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Chapter 166 Ruthless Crushing! The Little Spider's Evolution Opportunity
Chapter 166 Ruthless Crushing! The Little Spider's Evolution Opportunity (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
As soon as the words fell, the Earth Curse Coffin began to tremble, and a slow, heavy "thump! thump! thump!" sound rang out from it, like the beating of stones or the sound of war drums.
Each time it resounds, numerous cracks spread across the Earth Curse Coffin, emanating an eerie aura that causes dark clouds to gather in the sky, dimming and darkening the light.
It's as if the world senses the ancient evil spirit about to break through its final seal!
"Could the Calamity Beast Curse God General have survived until now?"
Wang Jing was also somewhat incredulous when he saw this scene.
It's important to understand that the curse system has only existed for a little over two hundred years. In essence, it's a helpless choice made by humanity for survival, a forced reversal of technological civilization without any extraordinary system as a reference. Therefore, it is inherently flawed and chaotic.
A cursed person can gain powerful supernatural strength by binding cursed beasts, but their own lifespan will not increase much. In fact, after binding some strange cursed beasts, each time they use their power, they will consume their own lifespan.
A curse is not a blessing!
Therefore, even among the Cursed Gods, most only live to be over 120 years old. The longest-lived one lived to be 149 years old, and was the second Pope of the White Church and the son of the first generation.
Relying on his lofty status, he wielded a powerful cursed beast with minimal side effects. In the first half of his life, he could be described as a perfect hero, leading the kingdom's curse binders to repel the Black Tide on multiple occasions and preserving humanity's strength.
But after he turned 100, this former dragon-slaying hero turned into a dragon, began to fear death, was unwilling to relinquish his power, frequently persecuted bishops who disagreed with him, and turned the church into his autocratic empire.
He dispatched the spellcasters affiliated with the church to collect special materials born from the power of powerful cursed beasts. They secretly conducted numerous clandestine experiments, causing a great deal of trouble, but they did manage to create a life-extending potion, allowing him to live for another twenty years.
Although the church's evaluation of him is mixed, it shows that even such a great figure, with so many resources at his disposal, still did not break the human limit of 150 years old!
The "Path to Emptiness" that Wang Jing himself used to negate the White Orthodox Church was not like an ordinary curse system that used the body to fuse with and assimilate cursed beasts. Instead, it directly sacrificed organs to imprison and enslave them, while allowing himself to gradually abandon his weak human body and become a higher spiritual life form.
Since there are limits to human beings, then he should stop being human!
Choose another path!
If one can eventually become the King of Curses, he can use his power to create a world of eternal peace!
The reason for the shock is that the Calamity Beast Curse God General was born in the first year of the Black Tide. He came into contact with the earliest curse binding system in his twenties, became a Curse God General in his forties, and entered the depths of the Black Tide with the other Curse God Generals. In the end, due to being tainted by filth, he could only seal himself away, like a shooting star that illuminates the night sky, disappearing in a flash.
According to the burial time, it has been almost two hundred years!
Including the years he lived, it's equivalent to living the entire Black Tide Era.
How is that possible?
Unless he becomes the King of Curses!
"No! It can't be the Calamity Beast Curse God General; this must be a trap set by the kingdom!"
Wang Jing was insane, his face contorted with rage. He preferred to believe he had fallen into a trap rather than accept that the White Orthodox Church's "Path of Addition" was the right one.
Thinking of this, he angrily turned to look at the white-haired old man beside him, only to find...
This guy was even more confused than I was!
The old man's face didn't show much surprise, but rather confusion. He didn't know that his ancestor was still alive.
If it really is the return of the Curse God, then they will be saved. They can make the [Negative King Society] pay the price, and even reach a new peak!
The descendants of the Cursed God and the family that possesses the Cursed God are two completely different concepts!
But he wasn't blinded by the surprise; instead, he realized a serious problem...
"The ancestral precepts say that it contains not only our ancestors, but also something else..."
The white-haired old man remembered that his ancestor had sealed away an evil being brought out of the Black Moon at the cost of his own body.
Especially the voice just now, the language used did not seem to be the common language of the kingdom, nor the ancient noble language, but a strange language, spreading with a special soul fluctuation.
Although affected by the remaining [Earth Curse Coffin], some scattered information could still be heard.
[Unseal] [Come] [You]
The white-haired old man combined these elements, refined them slightly, added some embellishments, and that's roughly the meaning:
"You have broken the seal, awakening me from ancient times. In return, I bestow upon you death and apocalypse!"
This is definitely an evil being. After being sealed for more than two hundred years, it has been awakened and is about to break the seal to seek revenge!
