Chapter 675

The girl opened her mouth wide and shook her head.

"It seems the Blood Demon's influence made him so agitated."

But just then, the sky's color suddenly darkened; Luo En looked up and saw countless strands of energy rain pouring from the heavens.

Under the irrigation of that energy, the Blood Demon—whose body had already shattered into pieces—began slowly repairing itself; his once-fragmented body rapidly mended and returned to its original state, and he slowly rose to his feet, glaring at Luo En.

He never imagined the opponent possessed such energy—capable of reviving a life that had died completely—but now the revived Blood Demon was vastly different; the energy radiating from him was far stronger than before, and every movement he made seemed to erupt with terrifying power.

Luo En and the girl swiftly retreated, staring at the Blood Demon in shock.

The Blood Demon's eyes turned blood-red; he let out a furious roar, then immediately locked onto Luo En and charged at him like a bolt.

Luo En swiftly withdrew, putting great distance between them, but the Blood Demon's speed was now faster than before—in an instant he reappeared before Luo En.

Luo En dodged the attack this time and tried to strike back, but he hadn't anticipated the opponent had foreseen his move; the moment he launched his attack, the Blood Demon suddenly extended his hand and struck the most vulnerable spot in Luo En's hand.

Luo En never expected the Blood Demon would use this technique; he immediately retracted his arm and stepped back.

The Blood Demon glared at Luo En, let out another terrifying roar, then charged forward like an arrow released from a bow.

Suddenly, a mocking voice sounded in Luo En's ear.

"I must say, your actions this time have exceeded my expectations—I never thought you'd have such a profound impact on me."

Luo En scanned around but found no trace of the speaker; yet he always felt that energy flickering faintly nearby, and he shouted loudly:

"Who are you? Why are you hiding from me? If you have the guts, come out!"

But the voice did not stop; it chuckled and said:

"But now it seems the influence you've had on me is about to vanish—you'll soon fade slowly from this world, and no one will remember you anymore."

Luo En said:

"Don't think threats will scare me—I'll let you see my true power now."

As he spoke, Luo En suddenly gathered all his strength and charged forward; with terrifying power amplifying him, his punch reached its absolute limit.

The air around him surged toward him; in that instant, a massive energy sphere formed and slammed into the Blood Demon.

The once-furious Blood Demon instantly became powerless; his shattered body rained down like drops of rain onto the ground.

"Very good—I knew you were this strong, but clearly this level of power means nothing to me. If you think you can defeat me with this, you'll be greatly disappointed."

Luo En scanned around again, searching desperately for the speaker's whereabouts—but clearly, he failed once more.

"Where are you?"

Luo En asked impatiently.

"I'm beside you, everywhere—I can see you, but none of you can see me."

Luo En said to the girl:

"That guy is hiding right beside us—quickly summon the curses, have them search everywhere; maybe we can drag him out."

The girl immediately nodded, and Luo En then began speaking to the unseen opponent, hoping to draw his attention this way.

Unexpectedly, the man chuckled and said:

"Don't think you can find me with such tricks—I regret to tell you, this method is useless to me."

Luo En's heart tightened; he had spoken to the girl very carefully, almost sealing off his surroundings with energy—how could the opponent have heard him so clearly?

Luo En began to suspect the opponent might truly be right before him—but he simply couldn't see him.

At this moment, the girl had begun mobilizing the curses, searching the area for the enemy; though the search area had been narrowed to this patch, even then, the curses showed no effect.

29, Sudden Appearance

The girl shook her head at Luo En.

"He's not here—we didn't find him."

Luo En said:

"He's definitely here—he heard our conversation just now. Clearly, he's confident the curses can't find him."

As he spoke, Luo En secretly activated his energy again, using it to patrol the surroundings; this energy formed extremely fine energy stones, scattered everywhere.

Should the opponent make any move, these energy stones would react instantly, and Luo En would sense it immediately—but once everything was prepared, Luo En carefully sensed the energy around him.

