The King of Curses

Chapter 218 Harvest
Before throwing the punch, Cen Dongsheng thought in a flash.

"The previous 'Tiger Roar' method is suitable for dealing with large groups of enemies. If we want to penetrate deeper into the outer shell of this mountain, we need to more precisely control the direction of the shock wave, and compress it... and compress it again!"

Wherever the man's fist went, a huge air wave was set off, and circles of air rippled in the space in front. Along with a supersonic scream, a shock wave like an air column came first and then caught up with the ripples in front that were spreading like ripples. The collision between the two once again erupted a white shock wave.

The thin figure slowed down for several breaths after being electrocuted by Song Yutang. After breaking free, he jumped into the cave without hesitation; however, the "tiger roar" had already arrived.

The force of the fist was like a storm, the mountain was shattered, and the figure who was unable to dodge was hit directly by the shock wave. The Yin Qi that permeated the body was quickly destroyed by the tough and fierce force.

Jiang Qi's body was already extremely fragile, otherwise he would not have built a mountain for himself to use as a coffin. Now he was completely unable to stop the attack of the Curse Master.

When the Yin Qi that enveloped the body disappeared, all that was left was a skeleton-like dried corpse.

……

"Teacher Cen, you succeeded!"

Jiang Yunmei was jumping for joy on the side.

"……Um."

The man slowly retracted his fist that was emitting white smoke.

He let out a heavy breath, and the tense expression on his face relaxed.

Yes, it worked.

Just the feedback from the fist wind gave him this premonition.

as well as……

"Boom!"

The mountain - Jiang Qi's "coffin" - is collapsing.

……

The scarlet pupils slowly closed, and the monster under his feet lost its life.

Song Yutang, who had just performed the winning combination, jumped down from the mountain and planned to go to his master and senior sister Jiang.

At this moment, another "boom" sounded, loud and dull, slightly different from the sound of the mountain collapsing just now, as if it was thunder coming from the sky above.

Looking up, I saw that the dark clouds were slowly dispersing, the sky was opening up, and the light from the outside world was penetrating into this evil place that had been lingering in the world for a hundred years.

The spiritual space, which was already unstable due to the awakened ghost army and the large-scale battle, came to an end after the owner of the house was killed. Just like the black mountain, the whole world was slowly collapsing.

“…It’s really over.”

Song Yutang suddenly realized that the long night was like a long dream.

"Come, let's see what we have gained."

Cen Dongsheng in the distance said with a smile and waved to his apprentice.

……

Jiang Qi’s real body—the mummy-like skeleton—was kneeling on the ground.

After the Yin Qi on its body was blown away by Cen Dongsheng's "Tiger Roar" fist, it became motionless and silent.

When the three of them approached, something strange happened -

"Ugh...!"

Jiang Yunmei covered her chest with her hands, her brows furrowed, her eyes blank, and without any warning, her body fell down limply.

At the same time, the mummy, like a weathered and fragile shell, cracked and shattered with a "pop" and turned into ashes.

Beneath the shell, there was nothing but emptiness; a dark shadow appeared and then disappeared in the sunlight in a moment of inattention.

"This is……?!"

While Song Yutang was still surprised, Cen Dongsheng looked at Jiang Yunmei with enlightenment.

She was seen gasping in pain and raising her hand.

"I caught it...something suddenly came towards me..."

Between the girl's fingers, a ball of black mist-like substance was twisting and struggling like a loach, but its movement was locked by the true Qi.

It was the black substance that had just emerged from Jiang Qi’s remains.

Jiang Yunmei had a look of pain on her face and obviously didn't have the energy to destroy it; Cen Dongsheng stretched out his hand without hesitation and grabbed the girl's hand.

"puff."

Cen Dongsheng pinched his fingers and helped Jiang Yunmei clench her fist, then poured strong inner Qi into her.

After a sound that was neither light nor heavy, the outer shell of the black substance shattered, revealing the pure Yin Qi in its core.

"...!"

An illusory figure appeared. Its facial features were exactly like Jiang Qi's. However, there was no trace of grace on its face. Only extreme anger, hatred and fear remained. Its face was distorted and it let out a silent wail before disappearing into the air.

……

After Jiang Qi disappeared, Jiang Yunmei's breathing stopped and her eyebrows relaxed slightly.

