Wizard

The soft light came from the towering branches, where the luminous fruits were irregularly distributed, and the combined light was comparable to the brightness of a cloudy day on the ground.

Yu Xing finally got a clear look at the girl beside him.

She had blonde hair and a doll-like face, but a scar on her forehead that looked like it had been cut by a sharp blade, half of which was covered by her long, golden bangs.

Westerners often have difficulty judging an age, but Yu Xing guessed she was probably in her early twenties.

Klaus, the bearded man, seemed to have other things to do. He gave Amber a few instructions and left. The others also headed towards the residential area that Amber had just mentioned. Soon, only Yu Xing and Amber remained in the open space.

He turned around and looked at the building he had just walked out of.

The altar is a flattened cylindrical building, low like the other buildings, yet completely sealed off, allowing no light to penetrate. Its gray hue makes it appear solemn and dignified, as if it were not to be profaned.

Amber smiled warmly, even with a hint of holiness, and pointed to the left. "The washing and changing area is the reception area. We'll go there first, give you a proper cleaning, and then you can change into our robes."

As she spoke, she glanced between Yu Xing's legs.

The tattered fabric could barely cover anything anymore.

Her face flushed slightly. "Yours is truly amazing, better than most men here."

Yu Xing's scalp tingled. "..."

He didn't try to cover it up, but simply clenched his hands slightly.

Amber's eyes held no lust; he treated such matters as casually as talking or reading.

But this reminded Yu Xing of the days she spent in the laboratory.

He was like that back then, completely naked, soaked in experimental liquid, being pointed at and manipulated by the lab technicians without any lust, like an object.

Here, these people, freed from the constraints of modern civilization, have degenerated into rules akin to those of wild beasts.

... This is truly unpleasant.

Yu Xing followed Amber toward the reception area and soon saw a place enclosed by a wooden fence.

The ground beneath my feet was soil, and I didn't know how thick the soil layer was, but if you didn't look at the dome formed by branches above, it would be no different from the ground.

Inside the wooden fence are about a dozen small wooden huts, each only a few square meters in size. The huts have no doors, but an opening directly in front, allowing anyone to see inside at a glance.

In the center of the hut was a wooden bathtub, from which steam rose continuously. Around it were some stools and hooks attached to the wall for hanging robes.

There was no one in any of the huts at the moment, but the wooden tubs were filled with hot water. Amber explained, "The hot water in the reception area is always available. After each use, the hut will be temporarily closed, and when it reopens, there will be fresh hot water. This is a gift from God."

Yu Xing: "Hmm... It's truly a blessing to be a child of God."

"That's right, life here is so much better than on earth." Amber held his hands to his heart, and with a slight turn of his head, he could see the vine pillars several meters wide around him, which stretched all the way to the sky above, like supporting pillars between heaven and earth.

She turned back and pointed to the nearest cabin. "Mr. Roy, you can wash here. Once you've cleaned away the sins and filth on the ground, we can find another room... I can't wait."

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Yu Xing cooperated and went inside.

The water in the wooden tub was crystal clear, and steam was rising from it, but his body was covered in mud and blood that had accumulated along the way, so he really needed to wash himself.

Fortunately, Amber didn't stand around watching him. The girl also had her own things to do, so she said goodbye and left, saying she would come back later.

Yu Xing casually ripped off the fabric that was still stubbornly clinging to his hips and legs, stepped into the wooden tub, and sank himself down.

The warm water cleansed away the filth, as if it were alive, gently caressing the skin. The wounds within reopened due to the heat, oozing out traces of blood that dissolved into a pale red mist in the water.

Yu Xing could breathe underwater, so he curled himself up, changed his position in the water, and touched the bottom of the wooden bucket with his fingers.

Soaking in the wooden tub, he felt the power of the curse filling him. His wounds healed rapidly without his control, leaving no trace of injury.

And all of this is thanks to the wooden barrels.

As his fingertips touched the bottom of the wooden barrel, a profound power suddenly surged up. Yu Xing's perception, which shared the same origin as Ghost Tree, extended far away without any preparation, as if he had instantly become a branch, exploring in the soil.

The bottom of the wooden barrel... wasn't soil, but densely packed branches of the Ghost Tree.

Phew... I see.

Yu Xing opened her eyes in the pale red water, mobilizing the power of the curse to draw upon a trace of strength in order to confirm her guess.

The reception area is essentially a region used by the Ghost Tree to assimilate these souls, cleansing them of their sins. Isn't that just washing away their former selves so that the Ghost Tree can control their new selves?

Fortunately, he was special; the power that the Ghost Tree used to heal the wounds of the soul became his during this process.

At the same time, amidst the ripples in the water, Yu Xing's hands felt a little numb and itchy. He raised his hand and saw that the black tree-shaped patterns on the back of his hand gradually extended to his forearm. The curse absorbed under the Principal's office was only now being completely absorbed and transformed.

The tree-shaped root system is intricate and dense, lacking strong aesthetic appeal but rather quite eerie and strange.

After soaking for more than five minutes, Yu Xing's wounds and filth all over his body dissipated in the mysterious power, and his perception seemed to have improved to a higher level.

He poked his head out of the water, his dangerous phoenix eyes narrowing as he devised a new plan.

The Ghost Tree on Dead Silent Island is different from the Ghost Tree in the previous Tomb Palace. It is not only larger, but also more human-like, and is already thinking about cultivating believers.

Believers are the best tool. With believers, not only can the power of the Ghost Tree become more infectious, but it can also be used to do things that are inconvenient for a tree to do.

Therefore, the Underground City must be quite important to this Ghost Tree.

Since that's the case...

Yu Xing smiled calmly, a slight smile playing on her lips.

If Ghost Tree chooses to place him here to be assimilated, then he will destroy the Underground City. Let Ghost Tree see the situation clearly: a tree is not worthy of having believers.

Once we find out why those believers didn't disperse even after they died, it will be enough to destroy them.

He glanced outside; Amber hadn't returned yet. Taking advantage of the moment, he quickly dried himself with the towel hanging nearby and put on the black robe he had prepared.

With the robe covering my body, I felt much better.

Yu Xing wiped her growing black hair and saw a hair tie on the wooden dressing table next to the tub. She simply tied the ends of her hair up with the hair tie and then straightened her robe.

But this robe looks so familiar.

... Wizard Cult?

Chapter Three: The Wizard

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