Chapter 185: Sylph’s First Treatment
A wise decision.
This wasn’t sarcasm.
It was the truth. In the Heavenly Continent, no one but Qin Chu could cleanse the Evil God’s corruption. If Sylph didn’t want to become a monster like Karsus, accepting Qin Chu’s suggestion was her only option.
And the sooner, the better.
Although Sylph’s corruption seemed to be in its early stages, there was no guarantee that it wouldn’t suddenly worsen. Sylph couldn’t afford to gamble. It was good that she could make such a quick decision.
However, could she please not look like she was about to be martyred?
It made him feel like a villain.
Qin Chu complained inwardly, a smile on his face, “Miss Sylph, it’s wonderful that you can trust me.”
“So, which taint do you want to cleanse first? Your soul or your body?”
The soul was too dangerous.
“The body,” Sylph replied, biting her lip.
As expected.
Qin Chu took off his coat and hat, hanging them on the coat rack, then turned to face Sylph. This simple action seemed to frighten her, and her shoulders slumped.
He saw fear in her beautiful eyes.
Sylph raised her hand, “Hero, do I… do I also have to… take off my clothes?”
Qin Chu then noticed that Sylph seemed to know what was about to happen and had changed her clothes. She wasn’t wearing her usual tight-fitting leather armor, but a light green dress.
As an elf, in this light green dress, she looked like a fairy dancing in the forest… No matter how much Qin Chu despised her soul, he had to admit that her appearance was truly stunning.
“I don’t want to start with internal purification just yet…”
“Let’s try external cleansing first. What if it works? So you only need to take off your outer layer,” Qin Chu said, his expression a bit strange.
Sylph’s mouth opened slightly. She wanted to slap herself. Why had she bothered to change? She wasn’t used to wearing dresses. She had been overthinking while alone in her room, feeling a strange sense of shame in her archer’s attire, so she had changed into a dress she usually only wore for banquets.
And now, it turned out to be like this.
Why didn’t you say so earlier?
Sylph complained inwardly. She wanted to go back and change.
“Perhaps you’d like to change, Miss Sylph?” Qin Chu offered.
Now that he had said it, Sylph couldn’t leave.
She had finally mustered the courage to make this decision. If she went back now, she might not have the same courage again. Moreover, she also felt that external treatment probably wouldn’t be effective, and she would have to do this in the end anyway.
“It’s okay, let’s just do it,” Sylph said, taking a deep breath.
Then, her hands reached for the straps of her green dress, and the thin fabric slid down her fair skin, pooling at her feet. She stood before him in her undergarments, her hands instinctively covering her chest.
She had expected his gaze to ravage her body, but to her surprise, Qin Chu’s expression was serious.
“Miss Sylph, please respect me.”
“Right now, I’m just a doctor treating a patient. I won’t have any inappropriate thoughts. You can rest assured.”
Seeing his serious demeanor, Sylph couldn’t help but think, Really? I don’t believe you!
“How are you going to treat me?” she asked, suppressing her anxiety.
“It’s very simple,” Qin Chu smiled slightly and stepped closer. Sylph shrank back, practically curling into a ball.
“Don’t be afraid, relax. And you’re covering yourself, how am I supposed to treat you?” Qin Chu said, amused.
Sylph stuck out her tongue slightly, berating herself inwardly for her uselessness. She had already made up her mind and prepared herself, yet she was still trembling and hesitant. It was so unlike her. She took a deep breath, straightened her back, and lowered her hands. “Let’s do it,” she said.
Qin Chu nodded silently and walked up to her.
His fingertips traced the mark below her collarbone.
Goosebumps instantly appeared on Sylph’s skin, and her body trembled slightly, but she quickly suppressed it with her willpower.
Where his fingers touched, a silver-white light gradually emerged, the power of Holy Light.
Purer than the Holy See’s Holy Light, and also more potent.
The moment it appeared, it seemed to sense the evil within Sylph. The silver-white flames flickered and danced on the mark.
The flames weren’t large, but to Sylph, it felt like being thrown into a volcano. An unbearable heat surged through her body, as if she had touched a high-voltage wire. With a crackle, she was thrown backwards, crashing against the wall and falling to the ground.
Her body convulsed in pain.
Her face was deathly pale, covered in sweat, her eyes rolling back, and white foam appeared at the corners of her mouth.
