Yep, worked for me as well. The moment I had 99 shards at Thomas, I got ~3-4 chunks in a couple of hours. Pure Bladestone was like a freebie to me. The first time I killed a BP Dual Katana skeleton with soulsucker, I got it!
I distinctly remember someone having issues finding it though, hmmmm... who might that be?
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