He is a pure-blooded dragon in the miniature garden.

Chapter 162 Three Venerables and Two-Digit Numbers Serving One Person
"I'm leaving now. I'll leave the rest to you, Asuka."

After discussing the upcoming garrisoning of the Flame City with Izayoi Sakamaki.

After greeting Kudo Asuka, Su Nian left with her.

This was something Su Nian had already agreed upon with Kuon Asuka. He needed Kuon Asuka to use the Kusanagi Sword to separate someone who had been cursed by public opinion and had fallen into monster form.

Moreover, Su Nian had helped her countless times, so she didn't refuse to help Su Nian this time, which was a rare opportunity.

"Izayoi and Yao, see you later. I hope that when we meet again, you will have taken back our flag."

Kudo Asuka smiled and waved goodbye to Izayoi Sakamaki, Kasukabe Yo, and Kuro Usagi.

Then he followed Su Nian out of the room.

Outside the room, Leticia and Lamia, both in high spirits and smiling, had been waiting for quite some time.

As for the storyteller, he was naturally granted special favor and is awaiting to play his due role next time.

To die like a canary? How could he possibly get something so cheap?

"By the way, what kind of organization is the Demon King Alliance?"

Walking on the streets of the City of Flames, the ancient bird, heading towards the Gate of Boundaries, asked Su Nian curiously.

"You can think of it as a villainous organization in a novel or anime, which, under the control of a mastermind, is plotting to destroy the world and creating countless evil events."

Su Nian thought for a moment and gave an explanation that matched his impression. Although Kudo Asuka, as a young lady from the Showa era, probably didn't have the concept of anime back then.

"Of course, perhaps the Ouroboros is not as well-organized as you imagine, but just a rabble that has been forcibly brought together."

"In the end, the ouroboros is just a venomous snake that can only lurk in the shadows and cannot be seen in the light."

"So don't think of the ouroboros as too terrifying."

As she walked, Su Nian talked about her feelings over the years... months... no, days in Ouroboros.

Well-organized? Highly efficient? United as one? That's a complete joke. If the Heavenly Army could really do all that, it should be the Ouroboros who do it.

If it were really that good, how could Leticia have ended up being exiled in the first place?
Many of the fallen demon kings who joined Ouroboros even had to rely on Ouroboros's welfare program to survive.

To be honest, Su Nian had even checked Ouroboros's accounts and concluded that it was in serious deficit. After layers of extortion, very little money actually ended up in Ouroboros's accounts.

As for how they managed to operate despite the severe deficit, even managing to subsidize those down-on-their-luck demon kings and carry out various plans...
This is truly a very mysterious question.

It can only be said that a powerful, invisible force has exerted its influence.

Of course, Su Nian felt more that when the Ouroboros was useful, it was a high-level black glove; when it wasn't, it was a place responsible for containing those demon kings to prevent them from causing trouble.

The Thousand Eyes' statistical report even indicated that after the War of the Evil Dragon, the frequency of the Demon King's disturbances decreased significantly, even far below the period when the Arcadia Grand Alliance dominated the lower levels.

Even the Heavenly Army has compiled reports showing that fewer and fewer demon kings have been captured in the last two hundred years, and the lower levels are becoming more and more peaceful.

As for the higher-ups? Only those with a three-digit number of connections can wield influence there. The organizers' authority? It's like nobody has it.

The Demon King dares to cause trouble? He might just be dealt with as someone passing by.

Those at the outer sect level with a rank of four or more are considered to be inhuman demons, while those with a rank of five or more can barely be considered to have a foothold.

The group chatted casually about their views on the Demon King Alliance, and bought some snacks along the way.

Just as she brushed past a white-haired, golden-eyed boy in a white robe, Su Nian paused for a moment, a mysterious smile playing on her lips.

I hope Gargi has a great time in the City of Flames these next few days.
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Because of Su Nian's identity and authority, he could move freely within the Ouroboros.

