A Man Like None Other (Jared Chance) novel Chapter 6785

Jared's body trembled faintly. Sweat gathered thickly over his forehead, ran down his cheeks, and disappeared into the seawater.

Then he sensed something wrong. At the heart of the nether energy, an exceptionally pure yin-attributed origin power was trying to attach itself to his core.

It differed from ordinary nether energy. An ancient will dwelled within it, like the first whisper of a consciousness awakening after 10,000 years of sleep.

Alarm tightened in Jared's chest.

The power was attempting to merge with his core, but it did not intend to be assimilated. Instead, it sought to seize control.

If left unchecked, it could take root and grow inside his core, becoming a malignant presence that he could never remove.

Jared sharply increased the output of his chaotic force. Gray radiance flared and enclosed the yin-attributed origin power together with the surrounding nether energy.

Once more, chaotic flame leaped upward. This time it burned with greater heat and ferocity, as though oil had been poured over the fire.

The yin-attributed origin power shrieked inside the fire, sounding like a living creature screaming as it burned.

Kael watched the gray light around Jared brighten and dim in rapid succession. His fists clenched without his noticing. "His aura is fluctuating violently."

Tension tightened Riven's voice. "What is he fighting? Is something else hiding inside the nether energy?"

The three remained where they were, staring at Jared so intently that even their breathing became cautious.

About half an hour later, the shriek finally ceased.

The gray light surrounding Jared stabilized. His face remained somewhat pale, but his eyes shone more brightly than before.

He could feel that the chaotic flame had thoroughly refined the yin-attributed origin power, turning it into exceptionally pure energy that entered his meridians.

His core had grown more stable, and his Golden Immortal Level Six cultivation was now more firmly consolidated.

Jared slowly concluded the technique. The gray radiance receded like a falling tide and revealed his pale but resolute face.

He opened his eyes and saw Kael and the other two waiting in the distance with concern written across their faces.

"It's over," Jared said hoarsely, his relief lending calm to his voice.

"The nether energy has been completely removed."

Kael hurried over and stared at the underwater plain, which had regained its natural color. Every gray-black deposit had vanished, revealing white coral stone and brown rock beneath.

The withered seaweed had not yet recovered completely, but tender green shoots were already emerging at the roots and spreading like a thin carpet.

A small school of spirit fish swam nearby, cautiously approaching the newly restored region as though testing whether it was safe.

Kael could not restrain his excitement. "The gray-black matter is really gone? These waters have truly recovered? And the seaweed is growing again?"

Jared nodded. Fatigue remained in his clear voice. "The sources of the contamination are gone, but some nether energy will linger in the seawater for a while, like moisture left behind when the tide recedes.

"I'll need to absorb it several more times before the region fully recovers. But the seaweed and coral have begun growing again, which means their foundations survived."

Kael was silent for a long time. Then he bowed deeply to Jared. "Thank you. I hunted here from the time I was a child. I watched these waters go from abundance to lifelessness and could do nothing.

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