Apotheosis

Zen frowned. He got the feeling that the water current in the distance was constantly converging into tiny spirals.

These spirals were like thin, long needles that gathered together and shot towards Zen and Sword Chen.

"Let's go!"

they called out in unison, then turned around and waded through the dark water.

"Water Resisting Technique!"

The internal momentum inside Zen's body bloomed.

This skill enabled people to resist water and belonged to the Parting Water Godly Way. A smooth membrane of water formed on the surface of his body.

Zen found it difficult to employ this skill in the dark water but it still had the power to speed him up.

Sword Chen flew at a high speed, but the spirals formed by the water were faster.

Hundreds of tiny spirals of water currents followed them, forming a large net and enveloping both of them.

At this moment, Zen heard a baby's cry in the dark water.

"This cry!"

"That's the sound of the Devil's laughter. It sounds like the cry of a three-year-old child," Sword Chen said, looking serious.

The Sea of Meditation was vast.

Meeting the Devil was a rare event.

Sword Chen had hidden in the dark water for many years, and had only encountered the Devils twice.

When he had first met the Devil, he had escaped by sheer luck. When he had encountered the Devil the second time, the fiends had led the Devil away.

This was the first time that Zen had stepped into the Sea of Meditation, and he had already encountered a Devil.

It looked like his bad luck had reigned.

In the blink of an eye, the spirals had approached Zen and Sword Chen.

Both of them drew their swords in unison.

Splash, splash...

It was a characteristic of the dark water that any power unleashed in it would be greatly weakened.

Zen launched a sword attack and moments later, the dark water had suppressed the sword radiance, causing it to become weak and considerably slow down.

Zen frowned as he looked at the slowly-spreading sword radiance.

In contrast, the sword radiance that Sword Chen had created was much stronger than Zen's.

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nknown things would only cause a little bit of an interference to them at most.

But if they weren't careful enough, the Devil would probably chase and kill them, which was why it would be better for them to avoid it for the time being.

"Okay,"

Zen said, nodding, and they both moved upwards.

But the moment they changed direction, more howls rang out from above them.

This time, there were more and more strange screams, indicating the presence of multiple Devils above them.

Both of them paled.

"What should we..."

Zen wanted to ask.

But before he could do so, a number of spiral currents appeared in the dark water, flying downwards like raindrops.

It was strange to see rain in the water, but Zen and Sword Chen weren't interested in the wonder that it provided.

Swish, swish, swish...

The spiral water currents cut a path between Zen and Sword Chen, parting them from each other.

One of the spiral water currents hit Zen's arm.

He felt a sharp pain, and he bent down to see a tiny hole on his arm.

The water current had even penetrated into Zen's bones.

Under such great pressure, Zen had no choice but to keep retreating.

As he retreated this time, he stepped out from under the golden light of the Scorching Gold.

And now that Zen had lost the protection of the golden light, all the unknown things that had been lurking around him, surged towards him.