Her back straightened unconsciously, as if the heavy burden that had been placed on her shoulders had been lifted off, and she felt refreshed.

Cen Dongsheng loosened his grip. The girl spread out her hands and looked at her palms. Her hands were white and soft, just like before, but she felt something was different. She felt lighter than ever.

She whispered in amazement:

"This feeling is..."

"The curse on you, or the descendants of the Jiang family, has disappeared." Cen Dongsheng said, "A curse linked by blood would have become weaker and weaker as it is passed down from generation to generation, but as long as the source is not eliminated, it will always exist. Your elders should be feeling it more clearly now."

"really……"

Jiang Yunmei seemed to have some weak legs and she tried to stand up but failed, so she simply grabbed Cen Dongsheng's arm and stood up, leaning on the man's body to stay standing.

"I was really worried for a while just now. Jiang Qi must have relied on this ability to hide in the haunted house and control his offspring... He seemed to want to possess me just now, luckily I noticed it."

"Well, because your spiritual perception is very strong, stronger than it and us."

Due to excessive consumption and the outbreak of the curse, the girl was now physically and mentally weak; but after Jiang Qi completely disappeared, she still unconsciously revealed a relaxed smile.

"Great... It's finally over..."

……

Looking at the ball of yin energy left behind after the ghosts dissipated.

"madness."

Cen Dongsheng thought.

"Even if Yunmei didn't catch you, your plan would not have succeeded."

Possession is a common ability of ghosts. If they possess an ordinary person, the body will mutate over time and it may be troublesome to separate them. But possessing a curse master is another matter; what's more, he is a person who is familiar with all kinds of exorcism techniques and can easily force the ghost out.

"Bloodline curse" was a speculation that had been made before. According to the intelligence sent by the Super Working Committee, and judging from the death of the old man of the Jiang family, Jiang Qi had some real ability to control his descendants. He also recognized Jiang Yunmei as his descendant...

Various phenomena had already exposed its plan. If it had not been there and Yun Mei's ability had not awakened, it would have been possible for it to succeed.

... "Based on my experience, it will take about half a day for the haunted house to completely collapse."

"Then what happens next..."

"Let's rest here for a while, it's a good time to sort out our spoils."

Cen Dongsheng divided the Yin Qi into three parts and gave them to two teammates.

The ghosts that are only one step away from the evil realm are undoubtedly a great tonic for the girls who have just embarked on the path of curse masters not long ago.

The three of them returned to the house, where they meditated and digested their gains, while waiting for the moment to return to the real world.

Cen Dongsheng was the first to finish refining and pushed the door open to leave. The young man stood on a high place and watched the endless darkness gradually dissipate.

The real world had just passed the night, and a rising sun jumped above the horizon, shining brightly.

The quiet village gradually woke up from its sleep, with the sounds of chickens crowing, dogs barking and curling smoke from cooking fires. The villagers came out of their homes, and some looked at him with curious eyes. Cen Dongsheng nodded slightly to the stranger.

Every time he came out of the haunted house and saw the mundane scenes, he felt as if he was in another world.

Cen Dongsheng heard familiar footsteps coming from behind and knew who it was without turning around.

"Anything gained?"

Song Yutang jumped onto the field with his hands behind his back, stood side by side with his master, and together they overlooked the village.

"My 'third superpower' is about to awaken."

She whispered, her tone revealing excitement and joy.

"Congratulations."

Cen Dongsheng answered with a smile.

According to his experience, the growth of an ordinary spell-breaker requires the excitement of battles and challenges - which can be collectively referred to as "trials", as well as sufficient Yin Qi and spells that meet the requirements. Both are indispensable.

In the future when society becomes more stable, some families of spell-casters will emerge, that is, both parents are spell-casters, and the children also have the talent to cultivate true qi and spiritual perception.

After the disaster and chaos, these children became members of the ruling class of the new society, with abundant cultivation resources. They no longer needed to go to haunted houses or fight ghosts to find the curses, but their parents and elders would bring them to them. Yin Qi could also be drawn from the ghosts that could not resist...

But these "second generation of cursed people" who grew up in doting are, without exception, unable to become strong.

This is because spells will grow and change in response to people's wishes; once one gets used to comfort, the awakened abilities will naturally be of a weak type suitable for a comfortable environment. Even if the spells themselves are high-level, ridiculous accidents will occur.

