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Marfa stood up from the sofa, took a glass of wine, and walked over to Lynn.

She ran her finger lightly along the rim of the wine glass and took out a silver ring from her pocket.

The ring's face is transparent, with a drop of silvery-white liquid sealed inside.

"Soul Purification Ring, worn on the body, can continuously purify the soul."

Her voice was sweet, but Lynn dared not be careless.

Who knows what's going on with this thing?

Lynn took the ring, took out a sealing container, sealed it layer by layer, and then put it away.

"Thank you, Your Excellency Marfa."

Marfa smiled, seemingly oblivious to Lynn's subtle gesture, and walked away with her wine glass.

Gured pulled out a fist-sized blue stone from his pocket, with fine lightning patterns wrapped around it.

"Wind and Thunder Crystals are also produced in our own Sacred Mark Domain, and they contain both wind and thunder attributes."

Lynn took the stone, tiny arcs of electricity flickering at his fingertips.

This crystal possesses two rules and is more valuable than the other three.

He sealed the stone into a container and stored it in a dimensional space.

Gured nodded, turned, and left. When it was almost time to give gifts, and all the necessary presents had been given, the banquet came to a successful conclusion.

Several Stigmata left first, and Cecilia walked straight past Gregor without making any move, while Gregor showed a bitter expression.

Obviously, there's homework to hand in.

Lynn walked up to Gregor and asked curiously.

"Master, your wife..."

Gregor's expression changed, and he quickly interrupted him.

"Get out of here! What nonsense are you spouting in public? I've kept myself pure and upright all these years, where would I have a master's wife?"

Lynn gave him an "I understand" look, which left Gregor rather helpless.

Gregor looked at him, a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth. "You little rascal, you've really talked a lot of nonsense tonight."

Lynn chuckled. "It's all thanks to the mentor's excellent guidance!"

Gregor chuckled and cursed, then turned and walked toward the door without replying.

Field and Annie followed behind.

Anli glanced back at Lynn and waved to him.

Lynn waved, and Anri smiled, then turned and followed her father.

After the Stigmata left, Lynn was about to leave as well, but Alphonse, who had been waiting for a long time, came up to him.

To avoid suspicion in front of his mentor, Marfa, he hadn't spoken to Lynn until Marfa left.

"Lord Lynn, please leave your contact number. I will let you know in advance when I come to visit in a few days."

Seeing Alphonse's persistence, Lynn knew that Alphonse must want something from him, so he didn't refuse.

He casually pulled a piece of discarded bone from the Ring of the Dead, engraved his own communication frequency on it, and handed it over.

Alphonse accepted it with profuse thanks, and then left satisfied.

After Alphonse left, Lynn stood at the entrance of the banquet hall and nodded to the few people who had not yet left.

The others returned the greetings, and Lynn smiled, turned, and walked out of the banquet hall.

...

Upon returning to his own laboratory, Lynn immediately activated all the restrictions.

He sat down at the control panel, took out Malfa's ring from his rings, and solemnly placed it on the table.

The ring face is silver and transparent, with a drop of silvery-white liquid sealed inside.

The liquid flows slowly within the cabochon, creating a dreamlike and ethereal effect that evokes a sense of peace and comfort.

However... he didn't believe that Marfa would be so kind as to give him such a big gift.

Lynn held the ring in his palm, closed his eyes, and probed the ring with his mental energy, but found no problem whatsoever.

Without being careless, the analysis was started immediately, with three hundred workstations operating simultaneously, and data spreading out in the sea of ​​consciousness.

The ring has a simple structure: the outer layer is ordinary void silver dust, and the inner layer is engraved with a layer of fine runes.

The rune's function is to guide the energy released by the drop of liquid, allowing it to slowly permeate the wearer's soul.

The most crucial thing is that drop of liquid.

Liquids have a complex structure; they are not a single substance but a mixture of multiple substances.

The core was a material he had never seen before, translucent and silvery-white, which appeared as slender needle-like crystals in the analyzed data.

