From Blood Mage to Styx Ancestor

Chapter 408 Maliciously Upgraded Curse

On the streets of the capital, Mo Di looked at the ever-changing things around him and couldn't help but feel astonished.

The reason was simply that the span of time changes here was too great, so great that even he was secretly surprised.

From the beginning of the Second Age until some unknown future time, things from this period can be seen in the capital.

The architecture of the entire capital city was constantly changing, sometimes in the style of the Second Age, and sometimes in the style of the Third Age.

The same applies to street layouts; one second it's a street, and the next it can turn into a house.

Pedestrians are oblivious to this, and even if they walk through walls or sink into the ground, they will not stop.

"This capital city is practically a collection of bugs," Modi frowned. "My power of change shouldn't have caused this to happen, so what's behind it all?"

Whatever it is, he has to find Elena and the other person first before he can worry about anything else.

"They should still be at the palace. I wonder what the situation is like there... Never mind, let's go check it out first."

He took a step, deliberately choosing a street that looked relatively open, and disappeared from the spot.

In a few flashes, he crossed the entire street. The next moment, the street was gone, leaving only a large crater filled with white bones.

Modi merely glanced behind him, not paying any attention.

He knew that the capital was built on a pile of bones, though it was a secret.

He also knew that most of the bones were dragon bones, which came from ancient dragons that had been hunted.

However, he didn't care about the pile of bones, but the thing in the pile of bones that was dead but not stiff did care about him.

One after another, incomplete dragon skeletons crawled out of the pit. They pieced themselves together and barely managed to form a complete dragon shape. Then, dragging this broken body, they bit at Modi.

"court death."

Mo Di glared at him coldly, and with a casual flick of his finger, sword energy surged and transformed into a storm.

The bone dragon crashed headlong into the storm of sword energy, and was pulverized into dust in a matter of moments.

As the light shifted, the crater of bones transformed back into a street in the next moment.

"Did I trigger the defense mechanism?" He raised an eyebrow, but did not stop walking, continuing towards the palace.

If it weren't for the chaotic time here and the constantly changing spatial coordinates, he would have already crashed into the palace.

There's no need to resort to such a tactic as shrinking the distance to an inch.

"The closer we get to the palace, the more chaotic the time seems to become, and the situation inside the palace is probably even worse."

As the supreme ruler of demons, Modi should theoretically not be affected by the chaos of time.

He remained unchanged throughout his journey, unaffected by the disordered cosmic light, as if some anchor point had always been holding him together.

Once proven and eternally proven, the moment one becomes a demon god, one no longer has a past life or a future life... This is generally how it is.

However, there are exceptions, such as the God of Light who was completely destroyed and dismembered, or... the Usurper God and Modi who possess the power of change.

In theory, the latter two are willing to pay a high price to change themselves, if they are willing.

"The God of Light also possesses the power of change; to some extent, those who possess the power of change will inevitably be changed."

The God of Light wanted to reinvent himself, so he altered the heavens by discarding a part of himself during his ascension.

He will take action sooner or later; it's just a matter of when.

Standing beside the inner wall of the palace, Modi stopped and looked up to observe the majestic inner wall, his mind still racing with thoughts.

"The good news is that the palace hasn't changed much; the bad news is that the palace hasn't changed at all."

The inner walls separated the palace from the capital city. To the outside lay the land shrouded in chaotic cosmic light, while to the inside lay the palace where time stood still.

Time seems to stand still here, frozen in place, and everyone inside is immobilized, unable even to change their thoughts.

"Could the power of time be the resurrection of that dragon god?"

After a moment's thought, Mordi stepped into this place where time had stood still.

The power of change placed upon him meant he was constantly in a state of flux; the immutability brought about by the stagnation of time had no effect on him, allowing him to move freely within the palace.

The further one goes, the greater the resistance of time becomes, but this cannot stop the progress of a demon god.

In just a few seconds, Modi arrived at the place with the greatest resistance to time, the root of all the anomalies, where the palace stood still.

The causes of the chaos in the capital.

He looked around and saw that the court was empty, and the throne was also empty, as if nothing had happened.

Modi stepped forward and entered the court. In an instant, the surrounding scenery changed dramatically, transforming from the magnificent court to a deep, dark starry sky.

