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Chapter 282 - 218: Reincarnation (6100 words)_3

Chapter 282: Chapter 218: Reincarnation (6100 words)_3

"Of course, in your current state, you can no longer suppress the core, can you? Hand your core over to him, and he will help you purge the contamination from the Black Magic," Vivian said.

Upon hearing this, the Forest Spirit remained silent for a while before nodding: "Alright, since he is your chosen disciple, I choose to trust him."

With these words, from within the Forest Spirit appeared a core that resembled a walnut wrapped in an openwork wooden shell but was pitch-black as ink inside. It slowly floated over and finally suspended in front of Mu You.

Mu You reached out and touched the core, immediately sensing an extremely violent energy surging within, as if trying to force its way into his body through his fingertips. However, Mu You managed to cut off the transmission of magical power in time.

The crystal inside this core seemed similar in shape to the black crystals he had acquired before, but the concentration of Black Magical Power inside was far greater than those crystals.

[Contaminated Heart of the Forest Spirit: The core of the Forest Spirit has the ability to absorb and break down all sorts of pollution, but it has upper limits to its decomposition ability and capacity. When its capacity surpassed the limit, it would lose control. Current pollution contained: 99.8%.]

99.8%... It was indeed on the verge of an explosion.

Vivian’s actions last night must not have been a straightforward victory over the Forest Spirit, but rather she had helped the Forest Spirit to channel out some of the pollution and allow it to regain its sanity.

"Young man, my core is now entrusted to you. Please ensure its safety and do not let it fall into the hands of others. If you can reduce the pollution in the core by more than 10% within a year, it proves that you do have the ability to help the Forest Spirits. At that time, I will give you the spring that has been symbiotic with me for a long time as a reward," the ethereal voice of the Forest Spirit rose in the ear.

At the same time, a prompt appeared in Mu You’s mind.

[Trigger the hidden mission ’Forest Spirit’s Entrustment’: Within a year, cleanse the polluted core of the Forest Spirit of more than 10% of its contamination. The Heart of the Forest Spirit must not be given to anyone else during this period.

Task reward: The Fountain of Youth.]

[Accept?]

A year. This was indeed a long-term task...

"Alright. I accept."

Mu You nodded with barely any hesitation, accepting the Forest Spirit’s entrustment.

Not to mention the generous reward awaiting him, even without it, this was a responsibility that Vivian had left behind. As her disciple who had inherited Vivian’s heritage, it was his duty to help her fulfill her promise while she was alive.

"What about you? What are your plans next?" Vivian turned to look at the Forest Spirit and asked again.

"I’ve been discovered and need to move."

Having entrusted the core and offloading its burden, the Forest Spirit’s voice seemed to have lightened significantly, "I might go back to my clan to take a look, or perhaps find a quiet place and wait for your results."

"As for the Black Forest, it was originally created to prevent me from losing control and letting the Black Magical Power spill out. Now that its purpose has been served, let it be reborn from the fire."

With the Forest Spirit’s words, its roots connecting to the topsoil severed, and flames quietly ignited in those underground roots, spreading quickly through the extensive underground root network.

The temperature in the entire cave began to rise rapidly.

"Did you see who harmed you?" Vivian hastily inquired.

"No," the Forest Spirit shook its head, "The others were cautious, but through the perspective of the vegetation outside the forest, I vaguely saw a person dressed in church attire passing by the most outstanding feature being a white cross in their hand..."

It was actually the Church that was behind this?

Mu You was surprised. Wasn’t the Church all about worshipping the Holy Light? Were they also interested in Black Magic?

However, if the Church was indeed the puppet master behind all this, it could explain the residents who had been infected with Black Magic. The Church was known for their brainwashing techniques, after all.

By this time, the bonds on the pyre in the distance had automatically unraveled, and Vivian’s body, free of constraints, fell over. It was picked up by the Forest Spirit’s vines and brought before Mu You.

"Leave..."

Seeing that Mu You caught Vivian’s body, the Forest Spirit waved his arm, and his enormous wooden palm lifted the two of them inflash, returning them to the surface.

The Black Forest by then was ablaze with fiery flames, with scorching heat waves sweeping over, incinerating everything living and dead in the forest.

"What will happen to this land in the future?" Mu You asked. This forest cultivated by the Forest Spirit itself could actually be dealt with in many other ways, but the Forest Spirit boldly chose to destroy it in a sea of fire. His decisiveness took Mu You by surprise.

"Even if we burn the remnants that have been corroded by the Black Magic, the residual Black Magical Power in the land will not disappear so easily. For a short period of time, this place will become a polluted area where no living being can set foot, until the pollution dissipates. This process might take a long time, but only in terms of the lifespan of living beings. As for the Forest Spirits and the entire Star Spirit World, it’s only a blink of an eye," Vivian said.

Mu You nodded.

The power of the Forest Spirit not only included life and growth, but also decay and death. To be precise, it was the messenger of nature’s balance, the cycle of life and death, the alternation of new and old, and the unending regrowth from wild fires.

One could imagine that in the near future, new sprouts would spring up here and revive it as a new forest.