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Under Chen Lin's gaze, the Woodcutter's body rapidly withered, then crumbled into a heap of ashes.

The sight made his eyes fill with wary doubt, but he also breathed a sigh of relief. At least it meant the Woodcutter was truly dead.

Even so, he did not dare act rashly. He summoned Fat Tiger and sent him over to inspect the remains.

Fat Tiger's indestructible body was well suited to dealing with the Woodcutter's armor-piercing attacks. Even if he was shattered, he could reform. Unfortunately, he was still too weak to keep up with the Woodcutter's speed and lacked any powerful means of attack.

He had wanted to help throughout the fight, but there had been nothing he could do.

Chen Lin himself had thrown everything he had at the Woodcutter.

Neither his Spirit-Transforming Grade Spirit Treasure nor his Primordial Spirit Domain had worked. In the end, the Soul-Destroying Finger had produced an effect he never expected. Otherwise, he would have had to use the Thunder God Sword. If even that failed, he would likely have died here.

"Reporting to Master: nothing unusual."

Fat Tiger went forward and scattered the ashes, then picked up the only thing left—the Firewood Saber—and examined it before reporting back.

Chen Lin used the Soul-Detaining Technique, sweeping the surrounding space with it. Only after confirming that no Remnant Soul remained did he walk over.

He circled the area without finding anything unusual, then took the Firewood Saber in hand.

After examining it, he frowned.

To his eyes, it was just an ordinary Short Saber, rather worn at that. He could hardly imagine it was a treasure capable of cutting through the Thousand-Layer Armor.

After a moment's hesitation, he decided against testing it with Mana. He put it away for now, gave his wound a quick