Zheng Dong's speed was remarkable, but the sheer number of curse spirits made it difficult to shake them off completely.
He utilized spatial teleportation to create distance and then began examining the skills of the Curse Beast.
[Name] Curse Beast
[Attribute] ?
[Race Level] God Tier
[Growth Level] Monarch Tier
[Energy Value] 9.56 million
[Skills]:
Low Tier: Curse Escape, Phasing, Gu Curse
Mid Tier: Water Curse, Fire Curse, Wood Curse, Metal Curse, Earth Curse, Thunder Curse, Wind Curse
High Tier: Talisman Fusion, Ten Thousand Curse Talisman Sword, Flesh Curse
Super Tier: Ten Thousand Curse Annihilation, Five Elements Forbidden Curse
Quasi-God Tier: Ultimate Curse Domain
God Tier: Annihilation Divine Curse
Zheng Dong was astonished to find that the Curse Beast had reached Monarch Tier growth level immediately after its birth. He suspected it would soon reach Emperor Tier. Furthermore, its race level was God Tier, and it possessed the divine skill Annihilation Divine Curse. Unfortunately, the Curse Beast's low growth level prevented it from using Annihilation Divine Curse. However, Zheng Dong could.
He instructed the Curse Beast to cultivate the divine skill Annihilation Divine Curse within the beast-taming space. Once the Curse Beast completed a full cultivation, he would be able to imprint Annihilation Divine Curse. The Curse Beast, having just been born without any inherited memories of curse spirits, was a blank slate. It obeyed Zheng Dong without question and began cultivating Annihilation Divine Curse.
Soon, Zheng Dong mastered Annihilation Divine Curse using his beast-taming talent skill, Domain. Annihilation Divine Curse allowed for the combination of fundamental talismans to unleash terrifying destructive power.
Next, Zheng Dong attempted to use Annihilation Divine Curse. Having condensed a divine spark and reached the Lower God realm, using Annihilation Divine Curse was no problem for him. However, Zheng Dong was not familiar with the fundamental talismans, having never encountered them before. To unleash the full power of Annihilation Divine Curse, he needed to master the basic talismans such as Water Curse, Fire Curse, and so on.
Zheng Dong had no choice but to continue imprinting the Curse Beast's skills. After initially mastering a few basic talismans, Zheng Dong attempted to use Annihilation Divine Curse. He glanced back at the pursuing curse spirits. There were still many, a dense swarm. Zheng Dong did not hesitate and unleashed Annihilation Divine Curse.
A strange black halo formed by talismans continuously expanded outwards. Any curse spirit touched by the halo would collapse and vanish. The effect of Annihilation Divine Curse was somewhat similar to Ultimate Curse Heaven and Earth, but with less consumption and slightly less power. Most importantly, Annihilation Divine Curse consumed Zheng Dong's own power, whereas Ultimate Curse Heaven and Earth required the constant accumulation of power through the Blade of the Past to unleash.
Seeing the curse spirits dissipate one by one, Zheng Dong raised an eyebrow in surprise. Annihilation Divine Curse was quite effective. He could finally kill curse spirits without relying on the Blade of the Past. He created numerous clones and had them use Annihilation Divine Curse to eliminate the surrounding curse spirits.
However, things were not as simple as Zheng Dong had imagined. The clones, with their current abilities, could not use Annihilation Divine Curse multiple times. At most, they could use it two or three times before their power was drained, causing them to collapse and disappear. This meant that clearing out all the sealed curse spirits here would likely take a considerable amount of time. Zheng Dong could only take things one step at a time.
For more than ten consecutive days, he was trapped within the Boundless Tower, clearing curse spirits. He also encountered several Epoch Monsters, all of whom he killed. During this period, Zheng Dong's understanding of curse power deepened, and he condensed a Natal Talisman within his body. The Natal Talisman was similar to a divine spark, allowing him to manipulate curse power more conveniently. He then used the Natal Talisman to form a source of curse power. It was as if a well of curse power, formed by talismans, existed within his dantian, continuously accumulating curse power for him. This enabled him and his clones to use Annihilation Divine Curse multiple times without worrying too much about consumption.
Furthermore, the Curse Beast was summoned out of the beast-taming space by Zheng Dong to help clear curse spirits. To Zheng Dong's surprise, the Curse Beast could absorb the power of curse spirits to continuously grow. The more curse spirits the Curse Beast killed, the faster its growth rate became. The Curse Beast had now grown to Emperor Tier and was close to breaking through to Overlord Tier. However, days of continuous curse spirit clearing had left the Curse Beast very fatigued. Unlike Zheng Dong, who had Ling'er and Youyou supporting him from behind, the Curse Beast could not sustain such prolonged combat. Its growth level was still too low to withstand such high-intensity battles.
Seeing that it had reached its limit, Zheng Dong recalled the Curse Beast back into the beast-taming space. Fortunately, the surrounding curse spirits were significantly fewer. Zheng Dong estimated that only one or two-tenths of the curse spirits remained within the Boundless Tower, and with about another day of clearing, the curse spirits would be completely eradicated.
