A cold glint flashed and vanished.
This sword strike had no astonishing sword aura, nor tremendous power. On the contrary, it looked quite ordinary.
It was simply fast.
--Fast beyond all limits!
Confusion still lingered on Xue Nu's face as his head flew into the air.
Gu Qingshan immediately formed a hand seal.
He caught the headless corpse, sealed the spurting blood with a spell, then quickly retrieved the head and gently set it on the ground.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye. No one outside sensed a thing.
The flying boat continued onward.
Gu Qingshan seized the moment, put on the pure white Six Paths Evil Face, and activated "Jade Tree"!
In an instant, an inexplicable ripple enveloped the scarlet mask on the table.
--This was Xue Nu's mask!
"I'll take this one."
Gu Qingshan communicated with the Six Paths Evil Face through his thoughts.
Rows of tiny, firefly-like words quickly appeared in midair:
"Ghost Killing Mask."
"This mask contains the face-curse technique: Rending Kill."
"This curse must be guided with hand seals. It cuts through flesh and blood, and transforms into a force of impact when it encounters weapons."
"If you activate 'Deep Shadow,' this face-curse technique will advance by one level. Would you like to do so?"
Gu Qingshan immediately replied, "Activate it."
All the tiny, firefly-like words vanished, and a new prompt appeared in the air:
"You have activated 'Deep Shadow.'"
"The Ghost Killing Mask has advanced by one level."
"This mask contains the face-curse technique: Vacuum Rend."
"This curse requires no hand seals. The curse manifests as soon as it is spoken. It cuts through flesh and blood, and knocks weapons flying."
"'Vacuum Rend' has materialized as a face-curse and appeared on your Six Paths Evil Face."
The pure white mask on Gu