Fortunately, the person in the black robe kept their word and let the eight-headed divine snake leave the Myriad Dragon Palace after healing it.
The eight-headed divine snake departed.
No one, except the person in the black robe, knew where it went or what it planned to do.
Next, the person in the black robe turned their gaze to the High Priest.
The High Priest's heart immediately tightened.
Then, their eyes widened in shock.
However, they dared not utter a single word.
"High Priest, from now on, you will rule this sea with the Dragon Flood Emperor. The Myriad Dragon Palace and the Dragon God Hall are no longer necessary. This place will be called the Blazing Sea," the person in the black robe stated.
The High Priest quickly nodded respectfully, not daring to harbor any thoughts of defiance.
The Dragon Flood Emperor was taken aback.
It was astonishing how the person in the black robe could control the High Priest with just a glance. It was truly bizarre.
It couldn't comprehend it and dared not even try to think about it.
Subsequently, they worked with the High Priest to integrate the Myriad Dragon Palace and the Dragon God Hall, jointly establishing the Blazing Sea.
The Blazing Sea was an organization, not a totem kingdom, but rather the administrator of this sea domain.
The person in the black robe became the true, hidden master of this sea.
Although the Dragon Flood Emperor and the High Priest disliked each other,
they were compelled to work together to fulfill the tasks assigned by the person in the black robe.
They often engaged in covert competition.
After the Blazing Sea was integrated with the forces of the Dragon God Hall and the Myriad Dragon Palace, the High Priest and the Dragon Flood Emperor each led their legions to annex other totem kingdoms in the sea domain.
Any who refused to submit were driven out of the sea domain entirely.
Following that, under the command of the person in the black robe, all totem kingdoms in this sea domain erected statues of the person in the black robe.
The person in the black robe sought to gather faith power to break through to higher realms.
They also remained, waiting in the Blazing Sea Palace for Zheng Dong's return.
The Blazing Sea Palace was the former main hall of the Myriad Dragon Palace, which had been remodeled and expanded, making it even more luxurious and grand.
Meanwhile, Zheng Dong, after more than twenty days of continuous battles, finally cleared out all the curse spirits within the Boundless Tower.
Exhausted, Zheng Dong rested in the Boundless Tower for a few more days.
Naturally, he also gained considerable benefits.
The Curse Beast, due to the massive death toll of curse spirits, accumulated immense power, its level skyrocketing to the point where it possessed quasi-divine combat strength.
In other words, the Curse Beast could now freely utilize the quasi-divine skill, Ultimate Curse Domain.
As for the divine skill, Annihilation Divine Curse, it could also use it, but not more than three times, otherwise, its body would be unable to withstand it and would collapse.
In addition to this, Zheng Dong also obtained the Boundless Tower.
The Boundless Tower had only one function: to imprison and seal curse spirits.
However, after being influenced by countless curse spirits over the years, the Boundless Tower had also severely deteriorated and required repair.
Zheng Dong had no intention of repairing it; instead, he planned to have Youyou refine and merge with it.
Repairing the Boundless Tower would require vast resources, and considering it was forged by the Undying Dragon God, the Chaos Divine Phoenix, and the King of the Netherworld, even if Zheng Dong could repair it, it would likely be a considerable undertaking.
Moreover, there was a high probability that it could not be repaired.
If Youyou could refine and merge with it, perhaps it could also acquire the characteristic of sealing curse spirits.
Youyou's true form, the Necrotic Tower, would also become stronger.
However, the difficulty of Youyou's evolution seemed greater than that of pets like Xiao Zi and Ling'er.
It not only needed to repair itself but also to merge with numerous divine artifacts.
If its evolution were successful, it would itself become an extremely powerful top-tier divine artifact.
At that point, its strength might even surpass that of Xiao Zi and Ling'er.
Inside the Boundless Tower, Zheng Dong's condition had recovered to its optimal state, and he was preparing to depart.
According to the Undying Dragon God, to control the Boundless Tower, one needed to refine its core, the Boundless Stele.
The Boundless Stele stood in the most central location within the Boundless Tower's space.
It was surrounded by array formations and barriers, so even if one walked nearby, they might not necessarily see the Boundless Stele.
Guided by the Undying Dragon God, Zheng Dong found the Boundless Stele and refined it, gaining control of the entire Boundless Tower.
Subsequently, he left the Boundless Tower and returned to the skies above the Hidden Dragon Abyss.
The Boundless Tower was shrunk by Zheng Dong and stored in his beast-taming space, handed over to Youyou.
