Chapter 608

When these black substances entered his body, they rapidly transformed it.

His body had originally been severely injured and appeared to have little time left.

But under the transformation of these black substances, his body grew even stronger, and his original wounds healed rapidly.

Muscles bulged perfectly, and his strength multiplied manyfold.

Even those tentacles were now being infiltrated by the black substances.

The curse paid no attention to the tentacles; it now only wanted the black substances to swiftly take control of Luo En and Taichiro.

As long as it could erase their brains, they would become its puppets.

Then it could do whatever it wanted with them.

But it never expected that the black mist it had just released had been completely burned away by Luo En.

Although Taichiro had been controlled by the black mist, it seemed his will had not been fully erased.

"These two guys are truly annoying."

The curse clenched its fists; it could feel an unprecedented rage.

Those sorcerers who had previously come to kill it.

Although some among them were quite troublesome.

But in the curse's eyes, they were nowhere near as troublesome as Taichiro and Luo En.

Both men had clearly been on their last legs, on the verge of death.

Yet unexpectedly, they suddenly surged like they'd been injected with adrenaline.

Their combat power exploded, utterly different from before.

But the curse firmly trusted its own strength.

Even if Luo En had grown powerful, what did it matter? In its view, it could kill Luo En soon enough.

The curse had transformed into countless afterimages, each brimming with formidable power.

And these afterimages swiftly wrapped around Luo En and Taichiro.

200, Escape

Luo En stared intently at the afterimage; he had sensed the curse's aura permeating it.

He knew this was the curse's attack.

And he clearly understood the curse was likely about to strike to kill.

Boom—

Luo En's feet left the ground; he shot forward like an arrow released from a bow, plunging into the shadow.

Luo En's speed at that moment could pierce through the shadow instantly.

But Luo En felt the aura within the shadow shift in that instant.

This surprised him.

Previously, he had sensed the curse's presence—but now, that aura had become human.

That was impossible; the curse could never become human.

No matter how it mimicked, it could never replicate a human's aura.

In the next second, Luo En felt warmth on his face.

It was blood—accompanied by a thick stench of blood that stung his nerves.

Although he had mentally prepared himself beforehand.

No matter what attack the curse unleashed, he could handle it.

But he never expected that in the instant the curse released the shadow, it had created an illusion.

He had just pierced through Taichiro.

Taichiro looked at Luo En with helpless resignation.

"This… why?"

Luo En stared, dumbfounded, at Taichiro until Taichiro collapsed with a thud.

Luo En trembled as he spoke.

"I didn't mean to—what's going on?"

The curse's laughter echoed behind Luo En.

"This is the gift I've given you—savor it well.

You killed him with your own hands. Though your battle delighted me greatly,

it's clear you haven't truly embraced it."

Luo En glared at the curse; fire surged in his chest.

He felt his rage stronger than at any previous moment.

He desperately fueled this rage, vowing to slay the curse.

"I will never forgive you."

Luo En shouted.

The curse laughed.

"Really? But can you kill me now? If you can, go ahead."

With that, the curse stood still, as if not planning to move.

Luo En struck instantly; a terrifying force erupted from his hand.

In that instant, he unleashed nearly all his cursed energy.

Vast amounts of cursed energy rapidly coalesced into a powerful blast—but as Luo En rushed forward, he realized it was only an illusion.

"I've already said it—you can't possibly defeat me. Everything you're doing now is meaningless."

Luo En roared.

"Shut up. I will never let you succeed."

Before his words had even faded, Luo En once again summoned the rage within him.

He could feel that each surge of his rage had always been under his control, allowing him to vary its intensity.

Now, he no longer intended to control this rage—he let it explode rapidly.

The Kage stared at Luo En in surprise; he was currently hiding in a corner, using countless illusions to influence Luo En's mind.

He knew Luo En's emotions should be extremely fragile right now.

If he provoked him at this moment, Luo En would surely become a murderous monster.

Then, slowly infecting him, even if his heart were as unyielding as a rock, it would inevitably be disturbed.

But he never expected that, at this moment, Luo En was letting his rage paralyze his own mind.

"This guy is terrifying."

The Kage's face was filled with concern.

He could feel the energy now bursting from Luo En had surpassed his imagination.

It was the phenomenon where rage, reaching a certain threshold, multiplied all cursed power manyfold.

At this moment, Luo En stood like a celestial war god, flames blazing all over his body.

Around his body, layer upon layer of energy slowly rippled.

This was a reaction that only occurred when energy reached a certain threshold.

"How is this possible? How could this guy possess such immense power?"

The Kage's face was filled with shock; he had existed in this place for hundreds of years, and many had tried to kill him.

But none had ever been his match.

Over this long span of time, he had felt profound loneliness.

And he had longed to find someone who could truly fight him to the death.

Now he saw Luo En.

Although before this, he had toyed with Luo En, thinking him no different from ordinary cursed technicians.

But as time passed, he realized Luo En possessed something no one else had.

That was potential.

The potential Luo En unleashed even surprised him.

Before this, the opponents he had faced had included some with very strong potential.

Yet none had made him feel even a hint of threat, as Luo En had.