Shi Yi grasped the Primordial Symbol of the sacred red light. Scarlet as fire and incomparably brilliant, it resembled a burning plume, as intricate as a river of stars.
He had now obtained three of the five sacred lights.
He left the Gladiatorial Arena and returned to the five great openings. After tending to his injuries, he entered the fourth.
It was utterly dark here, its depths impossible to see. Indescribable Divine Black Light filled every corner.
Among the five elemental attributes, black light represented water. For Shi Yi, this was the most dangerous attribute. The reason was simple: beneath the Divine Black Light, he felt his kidneys freeze into profound ice. All his blood stopped flowing, and his entire body seemed caught in an invisible hand, unable to move.
In this condition, let alone fight, Shi Yi could barely move.
He drew in a sharp breath, realizing this trial was even harder than he had imagined.
Shi Yi tried every possible approach, deploying his various arts in turn. At last, he saw a chance to break the deadlock.
Countless black vortices appeared all over his body, swallowing every trace of Divine Black Light lurking within him. In that instant, Shi Yi was like a bird breaking free of its cage. Every shackle fell away, and he could unleash his offensive power.
However, the Devouring Dao had its limits. Once those limits were exceeded, it would lose its effectiveness. Moreover, Shi Yi had to divide his attention to suppress the divine light he swallowed, leaving him weaker.
Thus, he could only keep this as a trump card, using it when he needed to fight at full strength without restraint.
At other times, he could only endure it with his body.
Shi Yi took a deep breath and activated the spleen