The King of Curses

Chapter 262: Seeing the True Chapter
The deep and dark lake is like the entrance to the abyss, with its mouth wide open, waiting for its prey to come; below the "abyss" are invisible whirlpools of various sizes.

If someone sees the calm surface of the water and thinks that the lake is peaceful, they will probably be torn apart and swallowed by the whirlpools as they go deeper into the lake.
Of course, no matter how cruel the alien world is, it can't stop the pace of the curse master. Lame Old Seven's body was shining with stars, and the simple formation driven by the "Dragon Swimming Method" protected his whole body, allowing him to shuttle freely between whirlpools.

He soon arrived at the bottom of the deep lake, where there was nothing.

"We're almost there, need help?"

A voice that came from the sky rang in the old man's ears, majestic and dignified.

As long as he turned his head, he could see the blurry outline of a person covered in dazzling light, following behind him.

This figure is like a god descending from heaven. With just a snap of his fingers, he can blow up the entire bottom of the lake.

Lame Old Seven shook his head and said calmly:

"We are here to visit, not to be hostile guests. There is no need to trouble you with such a small matter, just leave it to me."

It looks like just a flat piece of ground, but in the eyes of the formation master, it holds a secret.

This is the core formation leading to the foot of Shanyin Ghost Market - the dragon veins that gathered here were trapped using the Dragon Suppressing Nail, which is called the "Dragon Banning Method"; and the layers of concealment and protection formations stacked on top of this were also created by him.

After Lame Old Seven sneaked in last time and "took away" the Dragon Suppressing Nail, the people from the Geomancer Association urgently reinforced the magic circle and made some modifications to the surface of the formation.

But no matter how hard they tried, their arrangements were still a bit crude in the eyes of Lame Old Seven.

There was no other way. The formation masters in the Geomancer Association were all his disciples. It was really difficult for them to surpass him, the ancestor, in a short period of time.

The old man counted with his fingers and recognized the location of the center of the formation. He stepped on the seven stars and broke the formation.

A ray of light flowed across the surface of the earth and flashed away. The originally empty ground changed drastically, revealing a bronze ground covered with intricate patterns and as wide as a square. In the center was a neat square entrance leading to a deeper place.

Lame Old Seven took a step forward, stepped in steadily, and his figure disappeared into the darkness...

……

But in Jiang Yunmei's eyes, every move of the old man was so clear.

Neither the deep lake water nor the abyss at the bottom of the lake leading to deeper depths can block the "clairvoyance".

——And the figure following behind him, enveloped in light and emitting a breathtaking presence, is the shadow cast by the "God" in the sky.

As her eyes followed Lame Old Seven deeper into the ground, she soon noticed another huge monster in the world reflected by her spiritual perception.

The "god" hanging high in the sky seems to have the ability to hide himself in plain sight; but the one below has no such concept, he is high-spirited, majestic, and exudes an unparalleled presence.

Lame Old Seven, sandwiched between the two, just happened to be the best positioning buoy. Jiang Yunmei only needed to follow him to see the two huge monsters.

She realized that this person was unusual. Most people would probably be shocked and fainted by the two opposing auras, but he seemed calm and composed, not caring about life or death. No wonder he was able to escape from Teacher Cen.

"As for the figure under the lake, he's probably the Dragon Slayer, right?"

Zhang Shidao said that she had never seen that person, but Teacher Cen had held a meeting with the Dragon Slayer, so she and her junior knew what the person looked like.

The Dragon Slayer who once ruled the Ghost Market has become a hands-off boss. It is said that he stays in the deepest part of the underground all day long and has other plans...

It is indeed the same as rumored.

Jiang Yunmei immediately realized that she might have discovered an important secret.

It was related to a city and two special curse masters. It was impossible not to think that this secret was big.

The girl's heart beat faster involuntarily.

In addition, if she had only guessed before, now she could be sure - neither Zhang Shidao nor the Dragon Slayer had discovered them.

As the schoolgirl said, the other side "noticed" but did not take action, which can only be considered that they did not take them seriously; but the meeting between "same kind" of special curse masters should not be seen by insignificant spectators in any case...

The fact that they were not murdered is enough to explain the problem.

Jiang Yunmei told Song Yutang the conclusion of her analysis. As expected, she saw excitement and nervousness on her junior sister's face, which was exactly the same as her mood.

