From Blood Mage to Styx Ancestor

Chapter 23 Devouring Curse, Otherworldly Text

The thing that Modi and the others feared still happened.

A day earlier, the Frostbite Giant Spider had turned Nanfeng City into a frozen wasteland, where residents were either frozen into ice sculptures or devoured by the giant spider after being frozen into ice sculptures.

A biting wind blew from Nanfeng City to Green City, causing the temperature to drop significantly.

"That's the situation. The individual codenamed 'Frostbite Giant Spider' is now known to be hunting for food."

In the online meeting, Ling Tianfeng gave a report.

Most of the other people at the meeting looked worried, while a few gloated.

Mo Di sat beside Ling Tianfeng, saying nothing, quietly serving as a background figure.

"This world is absurd. Major corporations and conglomerates all have their own unique cutting-edge technologies, such as the technology behind online meetings."

It's something I can't do—enabling high-level human leaders to maintain uninterrupted communication even when global communication methods are largely ineffective.

He naturally coveted these technologies, but unfortunately, apart from Ling's experimental laser weapons, he had no access to the others.

The meeting continued, and a senior executive from one of the companies asked, "Would our nuclear weapons be effective against it?"

"We tried it in Nanfeng City, but it didn't work. The nuclear weapons didn't even get close before it detected them and used some kind of space transfer technology to teleport them to some unknown place."

Another high-ranking official said expressionlessly.

These words made Modi frown.

If that's the case, then it's very likely not an ordinary Frostbite Giant Spider, but rather an elder of its kind.

Each Frostbite Spider Elder possesses remarkable spellcasting and precognitive abilities, which facilitates their location of new worlds and the opening of teleportation channels.

These kinds of beings are even more difficult to deal with.

"I might need to think about what to do next."

He still had some doubts. Frostbite Giant Spiders were supposed to be a gentle species and wouldn't hunt for food so frequently.

What caused this Frostbite Giant Spider Elder to go so mad?

He didn't understand why the senior executives at the meeting couldn't come up with a solution and the matter was left unresolved.

The leaders of the cities closest to Nanfeng City were on tenterhooks, fearing that after the Frostbite Giant Spider had wreaked havoc on Nanfeng City, it would come after them, the closest cities.

Ling Tianfeng felt the same way; he didn't think Green City was capable of dealing with such a monstrous natural disaster.

Stepping out of the conference room, he couldn't help but sneeze as the cold wind blew in.

"Senior, what should we do if that giant spider really attacks?"

"I don't know," Mordy answered honestly.

"Even you, senior... you're still human at the Innate Realm. How could you possibly deal with something like that?"

He chuckled self-deprecatingly and changed the subject:

"Senior, since the outer fog dissipated, many things that don't belong to our world have appeared in the area that was once foggy. The company is already assembling a research team. Would you be interested in joining?"

After spending this time together, Ling Tianfeng had learned a lot about Mo Di, and knew that he liked to study strange but useful things.

Perhaps he would be interested in those otherworldly regions.

"Another world?" Modi stroked his chin, thought for a moment, "I've had some minor things to take care of lately and haven't been able to get away. I'll go check it out once I'm done."

He gained a lot of good things from his trip to Lianxin Village, and he needs to find time to digest them.

As for the otherworldly regions, he was equally interested and wouldn't want to miss them.

Back at his residence, Modi activated a protective barrier to prevent anyone with ulterior motives from spying on him.

He took out several of his flesh and blood dolls, which had been shrouded in black mist ever since he returned from Lianxin Village.

Before her death, the Black Goddess poured all her final curses into him, which ironically benefited him, allowing him to obtain several of the most valuable curse samples.

"We still need to be careful, otherwise the curse might be leaked."

He then set up a cursed fire barrier for emergency removal of the curse, carefully activated the modified [Earthly Deity Breath-Eating Technique - Modified], and took a deep breath.

He slowly inhaled the black energy from one of the dolls into his stomach.

Curses, in essence, are similar to incense offerings; both are forms of wishful thinking.

However, the power of incense offerings is mostly a condensation of positive emotions and thoughts, while curses are the opposite.

Theoretically speaking, the "Earth Deity's Breath-Eating Method," a divine practice that absorbs the power of incense offerings and vows for cultivation, can also absorb curses for cultivation.

I just don't know what will be the final product.

It is highly likely to be an evil god, similar to the Black Goddess, or it could be a mad god, the kind that has completely gone insane.

Modi initially planned to use incense as a test subject, but he discovered that even the most popular temples had no power of wishes.

With this path completely blocked, he simply turned to the curse, seeking a way to use it without affecting his own sanity.

Initially, he planned to use the curse to create magical items to trick people, until he accidentally discovered that the Wendigo bloodline and the curse were highly compatible, and things got out of control.

"The Wendigo bloodline inherently possesses an evil nature, so it's normal for it to resonate with this malevolent curse. Only I could suppress this naturally evil bloodline."

If it is, then it is absolutely impossible.

