elite chests lately, getting a lot of odds and ends, but they weren't very useful, so he sold them all.

I've been saving up the epic chests until I have eleven. I originally wanted to open them to make it a round number, but I'm feeling really bored tonight, so I'll just open them all at once tonight as a way to bring good luck.

"I wasted 200,000 points today—I hope you guys can drop something good. System, open all the epic chests."

[Confirmed, all eleven epic chests have been opened—drawing is in progress.]

The first one is a cursed short knife, which can be sold for money.

The second one. A bottle of healing potion from another world. Drinking it will speed up wound healing. Put it in your inventory.

Thirdly, the system notification sound suddenly changed.

[Obtained: Slash Shell. This item comes from the One Piece world. It can absorb and store incoming attacks, and can also release stored slashes all at once. Maximum withstand limit: equivalent to the Lava Demon Slash of the Nava Armor.]

Duanmu Yan sat up straight, able to absorb slashes, with the maximum limit being the Molten Flame Demon Slash. This was equivalent to having an extra, portable ultimate move that didn't require charging or consuming spell power.

If used properly, this thing is worth more than a whole top-tier cursed spirit.

Fourth, money.

the fifth.

[Obtained: Everstone, from the Pokémon world. The wearer will be unable to evolve.]