Chapter 544 - 543: Shock

Chapter 544: Chapter 543: Shock

Qin Feng took a few steps, arriving in front of the Stone Lotus.

"Yu Hua! It’s actually Yu Hua!"

Seeing this, the young Sea Race members wore looks of astonishment.

Although Yu Hua was called a once-in-a-millennium prodigy in the Black Water Division, the gap between him and their group was simply too vast.

How could someone like him even think of trying to activate the Thousand Leaf Water God Black Lotus?

’A toad lusting after a swan?’

’Is he just asking to be humiliated?’

Many similar thoughts surfaced in the minds of the young Sea Race members.

To the side, the Long Brothers of the Soaring Snake Division exchanged a look, their brows deeply furrowed.

They had crossed swords with Yu Hua before and knew he was not as simple as others imagined.

After all, Long Xianle had nearly been killed by him in a single move!

Nearby, the gazes of Ye Ding, the Great Dragon Maiden, Ao Wuxu, Nanming Ling, Emperor Shitian, and the others also fell upon Yu Hua.

Martial Divine Abilities remained expressionless, but in reality, he was the one most concerned with Yu Hua’s performance.

Qin Feng’s gaze swept over the Stone Lotus before him.

According to what he had learned from Martial Divine Abilities, the higher the quality and potency of one’s Water Element True Power, and the deeper their comprehension of the Water Element, the more lotus petals would bloom.

Although he didn’t cultivate Water Element True Power, his Primordial Star River True Power could simulate the True Power of any Attributes.

Moreover, Qin Feng’s own attainments in Water Element Mystical Meaning were extremely high.

One could even say they were more formidable than those of the Void Element he primarily cultivated.

If he hadn’t been so insistent on choosing the Void Element, and had chosen the Water Element instead, he might have already broken through to the Martial Arts Giant Realm.

After a moment of contemplation, surging Black Water Power bloomed at his fingertips, and his hand instantly touched the Stone Lotus.

It was warm and smooth to the touch, not at all like stone.

It was as if he were touching a living thing.

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, the moment his finger made contact, the Stone Lotus began to bloom. A ray of pure black brilliance emerged from its center.

One petal, two petals... ten, eleven... twenty... thirty... In the blink of an eye, it surpassed thirty-five.

The faces of the Sea Race geniuses grew solemn.

Surpassing thirty petals already indicated that Yu Hua’s strength was in the upper-middle tier among them.

While not at the very top, it had already far exceeded many people’s expectations.

Gaze after gaze grew intense.

In the blink of an eye, the number of open petals surpassed forty.

This was a level of strength possessed only by the best of the best among the Sea Race geniuses!

When the number surpassed forty-two, Princess Zisha’s expression faltered.

’That lecher Yu Hua’s strength... is actually comparable to mine!’

Qin Feng’s expression remained unchanged as he steadily poured in his Black Water True Power. He, too, wanted to see just how far his own strength went.

Very quickly, the forty-third and forty-fourth petals on the Stone Lotus opened.

At this moment, the faces of most of the Sea Race geniuses, including Yu Hualong and Emperor Shitian, changed color.

This level of strength was already enough to match the two of them.

And from the looks of it, Qin Feng still had plenty of power to spare.

The pupils of most of the young Sea Race members constricted.

The one they had thought to be the weakest, Yu Hua, was actually hiding so much power.

Some of the pretty maidens from the Sea Demon Clan nearby exchanged glances, clearly not having expected that the Yu Hua they had dismissed was actually so powerful.

"That Yu Hua is actually this strong?" In Ye Ding’s arms, the Sea Demon maiden Xue Xun’s expression changed, her small, crimson mouth agape.

Ye Ding chuckled softly and raised his wine cup, his expression one of indifference.

’This level of power isn’t even worth my attention.’

Qin Feng felt that making forty-four petals bloom wasn’t as difficult as he had imagined.

His Black Water True Power surged faster.

Visibly and with extreme speed, the forty-fifth petal bloomed. The forty-sixth, forty-seventh, forty-eighth, and forty-ninth followed with ease.

Under everyone’s transfixed gaze, the fiftieth Black Lotus petal opened effortlessly.

Then, as everyone watched, dumbfounded,

The fifty-first, fifty-second, fifty-third, fifty-fourth, and fifty-fifth petals bloomed in quick succession.

As the fifty-fifth petal bloomed, a strange expression appeared on Qin Feng’s face. He clearly felt that as his Black Water True Power merged into the Stone Lotus, a joyous pulse suddenly surged out from within it.

At the same time, a faint, illusory wisp of Spiritual Light emerged from the Stone Lotus. It joyfully followed the flow of his Black Water True Power into his body, traveled all the way up, and rushed into his Dantian.

After happily circling his Dantian once, it actually took root there, transforming into a black, somewhat ethereal lotus.

’This is a strand of Innate Undying Spiritual Light!’

’Innate Undying Spiritual Light... this is the very core of a top-tier True Artifact. To be acknowledged by a strand of Innate Undying Spiritual Light is the same as mastering a True Artifact.’

’This is the sign of a True Artifact acknowledging its master!’

Qin Feng’s Divine Thought stared intently at the strand of Spiritual Light deep within his Dantian.

The corners of Qin Feng’s mouth lifted slightly as a wave of irrepressible joy welled up in his heart.

Qin Feng wouldn’t normally care about a mere True Artifact, but he couldn’t be indifferent to a True Artifact that possessed Innate Undying Spiritual Light.

After all, even with the power of his Abyssal Demon Map in his past life, it had never been able to nurture an Innate Undying Spiritual Light.

Qin Feng found it simply unimaginable that the Sea Demon Clan’s Thousand-leaf Water God Lotus had actually birthed a strand of Innate Undying Spiritual Light.

The preciousness of this Innate Undying Spiritual Light was beyond imagination.

’The value of this item is comparable to a Demon God Venerable Position.’

’If I had obtained a strand of Innate Undying Spiritual Light in my past life, I would have been able to take that final step, even during the End of Dharma.’

’This strand of Innate Undying Spiritual Light clearly contains the Water Law.’

’If any Venerables who cultivate the Water Element Law were to learn of this, they would likely annihilate the entire Sea Demon Clan just to seize it.’

’This is a Supreme Treasure capable of helping those Reincarnation Venerables take that final, crucial step.’

’Although it doesn’t guarantee attaining the Dao in a single step, it can, at the very least, increase a Venerable’s chances of taking that final step by more than fifty percent.’

’It’s almost a single step away from obtaining the Sea God Venerable Position.’

A smile appeared on Qin Feng’s face. ’Having obtained this strand of Innate Undying Spiritual Light, I now have another path available to me.’

’If possible, I might be able to occupy two Demon God positions by myself.’

’Dual Dao Attainment!’

’Void Demon God, and Sea God.’

’What an unexpected harvest!’

Qin Feng concealed his reaction extremely well; the surrounding Sea Race members noticed nothing unusual about him.

Most were still immersed in the shock of seeing fifty-five petals bloom.

Behind a curtain in the northwest corner, numerous gazes landed on "Yu Hua," their eyes filled with scrutiny, assessment, and a hint of probing.

One of the voices suddenly spoke. "I thought this Yu Hua was just a lecher, but to think he possesses this kind of strength is truly unbelievable! Fifty-five petals... he has the potential to catch up to those monsters on the Sea Realm Pride Ranking!"

Another voice retorted, "The young man must have had some kind of fortuitous encounter. Should we send someone to test him and find out what it was? If we can..."

The figure who spoke made a throat-slitting gesture.