The moment Jiang Zheyu opened her eyes, her gaze locked with the purple eyes of the man before her.

They were a shimmering purple, like a sea of blooming violets.

Jiang Zheyu instinctively tried to pull her hand away, only to find the man was gripping it tightly.

The man seemed to realize it too and quickly released her hand.

"You’re all healed. I’ll be on my way now." Jiang Zheyu gave a slight smile and headed for the door.

The man’s expression turned somewhat dazed. The pain that had constantly tormented him seemed to have vanished completely.

’He was really healed.’

The purple-haired man sat on the bed, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

After leaving the room, Jiang Zheyu realized she had forgotten to ask the man something. His Beastification Value had surpassed ninety, yet he was still able to maintain his human form.

’Oh well,’ she thought. ’I’ll just ask Feng Qi about it later. Or I could ask Prince Jin Yu.’

"I can keep going. Are there any other Beastmen who need purification?" Jiang Zheyu asked, glancing at the Beastman beside her.

She planned to raise her spiritual power to Level 4S today.

The Beastman seemed stunned by her question. He hadn’t expected a female to purify a Beastman so quickly and still have enough energy left to handle another one.

"Esteemed female, are you certain? You really don’t need to rest first?" the Beastman asked, concerned.

"Yes, yes, I’m fine," Jiang Zheyu said with a slight smile.

The Beastman’s cheeks flushed slightly at her smile. He nodded. "Alright, esteemed female. Please follow me."

Soon, the guard led her to the door of the next Beastman in need of spiritual power treatment.

Just like before, the two Beastmen had to go inside first and inject the patient with a spirit calming agent before Jiang Zheyu could begin the purification.

After another fierce struggle, the two Beastmen finally managed to inject the sedative into the patient.

Limping, one with a swollen eye and the other with a bruised lip, they turned to Jiang Zheyu.

"Precious female, you may enter and begin the purification," the two Beastmen said to Jiang Zheyu.

Seeing their sorry state, Jiang Zheyu felt a bit bad about making them take her to the next Beastman for purification.

’It’s no trouble for me, but it’s certainly taking a toll on the Beastmen.’

’Still, the Beastman who’s already been sedated is ready. I can start with him.’

Jiang Zheyu quickly took the Beastman’s hand.

Similarly, the Beastification Value in this Beastman’s Spiritual Domain Space had also formed a ball.

’If it was just one or two Beastmen, I could write it off. But for the Beastification Value in so many Spiritual Domain Spaces to turn into a black ball... Could the Beastification Value itself have mutated?’

Beastification Value +106

Healing value +95

This black ball’s Beastification Value was also over ninety.

’Does the Beastification Value turn into a ball once it exceeds 90?’

’But I remember when I first arrived here, Su Yan’s Beastification Value was also over 90, and it didn’t form a ball.’

’I’ll have to ask about it later.’

Name: Jiang Zheyu

Gender: Female

Current Spiritual Power Value: S+++ (3732.5/4000)

Points: 1433.5

Jiang Zheyu already felt too guilty to ask the two battered guards to take her to the next Beastman.

After all, every time she needed to purify a Beastman, they had to inject him with a sedative and get beaten up in the process.

’But seeing that she was just over 300 points away from reaching Level 4S, she figured she could be just a little bit shameless about it.’

’They’ll just have to suffer one more time.’

Name: Jiang Zheyu

Gender: Female

Current Spiritual Power Value: S++++ (4032.5/5000)

Points: 1533.5

By the time she finished purifying the last Beastman, Jiang Zheyu’s spiritual power had successfully broken through to Level 4S.

Having advanced to Level 4S spiritual power, she felt her mind become sharper and more potent.

The range her spiritual power could cover had also expanded multifold.

She felt invincible—at least, on a spiritual level.

Ahem...

"Are you guys okay?" Jiang Zheyu asked, looking at the two Beastmen beside her, their faces and eyes swollen, their limbs seemingly broken. "Should you go to the infirmary?"

"Precious female, you needn’t worry. We will head to the infirmary for treatment on our own in a bit," one of the Beastmen said, giving her a friendly smile.

"How about I help purify your Beastification Values while I’m at it?" Jiang Zheyu offered kindly.

"That’s against protocol," the Beastman hurriedly replied, shaking his head. "We have to submit an application first. We can only receive purification from you after it’s been approved by our superiors."

Jiang Zheyu paused. ’The Imperial Palace sure has a lot of rules,’ she thought.

"Don’t worry about it. I’m offering to do this for you personally," Jiang Zheyu said with a smile. "It will be over in a flash, just like with the three Beastmen I just treated."

The two Beastmen exchanged a look, but ultimately agreed.

And so, Jiang Zheyu instantly fleeced the two Beastmen for a combined total of 160 Beastification Value.

What puzzled Jiang Zheyu was that neither of these two Beastmen had a Beastification Value over 90, yet their Spiritual Domain Spaces also contained a black ball, with the Beastification Value swirling restlessly inside it.

’I thought the black ball only appeared when the Beastification Value exceeded 90. But now, here are two whose values are under 90, and their Spiritual Domains have black balls too.’

Jiang Zheyu: ...

’Have the Beastmen’s Spiritual Domains mutated?’

’I just don’t get it.’

Jiang Zheyu left the White Tower with Xiao Luo still dutifully by her side.

On the way back to the palace, Jiang Zheyu tapped on her Light Brain to message Feng Qi.

Yu Yu: Before I purified you, what was your Beastification Value?

There was no immediate reply. ’Looks like Feng Qi is still busy,’ she thought.

Jiang Zheyu put her Light Brain away.

As the two of them were nearing the palace, a giant pink balloon suddenly appeared in the sky. It was floating directly above the palace where Jiang Zheyu, the female lead, and the Little Princess of the Empire were staying.

The Imperial Palace guards immediately grew vigilant and surrounded the area.

Several guards instantly appeared at Jiang Zheyu’s side.

’Now that my spiritual power is stronger, I’ve actually been aware of the many guards protecting me from a distance. They were just hidden in the shadows, probably to help me feel more at ease.’

Now that something unexpected had happened, they all instantly appeared to shield her.

On the balcony of the Little Princess’s palace, she was leaning against the railing, gazing at the sky. A look of excitement filled her eyes, and her voice trembled with emotion:

"Have you come? Are you here to take me away?"

Jiang Zheyu: ?

’There’s no one in the sky.’

’Is she seeing a ghost in broad daylight?’