"At last, this bastard is dead!" Du Wenzhen finally let out a sigh of relief; the battle with King Curse had not lasted long, but his curse techniques had given him a tough time.

Right now, black and foul-smelling blood was continuously streaming out of Du Wenzhen's seven orifices—mouth, nose, and ears—mixed with the dense power of the curse, indicating his body had been eroded by the curse power, leading to pathological changes.

His skin was fissured and his whole body turned dark as if he had contracted a severe plague.

However, after glancing at Xiao Mu, Du Wenzhen suddenly burst into laughter, "Haha! Old Xiao, you—damn, you—haha! Cough, cough! Damn!"

The state Xiao Mu was in made him completely ignore his own severe injuries and burst into uncontrollable laughter, which brought on violent coughing and worsened his condition.

Xiao Mu's current state was indeed 'special'; even his appearance had changed. His skull had shrunk, his mouth jutted out, his body was covered in hair, and his teeth had become sharp and elongated—he looked exactly like a dog-headed creature.

In a desperate moment, King Curse had fiercely used the Curse Transformation Technique on Xiao Mu.

The Curse Transformation Technique had affected Xiao Mu's body, resulting in a change of his appearance.

Xiao Mu's face darkened as he scolded Du Wenzhen, "You aren't afraid of laughing yourself to death!"

"Haha, it's just too funny, Old Xiao, I thought I was miserable enough, but you end up looking even worse than me, haha, cough, cough, cough, cough!" Du Wenzhen stared unblinkingly at Xiao Mu, bursting into laughter followed by violent coughing.

"It seems you don't need my help to treat your injuries." Xiao Mu casually applied a cluster of Life Force to his own body to heal his injuries.

But while Life Force could heal injuries, it couldn't cure the mutation caused by the Curse Gate's Curse Transformation Technique.

Xiao Mu frowned deeply.

Du Wenzhen, seeing that his injuries were indeed severe, immediately changed his tune, "Don't say that, Old Xiao, please do it for me too, I was wrong to laugh at you—haha!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than he couldn't help but burst into laughter again, staring at the pitiful state Xiao Mu was in.

With a snort of anger, a killing intent emanated from Xiao Mu, and the divine light of the Five Elements suddenly stood erect behind him.

Du Wenzhen immediately stopped laughing, his face losing any trace of mirth.

"You heal up here, I'm going to look around." Xiao Mu retracted the divine light of the Five Elements and casually directed a cluster of Life Force onto Du Wenzhen before he went to other parts of the backyard to investigate.

"Hurry back!" Du Wenzhen stopped joking and began to seriously heal his wounds.

His injuries were grave, and it wasn't possible for him to recover quickly, even with the Life Force provided by Xiao Mu.

While Life Force could heal physical wounds, it couldn't cure diseases and the evil curse. Ultimately, Du Wenzhen would have to slowly dissipate the curse power within himself.

Xiao Mu released a Ghost Servant, instructing it to clean up the aftermath of the battle, then deployed the Life-Death Step and left the area, heading towards other locations.

After searching through the backyard and Grand Hall, he ultimately found nothing.

But that wasn't Xiao Mu's goal; finding a reason to be alone was what he intended.

Having slain the Mutated Beings from the Curse Gate, he had acquired a total of five Energy Points, and Xiao Mu decided to attempt mutating the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor.

He took out the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor and, with a fingertip, touched it, commencing the mutation.

This time, as expected, the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor was capable of mutating. However, the consumption of Energy Points was a bit steep, requiring a total of five Energy Points.

This meant that Xiao Mu would have to use up all five Energy Points he had just obtained in one go.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Xiao Mu decided to mutate the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor, placing his finger on it and beginning the process.

As the five Energy Points were consumed, a flash of Golden Light occurred, and the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor underwent a transformation.

If before the transformation, the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor was pervaded with Emperor's Might, then after the change, it was no longer visible.

It hadn't vanished—rather it had fully integrated into the Seal's interior. When not in use, it no longer emitted might carelessly.

This meant that the power of the Emperor's Seal could now be controlled at will and no longer leaked out readily.

Xiao Mu held the Emperor's Seal gently in his hand and could clearly feel the astonishing might emanating from within it.

This power was peculiar, yet not a singular might; it symbolized a kind of supreme authority.

But due to the lower level of the Emperor's Seal, the potency of the authority, while notable, was not very significant.

After observing the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor for a moment, a thought struck Xiao Mu's mind, and he stretched out his hand to point at the Seal.

The Seal of the Heavenly Emperor was connected with Xiao Mu's Mind; at that moment, it shot out myriad strands of golden glow. This golden glow turned the entire Grand Hall golden.

Within the golden glow, a voice reverberated softly. Xiao Mu listened carefully but couldn't discern what was being said.

Yet the supreme authority contained within the voice was clearly perceptible.

Xiao Mu, holding the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor, pressed it onto his body, allowing it to merge inside him.

Then he began to check his own body. The Curse Transformation Technique executed by King Curse caused him extreme discomfort.

Especially since his body had undergone those changes, it had taken a turn for the worse.

The alterations made him feel like some parts of his body were no longer human.

That sensation was exceedingly clear, causing Xiao Mu an unspeakable discomfort in his heart.

After inspecting his body with his power, Xiao Mu's complexion darkened.

After being struck by the Curse Gate's Curse Transformation Technique, a bizarre force seemed to have fused into his body, beginning to change it from the genetic level.

This meant that after being affected by the Curse Transformation Technique, the strange curse power was continuously altering Xiao Mu's genes, causing the originally human genes to display characteristics of a different creature and resulting in a change of appearance.

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