Countless swirling vortexes of seawater were about to tear apart the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor and his entourage.
The Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor, ignoring his pain, desperately resisted.
Although he withstood the High Priest's initial wave of attacks, his injuries worsened.
"High Priest, you are truly insidious!" the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor roared in anger.
The High Priest remained silent, a smug look in his eyes.
In the end, victory was all that mattered. Who cared if the attack was a sneak attack?
In the future, everyone would simply believe the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor was inferior.
The battle continued, with the High Priest intending to eliminate the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor while he had the chance.
Despite suffering repeated injuries, the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor did not flee.
He fought with all his might, unleashing his strongest attacks one after another.
Even if he were to die, he would drag the High Priest down with him.
Just as the two were locked in fierce combat, the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent also recovered its strength. It slithered out from its hiding place.
It immediately sensed the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor battling the High Priest not far away.
Joy surged through it.
It had originally intended to conquer the Dragon God Hall and the Myriad Dragon Palace.
It never expected both factions to be clashing so close by.
Without hesitation, it prepared to intervene.
With its strength as a Main God, it could fully unleash the power of its divine kingdom.
A dark, sinister world rapidly enveloped the area where the Dragon God Hall and Myriad Dragon Palace were fighting.
Countless strange, hissing snakes emitted chilling sounds.
Instantly, the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor, the High Priest, and other extraordinary beings were forced to halt.
They felt a terrifying aura and immense pressure.
Within the domain of the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent's divine kingdom, their strength was suppressed to a mere ten percent.
Horror dawned on their faces.
What was happening?
The Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor and the High Priest quickly noticed the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent swimming towards them from a distance.
They were stunned.
They couldn't discern the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent's true strength, but they were certain they were no match for it.
Facing the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent, they felt like ants challenging an elephant.
The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent paid no mind to the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor and the High Priest. It spoke in a cold tone:
"From this day forward, I am the Emperor of this sea. Let anyone who disagrees step forward!"
The High Priest remained silent.
The Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor also kept his mouth shut.
At this moment, no one was foolish enough to provoke the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent; it would be courting death.
The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent was pleased with the reactions of the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor, the High Priest, and the other extraordinary beings.
"Good. From today onwards, you are all citizens of my Eight-Headed Totem Kingdom. No more fighting. Anyone who dares to act will be annihilated by me."
Under the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent's threat, both the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor and the High Priest temporarily submitted.
The Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor was unaware of the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent's origins, but it could sense that even with its power, it was still far inferior to the black-robed figure.
The black-robed figure could directly rescue it from the ruins, something the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent likely couldn't do.
If the black-robed figure were to intervene, it would probably be able to deal with the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent.
As for the High Priest, it placed its hope in Zheng Dong.
After being transformed into a believer by the Holy Grail of Faith, it believed there was nothing Zheng Dong couldn't solve.
With their own hidden agendas, both sides temporarily ceased hostilities and returned to the Myriad Dragon Palace with the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent.
The Myriad Dragon Palace could be considered a blessed land for the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent. It was here that it obtained resources to heal its injuries and recover its strength.
Therefore, it intended to build the imperial palace of the Eight-Headed Totem Kingdom here in the future.
Soon, the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent, accompanied by the High Priest and the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor, arrived at the Myriad Dragon Palace.
The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent unceremoniously took the throne in the main hall and began issuing commands.
"High Priest, go and bring all the resources of your Dragon God Hall. From now on, there will be no Dragon God Hall or Myriad Dragon Palace, only the Eight-Headed Totem Kingdom," the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent declared domineeringly.
It wasn't worried about the High Priest escaping. With its strength recovered, it could easily catch up to and capture the High Priest.
The High Priest quickly nodded.
It had long wanted to leave the Myriad Dragon Palace, as it was the lair of its arch-nemesis.
Once it left the Myriad Dragon Palace, it would find an opportunity to contact Zheng Dong, hoping he could deal with the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent.
Just as the High Priest was about to leave the hall, the black-robed figure appeared outside the hall, blocking the departing High Priest.
The High Priest looked at the black-robed figure in surprise.
The black-robed figure appeared to be an ordinary person, with no fluctuations of power.
But things were far from that simple.
Within this hall were extraordinary beings who had condensed divine sparks.
None of them had restrained their auras, and it was impossible for an ordinary person to withstand them.
This meant that even extraordinary beings of the Totem level would not dare to approach the hall.
Yet, the black-robed figure dared to come, and showed no fear.
The High Priest sensed that the black-robed figure was extraordinary and retreated, wanting to see what the black-robed figure intended to do.
Seeing the black-robed figure, the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor was the most excited.
The Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor had witnessed the black-robed figure's methods and knew that it would be easy for the black-robed figure to deal with the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent.
If the black-robed figure could subdue the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent, then the people of the Dragon God Hall would not be able to escape the Myriad Dragon Palace.
At that time, it might truly be able to rule this sea.
At this moment, the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor also recalled the black-robed figure's earlier words.
The black-robed figure hadn't left because it was waiting for a certain snake.
Could it be the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent?
The Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor's eyes widened in shock. Perhaps the black-robed figure was prescient?
The black-robed figure glanced at the High Priest, paying him no mind, and then looked up at the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent on the throne.
"Indeed, its strength has recovered. It can be of use to me."
The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent felt an inexplicable discomfort when the black-robed figure looked at it.
It didn't recognize the black-robed figure, nor had it ever heard of such a person in the Myriad Dragon Palace.
Without a word, it attacked, launching a strike.
A black stream of power, like an arrow, shot towards the black-robed figure.
The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent unleashed its ultimate skill, the Dark Arrow.
This arrow appeared ordinary, but when wielded by it, even extraordinary beings who had condensed divine sparks could not resist it.
Even the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor and the High Priest would have to exert considerable effort to block it.
However, when the Dark Arrow struck the black-robed figure, it shattered with a bang.
The black-robed figure seemed to have used no power at all.
It had blocked the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent's attack with nothing more than its black robe.
The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent was startled.
A divine artifact?
It looked at the black robe on the black-robed figure, thinking it was some divine artifact. But upon closer inspection, it found it to be an ordinary black robe.
"Who are you?"
The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent demanded, ceasing its attack.
It sensed that the black-robed figure's strength was no weaker than its own, perhaps even superior.
Damn it, has the world changed again, with a large number of Main God-level extraordinary beings awakening?
The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent was dejected. It had just recovered its strength and wanted to establish a vast empire, only to encounter a formidable enemy at the very beginning.
It regarded the black-robed figure as a newly awakened Main God and did not wish to engage in conflict.
The black-robed figure, however, chuckled.
"It's only been a few days, and you no longer recognize me."
Upon hearing the black-robed figure's voice, the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent found it very familiar.
Yet, it couldn't recall where it had seen the black-robed figure before.
"How could I possibly know you? I've never met you," the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent stated with certainty.
The black-robed figure remained silent, its eyes filled with amusement. It raised a fist and punched towards the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent.
This seemingly ordinary punch forced the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent to brace itself cautiously.
It could feel the power contained within this punch, a power that could easily kill the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor and other surrounding extraordinary beings.
It revealed its true form, a monstrous serpent with eight heads.
Each of its heads possessed a different attribute.
However, after becoming a Main God, it had focused primarily on the dark attribute, pursuing a specialized path.
The strength of its other heads was far inferior to that of its dark-attributed head.
Facing the black-robed figure's punch, it unleashed the power of its divine kingdom to strengthen itself and retaliated by swinging its tail.
Within its divine kingdom, its power could increase severalfold, even tenfold.
Conversely, its enemies would be suppressed, only able to unleash a fraction of their strength.
Yet, even with this advantage, it still did not gain the upper hand.
It swung its tail, intending to send the black-robed figure flying and teach it a lesson.
But as its tail touched the black-robed figure's fist, it felt a terrifying surge of power that sent its body hurtling backward.
Its scales peeled off from its tail one by one, and blood flowed freely.
Only then did the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent realize the vast difference between itself and the black-robed figure.
It had overestimated itself.
The black-robed figure's strength was likely approaching the Sovereign level.
The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent had no desire to die.
It turned and prepared to flee.
Unfortunately, even with the power of its divine kingdom, its speed was still no match for the black-robed figure.
The black-robed figure vanished from its spot and reappeared in front of it, using spatial teleportation.
"Don't you want this sea? I'll give it to you!" the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent declared.
The black-robed figure remained silent, responding to the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent with another punch.
The massive fist swung towards it again.
The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent suddenly felt a familiar power emanating from the black-robed figure.
It had encountered this power somewhere before.
Yet, it still couldn't recall ever seeing the black-robed figure.
Facing the black-robed figure's unreasonable assault, it could only resist with all its might.
But it was still unable to defend itself.
It was struck in the abdomen by another punch.
Its abdomen caved in severely, and its internal organs were shattered.
The pain caused the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent to cry out in agony.
Against the black-robed figure's onslaught, it was completely at a disadvantage, with no opportunity to retaliate.
"Damn you, don't push me!" the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent roared.
Before its words could even finish, the black-robed figure delivered another punch.
One of the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent's heads was shattered by this punch, with brain matter splattering everywhere.
Scoundrel!
The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent couldn't help but curse.
