Xuanwu War Sovereign

However, Qin Feng had been too optimistic. The black light erupting from the True Spirit Pearl enveloped the entire grand hall, and though he had fled the building, he had not escaped its reach.

In the blink of an eye, he found himself surrounded by crashing, monumental waves!

At some point, wisps of pitch-black moisture had appeared all around him. Like liquefying mist and condensing vapor, they were vast and endless, filling the surrounding Void.

A vast, primordial power surged from within it, carrying the unique Innate Profound Mechanism of the world’s creation!

Standing amidst the Nine Nether Black Water, Qin Feng felt a terrifying sensation, as if his physical body and even his soul were about to be completely corroded and dissolved.

Sucking in a sharp breath, Qin Feng’s expression became incredibly grave. Star River True Power surged from his body like a torrent, forming an enormous, earth-yellow mountain a few dozen feet in front of him.

An Earth Element Divine Mountain!

RUMBLE!

But in the next instant, the Earth Element Divine Mountain, which boasted the strongest defense, was shrouded in black light. Its incredibly condensed Earth Element Qi was scoured away and torn apart.

The black light shot straight for his body.

His expression shifted. Qin Feng’s Star River True Power changed, and his Chaos Water Tribulation technique erupted, forming a massive whirlpool. Yet, under the corrosive black light, the whirlpool was like a small boat in a raging storm.

BOOM!

It shattered in an instant.

With his Divine Abilities broken one after another, his soul trembled. Qin Feng frowned deeply. ’This is trouble.’

The Seal Technique in his hands shifted rapidly, blooming like a lotus. The pigeon-egg-sized Celestial Crystal Core in his body pulsed as torrents of Star River True Power surged through his meridians. Following the change in his Hand Seal, a peculiar power flowed from the wisp of black, lotus-shaped Innate Undying Spiritual Light deep within his Dantian.

HUMMM...

A black lotus silently materialized around him.

The Thousand Leaf Water God Seal!

The Black Lotus enveloped Qin Feng!

BOOM!

The terrifying Nine Nether Black Water slammed into the lotus, sending out countless ripples.

The force of the repeated impacts on the Thousand-leaf Water God Lotus transmitted deep into Qin Feng’s True Soul. An oppressive feeling washed over him, like drums pounding inside his chest, and he nearly vomited blood.

’It’s this powerful?!’ Qin Feng was aghast. He hurriedly activated the *Mixed Element Star Technique*, circulating his Star River True Power to quell the backlash.

Seeing the Thousand Leaf Water God Black Lotus withstand the corrosive Nine Nether Black Water as he had expected, Qin Feng breathed a sigh of relief. But just at that moment, something unexpected happened.

The wisp of Innate Undying Spiritual Light that had manifested as the Thousand Leaf Water God Black Lotus seemed to sense something. To Qin Feng’s astonishment, it sprouted roots and plunged them deep into the Nine Nether Black Water.

Qin Feng froze for a moment. In the next instant, an Innate Profound Mechanism—one filled with the concepts of Destruction and the Nine Netherworld—surged from the lotus platform and into the depths of his soul.

Qin Feng was instantly captivated, unable to stop himself from immersing his consciousness to comprehend its mysteries.

A continuous stream of insights poured into his Dantian. Simultaneously, a wondrous and incredibly pure power surged up from the lotus platform and into his Black Water Demon Pill.

This was Nine Nether Black Water, one of the Nine Great Innate True Waters!

Upon receiving this power, the Black Water Demon Pill, which had already been four-fifths refined, began to transform instantly.

Countless Runes enveloped the Demon Pill!

CRACK! CRACK!

An ultimate light emerged from its core. The space around the Demon Pill seemed to collapse, and the entire pill caved in on itself by a noticeable amount.

It shrank from the size of a quail’s egg to the size of a soybean.

A layer of profound, dark Spiritual Light emerged from within, and strange, seemingly innate patterns appeared on the Demon Pill’s surface.

A Middle-grade Demon Pill!

Within his bloodline, Divine Abilities belonging to the Black Water Profound Serpent clan began to awaken. In a near instant, Qin Feng comprehended a multitude of Water Element Divine Abilities.

