Ye Xingze's Mental Sea of Consciousness was also polluted.
Furthermore, the degree of pollution was extremely high.
However, priding himself on his formidable strength, he had long been forcibly suppressing the negative effects brought on by the rising Bestialization Index.
Due to his status, he had never been able to find a powerful purifier to resolve the Bestialization Index in his body.
Given his tier, ordinary low-tier purifiers simply could not shake his pollution levels at all.
And today...
Ye Xingze stared at Lan Lingdu with eyes like a fierce wolf that hadn't tasted meat for half a month.
It looked as if he might pounce on Lan Lingdu like a hungry dog at any second.
Oblivious to all of this, Lan Lingdu happily looked at the newly added Star Coins in her account.
The skill All Things Flourish was truly useful, and tool beasts were also good tools; purifying them not only increased her strength, but also rained down gold coins!
Tsk tsk! With wealth rolling in like this, whenever she wanted to reject a marriage proposal from any beast husband in the future, wouldn't it just be a matter of casually lifting a finger to get rich?
It seemed she wouldn't need to be a farmer in the future, rushing to till the land and sell grain to make money.
"Your Excellency! Do you still have any purification slots available today? I'll pay ten million for your..." At that moment, someone else came holding money and pleading for help before Lan Lingdu.
Lan Lingdu's eyes lit up. "What is your Purification Value?"
"Ninety-five percent." The animal characteristics manifesting on this person were already quite obvious, and it was only a matter of time before full bestialization occurred.
Lan Lingdu liked such straightforward people best. "Deal! Pay upon delivery, deliver upon payment!"
The orc was stunned for a moment, then swiftly transferred ten million to Lan Lingdu's account.
Lan Lingdu immediately activated All Things Flourish, then routinely extended her spiritual tentacles to assess the other party's degree of bestialization.
The next second, from Lan Lingdu's spiritual perspective, she saw a mighty and imposing white tiger struggling bitterly amidst a mass of pitch-black filth, on the verge of being swallowed by the black sludge at any moment.
Lan Lingdu frowned.
"Is there a problem?" Lan Lingdu managed to read an anxious expression right off the other person's furry face.
"Not much of a problem." Watching the Purification Value steadily tick upward, Lan Lingdu offered this reassurance to set the other's mind at ease.
The tiger orc was taken aback, seeming somewhat unable to believe it.
Yet seeing the look of absolute confidence on Lan Lingdu's face, he said nothing more.
Less than two minutes later, the orc's tiger eyes widened in shock. "The Bestialization Index inside me, my body..."
Lan Lingdu's red lips curved slightly as she "watched" the white tiger in the other's Sea of Consciousness scramble out of the filthy mire and onto solid ground. "Didn't I tell you I wouldn't let you waste that ten million?"
With tears in his tiger eyes, the orc exclaimed, "This is simply... unbelievable!"
About ten minutes later, the young man who had been purified by Lan Lingdu shed his furry visage, revealing a remarkably handsome true face.
With a pair of glistening azure eyes, he glanced quickly at Lan Lingdu before abruptly lowering his head, looking somewhat shy.
Right then, the hands hidden inside his sleeves were trembling frantically, and his tear-filled eyes were due to the fact that he genuinely wanted to cry.
At this moment, Lan Lingdu noticed an additional five million Star Coins in her account. "Didn't we agree on ten million?"
His voice trembled. "Actually, you deserve even more, but that's just all the Star Coins I had available on me!"
The young man hailed from a prominent family in the Interstellar and had already stepped into the Transcendence Realm at the age of eighteen.
During a training expedition, he had been infected with a certain special substance, which, while greatly increasing his strength, caused his Bestialization Index to skyrocket wildly.
Overcome with fear, he had turned to his family for help.
Yet even the most renowned Grand Master Purifiers in the Interstellar were unable to eradicate this bizarre substance.Over the years, he had watched his Bestialization Index climb bit by bit. He had been tormented by the experience—the strange pleasure of his body gradually transforming, mingled with anxiety, fear, despair, and the faintest glimmers of hope.
Seeing his family elders, who belonged to one of the high-and-mighty Golden Families of the Interstellar, humbling themselves and begging others for favors on his behalf until they were buried in debt, he felt only deeper guilt and agony.
Finally, when his Bestialization Index reached ninety percent, he quietly left his family and came to Gengdi Planet, intending to wait for the end.
Today, upon seeing Lan Lingdu, a strange and inexplicable desire to live surged within him.
He did not want to die—at least, not so soon.
He had only hoped to spend ten million to slow the progression of his bestialization.
He never expected this... so-called "Tier 4 Purifier" to be so monstrously talented.
Not only did she cause his Bestialization Index to plummet, she had also completely cleared away a stubborn patch of Mutated Substance—a growth that no other purifier they had hired had been able to budge in the slightest!
Miracles really did exist in this world!
Furthermore, he had discovered that "he" was actually a female!
As they stood close, he could clearly smell the rich, herbal fragrance emanating from her.
The young man's Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily. She smelled so good; he wanted to get closer to her, to hold her...
Looking into the clear, bottomless eyes of the girl, who was clearly disguised, the young man decided not to reveal the uniqueness of Lan Lingdu's ability. Consequently, he chose to keep his own identity hidden as well.
"Your Excellency, would I have the honor of knowing your name?" the minotaur trotted back to Lan Lingdu's side, asking with a fawning expression.
The other orcs nearby, filled with excitement, also looked at Lan Lingdu with anticipation.
They wanted to know if this Tier 4 Purifier who had suddenly appeared was truly a "wild" talent, or if she hailed from one of the top Interstellar families.
"My name? You can call me Xiao Du, Mr. Du, or perhaps—"
"Master Du!" Before Lan Lingdu could finish, the minotaur interjected, feeling quite clever for his quick thinking.
Why call her "Master Du"?
Did that even need to be asked? Master Du clearly did not want people to know her true identity; she wanted to keep a low profile!
Otherwise, she would have long since high-profilely announced her status, just like some major celebrity.
Lan Lingdu was stunned; she even looked down at her own slightly prominent chest.
These males were a bit blind, weren't they!
"Mr. Du, I am here on behalf of the Federation inspection team to formally invite you to join our ranks. Would you be interested?" The leader of Lan Nuannuan’s team squeezed his way to the front.
This drew glares of indignation from many of the surrounding orcs.
It was an attempt to co-opt her!
Once recruited, a purifier would no longer be free to purify others at will. Their purification quota would be tightly scheduled every day, and there would be no chance for commoners to receive treatment.
"She is already my teammate." A man clad in a black cloak appeared silently by Lan Lingdu's side.
The man who had been about to offer a massive reward to lure Lan Lingdu fell silent instantly.
This cloaked man was strong and known for his brutal methods. Their group was merely the second echelon of the inspection team and lacked sufficient combat power; they were no match for him if it came to blows.
Looking at the man’s grim expression, Lan Lingdu nodded sensibly. "I already have a teammate."
"I am in the Transcendence Realm. Can you take me with you, Master Du?" The young man squeezed in, his azure eyes staring at Lan Lingdu with fervent eagerness.
Lan Lingdu studied the handsome man, weighing the pros and cons in her mind.