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

Then she immediately switched to anti-gravity, and her body shot backward.

She was terrified; the green whirlwind around the armored boy had grown even stronger.

Although it's not as terrifying as the lava we encountered last time, the difference isn't that big anymore; I'd estimate it's only about the size of Sukuna's finger.

The water clock raced wildly toward the direction of the flower palace. It smashed through the trees blocking its path, stepped onto burning dry branches, and stared with its one eye at the rising hurricane in the distance.

The green column of wind spun upwards, uprooting the surrounding trees and lifting them into the air.

Hua Yu's body was swept into the air by the hurricane. Her limbs hung limply, branches broke, and flower buds withered.

Duanmu Yan's figure was enveloped in the eye of the hurricane, while Tuona Duo flickered within the wind columns.

He had already entered the state of elemental spirit armor and was preparing to finish off Hua Yu.

The water clock's single eye was wide open, almost bursting open. It reached out, and magma gushed out from between its fingers.

"No, Hanamichi!!"

Chapter 131 Removing the Flower Princess

Looking at Hua Yu, who had entered the spell meltdown phase, Duanmu Yan took out a golden key. He replaced the original energy key on the summoner. The key's teeth bit into the slot, and golden light surged out from the rotating wheel.

"Spirit of Curse, it's time to purify you. Elemental Spirit Ultimate Skill - Wind-Splitting Azure Kite Strike."

Hua Yu did not struggle; she was not so afraid of death.

Cursed spirits are composed of negative human emotions; they die, but are reborn from the curse a hundred years later.

Louhu often talked about separating the cursed spirits from the human system, but she felt in her heart that this was impossible, though she never said it out loud.

She stood silently behind the water clock, for they were friends. Her only worry now was whether the water clock could leave this place alive.

Wind elements converged on Duanmu Yan from all directions. Emerald light condensed into a huge phantom of a flying bird, the wind elemental spirit Hurricane Kite. When its wings spread, they created a whistling wind, then transformed into a pair of wings and a sword, attaching themselves to the Tuonado armor.

The speed of the tornado has increased dramatically again, from Mach 3 to at least Mach 5.

He conjured a massive tornado, lifting Hua Yu from the ground into the air. The column of wind spun upwards, uprooting the surrounding trees, and churning up broken leaves and scorched earth into a chaotic mess within the wind's walls.

Hanami's body tumbled in the wind, branches shattered, and petals peeled off her shoulders.

She entered the arcane arc and was powerless to resist, only able to let the tornado lift her higher and higher.

High in the air, she passed over the edge of the wind wall and saw a figure rushing towards her like a madman at the end of the scorched forest below.

She looked at the figure, and the branch beside her eye twitched slightly. "Loop, water clock, run! You must realize your dream."

Duanmu Yan slashed down with his sword. Ju Cangyuan's sword blade cleaved through the wind barrier, split the air, and sliced ​​through Hua Yu's body, instantly cutting her into thousands of fragments before they dissipated in the gale.

The tattered petals spun in the tornado, being torn thinner and thinner until not even ashes remained.

The water clock suddenly stopped, standing frozen in place, its single eye staring at the fading green specks of light in the sky. It opened its mouth, letting out a hoarse roar, "No, Hana-yu!!"

Duanmu Yan looked down at this scene from the air, and the whirlwind slowly gathered at his feet.

He raised his hand and rubbed the back of his neck. This whole thing—a fatal blow, a mournful cry, a farewell between life and death—made him seem like the villain.

He chuckled. Oh well, perhaps in their story, he was the villain.

So be it, he's a villain. He has everything he needs now anyway.

A system notification sounded in my ear: [Ding, congratulations to the host for successfully removing the Special Grade Calamity Curse Spirit, gaining 100000 points and obtaining a Legendary Treasure Chest x1.]

He opened the 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 (100% compatibility), Lucky Coin (4/10)

Inventory: Senzu Beans x11, Legendary Chest x1

Current points: 1001158

Overall assessment: Su Nuo's strength is roughly equivalent to thirteen fingers. He has mastered the fire and wind elements and is extremely powerful.

The points bar jumped to over a million. He stared at the number for a moment and said in his mind, "System, exchange for the ultimate armor, Thunder Yatalis."

[Ding, 100 million points deducted. Thunder Yatares successfully redeemed.]

Duanmu Yan landed on the ground, with Louhu sitting slumped in front of him. Louhu's single eye stared straight at the sky where Hua Yu had disappeared, and the once turbulent crater above his head was as quiet as a dead well.

Duanmu Yan looked at it and said, "Since you want to be with your companions so much, then I'll send you all together."

He opened his right hand, revealing a brand-new summoner in his palm. The outer shell was inlaid with four different colored patterns, each corresponding to one of the four elements of heaven and earth.

Two keys were already inserted into the car.

He fastened the summoner to his waist, inserted the key, and the wheel began to turn.

"Thunder Yatalis, you will represent the forces of justice in the world, unite!"