The surface of the crystal has fine lines, and the direction of the lines is irregular, like lines drawn randomly.

The analysis continues in depth.

When the crystal comes into contact with spiritual energy, its surface texture begins to glow.

The light was faint, silvery-white, the same color as the liquid, and it followed the mental energy back, trying to penetrate Lynn's sea of ​​consciousness.

Lynn dared not allow this unknown thing to invade his consciousness, so he immediately severed the connection, and the light dissipated.

The analysis also provides the final conclusion.

[Target: Soul-Eating Elixir]

[Composition: Refined using a special method from the saliva essence of a Saint-level Abyss Nightmare mixed with Soul Dust Crystal Powder. The core ingredient is "Soul-Devouring Needle Crystal," a needle-like crystal that can penetrate the surface of the soul.]

[Initial effects: Stimulates the core of the soul, accelerating the flow of soul energy. The wearer will experience clearer thinking, faster recovery of mental strength, and a slight increase in soul power.]

[Long-term effects: The Soul-Eating Needle Crystal slowly pierces the depths of the soul, adhering to the surface of the soul's core. The needle crystal continuously absorbs the wearer's soul energy while secreting an acidic substance that corrodes the soul's structure. The corrosion process is extremely slow; initially, there is no discomfort, but later there is a risk of soul collapse.]

[Note: This is a "soul drug." Initially, it induces ecstasy, but later it makes life worse than death.]

...

really!

Lynn opened his eyes, looked at the ring, and his gaze gradually turned fierce.

The silvery-white liquid inside the cabochon was still slowly flowing, gleaming softly under the crystal light.

He placed the ring on the table, leaned back in his chair, and remained silent for a few moments.

Marfa was definitely up to no good!

The Soul Purification Ring—purification is a lie; corruption is the real deal.

In the initial stages, you'll feel your soul become stronger, your thinking clearer, and your mental energy recover faster.

Once you're addicted and can't live without it, the needle crystals have already pierced deep into your soul, and you can't pull them out.

A few years later, your soul will begin to decay, and you'll think it's because your cultivation went wrong, without ever suspecting the ring.

However, Marfa underestimated him too much, actually trying to deal with him using such methods.

He sat up straight and took out an empty crystal bottle and a set of extraction tools from the ring.

The mental energy transformed into a fine needle, piercing the gap between the ring face and the ring setting, finding the key node of the rune loop, and unlocking the seal on the ring face.

A silvery-white liquid flowed from the cabochon and dripped into the crystal bottle.

Lynn picked it up and shook it gently. A thin layer of silvery-white liquid had accumulated at the bottom of the bottle, which was faintly glowing.

Although this thing is insidious, it is not cheap. Even a tiny drop of it is worth at least 300,000 magic stones.

Marfa really went to great lengths to deal with him.

After storing the liquid in his dimensional space, Lynn thought for a moment and then took out a bottle of Holy Light Essence Blood from his ring.

The Holy Light Essence was golden-white, flowing slowly in the bottle, its color remarkably similar to the mixed liquid—one sacred, the other sinister.

He used an extraction tool to draw out a drop of holy light essence and dripped it into the ring.

The golden-white liquid spread throughout the cabochon, filling the space where the silver-white liquid had been.

He reactivated the seal on the ring face, reset the rune nodes, and the ring face returned to transparency, showing no signs of change.

Holy Light Essence Blood is not poisonous and will not corrode the soul. On the contrary, it has a slight purifying effect. In addition, it has its own disguise, so it is no different from the original ring.

That's right, Lynn didn't choose to directly expose Marfa to the academy; instead, she pretended to deceive her.

Marfa is, after all, a holy mark, so even if it is exposed, it won't make much difference.

When the academy holds her accountable, she can simply claim that she didn't understand the properties of the fused materials, and only thought they were good for the soul, so she gave them to Lynn as a congratulatory gift.

The college probably won't punish her much; in the end, she'll likely just apologize and that's it. This might actually raise some red flags.

It's better to lull her into a false sense of security first, and then crush her when the opportunity arises!