Chapter 13: Unexpected Windfall
The incident unfolded too rapidly, from sensing danger to instinctively triggering "Spiritual Power Finger Snap," everything happened in the blink of an eye, without even time to think, his subconscious had already reacted.
Chen Li stood dazed for a while before suddenly snapping back to reality, quickly glancing nervously around him. Seeing that no one was about, he managed to suppress the panic in his heart somewhat.
"How did it end up like this..."
"No, I can't stay here any longer, I need to leave now while no one's around."
Before leaving, he couldn't resist taking a look at his severed arm.
The torn end was a mangled mess of flesh and blood, with bloodied bones and sinews faintly visible. His fingers, shaped like chicken claws, were twitching and jerking involuntarily, and about three feet away from his palm, a black object with pointed ends lay silently on the ground.
"This is..."
His heart stirred, and he hurriedly picked it up without a closer look, clutching it in his wet palm, then taking another nervous glance around before quickly striding away. Within a few steps, he rounded a corner and disappeared.
He hurried home, swiftly locking the door behind him; Chen Li's heart was still pounding ferociously.
"That was close, I almost died. If my reactions hadn't been fast..."
"But the 'Spiritual Power Finger Snap' is really effective, even more so than a magic artifact. Not only is its activation fast, but its power rivals the Willow Leaf Dart, and it consumes less spiritual energy. Once it reaches master level, it's almost like divine skills, needing no deliberate concentration on the flow of spiritual energy when triggered."