Faced with the behemoth's visibly abnormal regenerative power, Zhou Huai hovered in the dark depths of the sea, the veins on the back of his hand gripping the Abyss Blood Dragon Spear bulging.

"As expected, this monster is not so easy to deal with." Zhou Huai sneered.

The deep purple poisonous blood had just stopped flowing, and the newly grown scales gleamed with a nauseating sheen.

However, in the face of a half-step transcendent being who has achieved oneness with all things, how can one compete in terms of inner strength?

"Do you really think you're the only one with a trump card?" Zhou Huai's eyes blazed with a purple-gold light, and the divine light of the Great Sage Li Er's merits illuminated the murky deep sea.

His thin lips parted slightly, and his emotionless syllables resonated underwater:

"Words become law."

"All healing is strictly prohibited in this space!"

A loud bang was heard!

Along with this arrogant and unreasonable law of words, the system's crisp notification sound rang wildly in Zhou Huai's mind:

Ding! The target has been detected to contain an extremely high-dimensional life essence. The underlying healing rules have been forcibly altered, and 10 million merit points have been deducted from the host to resist the backlash from the Heavenly Dao!

"Ten million?" Zhou Huai's eyes twitched, and his fingers tightened around the gun.

It was worth it!

A purple-gold halo emanated from Zhou Huai, sweeping across the enormous, deformed body of the beast.

The next second, the frantically flickering eerie green life light abruptly stopped. The newly grown scales ceased to grow, the exposed flesh began to fester again, and purplish-black poisonous blood gushed from the wounds!

"Roar!" The behemoth roared, its limited intelligence completely unable to comprehend why its proud life force had suddenly failed.

Meanwhile, in the western border of the Great Xia Kingdom, thousands of miles away.

Beneath the ruins of the primeval forest in Simon City, which had been burned to the ground, all was silent.

Mr. Duan sat cross-legged in the center of the scorched earth, his body enveloped by a flickering green light. That was the origin virus that Chun had obtained with her life, which was frantically devouring and locking away his high-dimensional divine essence.

Suddenly, Mr. Duan opened his eyes!

Those eyes were filled with rage.

“Zhou Huai...”

Mr. Duan's voice was low and cold.

"It's Zhou Huai again!"

He crushed a piece of withered wood in his hand, and black high-dimensional laws flowed around him, even squeezing the remaining spatial barriers around him until they crumbled inch by inch.

"You keep jumping out and ruining my whole plan!"

"It was my carelessness."

Mr. Duan slowly stood up, ignoring the biting sensation of the virus originating in his body, and coldly stared at the distant Atlantic Ocean.

"Back in the spiritual dimension, I should have spared no effort to completely eliminate you in the cradle!"

Mr. Duan sneered, his eyes full of contempt.

"However, it's not too late now."

"Since you're so eager to die, then I'll grant your wish!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Duan closed his eyes again.

The black light surrounding him began to circulate at an eerie frequency as he chanted incantations. It was an ancient and obscure high-dimensional incantation, each syllable accompanied by the burning of a portion of his own primal power.

"Snap—"

In the void, he forcibly broke the invisible shackles, unlocking the ultimate seal that transcends space.

The scene then cuts back to the ruins of Castrandis in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean.

The giant beast, which had been rolling wildly because its wounds wouldn't heal, suddenly stiffened.

Then, the ferocity of a wild beast gradually faded from its enormous, blood-red eyes, which resembled millstones, turning into an unfathomable black.

A terrifying will, not belonging to this behemoth and superior to all living beings in the world, crossed countless mountains and rivers and forcibly descended upon this deformed body!

"roar--!!!"

The behemoth opened its abyss-like maw and let out a roar that shattered the underwater mountains.

But this time, it no longer emitted the howl of a wild beast, but a human voice amplified by higher-dimensional laws, powerful enough to penetrate the soul:

"Zhou Huai, we meet again."

The voice was like rolling thunder, echoing in the deep sea; it was Mr. Duan!

Zhou Huai hovered in the seawater, the dark golden light from his Abyss Blood Battle Armor illuminating the surroundings. Faced with this sudden turn of events, he calmly slung the Abyss Blood Dragon Spear over his shoulder.

