It was a luxuriant tree with thick branches and leaves.
The tree was so tall that one couldn't see the end of it. The leaves rustled in the wind, which was a pleasant sight to behold.
Countless green light spots were circling around the tree. When the tree fully matured, the green spots would scatter in the air like the seeds of a cattail.
These green spots would be attracted by the magic array and forced to fall to the ground, where they would be absorbed into the bodies of the apprentices below.
The acolytes in the golden zone were naturally the first to benefit. When the green light spots merged into their bodies, their expressions of enjoyment were no longer there. Almost everyone had a pained expression on their faces. Their bodies were drenched in sweat, and some of them were even rolling back and forth on the floor while enduring the pain.
Screams and wails echoed in the air.
Even Keely, who was always cold, couldn't help but frown. Her forehead was covered with sweat.
Angor, on the other hand, looked perfectly fine.
The green dots of light that entered his body did not seem to have any effect at all. The reason was simple. The green spots were meant to remove impurities from energy.
For Magi, the so-called energy was mana and spiritual force.
Since Angor was practicing Singularity Dispersive Meditation, the quality of his mana was much higher than what the green spots could handle. Therefore, Angor did not feel any pain when his mana could not be purified.
As for the spirit purification …
Angor could feel the prickling sensation from time to time. However, compared to visualizing the patterns on the wall protected by the Glutton Flower Lord's saliva, this one was much gentler. It was not something Angor could handle.
It only took five minutes for Angor to purify his spirit power, while the others were mostly purifying their mana.
Before this, Angor's spirit power was not very pure. But after this, the quality of his spirit power improved significantly. It was still not as good as those who specialized in spirit power, but it was much better than his peers.
The improvement of his spirit power alone was a great benefit to Angor.
Angor's "indifference" attracted the attention of the wizards outside. In other words, the performance of everyone in the Altar of Demise had truly caught the attention of the Magi.
To be able to remain calm in this level, one must have a special channeling method, and the quality of the channeling method must be higher than the energy level of the green light spot. This meant that these people with calm expressions had the potential to become official Magi more easily than other acolytes.
Apart from Angor, there were a dozen other people who remained calm. However, there were only a handful of people who did not care about it at all.
"As expected of Mister Phantom's disciple, he can always create miracles." A wizard sighed. "Perhaps in a few years, another official wizard will rise."
"Mr. Sunders always had a good eye. Think about Sumesh and Flora. Both of them are outstanding."
Lawson also noticed Angor's strange behavior. "So he's learning Montaus' Octahedral Channeling. Brute Cavern only has one core channeling method, and its energy level is higher than the purification limit."
Muse nodded as well. However, compared to asking about Angor's channeling method, he was more concerned about the fact that he failed to find anything he could use against Angor.
After the energy was purified, the tree underwent another change.
A small white flower quietly bloomed on the treetop. A strange fragrance quickly filled the entire altar square.
When the fragrance reached them, they reached the final stage of the purification — Soul Purification.
Ever since the purification garden was created, Soul Purification had only happened three times. Since the garden was about to evolve, it was bound to do so. This was one of the reasons why so many apprentices were willing to come here.
To become a wizard, apart from having a solid foundation as a wizard, there were several other basic requirements. It did not mean that one's energy level had reached the level of a wizard. One needed to evolve in all aspects, including one's energy level, body, and soul.
Among them, energy and body were the easiest to achieve. As for energy, one just needed to keep training. The body required the least amount of energy, which could be achieved through various methods. The simplest method was a transplant. Of course, it could also be done by injecting a bloodline.
However, it was difficult to reach the threshold of becoming a wizard with one's soul. Potions that could improve one's soul were expensive and rare. Most of the other items that could improve the quality of one's soul were wizard-level.
This was why the purification garden attracted a lot of apprentices when it was clearly stated that one could improve one's soul.
The fragrance released by the Flower of Law of Purification was a kind of potion that could improve one's soul.
The aroma wafted through the air and almost instantly filled the entire square. However, the further away one was from the tree, the fainter the fragrance became. The apprentices in the gray areas were also within the range of the fragrance, but their souls did not improve as much as those in the golden areas.