Outside, after Zheng Dong and Xiao Qing leaped over the Dragon Gate, no other extraordinary creatures followed. When the three days were up, the Dragon Gate vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed. Many extraordinary creatures still waited at the Hidden Dragon Abyss for Zheng Dong to emerge, hoping to gain some benefits from him.
However, the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent and the others had fled rapidly after Zheng Dong entered the Dragon Gate. It did not wish to be captured by Zheng Dong. "Damn it, just die in there and don't come out!" the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent grumbled with frustration. It had previously watched Zheng Dong and Xiao Qing plunge into the Dragon Gate, falling into the mouth of a giant dragon, and had eagerly anticipated the dragon devouring Zheng Dong. Unfortunately, the horrific scene did not materialize. The dragon did not close its mouth and chew, but rather disappeared directly. Therefore, the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent did not know if Zheng Dong was still alive. However, it estimated that Zheng Dong was most likely alive. Once Zheng Dong received his inheritance, he would undoubtedly come looking for it with the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf.
The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent dared not be careless. It needed to recover its strength as soon as possible. As long as its strength was restored, it, possessing the power of a main god, would naturally not fear Zheng Dong. After leaving the Hidden Dragon Abyss, it prepared to head to the Myriad Dragon Palace. It intended to seize the resources of the Myriad Dragon Palace to heal its injuries. The Myriad Dragon Palace was comparable in strength to the Dragon God Hall. It was an alliance formed by seven powerful totem nations in the vicinity, and its initial primary objective was to counter the Dragon God Hall.
Currently, the Myriad Dragon Palace was led by the patriarch of the Dragon Flood Dragon Totem Nation, the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor. The Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor had not evolved into an Eastern Divine Dragon. It had evolved a pair of wings and lacked dragon horns, appearing somewhat monstrous. However, its strength was considerable. It had long condensed a divine spark and constructed a divine body, reaching the Middle God tier in growth level, and was only one step away from Upper God.
The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent was still parasitic on the One-Horned Savage Shark Emperor. It planned to use the pretense of defecting to the Myriad Dragon Palace to meet the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor. As long as it could meet the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor alone, it could control him with its current abilities.
In order to defeat the Dragon God Hall, the Myriad Dragon Palace would accept any extraordinary creatures that came to defect. The stronger they were, the more welcome they would be. The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent, controlling the One-Horned Savage Shark Emperor, naturally gained the attention of the Myriad Dragon Palace. However, the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor did not meet it. The Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor was continuously attempting to break through to Upper God and had not appeared even when the Dragon Gate opened.
The one who received the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent was a Deep Sea Inkfish King that had condensed a divine spark. The Deep Sea Inkfish King did not hold much authority in the Myriad Dragon Palace, but as a confidant of the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor, everyone gave it some face. In the main hall, it looked at the One-Horned Savage Shark Emperor with a smile.
"One-Horned Savage Shark Emperor, we are very welcome to have you defect to the Myriad Dragon Palace. This will be your wisest choice. With the world merging and powerful enemies emerging, our Myriad Dragon Palace's goal is to unite and protect ourselves. As for the Dragon God Hall, you need not worry, they dare not make a move against us!" the Deep Sea Inkfish King said. It assumed that the One-Horned Savage Shark Emperor had come to defect because it had offended the Dragon God Hall. Many divine-tier extraordinary creatures that had come to defect previously had also angered the Dragon God Hall. After all, no one would give up their freedom for no reason to defect to the Myriad Dragon Palace.
The One-Horned Savage Shark Emperor, controlled by the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent, naturally played along with the misunderstanding, claiming that it had accidentally killed a totem-tier extraordinary creature of the Dragon God Hall and was being pursued by them. After some conversation, the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent learned that the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor would emerge from seclusion soon. However, the exact time was unknown to the Deep Sea Inkfish King. The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent was unwilling to wait. It did not know when Zheng Dong would emerge. It could be in a day or two. It needed to acquire resources quickly.
Therefore, when the Deep Sea Inkfish King let its guard down, it swiftly acted, using the power of its divine kingdom to suppress the Deep Sea Inkfish King. The Deep Sea Inkfish King was terrified. It had never expected the One-Horned Savage Shark Emperor, with whom it had been chatting so amiably, to attack it. "Bastard, what are you doing? This is the Myriad Dragon Palace!" the Deep Sea Inkfish King roared.
However, the One-Horned Savage Shark Emperor ignored it completely. The One-Horned Savage Shark Emperor opened its mouth, and numerous water snakes surged out, heading towards the Deep Sea Inkfish King. The Deep Sea Inkfish King struggled, trying to dodge the water snakes. However, the water snakes were extremely fast, like arrows loosed from a bow, and directly pierced into its body. Soon, the Deep Sea Inkfish King felt its body losing control, as if someone else had entered it.
