I sparked a mysterious resurgence in Marvel.

Chapter 444 Ceremony

"certainly."

Looking at the dwarf king standing at the entrance to the secret chamber, Erin smiled and asked, "Are you ready?"

Upon hearing this, a blazing flame, almost tangible, suddenly appeared in Ai Cui's eyes, and his body, which was as solid as cast steel, radiated a scorching heat.

"Ready? No, I've waited far too long for this moment."

Feeling the scorching heat wave rushing towards him, Erin's perception of the dwarf king's strength was once again refreshed.

This aura...

No wonder, even after being tainted by the aura of the evil god for so long, that aura of the evil god has not been able to completely penetrate the dwarf king's marrow.

Besides his incredibly resilient physique, which seemed to be forged from steel, the Dwarf King was probably also constantly using his strength to suppress that aura of the evil god.

After a few moments of reflection...

Arlin then entered the secret chamber again with the Dwarf King.

And shortly after they entered the secret room.

Elite guards clad in golden armor quickly occupied every corner of the palace, sealing it off.

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And inside that secret room.

After activating the barrier, Erin didn't sit idle either.

After letting the dwarf king adjust his state, he picked and chose from the things the dwarf king had prepared, quickly and in large quantities arranging them into a pile of bottles and jars.

After the ingredients were mostly prepared, Erin said to the dwarf king beside him:

"Besides the aura of the evil god that taints your hands, there is also a portion of the aura of 'death' on them."

"Fortunately, this aura of death is mostly targeting those evil god auras, seemingly 'dying' them in various senses. Normally, the existence of this aura of death isn't a bad thing, because while it slowly kills your flesh and blood, it also restrains the expansion of the evil god's corruption."

"However, since we are going to completely purify the evil god's corruption in your hands, then this aura of death cannot be left behind."

"Otherwise, once we purify the evil god's contamination, this aura of death will completely kill the fragile life force in your right hand. At that time, even if you have a treasure that can heal flesh and bone, you probably won't be able to restore your arm to life."

After explaining one sentence.

Erin picked up a pitch-black candle and said:

"Candles made with powder of the dead, oil of purgatory, and spider lilies can symbolize death to a certain extent in ritual magic."

"Through the ritual, we can temporarily deceive 'death' by drawing the aura of death from your arm out of your body and letting it reside temporarily on the candle."

As he spoke, Erin picked up a row of white candles from the side and said:

Candles made with ingredients such as hydrosol, sunflower, and lavender flower water symbolize protection and isolation.

"After drawing the aura of death out of your body, we can light these candles to form a temporary candlelight barrier. Once the candles burn out, we will trap the aura of death that has been drawn to the candles of death, preventing it from returning midway and interfering with our purification."

As they spoke, Erin built a small altar in the shadow of the Dwarf King, and then placed the black object in the shadow of the altar, which symbolized the Dwarf King's right hand.

Then, three white candles were placed around the black candle in a triangular formation, surrounding it.

The dwarf king looked at the three white candles next to the black candle, and then glanced at the row of remaining white candles that Erin had just made.

He said in a deep voice, "Are three enough? Why don't you add more? If we don't have enough materials, I can go get some more."

"No, three are enough."

"In the mystical system I have learned, each number has a special meaning. 0 represents the unknown, represents chaos, and symbolizes the state before the birth of the world. 1 is the beginning and the end, representing the beginning and the end. 2 symbolizes the light and dark sides of the world, and also symbolizes reality and nothingness, representing the opposition between life and death. 3 gives birth to all things, symbolizing heaven and earth and all things. Here, it also symbolizes ourselves."

From the three come all things?

This seems to be the theory of those gods in the East?

Looking at Erin's distinctly Eastern face, the dwarf king Etri listened attentively while a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

Seeing that Ai Cui was listening attentively.

While continuing to fiddle with other things, Erin continued to explain: "Besides that special meaning, these three candles also symbolize each person's body, spirit, and divinity."

After explaining, Erin took out the hydrosol he had just prepared, water, a silver dagger that had never been stained with blood, and a bag of snow-white refined salt.

