Chapter 37: Forced Purification, Life's True Appearance

At night, the sky was clear, the full moon hung high, and a breeze came from afar. Star Luo City slowly calmed down, the lights of ten thousand homes gradually extinguished, and the moonlight was soft—a scene of beauty.

In the pavilion in the backyard of the Princess's Mansion, Shu Yan and the Ice and Snow Dual Emperors sat opposite each other. The sound of the three's conversation drifted away with the breeze, like falling petals, silent and soundless.

Shu Yan took out the 6th-level soul tool from his soul tool. After these days of storage, the chilling power in the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife had begun to erode this 6th-level soul tool, and even Shu Yan's storage ring was inevitably affected.

The Snow Empress wore a loose white robe, and her white hair was casually scattered behind her. Between the faint glimpses, one could see her graceful and beautiful figure. This kind of elusive temptation is often the most lethal.

Seeing Shu Yan make a move, the Snow Empress stretched lazily and then chuckled:

"Starting now?"

Shu Yan nodded and warned again:

"In any case, it's better to be careful. To purify this Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife, what is needed should be powerful light power or special purification ability, because the body of this carving knife is truly not an ordinary object. Plus, that evil Soul Master directly left the curse and resentment in the Life Gold. After a thousand years of evolution, no one knows what it is like now."

The Ice Empress said with some dissatisfaction on the side:

"Hey! Little Shu, do you not trust Xue'er? Xue'er is at least one of the world's top powerhouses. If even she can't solve it, then there aren't many powerhouses in the entire Douluo plane who can help you. You have to have confidence in Xue'er, understand?"

Shu Yan glanced at the Ice Empress and said casually: "I naturally have confidence in Sister Xue. As for you, you might as well make a move with the Snow Empress. The ice attribute naturally lacks the talent and ability for purification. If you and Sister Xue make a move together, it should be more reliable."

The Ice Empress proudly raised her chest, hugged the Snow Empress's arm, and said: "This is natural. Xue'er has already analyzed it with me. No matter how strong the soul curse in this thing is, it's just something that can be destroyed by us. Whether there is purification ability or not is not important. At worst, Xue'er and I will just force it with soul power. I don't believe this thing can withstand it."

Shu Yan laughed dumbly, then made way for the two, giving them enough space to perform.

Accompanied by the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife slowly floating up uncontrollably, the cyan light bloomed again, even more violent and chilling than the last time. Vaguely, one could hear ghostly wailing, which was very creepy.

The Snow Empress snorted coldly, and the aura around her began to change. A powerful aura that was unimaginable surged out of thin air. Almost at the same time, around the Princess's Mansion, a huge soul power barrier appeared, wrapping all these scattered auras within it. On the distant city wall, the three Title Douluos—Sui Xing, Tian Sha, and Xingyun—provided a steady stream of soul power support for the barrier. The three had serious expressions. Although they were temporarily called to "work overtime," they had no dissatisfaction in their hearts. Although they didn't know what the three were trying to do, just looking at this posture, it was definitely not an ordinary matter.

The next moment, two completely different extreme cold soul powers surged out simultaneously. The cyan light on the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife was completely suppressed in an instant. The next moment, the two soul powers began to slowly fuse and then poured into the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife together.

Visibly, the cyan light wrapping the entire Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife began to dim slowly, replaced by pure ice-blue light. Wisps of cyan mist mixed with dark airflow began to evaporate from the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife. The ghostly wailing echoing in the ears became even more intense and crazy. Just relying on these sounds was enough to make some Soul Ancestors or Soul Kings lose their minds and be eroded by it. This shows how terrifying that trace of remnant soul in the carving knife was. The Snow Empress frowned slightly and then said: "Bing'er, there is something strange inside this carving knife. First, force out the evil energy and that trace of soul attached to the surface and destroy them completely. We'll talk about the rest later."

The Ice Empress nodded, and the two sisters increased their soul power output simultaneously. The next moment, cold wind rose all around. Shu Yan released his martial soul, and the Extreme Ice automatically protected his body. Watching the Ice and Snow Dual Emperors wrapped in cyan mist, Shu Yan retreated a further distance. The next moment, a blue beam of light shot into the sky, and after rushing into the clouds, it quickly dissipated. The cyan mist permeating the surroundings gradually dispersed, revealing the situation inside.

The original pavilion had completely collapsed, a thin layer of ice had formed on the surrounding pool water, and the surrounding flowers and plants had all withered. On the ruins, the Snow Empress looked at the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife in her hand that had faded most of its chilling evil feeling, and her expression was not very good. The Ice Empress beside her looked at this unremarkable carving knife, and her expression was also slightly hesitant and shocked.

Shu Yan stepped forward and asked softly: "Looking at your expressions, has something gone wrong?"

The Snow Empress came back to her senses, shook her head, and handed the carving knife in her hand directly to Shu Yan.

"Everything went very smoothly. The soul and evil power remaining in this carving knife are very powerful. Ordinary people, let alone purifying it, would inevitably be affected just by coming into contact with it. From Bing'er and my feelings, the evil energy and that trace of soul on this carving knife have completely dissipated. Shattering the outer shell condensed by special substances should restore it to its original appearance."

Shu Yan keenly noticed the strangeness in the Snow Empress's words, thought for a while, and said: "Is there still something strange about this carving knife?"

The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress looked at each other and then nodded together.

"Just as you said, the ice attribute does not have the ability to purify. That trace of soul and evil energy has resided in this carving knife for thousands of years and has already taken deep root. Bing'er and I can only clear away most of the soul and curse, but we cannot touch the root. If we force it with soul power, I'm afraid this carving knife will be destroyed because of it. Therefore, my suggestion to you is to find a powerful soul master with light attribute or purification ability to complete the final washing. That is the most reliable way."

Pausing, the Snow Empress added: "However, you don't have to worry about this carving knife having any bad influence on you now. I have planted an Extreme Ice Seed in it, suppressing all the remaining evil thoughts and remnant souls to the deepest part. In addition, I have to sigh that this thing is indeed a supreme treasure rarely seen in the world..."

As she spoke, the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress looked at the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife in Shu Yan's hand simultaneously...

Under the moonlight, the originally dark shell of the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife peeled off quietly, and the black airflow originally wrapped around it disappeared completely. A soft and warm cyan light slowly shone out. This light was different from the previous chilling terror; it had a peaceful feeling like clear water. Affected by this cyan light, the surrounding flowers and plants actually began to recover slowly. In just a moment, flowers re-adorned the branches, and green grass covered the entire land...

ps: Requesting monthly tickets and recommendation votes! ps: As for why not wait until Electrolux is subdued to let him purify the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife, the reason has actually been mentioned before. The protagonist wants to intercept Electrolux early, and this Life Gold is also a step in that. Since there is ability on his side now, he just purified it early. With the strength of the Ice and Snow Dual Emperors, there is nothing to say about facing the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife—it's a 100% crushing, and there's no possibility of any problems. Later, let Electrolux do a shallow cleanup, saving his remnant soul from consuming too much and falling into a long sleep and repair, which would really be dragging it out. Doing this is just right for developing the subsequent plot~

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