It had just recovered its strength and didn't want to be severely injured again.
Yet, the black-robed figure showed no mercy.
The black-robed figure's fists rained down like a torrent, with each strike unleashing increasingly potent attacks.
The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent was completely defenseless.
It realized in horror that the black-robed figure's divine body was incredibly powerful, its physical strength alone far surpassing its own.
Even more terrifying was that the black-robed figure could manipulate the power of laws with just its divine body, something it couldn't achieve.
Furthermore, the number of laws mastered by the black-robed figure far exceeded its own, to a staggering degree.
It even suspected that the black-robed figure was not human, but an anthropomorphic extraordinary being.
Under the black-robed figure's relentless assault, the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent abandoned any thought of escape, hoping only to preserve its life.
It used its Divine Level Slumber ability, entering a state of suspended animation, hoping to survive by chance.
In this state of suspended animation, even if its body were destroyed, as long as its soul remained intact, it could survive.
However, recovering would likely require a significant amount of resources.
But the black-robed figure still showed no signs of stopping.
Its fists continued to fall, each strike releasing a different law of power. And after the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent entered its state of suspended animation, the attacks were specifically targeted at its soul.
The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent sensed something was wrong.
But in its state of suspended animation, it was completely incapable of retaliating.
It could only desperately protect its soul from destruction.
However, its power was ultimately limited, and inferior to the black-robed figure's.
Under the black-robed figure's continuous attacks, its soul suffered increasing damage.
If this continued, its soul would likely collapse.
At that point, it wouldn't be suspended animation, but true death.
What to do?
Driven to its limit, the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent decided to fight with its back against the wall.
It awoke from its state of suspended animation, glaring at the black-robed figure with fury.
"This is all your fault! If I die, you die with me! You won't escape alive either!"
The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent was truly ruthless. Its dark-attributed head promptly devoured one of its other-attributed heads.
Immediately, its strength increased considerably.
Following that, it devoured the remaining heads with its dark-attributed head, transforming from a eight-headed serpent into a colossal serpent.
Witnessing this, the Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor, the High Priest, and other god-level extraordinary beings were utterly shocked.
The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent was far more powerful than they had imagined.
Yet, even this immensely powerful Eight-Headed Divine Serpent was no match for the black-robed figure.
What kind of existence was this black-robed figure?
The Dragon Flood Dragon Emperor rejoiced inwardly. The stronger the black-robed figure, the more formidable its backing would be.
The High Priest, however, worried whether Zheng Dong could handle the black-robed figure.
The battle continued. The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent fought desperately, unleashing multiple divine skills.
But it was still unable to harm the black-robed figure.
At this moment, the black-robed figure also unleashed multiple clones.
Each clone possessed the strength of a High God, and there were a staggering three hundred and sixty-five of them.
Facing the onslaught of the black-robed figure's clones, the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent suddenly felt a sense of familiarity.
It remembered.
When the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf, the Ice Plains Yeti, and others attacked Yan Huang, they had encountered attacks from Zheng Dong's clones.
The aura emanating from the black-robed figure was exactly the same as Zheng Dong's.
If not for the fact that the black-robed figure was far stronger than the Zheng Dong it knew, it might have suspected the black-robed figure was Zheng Dong himself.
"Damn it, who exactly are you?" the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent demanded.
It didn't recall any human being this powerful.
The black-robed figure remained silent, accelerating its attacks.
It seemed to be under some form of suppression, unable to unleash its full power, and could only rely on its clones to quickly subdue the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent.
The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent was thoroughly beaten by the black-robed figure and had lost all will to fight.
It now only wished for this ordeal to end as quickly as possible.
Fearful of death, it was prepared to self-detonate its divine spark, taking the black-robed figure with it.
Just as it was accumulating power for the self-detonation, it was stopped by the black-robed figure.
"Without my permission, you can't even die!" the black-robed figure stated.
This familiar voice almost made the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent believe the black-robed figure was Zheng Dong.
It couldn't help but ask:
"What is your relationship with Zheng Dong?"
The black-robed figure did not respond.
Instead, it continued:
"Sign a soul blood contract and obey my commands. If you betray me, I will make you suffer a terrible death!"
Feeling the cold gaze of the black-robed figure, the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent shivered.
Having witnessed the black-robed figure's immense power, it had developed a deep-seated fear and no longer entertained any thoughts of resistance.
To preserve its life, the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent, without hesitation, signed the soul contract with the black-robed figure.
"I will heal your injuries. From now on, you will do as I say, and I guarantee Zheng Dong won't find you," the black-robed figure said.
The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent nodded quickly.
After signing the soul blood contract, its fear of the black-robed figure intensified.