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

The four demon kings' innate demonic arts had already been unleashed and could not be stopped simply because of his words.

The emerald green poisonous river surged, ghostly eyes and demonic light locked souls, blood-red spider webs sealed the sky, and the dark, heavy water-suppressing pearl caused the earth's veins at the bottom of the pool to sink.

If it were the original Black Water Serpent that had failed to transform into a dragon and whose soul had collapsed, its body would be split into four pieces upon this fall.

However, by fate, the Blackwater Serpent survived, though at a considerable cost.

No wonder that a few disciples who had just established their foundation were able to slay an ancient beast, the Black Water Serpent, which was almost at the level of a deity.

Gu Changjin simply stared with his cold, vertical pupils, watching silently as the demonic arts of the four demon kings were about to touch his demonic body. He neither retreated nor dodged.

With a thought, the Dao Fruit's core energy, the Returning One Dao Yuan, burned wildly within him.

A wisp.

Ten strands.

Twenty strands.

The immense power of deduction was directly poured into the deepest part of this demonic body.

The Blackwater Serpent's original innate technique was called the "Mysterious Serpent Devouring the Moon Scripture".

Nourish your body with black water, refine your soul with moonlight, devour the essence of the water palace, and eventually embark on the path of transforming into a dragon.

This path is correct, but unfortunately, it was written to death by the Nine Provinces universe.

To transform into a dragon is to be bound by the will of Heaven.

Those who gain control over the water veins must also bear the consequences of those water veins' influence.

At that time, the Qiyun Sect can say that fate has been decided, and the Three Swordsmen and Two Stars can wield their swords to slay demons. They might even be able to use the power of heaven and earth to suppress him by a third.

Gu Changjin didn't like this feeling.

He can leverage power, but he cannot be a dog for others, much less a dog for the heavens.

"Failed to transform into a dragon?"

"Failure is failure."

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"This old ancestor really doesn't care."

He sneered inwardly.

The second "Mysterious Netherworld Devouring Scripture" that he obtained from the other world was also pulled out by him.

The Black Water Serpent's natal element is the Moon Devouring Serpent.

The Devouring Technique of the Mysterious Netherworld Cave.

In addition, Guiyi Daoyuan forcibly deduced the results.

The two techniques were forcibly torn apart, reassembled, and refined under the influence of the Dao Fruit.

The path of the dragon has been severed.

Another, older, and more brutal path was pushed out from the depths of Gu Changjin's bloodline.

Bashe (a type of snake).

According to ancient legends, there was a giant snake that swallowed an elephant, and it took three years for the elephant's bones to emerge.

That was no ordinary snake demon.

Instead, they are a primordial, exotic species that devour mountains and rivers, eat giant beasts, and have a belly as deep as an abyss, naturally destined not to follow the path of dragon authority.

The dragon moves clouds and brings rain, and is bestowed with titles by the water veins of heaven and earth.

The Bashe doesn't use it; the Bashe only swallows.

To swallow is the way.

If you can't swallow it, you'll die from overeating.

Simple and direct.

It suits Gu Changjin very well.

"Integrate my Dharma, and reverse the bloodline of the primordial world."

"The Great Mysterious Ancestor's Heaven-Swallowing Technique".

"Forward this to your ancestor!"

boom!

The charred snake body at the bottom of the pool suddenly trembled violently.

The two shriveled fleshy buds on the Blackwater Serpent's head exploded without warning.

Blood and flesh scattered, but not a trace of dragon's aura flowed out.

Instead, a dark and deep black line slowly appeared above his head.

The pattern resembles a seal.

It's like a miniature black hole.

The light falling on it was completely swallowed up.

The Seal of the Bashe (Spirit of the Serpent).

The two-hundred-foot-long snake body did not grow dragon claws.

Instead, ancient, violent, and desolate primordial demonic patterns appeared all over its body.

The demonic runes shone from the gaps in the scales, like black ravines spreading across the entire demonic body.

The four demon kings' innate demonic powers also crashed down at this moment.

The Poison Toad Demon King laughed wildly.

"Die!"

The next moment, Gu Changjin opened his mouth.

That doesn't resemble Shekou at all.

It's like a black curtain being stretched open.

The water in the cold pool suddenly reversed direction.

It was as if a huge gash had been torn open in the void.

Tear!

The emerald green poisonous river spewed out by the thousand-year-old poisonous toad was sucked dry the moment it touched the darkness.

It didn't explode, and it didn't corrode.

Not even a trace of poison gas remained.

The old turtle demon's natal water-suppressing pearl, which was said to weigh tens of thousands of kilograms and could suppress water veins, also fell into the edge of the black hole.

Click.

A soft sound.

The water-suppressing pearl was instantly crushed into dust by the terrifying strangulation force.

The old turtle demon's expression changed drastically, and he spat out a mouthful of black blood.

"That's impossible!"

"You clearly failed to transform into a dragon!"

Gu Changjin didn't even lift his eyelids.

The enormous snake body swayed gently in the icy pool.

boom!

The entire icy pool seemed to have been turned upside down.

An absolutely devouring domain instantly locked down the four demon kings.

The Poison Toad Demon King wanted to retreat.

Unfortunately, I can't get a refund.

The centipede with its thousand legs thrashed about frantically, but it seemed to be nailed to the water.

