Chapter 395 - 393: Divine Purification Skill
Hilia listened to Rose’s explanation, but outwardly she only stared at that mass, deep in thought.
After realizing that this thing, infused with multiple types of powers, could not be purified by simple brute-force Purification Skill, the girl’s heart grew cold.
Just as she stopped their discussion and got ready to leave, Rose added, "Although this thing is very difficult to purify, that doesn’t mean there is no way to do it."
Hilia’s eyes lit up, "Please, Lord God, grant Hilia enlightenment!"
Rose knew Hilia wanted to earn a little gold coins.
He looked at Hilia with amusement and said, "If you want to quickly purify this tangled mess, you need a sharp knife. This knife is called [Divine Purification Skill]."
...Isn’t that still just the Purification Skill?
At face value, Hilia quickly understood what Rose meant by this magic.
That’s right—Purification Skill powered by Divine Power.
Rose chuckled, "Divine Purification Skill, as the name suggests, can only be performed with Divine Power. You can’t use Divine Power, but you can remember the feeling, you can use Elemental Harmony to memorize the circuit after casting, and draw it onto a scroll."
Hilia’s eyes sparkled: "That’s exactly what I want."
"Fine, but remember, this is a magic of the gods. Let me ask you, are you sure you want to cast it in front of others?"
Hilia paused, understanding Rose’s meaning. She looked at the three behind her, thought for a moment, then nodded firmly: "I trust the principal. This pollution has troubled us for over five hundred years. If I can, I want to help resolve it."
"Alright, let go of your body control—let me handle it."
"Okay!"
Hilia immediately relinquished control.
Rose took over Hilia’s body, and her aura shifted ever so slightly.
But with her back to everyone, no one noticed.
Yet, the next thing he did would be hard for anyone to ignore.
He reached out his hand and placed it directly on the glass barrier isolating the chaotic pollution.
Shuoen’s face changed, and he was about to rush over to stop ’Hilia.’
Blake blocked him. "Let her be. Let her try."
Shuoen snapped, "Do you know what that is? That’s undivided primordial chaotic energy, containing pollution, magic power, mysterious forces—all blended together. Even you and I could barely resist its invasion, and you’re just letting the future Holy Daughter do something so dangerous?"
Melina was getting agitated, too. "Mr. Shuoen is right. This kind of dangerous thing—best not let Hilia try it."
Blake said, "If you don’t trust me, can’t you at least trust Hilia’s experience?"
"How is that the same? No one here knows this place better than I do," Shuoen replied.
Blake countered, "Then let me say this: you weren’t there when the Abyss Gate opened. I personally experienced it—no one knew better than me. Back then, no one believed she could solve it, but people chose to trust her. And she actually did it."
Shuoen opened his mouth, snorted, "If anything happens to her, you..."
He hadn’t even finished when his eyes suddenly went wide.
Blake, who was holding Shuoen back, also sensed a surge of magic power, and looked over as well.
On ’Hilia’s’ hand, Purification Skill’s light appeared—or more accurately, a spell similar to Purification Skill.
Immediately, the chaotic pollution inside the transparent barrier began to churn. It didn’t take long for the agitation to gradually subside, changing from roaring waves to the tranquility of a calm lake.
On the energy level, invisible to the others, Rose extracted strands of Divine Power, slowly peeling it from the tangle of mixed energies, then using it for himself, transforming it into the Divine Power for [Divine Purification Skill], continuing to purify that messy, chaotic pollution.
When Rose borrowed the Divine Power, he made sure to save a portion as a primer for the next time he needed to use a divine spell.
Hilia’s tier was too low to become a vessel for Divine Power, but thankfully Rose could use Spiritual Power to envelop a wisp of Divine Power and keep it intact.
What Rose demonstrated for Hilia was the process of drawing Divine Power.
"Divine Power can be invoked like this, and naturally, magic power can as well. After you use a combination skill to isolate the demonic qi pollution, you can stabilize the chaotic magic power in this way. You can also draw magic power from nature when casting magic to enhance your spells.
