Chapter 1251: Stars and Corruption
With Zac creating a safe zone that greatly diminished the purple mist in the immediate surroundings, they got a proper look at the Polaris Vault. It almost looked like they'd been sent to a graveyard rather than a treasury, or a crypt since they were back in a room with proper ceilings and walls.
There were over a dozen pedestals resembling tombstones nearby, with even more hidden by the haze. Around half were protected by barriers identical to the one that appeared around the Yphelion, though these were of significantly greater make. Runes flickering with starlight floated in the shields, incinerating any corruption that came close.
"The nodes differ in size and material, and they're placed seemingly randomly instead of in neat rows," Galau mused. "I think it's a star map."
"Let's go. I can't keep this up forever," Zac grunted with a constipated expression.
"I can't believe you're even alive," Emily said.
Zac wasn't as bad off as he wanted to appear. [Purity of the Void]'s pocket space was cleansing the corruption as quickly as it was provided, showcasing the incredible capacity of his Hidden Nodes after they'd evolved to D-grade. That wasn't to say he wasn't facing some trouble; the significant drain on his Vigor and Void wasn't faked.
Running [Purity of the Void] came with a noticeable drain on the Void Vigor stored in his cells. Either body could provide the energy necessary for his Void Emperor Nodes, but it was a finite resource. Meanwhile, he had to rely on [Immutability of Eoz] and [Adamance of Eoz] to withstand the taint until it entered the purifying space.
His situation would have been much better if [Void Heart] had finished digesting the latest round of tribulation lightning. It could help him replenish the Void Vigor he lost by refining Life- and Death-attuned Natural Treasures, both of which Zac had ample reserves of. Unfortunately, he had to wait another day, at the very least, before it was done.
"Same solution as last time?" Ogras said.