Chapter 248 The Cursed Emperor

The beast-taming space unfolded, like a divine kingdom, covering everything around.

Within Zheng Dong's beast-taming space, he possessed absolute control, and it was his safest haven.

As long as someone intruded into his beast-taming space, he could sense them and expel or suppress them.

With Zheng Dong's current strength, no one could defeat him unless a Supreme being appeared.

He entered his beast-taming space and began to cultivate.

In his beast-taming space, countless stars filled the sky, each star representing a skill he had mastered.

Besides the numerous stars, there was also the Chaos Divine Fire, condensed into a sun, controlled by Zheng Dong's will, which could regulate the day and night within the entire beast-taming space.

Zheng Dong quickly entered a state of cultivation.

Shen Bing and Shen Xue also cultivated separately, without disturbing each other.

The cultivation lasted for a long time, and Zheng Dong kept trying to make the laws collapse.

Unfortunately, he could not.

However, through repeated attempts, he gained a deeper understanding of the Law of Destiny.

The Law of Destiny could be severed, meaning one could break free from destiny.

Breaking free from destiny did not lead to death.

This was why the World Tree could sever its past and future selves, breaking free from the constraints of the threads of destiny, and escaping this world, because it possessed sufficient strength.

As Zheng Dong's comprehension of the Law of Destiny deepened, he could sense his future self through the threads of destiny.

For him to become a Supreme, he would likely need to merge with the power of his future self.

However, as he became a Dominator, his future self also became stronger.

He had not severed his connection with his future self, but he had sealed some memories.

However, his future self had not become a Supreme, still remaining a Dominator.

The gap between him and his future self was continuously narrowing.

Once he reached the ceiling of power, as long as his future self did not become a Supreme, his ultimate strength would be the same as his current strength.

This also gave Zheng Dong hope of merging with his future self.

At the same time that Zheng Dong sensed his future self, his future self, the black-robed figure, also sensed him in the future timeline.

The black-robed figure also knew Zheng Dong's timeline, but without a time corridor, he could not reach him immediately.

Zheng Dong was not in a hurry; even if the black-robed figure arrived, he could handle him, unlike before when he was in such a sorry state.

Furthermore, although he could not tear apart the laws and render the Law of Destiny ineffective, he had found a way to seal the Law of Destiny.

He could temporarily break free from the Law of Destiny and the threads of destiny.

However, he had not yet found a way to sever his connection with his future self.

Zheng Dong continued to cultivate, further comprehending the power of the World Tree.

He had previously collected all the residual World Tree power, using it for comprehension, hoping to grasp the mysteries of the World Tree.

World Tree power was different from Law power and Curse power; it could create all things and open up worlds.

Zheng Dong felt it was somewhat similar to spatial power, but different.

Of course, it was not creation power either.

It was not any kind of Law power, but a mysterious power created by the World Tree using its own strength.

Zheng Dong attempted to master it.

Unfortunately, he could never find a way.

Zheng Dong decided to let Ling'er try to comprehend it.

Ling'er's evolutionary path was the World Tree, so perhaps she could find common ground and master the World Tree power.

However, Ling'er's growth level was still too low, and she needed Zheng Dong's help.

Otherwise, if he was not careful, Ling'er could be destroyed by the World Tree power.

Ling'er, however, smoothly comprehended the World Tree power and derived this power within her body.

This power was based on the dimensional worlds within Ling'er.

With each world born, the World Tree power would strengthen.

Ling'er, who mastered numerous elemental dimensional seas, naturally had an easier time mastering World Tree power than Zheng Dong.

To obtain more World Tree power, one had to create more dimensional worlds.

Possessing countless dimensional worlds would lead to infinite World Tree power.

With Ling'er's comprehension of World Tree power, Zheng Dong also condensed World Tree power.

Within his beast-taming space, he could create countless dimensional worlds.

Zheng Dong believed that World Tree power could be called Realm power, possessing the ability to divide everything.

Of course, Realm power, like Law power and Curse power, could do many things.

It could create worlds, establish order, and even breed life.

Zheng Dong attempted to use Realm power, drawing a circle on the ground, and quickly derived a dimensional world, cutting off the original space, forming its own entity. The evolved dimensional world did not expand further.

As his mastery of Realm power deepened, Zheng Dong comprehended the skill, Infinite Dimensions.

Using Infinite Dimensions, his body was enveloped by countless dimensional worlds, each dimensional world overlapping like nesting dolls, forming its own entity.

