The Empress's Spiritual Sense swept over the seven Curse Masters, but she found nothing amiss.
"Enough. We might as well try, even if there's little hope. You will give it a try. If you can ease the demon nightmare afflicting the Princess even a little, I will reward you handsomely," the Empress said calmly.
A glimmer of joy immediately flashed in everyone's eyes.
The person standing before them was the Empress herself.
With someone of her standing, even the slightest thing that slipped through her fingers would be enough to secure their livelihoods for the rest of their lives.
None of these people had any talent for martial arts. By a stroke of luck, they had come into contact with the Curse Technique Inheritance from the ancient era.
Their natural gifts had made them exceedingly rare Curse Masters in this age. However, Minor Accomplishment-level curses were not very powerful, and each time they used one, they had to consume a great deal of materials as sacrifices.
As a result, their lives were only a little better than those of ordinary folk. Compared with martial artists, they were much worse off.
If they could seize this opportunity, they could use the Empress's rewards to set out on the Path of Martial Dao. Their lives would then take on an entirely different hue.
"We are willing to give our lives for this!"
"We are willing to serve Her Majesty the Empress with all our strength!"
The Curse Masters spoke over one another.
"Since that's settled, begin," the Empress urged.
The group nodded, then circled the ice encasing the girl and observed it for a long while, conferring with one another throughout. It took them more than half an hour to come up with a relatively sound method of easing her affliction.
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