With a flourish of the blade, Chen Mo held Onimaru in his hand and examined it closely.
By now, Onimaru no longer emitted that strange black glow from before. Instead, it had taken on a metallic sheen, though beneath that sheen was a faintly off-color appearance.
In truth, after being passed down for centuries and drinking its fill of human blood, Onimaru had developed a spirituality. Though that spirituality was exceedingly evil, fond of drinking blood, and capable of replenishing the blade's energy and catalyzing Karma Fire through blood consumption.
However, that evil spirituality had finally reached its end in Chen Mo's hands. Because of the Thunderstorm Formation, the evil spirituality within Onimaru Sword had been blasted to the brink of death by the thunderstorm.
Once Chen Mo took it into his hand, it could only turn into its final traces of information and reveal itself within his Sea of Consciousness. As for that spirituality, it had completely dissipated. The spirituality that had inhabited Onimaru Sword for centuries had tragically fallen before that unreasonable formation.
Thus, after losing its sense of self, Onimaru Sword became somewhat crude. Not only had its sharpness and other qualities all dropped by a level, even the blade itself had lost its eye-catching color.
If no one used special means to refine this sword again, Onimaru would eventually be nothing more than an iron sheet with many years of history.
Fortunately, Chen Mo not only had the ability, but could also modify this blade, turning it from evil into a normal sword. After refining it, he could restore its original sharpness and even take it to a higher level.
After all, the material of this Onimaru Sword, even if it became an iron sheet, was still Hundred Refinements Meteorite Iron. Even in modern times, it