Help The Villainess Trapped in the Beast World's Drama (by Lotus Seeds) novel Chapter 207

Chapter 207: Chapter 201: Can’t Live Past 20 Years Old

Shen Tang came back to her senses and frowned, asking, "What’s going on with the curse power in Jia Lan’s body?"

Lunus’s golden eyes flickered with a trace of sadness. He didn’t answer directly but looked up at the sea area.

The clear and boundless sea area is home to billions of life forms.

"Our Priest Clan has guarded the sea area for generations. The supreme duty of each High Priest is to purify the filth and maintain the purity of the sea area. But ever since the polluted lands appeared, everything has changed."

Lunus said softly, "The sea area is different from the land. Once pollution spreads, it becomes extremely terrifying. Each High Priest voluntarily becomes the vessel for the polluted power to ensure the sea area’s purity."

"Later, it was discovered that the polluted power was actually passed down through generations, becoming... the curse you mentioned."

"Our clan has borne this curse for generations, with descendants dying young in pain."

"The former High Priest preferred a life of solitude rather than passing the curse to descendants, thus issuing a ban, making it forbidden for any High Priest to marry for life."

"Unable to marry or have children? Then how does the Priest Clan continue?" Shen Tang asked Lunus in confusion.

Lunus explained, "Our clan has a Forbidden Technique that allows life-for-life exchange. When the life span of each Priest is about to end, a new embryo can be split off to become the new Priest, continuing as a new vessel for the curse."

"Then wouldn’t you and the first High Priest who used this secret technique be considered the same person?" Shen Tang was dumbfounded.

"That’s not exactly right. The genes are the same, but it’s a completely new individual. This method ensures the Priest lineage continues without passing the curse to blood descendants."

"But I didn’t expect him to be born." Lunus looked at the sleeping, golden-haired little mermaid in his arms with a complex expression, "This child has taken all this upon himself."

Shen Tang finally understood, every High Priest is a vessel for the sea area’s polluted power, and the curse in Jia Lan’s body is the polluted power passed down by the Priest family for generations.

This curse power was originally supposed to be borne by the Sea Race High Priest Lunus.

Unexpectedly, a child was born by mistake.

The curse was then transferred to the child.

"So, High Priest, are you a Purification System Beastman?"

Lunus smiled, "Supreme Purification System."

The most powerful force within the Purification System!

Shen Tang recovered from her shock, "Then why... can’t the polluted power be completely purified, and instead turns into a family curse?"

"The spread of the polluted lands is too fast. I had no choice but to use this method, otherwise, the sea area would become the first battleground for the pollution’s arrival. This mission should and can only be borne by our Priest Clan."

The Priest sounds sacred and noble, but on closer thought, they are sacrificial victims for the sea area without any reward.

Shen Tang hadn’t expected this layer of Jia Lan’s background, and her feelings became increasingly complex as she looked at the sleeping infant in Lunus’s arms, "What about Jia Lan?"

"Once the curse in his body erupts, he will become a Mad Beast." Lunus said softly, "His body cannot withstand this power, and his lifespan will become extremely short, at most... he won’t live past 20."

"What?"

"However, the talisman you just took out is quite interesting. I’m very curious where you got it. That Sealing Talisman can temporarily suppress the curse power in Jia Lan’s body."

Lunus said this but sighed lightly, his expression not relaxing much, "Unfortunately, it doesn’t address the root of the problem. The Sealing Talisman can only suppress it for a year at most. After a year, he will again become an unrecognizable Mad Beast."

Shen Tang fumed at the system in her mind, "Why can your Sealing Talisman only seal for a year?"

[Host, power requires an equivalent exchange. There is no such thing as absolute suppression of power in this world. The Sealing Talisman’s power is limited, and the power in Jia Lan’s body is too strong. The Sealing Talisman can suppress it for a year at most, and that’s already the limit!]

"Then can you give me a few more?"

The system rolled its eyes, [Where in this world are there so many good things? The Sealing Talisman is a random reward for completing a task. Besides, didn’t you see the Sealing Talisman’s instructions? It’s a special tool, each person can only use it once. If used again, the target’s body will develop resistance, and it won’t be effective anymore.] 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Shen Tang’s mood instantly plummeted. She had worked so hard to gain so much goodwill, and now he would just die? How could this be!

Lunus saw Shen Tang’s expression of despair and moved his eyes, his voice gentle with compassion, "Don’t worry, there’s another way, a life-for-life exchange."

He said, "I can use the secret technique to transfer the curse back into my body."

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