Chapter 616

Just then, he suddenly heard a voice sound in his ear.

"Stop running. Face them."

The voice felt familiar to Luo En, as if he had heard it somewhere before.

But when he tried to recall, he remembered nothing.

Luo En felt his body suddenly lose control; he stopped dead, then turned around.

"Who are you?"

Luo En shouted loudly, but the other side did not respond.

He saw those few cursed figures not far away.

"Damn it, what just happened? Why did my body instantly lose control after hearing that voice?"

Luo En felt surprised, and also worried.

Had something gone wrong with his body? Could the other side control his body?

But now he had no choice but to face those cursed figures.

The cursed figures rushed forward without a word, aiming to take Luo En's life.

But Luo En was prepared; he dodged quickly and avoided direct clashes with them.

He knew that even if he fought head-on, he was no match for them.

Thus, their momentum grew stronger and stronger.

And Luo En felt himself growing increasingly strained, nearly failing to dodge several times.

Several wounds now marred his arm; this couldn't go on.

Luo En clenched his fists.

Just then, that voice appeared again in Luo En's mind.

"Attack him. Don't stop."

Before Luo En could react, his body responded again.

Against his will, he swung a punch at one of the cursed figures.

The cursed figure had always seen Luo En dodging, so it never bothered to defend.

It never expected Luo En to strike suddenly—his fist slammed into the figure's chin, sending it flying backward to crash heavily to the ground.

In that instant, the other cursed figures had no time to react.

Seeing this, Luo En felt surprised.

But before he could recover, he moved again swiftly, appearing before another cursed figure.

But this cursed figure was now prepared.

As Luo En arrived before him, the figure struck out quickly.

If Luo En now clashed directly with him, he would surely be defeated.

Luo En struggled desperately to regain control of his body.

But he was horrified to discover that the other side seemed to have anticipated his thoughts.

So, against his will, his body suddenly dropped low, evading the opponent's fist.

While the other side controlled his body, Luo En realized his combat power had suddenly surged several levels.

He could skillfully evade every attack, and at the same time launch unrestrained counterstrikes.

"Who are you?"

Luo En shouted inside his mind, but no one answered him.

Yet that strange voice kept echoing in his mind.

It must be the jade pendant's trace, Luo En realized.

Ever since obtaining the jade pendant, he had been encountering strange phenomena.

At first, the pendant cured his poison; now, it had taken control of his body.

Although Luo En could now handle the cursed figures with ease, he did not want anyone sharing his body.

He struggled desperately to erase the jade pendant's trace.

When the jade pendant seemed to sense this thought, it became even harder for him to regain control.

After several consecutive battles, Luo En found his body's memory had fully memorized these combat responses.

Even without the other side controlling his body, he could still make these reactions.

Of course, once Luo En became familiar with these responses, he realized he was slowly regaining control of his body.

After that, he fought the cursed figures entirely on his own.

"Are you helping me?"

Luo En asked, puzzled.

"But why won't you show yourself? Who are you?"

Luo En kept asking inside his mind, yet received no response at all—this left him deeply astonished.

The cursed figures stared at Luo En strangely.

Before, Luo En had never lasted more than a few strikes against them.

But now, his sudden surge of power made them feel deeply troubled.

"This kid is strange."

One cursed figure said; the others agreed.

Just as Luo En prepared to charge forward again and engage them.

That voice appeared once more in Luo En's mind.

"Leave quickly, don't linger to fight."

Before Luo En could react, his body had already turned around.

But now Luo En seemed to trust that voice completely, so he immediately sprinted off in the opposite direction.

The several curses were about to pursue, but at that moment, a massive statue descended from the sky, blocking their path.

The statue was carved all over with intricate runes, radiating an aura of solemn authority.

It was like a true deity.

Luo En ran for a long time before finally stopping to catch his breath.

It seemed he realized no curses were chasing him anymore.

He opened his clothes to examine the mark left by the jade pendant.

He discovered two cracks had already appeared on the mark.

"Who are you? Were you the one helping me just now?"

Luo En asked.

The mark on the jade pendant emitted a warm glow, from which a spectral image of the statue emerged.

"It really is you. Who are you?"

Luo En asked, puzzled—this statue was never recorded in any ancient texts.

The spectral image of the statue suddenly expanded, engulfing Luo En entirely.

Luo En felt himself suddenly immersed in light.

He looked around and saw the statue approaching him slowly from a short distance away.

"I am the Ancient God."

The statue's voice was deep, resonating with the heavy rumble of thunder.

Luo En studied the statue closely; its attire looked extremely strange.

"But why are you here?"

The statue did not answer Luo En's question; instead, it suddenly extended its hand and unfurled a scroll before him.

In the scroll, Luo En seemed to see himself.

But at that moment, he suddenly felt his body grow heavy, as if sinking into an endless abyss.

He looked up and realized the entire abyss was part of the statue's body.

The massive statue suddenly pressed down on Luo En, its surging power enveloping him in an instant.

Luo En was startled and tried to resist.

But the power bound him tightly, rendering him motionless.

At that moment, the power began to flow into Luo En's body.