It happened far too suddenly.
Li Cang had never imagined that this friend, with whom he was on good terms and who was always all smiles and laughter, would suddenly attack.
Still less had he expected the other man to possess such terrifying, unheard-of methods.
He only had time to see that scarlet hue fill heaven and earth before his body was swept into the river.
The surging river seemed to pour down from the highest heavens, countless fine blood blades rushing toward him.
"Zhang Yun! You-"
His furious, startled roar was cut short as his soul-body melted like snow, dissolving into the river of blood.
Clang.
A black square seal fell onto the boulder with a crisp ring, barely audible amid the waves.
[You killed level 35; Declining Fate Envoy Li Cang]
With a thought from Chu Mo, the raging river of blood instantly contracted into a crimson thread and sank into his body. He reached forward and drew several spheres of light and the square seal into his palm.
[Obtained..]
Only that black seal was somewhat unusual, making Chu Mo's gaze flicker.
[One Harmony Command Seal] [Description: A square seal of peculiar origins, containing a portion of the Taboo "Declining Fate"'s power. It can plunge living beings into a calamity of decline, rotting their bodies and decaying their spirits. However, the power contained within this seal is limited; every portion used is a portion lost.]
"No wonder his fate weighed a little more than an ordinary departed soul's. So this black seal housed a trace of a Taboo's power."
Chu Mo skimmed the panel's description, a glimmer of understanding flashing through his eyes.
He had thought that no unusual treasure, however miraculous, should have been capable of so much. Its source truly