Douluo Continent: Protect Our Spirit Hall

Chapter 179 The Culprit Who Cast the Curse

Chapter 179 The Culprit Who Cast the Curse (4000)

Standing at the entrance of the puppet village.

Looking at the scattered houses inside, Ye Qifeng's spiritual power keenly sensed that the village contained a faint, mysterious aura.

Looking up into the distance, a unique mountain forest came into view.

The mountains and forests were pitch black, dense and rolling, stretching as far as the eye could see, shrouded in a hazy shadow, making it difficult to see clearly.

Is this the Forbidden Curse Forest?

Ye Qifeng smiled faintly, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes.

At that moment, a wisp of mist drifted in from the shadows.

The ghostly figure gradually solidified in the mist, revealing its form. Its voice, tinged with seriousness, hoarsely said:

"Your Highness, this village is rather strange."

Ye Qifeng's identity as the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall had already been revealed to Xiao Mingyue when he presented her with the Soul Guidance Storage Ring and the Holy Son Token.

Therefore, the ghost did not shy away from the existence of Little Moon.

"Um."

Night Seven Wind nodded slightly.

But he remained calm and showed no sign of worry.

It's not surprising that ghosts could sense the strangeness in the village.

After all, he was a Title Douluo with a soul power of level 94 at its peak, and his spiritual perception was not weak.

Although Ye Qifeng's current mental strength level is only equivalent to that of a Soul Saint, he possesses a powerful mental cultivation method from his previous life—

Returning to the Origin Meditation.

In addition to the unique nature of his own martial soul, Ye Qifeng's mental perception ability is no weaker than that of the ghost, and may even be slightly stronger.

The power of the forbidden curse might affect others, but it has no effect on Ye Qifeng.

First of all.

Ye Qifeng's two divine-level martial souls were formed from the power of the rules of light and darkness.

As both are forces of rules, they naturally have no fear of forbidden curses.

In addition, the Light and Shadow and Dark Shadow martial souls themselves possess the ability to suppress and purify all abnormalities.

Taboo curses, in the final analysis, are also a type of abnormality.

Second.

Even if the power of the Light and Shadow Martial Soul is weakened due to the influence of the Douluo World's rules, and the body is eroded by forbidden curses, there is no need to worry.

He also possesses the Yin-Yang Space and the ability to purify Yin-Yang, allowing him to utilize its power to completely purify the forbidden curse.

A slight smile played on Ye Qifeng's lips as he looked at the ghostly figure and said calmly:

"Elder Ghost, there's no need to worry, I know what I'm doing."

"The forbidden curse power contained here cannot harm me; my martial spirit's abilities are sufficient to withstand it."

The ghost was taken aback.

Finally, it dawned on him that the Holy Prince before him was a master with twin god-level martial souls. It was normal that he was not afraid of the mysterious power here, given the power of his martial souls.

So the ghost stopped talking and returned to its taciturn state.

Ye Qifeng took Xiao Mingyue's hand and said with a soft smile:

"Let's go, Little Moon, let's go find your Grandpa Brown first."

"Mmm. Brother Ye, Grandpa Ghost, come with me."

Little Mingyue nodded her head slightly, and the long, dark red squirrel-tail-shaped hair on the side of her head swayed, revealing her happiness.

As if she had returned to a familiar place, Xiao Mingyue smiled more. She carried Crazy Bear in one arm and held Ye Qifeng's hand in the other, walking happily ahead.

The villagers of Puppet Village looked on with curiosity when they saw that Xiao Mingyue, who had changed so much, had brought two outsiders to the village.

A short while later.

Upon receiving the news, old Bloom quickly came out to greet him.

Upon seeing Little Moon dressed in Gothic Lolita attire, Old Bronn was both surprised and delighted, praising her with every click of his tongue, his old face practically beaming with joy.

"Grandpa, I've heard that in the past two years, two Spirit Hall inspectors came to your village to awaken the spirits of school-aged children, but they were afflicted with a forbidden curse and died as a result. Is this true?"

At this moment, Ye Qifeng spoke up and asked.

"Yes, that's true."

Old Bloom sighed, a bitter look on his face.

"What happened?"

Ye Qifeng pressed for an answer.

Old Bloom recalled for a moment and said:

"I don't know the specifics either. I only heard about the incident involving the two deacons afterward."

"When that deacon had an accident the year before last, everyone initially thought it was just an accident, but when another deacon had an accident last year, the bishop of the Terra Spirit Hall began to have doubts."

"The subsequent investigation revealed that the two deacons died unexpectedly because they had visited our village. After returning home, they were plagued by misfortune, which gradually worsened until they passed away."

"The two deacons behaved exactly like those outsiders who accidentally stumbled into the Forbidden Curse Forest and were tainted by the forbidden curse. Clearly, they have been cursed."

At this point, old Bloom paused and offered an explanation:

"I need to explain about forbidden curses."

