Jiang Chen's mind went blank. He dropped to the ground on his butt, and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud slipped from his hand.
His spiritual power had been jolted, leaving his mind utterly blank.
Suddenly, he felt something strike his forehead, plunging his mind into even greater chaos.
He struggled to think, trying to regain consciousness, but another jolt came over him.
Then, Jiang Chen felt his forehead being struck again and again. Each time he was about to regain consciousness, he was thrown back into dizziness.
From the outside, Jiang Chen was already lying on the ground while the palm-sized Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud bounced up and down, repeatedly smashing its pointed tip into his forehead.
The sight was incomparably bizarre.
If it had been anyone else, their head would likely have been split open and they would have fainted long ago.
After more than a dozen strikes, Jiang Chen's skin finally broke, and a trace of blood flowed out, staining the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
The thing released another burst of suction, continuously drawing Jiang Chen's blood out and into itself.
Feeling the loss of blood, Jiang Chen rapidly regained consciousness.
Suddenly, a faint blue glow drifted out from the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and condensed into a humanoid phantom. An ancient, weathered voice rang out. "I don't know how many years it has been, but I've finally found blood with a decent flavor. I've also finally found a body capable of bearing the power of the vast sea. This skin really is thick."
The moment his voice fell, Jiang Chen abruptly sat up and slapped the hovering Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud away, roaring, "Find your mother!"
Damn it, this thing had used that sharp cone to smash him more than a dozen times and had even drained