Starting as dockworkers, they swept through Chongqing.

Tinos's expression was cold as he pressed closer, "With your meager skills, you dare stand before me?"

He casually raised his palm and pressed down, and golden lightning crashed down like a waterfall, forcing Randall to grit his teeth and use his movement skills to constantly dodge and retreat within a small space.

However, each aftershock of the lightning left a deep, charred, bloody gash on Randall's body.

While casually tossing and turning Randall, Tinos kept a watchful eye on the bubbling Blackwater Abyss beside him, appearing completely at ease.

On the other side, Roy, wielding a double-edged halberd, a cruel mockery playing on his lips, aimed straight for Xilun's old wound on his left shoulder.

"Siren, those useless guys in the inner court flattered you a bit, and now you actually think you're someone important?"

Roy spoke with sarcasm, his short halberd flashing with a dark, barbed edge, his movements casual and unrestrained.

In his view, Xilun was merely a physically perfected man, and he was injured. As the fifteenth expert in the inner court, he could easily make Xilun kneel down and beg for mercy with a single blow.

Just as the double-edged halberd was about to pierce Xilun's shoulder, two chilling beams of lightning suddenly erupted from Xilun's previously calm eyes!

"Carelessness will cost you your life."

With a low shout, Xilun's seemingly defensive Cang Lei Spear suddenly transformed into a stunning streak of light!

Boom!

The Great Thunder Breathing Technique was activated with a roar, and the three golden thunder patterns within Xilun's body erupted fully, his golden thunder eye between his brows snapping open. The Azure Thunder Spear not only didn't retreat, but instead, with an extremely tricky and powerful angle, struck first despite being behind, piercing through Roy's scattered halberd net like a dragon emerging from the abyss!

The nine layers of tidal energy exploded instantly!

With a high-pitched and clear cry of a thunder eagle, the entire spear transformed into a ferocious phantom of a thunder eagle swooping down, its tip spewing out extremely sharp dark golden arcs of electricity, and slammed head-on into Roy's chest!

"What?!"

Roy's sinister smile froze instantly, replaced by endless horror and fear.

He never expected that Xilun's speed and strength would be so formidable, and in his haste, he could only desperately retract his twin halberds to cross and defend.

Clang! Crack!

A piercing sound of metal shattering, mixed with the cracking of bones breaking, suddenly erupted. Roy's twin halberds were violently jolted out of his hands, the violent lightning force and tidal power directly piercing through his protective energy, sending him flying more than ten feet backward!

While still in mid-air, Roy coughed up a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of his internal organs. Blood even seeped from his seven orifices from the shock. His body was severely injured, and he crashed heavily into the pile of rubble, looking extremely disheveled.

If he had gone all out from the start, he would never have been so badly injured in one move. However, in a life-or-death battle, underestimating your opponent is the path to death!

"waste!"

Tinos, who was suppressing Randall, suddenly turned his head to look at Xiren.

When he saw clearly the lifelike golden thunder eagle phantom wrapped around the tip of the Xilun Spear, his pupils contracted slightly.

That thunderous intent... was pure and fierce, even faintly carrying the oppressive aura of some ancient ferocious beast!

Seeing his henchman Roy beaten to a pulp and lying on the ground, unable to get up, Tinos's face darkened completely, and a violent aura rose in his heart.

"Get out of here!"

With a cold shout, Tinos abandoned his pursuit of Randall. In a flash, he moved with lightning speed, traversing dozens of feet of void in an instant, heading straight for Xilun.

Roy was his man, and for Siren to cripple Roy right in front of him was undoubtedly a slap in the face.

"Since you're so eager to die, I'll just cripple you too!"

Several feet apart, Tinos suddenly threw a punch.

boom!

In an instant, flames shot into the sky! Dark golden lightning and blazing crimson flames intertwined and merged in mid-air, transforming into an enormous fiery lightning fist. The surrounding air was violently distorted under this terrifying temperature and violent power, and even the gray mist that permeated the surrounding area was instantly evaporated!

Xilun's expression changed drastically, his Thunder Dragon Heart pounded wildly, and the tendons throughout his body tensed like a dragon.

""

Without hesitation, he parried with his spear, frantically channeling his power into the spear, and the light screen of the Nine Dragons Overturning the Sea Shield suddenly opened in front of him.

