However… Grey soon discovered that refining the purple scythe was far more difficult than he had initially imagined.
Among the jade slips he had plundered from the old man's corpse, there was one particular art specifically meant for refining soul weapons. Back then, he hadn't paid it much attention. Now, standing face to face with the purple scythe once more, he finally understood why such an art even existed.
From the very beginning, this soul weapon had been extremely malicious. It was filled with a deep, bone-chilling sinister intent that was clearly directed at Grey himself. When he had first encountered it, it was nothing short of sheer luck that allowed him to survive its backlash.
This time, however, Grey did not intend to merely escape.
He wanted to claim it.
