It was as if even his Divine Sense was frozen solid.
The range of what he could perceive kept shrinking... and shrinking...
He had no time for horror. He fully immersed himself in contemplating the Profound Nether Realm-Breaking Awl, his True Essence circulating frantically.
The Ultimate Yin Primordial Power surged into his True Essence. Slowly, his True Essence—which already possessed a hint of the Profound Water Nature—began to turn blacker and blacker.
Eventually, it became a black so deep no other color was visible.
His bones, once blood-red, were also undergoing a quiet transformation.
An unknown power flowed into his bones. As if drawn by an invisible pull, the Ultimate Yin Primordial Power began to seep into his bones, mingling with this new force.
Slowly, black specks began to appear on his blood-red bones...
...and they continued to spread...
Two hours passed. Four hours. Six hours...
