Chapter 915: Double Seas (1/2)

At the entrance to the Sub-Realm, one could see the hovering mountainous demon beast, the sole individual in the region at present. All it did was keep its eyes closed while seemingly in deep thought. Though, once one looked at it closely, one would actually notice that it was...sleeping.

The overseer of the Sub-Realm wasn't monitoring the conditions within but was instead taking a peaceful nap.

Suddenly, it was startled for a moment, shooting up in alarm upon seeing the clouds above condense rapidly and darken instantly. Bolts of lightning flickered around as the cloud was building up power.

Then, followed by a flash, a bolt of lightning struck down, coming to a stop before the mountainous demon beast's face. It lacked the power and grandeur of a normal lightning bolt. Nevertheless, the mountainous demon beast took on its most respectful posture, acting subserviently.

It, a grand and mighty Primal God, was acting humble before the tiny lightning bolt. There was silence in the area as the two entities remained in the same posture for a couple of days.

Eventually, the lightning bolt morphed into a human figure, speaking with such a slow pace that it took an hour to utter a word. ”The cultivators with Spiritual Incarnation had subpar performance until now.”

The mountainous demon beast also replied as slowly as the other party, taking an hour to utter every word. ”They have been moving cautiously all along. But I'm certain that they'll be going all-out from here onwards. In any case, the real fun begins when they reach the first layer.”

”Overall, I'm quite enjoying this. It was a worthwhile investment. I'm entertained.” Saying its piece, the bolt of lightning soon disappeared.

The mountainous demon beast bowed with a smile as he responded, ”It is my honor that this Sub-Realm hasn't bored you.”

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”What the…NONSENSE is this, ghridhsyrnfhi!” Krune screamed as he collapsed into an ocean, drowning immediately. He instantly used his Divine Sense, relaxing when the Calamity Laws didn't give him any warning.

Unfortunately, the intended response didn't happen. His Divine Sense didn't even activate. Surprisingly, he couldn't even summon his Godly Energy. Krune flailed his hands as he regained his posture in the ocean. His earlier outburst caused the water to gush into his mouth, almost suffocating him.

At present, he was no different from…

A mortal!

Krune was unable to swim, having lost his breath as he was steadily sinking deeper and deeper into the ocean. Right at this moment, a tail shot forth in the water and arrived before him. Instinctively, Krune grabbed hold of the end of the tail, watching his body being pulled up immediately.

”Guah!” He surfaced, hoarsely coughing as he felt mild pain in his stomach. He then saw the Escapist, the one that had saved him. It seemed that its streamlined flat body allowed it to float on the water.

Krune barely managed to climb aboard it and lay flat, coughing a couple of times as he muttered in confusion, ”Just…what happened?”

What he and the Escapist had experienced were the same. But now, both of them realized a certain fact…

They could no longer use Godly Energy.

Krune tried to use his Mental Energy, immediately suffering from an intense headache that seemed like it would split his mind apart. He instantly stopped using it soon after, realizing that the Law of Cause and Effect he had observed before was in greater concentration here.

With that, even using Mental Energy was no longer possible. Krune was still able to sense his subspace and the clones within. His shared thoughts with Little Krune weren't affected. But at the moment, Krune was unable to even sense his godly meridians.

It was as if he had become a human, a mortal human in the truest sense of words, one that wasn't even able to cultivate.

It wasn't something he had ever experienced. But now, it seemed as if the concept had become a reality. Krune soon clenched his fist, feeling incredibly weak. His current strength had regressed to the same level as a human mortal, one that was in their late teens.

It was incomparable to his superhuman physique, one that was further enhanced after obtaining his Spiritual Incarnation.

'Hmm, does my Spiritual Incarnation still work in this case?' Krune thought to himself, frowning as he wasn't able to sense anything related to his body. Though, he soon realized a shocking detail. The reason he was able to sense the subspace wasn't because it was a part of him.

Instead, all he could perceive in it was the shared thoughts of the five Little Krune fragments inside. Therefore, he wasn't able to sense his subspace either. At present, all Krune was capable of sensing was more or less what an ordinary teenager was capable of.

'This is completely horrible.' Krune mentally cursed. Even the Immortal Severance Zone was thousands of times better than this. After all, in that danger zone, he was still able to use his Godly Energy and Mental Energy. That gave him enough of an advantage to stand above his peers and protect himself.