# Chapter 2294: Amo Curse (Chapter 2)
"A Nine-Grade Star-Protecting Grand Formation, with the Supreme Sacred Artifact Seven-Star Ghost Lotus as the formation node, even if ten Hundred-Shackle Great Perfection Great Saints came, they could not break through," said Four-Eyed Ghost Emperor.
Xu's face was grave. He shook his head and said, "But the current situation is very unfavorable."
"No need to guess. It was White Jade Mad Lion who destroyed the formation inscriptions on this planet."
Yan Hong Great Saint's face was gloomy. Gazing toward the north pole of the Ghost Clan's home star, spanning tens of thousands of miles, she saw White Jade Mad Lion standing atop the north pole glacier.
"This damned lion, I, the Emperor, will deal with it."
Four-Eyed Ghost Emperor let out an angry roar, rode a cloud of ghost qi, and flew straight toward the north pole.
Xu calmed his mind, unflustered by the crisis, and said, "The one who came is not Feng Hou. It's the aura of the Death Clan. It seems Bore is controlling all of this. Without a doubt, White Jade Mad Lion has always belonged to the Upper Three Clans' camp. Whether supporting Feng Hou or defecting to us, it was all Bore's scheme."
Yan Hong Great Saint's eyes were icy cold. She smiled and said, "Bore is still too young. Although dealing with Zhang Ruochen did cost us some strength, we still have five Hundred-Shackle Great Perfection Great Saints at full power. If they want to swallow us, they would need Wu Jiang to come in person, plus ten Hundred-Shackle Great Perfection Great Saints working together, to have any chance."
"As far as I know, Wu Jiang is in seclusion refining the Quasi-Emperor Grade Sacred Intent Pill. There's no way he would come out of seclusion now. Moreover, Bore cannot mobilize ten Hundred-Shackle Great Perfection Great Saints at once."
Xu said, "What I'm worried about is that once the Star-Protecting Grand Formation is broken, with the power of the Supreme Sacred Artifact, one strike could annihilate all the souls on the surface of this home star. The Ghost Clan would suffer devastating losses. This should be Bore's true goal."
"To resist external enemies, we must first clean up inside the planet. Brother Ye Changzai, can you temporarily suppress your injuries?"
Ye Changzai said, "I can still fight."
"Go assist Four-Eyed Ghost Emperor. You must capture White Jade Mad Lion," Xu said.
The ghost shadow on the ground blurred and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Xu's gaze fell on Yan Hong Great Saint. "I can still hold on for a while using the Seven-Star Ghost Lotus. You need to kill Zhang Ruochen as quickly as possible, then come help me."
"Swoosh—"
Yan Hong Great Saint's snow-white jade-like arm shot a pink light pillar upward.
A cow's roar and a sparrow's cry sounded in succession from beyond the sky.
Two Hundred-Shackle Great Perfection Great Saints of the Bone Clan, Full Moon Bull Emperor and Heavenly Sparrow Divine Bone, revealed their forms in the void. The bull's shadow accompanied the bright moon, and the bone sparrow emitted dazzling divine light.
"Dealing with Zhang Ruochen, I alone am enough. Full Moon Bull Emperor and Heavenly Sparrow Divine Bone will help you resist the attacks of the Upper Three Clans' cultivators."
Yan Hong Great Saint's body transformed into a pink radiance, rushed into the ground, and disappeared.
...
Zhang Ruochen had indeed not completely blocked Ye Changzai's sword. A bloody hole was pierced through his back.
Fortunately, his demigod body was strong enough, and at the critical moment, Shi Shenghua blocked most of the sword's power. Otherwise, Ye Changzai's sword strike would have been enough to cut Zhang Ruochen in two.
Black mist emanated from the bloody hole on his back, corroding Zhang Ruochen's Undying Sacred Body, eroding his life origin and sacred dao rules.
Zhang Ruochen activated sacred qi, wrapped it with the life essence of the Divine Wood Heart, and circulated it according to the ninth heaven's cultivation method route of the *Nine Heavens Bright Emperor Scripture*. At the same time, he mobilized Purifying Divine Flame to refine it, but the effect was minimal.
