Chapter 660

"Perhaps you don't yet know that long ago, I was already aware of your plan, so now this is the gift I've prepared for you,"

"But I didn't expect this to surpass even my expectations—you are indeed powerful, a very troublesome opponent, yet merely troublesome; defeating you isn't difficult."

The girl's fingers moved gently, and behind her, vast amounts of black mist suddenly appeared.

At that moment, Luo En sensed the aura emanating from the girl was utterly different from before—her aura had become extremely violent.

Moreover, her aura contained a terrifying power.

With a thunderous boom, Luo En and the girl collided, then both retreated.

Luo En's own strength had already surpassed the girl's, something evident in their earlier battle, but the girl excelled at psychological manipulation, so he quickly stirred up his inner demon.

Yet now in direct, physical combat, the girl was gradually falling behind; she knew she could not defeat Luo En in this regard, so as she retreated, she pondered other techniques.

Luo En spoke coldly.

"What is your purpose in doing this? Why are you our enemy? Why create these things? Can't you coexist peacefully with this world?"

The girl laughed cheerfully.

"To coexist peacefully with you? That's easy—but when I tried that before, everyone saw me as a monster and imprisoned me in that space."

There, I thought for a long time, learning how to conceal my strength and hide my intentions.

I succeeded. None of you noticed—I've always hated you, and now is the time for my revenge."

Luo En said.

"They were wrong back then. I can apologize to them on your behalf, but these people now are innocent—they've done nothing to you. Why transfer all your rage onto them?"

The girl shook her head, her voice filled with hatred.

"No one is innocent. At least you aren't of the same kind—so this battle must happen."

As she spoke, the girl had already secretly activated her energy, beginning to summon this batch of curses and covertly crafting another lifeform.

Her power was now immense, so creating a lifeform was extremely easy.

After absorbing the power of heaven and earth, she could bestow strength and life upon it.

Though the lifeforms she created were crude and riddled with weaknesses, their sheer quantity made up for it.

Moments later, hundreds of such monsters had appeared behind her.

These monsters varied in form, each radiating terrifying auras, their every movement controlled by the girl.

Luo En suddenly understood—the monsters that appeared in that space were originally created by this girl on the spot.

No wonder Luo En slaughtered all those monsters and the girl showed no sorrow—they had no consciousness; all their actions were dictated by the girl.

Thus, the girl could command them to perform bizarre acts to disrupt Luo En's judgment.

The monsters rapidly coalesced into a colossal humanoid, which charged wildly at Luo En and swung a furious punch.

Luo En swiftly retreated, dodging the attack, but he felt the terrifying aura radiating from the creature—it was extremely difficult to handle.

As Luo En withdrew, he launched unrestrained counterattacks; each strike pushed his power to its limit, allowing him to sense his own progress.

Yet facing such a terrifying opponent, Luo En felt his strength was beginning to falter. Taiyang stood nearby, drawing his twin blades again, preparing to charge in.

But due to his prior injuries, he could barely continue participating in the battle.

Luo En shouted.

"Rest properly—you don't need to join this fight."

Taiyang shook his head.

"If it's a battle, I have no reason not to join. But we cannot let you bear this fight alone."

Luo En knew Taiyang was stubborn—he never changed his mind once decided.

So Luo En ceased pressing the matter and charged again toward the girl.

Luo En knew the so-called giant was merely a puppet summoned by the girl—he understood the principle of capturing the leader first. His primary target was the girl, while simultaneously evading the giant's attacks.

The girl was now deeply troubled—Luo En's strength far exceeded her expectations; compared to their last encounter, he had become far more mature.

His battle experience was also immense, and soon the girl showed signs of defeat, retreating quickly to put distance between herself and Luo En.

At the same time, she summoned the monsters to block Luo En's advances.

Luo En was not distracted by the monsters—he dodged them and attacked the girl directly.

The girl frantically retreated, shouting.

"You've enraged me—I won't let you go!"

Luo En knew the girl was growing desperate—this battle had been hers to win; she had known Luo En's plan in advance, and everything had proceeded according to her design.

