THE CURSED ONE - THE BOY WHO CHALLENGE DESTINY

Jin's Hidden Power Exploded

The Princess did not want to be constantly in the defensive position, she was observing any openings in Baotan's attack, Princess Imma knew very well that someone who was too focused on attacking with strong power would always have the possibility of giving himself an opening to be hit back hard, and that gap was something that she waits for while blocking Baotan's attack.

Baotan who was too eager to only rely on his strength to attack Princess Imma does not think that there will be a possibility of a counterattack from his opponent. He feels that his extraordinary strength is enough to make his opponent cornered, like every other of his opponents before. Baotan that seeing Princess Imma just defending, thought that the victory was imminent so he continued to increase the power in his attack. "She just the same as my other opponents, talking a lot but now surprised by my godly strength, and can not do anything to face it, I will suppress it again with my strength and victory is upon me!" Baotan thinks he will win easily against Princess Imma.

Baotan's channeling his inner energy on his sword made the sword emitting a purple aura shaped like an extension of his sword, the sword now looks bigger and longer. 

He slashed his extended swords straight at Princess Imma, "Earth-Splitting Sword!" Baotan attacked Princess Imma with a very powerful sword strike, he sure if his opponent would not be able to withstand this powerful attack, even if his opponent could block this attack with his sword, but the aura of the Earth-Splitting Sword would still not be able to be resisted and split the enemy's body in half.

Unfortunately, Baotan's expectation doesn't match the reality, Princess Imma saw an opening in that huge and powerful attack. The Princess used an energy-reversing move to repels the direction of Baotan's sword attack. Right before Baotan's sword clashed with hers, Princess Imma changed the direction of her sword and stuck her sword on the side of Baotan's sword. Instead of receiving Baotan's massive attack directly, Princess Imma deflected Baotan's attack energy and made it s***h to the side.

Baotan's attack energy was indeed extraordinary, the Earth Splitting Sword technique deflected to the side and cut all the trees in an unbelievable wide range. Princess Imma herself was surprised by the effect of Baotan's attack, even so, there was no time for her to admire her opponent because, at this time she saw the openings in Baotan's ribs, the Princess immediately attacked with an inner force punch.

“Desert Demon Palm!”, Princess Imma poured a large amount of energy into her hands, the energy she had prepared earlier while she was defending earlier. Princess Imma's punch hit Baotan's ribs directly.

"Eahhhk...!!!" The attack made Baotan take a few steps back while screaming in pain due to some of his fractured ribs.

Princess Imma doesn't waste this opportunity, now it was her turn to attack sporadically with very strong attack power, even though each of Princes Imma's sword attack was very powerful, but her method to channeling energy very much different from Baotan's technique, she already gathering energy earlier while she was being attacked, and now she just releasing her energy in powerful attacks.

Princesa Imma's sword technique focuses more on the flexibility of movement with a fast change of the stance that making it difficult to predict from which direction the attack will be launched, this is that makes Baotan overwhelmed in blocking the Princess's counterattack. Several times his body was scratched by Princess Imma's sharp sword, even though he strengthened his sword with an aura of energy, but it did not have much effect in blocking Princess Imma's attacks which always changed direction rapidly. This was the first time for Baotan to fight someone with a fighting style like Princess Imma, his previous opponents who he had defeated had only relied on attack power alone, very different from Princess Imma's way of fight.

"How does my attack feel? Why you can't block a simple attack like this?" Princess Imma taunted Baotan while continuing to attack him without leaving the slightest opening for a counterattack.

Baotan who felt very angry after being humiliated that far by a woman, intending to bring out his true abilities, he is going to use the divine technique that he had learned. In a short time, Baotan, who had been overwhelmed with Princess Imma's immense attack, immediately released an extremely powerful burst of energy that radiated from his entire body, even the ground around where Baotan was standing is shattered by his burst of energy.

Princess Imma sensed the danger, she immediately retreated to a distance at high speed just before the energy blast that came out of Baotan's body hit her body.

"That was very dangerous, it will crush me if I was too late to dodge. Even the wind pressure already this strong, I feel if this power was the same as Yong the Butcher's last attack. Surprisingly, he releases out the energy without any preparation, again." Princess Imma's curiosity increased as Baotan always releasing powerful inner energy without preparation. She now waiting for Baotan to appear before she makes any moves, all the areas where Baotan was standing still shrouded in thick smoke and dust, she still unable to see clearly what's inside the smoke.

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Meanwhile, inside the Forest, Master Kim Yong managed to persuade Youra to come with him, and Youra followed her uncle without any suspicion. Youra, who doesn't know the direction inside the forest only walk by following his uncle's steps, she thought that her uncle, who had always been kind to her all this time, will bring her back to the Golden Flame sect but the actual direction that Master Kim Yong is going to was far from Youra's thinking, they going towards the place where Baotan and his men are.

