Just as the old patriarch forced me to my death, I achieved the unity of Dao and fruition.

The moment the dark golden lightning struck, the entire abyss shimmered.

The black water churned, the floating island of white bones crumbled, and countless monsters lurking deep in the swamp were swept into ashes by lightning before they could even scream.

boom!

The lightning struck the Black Water Serpent's head squarely.

The enormous snake, two hundred feet long, suddenly stiffened.

Large, water-jar-thick scales burst open, charred flesh rolled outwards, and even stark white bones could be seen protruding from the flesh.

The two bulging fleshy mounds were blasted open by the lightning, their skin torn open.

The claw marks on his abdomen, which were about to burst through the skin, collapsed under this calamity.

This is no ordinary heavenly lightning, but the tribulation of the demon race transforming into a dragon.

Either shed the mortal body and be born with dragon blood.

Either you will be struck back to your original form by the lightning tribulation, and die and your cultivation will be extinguished.

Gu Changjin had just taken over the demon body and hadn't even finished cursing when the second and third bolts of lightning struck one after another.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The icy pool exploded, the black water surged back hundreds of feet, and the huge snake's body, like a mountain with its string cut, was slammed into the depths of the icy pool by the lightning.

Blood spread across the bottom of the pool, and charred scales fell off one by one.

The Serpent King, who originally dominated the eight-hundred-mile-long water palace and intimidated the deep abyss, was now almost cleaved into a piece of mangled flesh.

When the final lightning bolt struck, it cleaved the entire icy pool in two.

As the lightning subsided, the calamity clouds in the sky finally dissipated slowly.

However, the spiritual energy that should have been generated with the tribulation of lightning did not materialize.

Because the original Blackwater Serpent's soul had been destroyed by the Heavenly Tribulation.

When Gu Changjin took over the body, he had already missed the last moment of transformation.

The two fleshy buds on its head, which symbolized the budding of dragon horns, visibly shrank.

Its abdomen swelled up in all directions and sank back into its flesh and blood; its transformation into a dragon had failed.

Deep at the bottom of the pool.

Gu Changjin felt the almost shattered demon body, but instead of panicking, he sneered.

"You've just arrived and you've already given this old ancestor such a grand welcoming gift?"

Then it started tearing, there was no way to stop it, it really hurt!

Every inch of this demonic body looked as if it had been repeatedly crushed by lightning and fire.

Most of his meridians were severed, his bones were cracked like a spider web, and even his natal demon core was split open with several cracks.

If it were the original owner, even if her soul hadn't been destroyed, she would at most be hanging on by a thread, waiting to die.

But Gu Changjin is different.

Before he came, he had collected ninety strands of Guiyi Daoyuan.

At the same time, I am very glad that I made preparations in advance.

Otherwise, this could really cause trouble.

Gu Changjin had a sudden thought.

The Dao Fruit unfolds deep within the soul.

Strands of Dao Yuan flowed directly into this broken demon body.

boom!

A vibrant green life force roamed wildly within the charred black snake's body.

The broken bones began to regenerate, and the shattered meridians reconnected.

The charred flesh burned by the lightning tribulation peeled away bit by bit, revealing new, tougher, and darker flesh growing beneath.

New, jet-black scales burst forth from the flesh, while dark golden lightning patterns spread along the snake bones.

This is not a simple repair, but a reforging.

Although the heavenly tribulation failed to transform the Blackwater Serpent into a dragon, it shattered its demonic body.

Gu Changjin then used the Returning to One Dao Yuan to connect again, which was equivalent to washing away the original foundation.

It hurt a bit and I suffered a lot, but I really made a lot of money!

Just as the physical body was rapidly recovering, the Dao Fruit suddenly trembled.

Through this mutilated body, the fate of this world was forcibly severed.

A massive influx of information bombarded Gu Changjin's mind.

In the Nine Provinces, the leader of the righteous path, the Qiyun Sect, whose destiny is predetermined, possesses three swords and two stars: the Azure Netherworld Divine Sword and the Black Water Serpent.

Images flashed before his eyes.

He saw the Qi Yun Sect sitting high on the clouds, claiming to be acting on behalf of Heaven.

He saw a group of sword immortals constantly talking about destiny and calamities.

At the same time, he saw the original death calamity of this body, which was that of the Black Water Serpent.

According to the so-called destiny, it is not worthy of transforming into a dragon at all.

This tribulation of lightning marks the beginning of its demise.

It will be severely injured and dying, its demonic power waning, and it will hide in the cold pool, barely clinging to life for three years.

Three years later, a talented female disciple of the Qiyun Sect will enter the Great Swamp wielding the Azure Nether Divine Sword.

That person was one of the Three Swords and Two Stars, with great fortune and the destiny of the righteous path's prosperity.

She will behead the Blackwater Serpent with a single sword strike, take its demon core, and then use this demon core to forge an unparalleled foundation for her Dao. She will then slay demons and monsters and seize treasures along the way, ultimately saving the world from calamity and becoming famous throughout the land.

