"Cooperate?" Lin Bai came to a halt. At this moment, he was a thousand miles away from the wedding venue—a rugged, empty expanse of mountains.

"Yes, cooperate." The Curse God looked at Lin Bai expectantly, reverting to his familiar native language. "You can't hurt me, and I can't defeat you. If we cooperate, we can both be at ease."

"My dictionary doesn't contain the word 'cooperate,' only 'conquer'." Lin Bai looked pitifully at The Curse God in his hand and separated a Divine Soul. Then, he attached a head and two arms to the Divine Soul. The illusory Soul Split, now fitted with a tangible head and arms, appeared somewhat incongruous.

Watching Lin Bai's actions, Noss grew nervous, a sense of foreboding welling up inside him. "What... what are you planning to do? We can negotiate everything! You're cursed by me; you can't harm me..."

"I have no intention of hurting you. He's the one who will do the hurting." Lin Bai pointed to the Soul Split and laughed. As he spoke, the surrounding hovering heads all broke into smiles. Dozens of heads speaking at once created a sort of surround-sound effect.

Forced into a smile, Noss's eyes, however, revealed a terrified look. "Isn't he you?"

"He is me, yet not me. I can create countless such entities." Lin Bai gestured to his surroundings, standing proudly.

Noss sighed in relief. "Since he is you, he falls within the range of my curse."

"I have no intention of ordering him to kill you," Lin Bai responded. He then took out the invisible recording camera that had always followed him. Finding the footage of his earlier Tribulation within it, he pressed the play button. "If you know my history, you should recognize this. It's from when I underwent the Heavenly Tribulation..."

Watching the scene of endless thunderbolts from the Heavenly Tribulation falling from the heavens, fear spread across Noss's face. "What... what are you doing?"

"Thunderbolts have a multiplied destructive power against the Undead. I know you possess immortality; I may not be able to truly kill you. Therefore, I plan to let this Soul Split take you and sink into this endless thunderbolt hell, to let you suffer the torment of thunder and lightning forever. It's the world's rules that will strike at you, not me. Thus, I won't violate the curse and won't suffer any punishment, right?"

A hint of mockery touched the corners of Lin Bai's mouth, and he split off dozens more heads. "Do you know why I stayed far away from the wedding venue? I just didn't want to involve those innocent people. Now, Noss, I will return to attend the wedding and prove my true love to the world. They will stay with you and play with you. Good luck."

"No, you can't do this! I will curse this world!" Noss struggled violently, his facial features even beginning to twist.

"Be my guest." Lin Bai gestured with his hand. "If you could pull the entire world into perishing with you, you would have already been the most powerful deity. Why then propose cooperation with me?"

"I…" Noss opened his mouth to say something but could not utter a word.

"In truth, you're just a good-for-nothing barely prolonging your existence, hiding in a corner, cursing others with the most sinister mentality, right? I think the gods of your world don't want to deal with you for fear of dirtying their hands!" Lin Bai replied contemptuously. "Enjoy this baptism from the Thunderbolts! If cursing the entire world can save you, go ahead. I forgot to tell you, I am not of this world. If this world is destroyed, I'll simply switch to a new one and start again..."

[Fear from Noss; +1+1+1+1...]

Lin Bai, sensing the terror inside Noss, shook his head, then Flashed away.

"No, please stay! Great deity, I am willing to surrender to you and be your most humble servant..." Seeing Lin Bai about to leave, The Curse God, his heart seized by terror, cried out hysterically, "Please don't leave me behind! I don't want to endure the pain of thunder and lightning..."

"Surrender?" Lin Bai returned and again stood in front of Noss. While he could indeed use Heavenly Tribulation against The Curse God, each instance of the Tribulation required three days, time he was unwilling to waste.

"Yes, I will surrender," said The Curse God humbly. "You know I cannot tell a lie. You are set to conquer the deities of the Continent of Gods and Demons; I can be your assistant."

The feelings of fear within Noss continued. Lin Bai sighed, astonished. He really is a weakling!

Lin Bai understood Noss's thoughts. Since Lin Bai was carrying Noss's curse and could not personally attack him, the outcome for Noss, whether through surrender or cooperation, was the same. Noss was merely trying to survive...

"Do you plan to run away?" Lin Bai suddenly asked.

Noss stiffened, staring at Lin Bai, and said hesitantly, "I am not able to answer this question."

"You already answered." Lin Bai smirked. "Noss, go ahead then. Curse yourself! The moment you betray me, you will lose all your Divine Power, reduced to a lonely wandering ghost."