"Are you hurt, Youra?" Kim Yong pretended to be worried about Youra's condition.

"I'm fine, Uncle," Youra replied curtly, he doesn't want to talk much because her mind was still very worried about the safety of all the people who had helped her. "Uncle, can you help the people who saved me? I believe they still fighting with the kidnappers." Youra begged Master Kim Yong to help her.

"Right now, your safety is a priority to me, Youra, I can't let you be in danger again." Kim Yong replied

"IT IS A LIE!" Suddenly from behind of them someone was screaming, the voice belongs to Jin who had been hiding behind the trees when he saw Kim Yong walking with Youra. Jin heard all of Kim Yong's words because Kim Yong said it exactly when he passed the tree where Jin was hiding.

Youra was very surprised and happy at the same time to see Jin again, "Oh my Lord, Jin! You're safe." Youra immediately ran toward Jin and hugged him.

Jin who was in serious mode suddenly became awkward, "M...Miss Youra."

"I thought you had died in the hands of those forest robbers because the guards said that they only found Jung Kook's body," Youra said. She is crying while she was still hugging Jin's body.

"S...sorry, Miss Youra, b...but this isn't the time," Jin said stuttered, he always feels embarrassed when he meets that girl.

"You're still the same as before, Jin. But I'm very happy to see you again, you have to tell everything that happened, I'm curious to hear your story," Youra still doesn't understand what is happening right now so she feels safe in the presence of his uncle, Kim Yong, "Ah, what did you mean earlier? Who is lying? And why you suddenly appear in here?" Youra asked a lot of questions to Jin innocently.

"That person is lying!" Jin said while pointing at Kim Yong, Jin's face suddenly turned hard.

"Lying? What do you mean, Jin? My uncle lied to whom?" Youra asked again because she still doesn't understand what Jin meant to be.

"He is the one who planned to kidnap you, Miss Youra!" Jin said firmly and smoothly, his doubts suddenly disappeared when he saw an Evil person like Kim Yong.

"What !? That's impossible, Jin. After all, how did you find out about my k********g? And how did you suddenly get here?" Youra has a lot of questions that make her confused.

"That's because I joined the group of people who are currently fighting to save you, Miss Youra," Jin answered without any doubt, that he had to save Youra, and his first step at this time was to make Youra understand the real culprit of his k********g.

"Don't believe him, Youra, that's the child who became part of your kidnappers. Don't you wonder how he got here in the first place? Impossible we suddenly meet this kid in this forest without any special intention,"  Kim Yong tried to distort the facts. "Come here Youra, stay away from that kid, he's dangerous."

Youra felt very confused at the moment, her joy at seeing Jin just disappeared because of this, and Youra took a few steps back from Jin.

"Good, that's right Youra, stay away from that kid and come here." Master Kim Yong tries to influence Youra again.

"Miss Youra ..." Jin felt shocked and sad at the same time because Youra began to distance himself, "Please believe my words." Jin tried to get closer to Youra.

"Stop! Don't go forward, Uncle Kim Yong is right, how did you get here at the right time !? Could it be that you also conned with the robbers who killed Mr. Jung Kook !?" Youra began to be influenced by what his uncle said, even though he was not 100 percent sure.

"No, no, Miss Youra. There's no way I would do that. Please believe me, everyone is fighting to save you, Mr. Hyung Jae, Princess Imma, Mr. Munjim, and Mr. Munlim, they are all betting their lives right now even though they don't know you. I will also do the same for your safety." Jin tries to resuscitate Youra.

"That's bullshit, Youra. They are all your kidnappers, don't believe his fabricated story, Just come here." Kim Yong said as he walked slowly towards Youra.

Youra was still silent, she was thinking about everything that Jin and her uncle had said, her mind deciding who she should trust at this moment and finally she let her intuition pick who she should trust right now.

"I've decided to follow my intuition, and my intuition tells me that I should trust you, Jin." Youra walked back towards Jin while continuing to look at her uncle.

"Thank you, Miss Youra, for trusting me." Jin is happy again that Youra chose to trust him.

"Why Youra? Why don't you trust your uncle? I've always been good to you since childhood, Youra." Kim Yong is still trying to win Youra's sympathy, right now he doesn't want to use violence on Youra.

"Because Jin has risked his life for me once and I believe he will do it again without hesitation as he said, and I believe in his sincerity, Uncle, especially when I heard Mr. Munlim's name, he was my helper, and Jin knew about him," Youra gave the reason why his intuition preferred to trust Jin rather than his uncle, "After all. I find it strange when you killed the two people earlier without giving them a chance to speak, it's not like the uncle Kim Yong that I used to know." Youra added another reason.

