Rumbling sounds rolled out over the sea. As the waves crashed, Xu Qing sat on his dharmaskiff trembling from head to toe, his breath coming in ragged pants, and the coldness in his eyes transforming into madness. The reason was... he was hungry! More hungry than he had ever been before. One reason for that hunger was that his withered fleshly body needed to be replenished in order to return to normal. The violet crystal couldn’t help out at all in that regard. It could speed up recovery from injuries, but it couldn’t create energy, blood, and nutrients out of nothing.

The other reason for that hunger was right behind Xu Qing. There was nothing in the air behind him. But both Patriarch Golden Vajra Warrior and the shadow were both very nervous, as they knew that right behind Xu Qing lurked something extremely vicious and dangerous.

Xu Qing also knew that there was something behind him.

Put precisely, the patriarch and the shadow were both tense with fear because, beneath Xu Qing’s clothing, right on his back, was a magical totem tattoo.

The moment the eyes of the golden crow opened, an image appeared on Xu Qing’s back that...