Youyou had not yet refined the Boundless Tower.
It seemed to have reached a critical juncture in its breakthrough, requiring a large amount of energy elements and the power of laws.
Refining the Boundless Tower now would hinder its breakthrough.
After some thought, Zheng Dong ultimately did not intervene to help Youyou break through.
It was better for Youyou to break through on its own, step by step.
Following this, Zheng Dong looked towards the Hidden Dragon Abyss.
The Hidden Dragon Abyss, which had once been teeming with extraordinary creatures, had returned to a state of peace.
It was difficult to spot even one or two extraordinary creatures.
Even the extraordinary creatures that originally inhabited the Hidden Dragon Abyss had all left.
The food and resources here were insufficient for them to continue living.
Zheng Dong was unconcerned about this.
The only thing he regretted was that the eight-headed divine snake had escaped.
It would be much more difficult to find the eight-headed divine snake from now on.
However, he had no intention of letting the eight-headed divine snake off the hook.
He had Youyou release the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf from the Underworld to continue searching for the eight-headed divine snake.
As Zheng Dong, accompanied by the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf, left the Hidden Dragon Abyss, the person in the black robe also departed from the Blazing Sea Palace.
The person in the black robe seemed to have calculated the exact moment Zheng Dong emerged from the Boundless Tower and directly pursued him in his direction.
Zheng Dong quickly sensed the anomaly.
He stopped, looked into the distance, and saw a black silhouette approaching, growing larger and larger, soon appearing before him.
The person in the black robe was entirely shrouded in a black robe, and wore a black mask, completely concealing their appearance.
However, Zheng Dong could feel the aura of the person in the black robe; it was familiar, as if it were another him.
The person in the black robe spoke no words, directly throwing a punch at Zheng Dong.
The speed was incredibly fast, as if it had broken through the barriers of space and time, striking Zheng Dong directly in the face.
Before Zheng Dong could evade, he took the full force of the punch.
This punch, landing on him, felt strangely familiar.
The person in the black robe was actually using the Bloodline Divine Body.
What was going on?
Zheng Dong's mind was filled with confusion!
Furthermore, the Bloodline Divine Body of the person in the black robe was more complete, continuously evolving towards the Fate Supreme Body.
Without giving Zheng Dong time to ponder, the person in the black robe threw another punch.
He had no choice but to meet it with a punch of his own.
As their fists collided, Zheng Dong was sent staggering backward by an immense force.
"You truly disappoint me, only having grown to this extent!" the person in the black robe stated.
Zheng Dong frowned, his gaze chillingly fixed on the person in the black robe.
"Who exactly are you?"
The person in the black robe let out a cold sneer, "Don't you already have a guess?"
Zheng Dong did indeed have a suspicion, but it felt too absurd.
The person in the black robe before him might be himself from some future timeline.
The future held countless possibilities, and this person in the black robe represented one of those possibilities.
But why had they traveled across time and space?
And why did they possess strength far greater than his own?
This was vastly different from the Undying Dragon God.
The Undying Dragon God was limited and could only exert a certain amount of power.
Did the person in the black robe have limitations?
Zheng Dong couldn't be sure.
But he presumed there were, though the limitations on their strength were clearly much smaller than those of the Undying Dragon God.
Zheng Dong could clearly feel that he was inferior to the person in the black robe.
After all, the other party was a future version of himself.
"Since I've already guessed, why are you still wearing a mask and being so unnecessarily dramatic?" Zheng Dong said coldly.
"Idiot, the mask is for others to see. I'm here to kill you. If you don't want to die, then quickly summon all your pets!" the person in the black robe cursed.
Instantly, a dense killing intent emanated from the person in the black robe, and their eyes became even sharper.
Figures emerged from the person in the black robe, the familiar sounds of divine beasts like the Candle Dragon, Vermilion Bird, and Earth Titan appearing before Zheng Dong.
The person in the black robe had used Bloodline Manifestation.
But their strength was clearly superior to Zheng Dong's; each divine beast they condensed through Bloodline Manifestation had reached the level of a High God.
This made Zheng Dong unable to imagine what kind of existence he would be if he reached the level of the person in the black robe – a True God or a Sovereign?
The familiar skills, originally used by Zheng Dong to deal with enemies, were now being used against him.
And it was his future self, crossing through time and space to attack him.
If this were to be told, no one would believe it.
Zheng Dong dared not be careless; all of this was likely related to the Epoch Tribulation.