"Well then, I couldn't help it, since it's been this far, I can't go back anymore, right? I'll give you two choices, Youra, come here and come with me voluntarily, or I'll force you even if I have to hurt you. Even though I don't want to hurt you, but trust me, I will if you force me to." Kim Yong, who felt that it was impossible to influence Youra, finally opened the guise himself.

"So you're the one who planned my k********g, uncle? But why?" Youra asked tearfully, she doesn't think that someone close enough to her turn to be that bad.

"The reason? Blame your father for all of the things that have happened." Kim Yong replied.

"What do you mean, Uncle?" Youra asked confusedly.

"Never mind, you just a little kid and don't need to know, what you have to do is to come with me if you want to survive." Kim Yong does not want to explain in detail what he meant in his words.

Hearing Kim Yong's answers, Jin knew that that person would do anything to bring Youra, even he would not hesitate to hurt Youra, therefore Jin stepped forward and made Youra behind his body.

"Jin, what are you doing? You can't fight, back off, don't be reckless." Youra doesn't want Jin to be hurt again because of her.

Jin still insisted on standing in front of Youra, he was determined to be useful to her and he was ready to die for Youra, "Miss Youra, you need to run now, I will hold him as long as possible."

"Don't be stupid, Jin, do you know who he is? Uncle is one of the strongest martial artists in the Golden Flame Sect, even on par with my father." Youra tried to tell Jin about the difference in their strength that was like heaven and earth.

"Hahaha ... A weak child like you wants to hold me? Don't dream, kid. And you Youra, something wrong with your words, I'm not one of the strongest in the sect, but I'm the strongest there, more than anyone, including your father." Kim Yong boasted of his abilities.

"No matter what you say, I will keep you here, Miss Youra, hurry and run now." Jin asked Youra again to run away, but Youra insisting that she doesn't want to leave Jin fighting alone.

"I don't want to, I prefer to fight with my friends. Even if I have to get hurt or die. I won't leave my friends again." Youra answered with a steady heart.

"Miss Youra, you..." Jin doesn't have time to continue his words, suddenly his heart was beating very fast as if explosive energy was about to come out and another thought wanted to take over his consciousness. "What is this ?! Why in this time!?." Jin struggled desperately not to lose consciousness, he fell to the ground on all fours and his body rested on his hands. His heartbeat very fast, his breath hitched, and cold sweat dripped from his whole body.

"Jin! What's wrong with you ?!" Youra asked worriedly.

"I don't know, Miss, I don't know," Jin answered with a painful voice

"Hahaha... A sick child like you wants to act in front of me? I know you must like Youra, don't you!? You pretend to be a tough kid to attract Youra, right?! Don't dream, you brat, you have to be able to measure yourself, a dog should always be a dog, don't dream to be its master." Kim Yong insulted Jin's weakness.

Kim Yong's words embarrassed Jin, Youra felt the same way. Youra saw Jin's face and Jin tried to hide his red face, Youra understood that what her uncle said was true, Jin liked her. There was a feeling of happiness in her heart that made Youra's heart tremble because deep inside her small heart, she liked Jin either.

The time to enjoy the sentimental feeling doesn't last long because Kim Yong suddenly moved very fast and kicking Jin who was still sitting on the ground. The kick was hard enough to make Jin thrown around a dozen steps, Jin lay and fell on the ground, un move.

"Jiin!" Youra shouted seeing Jin's condition.

Kim Yong, who was now in front of Youra, stood staring at the girl who was still squatting on the ground.

"Now come with me Youra, don't make me lose my temper." Kim Yong is serious about his threat.

Youra keeps silent, instead of answering he tried to run towards Jin, and that made his uncle angry and grabbed her hair to keep her from leaving.

"Eahhhk!" Youra screamed in pain because of it, "Let go of me, uncle!" Youra is still trying to rebel.

"I told you if you don't obey I will take you even by force." His uncle threatened again.

Youra could not fight the immense strength of his uncle, he spat in his uncle's face because he felt disgusted by his uncle's behavior, "You are embarrassing, Uncle, I know now what your motive is, you want to take the position of head of the Golden Flame right? Why should it be this way? afraid of the embarrassment of losing to my father if you challenge him officially?" Youra keeps talking and insulting his uncle.

This time his uncle lost his temper, he slapped Youra on the cheek hard enough that Youra fell on the ground. "Plak!" The sound of Kim Yong's hand slapping Youra's cheek made Youra scream in pain.

"Blarr!!" Suddenly an explosion accompanied by a strong wind pressure occurred and it came from Jin's body which was still lying on the ground.

Kim Yong looked towards the source of the explosion and found Jin starting to stand up with his eyes closed, his whole body emitting a purple aura.

"What's that?! Why does that kid able to release such great energy?!" Kim Yong was shocked to see the incident.

Youra also felt shocked by Jin's condition, he did not understand what happened to Jin. "Jin, you..." Youra said but unable to finish her words as she doesn't understand what has happened to Jin.