Chapter 243: The Web That Covered the Empire
There was nothing remarkable about this man, except for his long black-and-white hair flowing from beneath his robe. He wiped the blood from his mouth and frowned.
"The curse on the emperor Durand has been broken?"
He was certain there was no one on this continent capable of dispelling this curse except the devil lord. He had designed it so that, even if detected by an Emperor-stage cultivator wielding holy energy, it could not be undone. The uniqueness of this curse lay in its fusion with the concept of resilience. This resilient concept was then combined with his comprehension of karma laws, creating a "living" curse that could "defend" itself whenever someone tried to destroy it.
But his curse had just been broken—and not only broken, it had actually become a medium for a karmic attack from the person who dispelled it! The attack targeted his soul, but fortunately, he had already shielded it with a karmic barrier, minimizing the damage. Without it, his soul would have been severely injured.
The only possible explanation for this was that the person who broke his curse was highly skilled in karma laws and deeply understood the intricacies of the curse. He frowned at the thought, as it meant someone outside his expectations had joined Emperor Durand’s side. He was certain there was no one on the emperor’s side capable of even detecting this curse due to its unique nature.
The emperor could only travel to the Heavenly Direction Church, but someone there was already prepared to ensure he would not achieve his goal.
"This is truly troublesome. We’ve already lost contact with the Information Guild, and now the main plan in the Doria Empire is in jeopardy. If the emperor is fully cured, my lord plan here will fail," the man thought.
"I’ll report this to my lord first. It seems that the drastic plan is our only chance. If even that fails to kill Emperor Durand, we’ll have to abandon our initial plan for the Doria Empire and search for another alternative."
He then rose from his meditative position.