Golden lightning exploded from the summoner, and the light of the four elements shone simultaneously on Duanmu Yan's body.

The crimson of molten lava, the emerald green of a raging storm, the deep blue of a swirling sea, and the eerie purple of a precipice—four elemental beams of light swirled and converged into the armor.

The armor takes shape sequentially from the waist belt to the breastplate and then to the helmet. The breastplate is as wide as a shield, and the shoulder armor spreads out like wings. The four elemental patterns intersect, further highlighting its nobility.

Thunder and the four elements swirled around him, the air was ionized into a pale gold color, and even the scorched earth beneath his feet crackled from static electricity.

He raised his hand, palm facing the water clock.

"Come on, I'll take you to see Hua Yu."

"Lightning Spiral Fist".

Duanmu Yan swept the molten flame emblem on his chest, and the molten flame element exploded with golden light on his fist, making it more than twice as heavy as Nawa's molten flame spiral fist.

The moment the fist was thrown out, the air turned a blinding bright white, the ground was lifted up, and the enormous force rushed straight towards the water clock.

The water clock didn't dodge; it stared at the golden light, lost in thought.

A dark shadow flashed by, disappearing into the distance. The shadow moved swiftly and suddenly, its light flashing and its movement seemingly unstoppable. The shadow then shifted, and the shadow receded, leaving the viewer stunned.

The shockwave knocked her over, sending her flying backward and crashing into the water clock.

She rolled to the ground, felt a sweet taste in her throat, and blood gushed from the corner of her mouth, dripping down her chin to the ground.

She knelt on one knee, wiped her mouth with her sleeve, and looked down at the dark red stain on her cuff.

This was just a casual move by Duanmu Yan, an ordinary technique, but it was instantly shattered by the anti-gravity field. She clearly felt that this kid's power had changed.

The last time they met, this kid was about ten fingers strong. Two months ago, she used a gravity spell to suppress him from a distance. At that time, he still needed some time to break through.

His strength is probably approaching that of a peak Sukuna now...

Even cheating in games is unacceptable. In just two months, he almost surpassed the strongest player in history. Is this really reasonable?

She spat out the remaining blood and foam from her mouth and quickly did some mental calculations. The water clock was in such a bad state that it couldn't be dealt with anymore. If she didn't leave now, even she wouldn't be able to escape.

Patterns appeared on her hands, and black runes spread outward from Kaori Itadori's sleeves, outlining a circular spell array.

This is an alternative barrier technique that uses pre-drawn runes to remotely teleport oneself into another barrier that has already been prepared.

This was her backup plan. Its only drawback was that the pattern would not last long after it was drawn, and the process of drawing the array itself took too long. She could only finish drawing it when she was fighting an opponent like Xia Youjie, whose strength was not top-notch.

Duanmu Yan took a step forward as he watched his punch being blocked.

My foot sank into the scorched earth, leaving a shallow pit.

He stretched his right hand to his side, fingers spread wide, and shouted, "Heaven and Earth Thunder Sword!"

Lightning exploded from his palm, stretching out in both directions and condensing into a sword. The sword was wider than the Molten Scale Blade, and four elemental patterns on the blade flashed alternately before being unified by golden lightning.

The water clock still sat slumped on the ground, motionless since Hua Yu's death, its single eye staring straight at a non-existent point in the void.

The text appears to be a jumbled collection of characters and symbols, possibly from different sources. A direct translation isn't meaningful without further context or clarification.

The teleportation spell was activated, and the two figures were swallowed by the curse just before the Heaven and Earth Thunder Sword struck down, leaving only a few wisps of black light in their original positions.

The sword missed its target, leaving a deep, bottomless crack in the scorched earth.

Duanmu Yan sheathed his sword and glanced at Xia Youjie, who was approaching from not far away.

"They ran away."

Chapter 132 Traitor

Duanmu Yan removed his armor and sat down on the tree stump next to Xia Youjie.

"They let that volcano and that woman who plays with gravity get away."

Xia Youjie leaned against the tree trunk, calming his breathing: "What a pity. If we had delayed for another half a minute, we could have kept the other two after you finished."

"It's a bit of a pity. That woman had many ways to escape, but I didn't expect her to have a backup plan."

Xia Youjie snorted coldly: "Next time we run into each other, we'll have to cut off her escape route first."

"She won't be so lucky next time."

"Your new armor is cool, but that slash just now almost blinded me." Xia Youjie even shielded his eyes with his hand to demonstrate, indicating that he was in pretty good shape.

"Then wear sunglasses next time."

"I'm not like that vain guy, Wu."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a familiar sonic boom echoed through the sky.

"Jay, are you talking about me behind my back? I just heard you."

Gojo Satoru descended from the sky and landed in front of them, a plastic bag from the convenience store dangling in his hand.

Xia Youjie snorted, "You rascal, you had to wait until we were done fighting before you came over."

He first scanned the two of them from head to toe, then took off his sunglasses, looking displeased: "Ah, how much did I miss?"