Powerful Earth God

"Tenfold Curse!" Seven Seas Builder shouted softly. His short blade glowed with curse symbols.

This was a curse that weakened the enemy, capable of inflicting a debilitating effect on them.

He evenly divided his Soul Force and precisely struck the two Soul Spirits in a seven-to-three split.

The short blade shot forth like lightning, instantly slicing through the Soul Spirits' soul cores. The two Soul Spirits were immediately shattered.

At the same time, Master Ban also unleashed his curse technique.

"Binding Curse!" he shouted. A straw-man-shaped Soul Spirit suddenly appeared, rooting itself to the ground and unable to move. Yet the curses surrounding it restrained the enemy, forcibly reducing all of its attributes.

The Soul Spirits' speed and strength were indeed greatly diminished by the effect.

However, Master Ban showed no intention of slowing down.

The moment the Soul Spirit approached within three meters of the straw-man Soul Spirit, the latter suddenly drew a massive sickle from its body of woven straw. Like a bolt of lightning tearing through the sky, it directly cleaved the Soul Spirit into fragments.

The two Soul Spirits vanished beneath the straw-man Soul Spirit's sickle.

In the blink of an eye, the two Soul Spirits had been destroyed by Master Ban and Seven Seas Builder.

They used their powerful strength to prove the arrogance of their opponents was nothing more than blind conceit.

Because they knew this was only the beginning. The real challenge still lay ahead.

The Earth God's Soul Spirits were far more powerful than this, and they had to be even more cautious in facing the battle to come.

The rain gradually weakened, but the air remained thick with oppression and unease.

Master Ban and Seven Seas Builder stood side by side before the Divine System. Their figures appeared especially calm and fearless in the dim rain curtain.

They knew that although the road ahead was filled with hardship and danger, they would never retreat until they achieved final victory.

Just as Master Ban and Seven Seas Builder prepared to continue clearing their escape route, a pitch-black shadow suddenly sprang from the Earth God's Divine System like a sharp arrow in the night, piercing through the rain and lunging at them.

At first, it was only a vague black shadow. But in the blink of an eye, its true form emerged—a terrifying black venomous snake Soul Spirit, poison dripping from its fangs as it radiated deadly menace.

Seven Seas Builder reacted swiftly. Facing the attack, he did not retreat in the slightest. Instead, with an icy, nearly cruel expression, he swung his blade at one of the venomous snake Soul Spirit's fangs.

The short blade drew a silver arc through the air and struck the fang with precision. Yet there was only a sharp clang, sparks flew, and the fang remained unscathed.

"So hard."

Seven Seas Builder muttered, a trace of solemnity flashing through his eyes.

Although the strike failed to break the fang, it still hurt the venomous snake Soul Spirit. It hissed furiously, then turned and fixed its gaze on Master Ban beside him.

Seven Seas Builder did not sit idly by. His figure flashed, and he swung his blade again, this time targeting the venomous snake Soul Spirit's side.

However, its scales were just as tough. When the short blade collided with them, it was actually knocked aside.

"Be careful. This Soul Spirit has extremely high defense. We can't force our way through it."

Seven Seas Builder quickly assessed the situation and warned Master Ban.

Master Ban immediately acted upon hearing this.

The straw-man Soul Spirit in his hands seemed to come alive. In an instant, it transformed into a huge straw rope, tightly binding the venomous snake Soul Spirit within it.

The straw rope looked fragile, but it was astonishingly tough. Though the venomous snake Soul Spirit struggled within it, the bindings only grew tighter.

Seeing the opportunity, Seven Seas Builder swiftly joined the attack. He wielded his short blade, every strike carrying immense curse power as he repeatedly slashed at the trapped venomous snake Soul Spirit.

Under their seamless cooperation, the venomous snake Soul Spirit finally could not hold on any longer. One slash from Seven Seas Builder finally broke through its defense, severing its body into several pieces and completely extinguishing its life.

After the battle ended, both Seven Seas Builder and Master Ban were somewhat exhausted. Their curse power had been depleted enormously.

Their clothes were soaked through by the rain, clinging tightly to their bodies as cold seeped into their bones.

Yet neither of them had time to catch their breath, because the Earth God's Soul Spirits clearly had no intention of stopping there.

The successive deaths of the Soul Spirits and venomous snake Soul Spirit were like adding fuel to the flames, thoroughly enraging the Earth God.

Its enormous figure loomed within the Divine System like a giant beast awakened from slumber, preparing to launch its final retaliation against the curse masters who had invaded its territory.

Beneath the night sky, the rain had not stopped. Instead, it grew fiercer, as though even the heavens were mourning the brutal battle that was about to unfold.

The Earth God suddenly stepped out from the shattered remains of the Divine System. Like a moving mountain, it instantly stood between Seven Seas Builder and Master Ban, its massive shadow enveloping them both.

"This..."

Seven Seas Builder's pupils contracted, disbelief filling his voice.

"Impossible!" Master Ban likewise cried out in shock. He had never seen such a powerful Soul Spirit. The Earth God's oppressive aura nearly left him unable to breathe.

The Earth God raised a palm capable of tearing through the sky. Carrying the force of a violent storm, it ruthlessly slammed toward Seven Seas Builder.

Seven Seas Builder reacted with astonishing speed, raising his blade to block, but he still could not withstand the Earth God's heaven-shattering strength.

Crack!

A crisp sound of breaking bones rang out as Seven Seas Builder's right arm was instantly shattered by the tremendous impact.

His entire body flew away like a snapped kite. Buildings along the way collapsed one after another from the force of his impact, and he was finally buried beneath a pile of rubble, unconscious.

Blood gushed from the corner of his mouth, dripping onto the protective talisman Master Ban had given him, leaving behind the final trace of the coming battle.

"Seven Seas!"

Master Ban's eyes burned with fury and rage, but he had no time to worry about Seven Seas Builder's safety. The Earth God's attack was already bearing down on him like a shadow.

Seven Seas Builder's Tenfold Curse, even when facing an enemy stronger than himself, could forcibly create a weakening effect. But at this moment, he no longer had the strength to cast it again.

As for Ash Plains Bear's scarecrow curse, when used against Soul Force weaker than his own, its fear effect was almost impossible to resist. Yet before the Earth God's enormous body, it seemed utterly powerless.

Master Ban gritted his teeth and controlled the scarecrow shikigami to launch another attack at the Earth God.

The massive sickle in the scarecrow shikigami's hand carved an icy arc through the air. Yet the blade, sharp enough to sever gold and jade, only left a faint mark on the Earth God's arm.

The Earth God's counterattack, however, was like a thunderbolt. With one palm strike, it smashed half of the scarecrow's body to pieces.

The scarecrow's destruction also dealt Ash Plains Bear a heavy backlash.

"Am I really going to die like this? I didn't even get a close-up. What a fucking joke."

Master Ban spat out a mouthful of blood, then immediately collapsed.

Blood streamed from his nose, soaking his entire chest. The protective talisman hanging around his neck, given to him by Jia Meng, had also been dyed crimson.