A streak of light crossed the sky. In a secluded alley in Karma City, Chu Mo found True Xuanji standing rooted to the spot.
"Who... am I? I think I'm... Xuanji? No, no..." Xuanji's eyes were vacant as he muttered to himself, his voice halting and bewildered. Even his sense of self had collapsed.
Chu Mo's gaze flickered. The name above the other man's head had actually faded until it was almost transparent. At this rate, it would disappear completely before long.
Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately brought his flight light down. Xuanji's condition could hardly have been worse. This was the perfect moment to strike.
He quietly activated Treasure Talisman: Wondrous True Being, and a peculiar power imbued the [Azure Thunderclap Pearl]. Their union gave rise to a sensation beyond words or explanation.
The Azure Thunderclap Pearl seemed to shed its false shell, bursting with radiance that pierced the heavens. It drew down the lightning baleful qi of the Nine Heavens, conjuring countless Qing Ting lightning bolts that writhed like dragons and serpents. Resplendent with sacred might, they descended upon Xuanji's head.
The sea of lightning churned in deafening chaos, bathing everything in azure and violet. Walls and houses dissolved inch by inch in the lightning's wake, rising as vapor.
Though Xuanji's mind was in turmoil, his instinct to survive remained. Sensing the arrival of mortal danger, his magical power surged instinctively. He was about to unleash Profound Treasure Myriad Forms to resist, only to freeze abruptly, his expression growing even more bewildered.
"My Divine Ability... I can't sense it?"
He had no time to think further. Qing Ting was already upon him. Under the crushing pressure of death, his Life-bound Magical Treasure, the [Returning Truth Cauldron], flew out of its own accord. Radiance flared as it expanded