Chapter 912: The Only Way to Break the Curse

Driven by her emotions, the Winter Goddess's tears continuously fell upon the wild boar, dripping onto his seemingly ferocious snout.

Unexpectedly, this unintentional action caused the wild boar, who had seemed to be in a deep sleep, to suddenly open its eyes. Its pupils had turned blood-red, identical to those of the wolves and bloodthirsty insects seen earlier.

Suddenly raising its body, the wild boar unleashed an immensely powerful murderous aura, fixing its chilling gaze upon the Winter Goddess.

"No good!" Xu Yang immediately urged. "The curse on this fellow is activating! Quick, get behind me!"

Seeing her beloved pet in such a state, the Winter Goddess's anguish intensified, and her personal emotions severely hampered her ability to act.

Fortunately, Yunxiao, who was nearby, reacted instantly. He grabbed the girl and decisively pulled her behind Xu Yang. Once they entered the protective range of the brilliant Angelic Light, she was saved from the wild boar's first attack.

As Big Dog was the last to enter the Angelic Domain, the wild boar finally launched a powerful attack, targeting the exact location of the golden light formation Xu Yang was using to shield everyone.

The wild boar let out a full-throated, sky-shattering roar. The murderous aura emanating from its body was incredibly formidable; even Xu Yang was unsure if he could calm its savage emotions in a short amount of time.

Boom!

The wild boar's first impact came swiftly. Its massive head, amplified by the immense weight of its body, slammed heavily against the boundary of the golden Angelic Light.

From the power reverberating back from the Angelic Domain, Xu Yang could feel that the wild boar's current explosive power was more than ten times greater than that of the previous bloodthirsty wolf pack.

There was no doubt that this curse's activation amplified the cursed individual's inherent strength.

In other words, the stronger the cursed individual's original power, the more potent the negative emotions manifested after the curse's activation.

Of course, while stronger individuals had a lower probability of being cursed, if they were, the impact and harm caused would be far greater.

Considering the wild boar's defensive capabilities, if it weren't for the overwhelming number of bloodthirsty insects that had just attacked it, completely surrounding its body from every angle, it likely wouldn't have been easy for it to contract the curse.

Ultimately, it was the Winter Goddess, that girl, who made a fatal mistake, giving the bloodthirsty insects enough room to act.

Of course, there was no point in dwelling on that now. Xu Yang stared intently at the wild boar, which shimmered with the light of the bloodthirsty curse just beyond the golden glow, his mind racing as he considered the best way to subdue it.

Suppressing it without harming its life force was Xu Yang's top priority at the moment.

Just as he was racking his brain, feeling helpless, the Moon Goddess's voice reappeared in his mind.

"Master, to dispel the power of this curse, you must rely on the Ancient Jade."

After hearing the Moon Goddess's voice, Xu Yang sighed helplessly. "You know," he said, "the Ancient Jade is still in the Western Desolation Ruins. The only entrance and exit to those ruins is guarded by the Western Emperor's mummy, which is currently with Ling Yao. Distant water won't quench a nearby fire. Is there truly no other way besides this?"

The Moon Goddess sighed resignedly. "The power of the curse does indeed stem partly from the divine inheritance system," she explained. "Even I cannot find another way to dispel it in a short amount of time. For now, it seems we can only temporarily suppress the wild boar, forcing it into a deep slumber. Then, within three days, we must find a breakthrough and leave this confined space."

Xu Yang understood the Moon Goddess's meaning perfectly. Since the curse's harm couldn't be completely eliminated quickly, the only option was to temporarily put him into a deep sleep to prevent the curse from fully manifesting.

To fundamentally solve the problem, he still needed to break free from these restraints, return to the Eastern Domain Alliance headquarters, and retrieve the Ancient Jade from Ling Yao. That was the core solution.

"There's no other way," Xu Yang stated. "I have to act. Even if it means slightly injuring the wild boar, I must completely subdue it. If I let it continue to rampage like this, the bloodthirsty curse will only further erode its life force."

After obtaining the Winter Goddess's consent, Xu Yang immediately took action. He deliberately broke free from the surrounding Angelic Domain, the area encompassed by the golden halo. Then, he summoned his Jade Bone Divine Sword and boldly confronted the enraged wild boar before him.

This wasn't Xu Yang's first encounter with the creature. However, during their previous encounter in the Western Emperor's Tomb, the wild boar hadn't had the chance to unleash its full physical power before Xu Yang quickly subdued it.

Now, it was at the peak of its combat strength. Driven by the bloodthirsty curse's rampant desires, the wild boar's fully unleashed, arrogant instincts made it more formidable than ever before.

Without hesitation, the moment Xu Yang's feet touched the ground, he simultaneously activated the eight energy vortexes within his body. The Jade Bone Divine Sword hovered above the wild boar's head, its powerful sword energy exerting mental suppression upon it.

At the same time, Xu Yang, having activated the eight energy vortexes, once again unleashed the Ghost Valley Formation. This caused the wild boar, completely frenzied by the bloodthirsty curse, to fall into a state of disoriented confusion.

The Ghost Valley Formation continuously shifted. With each change in coordinates, the surrounding scenery in the wild boar's vision would undergo a drastic transformation, effectively restricting its mobility.

The moment Xu Yang, having activated the eight energy vortexes, ascended into the air, intensely thick, milky-white energy coalesced around his body. This was the effect of the eighth energy vortex, which transcended the foundational levels of the seven color-coded vortexes (red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple), releasing raw, primordial power.

And if all nine energy vortexes were fully opened, the raw aura around Xu Yang's body, the halo, would turn a deep black!

"Wild boar," Xu Yang called out, "I know you haven't completely lost your instincts. Next, I will use the strongest sealing technique I can currently perform to put you into a state of near-permanent slumber. But this won't be true permanent sleep. I need you to retain a shred of consciousness to cooperate with me in fighting the curse within your body. When you revive that sliver of instinct again, I will be able to completely dispel the curse within you! You must trust me. Do not let the curse extinguish your last shred of instinct. Otherwise, even if I can dispel the curse within you later, your consciousness will never awaken again."