She raised her head again and looked towards the God who was high above.

"We're going to wait here until this meeting is over."

They are like humans appearing in monster movies, quietly paying attention to the sleeping target in the distance. Any rash movement or signal they send may attract the other party's attention.

The girls didn't know about Yi Qingyan's existence yet, and they just felt that at this distance, rescue might not arrive in time. So for them, there was only one option left: wait and see.

*
The figure at the bottom of the lake was wearing a black cloak and a crown. He sat cross-legged with his eyes closed. From his cheeks to his neck, dark golden scale-like lines were winding, which reminded people of the "dragon" in mythology; then, it would naturally be associated with the code name of this man.

From the darkness, the bronze prosthetic limbs leaning on the ground made a creaking sound and moved towards him.

The staggering old man walked about twenty meters in front of the dragon slayer and stopped.

"Senior brother."

He shouted hoarsely.

"You betrayed me, yet you still have the nerve to come see me?"

The dragon slayer questioned in a deep voice, his eyes still closed.

"Brother, don't joke around. We have an irreconcilable blood feud."

Lame Old Seven coughed, his tone surprisingly calm.

"Brother, didn't you know this and deliberately kept me by your side just to watch me struggle in hatred for your own amusement?"

"I'm not that boring."

The dragon slayer denied it coldly.

"I just didn't expect that you still remember the grudges from decades ago so clearly."

"How could I forget?"

Lame Old Seven sighed.

"My mentor who I looked up to as a father and my fellow apprentices who I looked up to as a family were all killed overnight by the most respected senior brother in the sect, the man I once admired. Over the past few decades, I have never forgotten that night. I have recalled the torment of my family being torn apart countless times in nightmares. I really can't forget it, and I can't let it go even if I want to."

"At this point, you want to become my enemy just to seek justice for a bunch of dead people? That's really foolish. I thought you were gifted in formation, which requires the most effort, and even surpassed my vision. You must be a smart person..."

There was a hint of regret in the dragon slayer's tone, and he sincerely felt sorry for the other party's talent.

"If you want to avenge your master and fellow apprentices, then come on. Let me see where you, a coward who has been hiding for decades, got the courage from." Lame Old Seven was silent for a while, then smiled bitterly and said:

"...Alas, I believe that Senior Brother really doesn't know that I hate you. You have never taken me seriously, or rather, you have never taken anyone seriously. The joys and sorrows, the warmth and coldness of human emotions, have nothing to do with you. You can be so cruel to your master who is as close as a family. You are simply a god in heaven."

"Enough of the gossip?"

A figure enveloped by light walked out from behind the old man and sneered.

"What 'immortal'? To be so cold-blooded and heartless, I think he must be a born devil."

The wrinkles on Lame Old Seven's face piled up, making his face look like a shriveled walnut. Once he lost his energy, he looked old. Although he was a junior brother, he looked much older than the middle-aged dragon slayer.

The dragon slayer frowned, and the vertical scar in the middle looked like a "third eye". Only then did he slowly open his eyes.

"...Junior brother, is the guest behind you your reliance? You said you wanted revenge, but you had to use someone else's hand to do it. It's disappointing."

"You are in a much worse condition than the 'last time we met'."

There was a smile in the words of the figure in the light.

"You didn't even notice my arrival. How weak is your spiritual sense?"

"So it's you who's playing tricks on me."

"When you see me coming, you can guess the cause and effect, right? Don't blame me for being mean. You are connected to the dragon vein and cannot escape easily. And I am here as a clone, so it is hard to say who is stronger and who is weaker."

"'Doppelganger'..."

Anger gradually grew in the dragon slayer's voice.

"You are so bold, do you really think that everyone will follow your ideas?"

Natural born special spell-casters are all self-centered or have deep obsessions.

In order to achieve his goal, the Dragon Slayer would do anything and not care about the lives of others, but that doesn't mean he would tolerate repeated offenses from others. Zhang Shidao treated his "kind" as an object of fun, and the arrogance revealed in it disgusted him.

"This 'Dragon Court' is originally a part of my body..."

The dragon slayer stood up from the formation.

His movements were neither fast nor slow, but with every move, he felt as if he was carrying the heaviness of an entire mountain on his back. A huge shadow spread from his feet like a wave, making it suffocating.

