Chapter 254 Touching the Sky

“correct.”

Cen Dongsheng snapped his fingers and added.

“Most of the leatherworkers have died. The evil beast was formed by the combination of their leader and his subordinates. The remaining people either became victims or were dragged into the battle and blown to pieces by the aftermath.”

“What? Is this true?”

Yue Sihan’s eyes lit up.

Although he had a vague understanding of the evil spirit and did not dare to believe it completely, the annihilation of all the leatherworkers was a pleasant surprise.

“How many of them are there?”

“Um……”

Cen Dongsheng looked at Jiang Yunmei and soon got the answer.

“Thirty-five people came, and all of them died.”

“This amount…”

Yue Sihan looked delighted.

“Based on my understanding of their organization, even if they are not completely destroyed, they will not be able to cause any trouble in the future. Especially since Scar Boss is dead, the inheritance of the leatherworker is broken.”

At this moment he thought of someone again and asked quickly:
“Then, the traitor that the Geomancer Society wants to catch…”

“Lame Old Seven? I didn’t catch him.”

Cen Dongsheng’s answer was very straightforward.

“That person’s skills are very impressive. Although his level as a spellcaster doesn’t seem high, the skills he displayed are very advanced. Were the methods he used invented by himself?”

In front of those in the know, he did not hide his curiosity.

“…I don’t know much about Lame Old Seven.”

Yue Sihan shook his head.

“All I know is that this man once worked for the Geomancers’ Guild, but retired a few years ago. As for the ‘highly skilled’ you mentioned, I do have a clue…”

The other party hesitated for a moment, then slowly answered:
“What follows is a private secret. I only recently learned about it from someone who knows the situation.”

“You said.”

“According to Zhou Ruian of the Geomancer Association, even the ‘Dragon Banning Method’ formation that ensures the stable operation of the entire Shanyin Ghost Market was built under his supervision.”

Yue Sihan looked serious.

“Also, as far as I know, he was the one who used the ‘Dragon Banning Technique’ to set up a barrier at the entrance of the auction, preventing us from entering.”

“Oh?”

Cen Dongsheng couldn’t help laughing.

“You mean, the person who stole the Dragon Suppression Nail and destroyed the Dragon Suppression Technique was the designer himself?”

“good.”

“Then isn’t this underground city very dangerous? We could sink to the bottom of the abyss at any time.”

“The people from the division are handling it. But recently, although they have sent out all their manpower, they still haven’t found the whereabouts of this person…or you almost got something.”

“In short, you can’t do anything to him, right?”

Cen Dongsheng shook his head.

“With the abilities you have shown in handling the auction, even if you really find Lame Old Seven, what can you do? Aren’t you afraid that it’s a trap set by him? Since he has the ability to create a barrier that prevents you from entering, he naturally has a way to eliminate the pursuers. This is the specialty of formation masters like them.”

“This… I believe the people from the Geomancer Association will always be able to find a way.”

Yue Sihan said. This seemed to be an excuse for the Geomancer Association, but from his expression, he clearly had the same doubts.

“That’s right. With your big boss here, these are not a problem.”

Cen Dongsheng said this deliberately, and then he looked embarrassed, as if he had something to say but didn’t know how to deal with it.

In fact, everyone could see that the Dragon Slayer would not care about such “small matters”. If An Zhizhen had not suddenly appeared, he would not have shown up no matter how chaotic the ghost market became.

I don’t know since when, the man who built the Ghost Market seems to no longer care about this city.

The Shanyin Ghost City, which was established with the authority of the Dragon Slayer, is no longer reliable; the people who manage the city inevitably become disloyal and gradually have other ideas…

“Mr. Cen, may I ask about the reward you just mentioned…”

Yue Sihan asked cautiously.

“Is there anything you want? I can’t promise, but Tianbao Pavilion will do its best to help you get it.”

“No need. We can discuss this with the people from the Super Working Committee.”

Cen Dongsheng is not good at transaction negotiations, so he has to leave it to professionals.

There was one thing that even he, who was not familiar with politics, could see. The current situation was good for the Super Working Committee, which hoped to further expand its power and influence in the national curse master world. This might be an opportunity to intervene.

As for whether the ghost market has this value, that is up to my sister to judge.

“I understand.”

The other party nodded in agreement.

*
The conversation is over, and the next step is to sort out the gains.