The fragrance quickly reached Angor's soul space and reached the area where his soul was located.
Under the stimulation of the aroma condensed from the laws, the first thing to change was the Green Velvet, even before his soul began to be purified.
After the Soul Genesis Garden, the Green Velvet had transformed into a green grassland. It completely surrounded and protected Angor's soul.
When the fragrance reached the grassland, Angor could clearly see countless small flowers blooming on the grass.
The originally bleak grassland had instantly turned into a garden where people competed with each other in beauty!
When the fragrance reached the main body of the Green Velvet, the flower bud floating above the grassland began to blossom.
Angor frowned.
He remembered Felicia telling him that the Green Velvet was not a good thing for him when she tried to pry into his soul with the Black and White Butterfly.
Angor didn't think too much about it because the Green Velvet was still far from being ripe.
But now, the fragrance was telling him that the Green Velvet was about to blossom. This meant that the Green Velvet was not far from being ripe. Angor quickly paid attention to it.
He wasn't sure if Felicia was telling the truth, but he didn't think it was necessary for her to lie to him. When this was over, he had to ask his professor about the side effects of the Green Velvet and how to deal with them.
While he was thinking about the Green Velvet, the aroma had already left the "garden" and reached his soul.
It slowly entered his soul.
And then … there was nothing else.
The fragrance was gone. To be more precise, it was absorbed by the wound on Angor's back.
Angor was puzzled. What's going on?
Maybe it was because the fragrance was gone, but something else came into his body. Like before, the fragrance first nourished the Green Velvet, then entered his soul and … disappeared.
While the others were still digesting the first fragrance, Angor had already absorbed more than ten of them, and the number was still increasing.
Another minute later, another ten fragrances were gone.
So far, the Green Velvet was the biggest beneficiary of the fragrance, not his soul.
The fragrance condensed from the Laws was a fragrance that nourished the soul. It was simply the greatest tonic for the Green Velvet. It wasn't as effective as the first time, but Angor could clearly feel that the Green Velvet, which usually took decades to mature, was growing at an insane rate.
The bud was almost half open.
Angor was getting more and more anxious as the flower approached maturity.
He snuck a peek at the people around him. Keely, who was the closest to him, had blue veins bulging on her forehead. She seemed to be in great pain.
Jebra was in an even worse condition than Keely. He rolled around on the ground and screamed in agony. Soon, the mist around his body began to dissipate, revealing his shiny bald head.
As for the others, they were all screaming in agony.
Angor didn't know what to do. He could fix other injuries, but there was nothing he could do about the wound on his soul. He had to find a chance to talk to Sunders first.
What should he do now?
Should he pretend to be in pain too? Acting too special would make him look like he didn't get anything. That would be embarrassing.
With that in mind, Angor let out a fake "ah". But he didn't sound like he was in pain. Angor felt a little embarrassed. Luckily, no one noticed him because they were all in pain.
"Ahem …" Angor did not make any sound. He frowned and pretended that he was also enduring the pain.
He thought his act was flawless, but it was actually being recorded by the screen.
Fortunately, as soon as the aroma began to spread, Lawson turned the screen toward the entire altar. Angor's figure didn't stand out among the tens of thousands of people.
However, there were still a few wizards who knew Angor well, such as Mithra and Muse.
When they heard Angor's soft "scream", all the wizards who noticed it were speechless.
Sabot felt embarrassed again. He rubbed his temples and realized why Sunders didn't come here. He probably didn't want to see a stupid apprentice.
Mithra, on the other hand, laughed heartily. "What a shame that Yeliya didn't get to see it!"
Muse was also smiling, but his smile was the smile of someone who had succeeded in his scheme. The screen didn't record Angor's pain, but it was still interesting enough to be one of Angor's most embarrassing moments.
Of course, it was only a small matter for them. They would probably forget about it soon. But why wasn't Angor affected by the Soul Purification? That was the only question they had.
The only condition for not being affected by the Soul Purification was that the quality of one's soul was extremely high. One had to be at least as good as a peak-level Soul Manipulator apprentice.
But was Angor's soul really that strong?
They couldn't say for sure.
However, Angor often ejected his soul, which meant he had been training his soul.
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