I Will Teach You How to Hunt Gods

Chapter 614 169: The Curse of the Star Guide

But now, Shen Ye has suffered such a huge setback at the hands of Yun You, and it seems that this battle is already without suspense.

Looking at it this way, even at their peak, she and Vitinya probably couldn't win steadily against Yun You.

Thinking of this, Tang Jin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It's fortunate that the one making an appearance was Shen Ye. If it were her, surviving such a move, even if not dead, surely she would be gravely wounded...

She turned her head, wanting to discuss upcoming tactics with Vitinya, but upon looking closely, she found the latter staring blankly at Yun You and the Moon, eyes full of shock.

"Is... this the Star-Attracting Skill?"

"That's right, that's right! This must be the power of the Star-Attracting Skill! Only the Star-Attracting Skill series can produce such a powerful technique!"

"Star... Attracting Skill?"

Upon hearing this somewhat unfamiliar term, Tang Jin was slightly taken aback but quickly reacted, widening her eyes.

"Are you talking about that 'Body Refining Manual'? I think I remember a bit about it."

"But why is this thing special? I remember someone ranking all the Body Refining Manuals before, the position of Star-Attracting Skill wasn't low, but it was only around fifty-something among the top, there were still fifty books ahead."

Vitinya gently shook her head.

"You don't understand, that ranking is completely arbitrary. The Star-Attracting Skill is ranked low because no one knows how many volumes it truly has. The majority... or to be precise, all Death Gods who practice the Star-Attracting Skill are merely learning from a few scattered volumes."

"Therefore, the ranking of Star-Attracting Skill on the list is strictly speaking only the strength of one portion."

"If someone can obtain more than two volumes of the Star-Attracting Skill, the power of this technique will be exponentially increased, and if they can collect all of them, perhaps..."

Vitinya raised her head and said somewhat wistfully: "Perhaps it could change the entire world."

"And that's not even the most important part."

"The most important aspect is the creator of this Secret Technique."

Tang Jin frowned.

"Creator? I remember that the Death God Organization never found the creator of the Star-Attracting Skill, right? Over the years, not a single strong figure or descendant of one has come forward to claim this technique... did you get some information from somewhere?"

Vitinya gently shook her head.

"Not really information, just a rumor."

"It's said that the Star-Attracting Skill is an extremely ancient Secret Technique, its existence perhaps predating modern humanity itself."

"And its creator is..."

Saying this, Vitinya suddenly opened her palm, revealing the Three-Phase Diagram of the Apprentice Death God in her palm.

The familiar scythe, rose, and book.

"..."

Tang Jin's pupils contracted, lifting her head in disbelief, staring into Vitinya's eyes, trying to find a trace of "joking."

But it was obvious Vitinya wasn't joking.

"You're saying..."

After a moment of silence, Tang Jin finally spoke softly, asking, "The creator of Star-Attracting Skill, is one of these three sages?"

"Just a guess."

Vitinya shrugged and said, "After all, only they could create such a miraculous technique."

"What's truly strange to me is that in the past, the Star-Attracting Skill seemed to be cursed, countless strong figures scrambled to compete for it, including Tier Four and Tier Five demigods, worthy of the title 'able to connect with God.'"

"But even those people could not obtain the second volume of the Star-Attracting Skill, exhausting a lifetime of effort in vain."

"And this 'unable to obtain' is not about their bad luck or inability to compete, but a kind of... how to say, almost like destiny, destiny that they could only ever obtain one volume in their lifetime."

"Thirty years ago, in Nest City No. 6, there was a peak Tier Five Death God named 'Mephisto,' who practiced the Star-Attracting Skill and was considered an overlord in the Northern Hemisphere, with billions of subjects and countless subordinates and much information about the Star-Attracting Skill. Thus he was determined to obtain the second volume."

"But guess what happened in the end? He exhausted trillions in assets, squandered his fortune, and utilized countless resources searching, but only found some scant clues and ultimately died regretfully in battle."

"And just a week after his death, his son easily found the second volume of Star-Attracting Skill by the roadside during a casual excursion... but it meant nothing because his own Star-Attracting Skill, upon his mastery, was destroyed personally by him, passing it to no one. So even with the second volume obtained by his son, it couldn't change being overthrown."

"Do you think this is destiny teasing him?"

"There are many similar incidents... like King 'Vladimir' from Nest City No. 7, who fell out with his son over fighting for Star-Attracting Skill, even killed seven of his sons within one month, only to realize upon sobering up that the Star-Attracting Skill fragment he was seeking was actually his eldest son's birthday gift, which he mistakenly took for a trap and poison, burning it to ashes."

"Also, Great Governor Cato from Nest City No. 13, who rose to power thanks to a piece of Star-Attracting Skill, only to eventually purge the city for greed for a second piece, inadvertently leading the fragment to fall into hands of a purge survivor. Thus he was eventually slain by that same survivor who had also practiced Star-Attracting Skill."

"Star-Attracting Skill is indeed powerful, but it also carries a terrible curse; anyone greedy for a second fragment often meets a bad end. But... for some reason, I feel like our junior sister somehow acquired a second Star-Attracting Skill and successfully cultivated it."

Vitinya stroked her chin, perplexed.

"Two possibilities."

Tang Jin seemed to come to her senses and, after a brief silence, spoke softly: "One possibility is that our junior sister is indeed special, that any curse or fate doesn't affect her, or she's incredibly lucky, able to withstand the curse and complete the Star-Attracting Skill."

"And the other possibility is..."

She paused slightly, her tone turning somewhat somber.

"Retribution and curse haven't yet befallen her."

After this, the two stopped speaking, merely silent... each harboring different thoughts, once more turning their attention to the fated duel.

...

In the arena, Shen Ye had already lost the ability to resist under the pressure of the "Heaven and Earth Grinding Disc."

The Melting Furnace Style was still operating, but it was just a final struggle.

The outcome was determined the moment the grinding disc appeared.

So soon, as the last flicker of flame extinguished, Shen Ye's body too reached its limit.

He weakly lowered his hands, collapsing in the Power Grinding Disc, waiting for death to arrive.

Those injuries he suffered before, during the operation of the Melting Furnace Style, didn't affect him at all; even with his head split in two, he could still fight.

But now, without the flame acting as a "adhesive," his wounds burst open.

Yet the Death God's Life Force was ultimately powerful, even in such an injured state, he didn't immediately die, he could still breathe, even able to speak and sigh.

And this was the result Yun You wanted to see.

She still had questions to ask.

Thus, the little girl released her grip on the "valve," and the formidable Heaven and Earth Grinding Disc gradually vanished as her force subsided.

Shen Ye fell heavily to the ground, spitting out blood mixed with fragments of his intestines.

Yet Yun You showed no pity, quietly approaching him.

"You lost."

"Now, shall you begin talking?"

"Tell me the whole truth about that day."