Thinking of this, the white-haired old man said anxiously:
"Oh no! This evil entity sealed by our ancestors is about to break free! Quickly, while there's still one last seal left, sink the [Earth Curse Coffin] back underground..."
"An evil existence? I remember now, the legend says the Calamity Beast brought something out of the Black Tide. I thought it was a manifestation of some kind of cursed power, but I didn't expect it to be alive!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Jing's boiling killing intent subsided like the receding tide. Instead of immediately sealing it, he thoughtfully said:
"The source of the Black Tide...could it be an even more powerful cursed beast?"
Could the guy who could force even the Curse God General to choose self-sealing be a direct descendant of the Curse Kings?
Even the newly born King of Curses?
Thinking about it carefully, the seven Curse Kings are already making the kingdom suffer and barely survive. If there were one more Curse King, it would indeed lead to the complete extinction of humanity.
Therefore, it's understandable that the calamity beast would risk its life to seal it away. As for not leaking the news, it's most likely because they were afraid that someone would covet the power of the King of Curses and try to destroy the tomb. So they spread the word that it was a curse, deceiving the whole world.
Wang Jing thought about it more and more and it seemed reasonable, and his greedy desires surged!
Although there are no [Disaster Beasts], it seems better to control more powerful cursed beasts!
The white-haired old man, realizing he received no response, turned and saw Wang Jing's expression. He understood Wang Jing's thoughts and angrily rebuked him:
"You're insane! Once it breaks free, we'll both die, the entire kingdom will be in danger, and countless people will die. Do you want to become a sinner against the entire human race? Waaah..."
However, before he could finish speaking, he was entangled and bound by the black water, suspended in the air, and his mouth was blocked by the black water, so he could not make a sound.
"How can a frog at the bottom of a well know the ambition of a bird? If I can become the King of Curses, I can save the whole world. What does it matter if tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of people are sacrificed?"
They still can't stop me; only time will prove me right!
Wang Jing's ambition was revealed at this moment, and the members of the [Negative King Society] behind him stepped forward and took out a box made of pure gold.
Click click click!
After opening the lid, eight special cursed beasts appeared inside, including a cicada with human hands, a toad with blue eyes, a snake with a woman's face, and so on...
Their appearance is evil and twisted, exuding a strange and cursed aura. Ordinary people who come into contact with them will be corrupted to death.
However, at this moment, these terrifying cursed beasts all kept their eyes tightly closed, because a halo around their bodies bound them firmly.
"These are special cursed beasts that I had the [Negative King Society] collect over the years. Through the subtraction of flesh and blood, devout followers sacrificed themselves and used their organs as a medium to bind them, turning them into external tools. Even ordinary people can use them once or twice without worrying about being devoured."
In this way, humans no longer need to assimilate cursed beasts, but can directly use them as tools. This is the correct way to control cursed arts. The only thing lost is some weak flesh and blood organs.
Using the power of the cursed beast possessing the [Sacrifice Curse] as its core, I created the forbidden-spell-level [Chains of the Mortal World]. By sacrificing the remaining cursed beasts, I can easily suppress the power of a cursed god-general and bind them!
Wang Jing enthusiastically explained his ideals and plans, but his eyes were constantly observing the outer edge of the valley, trying to sense whether any members of the Kingdom or the White Orthodox Church were hiding there.
We want to entice them to make a move!
However, after explaining the plan, no one came forward to disrupt it, confirming that there was no ambush, so he waved his hand.
Whoosh!
The blue-eyed toad cursed beast wielding the Sacrifice Curse in the hands of the [Negative King Society] members flew up and entered the huge bloody hole in his abdomen, instantly filling it and even suppressing the drowning cursed beast swimming in the black water nearby.
"Croak!"
With a deep croak of a frog, Wang Jing's body began to swell, becoming huge and bloated, hunched over. His robes on his back were instantly torn apart, his skin became rough and wrinkled, and his flesh writhed like putty, quickly transforming into a small toad altar, where the image of the blue-eyed toad was worshipped.
At this moment, his appearance was distorted and chaotic, no different from that of a mutant!
Click!
Suddenly, a crack appeared in the center of the small altar, revealing a stark white spine covered with countless sharp teeth. It began to devour the cursed beasts in the remaining golden boxes one by one, emitting chilling chewing sounds.
However, Wang Jing remained calm and unmoved.
Because these cursed beasts, including the sacrificial toad, are only disposable items, originally intended to control the [Disaster Beast] deity.
But at this moment, Wang Jing's goal has become to control the "King Beast" inside!
"Bearing the curse, I am immortal!"