"Old man, the way you descended is quite unique."

Zhou Huai scoffed, his eyes full of mockery, "But seriously, your taste is absolutely terrible. You used eight divine artifacts to create such an ugly monster? Even a mudfish would look much better than this."

A black glint flashed in the giant beast's eyes.

"Ignorant arrogance." Mr. Duan's cold voice came from the giant beast's mouth. "Before power, appearance is nothing but a meaningless shell. Your pathetic borrowed power is nothing but a clown's circus act in my eyes!"

"Whether it's a circus act or not, you'll only know after you've seen it!"

Without a word, Zhou Huai unleashed the abyssal dragon phantom behind him, roaring once more. Its massive dark gold body stomped forward, unleashing a terrifying burst of power that seemed to unify all forms, charging directly towards the beast's head!

"Abyssal Blood Death Seal!"

"Since it can't be cured, we'll just bleed you dry!"

Facing Zhou Huai's deadly charge, the will of Mr. Duan within the giant beast coldly snorted:

"An ant trying to shake a tree."

Boom!

The colossal beast's unbelievably massive body trembled, displacing the deep blue seawater. A powerful energy, containing the essence of despair from the Seventh World and Mr. Duan's black high-dimensional laws, surged towards Zhou Huai with overwhelming force!

Two forces collided violently in the deep sea!

Even with Xiang Yu's Undying Demon God and Arthur's Bloodstained Armor activated, Zhou Huai was still overwhelmed and found it hard to breathe in this collision that transcended the limits of dimensions.

"My mana is being depleted too quickly..."

Zhou Huai's eyes darkened slightly. He was about to switch to Gandalf's forbidden spells to counteract the impact when a sudden change occurred!

The behemoth's enormous eyes, filled with black high-dimensional laws, locked onto Zhou Huai.

"Kneel down!"

Mr. Duan's voice, which sounded like a divine pronouncement, exploded in Zhou Huai's mind.

Buzz—!

Zhou Huai's body stiffened, and the surrounding deep seawater felt thousands of times heavier. The space was completely sealed off, and the flow of his mana within his body stopped.

Under Mr. Duan's high-dimensional gaze, which was activated at the cost of burning his own essence, Zhou Huai's proud physical body was unable to move even a finger!

"Damn it, there's still a gap in foundation!" Zhou Huai cursed inwardly.

"Die, take your laughable stubbornness and become nourishment for this deep sea!"

Mr. Duan did not give Zhou Huai any chance to break free.

The behemoth opened its gaping maw, large enough to devour an entire city. Hundreds of fleshy tentacles, shimmering with a ghostly green venomous light, unleashed a devastating barrage of physical strangulation and corrosive energy, crashing down upon the immobilized Zhou Huai!

There's no way to avoid it! There's no way to stop it!

Zhou Huai gritted his teeth.

However, at this critical moment when life and death were at stake!

Another anomaly has occurred!

"Buzz—!!!"

The dark gold chain that had been quietly wrapped around Zhou Huai's left arm and the Abyss Blood Dragon Spear—the Absolute Sea Nether Chain—suddenly burst forth with an extremely dazzling light!

It does not require Zhou Huai's mana to activate it, nor does it require the support of any formation.

This ultimate piece of equipment, which embodies the life's work of the only master craftsman in the Seventh World, has completely awakened its spirit, which had been dormant for countless years, at this critical moment of life and death!

"Splash—!"

The crisp clanging of chains echoed in the deep sea, forcefully drowning out the roar of the giant beast.

The Netherworld Chains detached from Zhou Huai's arm and transformed into a dark golden, furious dragon, which swirled and intertwined wildly in front of Zhou Huai.

In the blink of an eye, a giant dark golden net, radiating ancient suppressive laws, appeared in front of Zhou Huai!

"Bang bang bang bang-!!!"

The behemoth's overwhelming tentacles and destructive attacks slammed solidly into the defensive net formed by the Netherworld Chains!

Sparks flew everywhere! The underwater currents were torn to shreds!

However, the terrifying counterattack that was enough to instantly kill a quasi-god-level beast was actually blocked by this not-so-thick chain without moving an inch!