Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 719 - 701: Draw a Circle to Curse Him
[Purple Catfish: A treasured ingredient. Its flesh is tender with few bones, suitable for slicing, pot cooking, steaming, braising, or making fish balls and other fish dishes. The body of a demon cultivator who has cultivated for a thousand years, gaining years of experience. Consuming its meat as cuisine can temporarily enhance water movement speed. Note: Do not eat raw.]
"Interesting, some demon cultivators can serve as ingredients after they die. In the future, if not necessary, you can use the Soul-Devouring Demon Skill + Soul Searching Technique or other skills to try to keep the corpse intact for further use." Jiang Yuan stood beside the massive catfish, observing carefully.
The Purple Catfish was over ten meters long, with its body covered in deep purple, cloud-like patterns. The whole body was sleek, with a diameter of about one and a half meters, evidently offering a lot of meat.
As he reached out to touch it, the gigantic catfish was stored in his storage bag. He opened the communicator in the courtyard and sent it to the slaughterhouse to be slowly decomposed into directly usable ingredients for the kitchen.
He casually opened the Soul-Searching Notes and glanced at it; the first three pages were filled with the so-called "gambling insights" deeply believed by a degenerate gambler.
But judging by his fate, it was obvious that his insights were useless, otherwise, he would have become a gambling god and wouldn't be hiding like a turtle at the bottom of East Lake.
Jiang Yuan quickly flipped through a few pages and finally found the remnants of the Tianshui Mirror's memory — Zeyang, to save trouble and avoid being affected by the great waves, had simply thrown the treasure mirror into the deep valley at the bottom of East Lake, rumored to be connected to the sea.
However, the valley was extensive, and who knew how long it would take to find it. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
To solve the fundamental issue, time was of the essence. He reversed his hand to collect the Star Shell Cave Mansion, and following the system map, swam toward the depths of the valley.
"Who was that?" It wasn't until Jiang Yuan's figure disappeared into the vast lake bottom that Huang Shan emerged from the jagged rocks with a puzzled look, his mind full of questions.
He had just been cultivating, waiting for the curse to take effect, hoping to seize the opportunity for gain.
Unexpectedly, a terrifying pressure abruptly descended. As he opened his eyes, he saw a fearsome giant beast opening its massive black maw! Frightened, Huang Shan quickly activated his defensive treasure and curled up, not daring to breathe heavily.
Fortunately, the giant beast came fast and left just as quickly, and it wasn't coming for him. The terrifying pressure dissipated rapidly, and he saw Zeyang, who should have been in his Supreme Treasure Cave Mansion, lying helpless on the lakebed!
It was bizarre; ever since Zeyang was driven back by Zhao Yan using a secret treasure two nights ago, he hadn't dared to step out of his cave mansion.
Who on earth was that person? How could they make Zeyang leave his cave mansion so easily without a sound, and why did a fight break out suddenly?
Logically, the person who could call Zeyang out of his cave mansion at such a time must be a very trusted confidant. Why had I never heard of them? How did these two turn against each other to the point of deadly hatred?
Huang Shan wanted to observe up close but was truly afraid of the opponent's methods.
Plus, the distance between them was quite far, and he didn't dare recklessly expand his divine sense for fear of being implicated. He could only vaguely feel that the opponent was a human cultivator, with no noticeable spiritual power fluctuations but skilled at water combat.
Afterward, he wasn't sure what brief words were exchanged, but that young-looking human cultivator attacked again, and in an instant, Zeyang was dead, screaming!
Huang Shan watched in horror. The opponent hadn't even revealed a weapon, and yet the dignified Great Demon, whose realm was not far from his own, struggled a few times in pain without even being able to counterattack, and then died!
When he finally recovered from his shock, he saw that person flipping through a book before swiftly turning to leave.
"Well, well, whoever he was, he's finally gone." Regaining his composure, Huang Shan wore a greedy and excited smile, rubbing his hands as he emerged from the pile of rocks, "Heh heh! The cave mansion and the little bird, here I come..."
Huh?!
Where's the cave mansion? Where's the cave mansion I was waiting to plunder?
