The "Survival on the Train" game has bugs, it's really laggy!

However, just as the smoke was about to touch the scarecrow, a sudden change occurred!

"Buzz—!"

The scarecrow's body trembled violently, and a faint golden light emanated from its surface, actually repelling the wisp of green smoke!

"Ouch!"

The money-guarding spirit was bounced and flipped in mid-air before reforming, its face filled with confusion and grievance.

"What's going on? My patron, this body... it's rejecting me!"

Su Yuan was also stunned. He hadn't expected this to happen. He guessed that something had gone wrong.

Then, a thought struck him, and he activated his "Perfect Stitching" talent, carefully examining the scarecrow.

[Item: The Perfect Scarecrow Shell]

【Quality: Craftsmanship】

[Entries: Perfect Humanoid (Craftsmanship), Resilience (Exquisite), Purification (Slight)]

[Note: This is a perfect body created by a master craftsman. Due to its perfect structure and pure materials, it naturally possesses a certain repulsion against evil and impurity.]

When Su Yuan saw the word "purification," he immediately understood.

"Holy crap, so that's how it is!"

When he was making this body, all he wanted was to make it as perfect and sturdy as possible, and the materials he used were just simple straw, without any other random stuff mixed in.

As a result, because he had been wearing the Mithril Cross and had just burned a large number of monsters to death with the Purifying Flame, he was more or less tainted by that sacred aura.

This aura unconsciously seeped into his body when he used the "Perfect Stitching" talent to create it, adding the "purification" attribute to the scarecrow's body.

Although the money-guarding spirit is not a particularly evil creature, it is still a spirit, and the cold, mercenary aura emanating from it cannot be faked.

This body, which possesses the attribute of "purification," would naturally reject it as "filth," wouldn't it?

It can be said that this straw body is fundamentally different from Old Mike's scarecrow; it can only attract the purest and most benevolent souls, and it cannot be affected by even a little bit of coldness.

"What kind of situation is this..." Su Yuan looked at the situation before him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

The money-guarding spirit looked utterly devastated, its chubby face scrunched up in tears, its voice trembling with sobs: "My lord, what are we going to do? I... I can't get in!"

It looked at the perfect body so close to it and scratched its head in frustration.

The feeling was like facing a stunningly beautiful wife on your wedding night, only to end up with nothing but saliva all over her – utterly helpless.

This is too torturous! No, it's too torturous for the spirit!

Su Yuan stroked his chin and began to ponder.

"Since it's a problem with the entry itself, can't I just cut it out?"

He stretched out his hand, aimed it at the scarecrow, and made a vague gesture in the air.

Should the term "purification (weak)" be removed?

"Debonding confirmed!"

As Su Yuan confirmed his intention, a faint light shone from the scarecrow and then entered his fingertips.

The faint golden light on the surface of the scarecrow's body vanished instantly.

"Alright, try again," Su Yuan said to the money-guarding spirit.

"Okay!"

The guardian spirit of wealth once again transformed into a wisp of green smoke, this time appearing cautious as it slowly drifted towards the scarecrow's brow.

This time, there were no obstacles.

The smoke successfully merged into the scarecrow's body.

The next second, the scarecrow that had been standing quietly suddenly jolted!

On its blank, smooth face, ripples began to spread like water, and the outlines of its eyes, nose, and mouth gradually emerged in a blurry way.

Finally, a round, chubby face, exactly like the money-guarding spirit, with a touch of snobbishness, appeared on the scarecrow's head.

"Clatter".

The scarecrow, or rather, what should now be called a "treasure guardian," stiffly moved its neck, making a crisp, cracking sound.

Then, it looked down at its hands, and then lifted its leg and took two steps.

Although the movements are still a bit stiff, they are indeed able to move.

"I...I can move! I really can move!" The voice of the miser spirit came from the scarecrow's mouth, filled with an unbelievable ecstasy. "My patron! I did it! I really have a body now!"

It jumped and hopped excitedly in the carriage, its posture comical, like a puppet that had just learned to walk, but its joy was genuine.

Imprisoned in that dark and sunless treasure chest for countless years, it had long forgotten what it felt like to have a body.

Now, it can feel the solidity of its feet on the floor, the touch of air flowing over its "skin," and even smell the complex odor in the carriage, a mixture of heavy oil, seaweed, and metal.

All of this made it tremble with excitement.

"My lord, you are truly my brother!" The money-grubbing spirit ran up to Su Yuan, knelt down with a "thump," and hugged his leg, about to kowtow.

"Alright, alright, get up." Su Yuan was a little embarrassed by its exaggerated behavior and quickly picked it up. "We're in a cooperative relationship, let's not do these formalities."