Of course, in addition to trials and Yin Qi, innate talent may be more crucial, but this cannot be forced, and people can only work hard in their own way.

"In fact, I have already found the key in the battle just now. After the results of this training, I feel that I can develop in a stable direction."

Song Yutang briefly described the effect of this power.

"Oh……"

Hearing the part about “transforming limbs into invisible lightning”, Cen Dongsheng couldn’t help but widen his eyes.

Isn't this "elementization"?

Like "super intuition", Song Yutang's third superpower also has precedents in the group of spell-binding masters, but it is often the ability of the earthly immortals, often used to protect the relatively fragile body of the spell-binding master himself, while also having special functions corresponding to the attributes.

Unless encountering time and space-related abilities, or being blown away by the power of a higher-level curse, elementalization is a nearly invincible rogue ability, and ordinary moves are unlikely to be effective against a curse master in this state.

In general, the supernatural powers developed by Song Yutang from her own curse are very powerful. It is not clear whether she had reached this level in her previous life, but Cen Dongsheng feels that he is a qualified master.

"Very impressive. After mastering the third superpower, you will be invincible even against opponents stronger than you."

"Yes!" Song Yutang's eyes turned into crescents as she smiled, "I can help Master better in the future."

The master and the disciple looked at each other, one in a good mood, the other with inner emotion. They both thought of the tacit cooperation between them in the last battle. The atmosphere was warm... until an inconsiderate person bumped into this atmosphere.

"my eyes……"

Jiang Yunmei staggered out of the room, covering her eyes and muttering.

"Why do I see double images? No, someone give me some support, or I'll fall down."

Song Yutang sighed and reached out to support her.

"You also awakened a new superpower?"

"Yes. Judging from my condition, it's probably the so-called 'clairvoyance'."

"You guessed it."

"At the beginning, he said it was 'clairaudience', and Mr. Cen was so sure that I could awaken other special abilities, so I guessed it more or less."

Jiang Yunmei didn't open her eyes, but the corners of her mouth were slightly raised.

As soon as she moved her arm, she knew the person holding her was Song Yutang, so she teased.

"I've become even more powerful, Song Xuemei."

"Ok, I know."

"It will be more useful to your master. So, don't throw me off the cliff next time. I thought you wanted to kill me so that you and your master can have a private time together."

"...If you say something weird again, I'll throw you down again."

……

"By the way, where is the master? Did you gain anything?"

After a few jokes, the girls turned their attention back to their captain.

"Have."

The man nodded slightly.

Compared to them who still needed further practice to master the new skills, he, who had a more solid foundation, mastered the new skills almost immediately.

The second ability of the power of "Ape Demon" -

Now he can exercise precise control over the released supernatural powers.

Specifically, in order to break through the outer shell of the mountain, he tried to make the shock wave released by "Tiger Roar" go in a narrower direction to enhance the destructive power of the "point";
Also, in order to catch Jiang Yunmei properly, he tried to improve his wind-controlling ability, which was originally used for flying, and use it to resist the wind from the outside.

Both attempts were successfully accomplished.

These are the skills that a general spell master needs to practice repeatedly to acquire, including the fusion of different spells to create "supernatural power". It also requires the spell master to have this level of control over every spell in his body.

But for Cen Dongsheng now, he can do it as long as he thinks about it.

He obviously had no time to practice, and often acted on impulse. So the curse responded to his wish and had already played a role in the previous battle.

Cen Dongsheng called it "Ruyi", which was the ability that allowed him to use every ability as if it were his own arm. After that, every time he awakened a new ability or invented a new trick, he could bring out the mature effect in the shortest time, even including the use of supernatural powers.

His strength has increased rapidly within this week. With the help of "Ruyi", except for the insufficient amount of true Qi, he is already considered half a genuine magical sorcerer.

Of course, although this ability itself is quite practical, its objective value does not seem to be as good as the previous abilities that gave him new means of defending against enemies. After all, proficiency is something that can be slowly filled up through later practice.

But Cen Dongsheng had no complaints. The changes in the curse truly reflected his inner thoughts. He knew very well that what he needed most now was time, and he had no time to waste time.

"Ruyi" symbolizes that the man has taken another step forward on the road to becoming a special-class spell-binding master, and the progress is five-ninths.

"Halfway through?... Next, we need to speed up."

(End of this chapter)