In the blood-soaked corridor, three cattle demons whose bodies had been seized by strange beings chanted an unfamiliar incantation.
As the incantation took shape, mysterious green Curse Seals appeared in the air. Their glow dyed the corridor green. Mingled with the headless corpses strewn across the floor, it made for a deeply eerie sight.
At the cattle demons' will, the green Curse Seals branded themselves onto the headless corpses.
A while later, the green Curse Seals vanished from the corpses as though they had never appeared.
Nothing about the headless corpses seemed to have changed, but a deadly menace now lurked within them.
After casting the Curse Seals, the three strange beings left, and the corridor fell quiet again.
The three beings had not noticed that someone had been watching them all along.
If anyone else had used Soul Power to observe them, they would certainly have noticed the observer in turn.
Jiang Ping An was different. His divine power could conceal not only his bodily aura but also his Soul Power.
As a higher-order Power Rule, divine power was beyond even an Immortal Lord's ability to fathom.
From the three strange beings' conversation, Jiang Ping An had learned several important things.
The first was where the headless corpses drew their power from.
He had never understood how the corpses could move on their own, and had been deeply wary of them. Now he knew.
The three strange beings used something called a Curse Seal, which was similar to a formation.
When someone touched one of the corpses, its Curse Seal would pass into their body.
The three strange beings could also use the Curse Seals to seize other beings' bodies.
As for exactly how they did it, Jiang Ping An could not tell.
The power known as a Curse