The clearing fell silent once more.
Only the slow drift of the mist remained, along with five ice sculptures reflecting a faint blue luster in the dim light.
Ian slowly exhaled, and the Spirit Devourer Rune in his Sea of Spirit gradually calmed.
After devouring five waves of Spiritual Shocks, the Rune was slightly brighter than usual. The Spiritual Energy it fed back to him restored nearly five percent of what he had spent.
'Smoother than I expected.' He walked over to one of the ice sculptures and pressed his hand against its frozen surface.
His Spiritual Power seeped inside, confirming that the Tree Demon's life fluctuations had vanished completely.
He gave it a casual tap. BANG! The ice sculpture shattered.
'Huh! Look what we have here.'
Amidst the shattered ice covering the ground, a bluish-black Crystal caught Ian's attention.
The Crystal flew up, and he snatched it out of the air to examine it closely.
