Chen Wuya sat on a reef, his fingers lightly rubbing the red mark in his palm. The mark had deepened since before, as though it had seeped into his flesh. The sea breeze blew in from behind, carrying dampness and salt, but he did not move.
The Misaligned Force within him was still circulating, advancing and retreating like steady tides. He could now clearly sense the path of every thread of true qi. They no longer charged about wildly, but cycled along a route even he himself could not explain.
Just then, a flash of light suddenly appeared before his eyes.
[Accumulated incorrect-training value has reached 100,000 points. Unlock "Canglang Transformation"?]
He froze for a moment. This prompt had never appeared before. He had no idea what "Canglang Transformation" was, but the system would not present an option for no reason.
Before he could respond, a tremendous blast tore through the night sky in the distance.
Boom!
Flames shot into the sky, lighting up half the coast. Black smoke billowed upward, coming from the direction of the altar. The ground trembled faintly, and even the reef beneath his feet shuddered.
He shot to his feet and instinctively raised a hand, pressing it toward the sea to borrow force and steady himself. But the instant his palm met the air, the Misaligned Force within him surged out violently, racing through his meridians straight into his palm.
Crash—
The sea exploded!
A colossal column of water burst from the seabed, spinning as it soared into the sky, a full hundred meters high. The waterspout swept across the area, thoroughly churning away the poisonous mist in its path. Several concealed mechanism formations let out piercing cracks before shattering into fragments that flew in every direction.
Chen Wuya stood stunned.
He lowered