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These dust particles were magically drawn together by Zicomo and condensed into a white crystal.

Michaela was extremely familiar with this crystal; he often resided in such crystals.

However, Michaela was soon drawn to Marlenia's soul.

He discovered that a third of Malenia's soul was also stained crimson, clearly a mark of crimson decay and erosion.

Michaela asked anxiously, "Zikomo, Marlenia's soul has also been corrupted by the crimson decay, what should we do?"

Zicomo reassured him, "Don't worry, once I've mastered the power of Crimson Corruption, I'll be able to extract it."

In fact, he can now use the power of Crimson Corruption in a simple way, but he is not yet able to remove the Crimson Corruption from Marlenia's soul.

We need to be more cautious about manipulating the soul; let's wait until he's more familiar with this power before proceeding.

Michaela was still somewhat worried. He asked, "But the Crimson Corruption keeps eroding Marlenia. Is this really alright?"

Seeing the crimson decay spreading continuously across Marlenia's body, Zicomo also felt that this couldn't go on.

Having lost her body, the crimson decay began to erode Marlenia even more rapidly.

If it is allowed to continue to spread like this, it might give birth to a soul version of the goddess of corruption.

Zicomo said to Michaela, "Why don't you make another pure gold needle to suppress the spread of the crimson corruption?"

Marlenia's once-pure golden needle was accidentally dropped during her battle with Rataen.

The lack of the Golden Needle's suppression is also one of the reasons why Marlenia blooms with scarlet corruption flowers in Ionia.

The gold needle was later found by Zicomo, who repaired it and gave it to Millison.

After Millicent's crimson corruption was suppressed, she went on a trip, saying she was going to find her memories and origins.

It is not difficult to see from this that scarlet putrefaction also has the ability to erode memory.

Upon hearing this, Michaela said with some difficulty, "However, the main material for Pure Gold Needles is the branches of the Golden Tree, and it also requires a large amount of pure gold, which we do not have here."

Upon hearing this, Zicomo waved his hand and took out a large amount of Galleons and a branch of the Golden Tree from the "Zen Garden".

Zicomo handed the golden tree branch to Michaela and asked, "Is this branch enough? If not, I have more."

Michaela paused for a moment, then asked in surprise, "Where did you get this golden tree branch?"

He was very curious, since Zicomo Zicomo had never been inside the Golden Tree, yet he had a branch of the Golden Tree in his hand.

Could it have flown up to the golden tree and broken off?

That doesn't make sense either; the golden tree has thorns that reject everything.

Although it's called a thorn, it's actually a protective shield.

It completely enveloped the golden tree, refusing to let anyone get close.

The only things that can be touched are the roots at the deepest level—because those roots have been eroded by the power of death.

Theoretically speaking, it is impossible for Zicomo to obtain the golden tree branch.

However, what Michaela didn't know was that Zicomo himself had a golden tree.

Zicomo laughed and said, "You'll find out later."

He had just come up with a plan that, if successful, would allow Michaela to see the golden tree in his "Zen Garden".

Seeing that Zicomo wouldn't say anything, Michaela didn't press him further and turned to making the pure gold needles.

Zicomo stood beside him, observing.

Michaela's Pure Gold Needles can suppress the corrosive effects of various negative influences on people, and can even work on Epileptic Fire, making them a very powerful item.

Zicomo happened to be standing nearby, observing and seeing if he could learn it.

Michaela saw Zicomo's actions but said nothing.

Although taking Marlenia's crimson corruption power was a condition he and Zicomo had agreed upon long ago.

Michaela was still grateful that Zicomo was able to help Malenia escape the Scarlet Corruption.

Seeing that Zicomo was interested in how to make pure gold needles, Michaela demonstrated the process while explaining the precautions to him.

A moment later, Michaela had prepared the pure gold needles.

He came before Malenia's soul and inserted the golden needle into Malenia's body.

The crimson decay was suppressed, and Marlenia awoke from her slumber.

She opened her eyes and took a look at her current state.

