The Corrupted Witch Doctor
Chapter 82

The Corpse Industry Chain

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If the Devouring Curse was the foundation of a wizard's personal strength, then curses were the means by which a wizard survived in this world.

A wizard who could not cast curses was destined to be welcomed by no faction.

Though the book in his hands was not thick, it contained the essence of the entire Frogfolk wizard tradition.

Every Tadpole Script character recorded in detail the materials, magic arrays, rituals, vessels, and even the order in which things had to be placed for a curse. Most important of all was the spiritual sacrifice.

The caster injected spiritual power into the drawn curse array. The array compressed that spiritual power and turned it into the most primitive Curse Primer. Driven by the magic array, the Curse Primer gradually formed the primitive Curse Grudge Force, thereby activating the curse.

Afterward, one had to continuously generate Curse Grudge Force, condensing and compressing it without end until fully formed curse power was produced.

Li Ziran was somewhat excited. Nowhere in the entire Curse Book did it mention the word "comprehension," which meant there was no need to communicate with some unique Elemental Bug hidden away in some unknown corner, as with the Healing Curse.

Objectively speaking, he only needed to follow the prescribed steps, copying the gourd while drawing the ladle, and reproduce everything exactly to gather Elemental Bugs and achieve the effect of a curse.

The casting process was similar to the Transformation Spell, only more troublesome.

Trouble was exactly what Li Ziran feared least. As long as it did not involve comprehending elements or anything like that, he was confident he could master it.

This was the foundation of a wizard's survival, yet his teacher had been completely unwilling to teach him such methods. In the end, it all came down

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