In front of the impact ravine, waves of displaced air rushed back, kicking up great clouds of blinding dust and sand from the ground.
The once-lush forest had been reduced to a barren expanse after the fierce battle. Nothing remained visible but grayish-white soil.
Even the creatures of the Convergence Zone had been terrified into fleeing in all directions during Chen Chuan's battle with the demon ghoul. None dared remain nearby.
It was foreseeable that, due to the lingering mental power and fields left behind by both combatants, no creatures of the Convergence Zone would breed or thrive here for a long time.
Chen Chuan stood there for a while as the gleaming motes swirling around him gradually subsided.
Although he had expended considerable energy in the battle, he had previously eaten enough food to last half a month, calculated on the assumption that he would be fighting all day. Thus, a steady stream of power was still being released from his Mutated Tissue.
At that moment, he seemed to sense something and turned his gaze toward a certain spot. The sand there churned, and then something crimson surfaced from beneath it, slowly drifting before him.
It resembled a heart, but it was clearly not condensed from any Mutated Tissue. There were no traces of Spiritual Fire or mental power on it.
He did not know what it was. It might have survived the earlier Spiritual Impact, which was enough to show that it was no ordinary object. Moreover, he himself sensed nothing amiss from it.
After considering it, he reached out, took hold of it, and slipped it into the pocket of his outer garment, intending to examine it after he returned.
He turned and left, arriving before the Long Jian embedded in the ground. He pulled it free