Shinji turned his head and saw that Hidan had already arrived at the mountain top so quickly.
"Hahaha! Although I don't know how you're faster than me, this time I've won!"
Hidan pulled the rope at his waist, retracting the Bloody March Scythe.
Shinji was speechless—fortunately, he had asked almost everything he needed to, or he would have been furious enough to kill this idiot right now!
"You think you've won?"
Shinji shot a sidelong glance at him, implying something in his tone.
Because he hadn't received any reward prompt for eliminating the cursed spirit.
This meant the other party was definitely not dead!
Black flash!
Shinji struck two punches on the two corpses, destroying them into fragments.
But there was still no movement.
The answer was obvious.
Shinji couldn't help but lift his head to look at the giant mirage shell in front of him.
"This is your true body."
At this moment, the giant mirage shell no longer inhaled fog; it tightly closed itself and pretended to be dead, as if it was a small clam hiding in its shell.
Hidan, upon hearing Shinji's words, also reacted.
After ruling out the possibility that this bastard couldn't play tricks, he guessed that this strange big shell might be problematic.
What to do?
Cut it open!
Hidan swung the Bloody March Scythe directly at it.
Clang!
Hidan only felt a numbness in his right hand, almost dropping his weapon. When he looked up, there was not a single mark left.
The hardness of this 'big shell' in front of him was actually beyond his expectations.
But Hidan didn't give up. The opportunity for Shinji, that bastard, to call him big brother was right in front of him. He would risk his life to win!
Suddenly, his eyes lit up!
"I'll just pry this 'big shell' open! I don't believe it's that hard inside!"
Hidan immediately praised his own cleverness, then found a good position, pointing his blade at the crack in the shell and inserting it.
Although only a little went in, it looked more promising than before.
He then started to pry inward while applying force upward. Soon, his face was turning red from exertion.
Under his brute force, it seemed he had really managed to pry open a small opening.
Hiss.
Black mist instantly seeped out from the crack, spraying directly onto Hidan.
"Cough cough! What the hell is this smell?!"
Relying on his immortality, Hidan didn't retreat a step and even increased his strength.
However, this black fog was extremely bizarre. Even though Hidan held his breath, it seemed alive—actively sneaking into his nose and ears, impossible to defend against!
Suddenly, Hidan's body started to sway, and his eyes became dull.
Seeing this, Shinji immediately threw out a blood rope, tying Hidan up and dragging him away from the mirage shell.
This thing definitely had a problem!
At this moment, a familiar voice came from inside the shell.
"Hahaha, you didn't expect, did you? This is my true body!"
No, I already guessed it.
"I knew you humans were untrustworthy, so I prepared a backup plan. The black fog that the guy just inhaled is a terrifying mist condensed and transformed from gray fog. Before it automatically disperses, this black fog will continuously stimulate his brain, making him experience loneliness, sadness, anger, and other negative emotions non-stop until he completely collapses, turns into useless waste in his brain, and then dies!"
"Usually, only those 'lucky' humans can receive this special treatment. After getting what they want from me, they return home and collapse in endless regret and pain, dying in misery!"
"Oh."
Shinji scratched his head, feeling a bit itchy there.
"Oh? Do you even realize how serious this matter is? Aren't you worried about your companions' lives?"
"Nope."
As Shinji continued walking forward, he said, "It's just some negative emotions. Do you think, after today, what has that fool Hidan experienced? That idiot is a lunatic who wouldn't even accept a terrifying evil god! I dare say, your black fog won't break him down—in fact, it might even make him happy."
"Pain? Anger? Those are his sources of happiness! You know what? From the very beginning, you've messed with the wrong person, stupid fool!"
Squeak.
Shinji followed the trail of blood from the Bloody March Scythe Hidan left behind, stabbing his snake-skin sword into it.
"Nonsense! Don't even think about fooling me again! Die!"
Just as the opponent prepared to use the same trick, employing black fog to kill Shinji, Shinji moved even faster.
Golden Snake Dance, activate!
All at once, the snake-skin sword plunged into the crack transformed into a golden snake, which lengthened under Shinji's control, biting wildly in all directions!
"Ah! Snakes? Snakes! How can there be snakes?!"
"No, I'm about to petrify! I don't want to die! Let me go!"
"Don't kill me! I know many secrets. I can give you anything you want—precious herbs, priceless treasures, I have them all!"
The begging suddenly stopped!
Who knows where that mischievous little snake bit? The dull gray stone chips had already begun to spread over the hard shell outside.
Until it was fully petrified, Shinji took a deep breath and raised his right fist.
Black flash!
Boom!
The petrified mirage shell exploded into pieces, leaving a mess of debris.
[Exorcise Top-tier Cursed Spirit – Mirage Mist, gained 10,000 Curse Soul points]
Shinji raised an eyebrow—seems like this thing was quite "valuable."
No domain, yet worth 10,000 Curse Soul points—really a big profit!
But on second thought, this guy created fog to cover the entire mountain, turning it into his territory, which was similar to a pseudo-domain.
And his attack methods were indeed unique and bizarre.
It only took one careless mistake, and even the Water Shadow almost fell here.
But if it was elsewhere, facing the true body of this top-tier cursed spirit, Terumī Mei could kill him instantly, leaving not a single piece behind!
That's the huge advantage of terrain.
And a domain is just about maximizing this advantage!
After finally defeating the enemy, Shinji, with a "scalp-taking" mindset, carefully examined the debris.
Then, among the wreckage, he found a palm-sized, colorful shell.
Cursed Item: Prosperity Mist Shell
Effect: Collects fog, producing a colorful mist bead every three days. When it lands, it's wealth!
Shinji's eyes lit up, and he quietly pocketed it.
Why was he, who usually despised money, so tempted by this thing?
He was angry—next time, he hoped more would come, so he could hold out longer!
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