Seizing Destiny From Heavens Hands-Chapter 451: The Malicious Curse and the Ten Great Authorities

Chapter 451: The Malicious Curse and the Ten Great Authorities

Shen Mo looked at his Life Panel.

[Recent Turn: Five days from now, while cultivating the Divine Elephant Prison-Suppressing Strength in the Armory, you will be cursed and attacked by An Zhenyuan through the burning of your clothing fragments mixed with curse powder, resulting in severe injuries, but you will survive.

However, the residual poison of the curse will seep into your bones, binding you with the Authority of the Demon Clan, greatly reducing your lifespan and crippling your foundation, ultimately preventing you from stepping into the Manifestation Realm.]

After reading it, he frowned slightly.

Using fragments of clothing mixed with curse powder for a curse attack?

What a bizarre method of assassination.

Shen Mo was familiar with almost all of the Demon Clan's techniques and martial arts.

Yet 'curse killing' didn’t seem to belong to any known technique of the Demon Clan.

Combining that with the information displayed on the Life Panel.

It wasn’t difficult for Shen Mo to draw a conclusion.

"Authority..."

"I didn’t expect the Demon Clan to go so far as to use Authority power just to kill me."

"The 'Malicious Curse' Authority — which Great Heavenly Demon is controlling this power?"

The Demon Suppression Guards had never conducted deep research into Authorities.

But everyone knew that once a Great Heavenly Demon used Authority to kill, the target would almost certainly die.

There was almost no chance of survival.

Shen Mo pondered for a moment and decided to seek out Zhang Longxiang for clarification.

Just as he was about to leave the armory, a plump figure appeared beside him.

"Hmm? Commander Shen, where are you going?" Wang Xing'an asked, holding a wine gourd in his hand.

Shen Mo didn’t mention the impending curse; he simply said he wanted to ask Zhang Longxiang a few questions.

About the Demon Clan’s Authorities.

Wang Xing'an waved his large hand. "Why bother going to him? Just call him over directly!"

Shen Mo couldn’t help but laugh. "That wouldn't be appropriate. General Zhang must be very busy."

Wang Xing'an shook his head. "Your safety is more important. Just stay here in the Armory. I’ll send him a message right now."

As he spoke, he pulled out the jade token at his waist and activated it with blood energy.

"Hey, Old Zhang, it's me, Wang Xing'an."

"Come over for a bit. There's something we need to talk about."

A calm voice came from the jade token. "I can't. I'm currently cultivating."

Wang Xing'an smacked his lips. "Commander Shen has a few questions about the Demon Clan Authorities he’d like to ask you."

Zhang Longxiang was silent for a moment, then said, "I'll be there immediately."

With that, the voice from the jade token disappeared.

Wang Xing'an grinned proudly. "See? I told you, Old Zhang cares a lot about your safety."

"He’ll be here in the blink of an eye."

Shen Mo smiled and nodded. "Alright."

Sure enough, in less than fifteen minutes, Zhang Longxiang hurried over.

The Demon Suppression Guards inside the Armory were all confused.

They thought something big had happened, and no matter what they were doing, they immediately stood at attention.

Wang Xing'an laughed loudly. "Relax, no need to be so tense. Old Zhang is just here to chat with Commander Shen. Get back to work."

Wu Zhanyun, Li Heitan, and the others looked on with envy.

Goodness.

The mighty Heavenly General of the Demon Suppression Guards had actually lowered himself to personally come chat with Shen Mo.

Such treatment was unheard of.

"You want to know about the Demon Clan's Authorities?" Zhang Longxiang smiled.

Shen Mo nodded seriously. "There seem to be very few books on Demon Clan Authorities in Xuanwu Fortress. May I trouble General Zhang to enlighten me?"

Zhang Longxiang nodded. "Of course. Let’s move somewhere else to talk."

Wang Xing'an waved his hand. "Let’s head to the rooftop loft."

Moments later, the three of them arrived at the rooftop loft above the Grade A warehouse of the Armory.

As soon as they entered, Shen Mo was greeted by the fragrant aroma of fine wine.

When he looked closely, he immediately noticed dozens of jars of various famous liquors.

