Chapter 659 206: Water Control Technique, Qualitative Change

Shen Bai had even used his Infinite Divination Skill just now, but he came up with nothing.

The other party had either erased their tracks or possessed the ability to evade the Infinite Divination Skill.

If that was the case, any further investigation would be useless, so Shen Bai felt there was no point in continuing.

Hearing Shen Bai say this, Ding Quan understood the reasoning, but he still asked, "Lord Shen, Zhang Dao Ling and the Marquis of Ren De seem rather suspicious. Why don't we question them further?"

"It's no use."

Shen Bai shook his head. "The two of them have reached such high positions. Their minds are far too deep and cunning for ordinary people to fathom. What good would more questions do?"

Ding Quan considered this and realized it was true.

"Then, Lord Shen, what should we do next?"

Shen Bai said, "After we get back, find someone trustworthy and investigate Zhang Dao Ling's son—find out what his situation is. Also, the clues collected from those heads I brought last time are still on file. I want to review them. As for everything else, hold off on taking any action."

Taking action now would only scatter their personnel, giving the enemy an opportunity to strike.

Ding Quan nodded. "I understand."

Shen Bai said no more and returned to the Observatory with Ding Quan and the others.

...

Inside the Observatory, it was still a hive of activity. Everyone was following the clues Shen Bai had found previously, continuing to delve deeper.

After offering a few words of encouragement, Shen Bai returned to the top floor of the five-story building.

At this moment, Shen Bai was the only one on this floor.

After a moment of thought, Shen Bai raised his right hand. A clear stream of water materialized above it, coalesced from thin air.

His Water Control Technique was only Level 4. At present, he only had two relatively Low Level Divine Powers left.

The Level 4 Water Control Technique and the Level 3 Life and Death Storage Skill.

The Life and Death Storage Skill was a Space Type Divine Power, which was sufficient for Shen Bai's needs for now. Therefore, he decided to focus on raising his Water Control Technique to its second qualitative transformation first.

With this in mind, Shen Bai wasted no more time and began to grind.

Amber, hidden within his body, provided a threefold bonus to his Skill Level progression. Nearby, Red Makeup meticulously polished the blade of his sword, Cold Moon.

The room fell silent, the only movement being the text pulsing before Shen Bai's eyes.

[Water Control Technique +3+3+3...]

...

Time flowed on, and several days passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, all of Lingyun Dao settled into a long-lost state of peace.

Aside from the village that had been brutally massacred not long ago, no other calamities occurred.

But everyone in the Jianghu knew that a storm was brewing over Lingyun Dao.

This was merely the calm before the storm.

The reason was simple: Shen Bai's arrival.

Both the Marquis of Ren De's and Zhang Dao Ling's factions were now shrouded in gloom.

「Inside the five-story building.」

Shen Bai looked at the text before him, a satisfied smile spreading across his face.

[Water Control Technique Lv. 4 (Water Attribute +8, Water Speed +8, Water Control +8, Water Attack +8): 10000/10000]

'Finally maxed it out.' Shen Bai sighed in relief.

During this period, aside from his simple daily routines, he had been almost completely immersed in furiously grinding his Skill Level, making the enhancement of his strength his top priority.

Now, the Water Control Technique had finally reached Perfection, bringing it to the cusp of its second qualitative transformation.

Without any hesitation, Shen Bai mentally commanded the consumption of ten wisps of Evil Qi from within his body.

After the ten wisps of Evil Qi vanished, Shen Bai suddenly felt poor again.

But it wasn't a big problem.

Before him, the smoke swirled chaotically before re-forming into new text that floated in mid-air.

[Ten Thousand Water Technique Lv. 5 (Water Attribute +16, Water Speed +16, Water Control +16, Water Attack +16, Water Transformation +16): 0/15000]

'This Water Transformation Attribute... what is it?' Shen Bai stroked his chin, wondering.

After reaching Level 5, the Ten Thousand Water Technique had gained an additional Attribute: Water Transformation. Shen Bai didn't quite understand what it was.

But it wasn't a big problem.

The smoke before him vanished, and his surroundings became incredibly blurry.

Shen Bai knew the phantom would naturally appear to answer his questions.

Sure enough, when his vision cleared, he found himself in a highly unusual place.

He was not on land, nor on the surface of the water, but deep at the bottom of the sea.

The ocean waves churned far above. Down on the seabed, the phantom stood with its hands clasped behind its back.

The surrounding seawater was placid, imbuing the phantom with the aura of a King of Water.

Although Shen Bai was on the seabed, he felt no sense of suffocation.

He thought for a moment, then looked around, searching for anything out of the ordinary.

As Shen Bai scanned his surroundings, a shadowy form gradually materialized in the dark and gloomy depths.

It was a terrifying, grotesquely shaped beast, as massive as a dozen buildings.

Its size alone was terrifying, and its entire body radiated an aura of decay and ruin, along with a bone-chilling cold that would make anyone tremble.

"An Aberration."

Shen Bai stroked his chin. 'Fighting an Aberration again,' he thought. 'How is the phantom going to show off this time?'

Every time he entered this space, it was to witness a battle between the phantom and an Aberration. Shen Bai was already used to it.

He always got to see the phantom show off in some new, stylish way, and he always learned a few new techniques in the process.

Just as Shen Bai had this thought, the monstrous Aberration let out a roar and surged toward the phantom.

The moment the monstrous Aberration charged, the surrounding seawater seemed to answer its call, gathering around the beast and transforming into an immense, crushing pressure that smashed down upon the phantom.

The pressure on the seabed was already immense, but with the monstrous Aberration's Manipulation, it was amplified tens of thousands of times over.