This was the benefit of cultivating an alternative True Spirit Body. Upon breaking through to a new Realm, many Divine Abilities required almost no cultivation to master; they were grasped automatically.

Sensing that its Nine Nether Black Water was being siphoned off, a desolate, ancient roar echoed out. The Black Water trembled and was instantly retracted.

Qin Feng snapped back to his senses, his face etched with regret. Nine Nether Black Water was one of the Innate True Waters.

Such a Supreme Treasure was an Innate Object on par with Innate Yin and Yang Qi. It contained Innate Profound Mechanism and Supreme Dao Rhyme, and the benefits of comprehending it would be immeasurable.

Still, even in that brief moment, Qin Feng had gained significant insights.

With a thought, layers of dark, cold, watery light bloomed from the upgraded Demon Pill.

A speck of black light appeared between Qin Feng’s fingers.

Drop by drop, a black liquid condensed in the Void. It trembled slightly, emitting a terrifyingly cold aura capable of flash-freezing refined steel.

Xuanming Black Water!

By borrowing a portion of the Innate Black Water Dao Rhyme from the Nine Nether Black Water, Qin Feng had transformed his One Yuan Black Water into the even more formidable Xuanming Black Water described in the *Black Water Righteous Method*.

With a flicker of his eyes, the pitch-black liquid condensed from the surrounding moisture flashed with streaks of invisible, crystalline, cold lightning.

Profound Nether True Thunder!

It was an exceptionally powerful Water Element Thunder Skill!

Qin Feng looked up and saw that, back in the grand hall, the Dragon Crown Prince had surprisingly not been annihilated by the black water as he’d expected.

He was currently seized by an invisible force, floating in mid-air, his face a mask of pure terror.

The black True Spirit Pearl, which had formed from the True Spirit Blood, pulsed with a sentient light that enveloped the Dragon Crown Prince. His mouth gaped open, the terror in his eyes absolute, but he was unable to make a sound.

’Possession?’

Qin Feng’s expression changed.

His face grew grim as his gaze fell upon the True Spirit Pearl. He was determined to obtain that Treasure Pearl.

That Treasure Pearl contained not only the Black Water True Spirit Blood, but also a drop of Nine Nether Black Water.

He had only comprehended a sliver of the Black Water’s profound mysteries, yet his power had already increased dramatically.

If he could obtain this Treasure Pearl, and by extension the Nine Nether Black Water, then forget becoming a Black Water Demon God—surviving four great worldly tribulations to become a Demon God would be a simple matter.

Moreover, by stealing some of the Nine Nether Black Water’s profound mysteries just now, Qin Feng had clearly offended the Son of Black Water. Once that being was reborn, he would certainly not spare Qin Feng.

’Kill!’

Killing intent flared in his eyes. With a fluctuation of Void Power, his figure shot into the Void like a black serpent.

The instant killing intent formed in Qin Feng’s mind, the True Spirit Pearl sensed it. A beam of pitch-black light ripped through space and vanished into the Void, then shot out from within to intercept him, attempting to slay him right there.

As the surging black light locked onto his position in the pitch-black Void, Qin Feng was secretly shocked.

’It’s this powerful? Even after being dead for so long, it still has the strength to tear through the Void!’

Qin Feng was certain this Son of Black Water, even now, was stronger than many other experts in their prime.

’I absolutely cannot let it be reborn! Otherwise, it will be my most terrifying competitor for the Water God’s Venerable Position!’

BOOM!

A piercing, blade-like light flashed in his eyes. Qin Feng’s body transformed into a void storm, melting into the pitch-black Void to evade the terrifying strike.

BOOM!

Countless smaller void tempests were shattered by the single blow, sending chaotic Void Power raging through the area!

Back in the grand hall, Qin Feng’s figure appeared silently at the Dragon Crown Prince’s side. A flash of sword light, like a clear azure torrent, slashed toward the prince!

Witnessing this, a furious, dark roar echoed from within the True Spirit Pearl. "You bastard! You’re courting death!"