"Brother Tianming, shall we leave this Secret Realm now and go back?"
[All the treasures belonging to this Secret Realm have been obtained by Brother Tianming; there's no need to stay here any longer.]
Although Ye Qingxue told herself that there should be no other valuable treasures left here, Lin Tianming, who had not finished exploring, still planned to look around some more.
"Qingxue, I haven't finished looking around this grand hall yet; I want to see if there are any other good things!"
[Brother Tianming really, as a Reincarnator, what don't I know about this place after visiting it once? Since I said we should leave, it means there are definitely no treasures left!]
Muttering to herself in her mind, a somewhat weakened Ye Qingxue could only follow Lin Tianming with his support.
"What's the use of that pool churning with boiling black water?"
After a stroll around the grand hall, Lin Tianming approached the Black Water Pool.
Noticing that Lin Tianming was about to inspect the Black Water Pool, Ye Qingxue's expression changed: "Brother Tianming, don't touch that pool at all costs!"
"Why?"
"That... I do not know why... But I just have a bad feeling... Do not touch it..."
[That pool is incredibly sinister. In my past life, I had touched it, and my already damaged Divine Soul was almost obliterated by the filth-ridden waters. If I hadn't taken the Divine Soul Gene Potion in time, I would have been dead for sure!]
[The secret of reincarnation must never be revealed; I hope Brother Tianming believes me and avoids touching it at all costs! Having taken the Divine Soul Gene Potion, touching this pool now would undoubtedly be fatal!]
Lin Tianming, heeding Ye Qingxue's thoughts, decided not to rashly touch the Black Water Pool that could obliterate one's Divine Soul.
He walked around the Black Water Pool and soon noticed there seemed to be a stele within the bubbling black water.
If not for close observation, one could easily overlook it, obscured by the boiling black water.
Curious about what was inscribed on the stele, Lin Tianming first made sure to keep Ye Qingxue at a distance, then used his Divine Hand to duplicate her Ice Attribute Superpower Skills.
Mystic Ice Thorns!
A series of sharp Mystic Ice Thorns formed as Lin Tianming cast them, smashing towards the boiling Black Water Pool.
Ye Qingxue, witnessing this scene, was terrified: "Brother Tianming, have you lost your mind? If we're splashed by that black water, we'll both die!"
Extreme Ice Shield!
Without responding, Lin Tianming, channeling his Divine Hand to inspect Ye Qingxue's SSS Ice Attribute Superpower, proceeded to cast her never-before-used Extreme Ice Shield.
With the protection of the Extreme Ice Shield, both he and Ye Qingxue were safe and sound.
[Brother Tianming's Divine Hand can duplicate two skills at such a low level?]
As Ye Qingxue saw Lin Tianming duplicate her Extreme Ice Shield she had never used before, her beautiful eyes slowly widened, filled with incredulity.
[Because I broke up with him early in my past life, I still know too little about what powers Brother Tianming's Divine Hand actually possesses...]
[Why would Brother Tianming suddenly duplicate my skills to attack that soul-corroding Black Water Pool? What is he trying to do?]
Under the puzzled gaze of Ye Qingxue, the hidden stele within the Black Water Pool was smashed out by the Mystic Ice Thorns.
As soon as the stele surfaced, Lin Tianming stopped casting Ye Qingxue's Mystic Ice Thorns.
Yet he did not deactivate the Extreme Ice Shield; with Ye Qingxue in tow, shielded by the Extreme Ice Shield, they slowly approached the stele that had been knocked out by the ice thorns.
The stele emitted an extremely ancient aura, full of cracks, with equally old characters inscribed upon it.
Both Lin Tianming and Ye Qingxue, who had studied a wealth of theoretical knowledge, recognized these old characters.
However, due to the excessive age of the stele, many pieces were missing, making it extremely difficult to read the text in its entirety.
Ye Qingxue also began to read word by word: "Today, I, together with the Star Key Angel of the Genetic Divine Country, the of the Mechanical Divine Country... a piece is missing here, Brother Tianming..."
"Don't worry about the missing parts, continue reading, just getting the general idea is fine."
Following Lin Tianming's words, Ye Qingxue skipped the incomplete sections and continued to read.
"He is too strong. Even when we joined forces, we still suffered a crushing defeat at His hands and sustained irreversible injuries... Another break..."
Reading along and encountering missing parts of the stele's text again, Ye Qingxue felt somewhat displeased, but she continued nonetheless.
"I have also inflicted heavy injuries on Him, forcibly leaving behind His Divine Weapon Star Key... time is running out... can't go back... this Spiritual Power Ascension Pool of the Spiritual Power Divine Country... the fated one..."
After reading the incomplete inscriptions, Ye Qingxue frowned and said, "Brother Tianming, the texts on the stele are missing more and more towards the end. It's all disjointed and can't be put together at all."
Lin Tianming pondered and said, "Even so, we have at least learned one thing, that the Star Key we hold should be the one recorded here as the Star Key Angel's from the Genetic Divine Country. Moreover, we have become aware of the previously unheard-of Genetic Divine Country, Mechanical Divine Country, and Spiritual Power Divine Country."
[Genetic Divine Country, Mechanical Divine Country, and Spiritual Power Divine Country, where are they? Even before I was reborn and became a god, I had not heard of these three places...]
[If it weren't for Brother Tianming's accidental discovery of this stele hidden in the Black Water Pool, I would have been unable to learn about these secrets...]
[Although the epigraph is incomplete, it does prove one thing: that this Lost Land Secret Realm was very likely formed by the battle between people of the three Divine Countries.]
[From the description on the stele, the Star Key Angel of the Genetic Divine Country seems to be the strongest among the three, capable of fighting against two, which is why the powers of the Star Key here are the strongest among the treasures...]
Ye Qingxue pondered for a while, then she said, "Brother Tianming, this Secret Realm here must have been formed by the great battle between these Divine Countries. We have now acquired all the treasures; let's just go back!"
Lin Tianming thought carefully about the "fated one" mentioned in the text and his gaze settled on the Black Water Pool.
"The inscription just now mentioned that this pool is the Spiritual Power Ascension Pool of the Spiritual Power Divine Country. This thing may not be as dangerous as you think, but an opportunity, perhaps..."
Upon hearing Lin Tianming's words, Ye Qingxue immediately became anxious.
"Perhaps what? You're not suggesting that this Black Water Pool is an opportunity for you, and you want to take a dip? Brother Tianming, please don't be reckless. I really have a bad feeling about this!"
[Why doesn't she believe me? In my past life, I tried it without the Divine Soul Gene Potion as an antidote, and I almost had my Divine Soul annihilated on the spot! Ascension? I fear it would be a direct ascension to Nirvana!]
In this life, Ye Qingxue had, by a fluke because of the butterfly effect, met Lin Tianming who would not let her down, and naturally, she didn't want Lin Tianming to lose his life here.
Faced with Ye Qingxue's earnest persuasion, Lin Tianming's eyes narrowed slightly, but he still decided to take the risk.
"Qingxue, stay here. I'll go down and take a look!"
As his words fell, Lin Tianming, not waiting for Ye Qingxue to stop him, leapt into the boiling Black Water Pool.
Splash!
When Lin Tianming entered the water, his body showed no signs of being scorched by the boiling black water.
It seems there is nothing much to it?
Just as Lin Tianming had a moment of relief, his soul felt as if it were being eroded and burnt by some strange power, giving him the sensation that his soul might be scattered on the spot.
At this moment, he also understood why Ye Qingxue had said that the boiling black water had the power to reduce a soul to ashes.