"I am no longer able to curse myself; my Immortal Soul was attained by cursing myself." Noss offered an awkward smile. "Until this current curse is lifted, I am unable to curse myself a second time…"

Lin Bai looked at Noss, suddenly recalling his Heart of Sky Demon. With a single thought, the Heart of Sky Demon appeared in his palm. The thumping heart radiated an evil, seductive aura. Noss's gaze was immediately drawn to it.

At the same time, the Sky Demon's aura caused the tribulation clouds in the sky to rapidly converge, sending an immense pressure from all directions. Lin Bai cursed under his breath, quickly placing the Heart of Sky Demon back into the System space. The tribulation clouds, having lost their target, lingered for a moment before dispersing once again.

But the moment he took out the Heart of Sky Demon, Lin Bai clearly felt something vanish from his body. Before he could figure out what was happening, Noss's eyes widened in shock. "The curse! My curse has been dispelled? Whose heart is that? Why is that heart so evil?"

Does the Heart of Sky Demon have this ability? Lin Bai was also surprised. Who knew that bringing out the Heart of Sky Demon merely to intimidate Noss would yield such an unexpected windfall?

But soon, Lin Bai figured out the reason. The Sky Demon was the most evil entity in the world; the moment it appeared, it attracted Heavenly Tribulation. Even when the true form of The Curse God had appeared in this world, the world's will had shown no reaction. Compared to the Heart of Sky Demon, Noss wasn't even worthy of carrying its shoes!

Lin Bai sighed. If only I had known the Heart of Sky Demon was this useful, why would I have bothered to go to such lengths to find other ways to break the curse? I should have realized this sooner! I had accumulated so much Qi Yun and merit; how could I have been ambushed by such trash?

"Mine," Lin Bai shamelessly attached the Heart of Sky Demon to himself, changing his previous strategy. "Noss, I was once the top Sky Demon in the Vast World, ruling countless evil creatures. But I grew tired of that life. I wanted to be a good person. So, I split myself and came to this world, trying to live an ordinary life. But then, a worm like you, not knowing life from death, provoked me. What do you think I will do?"

[Fear from Noss; +1+1+1...]

The Curse God stared blankly at Lin Bai, rendered speechless. He didn't know what to say. He had lost the ability to think and had no time to discern the truth of Lin Bai's words. He had felt the evil of the Heart of Sky Demon from the Abyss Demon King before. At that time, a single glance from the Abyss Demon King was enough to scare him speechless, just like now.

…

Facing the stupefied Noss, Lin Bai asked, "Noss, now that you know my origins, are you willing to sincerely submit to me and never betray me?"

[Joy from Noss; +1+1+1...]

The Curse God's emotions shifted. He looked at Lin Bai devoutly. "Great Demon King, God of Curse Noss is willing to serve under you and be at your disposal."

As his words fell, the System announced: […Subdue the enemy before you (Completed); Rewards: Extraction (Distributed)]

The moment the task was completed, Lin Bai unhesitatingly used his Extraction Skills on The Curse God. He didn't need such an underling. Wouldn't it be better to take the Skills for myself? Moreover, this guy had disrupted his wedding and done such outrageous things to Xu Longyun and Jiang Qingqin. Any punishment was deserved...

…

Immortal Soul - Pseudo: When you possess the Divine Status of The Curse God, your soul can be reincarnated endlessly...

What a piece of junk! An Immortal Soul, yet it's tied to the Divine Status of The Curse God. Trash! As expected, the Immortal Soul awarded by the War God System, which can only be obtained by conquering the world, isn't so easy to get...

...

"What did you do to me?" Noss sensed a change in his soul and asked in terror.

Lin Bai ignored him and proceeded with a second extraction from The Curse God.

DING!

The Super Villain System popped up a reminder: [You can only extract one random Skill from a defeated foe].

Lin Bai frowned slightly. "Noss, I do not agree to take you as my subordinate. Draw your weapon and duel me. If you win, I will grant you one request."

Noss was stunned. "My lord, I do not comprehend your meaning. I have already chosen to surrender."

"Have you surrendered?" Lin Bai asked calmly.

"I've surrendered! I've surrendered! I don't have the courage to duel you a second time. You don't need to keep testing me." Noss's eyes were full of pleading.

Looking at the twice-defeated enemy, Lin Bai once again chose to extract. As expected, this time there was no system prompt. The System is indeed user-friendly, allowing me to defeat an individual many times.

Command Undead: Forcefully make Undead weaker than you follow your will.

Another trash Skill!

Lin Bai looked at the defeated Curse God and said, "This is not a test, Noss. Muster your courage and continue the duel."

Noss was speechless.

"You, my defeated foe, have you conceded defeat once again?" Lin Bai's face was expressionless.