Good and evil were irreconcilable.
Although the Evil God’s mark was branded on the soul, it manifested on the body. Qin Chu’s Holy Light, carrying a sliver of his consciousness, penetrated through the mark on her collarbone, directly touching her soul.
The moment the two opposing forces clashed, a terrifying energy erupted.
Perhaps it was fortunate that neither the Evil God’s mark within Sylph nor Qin Chu’s Holy Light was particularly strong. Otherwise, her body might have been torn apart.
Qin Chu quickly walked over and gently lifted Sylph, placing her on the bed.
Sylph gasped for breath. After a long time, she finally managed to endure the excruciating pain, but her fingers were still trembling, unable to move.
Just now, she had felt as if two powerful beings were battling fiercely within her body, using her as their battlefield. She thought she was going to die.
“I’m sorry,” Qin Chu said, his face filled with apology, “I didn’t expect the evil within you to resist so fiercely.”
“It seems that external cleansing is impossible…”
Sylph tried to calm her body’s reactions. That moment of agony had shown her just how terrifying the Evil God’s will within her was. If she couldn’t completely purify it, she would eventually become like Karsus. She would rather die than become such a monstrous creature.
“Hero, please…” she whispered.
“I understand. Then, it’s your choice. We have three options. You can choose one of them, or all three…” Qin Chu’s tone was light.
“Of course, for me, it’s the same no matter which option you choose, Miss Sylph!”
Three? Sylph was puzzled.
…
Meanwhile, Athena sat in the VIP room of the Auville Imperial Library.
The table before her was piled high with books.
What is the Soul? Soul Research, The Mysteries of the Soul…
Almost all of them were related to souls.
Qin Chu’s speculation was wrong. Athena didn’t doubt his performance, nor did she doubt what “Lord Jie Luo” had told her.
But she felt that even with her and Ekaterina’s help, it would still take more than ten years for him to recover. This was too long a time for Athena to endure.
She believed there must be other ways to help Lord Jie Luo recover faster.
Athena had been researching souls these past few days…
However, the people of the Heavenly Continent preferred to pursue direct and effective power. They weren’t very interested in such abstract and mysterious things as souls.
After all, no matter how thoroughly you researched souls, it wouldn’t immediately grant you great power.
Even Athena hadn’t studied this aspect much before. Although she had found many books now, most of them were just legends and myths. Although she had been studying for many days, her eyes ached, and she was mentally exhausted. She didn’t know how many strands of hair she had lost, but she had gained almost nothing.
“Eh? Miss Athena, are you also researching souls?” A voice suddenly came from the door just as Athena was about to give up.
The exhausted Athena looked up in a daze. When she saw the old man at the door, a faint smile appeared on her face. “So it’s Master Anthony. I apologize for my appearance.”
Anthony Holson!
The President of the Mage Association, and also Norma’s mentor.
The Mage Association wasn’t an official organization, but a private group formed by those who loved to study magic. Its members were all obsessed with magic.
Perhaps their individual strength wasn’t very strong, but they always came up with some strange and novel ideas.
What they liked to do most was research magic in all aspects… For example, inventing new magic, modifying existing magic, and so on…
Once, an excellent mage invented a brand new magic that could manipulate the rapid rotation of water flow, making clothes wash faster and cleaner.
Another mage had been working hard to modify the small fireball spell, hoping that it could explode upon hitting its target, causing secondary damage… He succeeded, but at the cost of three fingers.
And this Mr. Anthony in front of her had once spent six years shortening the incantation of a Super-tier magic spell by one word… One word less in that long incantation, it was…subtle.
Glancing at the books on the table, Athena smiled, “As you know, mages always want to explore things they don’t usually come into contact with.”
“Recently, I’ve been interested in souls.”
The smile on Anthony’s face widened, as if he had found a kindred spirit. “That’s wonderful…”
“Miss Athena, I also have some research on souls. I once studied them for over a decade. Perhaps we can exchange our knowledge.”
If other men said such words, Athena might think they had ulterior motives, but not Anthony. She knew that this was a man obsessed with magic to an astonishing degree.
Magic was his lover, and his staff was his mistress…
“Really? That’s great,” Athena smiled, “Please have a seat. By the way, Master Anthony… I saw something in a book.”
“It said that through sexual intercourse, the soul can be nourished, and injured souls can recover faster. Is this true?”
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