"Ritual magic requires a clean, undisturbed spiritual environment."

As he spoke, Erin's eyes quickly deepened, and a powerful spiritual energy emanated from his body.

After a moment of silence.

Following the order from left to right and from top to bottom, Erin lit the three candles one by one by rubbing his mind and matter together.

then.

Erin picked up the silver dagger, plunged it into the bag of snow-white salt, and began the "enchanting."

"Death and rebirth, destruction and protection."

"The Holy Guardian, the Silver Blade!"

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"In the name of protection, I sanctify you..."

As ancient words, which were incomprehensible yet seemed to contain mysterious power, continued to flood into his ears.

King Eitel's eyes also began to grow serious.

"Tap tap tap!"

After successfully "enchanting", Erin drew the silver dagger and gently sliced ​​it into the bowl of water.

Suddenly, an invisible force split the clear water in the stone bowl in two, and the effect lingered for a long time.

After "unsealing" the silver dagger.

Erin then picked up his dagger, took a step, and began to circle around the small altar where the candles were placed.

With each step, Erin could feel an invisible force emanating from the silver daggers. They were full of spirit, connected with the air, and formed a sealed wall.

After going around once, the small altar with the candles was separated from the surrounding area.

After doing all this, Erin put down the silver knife, picked up a bottle of "Phantom Oil" made with the blood of the Dwarf King, and dripped it onto the black candle.

Noisy!

In an instant, a thin mist spread out, and everything seemed to become mysterious.

After three drops were applied.

A thick fog enveloped most of the secret chamber, obscuring the altar, the dwarf king, and the figures of Arlin.

"Now."

With a sharp shout from Erin, the dwarf king, who had already received instructions from the dwarfs, quickly tore off the glove on his right hand.

next second.

Erin poured the hydrosol she had prepared directly onto her right hand, which was filled with death and depravity.

"Pfft!"

Symbolizing purity, the hydrosol, enhanced by ritual magic, was like a clear spring, instantly enveloping the dwarf king's entire arm.

Under a mysterious force, the clear spring water began to spin rapidly around the dwarf king's right arm.

The clothes on the dwarf king's entire right arm melted and disintegrated in an instant under the swirling spring water.

And as the clear spring continues to turn.

The "aura of death" that clung to the depths of the dwarf king's flesh was activated by ritual magic.

It transformed into a wisp of black smoke, both real and illusory, and adhered to the black candle.

After the last trace of "deathly aura" disappeared into the black candle.

Arlin raised the silver dagger and slashed fiercely at the void between the dwarf king and the black candle.

"Break!"

Accompanied by a sharp shout.

The dwarf king seemed to feel as if the mysterious connection between himself and something had been "severed," and he felt an unprecedented sense of relief.

Even his right hand, which had seemed to have fallen into a state of death after being tainted by the aura of the evil god, seemed to come alive at this moment.

of course.

Along with it, the evil god's contamination on the Dwarf King's right hand also "came back to life".

The evil god, long suppressed by 'death', has been corrupted.

They became wildly active at that moment.

As those bluish-black hairs grew wildly, the purplish-black "blood lines" under the skin of the dwarf king's right hand also expanded at an accelerated pace.

"snort!"

Having been warned by Erin, the dwarf king Etri had already anticipated this scene, and upon seeing this, he snorted coldly.

Instantly, the hot blood flowing through his body began to surge like a rushing river.

Immediately afterwards, his body burst into scorching flames, like a giant furnace.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle".

In an instant.

The wildly growing dark blue-green hairs were burned away by the scorching flames emanating from the dwarf king, turning into wisps of black smoke.

Even the purplish-black "bloodline" that rapidly spread beneath the skin, symbolizing the dwarf king's arm, became "thin" from the scorching flames.

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While the Dwarf King forcibly suppressed the corruption of the evil god.

Erin quickly sprinkled a circle of fine white salt around the three white guardian candles.

