Chapter 385: Chapter 384- Hatred The transparent purple sword in Grey’s hand slashed downward with overwhelming force, its intimidating aura causing the surrounding space to tremble faintly. At the same time, the towering illusory purple figure looming behind him mirrored the exact same motion, its gigantic sword descending like divine judgment.
Neither the invisible force nor the cultivator seated on the magical ship had expected such a sudden turn of events.
However, the man, who was one of the Heaven Chosen of his sect, reacted with astonishing speed.
Without the slightest hesitation, he raised the spiritual blade in his hand and severed both of his arms at the shoulders.
The instant his arms were cut off, the invisible connection between him and the mysterious force was completely severed.
As a result, the gigantic purple sword hanging above his head rapidly became transparent and illusory before gradually fading away into countless particles of light.
The enormous phantom behind Grey also began to dissolve into nothingness.
However, before the apparition could completely disappear, the Heaven Chosen had already crushed a protective talisman hidden within his sleeve.
A brilliant flash of light enveloped his body.
In the next instant, space twisted around him before he vanished without a trace, teleporting far away from the harbor.
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On the port, Grey, who had just completed his downward slash while the enormous phantom mirrored his attack, suddenly saw the transparent rusty nail shoot forward.
It pierced through space itself with a deafening bang.
A blood-curdling scream immediately echoed from the empty air ahead.
Although Grey could not see what had happened, he instinctively felt that the transparent nail had struck its target.
It had pierced through the invisible being and completely destroyed it.
The mournful cry lasted only for a brief moment before abruptly coming to an end.
Silence once again descended upon the harbor.
Moments later, the transparent rusty nail slowly returned to Grey’s Sea of Consciousness before quietly concealing itself once more, as though nothing had happened.
However, Grey immediately sensed that something was different.
The rusty nail hidden within his Sea of Consciousness was trembling faintly, producing a low buzzing sound that only he could perceive.
At the same time, the once-transparent nail was slowly becoming more tangible.
Although the change was extremely subtle, it was undoubtedly real.
Grey’s pupils contracted in surprise.
He could clearly tell that the ancient technique hidden within his body had begun to awaken after seemingly devouring and killing the invisible being.
It was as though the death of that strange creature had become nourishment for the mysterious technique.
Although the process was incredibly slow, there was no mistaking the feeling.
Only a few moments later, Grey sensed someone rapidly approaching.
A figure flashed through the darkness before landing beside him.
It was naturally Violet, who had rushed over after sensing the violent fluctuations caused by the battle.
The moment she arrived, her expression immediately became solemn.
Her sharp eyes swept across the devastated harbor before finally landing on the cultivator lying inside the small canoe.
The man’s face remained frozen in an expression of absolute terror.
Blood continuously flowed from his severed limbs, dyeing the bottom of the canoe crimson.
Although he was only at the Qi Accumulation Realm, his vitality far surpassed that of an ordinary mortal.
His life force had not yet completely faded.
However, that did not mean he would survive.
His death had merely been delayed.
"What happened?" Violet asked in a grave voice after surveying the chaotic scene around them.
She could clearly tell from the lingering fluctuations in the air, the scattered blood, and the destruction surrounding the harbor that an intense battle had taken place only moments ago.
Grey was still distracted by the strange changes occurring within his body.
It took him a moment before he finally replied.
"There was a strange being," he said slowly. "It tore off his arms and legs before snapping his neck. It tried to do the same thing to me."
Grey deliberately omitted how he had managed to defeat the invisible creature so quickly.
There were simply too many things that he could not explain.
Fortunately, Violet did not question him.
She merely nodded, choosing to believe his words without the slightest hint of doubt.
"Was anyone else involved in the battle?" she asked.
As she spoke, she lightly leapt onto the canoe and crouched beside the dying cultivator.
Without wasting another second, she retrieved several medicinal pills from her storage pouch and attempted to feed them to him.