Chapter 612 - 610: Upheaval in the Star Spirit Forbidden Land

"Finally, I am somewhat freed from the work of separating the pollution."

Emerging outside the Star Spirit Forbidden Land, Benovia breathed deeply with joy, inhaling the unpolluted air.

The array binding the pollution had shown some effect, allowing her to finally liberate herself from the task of separating pollution.

Now, she only needed to return every few days to separate the accumulated pollution for the purification skill of the mages from the Law Enforcement Knight Order.

The rest of the time, she could distribute freely.

That being said, Benovia still murmured about slacking off during vacation, while heading to the Star Spirit Forbidden Land to carry out the revelation brought by Rose.

At the same time, she was indeed concerned that the pollution surging from the Elf Race might cause unknown effects on the pollution within the Star Spirit Tree’s area.

The Star Spirit Forbidden Land itself had a significant presence of pollution, some released during the Star Spirit Tree’s growth, but most was the residue of the Era of Calamity.

If the pollution from the Star Spirit Forbidden Land and the Elf Race were to link, even assimilated into a special pollution shielded by life elements, the impact could potentially affect the entire Starfall Continent.

Thus, even if Benovia didn’t come, Ista and several other empires bordering the Star Spirit Forbidden Land would still send people to inspect the situation.

However, even if disaster struck, the Elf Race, Ista, and the Beastman Empire would bear the brunt, while kingdoms like the Lion Heart Kingdom and the Northern Alliance would be secondary.

As for those not bordering the Star Spirit Forbidden Land, and even not bordering the Elf Race, they were all merely watching the spectacle.

Benovia stopped in mid-air outside the Star Spirit Forbidden Land, gazing into the distance at the Star Spirit Tree.

The golden tree pierced the sky, its drooping branches ever captivating.

No matter where on the Starfall Continent, this Star Spirit Tree could be seen, the difference being how much of it was seen.

Outside the Star Spirit Forbidden Land was actually the edge of the Star Spirit Tree’s shrouded area; the region of the Star Spirit Forbidden Land was within the Star Spirit Tree’s coverage.

However, after a millennium of growth, the Star Spirit Tree had lost its initial rapid growth; the area covered by its canopy hadn’t changed for a long time.

Benovia felt the awe of the Star Spirit Tree, and then proceeded with her team into the territory of the Star Spirit Forbidden Land.

Out of respect for the Star Spirit Forbidden Land, she lowered her flying altitude significantly, skimming only above the canopy of the area.

The outer region of the Star Spirit Forbidden Land housed lower-powered demons and was also the area with the faintest pollution traces.

The invisible pressure from the Tier Four Mage’s presence was enough to keep most low-tier demons from showing themselves.

Benovia led four accompanying Tier Four Mages, forming a small squad, flying through but heading not towards the depths of the Star Spirit Forbidden Land but towards the area adjacent to the Elf Race and the Star Spirit Forbidden Land.

"According to the previously dispatched exploration team, when the pollution spread to the Star Spirit Forbidden Land, it faced certain hindrances; the pollution from the Star Spirit Forbidden Land and the Elf Forest couldn’t merge, creating a clear distinction."

"However, just yesterday, this trend was broken."

"Pollution from the Elf Forest began to assimilate with the pollution of the Star Spirit Forbidden Land, finally transforming into a special pollution with a life element barrier."

"As the pollution started to fuse, the pollution from the Elf Forest rapidly breached the defenses of the Star Spirit Forbidden Land, delving inward."

"But the good news is, during the spreading process, these pollutants won’t naturally form a life element barrier but will merely share their elemental barriers."

Benovia listened to the report while flying swiftly.

Approximately half an hour later, they arrived at the edge of the pollution influx.

An endless wave of pollution appeared before the group.

Benovia glanced at it and then plunged right in.

"You all follow—let’s cut the pollution first, and then go in to check."

"Understood!"

Life elements blossomed around Benovia, while a strong radiance of purification skills emanated from the remaining four.

They seemed like a pair of scissors, slicing the pollution whole into two separate areas.

However, this act of dividing wouldn’t lead to complete segmentation of the pollution.

Since pollution is like flowing water, unless a dam is built, cutting the water will only make it flow more.

Benovia wasn’t bothered.

Her purpose was to sense the active changes in pollution upon entering the Star Spirit Forbidden Land, to see what anomalies emerged.

As they moved from one end to the other, Benovia’s expression relaxed slightly.

"After merging with the pollution from the Star Spirit Forbidden Land, although the amount increased, the magic power needed for separation decreased—this is good news."

Benovia looked towards the depths of the Star Spirit Forbidden Land.

"However, our goal is still to prevent incoming pollution from continuing to influence the Star Spirit Forbidden Land and forestall any possible upheaval..."

The four team members nodded.

Benovia waved her hand: "Then let’s begin. These elves, like the Northern Alliance, have such low work efficiency—they could separate the pollution but still fail to control it within a defined range; it’s despicable."

The five-member squad began their operation.

Their task was to erect a ’dam’ at the edge of the Star Spirit Forbidden Land to temporarily obstruct the surging pollution from outside.

This was the first mission.

This task could only proceed once pollution binding work showed effectiveness, which is why Benovia had waited until now.

Currently, was just the right time.

In Benovia’s mind appeared the mysterious array rune pattern, she slightly modified the array given by the Law Enforcement Knight Order according to this pattern.

"The revelation from the gods is certainly stronger than that from the Law Enforcement Knight Order. Although the Gods won’t speak to me, to avoid their displeasure, I need to strive to fulfill the Gods’ objective."

Thinking about it, she couldn’t help but inquire to Rose through a hint of connection with the Gods:

"Gods, should this array only be arranged on this side?"

"Gods, do you think my arrangement is well executed? Have I adhered to your will?"

"Gods, it seems this array isn’t just for blocking pollution... I understand, is this the large-scale array for the arrival of the Gods to the world?"

"Encircle the Star Spirit Tree, then use the array to extract the Star Spirit Tree’s power, finally reconstruct the physical form and return... Wonderful!"

Rose: "..."

Is this girl dumb from reading?

Why so many boring questions.

She likes to think divergently, connects everything she does to the notion of his descent... Well, in a sense, she’s correct.

Rose shook his head, sending spiritual power down towards the depths of the Star Spirit Forbidden Land, sensing the pollution becoming active inside, nodding.

"This pollution indeed can incite the pollution within the Star Spirit Forbidden Land to burst into activity. The pollution in the Star Spirit Forbidden Land, tsk, one day must be resolved, but not now."