Chapter 176: Life and Death Crisis!

"This is too valuable, I, I cannot accept it..." Lin Potian only felt that he had saved the orca mother and daughter merely to complete a mission; he absolutely could not take such a precious gift!

The reason was none other than this: it is rumored that as long as there is water where the Sea King Pearl is located, the owner of this pearl will have the power of all their divine abilities doubled, and the power of water-type divine abilities will even be doubled twice over!

It is simply a top-tier amplification, practically equivalent to using a cheat!

Therefore, Lin Potian felt that his meager kindness was not even worth one ten-thousandth of this Sea King Pearl!

"Benefactor, you are worthy of it. May we meet again by fate!"

Splash...!

After saying this, the orca mother and daughter swam straight away, determined to give the Sea King Pearl to Lin Potian; they remained indifferent to the latter calling out behind them, instead swimming faster and faster, disappearing in the blink of an eye!

Looking at the Sea King Pearl in his hand, Lin Potian shook his head and gave a bitter smile: "Sigh, I'll keep it for now; I will return it to them if I have the chance."

However, no sooner had these words fallen than Lin Potian felt a heat in his palm; that indigo-colored Sea King Pearl, emitting a faint fluorescent glow, seemed to have come to life, and after trembling gently, it turned into a stream of light and drilled straight into his body!

Boom!

In an instant, circles of azure light surged around Lin Potian, and the power of the entire ocean was gathering toward him!

"This, what is going on?"

Lin Potian stared with wide, stunned eyes, feeling an unprecedentedly vast energy surging within his body; his limbs and bones felt as if they were wrapped in warm seawater, extremely comfortable, yet tyrannical and peerless!

He attempted to circulate his Immortal Divine Power, and it was indeed more than twice as swift as usual, while his water-type Immortal Divine Power was as surging as an abyss!

The strange transformation continued without pause; Lin Potian felt a warm and powerful force pouring in from his palm, and that indigo Sea King Pearl seemed to have turned into an endless ocean, surging within him!

He could clearly feel strands of cool yet majestic energy flowing along his meridians, scouring every inch of flesh and blood, nourishing every single bone!

Azure light flickered within his body, as if the entire ocean were surging inside him, bringing an unprecedented sense of power!

And what shocked Lin Potian even more was that the Sea King Pearl could not be detached; it had even completely merged into his limbs and bones!

"Forget it, since it cannot be returned, then I shall take this opportunity to refine the Water Path Law!"

Lin Potian muttered, feeling helpless, then raised his hand to draw the Water Path Law over and began to refine it!

Boom, boom, boom!

Immediately, his body was tightly wrapped in a dense azure halo; he took a deep breath, cast aside distracting thoughts, and focused all his attention on the Water Path Law he had drawn over!

……

In an instant, the Water Path Law, like a nimble water snake, wound and coiled around Lin Potian's body, emitting bursts of strange humming sounds!

Was it testing him, or was it resisting?

"Everything is difficult at the start..."

Lin Potian's expression was solemn, beads of sweat the size of beans rolling down his forehead; he circulated the Immortal Divine Power within his body, cautiously providing Guidance to the majestic power bestowed by the Sea King Pearl, slowly moving it toward the Water Path Law.

The moment the two made contact, a powerful repulsive force erupted instantly, as if two worlds that could not coexist were colliding violently!

"Cough, cough..."

Lin Potian let out a muffled groan, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, but his gaze grew increasingly firm; gritting his teeth, he increased the output of his Immortal Divine Power, attempting to break through this layer of obstruction.

……

As time passed, under Lin Potian's unremitting efforts, the Water Path Law finally showed signs of loosening!

The originally resistant fluctuations gradually weakened; seeing this, Lin Potian felt a surge of joy in his heart and immediately seized this rare opportunity to accelerate the refinement!

In a moment, the halo around Lin Potian became increasingly brilliant and eye-catching, and countless tiny streams of water overflowed from the halo, dancing around him!

But the situation changed suddenly!

Just as the Water Path Law and the power of the Sea King Pearl were about to fully merge, a powerful backlash suddenly struck!

"Oh no, the Sea King Pearl is too overbearing; it actually looks down on the Water Path Law I am just beginning to master!"

Lin Potian's mind was nearly thrown into chaos; he felt as if thousands of steel needles were piercing his body, and his internal organs felt as if they were about to be shattered!

His body began to tremble violently beyond his control, and tiny cracks even appeared on the surface of his skin!

Blood seeped out from them, dyeing the surrounding seawater bright red...

The next second, however, the Sea King Pearl emitted a gentle force, repairing Lin Potian's injured body while simultaneously strengthening the Water Path Law he had only just begun to master, its power increasing beyond measure!

Lin Potian was stunned, "It really did look down on it, and took the initiative to strengthen the Water Path Law?"

"Then what should it be called now, Sea Path?"

"But since it's developing for the better, why care what it's called? Continue, continue!"

Lin Potian was not at all satisfied with the status quo and continued to comprehend the Water Path Law, because to bring this powerful force to its extreme, he had to create divine abilities that matched it!

Thus, he immersed himself in cultivation once more.

A hundred years passed in the blink of an eye...

Lin Potian suddenly opened his eyes and stood up, shouting loudly:

"Bibo Phantom!"

Instantly, a layer of crystal-clear water screen surged around him, like the shimmering surface of a lake!

In the blink of an eye, the water screen split into countless identical figures of Lin Potian; these phantoms were not illusory, as each one contained the power and speed of a physical body!

Moreover, they moved freely, whether attacking or defending, hiding or appearing, dazzling the eyes!