Wang Jing roared, and the toad altar that had swallowed the last cursed beast let out a roar. Its cursed power expanded, and its mere aura stirred up a gale that swept in all directions, raising clouds of dust.
"Curses...pain...resentment...even failures are merely stepping stones to my strength!"
He slowly raised his head. Although his body had been distorted by the cursed beast, his gaze remained pure and mad, and his mind was unwavering.
For him, the physical body was merely a raft on the sea of mortal life, a medium in the material world; only the spirit endures!
boom!
Wang Jing's body slowly floated up, the cracks on the toad altar opened, and his spine transformed into eight dark chains that continuously spread out, like eight life-devouring demonic serpents. The curse runes shone, exuding the corrupt and filthy power of the mortal world, filling the sky and shaking the entire valley.
boom!
Having lost the blessing of the earth, the [Earth Curse Coffin] finally succumbed to the continuous tremors and shattered with a crash.
Whoosh whoosh!
At that moment, all the [Worldly Locks] swooped down, catching everyone completely off guard.
The [Chain of the Mortal World] instantly enveloped the figure, rapidly intertwining and sealing it, transforming in an instant into a dark cage made of chains.
Suppression... Success!
"It's over!"
Seeing this, the white-haired old man felt despair. Why was someone with such unparalleled wisdom actually a madman?
And he succeeded!
Next, whether he controls this mysterious evil being or the evil being kills him, it will be a disaster for the entire kingdom!
"God is so unfair!"
The rest of the tribesmen also wailed, especially the children who had lost their parents, who kept cursing that this guy would die directly from the backlash of the cursed beast.
"As I expected, everything went smoothly!"
A smile appeared on Wang Jing's distorted face. As expected, no single cursed beast could contend with these many of its kind. The worldly pollution born from mutual restraint would fall into a special state of slumber!
And this is his chance!
He slowly approached, reaching the edge of the cage. Next, he would use one of his eyes as a price to control his opponent!
Ding Ding Ding!
The Lock of the Mortal World trembled slowly, colliding and making a tinkling sound like wind chimes. The chains moved continuously, and a small hole gradually appeared.
Blood began to flow continuously from Wang Jing's right eye, and the eyeball gradually melted and merged with it. The instant it left the eye socket, it turned into many blood-red incantations, which gathered together and became a strange crimson venomous snake.
It hissed and twisted its body, preparing to crawl into the hole and bind the creature inside.
"Use them to my advantage!"
Wang Jing laughed wildly as he prepared to receive the reward. Suddenly, a walking stick emerged from the hole, like a spear, and pierced his right eye socket, penetrating his brain and abruptly ending his smile.
This sudden change stunned everyone.
Especially the child who was cursing in his heart, his eyes widened, thinking that he had mastered a special power of curse.
"How is that possible..."
Wang Jing spoke in disbelief, but the only response he received was an indifferent voice:
"If you're going to break the seal, couldn't you have been a little quicker and come earlier? Do you know how I've been getting by for the past day and a half?"
The moment the words fell, the [Lock of the Mortal World] began to tremble, as if imprisoning some kind of taboo. It shattered and disintegrated instantly, turning into dust that scattered in the wind.
Without the barrier of the [Lock of the Mortal World], a mysterious pasture was reflected in the sky, surrounded by fences burning with silver flames. With each breath of the ancient Chaos Egg, a gentle breeze stirred, causing the grass to sway slightly, grazing all things.
In the sky, four cursed crows flew about, their eyes looking down at the earth, surrounding the ranch owner... a man dressed in a formal suit and wearing a felt hat, lifted up by a large hand formed from the roots of the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree.
He gracefully and calmly poked Wang Jing's head with his walking stick, giving him a free boost of his imagination.
"The power of curses... This world's system is quite interesting!"
It was Lu Yu who made the move. He was coldly smiling as he looked at the ugly man before him, who resembled a deformed monster, his anger rising within him. It had been a long time since he had been this angry!
No matter who it was, after a day and a half of hard work digging and carrying a lot of rubble, exhausted to the point where they were just a hair's breadth away from breaking through the seal, and finally feeling a sense of accomplishment...
If some scoundrel suddenly runs over and breaks the seal, do you know how much psychological trauma that would cause?
For example, it's like you've been reading a long detective novel for days and nights, and you're finally almost finished and full of curiosity about the ending, when suddenly someone walks by, glances at the cover, and tells you that the murderer is so-and-so.
I even had the urge to tear the other person to pieces!
Moreover, this guy attempted to enslave him through some kind of ritual, and frequently provoked him recklessly, even dancing on minefields.
However, the angrier Lu Yu got, the calmer he became!
