The one who had attacked Pariston was Moyu's Black Blade.
But it was not the Black Blade from before. It was a Black Blade that had been imbued with Soul Ember and awakened the fire of the mind.
From that moment onward, the Black Blade had transformed from a Nen Artifact into a Nen Beast.
To test the Black Blade's current abilities, Moyu had let it deal with Pariston on its own.
Its initial attacks were utterly immature. It only knew how to charge straight ahead and could not create even the slightest pressure.
Later, perhaps realizing that its current approach was ineffective, the Black Blade directly drew upon all its Nen, then borrowed the Wishful Foundation Stone's ability to sweep across the entire floor in an instant.
That ensured it would hit.
With a single slash, it cut Pariston in half. Having exhausted all its Nen, the Black Blade then turned into wisps of smoke and vanished within the building.
Splat.
As the Black Blade disappeared, Pariston's severed body fell onto the concrete floor. Sticky organs spilled out, quickly gathering into a pool of blood.
At the same time.
On a distant rooftop.
Sensing the Black Blade's disappearance, Moyu raised his right hand and mobilized his Nen.
Sshh—
His flowing Nen took shape in an instant, becoming the form of the Black Blade.
But this Black Blade was the same as before: entirely black, without the magma-like red glow from earlier, and its hilt was intact.
In truth, the Black Blade imbued with Soul Ember possessed two modes.
One was Nen Artifact mode, while the other was Nen Beast mode.
The former was the same as before, a purely Conjured weapon.
The latter was the form that had attacked Pariston...
In Nen Beast mode, the Black Blade could alter