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Chapter 382 Purification

but.

Slightly different from what Erin had guessed.

The "bewitching" power of the Angel's Scepter is not that it secretly left some kind of trick in Erin's body when Erin used it, subtly influencing Erin's will, nor is it as the Pope said, that the six-winged angel possessed Erin's body, lurking and parasitizing him, attempting to be reborn.

He simply shared a special memory with Erin at the most appropriate time and place, using a wisp of divinity as a guide.

But it was that special memory, and that wisp of divinity that merged into Erin's body.

The effect on Erin, however, went beyond any sense of "seduction".

Under the weight of that memory, and the indescribable figure within it, Erin almost lost herself.

If it weren't for Erin's frantic spiritual warning, which caused his brain to subconsciously block out that memory...

Erin might really get lost in that fragment of memory.

Even so, Erin's spirituality, and even her mind, suffered a certain degree of mental pollution after directly facing that indescribable figure.

This is why Erin said "God so loved the world" to everyone at the end.

This wasn't some six-winged angel resurrected within Erin and relayed through Erin's mouth; rather, it was Erin being influenced by that figure at the time.

Words spoken spontaneously after one's mind has been corrupted.

and so.

Since Erin's body and spirit were not parasitized by any being, the mist of fate in the Balance Space remained unresponsive when his spirit leaped into the Balance Space.

but.

Don't assume that just because this isn't possession or "bewitching," it means it's less dangerous for Erin.

On the contrary, this memory pollution had a more difficult effect on Erin than any possession or "bewitchment" to eliminate.

After all, if it's just possession or "bewitching," no matter how troublesome it is, Erin, with the scales of fate to protect her, has too many ways to remove the "bewitching" left by the [Angel's Scepter].

But memories cannot be erased.

Even if Erin seals that memory away, the mental pollution it has caused still exists.

Under the influence of that slight spiritual pollution, Erin would unconsciously develop a fondness for God, and even subconsciously draw closer to Him.

Furthermore, with the Holy Light and Divinity that the Angel's Scepter actively transferred and merged into Erin's body, Erin may be corrupted into His form under some "coincidence" in the future.

Unless Erin's mental will is strong enough to resist this contamination.

have to say.

This kind of invisible "bewitchment" is far more sophisticated than any verbal or spiritual "bewitchment."

Even Erin felt a chill run down his spine.

but.

The angel in the Angel's Scepter is long dead, but even if the divinity and memories He left in the Angel's Scepter give it a trace of "living" characteristics.

It even possesses a certain strange power.

But death is death. Even if the Angel's Scepter possesses a trace of "living" characteristics, it cannot possibly think as thoroughly as it did when it was alive.

While mental pollution is difficult to eradicate, Ailin is not without options.

Thinking about this...

After wrapping the Angel's Scepter with his spiritual power, Erin threw it into the white mist that flowed like mercury, which was ubiquitous in the Scales space.

After the mist blocked the Angel's Scepter from sensing the outside world...

Erin arrived beneath the phantom of the scales of fate and reached out a hand.

A huge, silver, illusory scale was projected in front of Erin.

"Manifesting the 'Light of Purification'!"

【Ding! 】

[Would you like to consume 1000 Destiny Points to condense a "Light of Purification" from the River of Destiny?]

"yes!"

The next second, a pure "purifying light" that radiates brilliant light at all times was manifested from the river of fate by the scales of destiny.

Looking at the "purifying light" floating in his palm.

A ruthless and crazed glint flashed in Erin's eyes.

With his lips slightly parted, Erin placed the "Light of Purification" in his hand into his mouth.

Since I cannot erase that memory and the spiritual pollution brought about by the divinity integrated into my body, I will let this primal light of purification help me remove the pollution.

The moment that dazzling light of purification entered Erin's mouth.

Within the Scales of Space, Erin's somewhat ethereal spirit body flickered with a blinding white light.

Under the influence of a mysterious connection.

Erin's body remained outside the body.

And Loki, who had been pulled into Helheim by Hela, also had a dazzling light shining from his body almost simultaneously.

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"This is······"

In Gwen's room.

Gwen was startled when she saw that Erin, who was sitting cross-legged on her bed as if in meditation, suddenly began to emit a dazzling light.

Unlike the white holy light that emanated from Erin at St. Peter's Basilica, this time it was different.

Gwen couldn't describe the color of the light emanating from Erin, but she subconsciously felt that it was pure, extremely dazzling, and exuded a terrifying aura that purified everything.

And under this terrifying purifying light.

Ailin, sitting cross-legged on the bed, had his face visibly contorted.

As if he were being tortured, his body began to convulse and even tremble.

Large beads of sweat dripped continuously from Erin's body.

Wisps of grayish-black aura began to emanate from Erin's body. Before these wisps could leave Erin's body, they were completely "purified" and decomposed into nothingness by the indescribable purifying light emanating from Erin's body.

As wisps of grayish-black aura continued to emerge, Erin's body even vaguely became "transparent" and "clear".

Do not!

It's not just the gray and black aura.

In a daze, Gwen seemed to see a part of the white holy aura, and a striking gold that was "purified" after being purified by that dazzling purification.

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the other side.

In Helheim, the underworld.

Loki, who had just followed Hela to Hel in the underworld, reclaimed territory, and recruited some subordinates, suddenly fainted without warning.

Helheim, one of the Nine Realms, is no longer a no-man's-land.

After Hela was sealed away by Odin in that unknown dimension, Hel, the underworld that had lost its master, was plunged into a chaotic war that lasted for thousands of years.

This world has never lacked ambitious people and schemers.

