Damn, I Awakened With A Horror System!

Bang!

In an instant, a loud explosion issued, followed by the stirring of wind that caused the towering trees around to flutter wildly—sizzling due to the collision of the Qi bullet and the saber qi, wreaking havoc throughout the expanse of 10 meters.

Leo, seeing that Mad Saber was unharmed from his sudden attack, unfolded a cold look on his face, retreating before fading within the atmosphere—activating his invisibility skill as he began to disperse his mist of illusion skill throughout the space, wanting to increase his advantage if possible.

Churn—

In an instant, a mist carrying a tint of redness began to spread from Leo's physique toward the atmosphere, lightly shrouding the sunlight above as shadows began to descend within the place, giving Mad Saber a rich sensation of blackness in the process.

Basic Saber Art: Wind Slash!

Understanding that he couldn't let the other party's skill spread freely, Mad Saber tightly gripped the wooden saber in his hand—raising it upward as an intense aura originating from the unknown space shrouded the wooden saber, making its sharpness unprecedented as he casually swings his saber toward the sky!

Although his action seems plain, to the point of being bland, the simple move of Mad Saber actually reaches its pinnacle state!

Allowing the simple slash of him to unleash a strength almost comparable to a Nascent Soul being.

Slash!

Bang!

Quickly, the mist tainted with red parted away, being pushed by intense wind before dissipating within the atmosphere, bringing back the light that came from the sun toward the ground.

However, in the next second, before Mad Saber could shift his gaze from the sky toward the vanishing silhouette of Leo in the distance, wanting to continue their confrontation, another mist, much thicker than before, shrouded the sky, filling the firmament with their redness, tainting the surrounding area into the dawn of diluted blood, which lightly hindered his vision...

Further deepening the gloominess of the place.

"You might not know this, but this mist could be summoned at will and could be supported by continuously feeding it with Qi—without defeating me, the mist would only continuously thicken, to the point of reaching liquefying."

Leo spoke emotionlessly, not fully describing the mist of illusion skill effects in order to deceive the other party before he hid within the depths of the fog—ensuring that the other party wouldn't be able to see his silhouette.

Due to his experience from the hands of the Nascent Soul tree previously... being detected even though he was under the effects of the invisibility skill, Leo decided to play it safe, unaware if the other party had a skill similar to that tree abomination or not.

"Interesting, but..."

Feeling that he was already done playing, the eyes of Mad Saber suddenly turned serious, glinting with sharpness as his aura suddenly became more restrained—akin to a normal person devoid of any prowess.

His compressed qi, a qi beyond solidified qi that signified one's stages at the peak of the core formation realm, began to retract to his body...

Controlling those qi that were unconsciously exiting his body to a great mastery before locking them inside his physique, making his state reach its peak, which allows him to fully unleash his potential and strength to the highest degree!

A technique that he created upon facing a life-and-death situation! Allowing his strength to go beyond his realm!

...

Seeing the figure of Mad Saber in the distance suddenly going silent; the dangerous aura it gave him suddenly vanished into oblivion, Leo's eyes couldn't help but constrict...

Although he could no longer feel danger within his consciousness...

An unsettling sensation of terror instead blossomed within his soul, causing him to instinctively activate his "Dying Immortality" skill that instantly shrouded the area of 5 meters around in pure green light filled with vitality.

Slash!

Sure enough, as he had just activated the skill and retreated from his location, a destructive saber qi suddenly grazed his left shoulder, cutting the flesh deeply as crimson blood, tainted by darkness, sprayed through the distance, almost showing the illusionary bones beneath...

Causing Leo's pale expression to further lose its color, akin to a corpse deprived of blood!

Deeply shocked at the fact that he couldn't even react to the danger, if not for his soul's timely reminder, the saber qi probably already sliced his shoulder completely.

Fortunately, his "Dying Immortality" skill hurriedly began to mend his wounds, healing his injuries at visible speed.

Moreover, in addition to that...

The soul-bound weapon, hidden deep within his soul, created a sizzling sound, generating a low vibration as a dozen droplets of blood instantly formed—being coiled by the large intestine within the plate, waiting to be used.

Ding!

-25 health (loss of blood essence)

...

"Huff- He also had skill capable of seeing through my invisibility?! No, he actually couldn't see me, but he was releasing saber qi in my general direction!"

"He might have skills similar to that silver rabbit!'

Not caring about the decrease in his health, Leo stared at the Mad Saber in the distance, looking at its eye deeply as the temperature around him began to plummet at a drastic speed.

Slowly, the surrounding area began to be enclosed with a thin layer of ice, creating a fog that fused with the surrounding mist, further lowering one's visibility.

Still not done, Leo also stretched his hand toward the top of his soul-bound weapon, taking 10th of the blood within with telekinetic ability before casting his curse skill—summoning his "Extreme Hell Flame" before hastily burning the black blood, a blood that signified his suffering from Mad Saber's attack!

Sizzle~

In an instant, a refulgent scent akin to burning hair wafted toward the short distance, spreading but only to dissipate within the thick fog.

Soon, the dark smoke, generated from the sizzling blood, vanished within the depths of the space, churning before rushing toward the physique of Mad Saber who was still continuously releasing saber qi!

"This!"

Sensing an impending danger, Mad Saber quickly halted his movement, slashing the wooden saber above his head instinctively—toward the origin of danger—before retreating toward the side...

Unfortunately, the thing he was facing was something incorporeal, a thing that couldn't be affected by normal attack.

...

Ding!

[ Congratulations upon casting an inferior curse! ]