The boundless Power of Faith poured into Mu Xuan’s body like a torrential flood, instantly elevating his aura to a terrifying degree.
Through the vortex formed by the shattering of space, Mu Xuan could sense the scepter that had been locked outside. At this moment, the connection between him and the scepter felt as if it were separated by only a thin membrane. With a gentle tug, he could pierce right through it.
An invisible force drifted from Mu Xuan’s fingertips and wrapped around the scepter.
With a soft *pop —*, the scepter was immediately pulled into the vortex and appeared in Mu Xuan’s hand.
The nearly vast, limitless Power of Faith rushed into the empty space within the scepter like a surging tidal wave.
The feedback of light power caused Mu Xuan’s strength to climb continuously, quickly leaping to the peak of the Deep Sea Layer.
But… it was not enough!
Being merely at the Deep Sea Layer was not enough to deal with the existence within that mine, nor did he have enough power to purify the source of pollution inside.
‘Right…’
Subsequently, Mu Xuan’s body became like that of a gluttonous beast, frantically absorbing the Power of Faith that had surged into the scepter back into himself.
At that moment, Mu Xuan finally understood why his intuition had told him not to use the light power himself…
The light power within his body was like the purest part of all light. Ordinary light power simply could not fill the void. Every time the Power of Faith reached him, it had already fed back the most refined energy to him, turning it into the very foundation of his own strength.
However, if he wanted to convert the Power of Faith into his own light power, it could only exist for a short period. It could not truly become part of his permanent foundation.
His body was rejecting the light power that this Power of Faith transformed into…
‘It doesn’t matter. Even if it only lasts for a short time, the sheer volume of this boundless Power of Faith is enough to sustain me at the Moho Layer for nearly one week.’
The radiance of the scepter intertwined with the light on Mu Xuan’s body, appearing exceptionally holy and dazzling. Meanwhile, the divine statue, having been drained dry, slowly sank into a dim silence.
*Crack —*
This time, the shattering of Alrus’s Tear meant the space could no longer maintain itself, and it collapsed with a roar.
Mu Xuan did not hesitate. He waved his scepter, and several pillars of light rose from the ground, steadily catching everyone falling from the shattered space and returning them safely to the surface.
“**[Divine Hearing, Palace of Light!]**”
Solemn and holy words escaped his lips, instantly dispersing the surrounding black mist and condensing into a white, hazy palace.
“Instructor Mo Sen, do not worry.”
After completing the formation of the palace, Mu Xuan turned and used the light power to gallop into the distance.
Hearing Mu Xuan’s ethereal and holy voice echoing from the air, Mo Sen’s eyes were filled with complex emotions, but it was not hard to see a flicker of hope ignited within them. “I wish you success, Your Eminence…”
Ten thousand words eventually condensed into a single blessing that fell from Mo Sen’s lips.
Looking behind him, the pollution that had troubled him for hundreds of years had been completely cleared by that pure and holy light power.
Perhaps… this really was hope?
—
Mu Xuan quietly deactivated the concealment on his eyes, his golden cross-shaped pupils spinning continuously.
Before, he had not felt much, but now, these eyes could see distant situations clearly even when heavily blocked by the black mist. He did not even need to use his light power to clear the mist nearby.
‘This is simply too convenient!’
Lamenting internally, Mu Xuan increased his speed.
At the mine, a large amount of black liquid had accumulated, so thick it almost wouldn’t dissolve. It was not a physical substance but more like power on a certain level.
It could erode and pollute silently… the source of pollution!
It was also the main reason the rules of this region had formed!
Within that treacherous black liquid was a tiny golden flame.
Without a doubt, that was Cysteline!
It was extremely faint, as if it could be extinguished by that thick liquid at any moment.
“**[Divine Word, Judgment!]**”
He swung the scepter in his hand, and a massive amount of light power flowed out, forming a golden light sword that tore through the black mist. Following the swing of Mu Xuan’s scepter, it plunged fiercely into the mine.
Mu Xuan took this opportunity to quickly reach the front of the mine and land on the ground.
The black mist here had been completely dispersed by that sword strike. Even though more mist continued to pour out from the mine, it was canceled out by the residual light power.
Mu Xuan looked into the depths of the mine and suddenly covered his eyes in pain. His golden pupils trembled violently, and golden blood began to flow from his eyes. Even the light power within his body was evaporating at an extremely high speed.
He took a sharp breath, his heart racing with lingering fear.
‘My goodness, what on earth is hidden in there? I only took a few glances, and before I could even see clearly, I almost died again!’
‘It couldn’t… it couldn’t really be that existence I classified as being at the Gutenberg Layer.’
“Your Eminence, could you please come down here for a moment?”
Hearing Cysteline’s voice, Mu Xuan paused for a second. Realizing she was using the light power to transmit her voice, he immediately ran into the mine.
The mine was very deep and complex. If that sword strike hadn’t flattened a bunch of winding paths and created a direct slope, Mu Xuan would have had a hard time finding her.
However, as soon as he steadied himself and saw Cysteline, he was greeted by her fist.
Mu Xuan clutched his head and looked at Cysteline’s darkened face. Her clothes were torn to the point where they could barely cover her body.
Mu Xuan turned his head away awkwardly.
‘Fine, I deserved that punch. My sword strike destroyed Cysteline’s clothes.’
It was indeed a lack of consideration on his part; he had forgotten that Cysteline was still inside the mine.
But he had to admit, Cysteline’s figure was truly excellent. When he thought of that large expanse of exposed snowy skin… ‘Hiss, stop!’
Shaking his head, Mu Xuan quickly threw the wicked thoughts out of his mind.
By the time he looked at Cysteline again, she had already changed into a new set of clothes.
‘Wait, where did you get so many clothes? And where exactly are you pulling them from!’
Sensing Mu Xuan’s surprised gaze, Cysteline had no intention of explaining. She pointed toward the depths of the mine and spoke in a cold voice, “Your sword strike wasn’t entirely useless. At least it delayed ‘His’ revival.”
As she spoke, Cysteline picked up **[Lyrasel]** and sliced the black viscous substance gushing from various places into several segments. Then, with a flash of light from her palm, she burned them all to ashes.
“Before these damn things fill up the mine again, hurry up and purify that giant eyeball down there into a crystalline lens.”
Mu Xuan did not move immediately. He looked at Cysteline with concern in his heart. He could already faintly sense that something was wrong with her state. In the past, no matter what, Cysteline had never shown such tyrannical emotions.
But now… Cysteline’s tone already carried a hint of madness.
Most importantly… the place where the citizens were located was not a small village at all! It was highly likely that Cysteline had already been polluted.