By the time Ding Yun's set deadline arrived, most of those ranked highly had already aligned with the guidance from the Network Public Security Directorate. This made things easier for Ding Yun, and she was able to arrange them sequentially according to the order they were placed in.
Her overall standard for her spoken word curses was simple: do not let any deserving villain escape.
Crucially, Ding Yun's curses had a standard that was widely approved: they never restricted age, race, or other factors. It didn't matter if the perpetrator of heinous crimes was a ninety-nine-year-old elder or a seven-year-old child; they were all within the scope of the curse. Without exception, because breaking the law was breaking the law, regardless of age.
Naturally, many people then broadcasted in real-time, reporting how criminal gangs in their cities had been wiped out. This greatly excited ordinary people, who celebrated with song and dance. Even the Security Directorate was pleased upon seeing the related news, as those criminals had been a headache for them. They had long had evidence but could never catch them. Now that they had been wiped out in one go, it was like divine justice descending. It saved them so much trouble and reduced casualties within the Security Directorate. For these two points alone, they wished they could present Ding Yun with a banner, as everyone's life was precious.
Seeing this situation, Ding Yun revealed a little more: the more people who saw her spoken word information, the wider the scope of her spoken word curses would be, and the greater their power. Upon hearing this, everyone became even more enthusiastic, seeing themselves as participants in a righteous judgment and actively promoting it. Many volunteered to translate the curses and related information into various languages and post them on international forums, advocating for them. Who wouldn't be motivated to do good deeds and spread justice?
Previously, the curse concerning human traffickers had already spread globally, and many foreigners had indeed acknowledged Ding Yun's curse. However, the curse against human traffickers spread relatively slowly. After its heat picked up in one country, it took a long time to reach another, and some people even attempted to block the spread of information. This prevented a global, synchronized outcry.
Nevertheless, with the precedent of the previous curse, the spread of the new round of curses was undoubtedly many times faster than before. Coupled with the participation of many people, especially those who had lost family members to such crimes, they spread the news like a frenzy of revenge. This series of spoken word curses took less than twenty-four hours to essentially spread worldwide. The affected area also expanded globally in sync, with only the North and South Poles possibly not fully covered.
Some countries with good public security were relatively fine, with not many deaths. However, in some countries with inherently poor public security, such as a certain avocado-selling nation, very few cities had fewer than six figures in their death toll. Those who donned the guise of hypocrisy were also stripped bare by the curses this time, their filth and crimes thoroughly exposed and with nowhere to hide. It could be said that criminals worldwide underwent a great cleansing, with the most vicious and evil perishing completely. Many who hid behind the scenes, presenting themselves to the world as philanthropists but acting as intermediaries for illicit activities, were also wiped out. Even those who had previously evaded legal punishment, along with those who helped them escape, either died or were crippled, which was truly satisfying.
Those in the cultivation world also suffered significant losses. After all, people in the cultivation world generally lacked legal awareness. They might never have regarded human laws or the imperial court with any seriousness, and some viewed mortals as mere ants, two different species, and crushing a few ordinary ants was nothing to them. Thus, whether they were from the righteous, evil, or demonic paths, they suffered heavy casualties this time. Driven by the faith and incense power of billions of people worldwide, even cultivators who had reached the Nascent Soul stage or possessed immortal artifacts could not withstand it. The ultimate outcome was either their own demise or the destruction of their immortal artifacts along with them.
Curses propelled by the incense power of billions of people – which immortal artifact could withstand that? Those cultivators without immortal artifacts were slightly better off; their annihilation was just that. For those who used immortal artifacts and caused them to be destroyed along with themselves, they would be cursed by the remaining members of their sects even in death, wishing they could be ground to dust and scattered. After all, immortal artifacts were far more important than a cultivator.
Through this ordeal, Ding Yun's influence reached its peak, far exceeding the standard for inscribing her imprint. Therefore, she unhesitatingly imprinted herself into the world's origin, and leveraging this influence, she also seized a portion of the world's control. It was only then that Ding Yun discovered that the speculations in the Network Public Security Directorate's top-secret files were indeed correct. With a portion of the world's control, she could clearly sense that there was indeed another world adjacent to this one, and the two were currently in a process of gradual fusion. The fusion speed, however, was extremely slow; at this rate, it would likely take tens of thousands of years for partial fusion to be completed and for free passage between the two realms to be formally achieved.
Furthermore, with the blessing of world authority, Ding Yun also learned the whereabouts of her original body and Xu Jun. Xu Jun had indeed accidentally entered the opposite world. However, the original body's soul had not; she had gone in completely the wrong direction. The original body believed the information and formations she had found were for traveling to parallel worlds, but in reality, she had only found incomplete information from the cultivation world. Therefore, she had not entered the demonic realm. Instead, she was trapped in a shattered minor secret realm from which that incomplete formation flowed. However, because the original owner of that secret realm had died, leaving behind a few sarira, and these sarira were the best at protecting souls, she was currently unharmed. In fact, with the help of the sarira, her soul had undergone a slight transformation, gaining some benefits. Because of this, Ding Yun was not in a hurry to recall her. She planned a move that would kill two birds with one stone, a double-layered success. By accelerating the world's fusion, she could simply annex the opposite world. This way, her gains would be directly doubled, and failure would not affect her current gains. For something with only benefits and no drawbacks, she naturally had to try it.
However, before that, Ding Yun sent a wisp of her spiritual power into the opposite world to scout the situation. If the opposite world was too powerful, it would be a bit tricky; it would be hard to say who would annex whom. But if it wasn't that powerful, Ding Yun felt that with her ability to control a portion of this world's authority, she could still put up a fight.
Half an hour later, the wisp of spiritual power Ding Yun had sent out, guided by the world's power, finally found its way back and brought back intelligence about the other world.