Even when they brought Kuon Asuka into the important branch of Ouroboros, they encountered no obstacles and no fool dared to stop them.

Those who manage to rise to the middle and upper levels of the Ouroboros are all shrewd and calculating. They may be greedy, but they know very well who they can offend, who they can't, what they can mess up, and what they must do right.

The ouroboros isn't really doing charity. If you're not willing to climb up, there are plenty of demon kings who are, and you'll just get a few glances from those princes.

Unsurprisingly, after Su Nian revealed her identity, she was easily led by the person in charge to the underground palace where Lamia's mother was sealed.

They walked through the dark palace, passing through layers of seals under the protection of special blessings, but even so, the aura of curse they felt grew stronger as they got closer.

The crimson light emanating from the scarlet curse illuminated the palace, and with a gentle breeze, the stench of blood filled their nostrils.

Finally, after walking for another twenty minutes, the view opened up, and an endless, deep red ocean appeared before them.

The sea was calm, and a gentle sea breeze carried a faint smell of rust, which was the source of the bloody stench they had just detected.

"Your Highness, this is the Sea of ​​Curses."

On a dock on the shore, made with a special gift that can isolate curses, the purple-haired gentleman in a tailored black suit gave Su Nian a slight bow and said...

"I am unable to accompany you any further and will wait here for Your Highness's triumphant return."

James said gently that only Lamia I's blood relatives or those with great power could set foot in the Sea of ​​Curses ahead; otherwise, they would be dragged into the Sea of ​​Curses by those vengeful spirits and fall into eternal torment.

After all, the curse on King Lamia I had reached the realm of omnipotence, a realm belonging only to three-digit gods. He, a mere four-digit demon king, should just give up.

Upon hearing this, Su Nian nodded slightly to indicate that she understood.

"Let's go, it's time to end all this."

Su Nian turned to Leticia and said.

Leticia nodded slightly, though filled with guilt, she resolutely took that step.

"Mother is in the deepest part of that cursed sea, Aunt. We can just walk there from here. Mother won't hurt us."

This wasn't Lamia's first time here; in a sense, she could say she had never been able to repay the Ouroboros's debt of gratitude.

After all, whether it was her birth, her upbringing, or her education, even her mother, Lamia I, was well taken care of by the Ouroboros.

The palace that sealed the Sea of ​​Curses alone reveals the immense resources the Ouroboros had expended to imprison Lamia here. Strolling along the dark, shadowy staircase, they descended step by step into the depths of the Sea of ​​Curses. The layers of the sea finally vanished, revealing its true form to Su Nian and her companions.

One after another, illusory figures with only mouths as facial features—this is the truth behind the Crimson Sea.

Their bodies were pierced from buttocks to lips by cross-shaped wooden stakes, pinning them firmly beneath the sea surface. Blood flowed from their wounds, merging into the surrounding crimson ocean.

Such torture stunted them, leaving them with heads the size of buckets and stunted limbs. Even so, they continued to curse silently beneath the sea in an extremely filthy language.

"what is this?"

Seeing this scene for the first time, Kuon Asuka instinctively curled up and hid behind Su Nian, asking in fear.

"This is a cursed spirit, an evil spirit formed from the mottled evil thoughts of a person in their previous life. It is a false evil spirit formed from pure negative emotions such as hatred and fear."

"Then why were they pierced and nailed to crosses?"

For a moment, curiosity overcame fear, and asked the question.

"It's obvious that she was influenced by the emotions of the source of the curse; her disgust and hatred for these cursed spirits even overwhelmed their curses against her."

Su Nian gazed intently at the endless stream of cursed spirits around her, her brows furrowed slightly, and spoke calmly.

"It's strange that this curse, given its intensity, didn't form a spirit level."

Su Nian had only been here once before, led by Lamia, but back then he wasn't very strong and didn't have a deep understanding of the Little Garden, so he couldn't figure it out.