His smile froze on his face, and he blinked hard, craning his neck to look — Zeyang's corpse was nowhere to be seen; the cave mansion crafted from Supreme Treasure was also gone; even the dearly wished-for adorable little bird had vanished!
"How is this possible?" Huang Shan couldn't believe the unexpected blow, hurriedly swimming over, only to find the flat giant stone on the lakebed showing traces that a massive shell had stayed there for a long time, with not even a scrap left behind.
Could that man have moved it away? No, impossible!
The thought had barely crossed his mind when Huang Shan immediately dismissed it.
You should know, back when Zeyang was avoiding gambling debts and couldn't relocate the cave mansion, he specially invited four Great Demon friends, including himself, to help. It took months to move the cave mansion crafted from Supreme Treasure over a thousand miles to a lake above the Wilderness.
And then, taking advantage of the Wilderness's arrival, spent another month arduously transporting it here.
Zeyang was the owner of this cave mansion!
He couldn't move it instantly, so how could that young man do it?
It must have been because Zeyang had refined it into his life treasure, and once he died, the cave mansion, along with the little bird and everything inside, dissipated into nothingness with him.
"Zeyang, you bastard! You damn thieving thing! Serves you right!" Huang Shan was both heartbroken and upset.
He had painstakingly waited for half a day and ended up empty-handed, so he revealed his true form, a huge eels' tail, sweeping across the giant stone to see if there was anything left among the water plants;
Finding nothing, he then swam to where Zeyang had perished, trying to pick up any leftovers, even if it was just a couple of thousand-year-old fish bones.
But nothing was there. It seemed as if a Great Demon had been erased from this world in an instant without leaving any trace.
"Can't be, right?" Huang Shan, finding nothing, gradually calmed down, looking at his hands with a perplexed face, "Is my Curse Technique really that terrifying?
Dammit, all I wanted was for him to have bad luck so I could take advantage, but I didn't think he'd be cursed to the point of having no body left, even the cave mansion was gone! If the curse took effect, I've suffered a huge loss."
The curse he had personally cast indeed came true, and he must pay the price for using the Curse Technique. The outcome was that he hadn't gained anything, the young human man had directly killed Zeyang, everything had vanished, and yet Huang Shan didn't have the courage or reason to demand an explanation.
To lose the bait along with the fish, he had to swallow his grievances, yet he couldn't contain his frustration.
"Alright, alright, since my Curse Technique has proven capable, let's not do things halfway!" Standing there in shock for quite a while, Huang Shan became determined and drew a circle on the ground, cursing the guy who made him lose everything!
Hmph! I've never done a losing business before.
He considered that he was no match for the young man face-to-face, but with underhanded tricks, no matter how high one's cultivation, few could surpass him. This time, he had to hit a big score, at least to make up for the significant losses he just suffered.
Wasn't his cultivation high, and he had lots of treasures!?
Cursing Zeyang earlier had consumed many Spirit Stones, cursing him to be pursued by enemies within half an hour.
Right after he finished cursing, within half a cup of tea's time, it actually came true, though the definition of "enemy pursuit" was clearly too broad and vague.
The intention was for Zhao Yan to come knocking again, and he could profit, but unexpectedly, such a formidable human cultivator came and killed Zeyang directly!
"This time I have to be more specific in my curse." Huang Shan hesitated for a moment, pricked his finger, and squeezed a few drops of blood, "I, at the cost of my lifespan, curse the one who killed Zeyang. I want him to be suddenly struck by a divine retribution, to perish, and all his treasures to belong to me!"
He considered that with the opponent's strength, it was difficult to kill without divine retribution; besides, encountering an enemy surely entails intense fighting, causing widespread chaos. Even if he perishes, he might be someone else's loot.
Better to pay a larger price, let divine retribution smite him instantly, and then go collect all his treasures. Wouldn't that be delightful?
Completing the complex curse ritual, Huang Shan could feel his life force rapidly depleting, indicating the high-level curse on the young man required a more costly sacrifice. But even if lifespan was reduced a bit, at least it vented his anger!
You took my cave mansion and my little bird away?
Draw a circle to curse you, hurry up and die!
I'll go collect all your flashy storage bags and everything you carry! A little lost lifespan? With diligent cultivation and advancing to a higher realm, I could gain a few thousand years more; it's worth it.
