A shimmering Soap Bubble Blade drifted down from his body. No one knew how long it had been following on his shoulder. The bubble shifted and expanded in midair; it had begun as a tiny bubble, but by the time it landed, it had become a cold-faced middle-aged man.
The man separated from him, his back turned, without once looking back.
Countless bubbles materialized from the spot where the man had been pierced by the Soap Bubble Blade.
Before long, he was swallowed by bubbles.
The man in the white shirt fell from the sky and crashed heavily into the sea, kicking up waves and sending tremors through the water.
Until the very second he drew his last breath,
his eyes remained blank and unfocused.
What kind of ability was that?
When had he... gotten onto him?
Starlight descended from the night sky.
Three figures stood silently above the surface of the sea.
Their gazes were lowered.
They waited for the Throne to emerge.
As the wind blew,
the miniature Throne seemed to ride the breeze as it floated out of the sea. Yet it ignored the wind's direction and landed in the short-haired woman's hand.
"The seventh Throne." The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes.
The Throne looked dull and unremarkable.
Yet it belonged to the Second Sequence. It possessed the speed attribute and could push a person's speed to its absolute limit—a special attribute Throne on par with strength.
"Leave that one for me." The delivery rider spoke. His uniform was already stained with blood from the previous pursuit, but he did not seem to care. His eyes were fixed intently on the Throne.
"We'll discuss it later. Let's head back first." Li Yuan said, "We're all injured. We need to report back and recover properly. But..."
"The Punishment