Chapter 2595: The Water of the River Styx in Hand (No More Today)

Half a year later, a continuous black mountain range stretched as far as the eye could see. The vegetation here was dense, and most of it was black.

Two streaks of escape light flew from a distance. Shortly after, they stopped, revealing Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan, whose expressions were solemn. Following the clues provided by Chen Yan, they had searched many locations but still hadn't found the Water of the Styx. While they had managed to kill several sixth-tier demonic beasts, they also encountered a seventh-tier one. Fortunately, they detected it early, allowing the Riftbeast to use its spatial divine ability to escape into a temporary space for refuge. This was their last potential location; they hoped to find the Water of the Styx here.

The Twin-Pupil Rat emerged from Wang Changsheng's embrace, its eyes glowing with dazzling yellow light. A wisp of Wang Changsheng's spiritual sense attached to the Twin-Pupil Rat. He could clearly see an underground cave tens of miles away, inside which was a black pool of water. Though the water was black, he couldn't confirm if it was the Water of the Styx. Previously, Wang Changsheng had collected two types of black spiritual water, neither of which turned out to be the Water of the Styx.

Inside the cave, a colossal black toad, covered in scars, lay motionless in a corner. Wang Changsheng frowned. It seemed the black toad was injured, which made it a potential target. They had previously acquired two damaged, yet usable, sixth-tier formations on Myriad Venom Island. Combined with the Riftbeast and the Mirage Dragon, they decided they could attempt to deal with it.

Wang Ruyan deployed the two sixth-tier formations in an open area, one for offense and one for defense. Their goal was simply to trap the seventh-tier demonic beast for a short period. Once Wang Ruyan had set up the formations, Wang Changsheng transformed into a streak of blue escape light and flew towards the distance. Soon after, he appeared at the underground cave. As he entered, a biting coldness immediately assailed him. With the Twin-Pupil Rat's eyes flashing yellow, Wang Changsheng could clearly see the interior of the cave.

As he approached the cave entrance, the black toad seemed to detect him, transforming into a long black streak and flying out. A raucous roar echoed, and a hazy black sound wave swept out, heading directly for Wang Changsheng. Wang Changsheng, already prepared, unleashed a burst of blue light from his right fist. He punched towards the void, causing countless blue seawater to surge out, forming a giant blue fist-shaped illusion that shattered the black sound wave. However, a long black tongue, like a whip, easily shattered the blue fist-shaped illusion. It instantly appeared before Wang Changsheng and pierced through his body. Wang Changsheng dissolved into specks of blue water vapor and vanished—a Water Escape Technique.

The black streak flew out of the cave. Tens of miles away, countless blue water vapor coalesced in the void, reforming into Wang Changsheng. Wang Changsheng transformed into a long blue streak and sped away. However, before he could travel far, a somewhat raucous roar resounded. Wang Changsheng, wearing the Golden Peng Pendant, remained completely unaffected. A black long tongue descended from the sky, striking towards Wang Changsheng. Wang Changsheng's body radiated a brilliant blue light, and he split into ten figures, flying in different directions. Most of these illusions were struck by the black tongue and dispersed one after another. The black tongue struck a peak, causing it to explode and shatter into pieces, sending dust and smoke billowing.

The black toad did not give chase; it was about to return to its cave. Countless bloody thorns emerged from the ground, heading straight for the black toad. The black toad spewed a stream of black demonic flame, incinerating the bloody thorns to ashes. The ground trembled slightly, and green vines broke through the soil. An area of fifty miles was transformed into a dense green forest, filled with towering trees. Gusts of wind swept through, and large amounts of green light surged in the void, forming green wind blades that slashed towards the black toad. The black toad spewed a hazy black sound wave; wherever it passed, towering trees turned to ash. The green wind blades couldn't even reach the black toad, being shattered by the black sound wave before impact. Soon, more green trees emerged from the ground, surrounding the black toad.

Seizing this opportunity, Wang Changsheng transformed into a streak of blue escape light and flew into the cave. He arrived before the black pool, conjuring a blue-glowing flying knife. As the knife's tip touched the black pool water, the blue flying knife rapidly froze, the ice layer turning black. Wang Changsheng formed a hand seal, and the blue flying knife dropped to the ground, shattering into pieces.

"The Water of the Styx!" Wang Changsheng exclaimed, overjoyed. He promptly conjured the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron. He cast a hand seal into it, and the cauldron instantly expanded, emitting a stream of azure light that enveloped the Water of the Styx. Before long, the Water of the Styx was collected by the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron. Although the quantity wasn't vast, it was enough to advance Wang Changsheng's Dharma Idol to seven-tenths of its full condensation, which was already quite significant. Wang Changsheng put away the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron and flew out.

By this time, the black toad had already breached both sixth-tier formations. As these formations had been previously damaged, their power was significantly reduced, allowing even an injured seventh-tier demonic beast to easily break through them. A giant toad illusion hovered above the black toad's head, spewing a hazy black sound wave directly at Wang Ruyan. At the same time, the black toad spat out a long black tongue, like a black whip, striking towards Wang Ruyan.

A flute's melodious sound drifted, as hazy blue sound waves swept out. The black sound wave collided with the blue sound wave, shattering the latter instantly. Wang Ruyan's figure flickered, evading the black tongue. The tongue struck the ground, shattering it into pieces and raising clouds of dust and smoke. The sound of a tsunami erupted, as a vast expanse of azure seawater surged forth, rushing directly towards the black toad. The toad illusion spewed a hazy black sound wave, causing the seawater to instantly explode into countless water droplets that scattered in all directions. An area of a hundred miles was leveled. Simultaneously, a hazy blue giant blade shot forth, directly targeting the black toad.

The black toad sensed danger and was about to evade when a man's earth-shattering roar resounded, causing the black toad's body to tremble slightly. The blue giant blade struck the black toad, vanishing into its body. This was a materialized spiritual sense attack, far more potent than a Soul-Suppressing Roar. While Spirit Transformation cultivators can materialize spiritual sense attacks, their spiritual sense is typically too weak to unleash such power. Wang Changsheng's attack, which consumed most of his spiritual sense, was immensely powerful. It was a new divine ability, the God-Slaying Blade, which he had mastered after cultivating the 'Grand Void Forging Spirit Art' to its seventh level. The God-Slaying Blade was a physical attack that directly targeted the sea of consciousness. If used against demonic beasts below seventh-tier or Void Refinement cultivators, its effect would be even better.

The black toad let out a painful roar, and its toad illusion became indistinct. An earth-shattering dragon's roar resounded, and countless golden mist surged from the ground, engulfing the black toad. After a short while, the golden mist dispersed, revealing the black toad once more. By this time, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had vanished. It had been trapped by the Mirage Dragon's illusion; otherwise, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan would not have been able to escape. Having only recently survived a major Heavenly Tribulation, the black toad had no desire to pursue Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan, opting instead to return to its lair to heal its injuries.