Chapter 554

Luo En had nothing to hide from his teacher.

Moreover, he was now in another world and needed many people to answer his questions.

So he shook his head and said, "It's not innate—it's something I developed through my own cultivation."

The teacher was even more astonished, for they believed entirely in innate power.

Everyone who possessed cursed energy was born with it.

After being implanted with cursed energy, they all believed they had been cursed.

They lost hope in life.

At that time, someone organized a group to help them.

This group gradually grew, eventually forming the scale it has today.

The teacher said.

"Although I don't know what exactly your inner energy is."

"But if this energy can be cultivated, you could certainly transform it into something else."

"So I think you should give it a try."

Luo En shook his head and said.

"I've tried many times before, but I've never been able to transform it into cursed energy."

"I don't know what key element of cursed energy I'm missing."

The teacher brought out a thick book from the room and placed it before Luo En.

He said, "Many questions about cursed energy can be answered in this book."

"I can't just tell you directly—that would rob you of the joy of seeking knowledge."

"Right now, you should read through this book entirely and understand most of its knowledge."

Luo En saw the book—it bore the title Cursed Technique Guidelines, authored by the school's headmaster.

Luo En thanked his teacher and opened the first page of the book.

The first page clearly displayed the most critical point of cursed technique.

It was a cursed power that, when passed through a person, robbed them of their sanity.

Yet, if one could harness this energy, one could become a powerful slayer of curses.

Although written simply, Luo En roughly understood the origin of cursed energy.

He quickly flipped further, eager to find the knowledge he sought.

Soon, he realized the book's understanding of cursed energy was profoundly deep.

It even compared cursed energy to other forms of energy.

Though these energies were unfamiliar to Luo En, most belonged to natural forces.

Thus, they could reveal the relationship between cursed energy and nature.

Perhaps there was some connection, but it was extremely subtle.

Luo En learned new knowledge quickly and soon mastered the book's most critical points.

Indeed, this book had explained cursed energy with exceptional clarity.

Luo En only needed slight comprehension to grasp the fundamental cause of cursed energy's formation.

It was indeed a highly novel power.

But its key point lay in the fact that this power was born from a curse.

It did not belong to natural forces—it was man-made.

Thus, all of Luo En's previous theories could be discarded.

To learn this power, one must further transform the energy within one's body.

He slowly entered the required state.

When he entered this state, Luo En immediately sensed the surrounding energy.

Simultaneously, he gained deeper perception of the energy within his own body.

He gently guided this energy to merge with the surrounding energy.

He could adapt to this world's energy more swiftly.

Luo En knew that while energy took countless forms, all methods ultimately stemmed from the same source.

The key was how to use this energy.

Energy was also a substance, so the method of its use was crucial.

Slowly, Luo En established contact with the energy of this world.

Something within his body seemed to open.

Luo En was astonished to find that when this sense of flow appeared, he immediately reacted with the surrounding energy.

At that moment, he realized that if he could fully utilize this energy, it might achieve the same effect as cursed energy.

This was likely the origin of cursed energy.

Those who generated this power had altered this energy in subtle ways, forming the current curse.

Luo En suddenly understood: curses were not unique to this world.

They were formed by making slight alterations to this world's energy.

Though the alteration was minuscule, the effect was entirely different.

Once he understood this, Luo En immediately began transforming the energy within his body.

He could now separate this energy and make fine adjustments to it.

He remained in the room for three days and three nights.

For three days and three nights, he never closed his eyes once.

He was completely immersed in altering these energies.

He repeatedly experimented and studied how to fuse these energies to form true Kage.

He had previously seen Nai Zi and Heng Gang wield Kage, and Luo En was very familiar with Kage.

He knew what true Kage looked like.

Therefore, during the refinement process, Luo En continuously adjusted his own energy to approximate it.

Though this process was extremely long and exceedingly difficult.

Energy was ever-changing; each alteration produced new forms of energy.

But these energies had no essential difference.

Luo En knew that these energies alone could not defeat the so-called curse.

On the third day, Luo En suddenly widened his eyes.

He discovered that the tiny energy he had created bore the shadow of Kage.

"Have I succeeded?"

Luo En extended his hand; a small cluster of energy spun rapidly in his palm.

The aura within this small cluster felt familiar to Luo En.

Indeed, it was now infinitely close to Kage.

Luo En made further adjustments; the Kage now emanating from him enveloped his entire body.

It formed a color like armor, rendering him hazy and mist-shrouded.

This was the concrete manifestation of Kage: shaping it into armor-like substance, making Luo En's power terrifyingly potent.

A terrifying aura leaked from Luo En, and he swiftly retracted it.

"Success." Luo En's face broke into a joyful expression.

He had finally converted all the energy within his body into Kage.

Kage—the energy this world possessed—now filled Luo En's entire body.

He could feel just how terrifying the Kage within him was.

He realized that once he understood the relationships between these energies, converting them all became effortless.

Luo En finally exhaled in relief.

Three days and three nights without sleep left him utterly exhausted.

As soon as Kage was successfully born, Luo En collapsed into sleep.

He did not know how long he slept; when he opened his eyes, the sky was fully bright.

Luo En checked the time and was astonished to find he had slept straight through two days and two nights.