Qu Jianlei's arrangement for Jinghong was to first leave it to the others in the team as a trump card.
Once he had some free time in the future, he would try to see if he could nurture it into a Soul-Splitting Realm Divine Weapon.
But as for when he would have that free time... he truly had no idea what year that would be.
None of that was the point, though. Right now, when he brought out Jinghong, he basically only hoped it could... serve as an early warning.
What he had not expected, however, was that Jinghong's might would actually exceed his expectations.
When Black Blade was released, it showed obvious hesitation. It paused in front of him for several breaths before finally releasing its aura.
And the aura it released was indeed at the Out-of-Body Realm level. There was no doubt about that.
Qu Jianlei was somewhat torn between laughter and tears. The Heavenly Tilting Aura had been something he had let it adapt to before, so was there really a need to be this cautious?
Clearly, Jinghong had been startled by the scene before it. The Decay Aura that filled the entire Boundary Realm was not merely powerful and vast in the ordinary sense.
But after it reacted, it began probing outward bit by bit.
At first, Black Blade was not very large. The Phantom was only a little over one kilometer long, far from its peak period when it could easily span several thousand kilometers.
But it was methodical. It slashed outward again and again, without any fancy flourishes, its rhythm steady and resolute.
And its killing aura really did have some effect against Heavenly Tilting. Wherever it passed, it could effectively dispel the Decay Aura.
As time went on, Black Blade advanced outward bit