Chapter 532 The Disappearing Fragrance <TOC> Chapter 534 The Person in the Ice Coffin
Translator: SumTLMan
Time gradually passed, and by the time the aroma dissipated, Angel still maintained a deeply furrowed brow.
“I’ve digested a full ten formations of law fragrances,” Angel faintly heard an apprentice in a golden area nearby bragging to others.
This immediately attracted the envious gazes of apprentices from other areas.
“I only digested two formations of law fragrances. I really can’t compare with the golden area,” an apprentice from a white area shook his head and sighed.
Angel heard the feedback from everyone and realized that the golden area basically had five or more fragrances, while the other areas decreased in order. The absorption efficiency of soul apprentices was higher than that of other apprentices, but since their souls were already very pure, the number of absorptions was relatively small.
Moreover, he noticed that almost every apprentice seemed radiant, even if they were covered in dirt, it couldn’t hide the joy that emanated from within.
Only Angel himself was like a bystander from beginning to end.
Apart from a layer of oil on his skin, there was no change.
Actually, no change was fine, but the problem was that he was in the golden area, and all the apprentices were staring at him, making him feel a bit uneasy.
At this moment, Cherie also recovered her breath and opened her eyes.
Dazzling divine light flickered from her pupils, showing that she had definitely gained immense benefits.
“How many formations of fragrances did you digest?” Angel asked curiously when he saw Cherie’s state, which was completely like a different person.
Cherie casually cast a cleansing spell on herself, then turned her head and said: “Sixteen.”
Cherie’s tone carried a hint of pride, and her eyes unconsciously moved to Jiebo, who was sitting across from her.
However, Jiebo was now wrapped in a blue water bubble, and his condition couldn’t be seen clearly. This was a barrier specially set up by the Unicorn Abyssal Whale for Jiebo to maintain his image after discovering the mist around him had disappeared.
Seeing no movement from Jiebo, Cherie turned her head to look at Angel: “What about you?”
When Cherie carefully observed Angel, she realized that he had almost no changes, and that the sense of renewal that emanated from within others was completely absent from Angel.
Was it deliberately hidden? Cherie wondered in her heart.
“A little less than you,” Angel replied vaguely.
He was too embarrassed to say that he had absorbed nearly two hundred fragrances, but actually digested… zero.
All the fragrances were absorbed by the wound on his soul, leaving nothing for Angel to purify his soul, making him want to cry but not knowing who to talk to.
So when Cherie asked, he could only answer vaguely with an awkward expression.
Cherie raised her eyebrows, feeling that something was off about Angel. After some thought, she seemed to understand something.
Could it be that Angel was too embarrassed to admit that he had absorbed fewer fragrances than her, and thus couldn’t save face?
Cherie thought she had guessed correctly. If it were anyone else, she wouldn’t bother to care. But Angel had just saved her life not long ago, so wouldn’t it be too cold of her not to say anything?
With that in mind, Cherie said indifferently: “If your soul’s quality is high, you won’t digest many fragrances. That’s why those soul-type apprentices absorb so few fragrances.”
Angel: “???” He didn’t know what Cherie meant by saying this.
Cherie frowned. Did Angel really want her to spell it out? Alright, as you wish…
Cherie: “If you’ve absorbed very few fragrances, it’s actually okay. It means your soul quality is higher than others, and you should be happy about it. After all, you often have out-of-body experiences and must have some way to refine your soul.”
It wasn’t until now that Angel realized that Cherie seemed to be comforting him.
Angel found it a bit amusing, but the fact that Cherie went from being a “patient” to caring about others was a good sign, right?
Moreover, Angel didn’t feel particularly disappointed, as his harvest from the Purification Garden this time was already quite substantial.
Originally, he came to improve his chances of advancing as a wizard, but the actual probability wasn’t very high. On the contrary, the things he gained in the Purification Garden were more valuable.
The Mysterious Object promised by Freud was still an ‘unknown’ for now, so it wasn’t counted. But apart from that, Angel still had many gains.
For example, combat experience, combat thinking, and the vast amount of illusionary information from Eudes.
Not to mention the first two, Eudes’ legacy was simply priceless. While advancing to an official wizard requires a solid foundation in body, soul, and energy, these can actually be improved through other methods, even if it costs more money. But “knowledge foundation” is not something that can be achieved overnight; it requires time, money, and wisdom to build.
Eudes’ legacy was the foundation for Angel’s future achievement as a wizard.
This was far more precious than any other rigid condition.
With these gains, Angel didn’t feel too upset about the “failure” of purification. Besides, it was only a slight failure in soul purification, and everything else was fine.
With such bountiful harvest, what could Angel be dissatisfied with?
Angel gave a smile to Cherie, without exposing her, and just acted “grateful” and nodded to her.
Cherie showed an “I know what you know, and we both know” expression, satisfied, and said: “As long as you understand.”
While they were chatting, a sudden massive aura came from a distance.
Is someone advancing?
Angel looked up and found that the source of this aura was Jiebo! Although there were no signs of the extraordinary, the vast energy vortex immediately attracted everyone’s attention.
