Book of Curses, the Awakening of Electrolux

"A tangible product of the Law of Curses? The description made it sound pretty impressive."

Xu Tianming reached out to open the Book of Curses before him, saying as he did so,

"But this curse effect seems a little underwhelming."

The explanations regarding the curse effects struck Xu Tianming as somewhat vague, and they did not seem particularly powerful.

The instant Xu Tianming opened the Book of Curses, a jet-black light suddenly shot out from its pages.

Caught completely off guard, Xu Tianming had no time to react and could only let the black light bore into the center of his brow.

"Ugh!"

Xu Tianming felt something viscous and icy, carrying even a faint trace of ominousness, slam forcefully into the void of his consciousness.

There was no technique to it whatsoever, only the most primitive, violent expansion.

"Ugh!"

Even though Xu Tianming clenched his teeth, a cry of pain he could not suppress was forcibly squeezed from his throat.

Having cultivated the Body Sect Secret Technique and the Yin Yang Profound Pole Body Refining Art, his physical strength surpassed even that of Spirit Masters two Soul Rings above him.

But in terms of spiritual power, he could not compare with Huo Yuhao, who had received the sacrifice of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

Under the spiritual torrent formed by the Book of Curses, Xu Tianming felt as if his mind were being split apart alive.

Blood flowed uncontrollably from his seven orifices.

No matter how exceptional he was compared to ordinary Spirit Masters of the same rank, he was still utterly insignificant before the power of an ownerless divine artifact.

Controlling a divine artifact was never such a simple matter.

Influenced by the negative emotions emanating from the Book of Curses, Xu Tianming's eyes were gradually stained with pure black.

Even his consciousness began to scatter.

"The power of curses... It has been a long time since I encountered such familiar power."

A gentle yet aged voice suddenly rang out in Xu Tianming's mind.

The next instant, the various negative emotions transformed by the Book of Curses seemed to come under control and surged madly toward the gray point of light within Xu Tianming's Sea of Consciousness.

The gray point of light also grew brighter and brighter beneath the impact of the black tide.

At a certain moment, the gray light abruptly contracted, outlining a somewhat blurry phantom of an elderly man within Xu Tianming's Sea of Consciousness.

"I never expected a child to obtain such a divine artifact."

With a light tap into the void, the ominous black energy rapidly gathered within the Sea of Consciousness, ultimately taking the form of the Book of Curses and floating quietly there.

"But thanks to this divine artifact, I was able to awaken so quickly."

The agonizing pain in his mind slowly subsided. Xu Tianming panted heavily, and it took him quite a while to recover.

"Who are you?"

Xu Tianming knew who the gray-haired old man in his Sea of Consciousness was, but he still asked.

"I am the Holy Necromancer from another world, the Scourge of the Undead, Electrolux!"

The aged voice was exceedingly calm, yet it faintly carried an air of former grandeur.

"Child, although I do not know how you obtained this divine artifact."

"Your misfortune has become a blessing. This divine artifact not only awakened me, but also helped you open your Sea of Consciousness!"

Sea of Consciousness!

Xu Tianming froze slightly before a surge of wild joy instantly flooded his heart.

During the era of the Peerless Tang Sect, only Huo Yuhao had opened his Sea of Consciousness with the help of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and the Blade of Life.

It was precisely because he had opened his Sea of Consciousness that Huo Yuhao's spiritual power could become so formidable.

"I nearly lost consciousness just now... but I roughly understand what happened."

Suppressing the ecstasy in his heart, Xu Tianming said to Electrolux,

"If not for you, I fear my mind would have been completely assimilated by the negative emotions of this Book of Curses."

"I will never forget your life-saving grace, Senior!"

Electrolux nodded slightly. Xu Tianming's temperament and attitude clearly pleased him greatly.

"I reside in your Sea of Consciousness. Ours is a symbiotic relationship to begin with, so there is no need to speak of life-saving grace."

Xu Tianming secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If he had not intercepted Electrolux back then, he might have died to the reward from his own system today.

"Elder Yi, the Book of Curses is a divine artifact. I want to use it to curse a god. Do you think that is possible?"

Since there was someone professionally suited to the task here, Xu Tianming naturally had to seek his advice.

"A god? You, a mortal, want to curse a god?"

There was a clear note of surprise in Electrolux's voice.

"That's right. This god has been secretly manipulating this world all along."

Xu Tianming nodded heavily.

"This world has never belonged to any one person or any one god. I want this world to no longer be controlled by those so-called lofty deities!"

Tang San had interfered with the Douluo Plane time and again, and in the end, he had even personally stepped in to stop the Sun Moon Empire from unifying it.

The entire Douluo Plane had practically become a breeding ground for deities of the Tang Family.

Ever since the first Douluo, those who became gods were either sons-in-law or wives of the Tang Family, or simply bore the surname Tang.

Countless outstanding figures spent their entire lives stuck on the path to godhood, yet the Tang Family members became gods in clusters.

Becoming gods was one thing, but they even brought their soul beast wives along with them to godhood.

At that point, the restriction that soul beasts could not become gods no longer applied.

It truly was a case of one man ascending, and even his chickens and dogs rising with him!

"Good lad. To dare curse a god with the strength of a mortal—you have some ambition!"

A look of appreciation appeared on Electrolux's somewhat illusory face.

Long ago, he too had struggled against his own fate, just like the youth before him.

"I owe you a favor, so naturally I will help you."

"I do not know how powerful the gods of your world are... but if I help conceal your aura, I expect that god will not discover you!"

With a single sentence, Electrolux resolved the matter Xu Tianming had worried about most.

Tang San was a God King. Regardless of his character, his strength was not weak even among God Kings.

Xu Tianming could not guarantee that Tang San would fail to notice him if he used the Book of Curses.

"Thank you, Elder Yi."

Xu Tianming took a deep breath, and the black Book of Curses appeared in his hand once more.

"Please help me conceal my aura, Elder Yi!"

"Mm."

Electrolux gave a soft assent. A flash of light passed, and Xu Tianming vanished from the Meditation Room.

A powerful wave of dizziness washed over him, and Xu Tianming felt everything around him twisting.

When he opened his eyes, he saw a dimly lit world. A black sun that emitted purple radiance hung high in the sky.

"This is the Undead Half-Plane I created. In the past thousand years, you are the first human besides me to come here."

Gray light flickered before taking the form of an elderly man in gray robes, holding a staff, before Xu Tianming.

"Although this space is imperfect, within it, you are absolutely safe."