Chapter 2238 - 2235: Shura Curse

Chapter 2238: Chapter 2235: Shura Curse

Lin Tian threw the dead wood to the ground and picked up the animal skin to read it. It was a piece of ancient script. Lin Tian had studied ancient scripts for some time, and he could barely recognize it. Translated into modern language, it turned out to be a last testament.

"When you read this text, I will have disappeared. The fated one finally opened this ring..."

A ring? And it’s opened? Lin Tian was full of questions, it must be referring to the black iron ring, right? The first sentence contains a lot of information: last words, the fated one, the ring!

Lin Tian paused slightly and continued reading.

"Fated one, you may have many questions, don’t rush, patiently read on. Let me first introduce myself, my name is Ashu Yu, High Priest of the Shura Clan in the Netherworld."

High Priest of the Shura Clan! Lin Tian was startled; this was quite impressive. The Soul Hunter sisters Shangguan Ao Yue and her sibling were only descendants of the Shura bloodline and already so proud, yet this person is an authentic Shura and a High Priest none the less.

No matter where, a High Priest is a very special existence with a high status.

"A High Priest of the Shura Clan must preside over rituals, must master witch doctor skills, medicine refining, and also must be a warrior..."

Indeed, the Shura High Priest is almost omnipotent, literate and martial, and it seems the people of the Shura Clan are very strong in combat.

"The original Shura were incomparably powerful, glorious for a time, but later suffered a curse, living year-round in the harshest environments. Only a few clanspeople could leave. Those who did bore the responsibility of lifting the curse, of which I am one."

"I sought many methods and heard that in Fengdu City there was Ksitigarbha who could save all beings, but when I arrived in Fengdu City, Ksitigarbha was gone."

"In the end, I thought of a method. Since the curse could not be lifted, why not strengthen the clansmen so much that they could thrive anywhere."

Seeing this, Lin Tian’s heart brightened. The High Priest’s idea was really good. Since you can’t change the environment, why not adapt to it?

This is the law by which every species survives: evolution! In nature, those species that do not evolve will eventually be eliminated.

However, Lin Tian had been to the Netherworld. In the Netherworld, there are only Shura descendants, no authentic Shura, and it seems the Shura Clan neither lifted the curse nor evolved; they have disappeared from the Netherworld.

"There are many ways to become strong: powerful weapons, enhancement through medicine. Therefore, the Shura Clan forged many weapons and searched for medicine that could change the physique of the Shura Clan."

"I traversed the Netherworld, even crossed the Gate of the Netherworld, and came to the human world. Here, I met a Pharmacist named Shennong."

Shennong! Lin Tian was once again startled. The High Priest actually lived in the same era as Emperor Shennong, truly ancient.

"Shennong was a powerful Pharmacist. I learned a lot from him, including medicine refining. After hearing about the Shura situation, he gave me a piece of dead wood and said that if I could make it grow and flourish into a big tree, perhaps the curse of the Shura Clan could be lifted."

A tree branch, and the curse could be lifted? Lin Tian quickly picked up the branch from the ground. This inconspicuous branch that he discarded without thought might actually have the power to lift the Shura Curse.

The Shura Clan is very powerful, no doubt about it, but such a powerful clan was trapped by a curse and disappeared in the Netherworld.

It is imaginable how strong this unknown curse is, but the branch that can lift this strong curse, how powerful must it be?

Damn, I almost trashed the best thing. Lin Tian really wanted to slap himself. If not for reading this last testament, he might really have thrown this branch away as garbage.

Lin Tian brushed off the nonexistent dust and examined it as if it were treasure. But after a long look, he found nothing powerful about it. It was no different from a normal tree branch.

No way, Emperor Shennong couldn’t have been tricking the High Priest, right? A bizarre thought popped into Lin Tian’s mind: seeing a good friend saddened, Emperor Shennong couldn’t bear it and made up a kind-hearted lie. Not impossible, though.

The more he thought, the farther his mind wandered. Lin Tian quickly pulled back his thoughts and continued to read.

"Since then, besides refining medicine, I had an additional responsibility: to find a way to make the branch grow. Alas, until the end of my life, I still haven’t found this method."

"Perhaps the Shura curse is unsolvable, but I am unwilling. I found a place to await death’s arrival and after my death, I left this black iron ring. The ring will wait for its next owner."

So, it really is a black iron ring, Lin Tian knew, but then another question arose. Am I inside the ring now? How is that possible? The next sentence immediately solved his doubt.

"The black iron ring is a space ring, with its own independent space. The space is not large, but it contains the most important things of my life. I hope the fated one will cherish it."

"If possible, please help me find the way to make the branch grow. The whole Shura Clan will be grateful to you... Ashu Yu’s last words."

The last two lines flashed past Lin Tian’s eyes, capturing all his attention with the four words "space ring". This thing actually exists.

Before, Lin Tian always fantasized about having a space ring, where he could carry a medicine cauldron and medicinal materials and refine medicine anytime. Today, this wish came true.

Could it be a dream? Lin Tian couldn’t believe his eyes and used the most primitive method, pinching himself.

He pinched the muscle of his arm hard, then twisted. Damn, there was no pain! Lin Tian was disappointed.

Clearly, everything in front of him was so real, and the black iron ring came from He Shan, indeed Shura’s item. So why was it a dream?

Just as Lin Tian was frustrated, his head spun again, his consciousness fell into the whirlpool black hole once more, and after a burst of darkness, his vision suddenly brightened.

He looked around, no longer any room, no last words letter, just the arena, the audience, and the light sword above pressing on endlessly.

Lin Tian felt like he spent several hours in that "dream", but in reality, only a few seconds seemed to have passed. This made Lin Tian more convinced that it was indeed just a dream because only in dreams is there such a time illusion.

Bang...

The Divine Clan elder pressed down again, emitting a dull boom, breaking Lin Tian’s train of thought, as energy burst through the arm’s meridians to the new meridian in the legs.

A prickling sensation came from his feet, but Lin Tian was overjoyed instead of worried because the numbness in his feet disappeared, and feeling returned!

Hahaha...

Lin Tian laughed aloud, breaking all restraints, his laughter echoing above the arena. This laughter was filled with joy, defiance, and arrogance, leaving everyone baffled, thinking, brother Lin Tian must have been struck senseless?

Boom! Lin Tian forcefully stood up against the boundless pressure of the light sword, standing up!