"Really? That's great! Tree of Time, help me seal the Curse immediately. As for losing some strength, compared to the trouble the Curse brings, it's nothing."
King of Negativity said excitedly, "And once the Curse is sealed, I can continue absorbing Negative Energy to increase my strength. I'll recover that little loss of power soon enough."
"Then I'll begin."
Without further nonsense, the Tree of Time transformed into a strange Time Rune and flew toward King of Negativity.
King of Negativity's gaze flickered, but he did nothing else. He calmly faced the Tree of Time's arrival. Whatever else, he possessed the bearing of a leader.
The Tree of Time was quite satisfied and controlled the Rune Brand to imprint itself on King of Negativity.
Then, the Power of Time rapidly froze all the Curses like ice. However, because the Curses had already fused with King of Negativity, part of his body was frozen as well.
But King of Negativity was not angry. Instead, he was extremely excited. He threw back his head and laughed. "Wonderful! It's been so long since I've enjoyed this feeling of ease, this feeling of having no restraints whatsoever."
Ever since the Curse had latched onto him, King of Negativity had not enjoyed even a second of peace. Now, he had finally temporarily escaped the Curse.
The Tree of Time's voice came from within the rune. "King of Negativity, besides the Curse, there is something else special inside your body. What is it? Should I seal it as well?"
"That is the Black Absolute Army created by the Life Great Tree. I relied on them earlier to withstand the Curse and keep it from worsening."
King of Negativity said, "There's no need to seal the Black Absolute Army. Let them remain inside me, and I'll use