Zhang Longxiang gave a half-smiling look. "You clearly have plenty of wine here. Yesterday, you even applied to me, saying the Armory had no wine left and asking for a few more jars."

Wang Xing'an said righteously, "These wines have to be fairly distributed among all the Demon Suppression Guards. It’s definitely not enough otherwise!"

"Old Zhang, approve a few more jars for me, just five jars of Blazing Fire Nectar. I won’t complain about the taste."

Zhang Longxiang immediately cursed, "Bullshit! One jar of Blazing Fire Nectar costs fifteen Grade-C battle merits. Only Golden Branch Jade Liquid is slightly more expensive than it."

"And you still dare say it tastes bad? Why don’t you just die."

Wang Xing'an scratched the back of his head and laughed awkwardly.

Shen Mo watched the two bicker and couldn’t help but smile.

In private, Zhang Longxiang was extremely approachable, like a friendly uncle next door.

"Pour us a bowl of wine. We’ll drink while we talk."

There were no tables or chairs in the loft, so Zhang Longxiang simply sat cross-legged on the floor.

Wang Xing'an reluctantly nodded and, with a pained look, picked up a jar and poured the wine.

The rich aroma of alcohol filled the loft.

Inside the large bowls, the wine was a fiery red color.

The moment it made contact with the air, it began to boil as if it were boiling water.

A wave of heat surged out, blasting into their faces.

This was the famed Blazing Fire Nectar.

Recognized as the strongest liquor among all wines.

And best suited for the tastes of rugged men.

After taking several big gulps, Zhang Longxiang smacked his lips and said seriously, "Each Great Heavenly Demon corresponds to a type of Authority."

"From what I know, their Authorities originate from the deepest parts of the Demon Suppression Sea, likely tied to the legendary Undying Demon Emperor."

Shen Mo raised an eyebrow.

The Authorities came from an even stronger Demon Clan source?

That was quite interesting.

"What are the ten types of Authorities?" he asked further.

Zhang Longxiang shook his head. "We don't know the specifics of all ten."

"Especially the First Great Heavenly Demon, who is said to be the oldest and most mysterious. His Authority is almost never revealed."

"What we currently know are only five Authorities."

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"The Fifth Great Heavenly Demon wields the 'Filth Mist' Authority."

"The Sixth Great Heavenly Demon wields the 'Corruption' Authority."

"The Seventh Great Heavenly Demon wields the 'Shadow Walk' Authority."

"The Ninth Great Heavenly Demon wields the 'Misfortune' Authority."

"The Tenth Great Heavenly Demon wields the 'Flesh Calamity' Authority."

Shen Mo raised his brows.

Just from the names, he could roughly guess their effects.

Filth Mist must have been responsible for the overwhelming demonic aura that engulfed the skies during the last major Demon Clan invasion.

As for Corruption and Flesh Calamity, he couldn’t immediately deduce their nature.

But Shadow Walk clearly referred to powers related to stealth and assassination.

Misfortune was even more straightforward.

Zhang Longxiang took another gulp of Blazing Fire Nectar, feeling the burning sensation rush into his stomach, and then continued, "These Great Heavenly Demons often command their forces to launch assaults against the Demon Suppression Fortress."

"A long time ago, the Will of Heaven issued a mission — requiring us to capture the offspring of Great Heavenly Demons alive whenever possible, for research purposes."

"The names of these Authorities weren’t deduced by us but were directly informed by the Will of Heaven."

Shen Mo pondered thoughtfully.

It seemed that the Will of Heaven had been faithfully fulfilling its duty all along.

That duty being resisting the Demon Clan.

However, none of the known Authorities seemed to match up with 'curse killing.'

Shen Mo thought for a moment and asked, "Is there an Authority that allows the Demon Clan to remotely kill Demon Suppression Guards, similar to a curse?"

Zhang Longxiang didn’t even need to think — he nodded immediately. "Yes. Over the past fifty years, quite a few Demon Suppression Guards have mysteriously died inside the fortress."

"Some were training, some were eating, when they were suddenly struck by unprovoked attacks, resulting in severe injuries and damaged foundations."

"Shi Dingyue was one of those attacked back then, but he was lucky — only lightly injured, without lasting effects."

Shen Mo’s eyes lit up.

This clearly had some connection to 'curse killing.'

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