Hearing Old Qing's words, He-Gu felt his heart sink.

He had originally thought that if worst came to worst, he could die once and use the scapegoat doll to resurrect, switching bodies to rid himself of this so-called "curse."

But now it seemed that not only was this path blocked, even leaving this instance wouldn't free him; the "curse" would follow him into the real world!?

If that were the case, wouldn't it be like having a ticking time bomb strapped to him, one that he didn't know how to defuse or when it would explode?