He looked at the scarecrow that had come to life and was amazed.

"By the way, how are you feeling now? Are you getting used to this body?"

"I'm used to it! I'm so used to it!" The money-guarding spirit scrambled to its feet, patted its straw chest, making a "bang bang" sound, and exclaimed, "My lord, your craftsmanship is amazing! I feel this body is even more useful than the one I had in my previous life! It's full of power!"

As it spoke, it even gave Su Yuan a set of wild punches on the spot. Although the movements were comical, the whooshing sound of the wind was unmistakable.

This means that it has really adapted very well to this new body.

Su Yuan looked at its comical appearance, his lips twitching, and then immediately asked, "What's the maximum amount of time you can move around?"

Upon hearing this, the money-guarding spirit immediately stopped what it was doing, scratched the back of its head, and replied, "Well... since it's my first time using it, I'm not very familiar with it yet. Also, the seal on my original body is still in place, so I can only operate for about thirty minutes at a time. After that, I have to come back and insert three more coins to continue operating."

It thought for a moment and added, "However, if it's just about finding treasure chests, or if I'm not capable of picking up treasure chests and I just want to tell you their locations, then unless it's a very complicated platform, this should be sufficient."

Su Yuan nodded upon hearing this. Thirty minutes was indeed more than enough time to search a station.

He then looked at the "purification" entry in his hand, which was floating and about to dissipate.

Once he extracted this thing, it wouldn't last long.

Since they're keeping them, they shouldn't be wasted, and Su Yuan already has a brilliant idea.

Su Yuan immediately removed the cross, and with a thought, unfolded the inscription on it.

Item: Mithril Cross

[Quality: Excellent]

[Entries: Purification (weak), Power of Faith (weak)]

"Sure enough, the cross itself also has the word 'purification' on it."

Without further hesitation, Su Yuan directly attached the "Purification (Weak)" tag that he had peeled off the scarecrow to the cross.

[Duplicate terms detected. Should we merge them?]

"Merge!"

A brighter light flashed by, and the aura on the silver cross became noticeably stronger.

[Entry fusion successful!]

Item: Mithril Cross

[Quality: Excellent]

[Entries: Purification (Premium), Power of Faith (Weak)]

The "purification" entry has been upgraded from "weak" to "excellent"! This means that the cross's purification effect is stronger.

Su Yuan was very satisfied with the result, but he did not stop.

He reached out again, aiming at the newly refurbished silver cross.

"Strip!"

Should the entry "Purify (Premium)" be removed?

"confirm!"

This time, the cross only dimmed a little; it wasn't destroyed like the hammer and bronze chest before, and it retained its original effect of faith.

While these powers of faith cannot completely eradicate evil spirits, they can certainly deter them.

For high-quality items, removing non-core terms will not directly render them unusable.

Immediately, a "Purification (Premium)" entry radiating a soft light appeared at Su Yuan's fingertip.

After doing all this, Su Yuan took out the paladin's warhammer that he had "extorted" from the money-guarding spirit from his storage bag.

【Name: Paladin's Exorcising Hammer】

【Quality: Craftsmanship】

[Entries: Divine Blessing (Rare), Exorcism (Rare), Faith Barrier (Rare)]

"Come on, let me see what this hammer can become after its transformation!"

"boom--!"

The moment Su Yuan slammed the purified term onto the paladin's warhammer, an indescribable power suddenly erupted from the center of the hammerhead!

This time, it was no longer a soft light, but a dazzling, holy pillar of light that shot into the sky, almost lifting the entire roof off the carriage!

"My God!"

The treasure-guarding spirit, who had just acquired a new body and was still stretching its muscles, was so startled by this sudden divine aura that it fell to the ground with a thud.

Its body, woven from straw, began to tremble slightly under the impact of this force, and wisps of white smoke even rose from its surface, as if it were about to be purified at any moment.

Fortunately, the wisp of white smoke quickly went out, because this body was not the evil form of an ordinary scarecrow.

【Master! Such...such powerful strength!】

Inside the driver's cab, the core of Xiao Huo's flames suddenly contracted, and his voice was filled with awe.

Su Yuan gripped the hammer handle tightly. The light gradually faded, and the appearance of the paladin's warhammer underwent subtle changes.

The ancient runes on the hammerhead were now clearer and more three-dimensional, as if they had been re-engraved, with faint shimmering light moving within them.

The dark red leather wrapped around the hammer handle has become even deeper in color, and some gold patterns that were not there before have even appeared on it.

[Suturing successful! Entry merging! Quality improvement!]

[You have obtained a new item: The Paladin's Demonbane Warhammer!]