"Second divine ability, Canghai Tornado!"

Lin Potian formed seals rapidly with both hands, chanting as he did so; the surrounding seawater instantly boiled, and a massive vortex formed rapidly with him at the center. The vortex expanded continuously, turning into a tornado that reached from the sky to the earth in the blink of an eye!

The seawater swirled crazily within the tornado, emitting a deafening whistling sound!

This tornado not only possessed a powerful suction force that could pull everything nearby into it and grind it to dust, but the water flow at its edges was also extremely fast, like countless high-speed rotating saw blades!

"Third one, Water Mirror Prison!"

Lin Potian waved his hand gently, and a layer of transparent water screen surged instantly, forming a crystal-clear prison!

This prison appeared fragile, but in reality, it was indestructible, compressed from high-density water molecules, its strength far exceeding divine iron!

"It is time to improve my cultivation!"

Immediately, Lin Potian let out a low groan, took out the Deep Sea Demon Shark King Inner Core, and swallowed it without the slightest hesitation!

The moment the Deep Sea Demon Shark King Inner Core entered his throat, Lin Potian felt a scorching and violent force instantly explode in his abdomen, like a lit active volcano, with surging magma rushing about wantonly!

"Ah...!"

Lin Potian's face instantly flushed deep red, and he let out bursts of roars; the veins on his forehead bulged, resembling winding little snakes, and he gritted his teeth tightly, emitting muffled groans!

Under the impact of this force, Lin Potian's meridians felt as if they were being crushed by a thousand-jun boulder, emitting "crack, crack" sounds of being unable to bear the burden, as if they could snap at any moment!

Lin Potian could only continuously circulate the Taisheng Heavenly Emperor Technique, using the power bestowed by the Sea King Pearl as a backing, to carefully guide the power of the Demon Shark King Inner Core into his meridians bit by bit, and then into his dantian.

As time passed, the power of the Demon Shark King Inner Core was gradually being tamed...

However, just at this moment, a strange change suddenly occurred!

Just as the power of the Demon Shark King Inner Core was about to be completely fused, a powerful force of backlash suddenly struck!

Lin Potian only felt as if his internal organs were being fiercely gripped by an invisible giant hand; the intense pain made his vision go black, and he nearly fainted!

Also at this critical juncture, Lin Potian suddenly felt the Water Path Law and the Sea King Pearl within his body tremble slightly, and a gentle force surged out, merging with his own Immortal Divine Power and the power of the Demon Shark King Inner Core. Under the combined effect of these three forces, the backlash was gradually suppressed and finally dissipated.

"Time to break through!"

Lin Potian suddenly opened his eyes, and in an instant, the aura around his body changed abruptly. The originally calm seawater seemed to encounter an apocalyptic storm, crazily surging outwards in a ring shape with him at the center!

Inside his body, however, a Flame burned fiercely, just like an ignited ancient evil fire, exploding within him with a boom; the surging energy, like a ferocious beast, carried the momentum of destroying the heavens and extinguishing the earth, wantonly crashing against his meridian barriers!

At this moment, that Deep Sea Demon Shark King Inner Core began to backlash again!

On Lin Potian's skin, black patterns actually grew, crawling all over his body like ancient Demon Marks!

"Ah...!"

His face was twisted in pain, his eyes were wide open, and dark light flickered in his pupils, resembling two bottomless black holes; the muffled groans from his mouth, under the impact of the powerful force, actually turned into waves of sound, shaking the surrounding seawater to make "bang, bang" sounds, with water splashing everywhere!

The Immortal Divine Power within his body and the power of the Demon Shark King Inner Core were currently clashing fiercely, like a battle between gods and demons!

To use an analogy, the Immortal Divine Power was like well-trained heavenly soldiers and generals, forming a tight battle formation, attempting to resist the invasion of that violent force; while the power of the Demon Shark King Inner Core was like a group of demons from the Nine Nether hell, baring fangs and brandishing claws, and wherever it went, the spiritual power defense line in his meridians collapsed, and the meridian walls were also impacted until they were riddled with holes, emitting "sizzle, sizzle" burning sounds!

"Hiss...!"

Under the ravages of this force, Lin Potian's body felt as if it were placed in a furnace with a temperature of ten thousand degrees, and every inch of his flesh and blood was enduring unimaginable torment!

His bones made "crack, crack" sounds, and they could fail to withstand the pressure and shatter into powder at any moment!

The Sea King Pearl within his body sensed the crisis and suddenly bloomed with blinding blue light, like a blue sun rising in the deep sea, releasing a majestic and gentle force, attempting to assist Lin Potian in taming this unbridled "wild bull"!

"Now, the roles of attacker and defender have reversed!"

Lin Potian's eyes brightened greatly, and with the support of the Sea King Pearl's power, he gradually gained some initiative, beginning to guide the power of the Demon Shark King Inner Core into his meridians bit by bit, arduously transporting it toward his dantian.

However, just as he was about to succeed, a mishap occurred again!

"No, even if I self-destruct, I will not let you refine me!"

The Demon Shark King Inner Core actually condensed into a phantom, roaring shrilly!

And this phantom was none other than the last trace of the Deep Sea Demon Shark King's True Spirit, its grievance refusing to dissipate!

Endless resentment and unwillingness, like a surging black tide, instantly washed away the defensive line Lin Potian had just established!

"Oh no..."

Lin Potian only felt an intense pain coming from the depths of his soul; his internal organs felt as if they were being wantonly kneaded by an invisible demonic hand, his vision went black, and his consciousness began to blur.