Whether it was Law power or Curse power, to harm him, one would first need to destroy each and every dimensional world.

If he cooperated with Ling'er and used Infinite Dimensions, the power unleashed would be even greater, manifesting as a phantom World Tree that enveloped everything within it.

This World Tree was composed of countless dimensional worlds, constantly changing every second.

Therefore, it was extremely difficult to harm Zheng Dong through these countless dimensions.

Most importantly, Zheng Dong discovered that Realm power could sever laws and block laws.

Realm power itself was at the same level as Law power, so it was normal for it to be able to sever laws.

Thus, Zheng Dong could use Realm power to sever his connection with his future self, preventing him from mastering Realm power.

Whether it would be successful, Zheng Dong was unsure, but he wanted to try.

He used Realm power, following the threads of destiny, extending all the way into the River of Destiny.

Realm power acted like a lock, firmly securing one end of the threads of destiny connected to his future self.

At the same time, the black-robed figure, who was preparing to traverse time and space, suddenly lost track of Zheng Dong.

The black-robed figure used the Law of Destiny to try and confirm Zheng Dong's location through the threads of destiny.

However, he sensed nothing.

The power of destiny seemed to have plunged into the sea, disappearing without a trace.

What was going on?

As Zheng Dong's future self, the black-robed figure understood Zheng Dong the best.

Yet, he had no idea what had happened.

This made him feel a sense of helplessness for the first time.

However, he still decided to rush to the Mythical Era to see what Zheng Dong's main body had done there.

He appeared due to the epochal change and was also affected by it, possessing a strong killing intent towards Zheng Dong.

Under normal circumstances, he should not have appeared, but with time and space constantly converging into a single point, although he was in the future timeline, he could also travel to the present or even past timelines.

After multiple attempts, he traversed time and space and arrived in the Mythical Era.

However, he was not entirely clear about what Zheng Dong had done after entering the Mythical Era.

This might be due to the influence of the epochal change, or perhaps because Zheng Dong was in the past timeline, not the present.

He had previously discovered that if Zheng Dong, while in the past timeline, altered history, it would have a certain impact on him, preventing him from becoming stronger immediately due to Zheng Dong's growth.

Moreover, the further Zheng Dong's timeline was, the more pronounced this phenomenon became.

It was particularly evident in the Mythical Era.

Additionally, Zheng Dong seemed to have mastered some method of sealing memories, which made him unclear about many things.

Sealing memories was something Zheng Dong learned from the Chaos Divine Phoenix.

The Chaos Divine Phoenix wanted to use amnesia to escape its future self, so Zheng Dong attempted to seal some memories, so that his future self would not know what he was going to do.

Of course, Zheng Dong himself was unsure if this attempt would be effective.

He was just doing it as a precaution.

Because he used Realm power to sever his connection with his future self.

Zheng Dong was also unaware that the black-robed figure had arrived in the Mythical Era.

He was still cultivating, comprehending Realm power.

The Realm power created from the World Tree's comprehension possessed great plasticity and could be used for many things.

Many things that Law power could not accomplish, Realm power could.

However, Realm power did not belong to this world and was also rejected by it.

If it weren't for the current epochal change, this rejection could have even made the will of heaven and earth despise Zheng Dong.

It could make him increasingly unlucky with every use of Realm power.

Zheng Dong now mastered three world-class powers: Law power, Curse power, and Realm power. With their mutual reflection, his comprehension of each power also became easier.

Unfortunately, he could not create or condense similar powers.

He might not understand himself well enough yet.

As his comprehension of Realm power deepened, he felt that the World Tree had pushed its path to the extreme, thus creating the most suitable Realm power for itself.

Zheng Dong had not yet become a Supreme, so it was impossible for him to reach the realm of the World Tree. He could only comprehend Realm power, strengthen himself, and cultivate to the extreme as quickly as possible.

At that time, when he broke through the ceiling of power, he would have hope of creating his own power.

Only by mastering his own power could he have a chance of transcending.

After all, after leaving this world, Law power might become unusable.

Outside this world, there might be no conditions for using Law power, or even no heaven and earth laws similar to those of this world.

After cultivating for a period of time, the world's collapse became increasingly severe. One-third of the worlds had already collapsed and disappeared.

A large number of curse spirits also appeared in various parts of the world, and many newly evolved异世界s were destroyed by these curse spirits.

A mysterious power was also released from the void.

Countless curse texts, condensed into curse seals, were about to be born.

As the curse seals were about to emerge, a large number of curse spirits gathered together.

