In an instant.
Endless gray light, smoke and fire, wails and leaden clouds across the sky turned into illusory light and shadow around Xu Yuan.
Xu Yuan stepped forward and plunged into them, vanishing along with every trace of light and shadow.
He had entered the Extinction-Level Training Match!
Faint glowing text appeared in the darkness:
"The Extinction-Level Competition bears a powerful curse, and how long you can remain depends on your strength."
Yes!
The Extinction-Level Competition was cursed.
Xu Yuan had once considered how to deal with it, then given up.
At the time, Blind Eye had gained an upgrade and could already devour "negative effects."
Who knew Blind Eye would now turn to stone and become unusable?
Xu Yuan could only face the curse again.
He sighed and walked down the dark street, waiting in silence.
Before long.
A Flood Dragon's furious roar sounded in the Emptiness.
It poked its head out of the boundless blood clouds and plunged toward the earth again.
Now!
Xu Yuan took two steps back and cast the Bluefall Yellow Springs Art with both hands. Illusory flames rose across his body, and he became a Ghost Entity, charging straight toward where the Flood Dragon would fall. No one had reacted yet—
Boom!
The Flood Dragon struck the earth. Boundless flames surged from the ground, and a rain of blood burst across the sky.
Now!
Xu Yuan sped onward, but several Ghost Entities blocked his path.
"Stop! You've been conscripted!"
The Ghost General at their head barked.
Conscript my ass!
Xu Yuan activated Heaven and Earth-Stealing and vanished, reappearing where the Flood Dragon had landed.
Everywhere the Dragon Blood had spilled was burning.
Strangely, the dragon's corpse had not been completely destroyed. A shadow rose from it—it even looked more vigorous, every