Chapter 294

Ye Lin suddenly felt that the Forbidden Curse Master profession being short-lived was truly not unjust.

Others communicate with various elemental powers politely and respectfully, but you Forbidden Curse Masters start by cursing; it would be strange if people didn't kill you.

Ye Lin felt as if he had grasped something in the dark, yet it seemed he hadn't grasped anything at all.

This feeling was like your goddess chatting with you for hundreds of messages the night before, even telling you goodnight and sweet dreams, only to ignore you the next morning when you woke up—it was unfathomable.

"Could this be the bit of insight they say is needed to advance to the Third Realm?" Ye Lin understood half-heartedly.

The artifact spirit didn't rush to urge him, but quietly waited for Ye Lin.

It wasn't until Ye Lin raised his head that the artifact spirit continued to point out.

"What you truly need to comprehend is the process of how power is formed. Once you understand this point, it's not impossible for you to even create new Forbidden Curses yourself."

"Simply put... it's that the object of the curse and the content of the curse are different, so the Forbidden Curse formed is also different?" Ye Lin asked.

"Not bad, you can understand it that way." The artifact spirit nodded.

Ye Lin suddenly realized; this was quite easy to understand. Taking people as an example, if you find a random stranger and call him an idiot, you will likely get a "Are you sick?" in return. But if you start by greeting his mother, you will likely get a right hook.

So, the true essence of the Forbidden Curse Master profession... is just being foul-mouthed in different ways?

Ye Lin's mouth twitched slightly; why did he feel that the Forbidden Curse Master profession... didn't seem very serious?

"Alright, let's stop the insight here. With your current strength, if I say too much, you won't be able to digest it. Let's go back to our deal."

The artifact spirit spoke again.

"You should also know that your immortal body is an ability brought to you by the Eternal Balance. If the Eternal Balance is taken away, then your immortal body will also disappear along with it."

"Then... do you want to possess a true immortal body?"

The artifact spirit's voice carried a faint temptation.

"I want to, are you giving it to me?" Ye Lin asked back.

The artifact spirit slowly walked toward Ye Lin.

"The reason the Eternal Balance can make people immortal is because it contains a trace of the Law of Life and Death! As long as you extract this trace of Law power and put it on yourself, you can possess a true... immortal body!"

"Law power, what is that?" Ye Lin asked confusedly.

"Law power is the most fundamental power in the world, the root of all things. After merging with that trace of the Law of Life and Death, no one in this world you are in will ever be able to kill you again!" The artifact spirit began to explain.

"Then what do I need to pay?" Ye Lin continued to ask. Since it was a deal, this artifact spirit certainly wouldn't let him get it for free.

"It's very simple, I want the blood of all your closest relatives! After extracting the Law of Life and Death, the Eternal Balance will be destroyed. You are the master of the Eternal Balance, and blood of the same root and origin as you can allow me to escape the Eternal Balance, not be destroyed with it, and obtain true freedom!" The artifact spirit said.

Ye Lin also understood what was going on; the artifact spirit had developed self-awareness and wanted freedom, so it was making a deal with him to merge the Eternal Balance's ability with himself, and then the artifact spirit could slip away.

This temptation was indeed great, but Ye Lin shook his head after hearing it.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, I'm an orphan; I don't have any blood of closest relatives to give you. How about my own blood, do you think that will work?"

"Your blood won't work, but don't worry, you are not an orphan. I can sense that you have many relatives who are still alive and well." The artifact spirit smiled faintly.

Ye Lin was instantly shocked; his relatives were actually still alive?

Just as Ye Lin wanted to continue asking, the artifact spirit suddenly twisted, with gold and black constantly intertwining and changing.

In the end, gold overcame black, suppressing the black part into a corner. The artifact spirit spoke again, its voice becoming much more weathered.

"Master! Don't make the deal! Those people you want to kill are all your dearest friends and brothers!"

As soon as the words fell, the black light and shadow overcame the gold.

"Old thing! Don't stop me! I've been locked in this broken place for I don't know how many years; I want freedom!"

"Don't even think about it!"

The golden light and shadow overcame the black again, and then the artifact spirit actually knelt directly in front of Ye Lin.

"Master! You have always been the master of the Eternal Balance. Born as a dragon, even if you have broken your palms and teeth, pulled out your scales, blinded your eyes and broken your claws, and fallen into the shallows, a dragon is still a dragon!"

"May I live to see you rule the world again!"

Ye Lin was stunned. He was just about to ask something else when the whole world shook again, and then it shattered piece by piece like a jigsaw puzzle.

Before the world completely collapsed, Ye Lin heard the hysterical voice of the black light and shadow again.

"Old thing, can you stop me? He will definitely cooperate with me; this world is nothing but a breeding farm!"

Ye Lin's thoughts returned to his body from that strange world. He tried to mobilize the Shan Hai Secret Seal to enter that world again, but this time, he couldn't get in no matter what.

"Gate of Apocalypse... Origin Ancient Artifact... Artifact Spirit..."

Ye Lin's thoughts were numerous; he vaguely felt that he seemed to have touched the biggest secret of this world...

Time is like the snot that flows out after being frozen outdoors for a few hours at minus ten degrees.

Because the face is already numb from the cold, it's only when the snot flows into the mouth and tastes bitter that one suddenly realizes that so much time has already passed.

In the blink of an eye, the Shan Hai Realm was about to welcome the moment of closing.

Ye Lin turned into a kind-hearted person, sending half of the Shan Hai Secret Seals to the sides of various lucky people. Ye Lin wouldn't do the act of parading through the streets with 108 Shan Hai Secret Seals.

And within the Shan Hai Realm, a legend began to circulate among the students of various academies: as long as you sleep soundly at night and hang a clean sock on the head of the bed, when you wake up the next day, there will be an extra Shan Hai Secret Seal in the sock.

After sending out the extra Shan Hai Secret Seals, Ye Lin reunited with Duan Ling.

Under the blessing of ten times the experience, Duan Ling's strength also advanced by leaps and bounds, and now she had reached an astonishing level 55.

As soon as they met, Duan Ling couldn't wait to pull Ye Lin to the side, and after observing left and right for a while, she said mysteriously.

"Husband, you must not be afraid of what I'm about to say!"

"Don't worry, I won't be afraid, go ahead." Ye Lin nodded.

"I think I've encountered a supernatural event! After getting separated from you, during this time, monsters that were beaten to severe injury and near death kept being thrown in front of me!" Duan Ling said very seriously.

Ye Lin's mouth curled up. Of course he knew what was going on; the clone he left behind had been secretly helping Duan Ling hunt monsters during this time, but Ye Lin pretended to be surprised.

"Is that so? There's such a thing?"

"Yes! It's especially weird! Sometimes I walk three steps and can encounter four severely injured monsters!" Duan Ling's little face was incomparably serious. "I suspect there are unclean things in this Shan Hai Realm..."

Before Duan Ling finished speaking, Ye Lin suddenly laughed out loud. He bit his finger and tried his best to hold it back, but he really couldn't.

"What are you laughing at?" Duan Ling stared at Ye Lin, pouting.

Ye Lin: "I remembered something happy."

Duan Ling: "What happy thing?"

Ye Lin: "My wife gave birth to a child."

Duan Ling: "???"