Valkorath Realm, Soraya City.
Orion opened his eyes upon the throne, fully inford of the intricate situation unfolding in the underworld. Yet there was no hint of concern on his face—only deep contemplation.
"Just two collisions of will projection are enough to deplete mine," he murmured. "It seems the opponent's strength is roughly at a mid-level Legendary stage."
From his clash with Loska's will projection, Orion had gained a rough sense of his adversary's prowess. As he continued to project how events might unfold, a giant guard entered the palace, informing Orion that Onyx was waiting outside.
"Let the prophet in."
Monts later, Onyx trotted into the hall, brimming with excitent. "Lord, I've finished constructing that building you requested!"
At his words, Orion's eyes lit up. He strode down from the throne. "Prophet, wait here for a mont."
He then turned and disappeared into the forbidden grounds within Dusk Castle, rging a special structure known as the Purification Tower into the territory core.
Within ten minutes, Orion erged from the restricted area.
"All right, Prophet, show
the way."
"This way, please!"
Onyx was well-accustod to Orion's disposition. Though Orion could be stern regarding important matters, he was approachable in his manner. Without further ado, Onyx led Orion toward the city's central barracks.
Truth be told, in the spacious Soraya City, Orion could see the Purification Tower from a distance the mont he left the castle. The structure was a triangular, pagoda-like tower built of a special stone that mimicked wood. Composed of a base, a main tower body, and a crowning section, it stretched to about 900 feet in height and was divided into nine levels.
As Orion drew closer, he realized how rough the Purification Tower still appeared. There were no carved ornantations or inscribed runes—at a single glance, it looked like little more than a plain stone tower.
Orion instructed Onyx to clear out the nearby people. He then rged a miniature Purification Tower into the stone structure. In re monts, the transformation beca visible to the naked eye.
The tower's height shrank from 900 feet down to about 500 feet. At its base erged eight enormous statues of mysterious beasts, radiating an imposing aura. All across the tower's surface, magical runes that Orion could not decipher began to appear. Even the top of the tower grew four upward-pointing spikes, lending it a new ferocity.
After that, from top to bottom, the Purification Tower glowed with a faint white light that pushed away surrounding mist and dust, continuing to shine steadily. It truly was a special, luminous structure, and even the lich Vexis was awestruck at the sight.
"Purification Tower! Even seeing such a unique structure again, I still can't make sense of the magical runes etched on it."
The transformation of the Purification Tower caught Vexis's attention, who had been in her undead tower extracting death energy.
anwhile, others among the Stoneheart Horde also looked up, marveling at the first real building in Soraya City besides Dusk Castle. (Vexis's portable undead tower didn't count—once the war ended, she would pack it up and relocate.)
"Lady Vexis," Orion ventured, "does Arthas's territory contain many structures like this?"
"How could it? Up until now, my master has managed to build only three Purification Towers of this kind," Vexis replied. "Lord Orion, the special uses of a Purification Tower exceed what you can imagine."
Orion nodded, not denying her claim. Though he knew the Purification Tower had purifying capabilities, he lacked specifics on its full power.
"Please enlighten , Lady Vexis," he said respectfully. Vexis, startled by Orion's deference, hastened to respond.
"I wouldn't dare call it 'enlightennt,' but I can offer a concise explanation: as long as soone's strength is below demigod, any negative status can be purified by the Purification Tower."
Orion felt a jolt of shock. "Below demigod?"
"Yes!"
"And it can purify all negative conditions?"
"It can!"
"Including curses?"
"Including those!"
Orion's questions were earnest, and Vexis's answers equally so. For a mont, Orion felt an urge to rush into the Purification Tower and cleanse the Curse of a Hundred Blossoms from his body on the spot.
But he resisted the impulse. Back when Orion was rely at the Alpha level, the Curse of a Hundred Blossoms was indeed a ticking ti bomb. However, since advancing to Legendary level, and through deeper understanding of transcendent power and faith energy, Orion had gained new insights into the curse.
The mysterious Flower Goddess who cast it likely never expected him to ascend to Legendary so quickly and suppress it. Moreover, Orion's mind had already hatched plenty of plans involving her.
Besides, Orion could always use the Alpha-level belt, the Curse of Sorrow, to keep the Curse of a Hundred Blossoms in check. It was no longer an imminent threat—he could remove it whenever he wished.
Putting those thoughts aside, Orion continued to listen to Vexis.
"In the southern region guarded by that arch lord, there's a dreadful form of sli-mold life called Rotten Flowers. They spread minuscule spores across the battlefield, making them nearly impossible to defend against. Rotten Flowers grow within flesh, bloom, then take over the host's body and invade the soul."
As she spoke, a hint of fear flickered in Vexis's eyes, as though she were recalling so harrowing mory. "Many of the arch lord's subordinates were infected by these spores, eventually mutating into sli-mold abominations that beca our enemies."
"Lord Orion, those parasitic creatures you encountered before had been transford by these fungal beings," Vexis continued, her tone deadly serious. "If people return here in ti, this Purification Tower can cleanse the minuscule spores spread by Rotten Flowers. Lord Orion, if my master or Leonidas find out you've built a Purification Tower here, they'll definitely cram Soraya City full of people."
Orion frowned. From Vexis's explanation, he realized he had underestimated the tower's capabilities. In truth, Orion initially wanted the Purification Tower primarily for purifying the attribute of Lord's Stone. He never anticipated it would bring so many pleasant surprises.
"Well then," he said under his breath, "the Purification Tower looks to be far more powerful than I imagined…"
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