Even hitting someone needs a sense of ritual!
So he told the rat to slow down the speed at which it shattered the Earth Curse Coffin, took some time to take a bath, changed into a new set of clothes, and immediately chose the disciple's clothes, ready to teach this little rascal a lesson.
However, Lu Yu was disappointed after only a brief exchange of blows!
The [Chain of the Mortal World], composed of the cursed power of numerous cursed beasts, is powerful enough to suppress the transformation of top-level spiritual beings, but it is only troublesome for aberrant beings and creatures in small worlds.
Before Lu Yu, who possessed the Eye of Truth, a single glance revealed seven or eight fatal flaws, which he could easily expose even without relying on his pet.
Moreover... when it comes to the power of curses, what can compare to the super-level skill [Spirit King Curse Thread] that the little spider possesses?
This is a superior skill for most curse-type abilities!
Therefore, adhering to the idea of not wasting anything, Lu Yu let the little spider take action. As a result, it only took a little effort to absorb the [Chain of the Mortal World] dry, turning it into a pile of dust.
Lu Yu said disappointedly, "Is that all you've got for your full-force attack?"
Although they couldn't understand each other's languages, Wang Jing was still able to comprehend the meaning through the fluctuations of their souls, and his expression was one of shock.
This guy looks intelligent!
Before he could speak, a sharp, tearing pain shot through his eye socket. His remaining left eye saw the change in his vision, and his body gradually floated into the air. It turned out that Lu Yu had lifted him up little by little, making him look like a string of dying frogs. The next moment...
boom!
The walking stick swung downwards with force, accompanied by a loud crash, sending countless fragments of stone flying and smashing half of his body into the ground, making him look like a bloated radish. In an instant, he was a bloody mess, a pitiful sight.
After doing all this, Lu Yu slowly pulled the walking stick out of his eye socket, tapped him on the head, and admonished him:
"This won't happen again... Oh well, just be more careful in your next life!"
As he spoke, he slowly raised his walking stick, preparing to deliver a fatal blow!
"Oh no! Quick, rescue the president!"
The members of the "Negative King Society" were shocked by what they saw and then panicked.
However, just as some of the spellcasters were about to make their move, they suddenly heard a sharp scream!
The cursed crows that soared over the mysterious ranch suddenly fell, like the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, bringing death.
With their arrival, all members of the [Negative King Society] either suddenly developed cracks on their bodies, from which a large amount of blood seeped out, instantly turning them into blood-soaked figures, or their bodies rapidly decayed, turning into a pool of rotten flesh amidst painful screams!
Bleeding curse!
The curse of corruption!
"These crows are cursed beasts?!"
The cursed ones were shocked and were about to make a move when they saw a gray-white cursed raven appear in the distance, flying in the air and looking down at them with indifferent eyes.
With just a glance, everyone felt the breath of death. They instinctively tried to take a few steps back, but found themselves unable to move. Looking down, their expressions were filled with horror:
"This is……"
They discovered that most of their bodies had been petrified silently, their expressions of terror turning into stone sculptures before shattering into a pile of rubble.
Petrification Curse!
So-called curse masters are nothing but ants in its presence.
Several cursed beasts, having lost the restraint of the curse, broke free. One of them, a wood-cursed human-faced grass, was about to laugh wildly and rampage when its body was pierced by sharp claws. It was then suddenly grabbed, suppressed, and lifted into the air.
After absorbing the cursed power contained in the [Chain of the Mortal World], the Cursed Ravens' strength also increased, reaching the peak of the Gold level. Coupled with their own Spirit King characteristics, they even surpassed their superior counterparts among cursed beasts, becoming more like natural enemies.
"So...so strong!"
Such a cruel scene made the white-haired old man, who had been severely injured by Wang Jing and had broken free of his restraints, tremble with fear.
These calamity-inducing cursed beasts, which are terrifying in the eyes of ordinary humans, are now being hunted by the cursed crows in the sky like rabbits.
Weak, pitiful, and helpless!
These people seem to be merely servants of that mysterious figure.
Moreover, as a large number of members of the Negative King Society died, streaks of blue soul light were captured and entered the ranch, turning it into a green meadow.
Although it was lush and green, it sent chills down everyone's spines and filled them with immense fear.
What kind of monster did they release?
"It's time to end this!"
Lu Yu paid no attention to the gazes of the others, slowly raised the stick, and prepared to send him on his final journey.
Whoosh!
As it tore through the air and fell, Wang Jing's last remaining left eye opened, and he roared:
"I'm not reconciled!"
The next moment, a deafening croaking sound suddenly came from the toad altar half-buried in the soil on his back.
boom!
