Sylph's First Treatment

Qin Chu remained calm with a smile on his face, seemingly just a listener.

But in my heart, waves of emotion surged.

Another saint from a thousand years ago.

Violet is the saintess of the Storm Lord Temple.

Gaia is a saint of the Earth Mother Church.

A thousand years ago, when the gods fell, they chose outstanding and pure girls as the successors to their authority... As the holy maiden of the temple, she was undoubtedly the most outstanding and purest girl, so it was only natural that she would be chosen.

However, Gaia said that the current Earth Mother Church is a traitor?

What's going on here?

A thousand years ago, the Holy Church's iron cavalry trampled the continent, and almost all teachings were destroyed under the Holy Church's attack. Why did only the Earth Mother Goddess Church survive?

Perhaps the term "traitor" is the reason.

"I've heard a little about the War of Faith a thousand years ago..." Saya's figure slowly appeared, lying behind Qin Chu: "It is said that the Earth Mother Church, as the second largest Church after the Holy Church, naturally became the leader and pillar of other Church's resistance against the Holy Church."

"Originally, the two sides were evenly matched, but for some unknown reason, the Earth Mother Church suddenly switched sides and chose to ally with the Holy Church. Without the leadership of the Earth Mother Church, the other Church were wiped out in an instant, Earth Mother Church became one of the ultimate victors."

"The strangest thing is that the Holy Church, which initially clamored to maintain a single faith across the entire continent, also spared the Earth Mother Church, seemingly accepting this ally. Even though the Holy Church could have easily wiped out the Earth Mother Church by the end of the war."

"I don't think the Holy Church will abide by any covenants; to them, they're just a piece of paper."

That's really strange.

With the fall of the Earth Mother, Gaia, who inherited Earth Mother authority, wanted to continue resisting, while other powerful figures in the Earth Mother Church believed that siding with the Holy Church was the best option!

Now that the Earth Mother has fallen, did the Earth Mother Goddess Church receive Divine Oracle based on the information Angelica brought earlier?

Who issued this Divine Oracle?

That's interesting.

Norma was unaware of Qin Chu's thoughts and continued rambling on. Being able to release all the pent-up emotions in her chest made Norma very happy.

After a long while, Norma realized that she seemed to have taken up too much of Qin Chu's time.

She said somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, Mr. Qin, you must think I'm being long-winded... You've been busy all night, you should be resting now."

Qin Chu gently shook his head. "It's alright. If Miss Norma ever wants to confide in me again, please feel free to come to me."

He stood up and stretched his arms. "Well then, Norma, I'll go back and rest for a bit."

After a busy night, Qin Chu was indeed quite tired.

He planned to lie in bed and get a good night's sleep, waiting for the Holy Church or the Empire to wake him up and discuss the matter of adding members to the Hero's Party.

However, when Qin Chu pushed open the door, he found that there was another person in the room.

It was Sylph.

She had been sitting quietly in the chair, but when she heard the door open, her body jerked violently as if she had been electrocuted.

Then Sylph mustered her courage, stood up, and looked at Qin Chu:

"Hero, I've made up my mind. I'll accept your treatment!"

A smart decision!

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Chapter 185 Sylph's First Treatment (Thanks to Da Meng for thousands of words)

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A wise decision.

This is not meant to be sarcastic.

This is true; apart from Qin Chu, no one on the Skyvault Continent can purify the corruption of the Evil God. If Sylph doesn't want to become a monster like Karthus, accepting Qin Chu's suggestion is her only option.

Moreover, the sooner the better.

Although Sylph's infection seems to be still mild, no one can guarantee that it won't suddenly worsen. Sylph has no right to gamble, and it's quite good that she was able to make a decision so quickly.

But could you please stop looking like you're bravely going to your death?

It makes me feel like a bad guy.

Qin Chu mentally scoffed, but a smile appeared on his face, "Miss Sylph, it's so good that you trust me."

"So, which aspect of defilement do you intend to purify first? The soul, or the body?"

The soul is too dangerous.

