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"At present, the spread of this matter is not considered widespread," Qiu Shangqing said in a grave voice. Enjoy more content from My Virtual Library Empire

"I understand your current anxiety, but we are already utilizing all available connections to investigate. It's not just because of your father; tens of thousands of patients within the nation have been infected with Black Marrow Disease over the years. Should the situation worsen, the impact would be unimaginable. Therefore, for the time being, you must caution your father not to leave Blue Star. After all, perhaps a world apart might be somewhat safer."

Chen Xing nodded silently and said with gratitude, "Thank you for the information, Elder Qiu."

"By the way, there's another matter I should tell you about, though you might find out on your own soon enough."

Qiu Shangqing continued, "The crimes of those five families have been announced and all related persons have been sentenced to death."

As he said this, Qiu Shangqing looked at Chen Xing with displeasure, "The kinship among noble families is complex and intertwined. In these past couple days, many have come to petition for leniency; with you gone, all those requests have come to Zhao Rui, Yan Qubing, and me. But without you speaking up, no one dares to plead for them."

"Which people still have objections?" Chen Xing asked.

"Even if they have objections, they wouldn't dare to show it. In the future, those people will probably tuck their tails between their legs when they see you. Your notoriety has been established through this incident; tens of thousands died because of your word," Qiu Shangqing lamented.

At this point, Chen Xing smiled faintly. When cutting weed, one must remove the roots—it's a basic principle.

Moreover, he disliked the scenario of having beaten the minor only for the major to come forward. It would be best to deter them once and for all.

Qiu Shangqing also felt some emotion, "Including the big families that were implicated with Fentian Giant City and purged by imperial order a while back, nearly ten major families have fallen within just a year.

One could only say that in the struggle of the grand era, changes come swiftly, and even families that have lasted for hundreds or even thousands of years can collapse. Under the currents of the times, anyone can become foam on the beach. Maybe even Ascendants will fall in the future. Who can predict what's to come?"

After parting from Elder Qiu, Chen Xing returned to the residence arranged for him by the Eternal Flame in the Imperial Capital. As soon as he entered the door, he eagerly entered Gourmet Space to ask the Demon Eagle and Shadow if they had heard of Black Marrow Disease.

"I haven't heard of it…" Shadow's tentacles drooped, showing some helplessness. It had spent almost all of its former time in the Dark Realm and didn't know much about the main plane.

"I haven't heard of it either," said the Demon Eagle, moodily, since it also didn't have much understanding in this area.

At that moment, Pure Ghost Flower timidly interjected, "I think I've heard of something similar."

Chen Xing's gaze immediately settled on Pure Ghost Flower. Feeling the invasive gaze of Chen Xing, the heart of Pure Ghost Flower shrank, its petals closing, tremblingly wrapping its buds as if feeling shy or nervous.

Chen Xing soothed gently, "Don't be nervous, we are all good people here. Can you tell us about it?"

Shadow extended hundreds of tentacles, "That's right, we are good people."

The petals of Pure Ghost Flower slightly opened, "It is said that, a very long time ago, the Plague God and the Myriad Lakes Water God came together, giving birth to a divine pariah. This divine pariah absorbed some of the powers from both its father and mother at birth. But because it was a divine pariah, it was abandoned and thrown into the Endless Cursed Abyss, hoping to use the power of the God of Sea's cursed offspring to snuff it out.

Since the offspring of the Sea God revived in the Endless Cursed Abyss, it became chaotic and unclear, attacking all living beings that entered the abyss, even the divine pariah was no exception.

However, no one expected that the divine pariah would actually emerge from the Endless Cursed Abyss. And... it fused the powers of the Plague God, the Myriad Lakes Water God, and the Endless Cursed Abyss into an extremely terrifying curse."

Hearing this, Chen Xing said gravely, "So, is this the origin of Black Marrow Disease?"

"Although I have not witnessed Black Marrow Disease with my own eyes, I have seen those lives affected by the curse of that divine pariah. Black blood flowed from their orifices, and eventually, their entire bodies dissolved until only a skin was left.

This curse comes from within; first, the bones, then the organs, the muscles… It's a wound not even the ultimate Healing skills can cure," the voice of Pure Ghost Flower trembled slightly, clearly with fresh memories of those horrifying scenes.

Chen Xing felt the situation deeply troublesome just by hearing this pile of lofty terms.

Gods, divine pariahs, the offspring of the Sea God, Endless Cursed Abyss… When these terms truly touch one's life, they are like insurmountable mountains hanging in the sky, making one feel oppressed and powerless.

"Even the Power of Laws cannot heal this kind of wound?" Chen Xing asked.

In his view, since a divine pariah was the offspring nurtured by gods, it never really escaped the realm of the gods and was not an unspeakable existence.

Since it's related to gods, it's essentially about the influence of laws. If there are laws related to curses, there should naturally be laws that can dispel them. Everything has its counter; the same applies to laws.

However, Pure Ghost Flower provided an ambiguous answer, "Laws can indeed heal such wounds, but it requires purification or healing-related powerful laws of at least the eighth level. Otherwise, even the Power of Laws would struggle to counter this formidable curse."

"Powerful laws?"

"Like purification, the law of purification is quite special, capable of expelling certain negative states or some curses, so it is considered a healing-oriented power. However, sometimes it can also wield considerable offensive force, making it a universal law."