The lake above heads was shaking with horrific waves, and the horrific vibrations penetrated the surface of the earth. The Shanyin Ghost Market and even the Shanyin City above were shaking violently.

Zhang Shidao showed no fear and burst into laughter.

"It should have been done long ago! Let's see what happens with our own hands."

*
Cen Dongsheng listened quietly to the conversation between the two.

In the spacious conference office, only the voices of the three of them echoed in the silent room.

"I heard from the Dragon Slayer that you first contacted the Shanyin Ghost Market in order to exchange for a method to manipulate the energy of dragon veins, with the goal of turning the place ruled by the Ten Thousand Immortals into a country within a country."

"I have given up on that plan."

The other party's answer was understated.

"'Give up'..."

An Zhizhen nodded slightly.

"——So, what you are most concerned about now is the path to heaven that the Dragon Slayer is looking for."

Zhang Shidao was slightly startled, then he smiled with joy and clapped his hands in admiration.

"You really have a pair of sharp eyes. Yes, above the special forbidden spell master, where is the road to a higher level? This is what I really care about. I think Advisor An visited the ghost market for the same purpose, right?"

An Zhizhen asked calmly without commenting.

“Is the path he has chosen necessarily the right one?”

"It doesn't matter if he's wrong. As a pioneer, the Dragon Slayer deserves respect. Of course, if this senior fails, it would be even better if he could leave me valuable knowledge and legacy before he dies..."

Before he finished speaking, as if to illustrate his cruel words, the whole city suddenly changed:

Thunder rumbled in the sky, the ground shook beneath our feet, and cracks spread across the walls.

Cen Dongsheng looked out the window.

He heard the panicked shouts of people on the street, and...

The loud sound far overwhelmed the noise of the world, coming from the depths of the earth, a huge creature awakened -

The cry of the dragon.

……

Being at the scene, Jiang Yunmei, who possesses the supernatural power of "clairvoyance", can see everything more clearly.

The oppressive feeling from the special curse master stimulated the girl's soul, making her feel as if her soul had left her shell and was looking down from above. The vast field of vision broke through the physical barriers, and Jiang Yunmei saw clearly all the changes brought about by the Dragon Slayer after he stood up:
Dozens of kilometers away, on the surface connected to the underground lake, the "dragon bone" of the underground, the complex support structure is stretched straight like the human spine. The forests within a hundred miles are galloping like horses, the rivers are rolling like boiling water, and the old sediment at the bottom of the riverbed begins to flow upstream, startling flocks of birds. People in the distant towns hear a loud bang and look in that direction blankly.

The peaks in the distance were rising and falling at a visible amplitude, like the bulging muscles on the back of a person's neck. The waterfalls in the mountains burst into the sky, stirring up water splashes all over the sky.

The vibration went from top to bottom, passing through the bottom of the entire underground city. The surface of the ground automatically cracked wherever it passed, exposing the scorching core of the earth.

The first breath that the dragon slayer exhaled after he stood up changed the direction of the clouds and wind in the entire underground space.

The lake water above his head poured down, and when it was about to touch the corner of his clothes, it turned into a ring of air waves. The underground lake, which stretched for more than ten square kilometers, gradually began to collapse into an abyss, and hundreds of millions of cubic meters of lake water surged up, smashing into the stalactites on the dome with a clanging sound.

Everyone in the ghost market witnessed the spectacular scene happening before their eyes.

It is really beyond imagination that such a shocking scene was caused by just one person standing up.

According to mythology, there was a giant who chased the sun. After he collapsed due to exhaustion, his skeleton became mountains, his blood became rivers, and his thrown cane turned into forests. The dragon slayer who merged with the earth veins was like a reverse interpretation of this myth, with the Sun Chaser Giant awakening in modern times.

As the vibrations of the local veins climbed up along the tail vertebrae of the "giant" to the back of his neck, the entire dome emitted a humming sound as if it bore the weight; the mountains on the east side were pressed down by an invisible force, while at the same time, the terrain on the west side rose up steep slopes, and the exposed mountain sections looked like muscle wounds.

……

The dragon slayer stood up, exhaled, stretched his limbs, looked at the "god" whose head was shrouded in light, and murmured:
"Okay, let's see what happens."

(End of this chapter)