Chapter 607

## Chapter Guide

**Curses and Seals** (诅咒和绝咒 *Zǔ Zhòu Hé Jué Zhòu*) is the six hundred and seventh chapter of Tong Yao's *Guardians of Night*.

## Summary

Following the flashback of Ximen Lan, the flashback resumes to the time when Xi Sha is confronted by a group of cloaked adversaries. As they remove their hoods, the mark of Bloodstain is shown to be present on all the enemies before her, including Ximen Lan, which Xi Sha angrily notices. Ximen Lan clarifies that he is only there to collect her corpse, surprising her. Ximen explains that he only joined Bloodstain so that he can know when they will attack her since he cannot bear for her corpse to be left in the wild after her death. However, Ximen reveals that he is still willing to fight for her if she wishes to be together with him again, so long as their love is one-to-one, much to his allies' shock.

Rejecting Ximen Lan, Xi Sha threatens to kill the four as she summons a tornado of monster wind to shred them into pieces. However, a man in the group shields them from the wind by creating a magic circle. Another member escapes from the tornado and subsequently takes off his cloak, revealing himself to be King Chujiang, one of the demon kings of the Underworld. Xi Sha mocks him for becoming a lapdog for Bloodstain, though the demon clarifies that he is only taking back what was once his before punching her, creating an explosion that destroys her throne. Though Xi Sha blocks the attack with her left arm, the former demon king punches her with his left fist while threatening to teach her a lesson for interfering with the Underworld's rulership selection. The attack is able to damage Xi Sha, causing her to bleed from the mouth.

While unwilling to admit it, Xi Sha knows that she is truly in danger. Narrating, she explains that those who swear loyalty to Bloodstain will have their blood mutated to become a highly corruptive and toxic anti-demon toxin known as the **Bloodstain Curse** when exposed to air, which cannot be removed from one's body unless it has a neutralizing solution for the curse. Since Xi Sha massacred so many members of the organization, she was afflicted with the curse.

Back to the present, King Chujiang gleefully explains that the Bloodstain Curse lowered Xi Sha's power to less than 70% of its original, which prevents her hair from becoming red, an indicator that she is at her full power which she tried to cover up by changing hair colors as he elbow strikes her. Xi Sha is shocked that her enemies know her secret before being punched in the stomach. Continuing her narration, Xi Sha reveals that the demon king had his power temporarily tripled by the **Golden Scale Seal**. While the Golden Scale Seal is usually attained by concentrating power offered by several people into one person, if not enough mystics can be found to offer power, one can obtain the power of the Golden Scale Seal by sacrificing the lives of others.

Grabbing Xi Sha by the head, King Chujiang says that while he detests Untitled Sages, he applauds the usefulness of their spells before kneeing her in the stomach. An unknown narration explains that since this was a battle between demon kings, no one other than Y'Shari would have been able to interfere and act as Xi Sha's reinforcement. However, while Xi Sha was battling, Y'Shari was occupied with his concubine who was sent by Bloodstain, which is why he could not arrive to help.

The woman from the group manifests a magic bow and shoots two magic arrows at Xi Sha, which pierce her right shoulder and stomach. King Chujiang proceeds to punch her until she is knocked back. As Xi Sha struggles to stand up, Ximen Lan approaches her and begs her to surrender while she still can, as her life can be assured if she does. Refusing to surrender, Xi Sha bites into Ximen Lan's shoulder.

## Chapter Notes

* King Chujiang reveals that rulership of the Underworld was determined by competition between the ten demon kings.