As he sprinkled the fine salt, Erin pointed his finger, and three drops of milky white liquid flew out from the white jade bottle beside him, landing on the flames of the three white candles.

The bright candlelight, upon contact with the three drops of milky white liquid, seemed to have been enhanced with the finest accelerant, its brilliance amplified.

The scattered candlelight connected directly on the altar, weaving together to form a bright candlelight barrier that completely enveloped the black candle in the center.

After doing all this, Erin checked it over.

After confirming that there were no major issues, he turned around and approached the dwarf king Etri, whose body was glowing with crimson flames.

The pre-dinner dessert has been enjoyed.

Now it's time for the main course.

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Arryn did not get too close to the dwarf king, who was engulfed in flames.

He then reached out and beckoned.

A jade box exuding a mysterious aura appeared in his hand.

Inside that jade box, three beams of "purifying light," constantly radiating brilliant light, frolicked like dragons within the box.

Looking at the jade box in his hand, Erin's eyebrows twitched almost imperceptibly.

That's heartbreaking.

God knows why manifesting a container that can only contain "purification light" is more expensive than manifesting three "purification lights".

If it weren't for having no other choice and not wanting my secret to be exposed.

Even if you beat Erin to death, he would never spend 5,000 Fate Points to materialize such a jade box.

With so many Fate Points, wouldn't it be better for Erin to use them to draw a prize?

After glancing at the dwarf king, whose face was beginning to contort in pain amidst the flames, Erin no longer hesitated.

With a gentle pull of his spiritually imbued left hand, he opened the jade box a crack.

In an instant.

The "dragon" inside the jade box seemed to have received a summons.

With a "whoosh".

It emerged directly from the jade box.

"go."

Pointing with his finger.

The "purifying light" that had just emerged from the jade box seemed to have received a summons, shining brightly as it rushed toward the dwarf king's right hand, which was enveloped in crimson flames.

Before the "Light of Purification," the crimson flames, which could even temporarily suppress the spread of evil god's pollution, were dissolved and had a large hole in them, just like cotton wool.

In an instant, the "Light of Purification" rushed to the Dwarf King's right palm, which was tainted by the aura of the evil god.

Almost the instant he touched the Dwarf King's right hand, which was tainted by the aura of an evil god.

As if encountering its natural enemy, the "purifying light," it shone with unparalleled brilliance.

"Sizzle!"

At the same time, the evil god's aura that was the source of the pollution of the dwarf king's right hand also began to surge under the light of purification.

next second.

The "Light of Purification" shone brightly, its dazzling brilliance so intense that Erin couldn't open his eyes.

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After the blinding light faded.

At this moment, the dwarf king, whose crimson flames had long since died out, came into Erin's view.

The skeletal, flesh-and-blood right hand, still bleeding profusely, was reflected directly in Erin's eyes.

Looking at the Dwarf King's right arm, which was missing most of its flesh, Erin felt a slight chill.

So much flesh and blood is missing.

It seems that the evil god's aura has corrupted the Dwarf King more severely than I imagined.

but.

The skeletal hand and the bloodstained right arm appeared to be seriously injured, but the dwarf king Eitel, the owner of this arm, instead showed a hint of wild joy on his face.

Faced with this overwhelming joy, even the piercing pain that kept emanating from my right arm seemed less unbearable at this moment.

because.

Etri could feel the "pollution" on this arm being purified.

And that piercing pain is powerful proof that the pollution has been purified.

Taking a deep breath, the dwarf king Eitel asked in a trembling voice, "Has the corruption by the evil god been completely purified?"

With a deep light in his eyes, Erin carefully examined the dwarf king several times before nodding.

"The evil god's corruption has been purified; now it's time to use your treasure that can heal flesh and bones."

Upon hearing this, the dwarf king did not hesitate. He took the silver-white wine jug from his waist with his left hand and bit off the cork.

"Pooh."

After spitting out the oak cork from the bottle, the dwarf king overturned the wine jug and poured the clear, spring-like liquid inside directly onto his right arm, which was missing most of its flesh.

(End of this chapter)