The Curse Emperor also appeared.

As the strongest mutated curse spirit, the Curse Emperor was no longer in a monstrous form; it had evolved into a humanoid form.

It looked like a sinister old man with white hair, wearing a gray-black robe.

In its humanoid form, it could use Curse power more easily.

It looked at the curse seals.

This was the most suitable divine artifact for it, a weapon evolved from the epochal change to destroy worlds.

After destroying this world, a new world would be born, ushering in a new epoch.

But it would also disappear, it would die.

Everything from the old epoch would vanish along with the previous world.

The Curse Emperor was well aware of this.

However, it did not want to die.

It was no longer a curse spirit formed by the obsessions of countless beings from the previous epoch, not a composite entity, but a life form with its own consciousness.

Therefore, it hoped to comprehend a power that transcended this world while destroying it, and escape this world.

Only by becoming a transcender could it have a chance to survive.

Thus, it had to obtain this curse seal.

It stood above the void, right beside where the curse seal was about to appear, coldly scanning the gathered curse spirits, killing anyone who dared to approach.

The curse seal was still condensing, forming a physical entity from countless Curse powers.

It would take some time before it emerged.

At the same time, both Zheng Dong and the black-robed figure sensed the curse seal.

Zheng Dong ended his cultivation and planned to go there.

He did not expect the curse seal to appear so soon; he had not yet become a Supreme and could not contend with the Curse Emperor for the curse seal.

If there were no curse seals, the Undying Dragon God could not be resurrected.

What to do?

He could only disguise himself as a mutated curse spirit to observe the situation.

If there was an opportunity, he would try to act.

Soon, Zheng Dong arrived at the place where the curse seal was about to emerge. This was in the Southern Barbarian region, where powerful extraordinary creatures lived.

But with the emergence of the curse seal, countless curse spirits had gathered here.

Under the influence of these curse spirits, the Southern Barbarian region was constantly decaying and collapsing, and a large number of extraordinary creatures were dying.

This place might soon become a deathly forbidden zone.

Zheng Dong did not dare to get too close. Disguised as a mutated curse spirit, he glanced at the Curse Emperor from afar.

Then, like other curse spirits, he stared at the curse seal.

The Curse Emperor's attention was focused on the curse seal, and it did not pay much attention to Zheng Dong.

Zheng Dong's future self, the black-robed figure, also arrived.

Like Zheng Dong, he had also disguised himself.

The current black-robed figure had also mastered Curse power.

Comically, neither Zheng Dong nor the black-robed figure discovered each other.

Both of their attentions were focused on the curse seal.

As the curse seal was being perfected and was about to emerge, the Curse Emperor became increasingly excited, forbidding any curse spirit from getting close.

Anyone who dared to get closer to the curse seal would be attacked by it.

Unfortunately, except for the mutated curse spirits, other curse spirits had no independent consciousness and did not know what death was.

These curse spirits were not afraid of the Curse Emperor's threats at all; they kept surging towards the curse seal.

Only the mutated curse spirits hid aside, not daring to approach.

However, the Curse Emperor did not pay them any mind; it could easily deal with the approaching curse spirits.

As long as a curse spirit got close to the curse seal, it would be attacked by the Curse Emperor and turn to dust under its curse.

This also made both Zheng Dong and the black-robed figure hesitant to approach the curse seal.

However, Zheng Dong condensed numerous clones, disguised as mutated curse spirits, and approached.

The black-robed figure did the same.

Their thoughts were surprisingly consistent.

After all, they were essentially one.

These clones approaching the curse seal were merely a ruse to confuse the Curse Emperor.

As the clones approached, the Curse Emperor also noticed them and raised a finger to kill the clones.

The clones also launched a counterattack. The mutated curse spirit they disguised themselves as was a monster with countless tentacles.

The monster's tentacles, like long whips, lashed out at the Curse Emperor.

The Curse Emperor did not dodge; before the tentacles could even reach it, the Curse power it released had already pierced the monster's life core.

As one clone fell, more clones launched their attacks.

Of course, some clones also attempted to seize the curse seal, and they seemed on the verge of succeeding.

This also gave the mutated curse spirits, who were initially afraid of the Curse Emperor, hope, and they all rushed forward.

However, the Curse Emperor was not afraid at all.

It felt that this was its coronation ceremony.

Only by obtaining the curse seal would it be the emperor of all curse spirits.

It looked at the surging curse spirits and revealed a sinister smile.

"Come! All of you..."