Chapter 753: There Is Hope
It took all of Xiao Wei's patience to not flare up immediately after hearing what the four-winged angel said. He had always known the angels as a friendly and kind race, but the rudeness of this four-winged angel completely changed his impression. Now, he found the angels annoying.
Unfortunately, he did not dare to fall out with the angels as the academy had commanded him to solve the problem without violence.
"A purification of 49 days? Th-This kid is dead!" said the overseer.
"We need to report this to the academy, and the grand elders will decide. We can't allow this kid to die," said Xiao Wei as he prepared to return to the academy.
"Elder Xiao, I don't think we should alarm the grand elders about this, or our relationship with the angels will be thoroughly severed. You know very well how much the angels hate the devils," advised the overseer.
This overseer was stationed here all year long, and he knew the angels well. They were as stubborn as mules and would not easily change their mind. That was even more so since it was without a doubt that Xiang Shaoyun had devil blood within him. The angels would never spare him.
Even if the academy's higher-ups were here, the angels would not back off. Besides, the angels had no lack of experts either. The academy might not necessarily emerge victorious in the event of a conflict between the two. Xiao Wei knew this as well, but this was too important. He had to report it.
"Xiang Shaoyun, stay alive no matter what! I will come back to save you!" said Xiao Wei through voice transmission before leaving hastily.
Xiang Shaoyun heard the message, but he couldn't muster a reply in his current state. His entire body was filled with the power of light. He couldn't talk, couldn't move, and couldn't even transmit a message to update Xiao Wei on his current status.
Initially, he could still refine the light energy invading his body. But the quantity of light energy around him was too great, and not even his cultivation method could instantly refine all of it. Thus, the purification effect was able to deal enough damage to make him lose control over his own body.
He used his innate lightning power, vicious gold power, Yun Flame, and other powers to resist the purification. However, all the powers in him were no match for the three suns and the tower. In fact, they were suffering defeat after defeat. If this continued, he wouldn't last more than three days.
Xiang Shaoyun naturally didn't want to die just like that. But he couldn't think of a way to block the power of light all around him. In his current situation, he couldn't even focus on comprehending the profundity of light.
He needed to stay calm during the comprehension process, but he was unable to do so with death so near. A large amount of light energy had also invaded his head, forcing the Nether Soul Domain to draw inward again and again.
It was only a matter of time before the Nether Soul Domain was fully purified. As for the few surviving ghostrunes, they would also be forced out of the domain. If they left here, the angels would most certainly hunt them down.
On the other hand, Xiang Shaoyun's filthless soul was completely unaffected by the purification power. Like the power of light, his soul was completely pure. Thus, it would not be purified.
That was why Xiang Shaoyun was still able to maintain his clarity of mind.
If this continues, I'm dead for sure. Is there no other way to save myself? Xiang Shaoyun asked himself repeatedly.
His greatest trump card right now was the chakram, but he was completely bound and couldn't even use it. In other words, there was no way he could utilize this trump card right now. While he was feeling completely helpless, the light energy finally penetrated his astral cosmos sea.
Something odd happened.
After entering the astral cosmos sea, instead of causing any harm, the light energy was fully assimilated by the nine-colored fog. Noticing that, Xiang Shaoyun was overjoyed, The nine-colored fog can fuse with the light energy? I'm saved!
He drew a large amount of the light energy into his astral cosmos sea without wasting any time. Sure enough, after entering his astral cosmos sea, the light energy became a part of the nine-colored fog. Due to the sheer amount of light energy, the fusion wasn't instantaneous.
However, the light energy couldn't do anything to the astral cosmos sea either. Instead, all the excess light energy was directed to a certain corner and left to accumulate.
Xiang Shaoyun's joy intensified at that discovery, The astral cosmos sea indeed has a secret. Power of purification, come in!
He opened the entrance to his astral cosmos sea wide, directing the light energy inside. At the discovery of an entrance, the light energy poured in, allowing him to relax his entire body. Even so, his crisis still remained unsolved.
A day spent atop the tower was a day spent under purification. He did not believe that his astral cosmos sea would be able to store an unlimited amount of light energy. One ought to know that the three suns and the tower were extremely powerful. The space within the astral cosmos sea was finite. It couldn't store the light energy endlessly.
Hence, his only option was to comprehend the profundity of light before the astral cosmos sea ran out of space. With the pressure alleviated, he could finally focus on comprehending the profundity.
Due to the light energy's purity, which also contained the power of profundity, he was able to quicken his comprehension. Light was the symbol of radiance, purity, hope, and future. This was the power of justice, a power that granted one endless courage.
Slowly, Xiang Shaoyun touched upon the profundity of light. Eventually, he was only one final step away from full comprehension. This was also the toughest step to take. Days passed, yet nobody from the academy arrived. As for Xiang Shaoyun, he remained alive.
It piqued the angels' curiosity. Why was this devil so powerful, even staying alive under the power of purification?
The four-winged angel appeared once again. Appearing before Xiang Shaoyun and sensing the vitality within Xiang Shaoyun, he barked resentfully, "Your devil blood runs deep. You're actually able to last this long? I need to intensify the punishment!"