Above the Black Tide:
Chu Qing and the Forbidden Zone Master were both seeking a chance to kill with a single blow.
The Forbidden Zone Master continuously tested Chu Qing's resistance to various secret inheritances, probing the speed of his recovery.
He sought an opportunity for a one-strike kill.
As for Chu Qing, he had wanted to use the Royal Authority. Hand of God several times.
But every time he was about to activate it, a faint unease rose in his heart.
"Liuli said I could use it whenever I wanted."
"But why did it feel wrong?"
He feared that activating the Hand of God would bring trouble to Liuli.
Especially now that he knew Liuli had suffered grave injuries and might have died or sealed herself away, he was even less willing to cause her trouble.
Yet without using the Hand of God, killing this Sovereign was simply impossible.
Even after using the Nine Chapters and Nine Questions, he had only left several enormous wounds on the Sovereign.
Some wounds healed quickly, while others recovered within a minute or two.
There was no way to settle it with one hammer blow.
"The gap in our total power is far too great."
"If I accumulated strength for several eras—no, I would only need a few more decades to kill him with the same secret inheritances."
Ten minutes...
Half an hour...
One hour...
Chu Qing exhaled a breath of stale air.
"Enough. I'll use the Hand of God and destroy him."
He could not delay any longer. The longer he dragged this out, the worse it would be for him.
He was analyzing the Sovereign's Undying Seal.
This Sovereign was also analyzing the mysteries of the Reflection Method.
Though the other party was an old relic, that was precisely why his