Over these thousands of years, no one knows how many such ambitious and scheming individuals are among the dead who arrive at Helheim, the underworld.

Freed from the constraints of the Lord of Helheim, these ambitious individuals launched a war that swept across the entire city.

In short.

Hela and Loki had just entered Helheim, the underworld.

At this time, Heim in the underworld was in a chaotic state of fragmentation, with various warlords vying for power.

Some of these beings have even established their own independent kingdoms in Helheim, the underworld, and are feared even by Hela.

Because those guys weren't much weaker than her in her prime.

Over thousands of years, those guys have accumulated a large and powerful army with countless men.

Under these circumstances, Hela, who had not yet recovered to her peak condition, did not choose to immediately go to the center of Hel in the underworld to compete with those terrifying beings.

Instead, he took Loki and directly killed a minor lord who occupied part of Helheim, the Underworld, and seized his territory.

Under Loki's influence and seduction, the powerful Hela even recruited many of the former minor lord's subordinates.

As for those who refused to submit to Hela, they were sent directly to their former lord by Hela and died a horrible death.

But just as Hela was recruiting soldiers and planning to expand her territory and conquer the land that originally belonged to her, she died.

Loki suddenly fainted for no apparent reason.

In just a few days, Loki recruited many subordinates for himself, after realizing Loki's abilities.

Having just broken through the seal and facing a shortage of manpower, Hela didn't want anything to happen to her useful "younger brother" at this time.

So, after receiving the message from her subordinates, Hela, with a crown-shaped hairstyle, soon appeared beside Loki.

Ok?

Hela, who was just about to see what had happened to Loki, saw the extremely pure purifying aura emanating from Loki's body.

Her eyelids, heavily made up with smoky makeup, drooped instantly.

"Such a dazzling aura of purification..."

After observing carefully for a while, Hela did not act rashly.

Because she discovered that although Loki's expression was distorted and his body was convulsing in pain, he was becoming more and more pure.

Hela had experienced this feeling before.

Hela once reigned over Hel, the underworld, and at that moment, she gained Hel's recognition and officially became the ruler of Hel.

Infused with the power of Helheim.

The death power within Hela, under the cleansing and purification of the world's power, had become increasingly pure.

Loki's situation, though very different from Hela's, can still be considered a rare opportunity.

That's why.

Hela did not interfere with Loki's transformation.

Even though Loki was nearly driven to physical and mental collapse by the purifying light, Hela simply stood not far from him, quietly watching him.

I don't know how much time has passed.

As Loki shrank noticeably, the purifying light within him slowly dissipated.

After seeing Loki's condition and asking about it, they came down.

Hela gave Loki a deep look before turning and leaving.

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"call!"

"Finally... I'm alive."

Soaked to the bone, as if he had been pulled out of the water, Loki exhaled a deep breath and couldn't help but curse his master in his heart.

"Damn it, what the hell is he doing? He almost killed me."

The "Light of Purification" removes pollution from Ailin's body in a simple, direct, and effective way.

But that brutal method also brought them an extremely bad experience.

Even the usually insane clone no longer wanted to experience that terrifying feeling of being slowly and swiftly purified of one's body and mind by a million blades.

In fact, shortly after Hela appeared next to Loki, Loki was jolted awake by excruciating pain.

In order to avoid being discovered by Hela.

Loki endured the maddening pain and lay motionless on the ground.

Loki didn't open his eyes again until Hela left.

Even so, Loki couldn't be sure whether Hela, who had been standing by his side during that time of excruciating pain, had discovered anything he was hiding.

Thoughts flickered in his eyes.

It was quite a while before Loki, having regained some of his strength, got up again and left the "room".

The moment Loki stepped out of the room, the magnificent, palace-like room instantly lost its color and transformed into a simple, enormous stone house.

Although the stone houses carved by knives and axes may look rugged and imposing on the outside, the living experience is by no means good.

Even such a stone house was a scarce resource in the hands of that former minor lord.

"It's really barren!"

Loki stepped out of the room, looked up at the area that was perpetually shrouded in mist and icy winds, and muttered to himself.

"It seems we need to speed things up, otherwise these gloomy days are just too boring."

To have some fun for myself, and also to speed up Hela's progress.

Loki, recalling the information he had recently gleaned from an undead, slowly walked toward Hela's location.

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the other side.

Even the clone, separated by a world, felt the inhuman cruelty of the passage, so the main body, Erin, certainly wouldn't have an easy time either.

After the light of purification faded.

Within the Balance Space, Erin's spirit body directly etherealized several levels.

Not only did the spirit shrink, but it also became much more transparent.

"That really hurts!"

Recalling her experience, a lingering sense of unease appeared in Erin's eyes.

Almost.

Just a hair's breadth away from purifying Erin, along with the pollution he had suffered in both body and mind.

but.

This crazy act, however, brought Erin a huge reward.

Not only was the spiritual pollution that had affected his body and mind purified, but even the wisp of holy light and divinity that the [Angel's Scepter] had transferred into his body was purified into a divine nature without attributes under the great power of the purifying light.

Although the divine essence shrank considerably, leaving only a faint golden thread, it was still a huge gain for Erin.

"In order to obtain a trace of divinity, I tried every means to select the wisdom fruit with the least hidden danger. I never expected that before I even ate the wisdom fruit, a trace of divinity would be integrated into my body."

"In a way, you could say this is a blessing in disguise!"

Although... Erin didn't really want this blessing.

After shaking her head, Erin, who had collapsed to the ground, got up again and went to the side of the [Angel's Scepter] shrouded in the mist of fate.

(End of this chapter)