Everyone understood what this aura represented, but no one expected Jiebo to advance at this time.
It didn’t take long for Jiebo’s advancement, about two or three minutes later, the pure energy aura disappeared completely. Everyone wanted to see Jiebo’s current state, but Jiebo stayed in the blue bubble from beginning to end, isolating all prying eyes.
Jiebo’s advancement made those who were a little complacent because of their gains calm down again. No matter how powerful they were, there was always someone stronger.
And such a strong contrast among peers was so intense at this moment.
Being in this era, facing such a mountain, what else can they do besides sighing and lamenting?
Angel turned to look at Cherie, and Cherie’s expression was a bit gloomy, but there was no sign of discouragement in her eyes, still facing Jiebo with a strong fighting spirit.
Angel wanted to persuade Cherie. After all, Jiebo and Cherie’s hatred originated out of nowhere, so it was better to let it fade away. However, seeing Cherie’s unyielding eyes, he didn’t speak up.
When the soul purification was over, the tree in the center continued to grow branches, but these branches extended beyond the magic energy formation.
It seemed to be absorbing some energy outside the magic energy formation through its branches to strengthen itself.
All the apprentices could clearly see that the tree, after absorbing some mysterious energy, began to grow thicker and more twisted.
This change lasted for half an hour.
It wasn’t until the fragrant flower on the tree bore a shining fruit that the tree gradually stabilized.
“This is… a fruit borne by the Law of Purification!” someone exclaimed, with greed in their eyes.
Although many people showed their covetousness, they knew that they were not even qualified to covet it with their current strength and status.
After the fruit appeared, Rosen, inside the valley, glanced at the other wizards around.
“Next, I wish you all good luck.” Rosen could tell that many wizards were eager for this fruit, but he was not afraid at all. This was the heartland of the Mechanical City, and making any small moves here would be suicide. Besides, the wizards who came here today had all signed contracts, and under the constraints of the contracts, they dared not make any out-of-line moves.
After Rosen spoke, he nodded to Muse, then flashed into the Purification Garden.
Rosen’s appearance made the originally noisy altar quiet in an instant. He hovered beside the fruit, looking at the many apprentices in the altar, and said lightly: “Your survival is a combination of luck and strength. Besides the ‘purification’ just now, the next reward will truly let you ascend to the heavens… but whether you can grasp it depends on you.”
Rosen painted a big pie, causing all the apprentices present to have wild thoughts, but whether they could eat this pie was another matter.
After Rosen finished speaking, he took out a silver-white wand and gently tapped the fruit.
Green runes appeared out of thin air and spread wildly outward. In a short while, the runes spread to the entire tree and continued to surround and devour it, eventually turning into a throbbing green cocoon suspended in midair.
When the cocoon is peeled, it is the beginning of evolution.
However, peeling the cocoon is not easy. Rosen held a blood-colored light ball in one hand and a deep blue light ball in the other.
The blood-colored light ball showed various illusions of the Flying Fish World behind it, while the deep blue light ball revealed shimmering blue waves. It was obvious that one represented the Flying Fish World, and the other represented the Purification Sea.
Rosen held the two light balls and slowly pressed them into the cocoon.
In this process, even with Rosen’s true knowledge of the wizard’s strength, he appeared tired.
When both light balls were pressed into the cocoon, the green runes on the outside of the cocoon slowly peeled off. During this process, the external world changed, and a majestic breath descended from the sky.
World Will Descent!
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The descent of the World Will signifies the beginning of the real leap evolution of the Purification Garden.
During this process, the power of purification began to surge outwards, and everyone within the influence range of the Purification Garden had the chance to comprehend the law of purification.
The wizards in the valley quietly watched the law of purification, and each wizard had different ways of comprehension. Some wizards analyzed silently, some merged with the laws directly, and others simulated the path of the law’s power.
In the end, whether they could comprehend it still depended on their opportunities.
For the apprentices in the Altar of Demise, the way they comprehended was very simple. It was already impressive to look directly at such a magnificent power with their eyes, let alone do anything else.
Angel had once comprehended the Gravity Lines, but his state was very strange at the time. Later, Sanders said that he had encountered a “spiritually quiet” state, which led to his “half-understanding” of the Gravity Lines.
Angel originally hoped to create a miracle and comprehend the Purification Lines, but a state of spiritual tranquility is elusive.
Even when the Purification Garden successfully leaped and constructed a new world, Angel still had no gains.
It seems that this time, the opportunity for the Purification Lines had nothing to do with him.
Angel exhaled a sigh of pent-up frustration and helplessly accepted this fact.
At this moment, the passage out of the Purification Garden reopened, and the regional barriers began to shatter, with various apprentices leaving in succession. Among these people, almost all of them showed disappointment, but whether any of them had truly comprehended the Purification Lines, only they would know if they didn’t say anything.
Angel also planned to follow the crowd and head towards the exit of the passage.
However, just as he stood up, he felt an itch starting at the location of his butterfly bone, which grew increasingly intense.
Chapter 532 The Disappearing Fragrance <TOC> Chapter 534 The Person in the Ice Coffin