The Small Arcane Golem that returned from the Silithus desert had only gotten some insect fluids and sand on its body.
Those weak Aqir had never had a chance to leave any damage on it.
But Herad paid no attention to such minor matters.
Earlier, Krasus had noticed Xal'atath absorbing the Broodmother's life force.
To be honest, Herad was a little surprised by this.
He knew Xal'atath was a fragment of a claw left behind by an Old God.
Presumably, besides providing astonishing amounts of shadow energy, it would have some special abilities as well.
For instance, Naaru fragments could be used to burn Undead Creatures.
Perhaps fragments of Old Gods were even more miraculous.
But absorbing life force was a little too miraculous!
This wasn't a cultivation novel with weapons like blood-drinking demonic blades.
Xal'atath's title, Blade of the Black Empire, sounded quite impressive.
In truth, in the game, this Dark Artifact only had a Void Torrent spell that could deal massive shadow damage.
Void Torrent was powerful, but it definitely couldn't kill anyone instantly.
Apart from being a chatterbox, Xal'atath hadn't displayed any distinctive traits.
This real-world Xal'atath seemed a little mysterious.
Herad carefully examined the Strange-Shaped Dagger, which had started babbling the moment it returned.
But after looking for quite a while, he still found nothing unusual.
At that moment, the chattering Xal'atath noticed Herad's strange behavior.
Then it blurted out, "You noticed the difference? Your eye is incredible!"
Hearing Xal'atath's exclamation, Herad's mind raced as he analyzed what was going on.
Enhanced by powerful Arcane Intellect, his brain came up with over a dozen possibilities in just two seconds.
Then, based on what he had observed, he selected the most plausible conclusion.
He said tentatively, "The damage to your blade seems to have repaired itself a