One strike, that was all it took.
The instant Holy Shield Charge's knockback effect activated, the Navy Captain's crystal coffin was blasted into the air. At the same time, Marcus's melee attack inflicted damage, causing a yellow number to appear above the coffin.
-3200
Of course, the damage itself was irrelevant. Whether he dealt three thousand points or thirty thousand made no difference. His objective had always been simple: knock the Navy Captain's coffin off the swirling whirlpool, and he had done exactly that.
Just as Elder Eagle had predicted, the moment the coffin left the whirlpool and lost its source of spiritual energy, the changes began.
Resting on the stone floor, the crystal coffin suddenly erupted with chaotic golden light that flickered wildly around it. It was unmistakable: the Navy Captain's cultivation had fallen into complete energy deviation.
