Chapter 650

But he did not attack Luo En; instead, he plunged into Luo En's body and began wildly assaulting it.

Luo En felt those energies slowly transforming into spellpower, accumulating within his body.

This surprised Luo En—he had expected to be attacked the moment he touched the doorknob.

He had already prepared himself, releasing all the energy within his body.

If anyone dared attack him, he would retaliate without restraint.

In this state, Luo En could react swiftly.

But he had not anticipated that the energy had no offensive power at all—it instead slipped into Luo En's body and became part of him.

"How do you feel?"

Taiyiro looked at Luo En with concern.

Luo En shook his head.

"I feel no abnormality now—just a sudden surge of new energy inside me. It's different from the energy I've been cultivating, but it's fully converted into spellpower now."

The curse beside him could clearly sense the immense power within Luo En—a force that filled him with deep dread.

He took a slight step backward; though he didn't know what had happened, the aura radiating from Luo En now filled him with fear.

Luo En noticed the curse's subtle expression and spoke.

"What did you sense?"

The curse said.

"You've become more terrifying. Your body is now brimming with powerful spellpower."

Luo En tried to activate the spellpower within him and suddenly found it had grown remarkably gentle.

At the slightest thought, they responded instantly—he could command them to move in any way he wished.

The curse's eyes grew increasingly filled with terror.

He felt Luo En now resembled a living vessel of spellpower, continuously radiating it.

And he himself was like a tiny boat adrift on a boundless sea.

With such immense spellpower, Luo En picked up the wooden box at his feet again.

He suddenly felt his energy could penetrate the wood and reach inside.

Though he still didn't know what was inside, he sensed his energy resonating with whatever lay within.

The sensation was strange—Luo En's vision instantly pierced through the wooden box, revealing its entire internal structure.

The box was exquisitely crafted, filled with numerous intricate mechanisms; fortunately, they hadn't smashed it open earlier, or it would have unleashed a powerful burst of energy, destroying everything inside.

"I never imagined the lord's curse had such intricate thinking—hiding such a precious object within such a sophisticated mechanism."

Taiyiro noticed the strange look in Luo En's eyes and asked in surprise.

"What did you discover?"

Luo En said.

"I can already see what's inside the box, but opening it won't be easy—there are too many mechanisms. To fully dismantle them will take time."

Taiyiro nodded.

"Then let's get to work."

So Taiyiro stood by to assist Luo En, while Luo En carefully pondered the meaning of each mechanism.

The curse watched silently, his brow tightly furrowed—the box was about to be opened, and once it was, the entire town would fall into Luo En's hands, and the lord's curse might be destroyed by him.

But now he faced a choice: either stay by Luo En's side, or become one of his dead souls.

After much deliberation, he decided on the safer path—actively showing goodwill to Luo En; if Luo En truly seized the town, he would surely spare his life.

During the time he had interacted with Luo En, the curse had already sensed Luo En was a relatively humane person—he would not easily turn on his own allies.

So the curse hurried to Luo En's side and said.

"I think these mechanisms are closely linked. I've been studying them, but if you can draw them out, perhaps I can find a way to unlock them."

Luo En glanced at the curse in surprise—he was no longer a threat.

So Luo En took out pen and paper and drew the mechanisms.

The curse saw the drawings and frowned deeply.

They were indeed an extremely complex mechanism—interconnected in countless ways; if any single key component was disturbed, the entire system would instantly explode, destroying everything inside the box.

The curse said.

"This mechanism is incredibly precise, but I have a way. You must trust me."

Luo En said.

"To earn my trust, you must show me your sincerity."

The curse thought for a moment and said.

"This mechanism is too tightly linked—touching any one critical part will trigger the whole system. You must trust me, or you'll destroy the documents inside."

Luo En stared intently at the curse; though he had never trusted the curse before, this was critical.

After a moment's thought, he finally nodded and said.

"Then it's up to you."

He placed the wooden box on the ground.

The curse stepped before the box and began activating its mechanisms according to the drawings.

Luo En watched as the curse's brow alternated between tight furrows and sudden relaxation—he was clearly struggling with the box.

But after a moment, a smile appeared on his face—then came a sharp crack, and a massive fissure suddenly split open across the entire wooden box.

Luo En was stunned—had the box activated its self-destruct sequence?

He prepared to rush forward and seize the box, but the curse suddenly reached out and opened it directly.

Inside were several documents laid out prominently.

"You've finally opened it."

Luo En stared at the curse in disbelief—he never expected it would aid him at this critical moment.

But soon he understood the reason: perhaps the curse had already begun choosing its side.

Luo En nodded faintly and spoke to the curse.

"You've indeed made a very correct decision."

After speaking, he pulled the documents from the wooden box and carefully reviewed them.

They indeed detailed every weakness of this town: the town was in fact composed entirely of numerous arrays, each imbued with immense power, which allowed the curses here to grow stronger.

It was precisely because of these laws that the town had survived until now.

The documents described the core of this array.

Luo En felt surprised—he had no idea this town held so many secrets.

Regarding these secrets, Luo En quickly discovered a crucial point.

The town truly matched the legends: there, stood a massive gate.

The energy contained within this gate was terrifying; if opened, the beings inside would surge forth and drastically impact this world.

This gate was guarded by the town itself—so long as the town's arrays remained intact, the gate would never open.

Luo En lifted his head and gazed at the gate not far away; he finally understood—it truly matched the legends. The gate concealed a great catastrophe.

The curse noticed Luo En's expression had changed and asked.

"What's happened?"

Luo En said.

"This gate seems to contain another world, and terrifying beings. If they break free, this world will face its end."

The curse immediately paled.

"So the legends are true?"

Luo En nodded—but now that the gate had appeared, did that mean it was about to be opened?

The gate stood alone, seemingly ordinary, yet the energy radiating from it filled one with dread.

It was indeed an immense force; even though Luo En, through cultivation, now possessed terrifying cursed energy, he still felt a pang of dread facing it.

Taiyaro said.

"What should we do? Should we bury the gate back into the earth?"

Luo En shook his head; now that it had appeared, no other method could hide it again.

The only thing left to do was prevent the gate from opening.

The curse said.