"What exactly is that sword of Ye Changzai? How is it more terrifying than Wu Jiang's Blood Devouring Curse? It must be a Divine Relic Ancient Artifact, and of an extremely high grade."
Only the power of a god would be so difficult to refine.
Once it invaded the flesh and blood, it was like a parasitic maggot, very hard to expel.
Zhang Ruochen secretly guessed that Ye Changzai's sword most likely contained the death power or curse power of some evil god from the Hell Realm. It was definitely an ominous evil sword.
Although struck by Ye Changzai's sword, Zhang Ruochen had also struck many Time Imprints into Ye Changzai's ghost body.
It would not be easy for Ye Changzai to recover his combat power.
"I must refine the evil power that has invaded my body as quickly as possible. Otherwise, if I engage a strong opponent, my injuries will worsen."
Just as this thought arose in Zhang Ruochen's mind, he sensed Yan Hong Great Saint's aura.
In the underground mud layer, strands of pink light mist scattered down. Wherever they passed, the soil and rocks became like lead and iron, their hardness increasing by more than ten times.
Beneath Zhang Ruochen's feet was the Metal Element Extreme Substance.
Unfortunately, the Metal Element Extreme Substance had no gaps, like a huge sphere embedded inside the Ghost Clan's home star. There was no so-called opportunity or path to survival.
Yan Hong Great Saint's beautiful figure descended onto the surface of the Metal Element Extreme Substance. Her star-bright eyes looked at Zhang Ruochen, who was dozens of zhang away. She smiled and said, "Why aren't you running?"
Zhang Ruochen clasped his hands behind his back, standing straight. "Only you came after me. What can you do to me? Why should I run?"
"Don't pretend to be calm. You were struck by Ye Changzai's Amo Divine Sword. The Amo Curse must have invaded your body. If you don't fight, you can still slowly refine the Amo Curse with your Purifying Divine Flame. But once you fight me and can't suppress the Amo Curse's erosion, you'll soon become a mortal with all your cultivation ruined, and then die of old age in an instant," Yan Hong Great Saint said.
Zhang Ruochen's eyes showed a hint of realization. "So it's the Amo Curse."
The "Amo Curse" and the "Blood Devouring Curse" that Wu Jiang cultivated were both among the six great curse techniques of the Underworld Clan.
Zhang Ruochen could easily purify the Blood Devouring Curse with the Divine Wood Heart because the Blood Devouring Curse was a curse technique Wu Jiang had activated from afar. But the Amo Curse had entered Zhang Ruochen's blood and Undying Sacred Body along with the Amo Divine Sword piercing his body.
Although there was some pressure in his heart, Zhang Ruochen's face remained relaxed and carefree. He said lightly, "Wu Jiang's Blood Devouring Curse couldn't do anything to me. This mere Amo Curse has long been refined by me."
"Oh?"
A look of doubt appeared on Yan Hong Great Saint's beautiful face. She couldn't quite gauge Zhang Ruochen's reality and illusion.
Zhang Ruochen said, "Only you came to besiege me. It seems the Ghost Clan's home star is facing some kind of major crisis. If I'm not mistaken, the Upper Three Clans' strong ones are taking advantage to attack you, right?"
"You know this?" Yan Hong Great Saint was somewhat surprised.
Zhang Ruochen said, "White Jade Mad Lion was always a hidden piece of the Upper Three Clans. After I drove him away, he sought you out. Clearly, he wanted to use your power to kill me. Meanwhile, the Upper Three Clans' cultivators stood by watching the show, waiting to reap the benefits."
"The top experts of the Middle Three Clans are half gathered on the Ghost Clan's home star. Do you think the Upper Three Clans can reap the benefits so easily?" Yan Hong Great Saint laughed.
Zhang Ruochen said, "What if the Lower Three Clans join in?"
"What did you say?" Yan Hong Great Saint said.
