"Rumble..."
The Patrol Ship's engine roared to life, its speed suddenly increasing as it headed toward the battlefield.
Liu Jialin stood on deck, her gaze fixed on Su Chen in the sky, her heart filled with curiosity.
She wanted to take this opportunity to meet this mysterious and powerful Cultivator and thank him for resolving the crisis.
But before the Patrol Ship could draw near, Su Chen's body suddenly transformed into a mass of dazzling golden starlight. It scattered through the sky and vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye, leaving behind only a calm sea and floating wreckage.
"This..." Liu Jialin stared at the empty sky, momentarily stunned.
Zhang Xiao was also somewhat disappointed. "He's gone."
Liu Jialin shook her head and said, "Since he doesn't want to talk, there's nothing we can do.
"We owe the successful resolution of this crisis to him.
"Let's collect some exotic beast remains first and take them back to the Psionic Energy Research Institute for study. Then we'll head back."
The Patrol Ship slowly came to a stop. The crew took out specially made tools and began gathering the Hermit Crab remains floating on the sea.
These remains contained the Spiritual Energy of a Third-Order exotic beast and were extremely valuable for Spiritual Energy research.
Unfortunately, after the Hermit Crab self-destructed, its body had shattered too badly, and the pieces had scattered across the vast sea. Despite spending a great deal of effort, Liu Jialin and the others managed to collect only a small portion.
At the same time, dozens of kilometers from the battlefield, a six-to-seven-meter-long dead tree drifted aimlessly with the waves.
Its surface was covered in marks left by seawater erosion and was terribly rough. It swayed constantly amid the wind and waves.
Suddenly, a small