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Chapter 4098: The Origin of the Lord of Curses

A furious roar came from the blood sea. Since the Lord of Curses had already made his move, there was no way he'd give up now. The boiling blood sea chased after Lin Moyu, and although it was enormous, its speed was astonishing faster than Lin Moyu, and the distance between them rapidly closed.

There was a hint of panic in Lin Moyu's eyes, his expression grave. Whether intentional or not, he headed straight for Chengdao Cliff, not far away.

"You can't escape!" The Lord of Curses' voice echoed through the world, like thunder across the outer battlefield.

Inside the Dao Lord Hall, many Great Dao Lords looked up simultaneously. They vaguely saw a boiling blood sea and then heard the Lord of Curses' voice. Everyone felt a heavy pressure on their souls, a sense of discomfort.

"It's an Eternal!"

"Who is he chasing? What a commotion."

"Should we go take a look?"

The Great Dao Lords discussed, but none moved. If it really was an Eternal fighting, being a bystander could get you killed. They all cherished their lives and wouldn't act rashly.

The Lord of Formations drew a divine rune, and a formation appeared with a roar. "I have surveillance arrays set up on the outer battlefield!" One after another, his formations activated, showing various scenes, finally locking onto one: Chengdao Cliff, with blood sea filling the sky outside, and a stream of light flying into the cliff and vanishing. The blood sea followed and nearly engulfed the entire cliff.

"Blood sea... Eternal... could it be the legendary Lord of Curses?"

Someone connected the blood sea to the Lord of Curses, whose reputation was legendary in some tales. This caused an uproar.

"The Lord of Curses has made a move who is he after?"

"More importantly, who is worthy of the Lord of Curses' action? Eternals don't act lightly."

"But the one who fled into Chengdao Cliff looked like a Great Dao Lord."

Everyone was stunned. An Eternal attacking a Great Dao Lord should be an easy kill why was he running? Why hadn't he been caught yet? They all stared at Chengdao Cliff, eager to know what was happening inside, but none dared enter.

The Lord of Formations' eyes flashed he'd realized something. The formations he'd set up in Chengdao Cliff were given by Lin Moyu, and he'd learned much from arranging them. He could tell those arrays were just part of a larger, powerful formation the core had not been given to him. He could also sense that the formation was extremely strong.

Watching the projected image, a thought struck him: this formation was meant to deal with the Lord of Curses. It wasn't the Lord of Curses hunting Lin Moyu, but Lin Moyu setting a trap for the Lord of Curses. The idea of a Great Dao Lord scheming against an Eternal seemed impossible but if the formation was strong enough...

The Lord of Formations shivered, a chill running through his soul. It didn't seem impossible.

At the edge of the battlefield, Saint Heart quietly said before a formation, "Grandfather, let me go."

The War Emperor's projection appeared. "No. That's between the Lord of Curses and Lin Moyu. Don't interfere."

Saint Heart was anxious. "I want to help him. Please, open the way."

The War Emperor was firm. "You wouldn't help you'd only hinder him. Think about it: everything he's done is carefully planned. Between him and the Lord of Curses, it's not clear who will win."

He recalled how, when Lin Moyu had faced the Lord of Curses before, he'd been calm and confident, not flustered at all. In his perception, Lin Moyu was even more unfathomable than the Lord of Curses.

Saint Heart protested, "But he's facing an Eternal!"

The War Emperor replied, "Trust him. That's what he wanted me to tell you."

He projected an image of Lin Moyu's last words to him before leaving the formation: "War Emperor, if anything happens, don't let Saint Heart come out."

Lin Moyu's voice was clear. The War Emperor said, "There are things he can't say, but you should understand. Just wait here for him to return."

Saint Heart was still anxious, but she knew deep down that she couldn't really help Lin Moyu.

...

Chengdao Cliff was now completely enveloped by the blood sea, even denser than before. The Lord of Curses' giant face emerged from the blood sea, his eyes overlooking the entire cliff. "You have nowhere left to run!"

Lin Moyu stood atop the cliff, meeting the Lord of Curses' gaze. "At the dawn of heaven and earth, when the Origin Land first formed, eight Great Daos competed for a place in the Origin Land. At that time, there was a blood sea in the world, evolved from the first drop of blood at the birth of the world. The blood sea also contained the first impurities of the primordial Dao."

"You gained sentience from the blood sea, then comprehended the Dao of Curses, becoming its master, and then an Eternal."

"This blood sea is your true body, your greatest reliance. As long as it exists, you cannot die. The blood sea is vast, able to cover hundreds of worlds, and can cross the boundary between reality and illusion. That's why you're fearless, acting as you please, leaving filth wherever you go."

"For countless years, you've left legends in many worlds, causing endless death and destruction, harvesting immense faith power."

"Until you tried to take the final step and entered the core of the Great Wilderness, only to be repelled by the Beast Emperor and forced to retreat, tainted by the curse."

"Later, you hid in the Black Blood Realm, using the Principle Dao to create clones, transferring the curse onto the Black Blood people, then having them clone the Black Blood Realm, using worlds to bear the curse."

"For countless years, you finally cleansed your curse. In the process, you searched for a way to break the deadlock, tried many methods, ruined many geniuses, and finally discovered me."

"You knew I was the reincarnation of the Lord of Immortality, that my body and Dao were unique. So you wanted to use my body and Dao to re enter the core of the Great Wilderness and help you take the final step again."

Lin Moyu recounted the Lord of Curses' life as if telling a story.

The Lord of Curses said coldly, "I didn't expect you to know so much. Where did you learn this? The River of Time? My methods are invisible even to the Lord of Time."

Lin Moyu didn't hide it. "The River of Time records your past. You were too confident, rarely erasing your traces, only hiding them a bit. You could fool the Lord of Time, but not the Spirit of Time. The Spirit of Time remembers everything you've done. Even if your information is gone from the River of Time, it still exists in the Spirit's memory."

Lin Moyu had spoken with the Spirit of Time for a long time, learning the Lord of Curses' true origin. The Spirit of Time has memory even if the River of Time is wiped clean, its memory remains. There are only so many Eternals in the world; the Spirit of Time naturally pays close attention to their actions and remembers them all.

Before talking to the Spirit of Time, Lin Moyu had also spoken with the Lord of Fate, learning much about the Lord of Curses from him as well. Combining both sources, he had a clear picture.

The Lord of Curses said coldly, "So what if you know all this?"

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