486: Find out the reason why you are the target of public criticism!

Boom!

Accompanied by an earth-shattering roar, a vast and terrifying power surged out from the Book of Curses!

Elder Chu Hao was completely unprepared. Under the impact of this overwhelming and terrifying power, his protective Treasure Artifact was shattered, and he directly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his entire body flying backward like a kite with a broken string!

The powerful inertia caused his entire body to be deeply embedded in the wall, and he didn't know how many bones were broken, the intense pain almost causing him to faint directly.

However, compared to the physical pain, a scene that completely subverted his Cognition was even harder for Elder Chu Hao to accept!

What's going on?!

Didn't the System panel say that this high-grade Book of Curses could easily curse and kill Cultivators below the Emperor Realm!?

How come as soon as he wrote Kong Wudao's name, the entire Book of Curses exploded as if it couldn't withstand the terrifying power?

"System, get out here!"

Whether from pain or anger, Elder Chu Hao's voice was hoarse like a beast's as he roared at the System in his mind: "I spent a full 200,000 investment points to buy this high-grade Book of Curses that you mentioned!"

"It clearly states that it can curse and kill any Cultivator below the Emperor Realm, but as soon as I wrote Kong Wudao's name, this Book of Curses exploded!"

"I trusted you so much, and you sold me a defective product!?

[Ding! This System Mall's merchandise's final interpretation rights belong to this System.]

[This System is not responsible for the outcome of sold goods.]

[Defective product? Where is it defective?]

[Don't speak nonsense with your eyes open. Being a System is very difficult. Sometimes, you should look for your own reasons, okay? It's been so many years, how have you been, have you Cultivated diligently?]

Following the Investment System's sarcastic explanation, Elder Chu Hao was slightly stunned at first, then almost exploded with anger!

What a "final interpretation rights belong to the System"!

Isn't this just treating him like a clown and making fun of him?!

........

On the other side.

When Elder Chu Hao used the Book of Curses, Kong Wudao had already sensed it.

After all, he had left his unique Divine Soul imprint on the other party.

He only needed to slightly use his Divine Thought to see everything that happened to him.

This included Elder Chu Hao buying the Book of Curses from the System Mall and wanting to curse him, which naturally fell into his eyes.

To be honest, he had been somewhat expectant before.

He thought Elder Chu Hao would come up with some ingenious tricks.

But he didn't expect that he had still greatly overestimated Elder Chu Hao.

This so-called Book of Curses only slightly affected his Divine Thought.

The result seemed to be countered by the special Restriction left by the Space-Time Forbidden Zone's Old Ancestor, hidden within his body.

The so-called curse had no effect on him whatsoever.

Instead, the so-called Book of Curses was the first to explode because it couldn't bear the power!

"Divine Child, is the food not to your liking...?"

At this moment, Empress Yaoguang, who was below, seemed to sense something was wrong and asked in a low voice.

Kong Wudao's expression paused slightly, but he quickly seemed to think of something, and a hint of subtle playfulness flashed in the depths of his eyes.

Elder Chu Hao, that brat, wanted to scheme against him with the Book of Curses.

But wasn't it also an opportunity he actively gave him to properly manipulate him?

As Kong Wudao, who often manipulated people's hearts and emotions, his acting skills were naturally impeccable.

He suddenly showed a hint of pain on his face.

With an incredibly natural movement, he knocked over the golden goblet full of wine beside him.

Clang!

As the golden goblet hit the ground with a crisp sound.

The originally noisy hall, filled with guests, instantly seemed to have been paused, falling into a strange silence.

Everyone looked at Kong Wudao's direction with fear and blankness.

After a brief silence.

"Someone poisoned the wine!"

Someone shouted, though it was unclear who.

The next moment, the entire hall erupted as if struck by a meteorite, completely boiling over!

"Divine Child!"

"You Tianlin Cave Heaven, how dare you! How dare you poison Divine Child Wu Dao in the food!"

".........."

As soon as these words came out, the originally panicked and noisy crowd completely exploded.

What was Kong Wudao's status?

He was the Divine Child of the Space-Time Forbidden Zone, favored by all the Old Ancestors!

If he were truly poisoned here and something happened in the end.

Even if it had nothing to do with them, all of them would probably be implicated, and their Sects and Families behind them might even be wiped out down to the tenth generation!

"Quick! Quickly seal this hall! Suppress these scoundrels from Tianlin Cave Heaven!"

A strong Cultivator who had reacted roared out, instantly unleashing a terrifying pressure that made people's hearts palpitate.

The many Cultivators who were just toasting and exchanging pleasantries a moment ago.

Now all had murderous intent on their faces, firmly locking onto the strong Cultivators of Tianlin Cave Heaven.

The Cultivators of Tianlin Cave Heaven, who didn't know the truth, were completely dumbfounded!

Poison?

Them?

"Wronged... We've been wronged!"

"It is our Tianlin Cave Heaven's great fortune to have the Divine Child visit our Cave Heaven. We would be burning high incense in gratitude, so how could we possibly poison the food!?"

Empress Yaoguang and other high-ranking members of the Cave Heaven hurriedly retorted.

These once high and mighty, graceful strong Cultivators of the Tianxing Dao Domain were now almost crying from anxiety!

"No... No harm."

Seeing that the time was right, Kong Wudao let out a soft breath and then said: "It's not that there's poison in the food. I just had a very bad feeling in my heart, as if someone was casting a curse on me behind my back..."

"And this person is not far from me."

However, the impact of these words on the crowd was no less than someone poisoning Kong Wudao.

Someone actually dared to cast a curse on Kong Wudao?

And they were not far from him?

Then wouldn't that mean it was done by someone from Tianlin Cave Heaven?

"Tianlin Cave Heaven! Divine Child Wu Dao is benevolent and doesn't pursue your responsibility, yet you secretly had someone cast a curse on Divine Child Wu Dao! What is your intention!?"

"Hmph! One thing on the surface, another behind the back, truly hypocritical! To dare to harm Divine Child Wu Dao in such a way, in my opinion, these culprits from Tianlin Cave Heaven should be suppressed and killed altogether!"

As these words fell.

The gazes directed at the strong Cultivators of Tianlin Cave Heaven became increasingly hostile.

Not to mention that by annihilating Tianlin Cave Heaven, who sought to harm the Divine Child, they could thereby increase their favorability with the Space-Time Forbidden Zone.

Furthermore, by annihilating the entire Tianlin Cave Heaven, they could also annex the other party's territory and gain many benefits from it.

Therefore, even without Kong Wudao speaking, many forces intended to use this as an excuse to completely annihilate Tianlin Cave Heaven.

Just as everyone in Tianlin Cave Heaven was unable to defend themselves.

The various psychological hints Kong Wudao had given Empress Yaoguang earlier suddenly made her think of something, and a flash of divine light appeared in her mind.

"However, if there is anyone in Tianlin Cave Heaven who resents this Divine Child, and even dares to curse this Divine Child..."

Everyone followed Empress Yaoguang's gaze towards a certain direction.

One seat was empty at some point.

And that seat was precisely where Elder Chu Hao had originally been!