207: Chapter 207 Purification of Pollution Ring

Lin Tian suppressed the urge to use it immediately, carefully placing the card, which emitted a hazy golden glow, into the deepest part of his storage space as if it were a fragile and rare treasure.

While his heart was still racing as he weighed the value and usage of this card, Lin Yin's cold voice, tinged with a hint of doubt, came from beside him:

“Brother Tian, look... there seems to be something else on the ground.”

“Hmm?”

Lin Tian snapped out of his reverie and looked in the direction Lin Yin's slender hand was pointing.

It was the very spot where Mo Yu had turned into a puddle of pus.

The soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield, but most of that pus had already seeped into the soil, leaving behind only a small patch of viscous residue.

However, right in the center of that residue, there was an inconspicuous protrusion.

Under the reflection of the moonlight and the distant torches, it emitted an extremely faint, dark luster that looked neither like metal nor bone.

Lin Tian's eyes narrowed.

Just now, Mo Yu's entire body, along with his armor and weapons, had turned into pus and been completely corroded away. How could something still be left behind?

“Bring it over, and be careful.”

He ordered.

A soldier carefully aimed at that spot and used a pair of tongs to pull a ring out of the stains that had not yet fully dried.

The ring was a dull, dark silver color that looked as if it were mixed with ash, and its shape was eerie.

Extremely fine, difficult-to-discern twisted lines seemed to be wrapped around its surface. Looking closely, those lines actually resembled the outlines of miniature, wailing skulls!

Even from a distance, one could feel an extremely uncomfortable, cold, and filthy aura.

“This ring... actually wasn't corroded away with him?”

Lin Tian took the ring, which the soldier had handed over wrapped in a clean flannel cloth. It was ice-cold to the touch, and that chill felt as if it could pierce through his skin and into his bones.

“It seems it's no ordinary object.”

He cast a Detection Spell directly on the ring.

[ring of filth forbidden]

[Source]: Created by a known high-level pollution source.

[Effect] Core Imprisonment: Can forcibly store and imprison the Territory Core of a dying Lord, preventing it from naturally dissipating upon the Lord's death.

[Current Status]: Has lost its owner and is in a semi-activated polluted state. Contains 199 imprisoned Lord cores.

[System Prompt (For Normal Lords)]:

This item is a deeply polluted creation, containing extremely high pollution risks and evil contracts. It cannot be safely used by non-polluted Lords.

Suggested Disposal Method: Use pure Lord energy to thoroughly purify it. After successful purification, the imprisoned cores can be released, allowing them to return to the world. Based on the purification difficulty and the quantity and quality of the released cores, you will receive generous rewards from the Heavenly Dao.

“ring of filth forbidden... Imprisoned cores...”

As Lin Tian looked at this string of information, his brow furrowed deeper and deeper.

The description of this ring reeked of wickedness and conspiracy in every detail.

“As expected, it's nothing good,” Lin Tian snorted coldly, but seeing the final 'System Prompt' and 'generous rewards,' his eyes became sharp again.

“A normal Lord can't use it, but I can purify it for the rewards... Since the Heavenly Dao has made it clear, I might as well take these rewards!”

He no longer hesitated and immediately began to try.

He took a deep breath, concentrated his mind, and mobilized the vast and pure Platinum energy within his body.

This energy originated from the Lord's Heart; it was balanced and peaceful, containing an aura of vitality and order. He slowly wrapped the energy around the 'ring of filth forbidden' in his hand.

“Sizzle!!!”

The moment the energy touched the surface of the ring, a violent reaction occurred, like a red-hot iron being plunged into ice water!

The twisted dark silver lines on the ring seemed to come alive, squirming and struggling frantically.

A thick, black-purple filthy aura erupted, attempting to resist and corrode Lin Tian's energy.

Lin Tian's energy, however, was like the hottest fire, constantly burning and purifying those black mists.

The two forces clashed intensely, producing an ear-grating sizzling sound and emitting bursts of foul-smelling blue smoke.

Lin Tian could clearly feel that the polluted energy contained within the ring was extremely stubborn and powerful; the purification process was consuming his own energy very quickly.

He gritted his teeth and persevered. Fine beads of sweat gradually broke out on his forehead, and the energy in his body poured out like a floodgate being opened.

A few minutes felt as long as several hours to him. Just as he felt his energy was about to run dry and he was becoming secretly anxious...

“Buzz!”

The ring jolted violently! All the black-purple filthy aura receded like a tide, and those twisted skull patterns shattered and dissipated inch by inch!

The entire ring instantly transformed from that uncomfortable dark silver to a transparent state, as if a thick layer of grime had been shed, revealing an internal material as pure as sapphire.

Immediately after, an even more startling scene occurred!

The purified ring did not fall; instead, it automatically levitated into mid-air, its entire body blooming with a soft and holy blue-white light!

Within the light, the physical form of the ring began to become illusory and transparent.

“Whoosh! Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”

One after another, blue-white specks of light—some bright, some dim, and of varying sizes—shot out from the dissipating phantom of the ring like long-imprisoned spirits, scrambling to be first!

They circled and leaped as if cheering and saying goodbye. They were densely packed, and at a rough glance, there were nearly two hundred of them!

These specks of light stayed in the air for just a few seconds, as if looking back one last time at the world where they had once placed their hopes, only to end up as prisoners.

Then, like fireflies taking flight, they slowly rose. Their light grew fainter and fainter until they completely merged into the night sky and vanished.

At the same time, the System prompt before Lin Tian's eyes began to dance cheerfully once more, like the most melodious notes:

[Ding! You have successfully purified the deeply polluted creation ‘ring of filth forbidden’!]

[Released 199 Lord cores that were forcibly imprisoned by evil forces and on the verge of being devoured!]

[Reward obtained: 4,000 attack points!]

“Four thousand... points!”

This time, Lin Tian really couldn't hold it back. His eyes widened instantly, and he sucked in a breath of cold air!

Adding the fifteen hundred he got from killing Mo Yu earlier, that was a total of five thousand five hundred points!

This harvest was far more abundant than he had expected!

Previously, he had worked himself to death clearing the list, and he would only get a few hundred points a day.

This was great; killing one polluted Lord and then purifying a ring brought in five thousand five hundred! This efficiency...

“The Heavenly Dao System sets the threshold for rewards for clearing ‘pollution’ really high... but the rewards are also damn generous!”

Lin Tian licked his somewhat dry lips, a light mixing excitement and hunting desire burning in his eyes.

He couldn't even help but have a thought pop into his head:

If only I could encounter a few more ‘polluted Lords’ like Mo Yu... earning these points feels too good!