"The physical body," Sylph replied, biting her lip slightly.

Just as Qin Chu had predicted.

Qin Chu took off his coat and hung it on the hanger along with his hat before turning to face Sylph. This simple action seemed to instill fear in Sylph, and she hunched her shoulders.

Qin Chu sensed fear in those beautiful eyes.

Sylph raised her little hand. "Your Hero, I... I want to take... take off my clothes too, just like you?"

Qin Chu then noticed that Sylph seemed to know what was about to happen, so she changed her clothes. Instead of the tight-fitting leather armor that allowed for easy movement, she put on a light green long dress.

As an elf, wearing such a light green dress, she looked like a fairy dancing gracefully in the forest... No matter how much Qin Chu despised Sylph's soul, he had to admit that her appearance was truly remarkable.

"I don't want to start the internal purification process right away..."

"Let's start by trying externally, what if it works? So all we need to do is take off our shirts and jackets..." Qin Chu's expression was somewhat strange.

Sylph opened her mouth slightly, wanting to slap herself. Why did she prepare so much? She wasn't used to wearing skirts normally, but just now, when she was alone in her bedroom, she had been having wild thoughts and felt a strange sense of shame wearing the archer's leather armor. That's why she changed into a long skirt that she usually only wore to banquets.

The result was unexpected.

Why didn't you say so sooner?

Sylph felt a little resentful and wanted to go back and change her clothes.

"Miss Sylph, why don't you go back and change your clothes?" Qin Chu suggested.

After Qin Chu said that, Sylph had no choice but to leave.

It was a difficult decision she made, and she might not have the courage to go back now. Besides, Sylph also felt that external treatments were mostly useless and would end up the same way anyway.

"It's alright, let it be." Sylph said, taking a deep breath.

Then, she hooked her hands around the shoulder straps of the green dress, and the thin gauze skirt slid down her fair and delicate body to her feet, completely exposing her fair and full body to Qin Chu, leaving her only in her undergarments.

He instinctively covered his chest with both hands.

She had expected her body to be severely defiled by Qin Chu's gaze, but to Sylph's surprise, Qin Chu's expression was unusually serious.

"Miss Sylph, please respect me."

"Right now, I'm just a doctor treating patients; I won't have any weird thoughts running through my mind, so you can rest assured."

Seeing Qin Chu's serious expression, Sylph couldn't help but think to herself: Really? I don't believe it!

"How exactly should it be treated?" Sylph asked, suppressing her panic.

"It's very simple." Qin Chu smiled slightly and walked up to Sylph. Sylph's tall figure shrank even more, almost turning into a ball.

"Don't be afraid, relax. Besides, your hands are blocking the way, how can I treat you?" Qin Chu found it a little funny.

Sylph stuck out her tongue slightly, inwardly berating herself for her own uselessness. She had clearly made up her mind and prepared long ago, yet here she was, trembling and hesitant—it was so unlike her. She took a breath, straightened her chest, and lowered her hands. "Come on."

Qin Chu nodded silently and walked up to Sylph.

My fingertips traced a line below my collarbone.

A layer of goosebumps visibly rose on Sylph's body instantly, and her body trembled almost imperceptibly for a moment, but Sylph quickly suppressed it with her powerful will.

Where Qin Chu's fingertips swept, a cluster of silvery-white light gradually emerged—the power of Holy Light.

It is purer than the Holy Light of the Holy Church, and also more terrifying.

The moment the Holy Light appeared, it seemed to sense the evil within Sylph, and silvery-white flames instantly appeared and leaped on the mark.

The flames weren't large, but to Sylph, it felt like being thrown into a volcano. An indescribable heat instantly engulfed her entire body. It was as if she had accidentally touched a high-voltage line; with a crackling sound, her whole body was thrown back, crashing into the wall before falling to the ground.

The pain caused her full body to convulse violently.

Her face was deathly pale, her whole body was covered in fine beads of sweat, her eyes were even slightly white, and a few strands of white foam were coming out of the corners of her mouth.

