Today's test was another major failure.

The purple sphere of light exploded, shattering into countless points of light that scattered into the air.

The moment the ritual was disrupted, the connection between the "unified consciousness" and this place weakened, and its power diminished.

"call--"

A holy light descended, and the "Mother of Holy Light" naturally wouldn't let this golden opportunity pass by. Bright, blazing flames instantly ignited and spread across You Yonghuai's entire body.

"Pat-pat, pat..."

Those eerie eyes that had stopped growing gradually turned black and withered under the scorching of the sacred fire, and soon fell off You Yonghuai's body.

The flames, powerful enough to scorch an evil god, were not something anyone else could touch casually. As soon as the flames began to ignite, Si Xuanyin wisely withdrew her hand and stepped aside.

As for You Yonghuai, who was used as a battlefield, he was not so lucky.

The intense burning sensation spread throughout his body. Perhaps the gods were deliberately restraining their power, for the flames only caused him excruciating pain and did not endanger his life.

As the "unified consciousness" is gradually expelled from one's body, the split consciousnesses also begin to disappear.

It was as if someone had forcibly opened a person's head and uprooted something deeply embedded within it; the separation of consciousness caused You Yonghuai an almost excruciating pain.

Then, a bright flame shot upwards from You Yonghuai's body and landed on the eyeball.

Curled up, You Yonghuai's blurred vision led him to look up at the sky.

A tiny spark ignited the entire eyeball in an instant, and the eyeball, which had not moved since it appeared, finally began to sway up and down.

The enormous eyeball was covered in anger and hatred, and the eyeball, which was both real and illusory, was evolving towards the unreal, as if it might disappear into the air at any moment.

In the last second before his eyeballs disappeared, You Yonghuai clearly saw a strange ray of light fall on him.

Immediately afterward, the divine light, which belonged to the gods, wrapped around You Yonghuai's right hand as soon as the flames died down, suppressing the power within the light.

Compared to the pain he had just experienced, the discomfort in his arm now was almost negligible for You Yonghuai.

As the discomfort gradually subsided, ten black lines appeared around You Yonghuai's right arm, like a tattoo.

[Gained Trait: "Cursed" (Sealed)]

[Effect: Contains the power of the evil god's "unified consciousness", greatly enhancing spirituality, but will put a great burden on the body.]

Because they are sealed by the goddess "Mother of Glory", the cursed can actively try to break part of the seal in order to remove the corresponding curse.

If the elimination is successful, there is a certain probability of seizing a portion of the power of the evil god's "unified consciousness."

After banishing the evil god, the "Mother of Glory" seemed to have no intention of lingering her gaze. After a warm current washed over her body for a week, the holy light disappeared.

Only now has You Yonghuai had time to check his condition.

First, there's "misfortune," which breaks this node, and the subsequent number becomes 1/2.

But what surprised You Yonghuai was not this, but the source of life that he had absorbed.

Perhaps because of the warm current that had just cleansed the body, this source of life had directly become complete.

The completed Life Source now has an additional line of description:

It can autonomously and slowly absorb the surrounding life force to replenish its own losses.

"Congratulations, you survived today too." Ling Xiuqi walked over the destroyed magic array, picked up the limp You Yonghuai, and laughed, "But Si Xuanyin, when did you regain your physical body?"

The girl turned her head to the side, gave a smirk, and then merged into You Yonghuai's body, trying to pretend that nothing had happened.

"I don't like tattoos." Si Xuanyin floated to You Yonghuai's side, looked at the black lines, and began to change the subject.

"This seems to be a curse from an evil god..." You Yonghuai shook his right arm, feeling nothing for the time being, then lowered his sleeve. "Looks like I won't be able to wear short sleeves for a while."

He doesn't discriminate against people with tattoos, but he doesn't want to be discriminated against because of them.

After his body had recovered to a certain extent, You Yonghuai asked Ling Xiuqi to let go of him so he could walk normally.

"This guy, on the other hand, did do something worthwhile." Ling Xiuqi picked up the unconscious Dai Quan and said, "We'll have to evaluate him in detail when we get back to the station."

The moment the aura of the evil god was revealed, Dai Quan's already weakened body could not support him and he collapsed to the ground.

Thanks to this, Dai Quan avoided looking directly at the evil god, and thus managed to save his life to some extent.

"Do you want to take a break?" Ling Xiuqi asked, turning his head. "We're still looking for the remaining unlucky nodes; it'll probably take another day or two."

Just as the exhausted You Yonghuai was about to agree, his cell phone rang in his pocket.

"Why isn't this thing broken yet?" Si Xuanyin asked, looking at the perfectly intact phone in You Yonghuai's hand.

"But my clothes aren't torn." You Yonghuai scratched his head and glanced at the caller ID.

She is his mother.

"Hey Mom, what's up?"

Upon answering the phone, You Yonghuai asked with some doubt.

He calls his mother several times a week to chat about everyday things, which annoys his mother a bit because he's always interfering.

So he naturally didn't think that his mother was calling because she was suddenly lonely.

This old lady usually enjoys playing mahjong outside.

"Huai Zi, I went to see your father today... I don't know why, but his grave has cracked open."

"?" You Yonghuai frowned immediately, looking completely bewildered. "Mom, when did you learn to make jokes like this? And why did you suddenly decide to go see my dad?"

"You brat, why would I lie to you?" The voice, though not particularly old, held a hint of anger. "I just suddenly had an impulse to come and take a look, and then I found that your father's grave had cracked open."

Upon hearing this, You Yonghuai raised an eyebrow slightly, feeling that something was amiss.

His parents had a good relationship, but it wasn't to the point that they would visit his grave outside of Qingming Festival, since his mother's health was no longer suitable for climbing mountains.

Remembering the man's claim that he was a vessel for an evil god, You Yonghuai vaguely sensed something amiss.

You Yonghuai would never believe that his parents, two ordinary people, just happened to give birth to a vessel for an evil god.

It's better to believe he was Qin Shi Huang than to believe this.

Although You Yonghuai didn't think there would be any problem with his father who died half a year ago, he still decided to go back and check on him: "I'll go back now."

"Sure, you can come and see your dad too."

After informing Ling Xiuqi, You Yonghuai booked the nearest train ticket and rushed home.