Seeing the scarlet, decaying marks still etched on her soul, a flicker of disappointment crossed Marlenia's eyes.

Seeing this, Zicomo comforted him, saying, "Don't worry, give me some time to familiarize myself with the power of the Crimson Corruption, and then I will be able to help you completely eliminate it."

Upon hearing this, Marlenia's previously gloomy mood immediately brightened.

She smiled and said to Zicomo, "Thank you."

“No need to be so polite.” Zicomo waved his hand and said, “Go and catch up with your brother first. I’ll go and help you peel off the crimson decay from the sacred tree.”

Zicomo's intention to peel away the crimson decay from the sacred tree was not entirely out of good intentions.

On the one hand, he had just obtained the power of crimson corruption and needed to find a target to familiarize himself with these 713 forces, and the Sacred Tree was a good choice.

On the other hand, he also had his eye on the sacred tree.

Since the creation of the "Zen Garden," Zicomo has developed a habit of wanting to bring any strange or unusual plants he sees into the garden.

The sacred tree before him, nourished by the blood of a god, was undoubtedly to Zicomo's liking.

The operation he had just thought of was whether he could embed Michaela and Malenia into the sacred tree, and then materialize the sacred tree into the "Zen Garden".

In this way, he can save two opportunities to materialize by combining three.

However, that will have to wait until he has finished exploring the city of Abreifel and the Sacred Tree.

Some of the buildings in the city of Abreifel are attached to the sacred tree, and Zicomo fears that the city will collapse after he materializes the sacred tree.

As for the city's original inhabitants, those races protected by the sacred tree.

They were not on Zicomo's radar.

Living under the protection of the sacred tree, they were also affected by the crimson corruption when the sacred tree was corrupted, only to a different degree.

Zicomo could try to save them with his newly acquired Crimson Corruption power, but it would be pointless.

After the ring of law broke, the operation of the fundamentalist law of gold began to malfunction.

Many who had received the blessings of the law went mad and were unable to communicate normally.

Although those living on the Sacred Tree are races not recognized by the Golden Tree, theoretically they have not received any blessings and should not be affected.

But the fact that they did not actually receive the blessing is just their own judgment.

In fact, they were marked by the Golden Tree the moment they were born at the border.

After their deaths, they were also greeted by the Returning Tree, their power being reclaimed by the Golden Tree.

The Golden Tree also sees this mark as a blessing.

Chapter 224 Michaela and Torina, a brother and sister unfamiliar with their own home

In the eyes of the Golden Tree, granting them the right to return to the tree is also a blessing, a gift.

This is why even a faded being like Zikomo can obtain runes after killing them.

Therefore, after the shattering of the legal ring, these races, who were far removed from the fundamentalist laws of the Golden Age, were also affected and descended into madness.

Therefore, it makes no difference whether Zicomo saves them or not, because they are beyond saving.

Zicomo came to the foot of the sacred tree's roots and looked up at the image of a girl formed by the tree's roots and trunk.

He suddenly became very curious about what the image of the young girl Michaela would look like.

The unique gender-swap ability of these divine beings allows them to change their gender and even create opposite-sex clones of themselves.

Although most gods have never used this ability, Michaela is not among them.

When Michaela was young, she loved a dreamy flower, and later even used it as a symbol of faith in the sacred tree.

He named this flower "Michaela Water Lily".

There is a very similar flower, which is named "Torina Water Lily".

Zicomo had seen records of Saint Torina in the documents of the royal city of Rodel.

According to historical records, Saint Torina was a beautiful, ethereal girl who would suddenly appear in a certain place in the royal city and then suddenly disappear.

She was revered by the residents of the royal city and worshipped as a saint.

Rumor has it that good things will happen if you encounter the Holy Maiden in the royal city.

However, one day the residents of the royal city suddenly realized that Saintess Torina had not appeared for a long time.

During that time, a major event occurred: Michaela took Marlenia and left the royal city of Rodel.

Based on this evidence, Zicomo can easily deduce that Torina is a gender-swapped version of Michaela.

Young children have one characteristic: they are naturally playful.