Yet at the critical moment, her opponent had come to aid Luo En, granting Luo En's group a chance to recover.

Now Luo En had unleashed his full strength—this state made her no match for him.

So shortly after, the girl began retreating.

Luo En had no intention of letting her escape—he charged forward, grappling with the girl.

Taiyang swung his twin blades furiously, fighting the giant.

Though the giant was enormous, its combat power was weak—it could only serve as a barrier.

Taiyang shouted.

"You big fool think you can defeat us? What nonsense!"

Before he finished speaking, he concentrated his cursed energy into his blades and slashed at the giant's arm.

The giant cried out in pain—flames erupted from its arm; its entire body was made of flame, so when wounded, it bled fire, not blood.

It clutched its severed arm, thrashing wildly.

Taiyang gave it no chance to recover—he leapt forward and slashed again, severing its leg.

The colossal monster roared, charging wildly at Taiyang, now desperate to crush him into pulp.

But Taiyang's two strikes had boosted his confidence—he had spotted the creature's weakness, and his next attack rendered the giant's movements extremely clumsy.

So after several successful strikes, Taiyilang was about to kill the giant monster.

The girl watched in silence, growing desperate, and shouted loudly.

"Stop! Stop right now!"

Luo En turned to Taiyilang and saw that the giant monster now lay on the ground, barely alive.

Taiyilang's blade was plunged into the monster's heart; clearly, if he pushed it in just a little further, the monster would die instantly.

The girl's face was filled with urgency—though the giant monster was far from perfect, to her it was already her child, and she had placed all her hopes upon it.

Now, as the giant monster was about to be finished off by Taiyilang, she rushed forward in panic, yet it was clear that at that moment she looked like an ordinary girl, no longer as aggressive as before.

She looked at Luo En.

"I promised I wouldn't attack you, but you must spare him."

Luo En said.

"You agreed to those terms just moments ago, yet you've already forgotten them—and now you're planning to strike at humans. Do you really think I'd believe you again?"

The girl shook her head frantically.

"It was a misunderstanding. We never intended to attack humans. All we want now is to spread the curse's influence—we only wish to survive in this world, nothing more."

Luo En of course no longer believed the girl's lies. He had once trusted her completely, hoping her appearance would cause the curse to retreat, perhaps even allowing peaceful coexistence with humans—but instead, she had directly humiliated him.

Seeing Luo En unmoved, the girl pleaded urgently.

"Do you really intend to exterminate us completely? Though we are not human, and vastly different from you, we are still living beings, flesh and blood. Can you truly stand by and watch us be driven to death by you?"

Luo En paused, surprised that she would turn the blame back on him.

Luo En said.

"This is all your own doing. Had the curse begun by seeking peaceful coexistence with humans, none of this would have happened. But their nature makes it impossible for them to become such beings—they are born from evil incarnate, and must therefore be destroyed."

As he spoke, a mass of energy formed in Luo En's hand—he had once again gathered his cursed power.

Now Luo En had cultivated to the point where he could release cursed power as a stream of energy, capable of instantly killing those cursed.

The girl watched Luo En with deep wariness; she knew he had the strength, and during their earlier clash, he had utterly crushed her, leaving her no chance to rise. She had no desire to fight him again.

Moreover, it was clear that although Taiyilang was weaker than Luo En, he could still skillfully kill the beasts he summoned—meaning they were always at a disadvantage; if real combat broke out, they had no hope of victory.

Luo En saw that the girl was deeply conflicted, so he pressed on.

"If you truly wish to let go now and swear an oath, perhaps I will spare you."

As he spoke, he stared into her eyes, as if searching for something within them.

Indeed, hope flared in the girl's eyes. She said:

"I will never strike at humans again. I swear it to you."

As she spoke, she immediately raised her hand and swore the oath.

Luo En knew full well that oaths held no binding power—if she chose to break them, she could shatter them instantly. But he also knew this was his final chance to offer her mercy, for it was also the ancestors' last hope—if they truly could now live in peace with humans, Luo En need not lift a hand against them.