Aside from the faintly flickering energy, Luo En detected no other fluctuations—this proved the opponent hadn't touched any of the energy stones. But these stones were so minute—could the opponent really avoid them all with his strength alone? Luo En was inwardly alarmed.

The girl frowned and said:

"It seems the opponent has real skill—simple methods won't find him."

Before she finished speaking, the ground suddenly trembled; in that instant, the shattered Blood Demon began slowly repairing itself again.

The energy moved like living things, automatically finding its counterpart, then rapidly fusing together to form a new life.

Clearly, this Blood Demon's power was greater than before—if killed and revived again, his strength would increase further.

Luo En sensed the energy radiating from the Blood Demon; his face darkened abruptly.

"Damn it—each time he dies, his power grows. We can't kill him."

The girl also sensed this—and she could even detect a trace of curse energy emanating from the Blood Demon. What was this? Why did he carry curse energy? Luo En had no idea; the curses hadn't appeared at all during their earlier battle.

"Forget it—let's just destroy him first."

As Luo En spoke, he charged forward again; energy once more coalesced in his hands.

With a thunderous boom, Luo En became like a rising sun—energy erupted violently from his hands.

But this time, Luo En did not unleash his killing technique; he knew the more the Blood Demon died, the stronger he became—if they kept killing him endlessly, his power would eventually far surpass theirs.

A massive hole exploded open on the Blood Demon's body; he collapsed to the ground. Luo En did not kill him—he instead used his energy to tightly bind him.

The Blood Demon roared in fury, clawing and thrashing to break free—but Luo En had fully unleashed his energy; under this terrifying force, the Blood Demon could not break through.

The girl stared at Luo En.

"Will this method work?"

Luo En shook his head.

"It's not clear yet, but right now, this is the only way to subdue him."

That voice suddenly sounded in Luo En's ear.

"Very good, it seems you've thought of a small trick. Of course, your ability to contain this Blood Demon surprised me—I originally thought the Blood Demon alone would finish you off, but now I'll have to expend more effort."

Luo En shouted loudly.

"Who are you? Why hide in the shadows? If you have the guts, show yourself!"

That voice laughed.

"Of course, I will reveal my true form in the end—I'll watch with my own eyes as you suffer and die. But for now, I must properly punish you."

Before the words were fully spoken, the energy around them surged wildly again, as if alive, rushing furiously toward Luo En and the girl.

"This is the gift I'm about to give you. Of course, it's an extremely precious one—I hope you'll accept it graciously."

Luo En growled angrily.

"Though you are indeed powerful, using such tricks to toy with us—I will kill you."

That voice chuckled.

"Of course, I'll wait for your arrival—provided you survive to return today."

Luo En used his anger to make the opponent complacent; he also hoped this would allow his energy to spread rapidly through the surroundings.

As his anger surged, the range his energy could reach extended further, allowing him now to sense any energy fluctuations within a hundred li.

Yet even so, he detected no trace of the opponent.

"This guy's concealment ability is too powerful—I've never encountered such a terrifying stealth technique before."

Luo En couldn't help but sigh.

The girl nodded, then suddenly asked.

"Even the curses can't detect his whereabouts—is he the one who created those corpses?"

Luo En frowned slightly; the two energies were very different, and he found it hard to link the two together—but he couldn't rule out that the opponent was using false energy.

Just like when he framed that young man—channeling energy into a bottle, then releasing it later.

Luo En steadied himself, then suddenly asked.

"Were those strange corpses created by you?"

"Corpses?"

The voice seemed startled.

"I've created many corpses, but I always dispose of them properly—I never leave them exposed."

The opponent had no reason to lie. Luo En frowned tightly. So it wasn't this person behind those incidents—but then why did he want Luo En dead? What connection was there between them?

Luo En was utterly confused; he felt as if trapped in thick fog, reaching out his hand but touching nothing.