"Of course, drawing magic power from nature to strengthen your magic—that’s something for Tier Four and above. For now you can try it a little, but don’t go too deep."
Draw magic power from nature?
Hilia memorized that silently.
This was a direction for improvement she’d never tried before.
"The benefit of stabilizing magic power is that, when you’re resonating with the elements, you won’t have to worry about being affected by the world’s magic power—diminishing the strength of your spells."
Hilia remembered that one of Melina’s cautions was about spell strength.
Influenced by chaotic magic power, within the Golden Apple Stone Forest, the power of spells cast would be diminished to some degree.
Plus, with Purification Skill unavailable, heretics inside would be stronger than those you encountered outside, so they needed to be extra cautious.
If you could use magic to isolate the demonic qi, then stabilize the chaotic magic power in the area, not only could you weaken the heretics’ combat power, you might even be able to use Purification Skill to further cripple them.
Thinking that she could finally use Purification Skill on heretics, Hilia felt genuinely relieved.
While Rose was explaining to Hilia, the corrupted demonic qi gradually dissipated under [Divine Purification Skill].
It was only at that moment that the three dumbfounded finally snapped out of it.
None were more excited than Shuoen.
He quickly stepped forward, eyes shining as he stared at the now empty transparent barrier, then whipped his head to look at Hilia.
By then, Rose had already withdrawn and Hilia regained control of her body.
She’d expected to face the three stares, but seeing them all focused on her still made her nerves tense up.
Especially Shuoen—his fervent gaze was almost frightening.
"Hilia—no, Lady Hilia! Please, you must tell me the method for purifying pollution! Whatever you want, I’ll give it to you!"
Hilia jumped back in shock, quickly backing up two steps.
Shuoen was about to grab Hilia, but Blake stopped him.
Blake said calmly, "Old man, relax."
Shuoen, still agitated, said, "How can I? Do you know how long I’ve been stuck here? Thirty years! Every moment I’ve wanted nothing more than to purify this land’s pollution. Even though no one has succeeded in five hundred years, I took the responsibility—and I have to see it through!"
He looked at Blake, "You used to support me, and you know my faith—so don’t stand in my way."
Blake chuckled wryly. "At least listen to what Hilia has to say. Maybe this peculiar magic requires something—maybe a special constitution."
Shuoen looked at Hilia, desperation and hope in his eyes.
Hilia said, "I’m sorry, Grandpa Shuoen, but I might disappoint you. This spell probably can’t be used by you, and I can’t use it often myself..."
Shuoen calmed down a little. "What is this spell called? What are its requirements? Can you tell me?"
Hilia replied, "Divine Purification Skill—Purification Skill blessed by the God—requires 100% Divine Contract."
"God? Blessing?" Shuoen frowned.
Blake burst out laughing. "What, do you want to be like Alvis too?"
Shuoen shook his head. "The gods haven’t appeared in a very long time."
"What if Hilia can hear the God’s voice?"
"..." Shuoen sighed, "What’s the use, whether you believe it or not? One hundred percent Divine Contract isn’t something ordinary people can achieve."
That basically eliminated everyone; apart from the Holy Daughter and the Holy Master, no one else seemed to have a Divine Contract at 100%.
Hilia said, "Even if I can’t purify the pollution instantly, I have received divine enlightenment and acquired a set of combination spells that can temporarily isolate the pollution. By separating the pollution, if there’s no chaotic magic power or mysterious force, we might be able to purify the demonic qi, right?"
Shuoen’s eyes lit up. "Of course! That’s the exact path I’m taking—separating pollution from chaotic magic power and then purifying it. It’s just no matter how hard we try, complete separation is impossible, and the resources required are too great. If you can completely separate it, that would be a blessing to the Holy Court. I will support you becoming the Holy Daughter forever!"
"..."
Hilia could only sweat in embarrassment.