The person in the black robe genuinely intended to kill him.
Zheng Dong also used the skill Bloodline Manifestation.
The three hundred and sixty-five divine beasts, each capable of wielding the power of one law, followed a specialized path.
Unfortunately, the gap in cultivation realm was difficult to bridge.
Each of Zheng Dong's divine beasts was far inferior to those of the person in the black robe.
In a flash, they were defeated.
The Candle Dragon, Vermilion Bird, and Earth Titan condensed by the person in the black robe all ferociously lunged at Zheng Dong.
"Why are you still holding on? If you don't summon your pets, you'll surely die!" the person in the black robe roared.
Zheng Dong didn't know why the person in the black robe insisted that he summon his pets. He did not summon pets like Xiao Zi and Ling'er.
Instead, he took out the Blade of the Past he had just acquired.
And using the Blade of the Past, he unleashed the divine skill Annihilation Divine Curse.
The mysterious and eerie Blade of the Past, like the scythe of the Grim Reaper, sliced through the bodies of the Candle Dragon, Vermilion Bird, Earth Titan, and other divine beasts.
Immediately, cries of agony resounded.
The divine beasts condensed by the person in the black robe did not immediately collapse and disappear, but the curse power from the previous epoch continuously affected them.
Influenced by the curse power, their bodies began to decay and perish, their strength weakening by the moment.
The person in the black robe showed no surprise at this sight.
He swung his fist and lunged at Zheng Dong again.
This punch, primarily powered by the Law of Fate and supplemented by three hundred and sixty-five types of law power, unleashed terrifying might.
It stirred up monstrous waves, causing surrounding extraordinary creatures to scatter in fear. Many extraordinary creatures that had condensed divine cores dared not witness the scene directly, watching from afar, trying to understand what was happening.
"Idiot, I want to show you how powerful you can be on your own. External forces are always external forces; they offer no help to yourself!" the person in the black robe declared.
Facing the punch from the person in the black robe, Zheng Dong could only swing the Blade of the Past and cleave forward.
But he was still no match for the person in the black robe and was sent flying again.
"The resources you've spent on your pets would have been better used to strengthen yourself. Only you will never betray yourself. When the laws of this epoch collapse, contracts will cease to exist.
At that time, it will be these pets who kill you!" the person in the black robe said with icy tones.
Zheng Dong's heart trembled. He felt that what the person in the black robe said might come to pass.
With the collapse of laws, contracts would cease to exist, and the relationship between beast masters and their pets would weaken, no longer relying on each other.
Betrayal of beast masters by their pets would undoubtedly occur constantly.
But would pets like Xiao Zi, Ling'er, and Youyou betray him?
Zheng Dong believed they would not.
"Idiot, would I lie to you? My primary purpose in finding you is to kill all your pets, so that I don't suffer a tragic death in the future!" the person in the black robe continued.
As he spoke, he did not cease his attacks.
His fists moved like a whirlwind, like a torrential downpour, launching several blows at Zheng Dong.
Zheng Dong found it difficult to resist, and his injuries worsened.
However, he still did not summon his pets.
"Even if you speak until you're blue in the face, I won't summon Xiao Zi, Ling'er, or the others for you to kill. The future you speak of represents only one possibility!" Zheng Dong responded, gritting his teeth through the pain.
The person in the black robe's gaze grew even colder.
He looked at Zheng Dong with disappointment, saying coldly,
"You are truly stubborn. As your future self, I detest this side of you.
Since you refuse to change, then I'll just kill you. Anyway, I'm destined to die in the future, so it's better to die by my own hand."
With that, the person in the black robe raised his fist again.
Terrifying law power surged.
At the level the person in the black robe had reached, he could freely manipulate the power of laws.
His fist struck fiercely towards Zheng Dong.
The terrifying force seemed poised to completely destroy Zheng Dong's Bloodline Divine Body.
But ultimately, the fist did not land on Zheng Dong.
The person in the black robe did not wish to die.
If he killed Zheng Dong, he too would disappear.
Therefore, at the last moment before his fist landed, he altered its trajectory.
The punch struck the distant sea surface, causing the water to explode and generating colossal waves. The surrounding space shattered inch by inch, continuously annihilating and disappearing, even forming spatial storms.
Zheng Dong frowned. If that punch had truly landed on him, he might have been finished.
He had to become stronger quickly, sever the future from the past, and become a supreme being.
Otherwise, facing the Epoch Tribulation, there would be no hope of survival.