Noss remained silent.

DING!

Age Curse: Causes the enemy to age rapidly.

"Noss, stand up and fight," Lin Bai continued.

Noss was speechless. He hadn't realized he'd lost two Magic spells and was on the verge of going mad. He had no idea what Lin Bai was up to. Even if he wanted me to duel, shouldn't the one holding me from behind let go first?!

"Weakling swine, you don't even have the courage to duel me. Surrender!" Lin Bai looked at The Curse God. Continuing to extract Skills from him, he meticulously played the role of a villain. Out here in the wilderness, no one would know what I was doing, so I'm not afraid of damaging my reputation.

"I have been surrendering all this while." Noss played along with Lin Bai's act, a look of utter despair on his face.

DING!

Hand of Death: When in soul state, you can harm an enemy through touch.

DING!

Dark Wind: Control soul dark fog like the wind...

...

With every defeat Noss suffered, Lin Bai extracted more and more strange Magic. It's baffling how a mighty god could have learned so many Undead spells! Lin Bai disdainfully looked at Noss and continued his actions.

As his memories of Magic disappeared one by one, Noss finally realized something was wrong. He screamed in terror, "You... what are you doing to me... Stop... I curse you..."

DING!

Divine Status of The Curse God: Possessing this Divine Status grants all the Divine Powers of The Curse God.

Noss's words trailed off. He froze completely, his expression becoming dull as his gaze fixated on Lin Bai's palm. In Lin Bai's hand floated an azure ball of light. Within the ball, a symbol resembling a balance scale could be faintly seen emitting a golden glow.

"My Divine Status! You stole my Divine Status?" Noss snapped back to reality. He struggled to move but was unable to due to the Absolute Suppression. He stared at the Divine Status in Lin Bai's palm and shouted hysterically, "Return it to me! Please, return my Divine Status! You clearly promised to take me as your subordinate, you despicable and shameless villain..."

"Noss, do you remember what I said before? No one can insult me and leave unscathed. The moment you attacked me, your fate was sealed." Lin Bai had obtained what he wanted and stopped the boring game of conquest and extraction; the Skills Noss had learned were useless to him.

[Regret from Noss; +1+1+1...]

After a dazed moment, Noss questioned resentfully, "If that's the case, why did you give me hope?"

"Have you ever seen a cat toying with a mouse?" Lin Bai replied with a faint smile, extracting Noss's final emotions, his remaining value. "Before a cat eats a mouse, it always plays with it until it's satisfied. That's my amusement."

"You're the most shameless Evil Spirit in the world!" Noss's face twisted into an odd smile as he shouted angrily, "You'll become everyone's enemy!"

"I thought you understood that when you saw the Heart of Sky Demon." Lin Bai shook his head, looked at Noss sympathetically, and sighed. "I split myself, hid the Heart of Sky Demon, hoping to live peacefully as an ordinary man. But you had to jump out and provoke me. You ruined my chance of being a good person; you deserve to bear these consequences."

No wonder that heart triggered the world's rejection the moment it appeared! He's so evil! Endless regret filled Noss's heart. His face streamed with tears. "My lord, mighty king, please give me another chance! Please, return my Divine Status to me! Without it, I lose everything! I still have many believers on the Continent of Gods and Demons; they can all serve you..."

"What does your life or death have to do with me." Lin Bai glanced at him and released the Absolute Suppression.

Having regained his freedom, Noss charged towards Lin Bai, trying to snatch the Divine Status of The Curse God. Lin Bai snapped his fingers and used the Magic he had recently learned: Undead Dispel.

Without the protection of his Divine Status, Noss's magic power was at most equivalent to a Grand Magician's. Moreover, having lost many of his memories about Magic, he had no defense against the Magic Lin Bai controlled with his Spiritual Power. His soul rapidly expanded.

"No!"

With a shrill scream, Noss's soul exploded, dissipating between heaven and earth.

"Weakling."

Lin Bai snorted and redirected his gaze to the Divine Status in his palm. The Divine Status was not a Magic Artifact; it needed to be assimilated into the body to function. But Lin Bai was not keen on stuffing such a trash-looking Divine Status into his body. Yet, he didn't want to discard this Divine Status either.

After pondering for a moment, Lin Bai looked at the recently created Soul Split with one head and two arms, pushed the Divine Status forward, and integrated it into the Soul Split's body. There were no changes in his own body.

But in his mind, the Skill descriptions of The Curse God appeared. Lin Bai chuckled, looked at the one-headed, two-armed Curse God opposite him, and said, "Congratulations. From now on, you are the new Curse God."