The wreckage of the Law Net headquarters floated through the void like shattered Liuli, reflecting a sickly dark gold glow.
The Gods and Demons Black Ship lay moored at the center of the ruins. The dragon keel formed from a Forbidden Zone Overlord's spine trembled violently, every segment of bone letting out hungry cracking sounds.
Chu Qing stood barefoot at the bow. The soles of his feet pressed against the icy bone deck, while dark gold Dragon Patterns beneath his skin flickered and burned.
"Master, the warehouse restrictions haven't dissipated yet." Nangong Xue approached, her fingertips resting on the sword hilt at her waist, her knuckles faintly whitening from tension.
Chu Qing did not turn around. He raised his right hand and lightly pointed his index finger at the half-collapsed golden palace in the void.
The Profession Column, visible only to him, instantly refreshed:
[Discovered: First Treasury of the Law Net of All Heavens.] [Detected: Ninety-three thousand Order Chains.] [Simplification Plan: Karma severance, devour all.] [Karma Points Consumed: Ten million.]
"Shatter."
Chu Qing squeezed out a single word from his throat.
There was no grand sound effect.
The palace, which could withstand months of fierce assaults from a peak Reflection Realm expert, had all its defensive runes turn white the instant Chu Qing's fingertip descended. They weathered away, then scattered like dry paper ash swept up by a gale.
"Roar—!"
The black ship's dragon keel erupted with a thunderous roar.
The ribs of the entire ship spread open in unison like a gigantic maw stretched to its limit. Hundreds of millions of spirit stones, mountains of divine metal, and supreme Path Secret Manuals sealed inside white jade caskets became a dazzling river of rainbow light, crazily pouring back into the ship's hold.
Chu Qing's Adam's apple bobbed.
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