Zhang Ruochen said, "Do you really think I would come alone to storm the Ghost Clan's home star? Let me tell you the truth. The strong ones of the Lower Three Clans have long assembled in the nearby star domain, including Luo Shengtian."
If it were any other cultivator reporting Luo Shengtian's name, Yan Hong Great Saint wouldn't believe it at all.
But Zhang Ruochen was different. The entire Hell Realm knew that Luo Shengtian's sister, Princess Luo Sha, had a very close relationship with Zhang Ruochen. It seemed not difficult to get Luo Shengtian to help.
One Luo Shengtian, plus Feng Hou, Dao Yu Huang, Yu Huang, and other Hundred-Shackle Great Perfection Great Saints of the Lower Three Clans, plus the strong ones of the Upper Three Clans... How could this battle be fought?
The Lower Three Clans and the Upper Three Clans could very well join forces to first kick the Middle Three Clans out of the competition.
No!
What they most wanted to eliminate was her, Yan Hong Great Saint.
"They absolutely must not break through the Ghost Clan's home star's Star-Protecting Grand Formation. I need to go help Xu guard the formation."
Thinking this, Yan Hong Great Saint no longer paid attention to Zhang Ruochen. She transformed into a flowing rainbow and shot straight upward.
Zhang Ruochen breathed a slight sigh of relief. Then, he performed a Space Displacement and immediately fled.
"Shua!"
A moment later, Yan Hong Great Saint hurriedly returned in a fluster, landing on the surface of the Metal Element Extreme Substance and releasing her spiritual power to search.
Where was Zhang Ruochen's aura?
"Damn it, I knew he tricked me! Zhang Ruochen has a deep blood feud with the Upper Three Clans. Even if the Upper Three Clans wanted to join forces with the Lower Three Clans, they would never take the lead. They would definitely wait until Zhang Ruochen was dead before making a move. But now, the one taking the lead is the Death Clan. It completely defies logic."
Yan Hong Great Saint was somewhat annoyed with herself. How could she have been so flustered just now? She had missed the best opportunity to kill Zhang Ruochen.
When Yan Hong Great Saint found Zhang Ruochen's aura again and caught up to him, Zhang Ruochen had already refined nearly half of the Amo Curse's power.
Underground, the Pink Smoke Luo Qi that Yan Hong Great Saint cultivated could harden the mud and rocks, greatly affecting Zhang Ruochen's speed.
"Zhang Ruochen, you really are a master of lies. No wonder you could trick Yu Huang, Feng Hou, Princess Luo Sha, and other top-tier proud daughters of heaven from the Hell Realm to your side."
Yan Hong Great Saint reached out her hand and pressed forward. Instantly, the white bones buried in the soil all came to life. Pink patterns grew on the bones as they attacked Zhang Ruochen.
"Shua shua."
Zhang Ruochen used his ten golden wings to clear a path, moving like the wind through the underground soil. All the white bones blocking his way were chopped to pieces.
"How can you blame me for tricking you? You can only blame yourself for being too stupid."
Zhang Ruochen said this, then turned around to look behind him. Countless white bone skeletons mixed with the soil, forming a cylindrical shape, were chasing closely behind him.
Behind the bones, Yan Hong Great Saint flew rapidly, accompanied by a rain of flowers.
The deathly silent underground had come completely alive because of Yan Hong Great Saint's power.
Zhang Ruochen's eyes met Yan Hong Great Saint's beautiful eyes from afar. Neither's gaze contained any emotion. One was as cold as stone, the other was like a skeleton left over from some unknown era.
"Why are you chasing so closely? Aren't you afraid I'll take you in?"
Zhang Ruochen held the Purple Gold Gourd in both arms at his abdomen. Together with Shi Shenghua, he activated the Space Inscriptions and Supreme Inscriptions on the gourd.
"Swoosh—"
From the gourd's mouth, thirty-six million Space Inscriptions surged out, covering an area hundreds of miles in radius underground, enveloping Yan Hong Great Saint's slender figure within the Space Grand Formation.
Space power and Supreme power erupted simultaneously.