The mist arose from nowhere and spread quietly, displaying a dazzling array of colors under the starlight.

Surrounded by this starry mist, he felt that his sense of direction and time were almost completely disordered, but this was not a big problem.

His spiritual sense swept across the surroundings, imprinting the scene in his mind.

This is a distorted starry sky, with a mist obscuring the starlight and two blazing suns hanging in the distance.

Two stars, one blue and one white, burned brightly, like two jewels embedded in the starry sky, casting their ardent gazes upon him.

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...Is there a Kizuna-Origins fusion segment?

Modi turned his head and looked at the two stars, following the guidance of his spiritual sense.

He could tell at a glance what the two stars were really like.

As the mist dissipated, a colossal body composed of distorted starlight was revealed behind those two star-like eyes.

It was a giant dragon whose body was adorned with starlight and coiled around it, and which nurtured countless worlds within it. It was also a high-ranking immortal being in the process of ascending to a higher level.

"Youli, Elena, what are you two doing?" Modi frowned. "It's one thing to copy my Pinduoduo upgrade ceremony, but why now of all times?"

The two star-shaped eyes of the Starlight Dragon each represent an immortal being: the Dragon Emperor of Zhendan and the Deadly Cold Tide.

But Mordy knew that their foundations were not enough, not as strong as the four gods who had the support of the warp before their ascension. Even if they were combined, it would not be enough to support them in completing their ascension.

Not to mention they don't yet possess enough demonic essence.

Without the essence of a demon god as a spark, ascension will be fraught with difficulties, and there is a high possibility of perishing midway.

"Supernatural power... ascension, curse..."

Intermittent sounds emanated from the dragon's mouth, accompanied by painful roars.

Although their words were not clear, their tacit understanding over the years allowed Modi to understand what they meant.

"The Ascension Curse?" His expression turned serious. Now he knew exactly what the curse that Green Star had uttered before its death was.

The Ascension Curse, as the name suggests, is a curse that forces high-ranking immortals to begin the ascension ritual.

The curse is irreversible; those afflicted cannot stop the ritual until they are successfully ascended or die.

"So that's how it is. No wonder such an unusual situation occurred in the Imperial Palace in the capital."

Clearly, the strange phenomena in the capital and the palace originated from Elena and Su Youli's ascension ceremony.

The former originated from Elena's position as Dragon Emperor, while the latter originated from Su Youli's Deathly Cold Tide.

The combination of the two has led to the current situation.

"Change and stillness are exactly opposites; these two are truly a pair of star-crossed lovers."

Modi is faced with a problem he has never encountered before: how should he break the curse?

"The curse... is ingrained in my bones..." the dragon roared, the two voices overlapping as they emerged from its mouth, "The Dragon Emperor's rank, the power of change, is still in effect..."

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The rank of Dragon Emperor?

In a flash of inspiration, Modi suddenly realized that they might not be without a chance of success.

The Dragon Emperor's status originates from the Dragon God of Time and Space. It is a manifestation of a face, which can be considered a kind of demonic essence, or even higher than that.

With this, it is enough to make up for their lack of foundation and part of their demonic nature, but how to make up for the missing part?

After a moment of thought, Modi looked down at himself and had an idea.

"Fine, let me experience the upgrade again."

He smiled and said without hesitation, "Ignite that part of my essential transformation."

Upon hearing this, even the two who were suffering from the pain of promotion couldn't help but be stunned.

They knew what this meant: once the essence was ignited, it would become part of the Ascended, and could never be taken back.

Most demons cannot accept such a loss, let alone willingly hand over their essence to others.

However, they knew that this was a critical time, so they did not refuse and did as he said on the spot.

The power of change was ignited, becoming a part of them and merging into their bodies.

"Ignite the Dragon Emperor's status," Mordi said again.

Elena did as she was told without hesitation.

The Dragon Emperor's aura was ignited and merged into the dragon's body, instantly invigorating the two of them.

The intense pain caused by the obstruction to their promotion was suppressed, and they began to speak more fluently.

"No," Su Youli said, "The power of change conflicts with the stagnant part of my dead cold tide, which will make the ascension extremely difficult."

"Simple, I'll take the lead."