Rumble!

The force of the punch struck the gun barrel, producing a deafening bang.

The black rock beneath Xilun's feet shattered inch by inch. He felt a terrifying force, like an overwhelming tidal wave, surge wildly into his internal organs through the gun. His blood and qi churned violently, and he was forced to retreat uncontrollably seven or eight steps before he could barely dissipate this domineering force.

So strong!

A look of extreme seriousness flashed in Xilun's eyes.

Tinos's strength was indeed far superior to that of ordinary third-tier cultivators. A single, casually unleashed long-range punch was enough to cause his blood and qi to surge.

Before Xilun could catch his breath, Tinos had already closed in like a ghost, within three feet of him!

He didn't even use the weapon at his waist; he simply relied on his physical body and the ferocious power of the sixth-level lightning pattern, clenching his fist and smashing it down on Xilun's face!

The first punch!

Xilun raised his gun to parry, but the gun was bent into a breathtaking arc by the impact. The heavy force made Xilun's right arm go numb, and he staggered back three steps!

The second punch!

Tinos's punch was so fast it left afterimages, and his second punch, accompanied by blue and red lightning that tore through the air, followed closely, slamming into the center of the spear shaft.

Xilun's entire body groaned under the strain, his hands were instantly torn apart, dark golden lightning patterns flashed wildly, his hands and feet trembled violently, and he could barely hold the heavy Cang Lei Spear!

The third punch!

"Kneel down!" Tinos's eyes were filled with savagery. His third punch landed like a meteorite, slamming heavily into Xilun's arm, which he was barely able to protect his chest.

puff!

His protective aura shattered with a deafening roar, and Xilun spat out a mouthful of scalding blood, his entire body staggering backward like a kite with a broken string.

The difference is too big!

If it were a head-on confrontation, even if he used all his trump cards, his chances of winning against Tinos, who was at the third-tier extreme realm and had mastered the sixth-level lightning pattern, would be extremely low.

I can't wait any longer! I have to get out!

At this critical moment of life and death, there was no panic in Xilun's eyes, only extreme calmness and determination.

Using the immense recoil from the third punch, Xilun twisted his body in mid-air, forcefully executing a variation of the Canglang Step, his entire body sliding sideways like a slippery water snake following the wind of the punch.

"Still trying to run?" Tinos sneered, and his fourth punch came hurtling down, attempting to completely shatter Xilun's entire skeleton.

However, instead of retreating to avoid it, Xiren suddenly turned the spearhead in mid-air and used the butt of the spear to precisely use the force of Tinos's fist to the side!

clang!

Using the immense force of Tinos's punch, Xiren's body flew backward like an arrow, instantly covering dozens of feet, and landed precisely beside Randall, who was clutching his chest and panting heavily.

"Walk!"

Xilun grabbed Randall's shoulder, giving Tinos no chance to strike again, and frantically activated his Overturning Sea Technique within his body.

Without hesitation, the two of them leaped off the edge of the cliff and plunged into the bottomless, deathly black abyss below!

Pfft!

The water splashed and the cold, viscous black water instantly swallowed the two figures completely.

Tinos abruptly stopped on the cliff edge, looking down at the churning, dark water below, his brows furrowed into a deep frown.

"Lord Tinos... Shall we pursue them?" From behind, Roy, who had barely swallowed a pill to stop his injuries, stepped forward, clutching his chest, and asked with a sinister look in his eyes.

Tinos stared at the churning, lifeless waters deep within the Blackwater Abyss, the six lightning patterns around his body slowly receding.

This Blackwater Abyss is a tributary of the Sea of ​​Death. Its water is viscous and icy, containing not only intense death energy but also terrifying water pressure and unknown powerful sea beasts in its depths.

Even for him, if he were to recklessly enter the water without any preparation, his strength would be greatly suppressed, and he might even face the danger of perishing.

"No need," Tinos said coldly, his tone as calm as still water. "The Blackwater Abyss is a thousand feet deep. Even a peak third-tier cultivator would die within half an hour from the deathly aura that corrodes their lungs and internal organs. Since they've chosen to die, let them be."

After saying that, Tinos turned around and helped Roy up, ignoring the two who had fallen into the water, and his figure quickly disappeared into the gray fog on the shore.

……

Cold, heavy, suffocating.