The sound wave contained terrifying shockwaves, which spread numerous cracks across the ground and shattered instantly, lifting him off the ground and propelling him high into the air, where he remained suspended in mid-air!
"Sacrifice!"
Wang Jing made a decisive choice. Strange sacrificial patterns appeared on the toad altar behind him. He sacrificed the toad cursed beast as well. With the loss of a large amount of life force, he obtained a huge curse power comparable to that of a cursed god general, and then poured it into the body of the drowning cursed beast.
boom!
The black water suddenly swelled. If it was just a stream before, it was now like a black river, flowing endlessly and vast!
Splash!
A massive amount of drowning curse power transformed into a gigantic black water serpent tens of meters long, its terrifying maw, with sharp fangs, snapping down fiercely at Lu Yu!
"Fancy and overly complicated."
Lu Yu gently tapped the ground with his blood-stained walking stick. The void behind him tore open, revealing a massive, indifferent eye of the void, like the gaze of an ancient god looking down upon all of life.
Whoosh!
A beam of void energy shot out and struck the black serpent. A large amount of crystals spread out, instantly freezing it in mid-air. With a "bang," it exploded, turning into a sky full of crystal dust that scattered beautifully.
"This power... has surpassed that of an ordinary Curse God General, and is infinitely close to that of a Curse King..."
Wang Jing was in a frenzy; his worldview was collapsing, because he realized that the guy in front of him actually seemed to be...
Humanity!
"I don't believe it..."
Wang Jing roared, but before he could finish speaking, he was grabbed by a giant hand formed from the roots of the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree, which squeezed him and turned him into a cloud of blood mist.
The drowning cursed beast tried to escape, but was directly pierced and devoured by the Spirit King's curse line, and a drowning curse appeared in its skill bar.
These cursed beasts themselves are excellent food for the little spiders!
"He actually used the clone curse on himself, creating multiple versions of himself by utilizing the curse's properties. He's truly ruthless..."
Lu Yu remained calm throughout, because he had seen through the other party's true nature from the very beginning with his Eye of Truth—it was merely a product created using the Curse of the Doppelganger.
This is not some special incarnation skill. The reason why a curse is called a curse is because of its negative effects and uncontrollability.
The kings born from the curse have no distinction between primary and secondary; each is the true self, an independent individual who inherited his obsession and madness.
The purpose is simply to pursue the ultimate dream and preserve as much hope and embers as possible!
If their path to advancement requires eliminating the remaining clones, they will show no mercy!
The small world only limits the upper limit of power, not wisdom, so some unexpected heroes will emerge!
However, Lu Yu didn't care. Anyway, the "King Realm" who offended him was killed, which was enough. His purpose was simply to harvest a large amount of resources.
Having just had the rat devour and read the memories of the members of the [Negative King Society] using the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree, he has mastered the language of this world and a large amount of information.
Having learned about the King of Curses, the Cursed Beasts, the Kingdom, the White Church, and so on, he realized that this world was far more valuable than he had anticipated.
Especially since cursed beasts are special cursed creatures that can be devoured by the [Spirit King's Curse Thread], he saw hope that the little spider could obtain a legendary skill and become the second person in the team to possess a legendary skill!
It might unlock a special magic evolution!
He even knew the white-haired old man's identity: he was the original owner of this cemetery, a descendant of the [Disaster Beast] Curse God General, a group corrupted by a life of ease...
Weaklings!
Thinking of this, Lu Yu looked at them.
What should we do with these guys?
While Lu Yu was pondering, the white-haired old man suddenly took a step forward and walked towards him.
"Clan..."
The clansmen behind him saw this and tried to persuade him to go back, but when they saw the cursed crows that had easily wiped out the [Negative King Society] staring at them, they were so frightened that they swallowed their words and their bodies trembled uncontrollably.
It wasn't just the fear of the cursed crows, but also the worry about the white-haired old man's behavior.
Did the clan leader know he was doomed, so he challenged this terrifying guy in order to preserve the last shred of dignity for the clan?
Thinking of this, they could almost see their tragic fate of dying under a curse!
The so-called family honor became a constraint at this moment.
Isn't this also a kind of curse?
Just as everyone was filled with unease, the white-haired old man, under the watchful gaze of the cursed crow, straightened his spine and, amidst the crow's amused scrutiny, stepped forward, his gaze growing more resolute with each step.
When he was only five meters away from Lu Yu, he stopped, looked at the elegant figure before him, made a decision, his straight spine suddenly bent, and then he knelt on one knee, bowed his head, and said respectfully:
"Descendants of sinners, welcome the great..."
"The Immortal King!"
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