Republic-Era Mysteries: I Rule the Turbulent Times with Dark Arts

I woke up in the Republican era, with the “Three Corpses Curse” of a Nanyang evil god planted in me. I’d become a living test subject for three sinister forces: curse spells, poison gu, and vengeful ghosts! I thought I was doomed, but then I discovered the cursed seal could absorb the world’s resentment and bad karma, making me stronger and letting me wield dark arts with ease! Flying-needle curses, Five Poisons gu, exorcising and commanding spirits... The dark arts that made everyone else tremble became my means of survival and a path to power! In this dog-eat-dog age, warlords treat human lives as worthless, gangs are locked in endless battles, rural ghost stories abound, and foreign concessions are rife with intrigue. Sinister sorcerers, demons, and ghosts also lurk in the shadows. And the “evil aura” and “bad karma” on them are simply overwhelming! If the world is this dark, why should I show mercy? Those who stand in my way, I’ll curse to death! Those who harm me, I’ll devour with gu! Those who provoke me, I’ll feed to a hundred ghosts! I’ll rule this chaotic age in the strangest, most bizarre ways, uncover the horrifying truth behind one Republican-era mystery after another, and become the dark...