demon!

White Night breathed a slight sigh of relief, his tense nerves relaxing a little.

Looking at the black crystal on the ground, he thought that the secret of the curse must be hidden inside.

Thus.

He stepped forward, bent down, and picked up the black crystal.

The crystal felt cold to the touch, its surface smooth yet carrying a strange, sticky sensation.

The moment his fingertips completely grasped the crystal.

A surge of special mental energy gushed out from the crystal without warning!

This power was cold and eerie, like countless tiny insects burrowing into his mind, carrying an irresistible will that instantly invaded White Night's consciousness!

White Night's eyes suddenly became hollow, his body trembling uncontrollably, and his fingers gripping the crystal began to slowly tighten.

He could clearly feel his own movements, yet he couldn't stop them no matter what; that mental energy, like the most vicious curse, was tightly clamping down on his body and will!

"What… is going on?!"

White Night roared in his heart, but he couldn't make a sound, only able to watch helplessly as his palm continued to exert force.

Crack—!

The black crystal shattered in his palm, turning into countless black specks of light!

The light specks swirled and gathered in the air, rapidly forming a spatial vortex.

The interior of the vortex was pitch black, constantly rotating and emitting heart-stopping spatial energy; the surrounding air was twisted out of shape!

A few seconds later.

A figure slowly crawled out from the spatial vortex.

It was a demonic creature, nearly three meters tall, its entire body covered in dark red scales, the edges of which shimmered with a metallic luster.

It had three heads; the left head resembled a rotting wolf's head, the right head was covered in compound eyes, and the middle head consisted only of a giant mouth constantly dripping with black slime.

On its back were six pairs of tattered bone wings, with bits of dark red flesh hanging from them; its limbs were thick and powerful, and its fingers and toes bore sharp black claws that shimmered with a cold light!

A powerful aura, far exceeding any enemy encountered before, emanated from it.

The dust inside the church was shaken into the air by this aura, and even the light seemed to have been swallowed!

After the demon appeared, its three heads greedily breathed in the air simultaneously.

Then, six eyes stared in unison at the vacant-eyed White Night, and the giant mouth of the middle head opened, emitting a harsh sound like metal grinding against metal:

"Tiny human, thank you for helping me kill that wretched lapdog of the gods."

"That damn guy actually used his own body to seal me for hundreds of years. If you hadn't broken the seal, I don't know how many years it would have been before I could see the light of day again!"

Its voice was filled with resentment and excitement as its three heads turned simultaneously to survey the surroundings.

Then, it turned its gaze back to White Night, six eyes flickering with a cruel light.

"Since you helped me, I will help you once… I'll give you a quick death."

The next moment.

The demon took heavy steps toward White Night.

It reached out its ugly, hideous, and terrifying claws, from which corrosive slime dripped, attempting to crush White Night's skull!

White Night watched this scene helplessly, still unable to control his body, roaring in his heart.

Just then.

Three halos suddenly appeared within his body!

A golden Experience Halo, a green Life Aura, and a dazzling Healing Aura!

The three halos burst with dazzling brilliance, completely enveloping White Night!

The next instant, that cold mental energy rapidly receded under the radiance of the halos, like melting ice and snow!

White Night instantly regained consciousness!

The hollowness in his eyes vanished, replaced by madness and killing intent!

Almost the moment he regained consciousness, he pushed off with both feet, utilizing the speed boost from Wind Whisper Blessing, and his figure immediately dashed backward, narrowly dodging the demon's claws.

The demon's claws brushed past his clothes and landed, smashing a deep crater into the ground as debris flew everywhere!

...

White Night retreated to the corner of the church; the moment he steadied himself, the black-purple energy of the 【eternal demon blade】 in his hand surged, and he stared vigilantly at the demon before him.

The demon's three heads turned simultaneously, and the giant middle mouth emitted a weird, cackling laugh: "Your reaction is quite fast, but unfortunately…"

Before the words faded, the wolf head on the left roared suddenly, and a dark red sonic wave spread out as if it were solid.

Wherever it passed, the wooden seats of the church instantly turned to powder, and the sonic wave headed straight for White Night's face, carrying a pain that could tear one's eardrums!

"【Holy Light Barrier】!"

A golden light shield instantly appeared in front of White Night.

The sonic wave collided with the shield and exploded; the light shield vibrated violently, and cracks spread across it like a spiderweb.

The moment he was blocking the sonic wave, the head on the right covered in compound eyes suddenly shot out dozens of ink-green beams; the beams left eerie trajectories in the air, bypassing the light shield to strike directly at White Night's vital points!

White Night activated Storm Dance under his feet, his figure maneuvering through the gaps in the beams, the demon blade dancing like the wind, cutting down all the beams that slipped through.

Where the beams hit the ground, the stone slabs were corroded into pits emitting green smoke!

"A bit interesting."

The middle head opened its giant mouth, and six pairs of bone wings flapped violently.

The next second.

Countless black feathers shot over like hidden weapons!

The edges of the feathers shimmered with a ghostly light, and upon touching the air, they made a "hissing" burning sound.

White Night's gaze was solemn; with a thought, he poured the energy within his body into the demon blade.

Then, with a horizontal slash, in an instant, black-purple energy intertwined into a fan-shaped blade glow and flew out, directly shattering most of the feathers!

The remaining feathers grazed his arm, leaving several wounds deep enough to see bone, and the wounds instantly turned black-purple.

"This toxicity…" White Night frowned, immediately activating Healing Aura; golden light enveloped the wounds, allowing them to quickly recover to their original state.

At this moment.

The demon took the opportunity to close in, its thick arm smashing down with a wind-tearing sound, the barbs on its arm armor shimmering with a cold light.

White Night reacted extremely quickly, raising his sword to block.

Boom—!

The next second, a massive force arrived, and White Night's legs were directly pressed deep into the stone floor.

The web between his thumb and index finger was shaken open, and blood dripped down the hilt of the sword.

It was evident how astonishing the opponent's strength was!

Whoosh—!

The wolf head on the left suddenly spewed out a ball of dark red flames.

The flames hit the ground and turned into several burning vicious dogs, which roared and pounced toward White Night!

At the same time.

The ink-green beams shot by the compound-eye head on the right struck again, forming a pincer attack with the vicious dogs!

White Night was fully focused, the energy in his body circulating wildly.

Storm Sharp Strike and 【Holy Light Ring Slash】 were activated simultaneously; the black-purple sword energy and the golden halo intertwined into a spiral shockwave, instantly tearing the vicious dogs to pieces and deflecting the beams.

He used the recoil of the shockwave to leap backward, landing on the ruins of the altar.

Just as he wanted to catch his breath, he saw the giant mouth of the demon's middle head open; a pitch-black energy ball was condensing, and the surrounding light was being sucked into it.

"Taste this, 【Abyss Breath】!"

The next instant.

The pitch-black energy ball shot over, trailing a long tail!

Wherever it passed, the space rippled, and the dome of the church was torn into a huge gap by the aura emitted by the energy ball!

White Night's pupils constricted, and he immediately poured all his energy into the 【eternal demon blade】.

He saw the black-purple and golden light on the sword intertwine into a special pattern: "【Gilded Sword Shield】"

A thick light shield suddenly unfolded, protecting White Night inside!

The next second, the pitch-black energy ball slammed into the light shield!

In an instant, the entire church shook violently, bricks and stones fell like rain, and the shockwave blasted White Night out of the church!

White Night slammed into a broken wall, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

The demon's figure followed, walking out from inside the church; its three heads looked at the disheveled White Night, all revealing a sinister grin.