This was my first feeling after falling into the Blackwater Abyss.

The viscous water, like lead and mercury, rushed in from all directions, carrying with it a deathly aura of decay and violence that desperately seeped into the flesh through the pores.

If it were an ordinary or extraordinary person, the sheer pressure of the icy water and the corrosive energy of death would instantly damage their internal organs, cause them to suffocate and fall into a coma.

However, as soon as Xilun entered the water, a tremendous change quietly occurred within his body.

He slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, his chest rising and falling steadily.

He possesses the talents of a sea beast and the heart of a thunder dragon. His internal organs are far more resilient than those of ordinary people, and he can hold his breath underwater for several hours as if it were nothing.

More importantly, his Sea-Overturning Technique was operating at its peak at this moment, and his innate talent for controlling water was naturally activated.

The originally heavy and viscous black water around him became docile, turning into a thin film of water that blocked out the deathly aura.

As if in its own water, Xiren swam nimbly to Randall, who was struggling to resist the water pressure and death energy with his icy strength, and passed him a breath of pure energy to help stabilize his disordered heartbeat.

"Cough cough..." Randall was unable to speak in the water, and could only look at Xiren with a grateful and shocked expression.

He never expected that Xiren, who was suppressed by Tinos on land, would show such terrifying adaptability and mobility once he entered the extremely dangerous Blackwater!

However, before the two could fully recover from their injuries, a violent surge of water suddenly came from the deep, dark water below!

The ferocious aura of the giant beast that they had sensed on the shore was rapidly approaching!

call!

The murky black water was suddenly torn apart, and a colossal creature carrying a violent torrent of water roared in.

Xilun turned around, his pupils contracting slightly.

What appeared before them was a gigantic abyssal shrimp, four or five zhang long, with its entire body covered in jet-black armor!

The shrimp exuded a terrifying and violent aura comparable to a third-level extreme realm. What was most eye-catching was its pair of disproportionately large dark red claws at the front. The edges of the claws were covered with serrated bone spikes, and when they opened and closed, they even created rings of vacuum water waves underwater!

"hiss!"

The giant prawn clearly saw the two uninvited guests who had invaded its territory as a delicious meal. Its scarlet compound eyes locked onto Xiren and Randall, and with a sudden slap of its massive tail, it pounced straight at them like a black lightning bolt!

Those enormous shrimp claws, with terrifying force like collapsing mountains and splitting rocks, clamped down hard on the immobilized Randall!

The underwater pressure was immense, making it difficult for Randall to breathe. Coupled with the fist wound left by Tinos, it was extremely difficult for him to maneuver in the water. He was about to be cut in half at the waist by those terrifying shrimp pincers.

"Get out of here!"

A cold glint flashed in Xilun's eyes, and his figure moved through the water like a thunderous electric eel. With the blessing of his Water Control talent, his speed increased several times over, and he instantly blocked Randall's path.

The Azure Thunder Spear created a spiraling waterspout underwater, its tip flashing with golden lightning, and collided head-on with the falling giant shrimp claw!

boom!

A massive, muffled shockwave erupted from the underwater surface. Xilun felt a slight numbness in his arm, and couldn't help but marvel at the unimaginable explosive power and penetrating force of this third-tier sea shrimp's pincers.

However, apart from its pair of claws being extremely aggressive, this shrimp's movements were full of flaws in the eyes of Xilun, who was an expert in naval warfare.

Xilun's eyes were cold as he deftly flipped the gun in the water, using the Overturning Sea Technique to deflect the impact, while simultaneously unleashing the power of the Thunder Eagle through the Great Thunder Breathing Technique.

The spear tip pierced through the gaps in the shrimp's shell like a venomous snake!

puff!

The violent golden lightning instantly exploded inside the sea shrimp's body. With a piercing wail, Xilun exerted force with both hands, and the spear pierced through its head like a sharp sword, completely shattering the life force of this third-tier sea beast!

The enormous shrimp carcass slowly sank downwards, with streaks of dark red blood spreading in the water.

Just as the shrimp died, a strange black light flashed through Xilun's mind.

[Talent: Crushing Gold Pincers]

[Source: Black Abyss Shrimp]

【Characteristics: Crushing gold and jade, like an abyss】

Xilun subconsciously lowered his head and looked at his hands.

