By the time Chen Xuanchao realized wolf fur was sprouting from his body, it was already too late.
This looked exactly like the effects of the Wolf-Seed Curse!
Legend had it that besides Granny Wolf's simplest method of planting wolf pups inside living creatures' bellies, it also possessed a more mysterious Wolf-Seed Curse, which could infect people with wolf seeds without their noticing. Afterward, whenever they heard its howl, the curse would flare up, reducing its victims to its puppets.
Chen Xuanchao immediately summoned a strand of spirit fire to burn himself, hoping to purge the Nightmare Curse he had unknowingly contracted.
But Granny Wolf had already raised its head and let out a piercing howl. "Awooo-"
As it howled, its wounds rapidly healed. In an instant, every sword wound had closed, restoring it to its previous uninjured state.
At the same time, as the howl reached his ears, Chen Xuanchao's eyes abruptly turned scarlet. Black fur grew wildly over his body like spikes. He spun around and hurled his sword at Huang Qiuzi!
Everyone was stunned by the sight.
Huang Qiuzi had been about to break through the Nightmare Realm's illusion. She had never expected a fellow disciple to attack her. With no time to defend herself, she could only withdraw her Phoenix Heavenly Fire and dart sideways.
Shhk-
The sword only cut her arm, but far worse, it interrupted the process of opening an escape route!
"Chen Xuanchao, what's wrong with you?" she demanded, swiftly putting distance between them.
"I..." The red light in Chen Xuanchao's eyes flickered, his expression agonized. "I don't know when I was hit with the Wolf-Seed Curse..."
"Awooo-" Granny Wolf howled again.
"Aah!" Chen Xuanchao's veins bulged. Red light blazed from his eyes again, and he charged after Huang Qiuzi!
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