After calming down, without any meditation, Cen Dongsheng first felt the “transformation” in his body, which was very clear.

There was a feeling that my whole body was finally complete, even though I hadn’t noticed it before—

The internal organs, bones, muscles, skin, nerves, and everything that makes up the human body have finally evolved to the point where they can match each other.

It’s like this man was a superman since he was born, and he has grown up to this day, including all the superpowers that Cen Dongsheng had awakened before, and he has become more skillful and adept in using them.

“Master.”

Song Yutang came to the man at some point, raised her head and stared at him quietly.

“Ok?”

Cen Dongsheng looked back.

“Are you getting taller again?”

She raised her hand and placed it on her forehead, then pointed it at Cen Dongsheng’s head, her expression slightly surprised.

“Yes.”

Yutang is tall, loves sports and has a beautiful and healthy body curve. She is a model among women; but in front of Cen Dongsheng, she already needs to raise her head and look up.
This is not surprising. Every time after obtaining a new “demon”, Cen Dongsheng’s body shape and height would change to become more sturdy and tall. He was originally over 1.8 meters tall, and now he has an intimidating physique.

“Teacher Cen’s current height is 1.96 meters.” Jiang Yunmei gave an accurate answer.

Cen Dongsheng nodded.

I remember that when he first obtained the power of the tiger demon, his height was less than 1.9 meters, which means that his height was still slowly increasing during this period.

After all the powers of the three demons are gathered, the impact on his appearance should come to an end. He estimated that his final height would not exceed two meters.

“I’m more curious about…”

Jiang Yunmei stared at his face, then turned her attention to his neck, and then looked at his hands. “What’s wrong?”

“Teacher Cen, has your skin gotten better? It turns out there are supernatural powers that can improve beauty.”

“Of course. As long as you don’t deviate from the essence of the curse, the power will change according to your wishes.”

Cen Dongsheng laughed.

He also noticed the changes in his body. When Jiang Yunmei said that his skin had gotten better, she didn’t mean “better” in the fragile sense of skin color change, but that his skin was radiating luster – just like the top-grade material prepared for forging magic weapons after continuous quenching and tempering to remove impurities, with a texture like jade and steel.

“However, this is just a coincidence. The effect of my new ability is to enhance the defensive properties of my skin.”

Jiang Yunmei poked the man’s skin and made an admiring sound.

The fingertips could poke into it, and it had the elasticity and temperature of a human being, and looked no different from that of an ordinary person… but according to the man, it was armor strong enough to deflect bullets. She let go of her hand and found that her nails really didn’t leave any marks on it.

“Do you want to try it? It feels good, right?”

Jiang Yunmei turned around and invited her schoolmate with a smile.

Song Yutang blushed slightly, as if she subconsciously wanted to refuse, but couldn’t say it out loud. She looked at Cen Dongsheng’s face and whispered:

“Senior, you are so disrespectful…”

“It doesn’t matter.” Cen Dongsheng said, “I don’t care.”

“Y-really?”

“You heard it, Teacher Cen said it doesn’t matter, right? Why don’t you try it right away?”

Since she said so, Song Yutang didn’t hesitate for too long. She really walked up to him and carefully poked the man with her fingers.

Cen Dongsheng didn’t care about the two girls poking at him. He was still thinking about his own things with his head down.

Just like when he obtained the power of “Ape Demon”, the power of “Bull Demon” unlocked the first level of supernatural power almost as soon as it was obtained. This was because after going through a large number of battles, he had a high level of control over his body.

“The effect was as expected.”

Cen Dongsheng thought.

The tiger demon strengthens the bones, the ape demon strengthens the muscles, and the bull demon strengthens the skin. No matter which kind of “demon” it is, the first thing it brings is the improvement of physical fitness.

Now, he can finally be said to have a perfect body in peak condition.

At first, he could survive even if he was burned to a skeleton, but later, the sniper bullets would get stuck in his muscles; and now, ordinary thermal weapons can’t even break his skin.

In addition to toughness, sports performance will also usher in a new wave of substantial enhancements.

Cen Dongsheng jumped twice on the spot and immediately realized this.

With just a little effort, even without using wind control, he still has the ability to “take off from the ground”, as if he had arrived on an alien planet with a low-gravity environment.

