Faced with such a world-ending will, Lu Jingjun managed to hold on for a moment.
However, as time passed, the black water lost its ethereal, illusory form. It became like a real flood, a true tsunami, surging toward his frail consciousness with the intent to devour everything.
One layer, two layers, three layers... The black water enshrouded him, layer after layer, encasing Lu Jingjun’s consciousness in an airtight cocoon.
He was surrounded by a boundless, suffocating darkness that pressed down on him, making it impossible to breathe.
With every coil, it tightened, making Lu Jingjun feel like he was drowning in the depths of the ocean. He was completely adrift, unable to reach sky or ground, surrounded on all sides by the viscous, ice-cold black water.
’Is this the terror of an Outer Celestial Demon?’
’Dad was right. The methods of these fiends are far more terrifying than I imagined.’
Lu Jingjun had thought being a Grandmaster of Huajin was an incredible feat, that he could resist anything with his will alone.
But against this monstrous thing, the fist techniques and Qi he took so much pride in were completely useless.
’This is a battle on another level, a realm I’ve never encountered before.’
Lu Jingjun could feel his consciousness being devoured bit by bit. Just as he was about to be completely consumed by the will of the black water, an ethereal, jade-green light began to shine from the depths of his consciousness.
It was like a lamp, carving out a small haven in the boundless darkness.
Immediately after, countless illusory mountain peaks began to appear within Lu Jingjun’s conscious space.
It was a vast panorama of countless magnificent peaks. They erupted from the ground and pierced the heavens, forcibly prying the darkness apart!
The mountains were majestic and imposing, each one emanating a heavy, ancient, and eternal aura.
Watching these mountains materialize out of thin air, the black shadow revealed a look of fear for the first time.
It was no inexperienced, low-level Celestial Demon. This was not the power of a human Grandmaster of Huajin; it was clearly the will left behind by a Grandmaster of Divine Intent.
The next moment, it shrieked, "Impossible! How can the True Qi of Divine Will be in a place like this!"
The mountains offered no answer, simply crashing down one after another.
"AHHHH!"
The black shadow let out a series of piercing screams as the mountains sealed off all its escape routes, grinding its form completely to dust.
The black water dissipated, the darkness receded, and the layer of jade-green light slowly faded away. Lu Jingjun’s conscious space returned to a state of clarity.
In the outside world, Lu Jingjun was half-kneeling on the ground, gasping for air, his trembling hands still propped on the floor.
’That was close. I almost died.’ When Lu Jingjun finally came to his senses, he froze.
He could feel that his consciousness had undergone some kind of change, as if it had been tempered by some force. It was clearer, more solid, and far more powerful than before.
Not only that, but his Grandmaster of Huajin Realm, which he had only recently broken through to, had now taken another step forward. In one fell swoop, he had become a Mid-stage Grandmaster of Huajin.
The essence left behind after the Outer Celestial Demon was completely obliterated hadn’t harmed him. On the contrary, it had helped him break through his bottleneck.
The next moment, Lu Jingjun stood up, feeling the new power coursing through his body. A delighted smile spread across his face.
’With this, my spiritual will is now several times stronger than an ordinary person’s. I won’t have to worry about possession by a Huajin Grandmaster Level Outer Celestial Demon anymore.’
’Moreover, this gives me a greater chance of breaking through to the legendary Grandmaster of Divine Intent Realm in the future.’
He looked down at his hands and muttered thankfully, "Thank goodness for the power Dad left behind. Otherwise, I would have died today."
In the basement of a building in the guard district near the Du Family estate, the air was thick with smoke, and the entire scene was one of decadent extravagance.
The space had originally been the guard district’s underground warehouse, filled with old junk and dusty archives, but it had been secretly converted into a hidden den of vice.
Dim, hazy yellow light spilled from overhead, blurring the contours of everyone’s faces.
Soft couches covered in satin cushions were scattered about haphazardly, on which men and well-to-do ladies in expensive clothes were lounging.
Holding long pipes, they exhaled clouds of smoke, their bodies sunk into the soft couches as if their bones had been removed.
The air was thick with the uniquely sweet, cloying scent of opium, mingled with the smells of perfume, cosmetics, and sweat—a mixture potent enough to make one’s head spin.
Some had their eyes half-closed, foolish grins on their faces. Others lay perfectly still as if asleep, while a few still murmured and laughed softly.
A gaunt man with half-lidded eyes took a long drag from his pipe. The smoke swirled in his lungs before slowly streaming out of his nostrils.
His body was sunk deep into the soft couch. After a moment, his eyes opened wide to look at the man opposite him, and he asked languidly, "Boss Lu, your wholesale price for this opium has gotten pretty steep lately, hasn’t it? Can you give us a better deal?"
The man known as Boss Lu was burly, his collar open to reveal a thick patch of chest hair.
He leaned back on his couch, the bowl of his pipe glowing red. The pellet of opium sizzled as he heated it over the lamp.
Hearing this, Boss Lu sighed. "Ah, Master Ji, you know how it is. Lord Lu himself has given the order in Yun Port City: no opium, period."
"This is a business that could get us beheaded! There’s no way I can lower the price."
As soon as he finished speaking, a woman nearby with heavy makeup frowned. She wore a form-fitting cheongsam with a plunging neckline and had a jade-green bracelet on her wrist.

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