Chapter 848 - 843: The Master’s Mission
The time rewinds to three days earlier.
Eternal Night Dark Sea.
The Black Tortoise Oath's Turtle Ship is about to set sail for the Red Annihilation River.
Bai Pu summoned the Black Shark Queen—Mei Xi.
Beside them stood the Demon General Slave—Blood Bat.
"Mei Xi, I am about to head to the Red Annihilation River. What do you intend to do?"
Mei Xi answered without hesitation, "Wherever the master goes, I shall follow."
Bai Pu shook his head and said, "The Red Annihilation River is all land, not suitable for your abilities to shine... Furthermore, I have another important task to assign you."
"Master has avenged me, Mei Xi is endlessly grateful. Everything of Mei Xi belongs to the master. It is Mei Xi's honor to serve the master. Please tell me the task, master."
The Black Shark Queen Mei Xi has become completely aligned with Bai Pu.
Naturally, this refers to loyalty.
"You mentioned that while at the Profound Water Palace, you perceived a hint of anomaly?" Bai Pu got to the point.
"Indeed. Deep underground in the Profound Water Palace, there seems to be an extremely deep and cold hidden spring, the energy is incredibly strong, even the Black Shark King Bead faintly sensed it," Mei Xi replied.
"Hmm, this aligns with what I sensed through the Viewing the Sea Mystical Arts," Bai Pu murmured.
Bai Pu said slowly, "Mei Xi, I suspect the underground of Profound Water Palace hides a massive energy source similar to the 'Root of the Galo Ancient Tree'! This must be something Black Emperor highly relies on—it might be the source of his power—considering the rumor of Black Emperor's transformed shadow, Emperor Qing lost negotiating power with Emperor Yan once he lost the Root of the Galo Ancient Tree, illustrating its importance!
"Furthermore, why does Black Emperor place various rare treasures so casually in the Profound Water Palace? Is it truly just for showing off, and to whom is he showing off?
"I speculate he's merely trying to attract intruders' attention overtly! When intruders' minds are attracted to treasures, it's far harder to discover the secrets beneath the Profound Water Palace. Even if discovered, time would be wasted on the obvious treasures, neglecting the exploration of secrets.
"This time the main task clearly indicates the second phase is to deal with the Three Great Demon Emperors. When confronting Black Emperor, if we can destroy the underground hidden spring of the Profound Water Palace, it will surely diminish Black Emperor's Fierce Aura, greatly benefiting us."
Mei Xi said, "The master's task is for me to go to the Profound Water Palace and destroy the hidden underground spring? Yet, my capabilities are limited, I'm afraid that's beyond me..."
"To be precise, I want you to infiltrate the Profound Water Palace. As for destroying the hidden underground spring..."
Bai Pu said lightly, "You are already my summoned creature and Pure Blood Servant, next, I will sever your summoned creature contract and grant you a drop of 'Source Blood,' transforming you into my Source Blood Apostle! You may attend my 'Source Lord's Descent Meeting' and obtain my guidance at any time. With the ability of a Source Blood Apostle and your Black Shark King Bead, destroying the hidden underground spring won't be difficult."
Pausing for a moment, Bai Pu continued, "Certainly, to ensure your infiltration into the Profound Water Palace goes smoothly, I'll assign you a helper familiar with internal matters... Blood Bat!"
Blood Bat puffed his chest and belly out, "I guarantee to complete the master's task!"
Bai Pu glanced at Blood Bat, "The decision to retain your conscious thought seems to have been right..."
...
The time rewinds to half an hour earlier.
Mei Xi and Blood Bat quietly arrived at the underground spiral staircase of the Profound Water Palace.
Behind them lay the corpses of a squad of Demon Guards.
"Faster, faster, if we're found out, it would be terrible. Those Earth-shaking, Cangming guys are not to be trifled with," Blood Bat urged.
"No need to worry. As long as we enter the Yellow Springs, no matter how many Demon Generals, can only stare angrily."
Mei Xi has seen the end of the underground spiral staircase, and at the lowest point, there is a small pool, its surface glowing with swirling green water waves.
"Turns out Yellow Springs water, when refined to a certain degree, turns green."
Mei Xi chuckled, "Blood Bat, do you know why the master assigned me this task?"
Saying this, Mei Xi took out the Black Shark King Bead.
The Black Shark King Bead's Power of Water Resistance was activated, forming a waterless zone around Mei Xi and Blood Bat.
The two submerged into the green pool of Yellow Springs.
After diving into the pool, a spherical bubble formed by the Black Shark King Bead's water-resistance ability surrounded them within a three-meter radius.
Blood Bat exclaimed, "Of course I know, the master chose you because of your Black Shark King Bead... Oh boy, even if any Demon discovers the corpses at the entrance, they wouldn't dare to follow us. This green Yellow Springs water is a hundred times more corrosive and venomous than the Yellow Springs Belt, even that White Swamp fellow probably wouldn't dare to venture in."
"You got it half right."
After transforming into a Source Blood Apostle, Mei Xi seemed to have undergone an elevation of sorts, her demeanor and resolve greatly enhanced, as though everything were in her grasp:
"Another reason is the Black Shark King Bead can mitigate the greatest risk of infiltrating this place, allowing us to safely reach 'that place.'
"What place?" Blood Bat expressed annoyance at riddles.
Mei Xi's eyes gazed through the endless green waves toward the ever-chilling depths of the spring:
"It's the most hidden place in the entire Shadow Island Chain, the source spring of Yellow Springs. The master says if the Yellow Springs energy body has residual consciousness, it must be sleeping within the spring. I don't need to destroy it, just awaken it, allowing it to unleash fury, so the Black Emperor can't control it."
Blood Bat asked, "Even if that's the case, how do you plan to awaken the Yellow Springs consciousness body? Such an existence is ancient compared to Great Dark Heaven—it is an elephant; we are just tiny insects and shouting with all our might still wouldn't wake it."
"What if we became venomous bees, stinging it hard once?" Mei Xi retorted.
Blood Bat looked wary, "What are you planning? I'll warn you now, we are currently within the water domain controlled by the Yellow Springs consciousness body! The elephant could just roll over, and we would turn into mush."
"Isn't sacrificing for the master the ultimate honor?"
Mei Xi smiled slightly, releasing a drop of Pure Blood from her fingertip.
"Blood Bat, it's time to test your loyalty."
"No—"
The crimson Pure Blood fell into the deep Nine Netherworld spring.
The next instant, from within the Nine Netherworld spring came a terrifying pressure, akin to a colossal giant towering and roaring with an open mouth!
Silent ripples traversed the Yellow Springs water, swiftly sweeping across the pool surface, erupting into immensely thick water columns!
The foundation of the Profound Water Palace's main hall abruptly exploded, half of the hall was propelled by the surging Yellow Springs water stream to the ceiling of the water chamber!
The green Yellow Springs water rained down, falling onto the surrounding Demons.
This was a hundred times more potent than ordinary Yellow Springs water, immediately spreading widely upon Demons, corroding into bones, eroding into ash, and crumbling into mud!
Wails echoed throughout the Profound Water Palace one after another.
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Black Heaven Abyss, Black Heaven Palace.
At this moment in Great Dark Heaven, the arrogant aura of the Black Emperor was long gone.
The head of the black giant twisted side to side, at times showing Emperor Yan's face, at others Emperor Qing's face.
Clearly, the other two Demon Emperors detected Black Emperor lost the Source of Demon Power, immediately starting to retaliate!