"The villagers of our Puppet Village have a certain immunity to forbidden curses because they have lived here for generations, which allows us to enter the Forbidden Curse Forest."

"Of course, this is limited to the outer areas of the forest; we dare not venture into the depths of the forest."

"After all, the environment inside is extremely harsh and full of dangers, making it impossible for humans to survive. Only some peculiar soul beasts can survive."

"Furthermore, the forbidden curse power deep in the forest is incredibly concentrated. Even those of us with some immunity cannot resist it, let alone outsiders."

"Any outsider who approaches or enters the Forbidden Curse Forest is easily tainted by the forbidden curse."

"Once one is afflicted by a forbidden curse, one will become unlucky and unfortunate, and may even lose one's life as a result, just like the two deacons of the Spirit Hall who had the accident."

As he spoke, old Bloom sighed deeply, his face full of worry:

"Therefore, the Archbishop of the Terra Spirit Hall suspected that the two deacons died from a forbidden curse, and also suspected that our village was tainted by a forbidden curse. Because our Puppet Village is right next to the Forbidden Curse Forest."

"Because of this incident, our Puppet Village is known as the 'Forbidden Curse Village' by the outside world, which has led to no one daring to come to our village anymore; we have to go out on our own."

Old Bron sighed and continued:

"To prevent any further incidents, the Spirit Hall recalled the Spirit Hall branch personnel stationed in the village and suspended business dealings with Puppet Village."

"It has been almost a year now, and a large batch of the dolls made in the village have been stockpiled and have not yet been sold."

"Now that our source of income has been cut off, we can barely manage with our savings. But it's hard to say what will happen if this goes on for too long. If the plush toy business still can't recover, we'll have to find another way to make a living."

"This year, the Spirit Hall has also stopped sending deacons to awaken the spirits of the children in our village. Fortunately, Xiao Mingyue is the only child who is six years old this year and needs to awaken her spirit. And luckily, she met you, Deacon."

Listening to Old Bloom's long sighs, Ye Qifeng comforted him, saying:

"Don't worry, old man, the matter you mentioned is easy to solve. We just need to find out the reason why the two patrol deacons of the Spirit Hall disappeared and resolve it."

Old Bloom's cloudy eyes lit up at these words, but quickly dimmed again, and he sighed:

"This is easier said than done."

"Ever since we learned of the incident involving the two deacons, we have searched our Puppet Village inside and out countless times, but we have not found anything unusual. We really don't know where to begin our investigation."

Ye Qifeng frowned, pondered for two seconds, then looked up and asked:

"Grandpa, where did those two deacons go after they arrived in Puppet Village?"

Old Bloom thought for a moment and said:

"Besides the road that runs through the village, there is the Spirit Hall branch hall in the center of the village."

"Deacons are usually very busy and don't stay in a village for long. After they've awakened the martial souls for the children, they leave very quickly."

"Was there anything unusual before they left? Where did they go after leaving the Puppet Village?"

Ye Qifeng asked again.

Old Bloom frowned, trying hard to recall, his wrinkles deepening at that moment, but he couldn't remember anything unusual and could only shake his head.

"The two deacons did not notice anything unusual before they left."

"As for where the two butlers went after leaving the Puppet Village, we don't know. They probably went to the next village."

"Brother Ye, the butler from last year said something very strange before he left."

Just then, a light and melodious voice suddenly rang in my ears.

The sudden voice immediately drew their attention.

Ye Qifeng's gaze shifted slightly, landing on Xiao Mingyue, and he asked in surprise:

"What are you saying?"

"Um"

Little Mingyue hugged Crazy Bear, resting her chin on Crazy Bear's head, looking down as she recalled, her little mouth opening and closing as she whispered to herself:

"I remember I was playing at the entrance of the Spirit Hall branch when that deacon came out. He stood there for a while, his brows furrowed, as if he was thinking about something. Finally, he said something."

A moment later, Xiao Mingyue suddenly raised her little face and exclaimed softly:

"I remember now, he said, 'It seems like something is calling me?' Then he left in a hurry."

What is calling him?

Ye Qifeng pinched the bridge of his nose, his mind racing as he began to ponder.

If Xiao Mingyue is correct, then the deacon's mental will must have been affected by a forbidden curse.

His hasty departure after speaking suggests that the thing that summoned him wasn't in Puppet Village, but perhaps somewhere else.

Ye Qifeng raised his head and glanced wistfully at the dark forest in the distance, the Forbidden Curse Forest.

However, why were only those two deacons affected?

Why are the other people in Puppet Village unharmed?

Hmm. The villagers of Puppet Village have a certain immunity to forbidden curses, which makes sense.

What about the other people who are not villagers of the Puppet Village?

For example, the personnel stationed by the Spirit Hall in the Puppet Village branch of the Spirit Hall did not seem to be affected at all.

What makes the two deacons of the Spirit Hall different from them?