With a slight thought, he felt as if a very special force-generating structure had appeared deep within the skin and bones of his hands.

If you clench your five fingers tightly, you can unleash a terrifying, closing force, like the giant pincers of a shrimp, that can completely crush and disintegrate the object in front of you!

Xilun floated in the water, his expression somewhat strange, as if deep in thought.

"This talent... seems a bit redundant."

He shook his head inwardly. He specialized in spear techniques, while also practicing fist techniques and movement skills; his attack methods were already numerous and sharp enough.

Does this mean that in the future, when fighting in close combat, we'll have to use our bare hands to crush the enemy's weapons or head?

However, it's better than nothing. In close combat in the future, it might be used as a sneaky trick.

Putting away his talent, Xiren turned to look at Randall.

At this moment, Randall's face was ashen. Under the immense pressure of the abyss's black water and the corrosive influence of death energy, his injuries were constantly worsening, and every breath was extremely painful and difficult.

Xilun swam to his side and whispered, "Senior Brother Randall, this underwater environment is extraordinary. The deathly aura is too strong, and your injuries can't withstand such exertion. If you go any further, you might be in mortal danger. It would be better to find a secluded, shallow place to go ashore and leave this abyss."

Randall looked at the composed Xiren, a hint of bitterness and helplessness flashing in his eyes. In the end, he could only sigh and nod in agreement.

He was severely injured by Tinos and now he can't even protect himself in the Blackwater. If he continues to stubbornly follow Xilun deeper into the Blackwater, he will not only fail to gain any opportunities, but will also become a burden to Xilun.

"Junior Brother Xilun... please be very careful, Tinos will not let this go easily."

Randall gave a telepathic instruction, and then, escorted by Xilun, slowly swam towards a hidden shallow reef above, preparing to find an opportunity to go ashore and leave the wonderland.

After watching Randall leave, Celen turned around, her black hair flowing freely in the water.

He gripped the Thunder Spear tightly, a resolute and eager glint in his eyes. With a swift movement, like a ghost plunging into the abyss, he resolutely swam deeper into the Blackwater Abyss.

The black water was deep and dark, its bottom unseen.

The deeper you dive, the dimmer the light becomes, until finally, the surroundings turn into absolute nothingness and darkness.

The cold, viscous stagnant water pressed down on every pore of my body like invisible mountains.

The concentration of dead gases and pollutants in the water was several times higher than in the shallow water area.

However, in such a desperate situation that would cause even an ordinary third-tier extraordinary being to collapse, Xilun was like a water deity patrolling his territory.

The Thunder Dragon Heart within his body throbbed steadily, each beat pumping out scorching and powerful blood and energy, instantly refining and eliminating the deathly impurities that had seeped into his body.

The power of the Overturning Sea Technique transformed into a thin, flowing water curtain around his body, perfectly blending with the surrounding raging water.

Not only were they not hindered in the slightest, but with the blessing of their water-controlling talent, their swimming speed was as fast as lightning.

After descending about two hundred feet, the scenery before Xilun's eyes began to become bizarre and surreal.

Beneath the deep sea, there is not only death and desolation.

Scattered among the massive, mountain-like black coral reefs and the ancient sea monster skeletons are clusters of strange halos emitting a faint blue and dark purple glow.

Those are top-grade spiritual materials and ancient treasures nurtured in the abyss!

In the distance, Xilun could even see several figures exuding a powerful aura fighting fiercely with a group of enormous black soul beasts in the water.

Those were the top twenty experts in the inner academy, as well as some extremely hidden dark horse disciples.

Some of them relied on expensive water-repelling artifacts, while others used special secret techniques to painstakingly carve out a safe area underwater, frantically plundering those deep-sea treasures that had long since disappeared from the outside world.

However, these people all tacitly avoided the most terrifying ancient sea beasts, only daring to roam the outer perimeter.

Xilun only glanced at it from afar and did not go forward to compete for it.

"The deeper you go, the stronger the aura of the underwater treasures becomes, and the purer the black crystals they nurture are..."

Xilun's golden thunder eye between his brows opened and closed slightly. With the Thunder Eagle's extremely keen perception, he could clearly sense that at the bottom of the deeper, darker abyss, there were enormous and terrifying energy fluctuations slowly rising and falling.

That is where the true core opportunity of the entire Blackwater Abyss lies!