The turbid, pitch-black waves of Yellow Springs churned soundlessly. Only a bone-piercing chill wrapped in watery vapor spread through the air.
Qin He plunged straight into the heart of the Yellow Springs Abyss.
The Fire Origin Power protecting his body suddenly dimmed, like a blazing candle wrapped in cold snow, withering in an instant.
The undercurrents below grew increasingly violent.
The cracks across the Sea Demon's body, which Qin He had shattered with his heavy blow moments ago, were slowly being stitched together by strands of gray-black water.
The river water clung to its wounds and flowed along them. Torn demonic flesh regenerated and piled up at a visible rate, while its fading Demonic Essence rapidly recovered.
The Sea Demon nourished its body with Yellow Springs, and its recovery was terrifying beyond measure.
From the depths of the heavy black waters, an enormous black shadow slowly rose.
The instant their gazes met, bone-chilling killing intent coiled around Qin He's limbs along the Yellow Springs current.
That killing intent carried no howling Malevolent Energy. It was the indifferent desire to destroy that a Saint Tier being held toward ants, so oppressive that even the surrounding currents stalled for half a beat.
"Walking straight into death, and you actually dared to chase me down here."
The hoarse, dry voice soaked through the damp air of Yellow Springs. It did not sound like a beast's roar, but rather like countless dead souls crammed together, tearing at their vocal cords as they whispered.
The Sea Demon gritted its teeth and urged the Yellow Springs throughout the entire Abyss.
Above his head, beneath his feet, and on all four sides, the black river water suddenly closed in.
Invisible shackles locked down the entire space, completely sealing off the small patch of heaven and earth around