Hai Tang was clearly very weak at the moment. She had fallen into the Ghost Ship months earlier than Lu Ye, her physical body trapped within, her essence continuously leaking.
Strictly speaking, the Hai Tang that Lu Ye saw on the Ghost Ship was not her true self, but rather the manifestation of her psyche spirit body.
Thus, she was able to repeatedly trace back through countless cycles; her true body was always trapped somewhere on the Ghost Ship.
Separated from her true body, Hai Tang was unable to control her own physical form, and naturally, her condition would progressively weaken until she eventually perished.
What surprised Lu Ye was not her current state, but her appearance.
The Hai Tang he had seen inside the Ghost Ship appeared as a normal human race cultivator, yet the Hai Tang now before his eyes was only palm-sized. She looked no different from a human, but Lu Ye was certain Hai Tang was definitely not of the human race!