By the way, the only difference is that the two deacons are Soul Masters and have Soul Power, while the others are not and have no Soul Power at all.

Therefore, a certain being in the Forbidden Curse Forest summoned or rather bewitched the two deacons for the sake of soul power, causing them to leave the Puppet Village and go to the Forbidden Curse Forest.

How did it affect the two deacons?

This inevitably requires a medium.

The two butlers were clearly normal before they came to the Puppet Village; the forbidden curse occurred inside the Puppet Village.

Therefore, the medium through which the curse is cast must be in the Puppet Village.

It should be located in one of the branch halls of the Spirit Hall.

At this moment, Ye Qifeng raised his head, looked at the puzzled old man, and asked:

"Grandpa, when you searched the village, did you check the Spirit Hall's branch halls?"

Old Bron shook his head in astonishment and said:

"No, that is the sacred hall of the Spirit Hall. Villagers are not allowed to trespass inside without permission."

"Sir, please lead the way, we'd like to take a look."

"Oh, okay, please follow me."

After Old Bloom finished speaking, he went ahead to lead the way.

Then Ye Qifeng took Xiao Mingyue's hand and, together with Guimei, followed her away.

A few minutes later.

The four arrived in front of a rather ornate and tall brown domed building.

It is the Martial Spirit Hall branch of the Puppet Village.

This unique architectural style is used only by the Spirit Hall.

At this moment, the Spirit Hall branch hall was closed, and there was no one inside.

Ye Qifeng closed his eyes and released his spiritual power, carefully scanning the branch hall. He quickly detected something unusual: a forbidden curse power carrying malice.

Ghost seemed to sense the abnormality as well, and walked to Ye Qifeng's side, saying in a deep voice:

"Young master, there is a mysterious force inside, which should be the thing that affected the minds of the two dead stewards."

The ghostly voice was hoarse and cold, containing a hint of murderous intent. As the elder in charge of punishments, he could not stand idly by and watch anyone dare to attack members of the Spirit Hall.

As soon as he finished speaking, the ghost stepped forward, casually waved his hand, and a surge of powerful soul energy burst forth, splitting the door open with a loud bang, and he stepped in first.

"Little Moon, you stay outside with Grandpa Bloom and don't come in."

Ye Qifeng left with a single sentence, released Xiao Mingyue's hand, and followed the ghostly figure inside.

"Oh, Brother Ye, be careful!"

Little Moon answered crisply.

She was actually very curious about what was inside and wanted to go in and see, but Brother Ye wouldn't allow it, so she had to give up the idea and obediently stay behind.

Upon entering the Spirit Hall branch hall, Ye Qifeng and Gui Mei, guided by their spiritual perception, headed straight for a dark corner in the main hall.

There, a black rose vine the size of a palm grew, somewhat resembling the Little Underworld Moon Martial Soul Black Rose.

It was not very noticeable in the shadows.

If you're not paying attention, it's almost impossible for an ordinary person to notice its existence.

Just as Ye Qifeng and the ghost approached, the black rose vines suddenly swayed and two roses bloomed, releasing a refreshing fragrance.

Two mysterious forces wafted out with the fragrance of the flowers, lingering around Ye Qifeng and the ghost. Then the roses withered and turned into dust, as if they had never bloomed, and the black rose vines returned to their original state.

"Just this little thing, with its forbidden curse, killed two patrol deacons of the Spirit Hall? Hmph--"

The ghostly voice was cold and devoid of any emotion.

He immediately snorted coldly, took a step forward, and with a flick of his finger, uprooted the black rose vines, which fell into his hand.

Suddenly, the black rose vines sensed the threat and began to struggle violently, but they were bound by the ghostly soul power and could not escape at all.

As Ye Qifeng felt the forbidden curse that had appeared on his body, he did not use the suppression and purification abilities of his martial soul to deal with it. Soon, he heard a faint, indistinct summoning intent.

However, it seems that because of his extremely strong mental power, the summoning intent contained in the forbidden curse could not affect Ye Qifeng's mind.

Therefore, it appears rather weak.

Ghostly spiritual power is at the level of a Title Douluo, so it obviously cannot affect him.

Looking at the black rose vine in the ghost's hand, Ye Qifeng thought for a moment and said to the ghost:

"This is it."

"Let's keep it for now."

"This black rose vine is merely a medium for casting a forbidden curse, somewhat like a seed, left to facilitate finding the mastermind behind it all. I suspect it is its parent plant."

After a while.

Ye Qifeng and Gui Mei walked out of the Spirit Hall branch.

Old Bronn, who was waiting outside, immediately came forward with Little Moon.

"My lords, how is it?"

Old Bloom asked impatiently, his old eyes filled with hopeful light.

"The culprit behind the curse has been found, and there it is."

Ye Qifeng nodded and pointed to the black rose vine in the ghost's hand.

"Ah, this...this is the Black Rose!"

Old Bloom exclaimed in surprise upon seeing this.

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(End of this chapter)