Absorbing Cursed Matter

Chapter 79 Absorbing Cursed Matter

"Sister Leng Qing, for my sake, let's just let this go," Ling Tianyu said, trying to dissuade her.

"Just keep protecting her!" Leng Qing waved his hand. Anyway, this matter has been going on for more than a day or two. Let it go for today. He didn't believe Lingling would behave herself tomorrow.

When we get there, we'll teach her a lesson again.

"Phew~" Seeing that her sister had given up on pursuing the matter, Lingling breathed a sigh of relief, put down her schoolbag, and leaned weakly against the chair.

"If I stay with those mentally challenged elementary school kids any longer, my brain will rust away!" Lingling pouted cutely and complained.

This is the difficulty of being a genius. Didn't Ling Tianyu go through the same thing before?

"Why don't you try skipping a grade?" Ling Tianyu suggested.

"It's no use. There's a rule in Shanghai's primary schools that you have to complete six years of primary school." Lingling slumped in her seat, looking completely defeated.

"Damn it, who even set up this ridiculous rule?!"

Ling Tianyu shrugged and remained silent.

"Thank goodness you're finally here! At least some small commissions worth a few hundred thousand have been taken care of!" Lingling added excitedly.

Huh? So I'm still just a handyman, just like Mo Fan in the original story.

"Well then, Old Man Bao, Sister Leng Qing, Lingling, I'm leaving!" Ling Tianyu picked up the cursed substance, said goodbye, and left Qingtian Hunting Grounds.

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Without further ado, let's absorb the cursed substance today!

Ling Tianyu sat leaning against the sofa, with Xin Xia, who had been staying at home, beside him. Under her care, and with the help of his [Second Realm] spiritual power, the absorption should be a sure thing.

So-called cursed substances are nothing more than magical substances with a little bit of special spirituality, which can gradually increase with the increase of cultivation level.

If it is extremely compatible with the effect of the curse, even light-type or mind-type mages may not have a solution, that is, there is no corresponding countermeasure. In that case, who among the same level can be a match for it!

Xin Xia's expression was solemn, her mind-body star track poised to be activated. If she noticed any signs that Ling Tianyu was being consumed by resentment, she would not hesitate to step in and comfort him.

Upon opening the sealed demonic artifact, an incomparably powerful cursed aura surged forth, causing the cursed substances stored within to flee, only to be sealed off by Ling Tianyu's will.

"You're nothing but a dead thing, why don't you obediently come into my bowl!" Ling Tianyu guided the cursed substance with his mind, allowing it to flow smoothly into his spiritual universe. Dark red smoke rose, making it look extremely eerie from an outsider's perspective.

The moment the cursed substance invaded his spiritual sea, Ling Tianyu felt an overwhelming surge of resentment, all of which were ordinary people who had been transformed into black beasts by the Black Church over the years.

Ordinary people who become aware of the Black Vatican's plans basically have only two choices: either be forcibly joined by the Black Vatican, or be transformed into a black, inhuman monster.

Once ordinary people fall into the clutches of the Black Vatican, an organization that everyone wants to kill, it's very difficult for them to turn their lives around. The only option is to hide and go down the dark path.

The power generated by this accumulated resentment over the years is unimaginable.

In a daze, Ling Tianyu was struck by intense resentment, which stirred his heart. However, with his [Second Realm] spiritual power as his foundation, Ling Tianyu remained fearless.

At the same time, Xin Xia released [Mind Soothing] to calm her turbulent emotions.

Soon, the erosion by the cursed substance ended, and like a captured wild horse, it obediently poured into the cursed nebula.

During the previous disaster in Bo City, Ling Tianyu hunted down demons and collected their essences. In addition to the plant-type demons reaching the fourth level, the second-in-command of the curse-type demons also had five stars strengthened, and was not far from the fourth level.

Sensing the entry of special substances with corresponding attributes, the Cursed Nebula trembled violently, absorbing all the cursed substances into it like a whale swallowing them whole, with two ancient star particles shining particularly brightly.

"There's an unexpected bonus!" Ling Tianyu was slightly surprised, and a smile appeared on his lips. He didn't expect that the curse system could benefit from this and successfully step into the fourth level of the initial stage!

"Phew~"

Ling Tianyu let out a long breath, opened his eyes, and the dark red aura surrounding him dissipated. He subconsciously looked at the graceful beauty standing beside him.

"What time is it?" Ling Tianyu asked with concern when he saw the obvious fatigue in Ye Xinxia's eyes.

"Four o'clock in the morning." Ye Xinxia smiled faintly, unable to resist yawning due to sleepiness.

As expected, cultivation knows no time; what feels like a moment in the spiritual world is half a day in the outside world.

"Xinxia, ​​you've worked hard, go to sleep now!" Ling Tianyu comforted her.

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Ling Tianyu returned to his room, his pupils revealing a dark red hue, and strange starlight flashing around him. A mark appeared in his hand, covered with countless ancient characters that were difficult to decipher.

The Black Church's cursed substance is absorbed, granting the effect [Shadow Erosion]. Combined with shadow-based abilities, it can adhere to the shadows of mages, becoming as elusive and difficult to dispel as a maggot clinging to a bone.

Consider that, generally speaking, a mind-based mage mainly dispels the curse on the mage's own body. Unless one is highly powerful, how can one detect the source of the curse hidden in the shadows? One can only let the curse grow stronger with the power of the soul.

Furthermore, the cursed substance possesses the characteristic of simultaneously eroding both the physical and mental bodies. Its corrosive effect on the physical body is somewhat similar to that of the Black Vatican's ancestral pool. Therefore, even mind magic may not be able to completely resist the attack, and a healing mage may be needed to assist in its removal.

Of course, using the power of curses also has an impact on oneself. One or two times is fine, but over the years it will greatly affect one's lifespan.

It can be said that it inflicts a thousand wounds on the enemy while losing eight hundred of its own, truly deserving of its reputation as one of the most evil magic systems.

Fortunately, Ling Tianyu's plant-based self-healing ability was enough to offset the backlash; otherwise, human lifespan would be short, and even the lifespan of a forbidden spell mage would be no different from that of an ordinary person.

As for the fourth level of curse magic, it is called [Mark]. As the name suggests, it can plant a terrifying curse on the enemy without their knowledge, affecting meditation and other practices, causing mental breakdown, or even the annihilation of the soul and death.

When combined with the cursed substance [Shadow Erosion], its stealth and damage output are further enhanced.

"My curse magic is finally beginning to transform; even single-elemental light or mind magic is struggling to remove its effects, clearly putting me ahead of ordinary mages!"

Ling Tianyu was secretly delighted. The plant and curse types had begun to transform, so how far away would the mind and space types be?

In the future, he might be able to make each element of magic far more powerful than ordinary people, and he could crush mages of the same level with just one magic element. It's not impossible for him to challenge those of higher levels in the later stages of his cultivation!

maybe……

A glint flashed in Ling Tianyu's eyes. His curse system was very likely already capable of affecting high-level mages! That meant he wouldn't be helpless when facing high-level mages with weak mental strength in the future.

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