S-01 was originally the territory of the Abyssal Demons. The development of the entire world had become chaotic because of their birth.
When any non-Abyssal Demon individual came to this world, they would feel an obvious sense of discord, discomfort, and maladjustment at the soul level.
Not to mention entering certain Supreme King's Domains and attempting to provoke the rulers within. That was simply courting death.
For invaders, the deep sea was a typical area of extreme danger, a "Supreme King's Domain" formed through the combination of the highest-level land deeds and the domains of Supreme Ones.
Simply being within it meant suffering from layered restrictions, as well as the "corrosive contamination" contained in the Seawater.
The reason Walter's broken leg had remained impossible to heal over all these years, with even treatment carrying certain risks, was precisely because contamination had invaded the wound.
Trying to challenge Lord Ke under such circumstances was far too much... there was even a risk of death.
It was like trying to challenge Teacher You in Void Space. If that was not courting death, then what was?
One Hour
The condition for achieving a draw with Lord Ke
might have seemed fairly ordinary at first, since both were of the same level. But upon careful consideration, the actual chance of success was minuscule.
The slightest misstep would put him at a disadvantage.
Moreover, that disadvantage would grow exponentially over time.
During the battle, the contamination from Lord Ke would act upon Walter's old wound and rapidly spread throughout his entire body.
In the worst-case scenario,
Walter would be left with permanent, irreparable grave injuries and might even die because of them.
However.
Walter understood the risks better than anyone, yet he stepped through the portal to the deep sea without hesitation, as though he