"Where's the backup? Why are there only the two of us?!"

Yuantai took out the fish scale communication talisman to question, only to receive bad news—another alien cultivator had invaded.

"Keep an eye on that person, don't let him escape. We must ensure these invaders have no way back!"

A stern voice from the clan leader echoed from the communication talisman.

Yuantai gritted his teeth, his expression dark and frightening. "Understood!"

…………

Deep underground, in a vast ice cave.

A tattered figure appeared in the ice cave, panting heavily, his face somewhat pale. The golden hue on his body had faded significantly, revealing numerous wounds, though they were all superficial.

This figure was Xu Hei.

No wonder Divine Transformation cultivators rarely act; when they do, it's earth-shattering, and the consumption is something ordinary people can't bear.

The Supreme Spirit Stones Xu Hei had saved couldn't withstand many battles, but fortunately, the Demon God Cauldron had absorbed a lot of spiritual qi, which could still be refined.

Xu Hei sat cross-legged, spreading his divine sense to observe his surroundings.

He didn't know how deep underground this place was. There were no hard rock layers, only ancient glaciers that had existed for countless millennia, yet their hardness far exceeded that of ordinary metal minerals.

Within these ice layers were the remains of many ancient creatures, but Xu Hei did not rashly investigate them.

He closed his eyes, and the spiritual qi within the Demon God Cauldron was absorbed by him like a storm. He refined it while reviewing the recent battle.

"Fighting at the Divine Transformation Stage, having laws without corresponding divine abilities is truly disadvantageous!"

"My previous use of the laws of heaven was only at the most superficial level, still inferior compared to the divine abilities of the laws."

"Only by creating divine abilities can the power of the laws be maximized."

Xu Hei thought to himself.

The opponents he faced had moves derived from the Water God Deity. On the Sea Star, after the deities imparted the laws, they would also grant corresponding divine abilities.

Whether it was the Oceanic Kingdom, Nether Sea Purgatory, or Fog Sea Massacre, they were all divine abilities of the law of water.

Compared to them, Xu Hei was like a primitive man, only knowing the most basic form of combat.

But once Xu Hei mastered divine abilities, it would be a one-sided crush. A cultivator like Gong Tianlei of the same realm was defeated in one move, with no chance to retaliate.

However, Xu Hei also noticed something.

His self-created Doomsday Meteor was a combination technique of two laws, with power far exceeding the norm, but the consumption was absurdly high. Without burning his primordial spirit, Xu Hei couldn't integrate the second law.

"This move has too high a cost and can only be used as a trump card," Xu Hei thought.

With Yu Shiyu's previous support, his burned primordial spirit quickly recovered; otherwise, after this battle, he would have been bedridden for at least three to five years.

Such a trump card, though powerful, had too low a margin for error and couldn't be used lightly.

If the opponent anticipated it and dodged, it would be a huge loss.

"I need to comprehend more divine abilities of the laws; otherwise, with only this one move, the opponent can easily defend against it," Xu Hei thought.

In the following days, Xu Hei focused entirely on healing while absorbing all the remaining spiritual power within the Demon God Cauldron into his body, refining it completely.

His cultivation level was gradually rising.

…………

Sea of the Reaper.

What was once a forbidden zone of death, after being breached by Xu Hei, had become a backyard where anyone could come and go as they pleased.

Suddenly, the Sea of the Reaper was filled with lightning and thunder, fierce winds howling, as a world-shaking battle erupted.

It was a clash between four Divine Transformation cultivators, but the battle came and went quickly, ending shortly with one side retreating.

Divine Transformation cultivators cherished their primordial spirits, and without absolute certainty of killing their opponent, they rarely engaged in desperate fights.

After an unknown amount of time.

A figure emerged from beneath the sea, handsome in appearance, with an evil smile. His once white hair had turned azure, and he wore an Insect Emperor ring on his hand—Zhao Nanqi.

"Heh, this is the place! Once I obtain the ancient emperor's blood, that insect will break through to the Divine Transformation stage. By then, with millions of insect armies hatching, and combining insect control with puppetry, who can stop me?"

Zhao Nanqi's eyes flashed with cold light, a sinister smile on his face. "Xu Hei, you'll be the first I destroy! Your primordial spirit will feed the insects, and your physical body will be made into a puppet!"

With a fervent gaze, he plunged into the sea, heading towards a certain spot on the seabed.

…………

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed.

Xu Hei remained secluded beneath the ice cave, not emerging. His injuries had healed, and his true essence had mostly recovered.

During this period, Xu Hei often sensed a probing presence sweeping over him. Without needing to investigate, Xu Hei knew it was the Frogman Ancestor searching for him.

As time passed, that probing presence grew closer.

Just now, the opponent's divine sense was already within reach.

"Persistent as a ghost, they actually found this place," Xu Hei's eyes flashed with cold light.

He had mostly recovered, and without absolute certainty of defeating his opponent, Xu Hei wouldn't make a move. Moreover, he didn't know if the opponent had brought reinforcements.

Xu Hei immediately unfolded the Night Demon Wings, continuing to delve underground, deeper into the ice layers.

He changed locations and continued his seclusion.

Five days later, the place was found again by the opponent, and Xu Hei changed locations once more.

Thus, Xu Hei continuously changed his secluded spots, playing hide and seek with the opponent, but often within a few days, the opponent would find him again.

Xu Hei's expression was grim. He had placed all of Gong Tianlei's remnants into storage rings and stored them within the Demon God Cauldron, yet the opponent could still find him. It was truly strange!

However, this continent wasn't large, and with the opponent being a Divine Transformation cultivator, they could find him even by searching inch by inch with their divine sense.

Xu Hei had considered leaving and diving into the sea, but the sea was the opponent's domain, and Xu Hei didn't want to fall into someone else's territory.

"In that case..."

Xu Hei's eyes flashed as he sped towards the center of the continent underground.

He used Earth Concealment Escape, pushing his speed to the limit. After about half an hour, the gravity ahead suddenly increased, and each step felt like bearing the weight of a thousand pounds.

Even the space here was more stable, making teleportation impossible.

Xu Hei knew this was the territory of the Earth God.

"Heh, we've intruded into another deity's domain," Xu Hei sneered.

The Earth God, or the God of the Land, was the ruler of this continent.

Creatures of the Northern Continent, after death, would have their bodies buried here, offering them to the Earth God in exchange for a certain increase in cultivation.

Like fallen leaves returning to their roots, as long as the bodies were returned to the land, they could receive feedback from the Earth God.

Human cultivators who believed in the Earth God would also temper their physical bodies here, comprehending the Earth Intent.