"If the Deep Sea Inkfish King doesn't want to die, then be obedient!" the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent threatened. The Deep Sea Inkfish King was extremely panicked. It did not know who was inside its body, but it could sense that it was not the One-Horned Savage Shark Emperor. What should it do? Its body was completely suppressed, and it could not control itself, nor could it call for help. It did not want to die and quickly said, "What do you want? I can give you anything, and I promise not to retaliate afterward!"
The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent sneered. It was not afraid of retaliation from the Deep Sea Inkfish King. As long as its injuries healed, it would not fear any Myriad Dragon Palace or Dragon God Hall. Under its threat, the Deep Sea Inkfish King obediently allowed itself to be controlled and led it to the Myriad Dragon Palace's treasury to search for resources. As a confidant of the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor, the Deep Sea Inkfish King naturally knew the location of the Myriad Dragon Palace's treasury.
Soon, they arrived at the Myriad Dragon Palace's treasury. However, the two divine-tier extraordinary creatures guarding it required the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor's token to open the treasury. The Deep Sea Inkfish King had a few tokens, but they were not the ones used to open the treasury, so they were useless. However, it did not directly ask them to open the treasury but brought a lot of food.
"Thank you for your hard work, two elder brothers. I've brought some things to show my respect!" the Deep Sea Inkfish King said. "You fellow, what do you need from us again?" a Deep Sea Giant King Crab that had condensed a divine spark asked. Its seniority was higher than the Deep Sea Inkfish King, and it had always guarded the Myriad Dragon Palace's treasury. "It's nothing much, I just want to forge a weapon and need to trouble you two elder brothers!" the Deep Sea Inkfish King said. The Deep Sea Giant King Crab smiled knowingly, "I knew it, you brat are always flattering us for a reason!"
Afterward, the Deep Sea Inkfish King and the Deep Sea Giant King Crab, along with other divine-tier extraordinary creatures, began to eat. With food and wine consumed, the Deep Sea Giant King Crab and the other extraordinary creatures were very happy. Just as they had completely relaxed, the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent's divine kingdom domain covered them, and subsequently, the Deep Sea Giant King Crab and the other extraordinary creatures were immobilized.
"You... what are you trying to do, brat?" the Deep Sea Giant King Crab said with great shock. Not only was its body suppressed, but it had also been poisoned! The Deep Sea Inkfish King had added poison to the food, which could paralyze them and prevent them from quickly notifying other extraordinary creatures of the Myriad Dragon Palace.
Facing the questioning gaze of the Deep Sea Giant King Crab, the Deep Sea Inkfish King also felt helpless. It was also acting against its will. "Two elder brothers, please cooperate and open the treasury, lest you suffer physical pain." the Deep Sea Inkfish King said. "Bah, kill me or flay me as you wish!" the Deep Sea Giant King Crab said disdainfully. But soon, it discovered that its body was not under its control.
Water snakes, split from the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent, burrowed into its body. Subsequently, its memories were read, and its body was controlled to open the treasury door. It must be said that the Myriad Dragon Palace's treasury did contain quite a few items. There were over a dozen divine-tier resources, five or six of which were suitable for the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent. Seeing these resources, the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent became somewhat excited. It had hope of healing its injuries and recovering its Main God realm strength.
Thus, it unceremoniously took these resources and quickly left the Myriad Dragon Palace's control range. It found a deserted area and hid in a trench to cultivate. As for the Deep Sea Inkfish King and other controlled extraordinary creatures, it killed them all, leaving none behind. Even the One-Horned Savage Shark Emperor, which it had controlled earliest, was not spared. In this way, by concealing its aura, no one could discover it. Once its strength recovered, it would not fear Zheng Dong when it returned to subdue the Myriad Dragon Palace, the Dragon God Hall, and other factions. It could even fight its way back to Yanhuang. Of course, these were all the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent's aspirations; whether they would be realized depended on its recovery.
In the blink of an eye, three days passed. It refined all the divine-tier resources for healing. The effect was much better than it had anticipated. Not only was its strength fully restored, but it had also improved. However, it was still far from breaking through to become a Sovereign. But with its current abilities, subduing the Myriad Dragon Palace and the Dragon God Hall was no problem. Moreover, it was confident in dealing with Zheng Dong. Thus, it returned to the Myriad Dragon Palace, preparing to deal with the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor.
The Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor had been in secluded cultivation, but it had not achieved significant gains. Just as it was about to end its cultivation, a large number of curse spirits appeared within the ruins space where it was in seclusion. These curse spirits were not the ones sealed in the Boundless Tower. They were born due to the Epoch Tribulation. Their purpose was to destroy this ruins space. Not only the ruins space where the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor was in seclusion, but many ruins spaces also encountered curse spirits. Any ruins space that had not merged with Blue Star would be the first to face disaster. Zheng Dong's Mythical-tier ruins space would also encounter curse spirits; it was only a matter of time.
The unfortunate Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor was also surprised to encounter curse spirits. It could not kill them, and they continuously caused its body to decay and annihilate. It wanted to escape but found that the entire ruins space was filled with curse spirits.