The Blackwater Serpent was merely a stepping stone on her path to enlightenment.

Gu Changjin was silent for a moment, then almost burst out laughing.

The Qiyun Sect, its destiny is predetermined, with three swords and two stars, the Azure Netherworld Divine Sword.

This smell is too strong, and why does it smell so familiar?

Isn't this just a real-life replica of the Shu Mountain Sword Immortal world from my previous life, in all the myriad realms?

The main body is the same, only the characters and names have changed, and a few key things have also changed.

But that condescending, pre-determined sense of utter disgust is exactly the same.

Gu Changjin sneered inwardly.

"Destiny? Fate?"

"It's just wishful thinking on the part of the native inhabitants of this world."

Deep within his soul, the Dao Fruit floated silently.

Not belonging to the Nine Provinces, not subject to the fate of this world.

"I have no roots or foundation in this realm, and my fate is not within the Five Elements."

"Without the shackles of cause and effect above one's head, one's soul is suppressed by the Dao fruit."

"Your heavens have no say in my fate."

"This so-called destiny is nothing but a piece of waste paper from the moment I opened my eyes."

Gu Changjin continued to mobilize the Dao Yuan of Guiyi to repair the demon body.

It just felt a little strange.

After living as a human for so many years, I suddenly turned into a giant snake that is two hundred feet long.

With the slightest movement of its soul, its tail swept a large mud wave across the bottom of the pool.

Gu Changjin adjusted after a while.

Then silence fell.

That big tail is really inconvenient.

When he was in human form, he stood with his hands behind his back, exuding a natural air of superiority.

What now?

You can't have a snake coiling its tail up and pretending to have its hands behind its back, can you?

Gu Changjin complained inwardly, but his body was not affected in the slightest.

Soon, the demon's body was almost completely repaired.

It's even stronger than before it took the tribulation.

But he did not surface immediately.

Instead, he completely concealed his aura.

The massive, charred snake body remained submerged at the bottom of the pool, its flesh torn open, scales shattered, and it remained motionless.

It looks completely dead.

Old Yin's instincts told him.

You can't move now.

When the original owner was undergoing tribulation, it was impossible for all the demon kings under his command to be loyal.

Sure enough... outside the cold pool, the water palace formation that was originally protecting the Dharma was torn apart from the inside.

Four powerful demonic energies pressed down without any restraint.

They are all Nascent Soul level demon kings!

The water churned, and a thousand-year-old poisonous toad covered in pustules came wading through the water.

Behind it was a giant centipede, its body completely black and its back pierced with ghostly eyes.

Further on, there was a Blood Jade Spider, its eight legs treading on the water's surface, its silk gleaming with a bloody light.

Another old turtle demon, clad in iron armor, slowly surfaced, its eyes filled with greed.

The four demon kings of the Black Swamp Water Palace were originally powerful demon generals under the command of the Black Water Serpent.

Normally, they kneel more respectfully than anyone else.

Now that the clouds of calamity have just dispersed, they have all arrived.

The Poison Toad Demon King stared at the lifeless, charred snake body at the bottom of the pool, grinned, and let out a grotesque laugh.

"Snake Lord, Snake Lord."

"The wrath of Heaven is unpredictable; in the end, you couldn't overcome this hurdle."

The centipede with its thousand legs, its eyes gleaming, glides across the water, its voice cold and menacing.

"The transformation into a dragon failed, and the demonic soul dissipated."

"Wouldn't it be a pity if your thousand-year-old demonic power slowly dissipated?"

The Blood Jade Spider chuckled, its words brimming with smugness.

"Why not just give a few of them to us?"

"As long as we consume your demon core and refine your snake bones, this eight-hundred-mile-long water palace will not be considered to have lost its lineage."

The old turtle demon constantly observed its surroundings, its voice low and deep.

"Stop talking nonsense, or things will get complicated."

Upon hearing this, the four demon kings attacked almost simultaneously.

The venom sprayed out by the Poison Toad Demon King transformed into a long green river, shooting towards the icy pool.

The ghostly eyes of the Ghost-Eyed Centipede emitted beams of eerie light, while the Blood Jade Spider spat out a blood-red spider web to seal off the icy pool.

The old turtle demon opened its mouth and spat out a dark, heavy water-suppressing pearl, which it then slammed down onto the bottom of the pool.

The four innate demonic arts intertwined to form a large net, enveloping the "corpse".

Just as the sorcery was about to strike.

Deep at the bottom of the pool.

Suddenly, two enormous vertical pupils, like blood moons, lit up on the seemingly dead, charred snake body.

The four demon kings froze simultaneously.

next interest.

An aura far exceeding that of a failed dragon transformation, and even more violent than the heavenly tribulation just now, suddenly erupted from the depths of the icy pool.

The black water surged back, and the icy pool shattered.

Gu Changjin's icy voice resounded in the minds of the four demon kings.

"You want to devour me?"

"Hehe... I'm just afraid your appetites aren't big enough!"