Having averted another major crisis for the world, Mordy felt he had made a great sacrifice.

As for how the crisis came about? We don't need to worry about that; we'll just wait and see the outcome.

The curse entered his body, but the [Earthly Deity's Breath-Eating Technique - Modified] operated methodically, transforming the external curse into his own power.

The original version of the "Earthly Deity Breathing Technique" required a position as an Earthly Deity bestowed by the Great Xuan Dynasty to practice.

Even if an ordinary person like him obtained the cultivation technique, he wouldn't be able to practice it.

In order to break the monopoly of the detestable Great Xuan Dynasty's power system, Mo Di took out his most treasured method.

[Menger's Spirit Integration Ceremony]

While this method certainly has many pitfalls, it is not without its merits.

For example, the integration of heterogeneous forces such as evil spirits and faith.

"Spirit Fusion" is a general term. Mengerna believed that all things have spirits, and he created this method to stuff a divine skeleton into his own body.

By incorporating heterogeneous powers into this method, Modi can harness the power of wishes for his own use, even without a divine position.

As for other aspects such as absorbing the power of wishes and maintaining rationality, those are left to the [Earthly Deity's Breath-Eating Method].

The former draws the power of will from the container into the body, while the latter filters out the influence of the power of will to prevent oneself from being molded into another person by the power of the will of the masses.

These are all original contents of the [Earth Deity Breathing Method].

The transformed curse amplified his spirit and interfered with his magic, imbuing it with the nature of a curse.

He can spread and amplify the curse at any time he wants through magic.

Stimulated by the curse, the dormant Nightmare aspect within the Wendigo bloodline stirred, showing signs of resurgence, but it was suppressed by the other three and could not cause the slightest ripple.

"I didn't expect the curse to resonate with the Nightmare attribute." Modi's expression was strange. "The attribute that dominates my body is blood first, then frost, and finally scales."

Most people are like him at most, with three sexual characteristics being the limit.

Any more than that, and it's easy for things to break down due to sexual conflict.

"The conversion between curse magic and cold blood true energy is still too troublesome, and there are losses in the process. If I could unify my own power..."

After thinking about it, Modi saved the idea, similar to creating a new folder called "Power Integration Project", and that was it.

His current circumstances do not support the progress of this project.

He will only attempt the next step once his mind is strong enough to perfectly control both energies.

He is still some distance from reaching that level.

"Curse magic, from now on my spells will be able to add the curse debuff in addition to blood flame and frost."

After imagining himself making the move, Mo Di suddenly fell silent.

Bloody, sinister, and eerie, he is becoming more and more like the stereotypical image of blood mages and necromancers.

He continued to absorb and transform the curse, and before long, he had absorbed all the legacy left by the Black Goddess.

The excessive curses caused him to unconsciously exude an eerie aura, and a strange feeling lingered.

"Would this be considered an aura of constant mystery about me? Won't it attract some annoying detectives?"

Modi suppressed his curse and put on his black-rimmed glasses, which helped to calm the mysterious aura surrounding him.

At least now it won't scare children to tears at first glance.

......

Outside Greenfield City, in an area shrouded in mist, a scientific expedition team set up camp.

Several elderly professors with gray hair were gathered around a stone slab, exclaiming in amazement.

"We've never discovered this script before. Could it be the script of a lost civilization?"

"Old Zhang, you're out of touch. The theory of other worlds has been proven. This should be the writing of an otherworldly civilization."

"Theories of other worlds? When did that happen?"

"Just a few days ago, shortly after the fog cleared on the outskirts."

"Stop talking, is there any way to translate this text? Why hasn't that translation expert arrived yet?"

"I am coming."

A gentle but slightly hoarse male voice came from behind. The old professors all turned around and saw a tall young man wearing black-rimmed glasses lift the curtain and enter the tent.

"Hello, I'm the translation expert sent by the company to provide support."

Modi glanced around and found that apart from being amazed by his youth, no one else had any other reaction.

"Very good, it seems my cover-up was quite effective."

After standing there for two or three seconds, the professors finally reacted and pulled him to the stone slab.

"Are you really a translation expert? You're so young!" the old professor surnamed Zhang asked suspiciously.

"I wouldn't call myself an expert, I just know a few tricks," Modi said with a smile.

Being proficient in languages ​​is also a skill; having him as a guest translation expert wouldn't be a problem at all.

Another professor pulled Professor Zhang aside and whispered in his ear, "Don't underestimate this expert. He's said to be a martial artist with innate talent and a high-ranking executive in the group. He might just have the secret to maintaining his youthful appearance."

After the Mist Disaster, news about martial artists began circulating in some circles, and these professors had all heard the related rumors.

Professor Zhang suddenly realized and began to regard Mo Di as a peer. "In that case, let's get started as soon as possible."

Modi nodded, then shifted his gaze to the stone slab and raised an eyebrow.

The script carved on the stone slab was not the script of the Great Xuan Dynasty, but another script from another world that he had never seen before, yet which seemed somewhat familiar.