Good and evil cannot coexist.

Although the mark of the Evil God is imprinted in the soul, it is reflected on the body. Qin Chu's Holy Light shines through the mark below his collarbone, and at the same time, a wisp of Qin Chu's consciousness is contained in that Holy Light, which directly penetrates and contacts Sylph's soul.

The moment the two completely different forces came into contact, they immediately unleashed terrifying energy.

Perhaps we should be thankful that neither the Evil God's Mark within Sylph nor the Holy Light released by Qin Chu was particularly powerful; otherwise, Sylph's body would probably have been torn in two.

Qin Chu strode over and gentlemanly lifted Sylph's body, laying her flat on the bed.

Sylph was breathing heavily. After a long while, she finally managed to endure the excruciating pain in her body, but her fingers were still trembling and she couldn't even lift them.

For a fleeting moment, Sylph had a terrifying feeling, as if two extremely powerful beings were fiercely fighting each other on their own bodies, and she thought she was really going to die.

"Feel sorry..."

Qin Chu's face was full of apology. "I didn't expect the evil within you to resist so fiercely."

"It seems that removing it from outside the body is basically impossible..."

Sylph tried to calm her body's reaction. What she had just witnessed made her realize how terrifying the will of the Evil God parasitizing her body was. If she couldn't be completely purified, she would eventually become like Karthus. She would rather die than become that ugly monster.

"Hero, I beg you..."

"I understand. Now, it's up to you to choose. We have three options. You can choose one of them, or you can choose all three..." Qin Chu's tone was somewhat light.

"Of course, it doesn't matter to me which direction Miss Sylph chooses!"

Three kinds? Sylph was somewhat puzzled.

On the other side, Athena sat gracefully in the VIP room of the Orwell Empire Imperial City Library.

The table in front of her was covered with various books.

<What Is the Soul> <Soul Research> <The Mysteries of the Soul>...

Almost all of them are related to the soul.

Qin Chu's assumption was wrong in one aspect: Athena did not doubt Qin Chu's performance, nor did she doubt what Lord 'Jello' had told her.

However, Athena felt that even with her and Ekaterina's help, it would still take more than ten years to recover, which was far too long for Athena to endure.

She believed there must be other ways to help Jello Geralt recover faster.

Athena has been conducting research on the soul these days...

However, the people of the Skyvault Continent prefer to pursue direct and effective power, and are not very interested in the special, mysterious, and profound existence of the soul.

After all, no matter how thoroughly Soul Research, it won't immediately grant you great power.

Even Athena hadn't studied this subject much before. Although she had found many books, most of them contained only legends and the like. Despite studying for many days, Athena felt her eyes were aching and she was extremely exhausted. She had lost countless hairs in the past few days, but had gained almost nothing.

"Huh? Miss Athena, you're also studying souls?" Just when Athena was about to give up, a voice suddenly came from the doorway.

Exhausted, Athena looked up somewhat blankly. When she saw the old man at the door, a slow smile appeared on her face, "So it's Lord Anthony. I apologize for making you see me in such a rude manner."

Anthony Holson!

The president of the Mage Association, who also has another identity: Norma's mentor.

The Mage Association is not an official association; it is a private organization formed by a group of people who are passionate about studying magic. All of its members are individuals who are extremely obsessed with magic.

Perhaps they aren't very strong, but they always come up with some truly bizarre ideas.

Their favorite thing to do is to conduct research on magic in various aspects... such as inventing new magic, modifying existing magic, and so on...

A brilliant magician once invented a new kind of magic that could manipulate water to spin rapidly, making clothes wash faster and cleaner when thrown in.

There was another magician who kept trying to modify the fireball, hoping that it would explode after hitting its target, causing secondary damage... He succeeded, but at the cost of three fingers.

The Mr. Anthony before me had spent a full six years reducing a Transcendent Magic spell by just one word... That long spell, losing just one word, was, frankly, a little subtle.

Athena glanced at the books laid out in front of her and smiled, "As you know, magicians always want to explore things they don't usually deal with."