【Name: Paladin's Demon-Slaying Warhammer】

[Type: Special Weapon/Heavy Blunt Weapon]

【Quality: Craftsmanship】

[Damage: Extremely High]

【Effect 1: Divine Protection (Rare) (A fusion of "Divine Blessing" and "Purification," increasing damage dealt to all evil, undead, and bizarre creatures by 250% and inflicting a persistent purifying burn effect.)】

【Effect 2: Exorcising Evil (Rare)】

【Effect 3: Faith Barrier (Rare)】

"The damage has been increased from 200% to 250%, and a continuous burning effect has been added. However, the latter two effects have not changed, so it is not a qualitative improvement, but it can still be considered an enhanced version."

Su Yuan looked at the newly upgraded Warhammer attributes and nodded in satisfaction.

The enhancement was even more effective than he had anticipated.

Although the "Purification (Premium)" and "Divine Blessing (Rare)" entries differ in quality, their attributes are similar. When fused, they directly result in a qualitative improvement in the core effect.

"Since similar terms can be merged and strengthened, what if... they are conflicting terms?"

An incredibly bold, even insane, idea suddenly popped into Su Yuan's mind.

He thought of his skull crusher, which he had obtained from the Frankenstein monster and was filled with madness and savagery.

The Bloodstained Skull Crusher

[Type: Special Weapon/Heavy Blunt Weapon]

[Quality: Rare]

[Entries: Mad Skull (Rare), Madness (Rare)]

"The attributes on these two weapons are completely contradictory, but I just recently had the idea of ​​using the opposing attributes to eliminate the negative effects of the Flesh and Blood Elixir."

"Since it's already all set up, why not give it a try!"

[Remove the affix: "Crazy (Rare)"? Warning: Removing this affix will significantly reduce the item's quality and has a very high probability of causing it to be destroyed!]

Su Yuan did not hesitate and chose to separate directly.

Then the stripped-off entries were sewn back on!

"Buzz—!"

The moment the two came into contact, time seemed to stand still for a second.

Immediately afterwards, a terrifying energy storm, indescribable in words, erupted from the center of the warhammer!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The entire train carriage roared and trembled violently under the impact of this force, as if it were about to fall apart at any moment!

The lights inside the carriage flickered wildly, and finally went out with a "snap," plunging the entire space into complete darkness.

Only the warhammer suspended in mid-air became the sole source of light.

However, the light it emitted at this moment was extremely eerie.

The holy white light and the blood-red light, like two giant dragons tearing at each other, were frantically entangled, collided, and merged.

Two extremely opposing forces are engaged in the most intense battle within the small hammer.

"Click...click..."

Fine cracks began to appear on the surface of the warhammer, as if it would shatter completely at any moment due to the force it could not withstand.

An indescribable, terrifying pressure emanated from the hammer, filling the entire carriage.

Just when he was about to fail, Su Yuan felt some unknown voices suddenly ringing in his ears, guiding him. Instantly, a series of thoughts began to emerge.

He bit his index finger and dripped a drop of blood onto it.

The two extreme forces, which were originally in fierce conflict and tearing each other apart, miraculously... gradually calmed down after coming into contact with this drop of blood.

They no longer repel each other, but begin to merge and transform into each other in a mysterious way.

[Suturing successful! Entries merged! Mutation occurred! Quality improved!]

[You have obtained a new item: the Demonbane Warhammer!]

Su Yuan slowly reached out and grasped the handle of the warhammer. He was instantly delighted because although it bore the words "Lu Xie" (戮邪), it did not have the influence of driving him to madness.

On the contrary, it gives a feeling of great intimacy.

It seemed like we were going to fail. Could it be the effect of that drop of blood from earlier?

And what's with the sound in my ear?

With a thought, Su Yuan saw the detailed information about the Warhammer appear before his eyes.

【Name: Demon-Slaying War Hammer (Exclusive)】

【type:???】

[Quality: Epic]

【harm:???】

【Effect 1: Demon Slayer (Epic) (Formed from the fusion of "Divine Protection" and "Madness" mutations, this weapon will automatically identify all living beings, inanimate objects, energy bodies, and conceptual entities other than the wielder as "judgmentable targets.")】

[Effect 2: Judgment (Epic) (When you deal damage to a "Judgmentable Target", you will accumulate "Judgment Value" for it. The higher the Judgment Value, the higher the final damage you deal to it, up to 1000%. This effect ignores the target's faction, attributes, and resistances. The rate at which Judgment Value accumulates depends on your willpower.)]

【Effect 3: My Inner Judgment of Justice (Epic) (Your judgment targets are not limited to evil spirits; any enemy you consider to be your enemy can trigger the increased damage effect of Judgment.)】

[Hidden Note: God is weeping, demons are whispering, and you, you choose to be the third to wield the hammer.]