“Three items of the Tiger Demon, two items of the Ape Demon, and one item of the Bull Demon. I have finally walked two-thirds of the way…”

Cen Dongsheng felt a little emotional, but he was not surprised. After hugging the philosopher king’s thigh, “demon” no matter how rare it is, it is not a problem, if not today, then next month or the month after next;

After crossing this threshold, all that is left is time. Through accumulation, you can master the remaining three supernatural powers.

Less than half a year after his rebirth, Cen Dongsheng has reached this point.

The problem is after that…

He had no experience in his previous life, and no one could teach him in this life. Cen Dongsheng felt that he was the one who was ahead in the candidates for the special class curse master of “non-life curse” in this world.

As the puzzle of collecting the power of the three demons and awakening superpowers gradually became complete, he realized that even after mastering the ninth level of superpowers, there might still be one last threshold waiting for him.

The true power of “Other Transformation” that Cen Dongsheng had felt in the world of thinking was by no means limited to the “three” kinds of changes. There were more than tens of millions of incarnations of freedom. It was a kind of power that was free and unrestrained, roaming in the world.

The three kinds of demonic powers are merely the basis for his body to withstand changes in higher dimensions, allowing him to gradually master the tricks; the “preservation of spirit” that can effectively resist “Tiankui Quanshou”, and the “immortality” that can be perfectly resurrected from the microscopic level, these changes are just a small part of the display of power.

There is a huge gap between “three” and “tens of thousands”. He has not yet figured out how to cross this step. It seems that there is another secret in it.

Even compared with other special spell-binding masters, Cen Dongsheng felt that no matter how strong his physical fitness became or how many methods he had, it would be difficult for him to catch up.

According to a simple and rough calculation, he who possesses nine superpowers is only 1.5 times stronger than his current self. Can he really be compared with the two sisters?

…I always feel like there’s something wrong.

A natural chasm stood between him and the top strong men.

“Perhaps… a piece of jade from another mountain can help polish a stone. If I can observe the growth of a few more special forbidden spell masters and candidates, maybe I can get the answer.”

Cen Dongsheng now has Jiang Yunmei by his side, and there are also the future Philosopher King and Equality King, who are also looking for a way to a higher level; and…

“——Dragon Slayer. What on earth does that man want to do?”

……

On the way back to the hotel, Cen Dongsheng was thinking hard.

“Teacher Cen, you seem to have gained a lot.”

Jiang Yunmei didn’t ask until the man’s contemplation came to an end. At this time, the other companion had returned to the room, and she deliberately slowed down her pace and waited for him in the corridor.

“Yeah, it’s stronger than before.”

“Then according to the rules of the Curse Master Society, what level are you now?”

“It’s still the same as before.”

“You’ve become stronger, but you’re still the same?”

“…It’s like there’s a very tall tower, taller than any mountain in the world, and I’m standing on the top of that tower. Those who are weaker than me are on the ground and can’t see me; those who are stronger than me are in the sky.”

Cen Dongsheng sighed.

“I may be the closest person, but there is no way to touch that sky yet.”

“I think I can understand.”

Jiang Yunmei sighed along with him.

“It’s too troublesome to cultivate this. As expected, life ban and curse ban are two different things. I originally thought that the status of ‘candidate for special curse ban master’ was only temporary…”

I see. Just like how Cen Dongsheng used the people around him as examples, Yun Mei was probably struggling with the same issues as herself, wondering how to become a true top-notch curse master?
Unfortunately, in her eyes, as a guide, he is still in the stage of crossing the river by feeling the stones.

“Let’s not talk about that for now. Where are your forbidden items?”

“what……”

Jiang Yunmei cheered up and waved as if to show off.

“I have learned how to use it, see.”

Lianshan Liuyaojian – its main body is six jade plates, which swim flexibly around the girl like fish, interweaving colorful colors, like bubbles blown by children.

Cen Dongsheng reached out and pushed, and found that Jiang Yunmei was surrounded by a circle of transparent protective shield.

“It requires some thinking, and it suits me… I just asked my junior to try it, and she said it would take a while to break. Also, Yutang’s speed of movement is far beyond my nerve reaction speed, but when I found out that this thing can be set to automatically defend and counterattack, I was able to block it.”

“It’s a good thing.”

The man felt the strength of this layer of protection and nodded slightly.

(End of this chapter)