The Blood Jade Spider spat out layers of silk, trying to use it to escape, but the silk was swallowed up by the darkness as soon as it flew out.

The old turtle demon retracted its head into its iron armor, its demonic power forming a protective shield the size of a small mountain.

But it's no use.

Gu Changjin looked up.

The snake's mouth reopened.

The first bite.

The power of devouring locked the Poison Toad Demon King.

The enormous body of the thousand-year-old poisonous toad suddenly stretched out, its body bursting open with pustules, and a frenzied green poisonous light leaked out.

"Snake King, spare my life!"

"Your subordinate is willing to surrender!"

Gu Changjin did not answer.

With a swirling motion, the poisonous toad, along with its nascent soul, transformed into a streak of green light and was swallowed whole.

The second bite.

The ghost-eyed centipede screamed in agony.

"This is not the power of a dragon!"

"What kind of monster are you?!"

Hundreds of ghostly eyes on its back opened simultaneously, shooting out eerie, demonic light.

But as soon as those demonic lights appeared, they were printed into a black mist by the Bashe.

The enormous body of the Ghost-Eyed Centipede was forcibly torn in two, turning into two streams of light that disappeared into the snake's mouth.

The third bite.

The Blood Jade Spider is the most straightforward.

Instead of begging for mercy, it directly self-destructed its eight legs, turning into a streak of blood as it tried to escape the icy pool.

Gu Changjin sneered.

With a sweep of its tail, the void trembled.

The bloodline was directly drawn back into the Devouring Domain.

The Blood Jade Spider let out a sharp hiss, and in the next instant, it was swept away by the black sky, leaving not a single strand of spider silk behind.

In the end, only the old turtle demon remained.

Its defenses are the strongest, its armor as thick and heavy as a mountain. At this moment, it is huddled inside its armor, like a black reef.

"Snake Lord".

"The old turtle was just misled by them."

"The old tortoise is willing to continue guarding your underwater palace..."

Gu Changjin finally spoke.

"It's too late."

The snake's mouth fell.

Click.

That supposedly indestructible armor was shattered by his bite.

Click.

Another sound.

The old turtle demon's protective demonic light, iron armor, nascent soul, and flesh were all shredded by the devouring power, turning into a torrent of primordial energy that fell into the snake's belly.

The whole process took no more than three breaths.

The four Nascent Soul demon kings, who were just moments ago arrogant and ready to divide up the Water Palace, didn't even leave behind a complete corpse.

The cold pool fell silent once more.

All that remained was the churning black water and the enormous, suffocating serpent at the bottom of the pool.

The essence of the four demon kings exploded within their bodies, and the four kinds of demonic power collided wildly.

If it were an ordinary demon cultivator, swallowing it like that would surely cause their body to explode on the spot.

However, Gu Changjin has the Dao Fruit to suppress him, and he also has the ancient Bagu snake bloodline.

Guiyi Daoyuan continued to pour in, and all the impure demonic power was peeled away layer by layer, refined layer by layer, and finally transformed into the purest resources, which were then integrated into the bloodline of the Bashe.

boom!

The snake's body swelled up again.

Two hundred feet.

Five hundred and thirty feet.

760 zhang.

It finally stopped at a height of a thousand feet.

The black jade scales completely lost their old color, becoming like black gold cast in stone.

On each scale, intricate devouring magic patterns appeared.

The serpent mark on his head became increasingly deep.

Above the icy pool, the dissipating tribulation clouds seemed to sense something and churned faintly once more.

But in the next instant, the Bashe Seal trembled violently.

The wisp of cloud seemed to have lost its target and slowly dispersed.

Gu Changjin raised his vertical pupils, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

As expected, the transformation into a dragon will be acknowledged and remembered by Heaven and Earth.

Bashe is different; he does not take control of the water veins, does not accept the titles bestowed by the Nine Provinces, and is not subject to the destiny mentioned by the Qiyun Sect.

His power was acquired through absorption, refinement, and transformation through the reversal of Dao fruits.

It wasn't given by heaven.

Heaven itself has no right to take it.

A massive demonic aura rose layer by layer from the depths of the icy pool.

A demonic body at the Nascent Soul level, and magical power at the limit of the Nascent Soul stage.

According to the standards of the main world, this would already be considered a Nascent Soul cultivator. However, in this world, it is not recognized by Heaven and Earth, nor does it receive the necessary opportunities from them, so it is not considered a Nascent Soul cultivator in the traditional sense of this world.

However, a demonic body at the Nascent Soul level can also be called a Nascent Soul.

Gu Changjin felt the new Bashe demon body and finally slowly coiled up.

This posture still doesn't look very human, but it's at least much more comfortable than that half-dead snake from before.

He looked down at the empty, cold pool.

The four demon kings are dead.

Then it's time to clean up the interior of this 800-li Black Swamp Water Palace.

But what's the most cost-effective way to proceed next?

Should we storm the Qiyun Sect directly?

That's too hasty, and it makes him seem too much like a reckless and easily angered demon...

First, swallow up the eight-hundred-mile-long water palace?

Sure, let's solidify the foundation of our subordinates first.

Are we waiting for that so-called "Three Swords and Two Stars" to deliver themselves to our doorstep?

That's interesting, but you need to plan ahead.

A glint of light flashed in Gu Changjin's eyes.

"The Divine Demon Body has been formed."

"Next, it's time to throw the fate of the Nine Provinces into chaos."