Mordi cut off a section of the Styx River and poured it into the Starlight Dragon, his thoughts also entering into the Styx River.

"I will now lead this ceremony."

He poured his own blood into the dragon's body, imbuing it with the ancient dragon's unchanging and static properties.

The stagnant power within the dragon's body, which had previously been at a disadvantage, now surged upwards as if it had taken a powerful tonic, achieving parity between the successful and changed aspects.

"You..." Su Youli was speechless for a moment, "You can be promoted a second time?"

"Nobody said you can't be promoted a second time." He shrugged. "If not, then I'll be the first. Maybe I can even be promoted a third time."

Elena said worriedly, "If our ascension fails, you will also suffer the backlash, and then..."

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"It'll be alright," Mordy interrupted her. "I survived the Battle of the Abyss, and even the Apocalypse Herald couldn't do anything to me, let alone an ascension ceremony."

"Don't worry too much, just focus on the upgrade from here on out."

Having said that, Modi shut his mouth and focused on advancing the ascension ceremony. The two of them had no choice but to shut up and concentrate on assisting him.

The ascension ceremony will inevitably face trials, or what is known as tribulations.

This is something every immortal must face, as if some powerful being has inscribed it into the void, making it an ironclad rule of the void.

"If such a person truly exists, then He must be a great being who transcends the void."

Mordy sighed. "Prepare to face the backlash of time."

The moment the words left his mouth, a turbulent current of time surged forth.

As masters of manipulating time, they were the ones who created the chaos of time in the capital, so it's not surprising that they're facing this test.

The timeline, which was once docile in the hands of the demon god, is now showing its ferocious side, ready to teach these troublemakers a lesson.

As the turbulent current swept past, Modi initially thought its target was Elena and her companion, and while he was on guard, he saw in his spiritual vision that it was heading straight for him.

"Huh? Is I its target?"

The next instant, his consciousness fell into the temporal turbulence, and was swept away by the turbulence to an unknown point in time.

Once the turbulence subsided, he immediately located himself and attempted to contact Elena and the other person.

"No signal?" Modi was taken aback. He checked several more times and got the same result.

"They weren't involved here, was it just me?"

Flesh and blood appeared out of thin air, forming his own body and clothes, but before he could fully experience his surroundings, he frowned.

"This ether concentration... is a bit too high."

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The concentration of ether in the surrounding area was higher than that of Itnity during the peak of the etheric revival in later generations.

It felt like stepping back into the First Age under the rule of the ancient dragons.

"Wait, the First Era?"

Modi looked around at the deep cave, the uneven stone walls, the unknown glowing crystals, and the occasional clanging sound of chiseling rocks.

"Damn it," he squinted, realizing things weren't so simple. "Could I really have been sent to the First Era?"

He tried to read the information around him, but the obscure information transmitted back by his spiritual sense was difficult for him to decipher, as if the whole world was against him.

In addition, he discovered something that was very unfavorable to him.

"The etheric flow here is almost stagnant, like a rock in a latrine—stinky and hard, impossible for ordinary people to crack. Even worse..."

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He looked down and examined his own body.

"My power is being severely suppressed here. Is it because I'm not used to the environment?"

With his strength weakened, Mordi now needs to consider how to deal with the imminent threat.

He could sense that some kind of threat was approaching... His power of change was trembling, and there must be something stagnant and unchanging nearby.

Considering the environmental characteristics of this area, what appeared in this vicinity is most likely...

"Gu Long".

In an instant, the earth shook and the rock strata cracked.

Like a massive earthquake, rubble kept falling, burying the entire cave.

Screams and wails echoed through the cave, but Modi paid no heed to them.

He simply looked up, his gaze piercing through the cracked rock layers to meet the culprit that had torn the earth apart.

A single golden vertical pupil filled his entire field of vision, its gaze icy, conveying a simple intent to kill.

Gu Long's act of tearing apart the heavens and earth reveals his true purpose.

"I didn't expect such a big surprise right from the start."

Modi was helpless, but not panicked.

Although the world of Gu Long's era suppressed him in every way, he was not without the power to resist.

He could kill an ancient dragon without using his own power.

"I just happened to get a death curse mark from the Deathbird, and luckily I brought it with me."

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