Only now did he realize that this was not a curse at all, but clearly an unformed spirit, or rather, the result of the evil thoughts towards vampires formed by all timelines in the Garden of Shadows and even in human history, which raised Lamia's value to three digits.

In the miniature garden, even though the transformation of a spirit is a long process, it shouldn't lead to an unformed spirit overflowing as a curse.

"There are at least three double-digit figures involved in this project."

At this moment, Argel couldn't help but jump out and give a playful explanation.

"One person delayed the formation of the spirit through the means of a poet, one person protected Lamia's personality, and one person, as the Lord of All Demons, refused to let Lamia become a monster."

"Tsk tsk tsk, three two-digit figures serving one person, I really don't know if it's lucky or unlucky."

To be honest, lifting the curse was just a matter of a thought for them, but... they all chose to postpone it without prior agreement.

This left Argel speechless. It was truly an unprecedented sight. Even she, who had always been inside the seal, couldn't resist coming out to see what was going on.

Is Lamia blessed, or simply unlucky?

Upon hearing this, Su Nian's lips twitched involuntarily, and she retorted.

"This is truly a capricious approach. Do they simply choose to trust the wisdom of future generations because they don't want to manage things themselves?"

Is this the capriciousness of the strong?

As for Lamia and Leticia, they kept their mouths shut, practically shutting out their hearing, completely oblivious to what Su Nian and Alger were saying.

They dared not listen; divine grace was as vast as the sea, divine power as imposing as a prison, and the sheer terror of the double-digit figures made them utterly unwilling to offer their own opinions.

Only Kuon Asuka, who had only recently arrived at the Little Garden, dared to prick up her ears and listen curiously.

Finally, they arrived at a stone chamber on an altar at the very bottom of the ocean.

"My mother rests in this stone chamber."

Su Nian curiously opened the door of the stone chamber and walked directly inside. What she saw was a girl whose limbs were locked by four thick chains, and even her neck was locked by a huge chain.

The person in front of her was no longer recognizable as a girl. Her scarlet eyes, dark skin, scraggly yellow hair, and wide-open mouth full of sharp teeth made her look more like a demon than a vampire like Leticia.

Behind her, the lingering image of a dragon coiled and swirled.

Lamia's heart skipped a beat when she saw Su Nian open the door.

"Master, watch out!!"

Before she could finish speaking, a sharp dragon's shadow pierced towards Su Nian's brow, sparks flying.

"The mother's dragon legacy has self-defense and attack mechanisms; it will be attacked if a stranger gets close."

Looking at Su Nian, who remained motionless and whose hair did not change at all, Lamia felt as if she had said something pointless.

When Master came last time, he was carefully hiding behind her.

Lamia was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.

Leticia's feelings were even more complicated than Lamia's. Although she already knew about Lamia's situation from the message delivered by the canary, she still felt extremely guilty when she saw it with her own eyes.

Scales grew on her once fair and beautiful skin, her jewel-like eyes lost their luster, and her once smooth and beautiful platinum-blonde hair became dry and grayish-yellow...

"Asuka, the rest is up to you."

Having casually suppressed the dragon's shadow of Lamia I, Su Nian cleared space for Asuka Kuon.

Next came the moment when Kuon Asuka split off the curse.

Upon hearing this, Kuon Asuka nodded, walked forward, took out a katana from her gift card, drew it, and slashed at Lamia.

"Sever her mystery!! Kusanagi Sword!"

The invisible connection was severed in the next instant, and the vampire curse that had converged from countless timelines of human history lost its target.

Meanwhile, Lamia's eyes began to regain their light, her dry hair gradually regained its luster, the scales on her body gradually faded, and the chains were severed by the power of the Kusanagi Sword.

Meanwhile, the monster lying on the only bed inside the stone chamber gradually reverted to the beautiful and gentle vampire princess she once was.

As the curse was broken, the princess's eyelids twitched and she gradually opened her eyes, looking at the two girls in front of her and couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

(End of this chapter)