Help! The Villainess Trapped in the Beast World's Drama!

Chapter 595: Chapter 544: Top-Tier Purification! (Part 3)

But what followed was the rapid ascension of his power level!

Having lost his body, Jia Lan lost all abilities except for spiritual power, but at this moment, his strength unexpectedly broke through to the Tenth Rank in one fell swoop and continued uninterrupted to the Primordial Beast Tier!

He even awakened a new superpower, the Supreme Purification System!

Loom——

A deep chime resonated throughout the entire Sea God Temple.

This was a bell sound that only rang during the change of the High Priest.

Once every twenty years.

The moment the bell rang, it declared the passing of the former High Priest and welcomed the rebirth of the new High Priest.

The bell hadn’t rung in the past twenty years; and now, twenty years later, its long-delayed sound finally reverberated.

Jialouluo awoke from his sleep, as if sensing something, donned his robe and hurriedly made his way outside the Divine Hall, where he saw several temple servants had already emerged.

They gazed in one direction, their expressions heavy with pain.

Jialouluo clutched his chest, suddenly finding it hard to breathe. He staggered closer and witnessed the final moment of Lunus’s dispersal.

She paused outside the hall, lips slightly parted, yet she uttered no words; only a single tear involuntarily slipped from the corner of her eye.

She did not even know why she was crying, and when she raised her hand to wipe it away, she was surprised to feel the wetness.

After Lunus dispersed, only two things were left behind.

A golden scale the size of a palm, Lunus’s Heart Scale, symbolizing his existence in this world.

Meanwhile, on the ground lay a pale blue water bubble the size of an infant—or more accurately, a semi-transparent fish egg.

Within the bubble, a faint golden light flickered, and in the water, a baby seemed to be wrapped, its lower body an unscaled, subtly golden, pink fish tail.

According to common understanding, this should be the newborn form of the new High Priest.

However, ”it” had lost the inherited power of the previous High Priests.

The golden scale suspended in mid-air slowly descended after losing the last thread of supporting power, landing on the fish egg.

Jia Lan gazed longingly at the two relics left by Lunus, dazedly standing in place, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

An elder who appeared to be in his seventies or eighties stepped forward. He wore the standard robe of the Priest Temple, which had already shown signs of age, indicating his long years of service.

He was a servant who accompanied the High Priest. He conveyed the High Priest’s final words.

— Jia Lan could truly be reborn through this child’s flesh.

Though not his original form, the High Priest had a youthful visage remarkably similar to Jia Lan’s, and he would soon adapt.

However, this was tantamount to seizing the body.

Jia Lan refused without hesitation.

He would never seize another’s body to be reborn.

Though this child was Lunus’s next life, in essence, it was an entirely new life. He should have his own complete life, not be a vessel for Jia Lan’s resurrection.

The elderly Divine Servant was unsurprised by the benevolence and kind heart of His Highness and deeply understood.

The Old Beastman bent down, gently cradling the infant-sized egg bubble, with familiar and tender movements, as if this was not his first time doing so.

His shoulders relaxed slightly, as if with the departure of the High Priest, a certain mission was about to conclude.

”The Priest Clan began with him, spanning seventeen generations, and ended in the eighteenth.” The old man sighed lightly, unclear if he referred to Lunus or another departed soul.

”He... has escaped the curse of endless reincarnation, perhaps.”

Curse, curse, Cursed Mermaid.

This was the true curse upon the High Priest.

”From now on, this child will just be an Ordinary young boy among all beings, fulfilling his wish in life, to return to a normal life.”

The old man, holding the yet-to-be fully hatched Mermaid egg, trembled as he kneeled before Jia Lan, ”The old servant welcomes the new High Priest!”

All temple servants gathered.

They kneeled around the palace in unison, dancing with solemnity and reverence as if part of a mystical ritual, moving with obscure gestures, striking enigmatic poses, or swimming atop the Divine Hall.

From a bird’s-eye view, it seemed to sketch an ancient totem, singing a distant and mysterious chant.

The Mermaid’s chant seemed to cleanse the soul, the song tinged with a hint of sorrow and repose, yet infused with the joy of new life, stirring the heart as if a mystical force coursed through.

Their dance and song were harmonious and melodious, as if directed by an invisible hand.

The entire ceremony lasted over an hour before it finally concluded.

All the temple servants prostrated themselves, showing respect towards Jia Lan, ”We welcome the new High Priest!”

Jia Lan stood at the doorway of the hall, his back straight as a pine, his silhouette like a sculpture, exuding an ethereal and detached aura, appearing close yet inexplicably distant.

The young man was cool and aloof in appearance, the elongated form possessing azure eyes as vast as the deep sea, scattered with specks of golden light, increasingly displaying a noble and holy temperament, imbued with compassion towards all things, prompting admiration and reverence, sacred and inviolable, only to be viewed from afar.

Shen Tang gazed at the young man before her, suddenly stunned.

For some reason, she suddenly felt... an ethereal and distant layer separating her and Jia Lan.

With delight, the system crowed, [Oh my god, Host! We’ve scored a top-tier potential stock here! We’re going to make a killing!!]

[Jia Lan now possesses top-tier Purification Ability! Successfully obtaining his genetic data could earn a phenomenal reward!]

Shen Tang was pulled back by the system’s excited treble, her mouth twitched, ”You’re thinking too far ahead. He currently... doesn’t have reproductive capabilities.”

The system was doused with cold water, wilting instantly, but after two seconds, it perked up again, [So the Host must quickly find his body! Once he regains his original form, Jia Lan will become a top-tier existence in this world, providing immense assistance to the Host!]

Shen Tang shook her head with some despondency.

Although Jia Lan had gained the power he desired to contend against Liu Ye, he also bore a heavy duty, making it destined to be difficult to be as free and unrestrained as before.