The current on the river's surface was swift, giving off a faint chill.
Black water mist rose up, obscuring one's vision. Standing on this bank, one could only vaguely make out the opposite shore.
A great black river seemed to have flown out of the void, appearing before Ning Xiaochuan out of thin air. It looked rather eerie.
The water in the river was actually black, like ink.
But Ning Xiaochuan could not concern himself with that. Seeing the great black river in the distance, he was overjoyed. He recalled the Two-Headed Stone Beast into the Mystic Beast Appraisal and used the last of his strength to leap into the air.
With a splash, he fell into the great black river.
Ning Xiaochuan had experience escaping from the bottom of a river. "Heaven and Earth Profound Qi" could be cultivated underwater, absorbing the profound qi within the water to provide the energy his body needed. Even if he maintained suspended breath for a month, he would not die.
However, the moment Ning Xiaochuan jumped into the river, he sensed that something was wrong.
How was this river water? It was simply ten times colder than ice.
The river water was freezing to the extreme. Even with Ning Xiaochuan's physical strength, the cold made his entire body ache. Any other Earth Venerable Realm Martial Practitioner would certainly have frozen to death in the water.
River water capable of freezing Earth Venerable Realm Martial Practitioners to death was absolutely no ordinary river water.
Sure enough, something else happened that horrified Ning Xiaochuan. The black river water actually seeped through his skin, burrowed into his pores, and drilled into his blood, corroding his body.
Could the water flowing through this river be Hell Water?
It was already too late for regret. He could