Chapter 913: Dark Demon’s Purification Experiment [Six Thousand for Moon Tickets]
After he finished, he said, “The gas mask can prevent poison, but it cannot resist pollution. Try to be careful and do not touch.”
Dark nodded and replied, “Understood.”
Professor Kazel activated the Eye of Truth and said, “Let your golem start with the Zeroth Pollutant and attempt to purify them one by one. It should be purification, not absorption. We cannot determine if it can withstand the erosion after absorbing the pollutant. Do not take this risk for now.”
Dark then placed Shenmi on the table and whispered, “I entrust this to you from now on.”
“Meow!” Shenmi raised its head, displaying a confident expression. Dark gently touched its forehead, then withdrew his hand, waiting quietly for Shenmi to perform.
He was actually quite nervous but didn’t show it.
With the Eye of Truth activated, the world began to look different in his eyes.
The air in the laboratory seemed to solidify.
Both Dark and Professor Kazel’s gazes were firmly locked onto Shenmi.
However, there was no sign of tension on Shenmi’s face.
It sniffed the air, and the green grass on its back glimmered, automatically purifying the toxicity it had absorbed.
Then, it even licked its lips… “Meow~”
Shenmi took small steps and approached the Zeroth Pollutant, initiating the Active Effect of Natural Resonance.
Glimmering green light began to seep out of its body, but once outside, it turned into dazzling white light.
When the white light touched the Zeroth Pollutant, it visibly faded away its black surface at a visible speed.
Next, the white light spread to the First Pollutant. The First Pollutant couldn’t withstand the purification, and its black surface vanished almost instantly under the light.
Then, the natural force released by Shenmi penetrated into the pollutants.
For the Second, Third, Fourth Pollutants… Almost instantaneously, all ten pollutants on the table were purified!
Even the Eighth and Ninth Pollutants’ surface materials turned white!
“This…”
Professor Kazel couldn’t help but exclaim.
He had tried many methods over this period but failed to affect the Eighth and Ninth Pollutants.
If it didn’t work, he would have prepared to enter the secret path to use the enhanced ritual effects to try purifying them.
But unexpectedly, this golem, which Dark had just crafted, managed to purify the Eighth and Ninth Pollutants in its first attempt—even if only the surface material was affected, it was still a huge breakthrough.
Moreover, Shenmi’s purification continued!
Natural force accompanied by light penetrated deeper into the pollutants, continuously purifying them.
Suddenly, Professor Kazel noticed that the pollutants on the Zeroth vessel had completely disappeared!
Only a little transparent water remained on the vessel’s surface.
“Shenmi can purify filth into clean air and water,” Dark explained briefly, still closely watching the experiment table. After the Zeroth pollutant turned into water, the First, Second, and Third Pollutants also rapidly turned into water.
Compared to these, the Fourth and higher pollutants showed stronger resistance to Shenmi’s abilities.
But the resistance was limited.
Within a few seconds, the Fourth to Seventh Pollutants also turned into water.
Finally, only the most polluted Eighth and Ninth Pollutants remained.
But these two levels of pollutants had clearly shrunk. Clearly, Shenmi’s purification power was effective against them!
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Professor Kazel exclaimed in delight, “I never expected your golem’s purification ability to be stronger than the Demeter’s Flower’s purification power.”
Dark frowned slightly and said, “But it seems to be nearing its limit. The Ninth Pollutant’s pollution level shouldn’t be the highest, right?”
Professor Kazel responded, “It’s not, but continuing to deepen it would become too dangerous. Without finding a method to purify the Eighth and Ninth Pollutants, we shouldn’t proceed further. Let’s see how Shenmi’s purification effect works!”
Dark nodded and continued observing.
The Eighth and Ninth Pollutants were at the same tier, but there was still some difference.
Shenmi continuously released purification light, but it took about a minute to fully purify the Eighth Pollutant.
As for the Ninth Pollutant…
A small, nail-sized piece remained, like a grain of rice.
But that tiny piece seemed to condense the essence of the Ninth Pollutant, continuously resisting Shenmi’s purification light.
This situation did not meet Dark’s expectations. Professor Kazel might be pleased by this outcome.
