Chapter 682: Death and Rebirth

"With the Phoenix's rebirth combined with the Ten Thousand Souls Art, I will tower above all others—no one will be my match. If you hadn't been so fond of meddling, we might never have crossed paths. But now, it's impossible to let you live."

The man slowly opened his palm, and mysterious runes began to glow with strange light. With a hum, the runes suddenly expanded, and immediately Luo En felt the stench of blood growing thicker in the air, as if the entire heavens and earth had been soaked in blood, and he felt as though he were submerged in a sea of blood.

He desperately tried to escape, but he could feel himself bound tightly by some kind of shackle, and no matter how he struggled, he could not break free from this sea of blood.

"This must be an illusion."

Luo En warned himself deep within.

"Don't let this illusion affect you—I must break out."

At that moment, he heard the girl's moan. Luo En turned his head and saw her seized by countless arms made of blood. He rushed forward to rescue her, but the girl looked at Luo En.

"Don't worry about me—kill him first. Only when he's dead will these visions vanish."

But just then, those arms began frantically tearing at the girl. Though she possessed immense power and could control curses, in this setting she could not summon any curses—her energy had already been severed by him.

Luo En had intended to deal with the man first, but seeing the girl's current state, he believed that if he didn't rescue her now, she would be torn apart limb by limb. So Luo En no longer hesitated—he lunged forward and concentrated all his energy into his arms.

With a thunderous boom, the energy Luo En unleashed shattered those arms. The girl caught her breath, but soon she was seized again by the arms.

"No, this won't work."

The girl shook her head frantically. She knew these arms were endless—the man could summon such energy at will, but Luo En's energy was finite. If he wasted it here, he had no hope of victory.

"You must let go. I can't go on like this. Only by eliminating him can we have a chance to survive."

The girl looked at Luo En and spoke.