But Dark had higher expectations for Shenmi. Even though Shenmi eventually purified the essence of the tiny piece, it took nearly three minutes.
If such a small amount required three minutes, what about larger and more dangerous pollutants?
Surely, there must be a lot of such-level pollutants in the unknown Heavenly Court.
Otherwise, the Heavenly Court covered in Demeter’s Flowers wouldn’t be a forbidden zone.
Shenmi’s purification power was still far from sufficient!
In this situation, if the power was insufficient, it would be as good as none. Dark waited until the light on Shenmi retracted before picking it up and whispering, “How much energy did you use? Was it a lot?”
“Meow.” Shenmi shook its head, indicating everything was fine. Its mana consumption was indeed minimal.
Of course, it couldn’t be seen from the magic card, as its mana was constantly recovering.
Dark turned to Professor Kazel and said, “We need further experiments.”
Professor Kazel confidently replied, “Of course, with Shenmi, we can conduct more in-depth experiments. I can relatively quickly cultivate the Tenth Pollutant.”
Dark asked, “How long will that take?”
Professor Kazel said, “An hour is enough.”
Dark then added, “Can I get another set of Zeroth to Ninth Pollutants?”
Professor Kazel curiously asked, “Are you doing another experiment?”
Dark replied, “Yes. I want to test another ability of Shenmi—absorbing filth!”
Purification and absorption are both Active Effects of Natural Resonance. Now that it has been proven that Natural Resonance’s purification ability has limits, what about absorption?
Absorbing filth and releasing it as water and air, then causing an explosion.
This is the synergy between Natural Resonance and Seed Flash!
Using this method, Shenmi’s upper limit might be greatly increased. However, this experiment cannot be conducted indoors.
After getting a set of Zeroth to Ninth Pollutants, Dark took Shenmi and went outside.
Of course, he brought along the Barrier Stone made by Professor Kazel, which blocked the release of toxins.
Professor Kazel was focused on cultivating the Tenth Pollutant and didn’t think much initially, but when Dark left, he suddenly realized and hurriedly followed.
When he arrived, Dark had already left the laboratory and set up the Barrier Stone in the open area outside, placing the entire set of pollutants in the center.
Dark pondered for a moment and said to Shenmi, “The cooldown for Natural Resonance hasn’t ended yet, let’s try another ultimate skill. For example—Aromatic Therapy?”
Aromatic Therapy is also a powerful ultimate skill with purifying capabilities, but it focuses on curing various abnormal statuses rather than specifically dealing with pollutants.
Therefore, Dark wasn’t sure what effect it would have on pollutants.
However, Aromatic Therapy has a very short cooldown, similar to Air Slash, allowing it to be used every thirty seconds.
This is its advantage.
Dark told Shenmi, “Let’s test the effect of Aromatic Therapy this time.”
“Meow.” Shenmi softly called out, its eyes becoming sharp again.
It stared intently at the pollutants in front of it, and the flowers on its sides trembled slightly, releasing a fragrant aroma that permeated the air.
The fragrance soon filled the barrier, coming into contact with the Zeroth to Ninth Pollutants.
However, no changes were visible on the surface.
It wasn’t until Dark noticed that the green grass on Shenmi’s back stopped glowing that he suddenly realized.
The continuous release of the fragrance had purified the toxic gases emitted by the pollutants, preventing the passive trigger of Natural Resonance.
— Although Aromatic Therapy cannot purify the pollutants themselves, it can seemingly purify the toxic gases they emit entirely.
This experimental result was undoubtedly significant. A hint of joy appeared on Dark’s face.
The release pattern of Aromatic Therapy ensures its continuous effect.
Every thirty seconds, Aromatic Therapy can be used again, seamlessly connecting with the gradually fading fragrance.
Thus, the effect of Aromatic Therapy remains constant.
If Aromatic Therapy can completely purify the toxic gases emitted by the pollutants, those entering the Heavenly Court only need to avoid touching the pollutants.
The cooldown for Natural Resonance is thirty minutes.
Even if it’s powerful, it can’t purify all pollutants in the unknown territory in one go.
Therefore, this seamless Aromatic Therapy might be the key.
