The nearby giant mine rats immediately became excited, as they squeaked and rushed towards Duan Gujin's position.

But once those giant mine rats neared Duan Gujin, they did not come any closer; they were deterred by a powerful force in front of them.

That powerful deterrent force made them feel their hair stand on end deep in their hearts, and they did not dare to approach.

At this moment, Duan Gujin was in a mysterious state; he had absorbed the Divine Power from the Treasure Pearl Demon Fruit, and his Body and Divine Soul were undergoing astonishing changes.

The smoke now releasing from his body is a sign that he was Refining the Treasure Pearl Demon Fruit, unbeknownst to him, triggering the Giant Demon Dragon Elephant Martial Soul.

It was indeed the Giant Demon Dragon Elephant Martial Soul, emitting a strong aura that had subdued those nearby giant mine rats that wanted to rush over.

All the Divine Power within the Treasure Pearl Demon Fruit entered his internal organs, nourishing every inch of his flesh, making him feel as if reborn, his entire body refreshed as though anew.

Even Duan Gujin felt as if he was about to ascend to immortality, giving him a feeling that his entire being was somewhat ethereal.

"This Treasure Pearl Demon Fruit is really extraordinary!"

He performed a Divine Sense Inspection on his soul sea and his expression changed slightly.

At this moment, his soul sea had become clear and transparent to the bottom, and he could completely see the Giant Demon Dragon Elephant Martial Soul hidden in the depths of his soul sea.

At this time, the Giant Demon Dragon Elephant Martial Soul was lying quietly in the depths of the soul sea, motionless.

"Soul Sea Clarity?"

Duan Gujin's eyes flickered as he recalled a legendary realm.

This realm is regarding the soul sea; it is said that as long as a Martial Artist can make his soul sea clear to the bottom, then this Martial Artist has reached the realm of Clarity.

The realm of Soul Sea Clarity is said to be connected to the rules of heaven and earth; when a Martial Artist's soul sea becomes clear to a certain extent, an inner world will form within the body.

Sometimes, this inner world can even help a Martial Artist defy the rules of heaven and earth.

Of course, only those who have truly reached the realm of Soul Sea Clarity know about this legend.

However, very few people in this world can reach the realm of Soul Sea Clarity.

Therefore, what situation will arise after a Martial Artist's soul sea truly reaches the realm of Soul Sea Clarity, or what kind of innate abilities it will bestow upon a Martial Artist, only those who actually possess the realm of Soul Sea Clarity will know.

"It is said that Soul Sea Clarity contains some sort of rule power; only the future will tell!"

Duan Gujin was clear in his mind that if he wanted to know what miracles would happen to him after reaching Soul Sea Clarity, he would have to reach the realm of Martial Saint to touch upon the power of rules.

He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

Time passed bit by bit, and after two hours, he found that he had completely absorbed the Divine Power of the Treasure Pearl Demon Fruit.

"This is just too wonderful!"

Suddenly, the Divine Sense Inspection that he was originally unable to use could now be utilized all at once.

As his Divine Sense extended outward, he was now able to probe and visualize everything within a kilometer radius.

The area he was currently in was an abandoned mining vein, and before this, he could not use Divine Sense Inspection here.

He understood that this was very likely a miracle that appeared after his Soul Sea Clarity.

"No wonder some say that Soul Sea Clarity involves a certain extent of rule power!"

Duan Gujin released his Divine Sense, surveilling his surroundings.

Soon, he noticed the squad led by the Ninth-layered Martial Emperor Blood Snake appearing ahead.

"Could it have discovered me?"

Duan Gujin's eyes flickered for a while, and after some analysis, he felt that he was indeed discovered by the Ninth-layered Martial Emperor Blood Snake.

The enemy is now leading a group of Blood Snakes towards the position where he is hiding.

Just as Duan Gujin thought, he was indeed discovered by those Blood Snakes.

If it weren't for the extreme discomfort those Blood Snakes feel when active in the abandoned mining veins, they would have found Duan Gujin's traces much earlier.

Those Blood Snakes had searched twice and finally became suspicious of the giant mine rats in this area, and thus they started to roam around nearby.

Finally, these Blood Snakes located the place where Duan Gujin was hiding.

The Blood Snake that discovered Duan Gujin's hiding place did not act recklessly; instead, it immediately went back to inform the Ninth-layered Martial Emperor Blood Snake.

It took the Ninth-layered Martial Emperor Blood Snake two hours just to gather the other Blood Snakes.

Only when all the Blood Snakes were assembled did it lead its subordinates towards Duan Gujin's hiding place.

But at this moment, Duan Gujin had already stopped the absorption and refining of the Treasure Pearl Demon Fruit and was in his peak state.

With his Divine Sense exploring his body inwardly, he found that although his cultivation had not broken through, his mental state was superb, and his soul sea was still crystal clear.

"It seems that I am still in a condition where Divine Sense inspection is possible!"

He took a deep breath, and with a flash in his eyes, a thought quickly crossed his mind.

"Maybe I can enter the territory of that Blood Snake again to retrieve my Flying Knife."

He estimated the distance, and then with Heavenly Demon Nine Steps, he crossed the void towards the direction of the Blood Pond.

Moments later, the Ninth-layered Martial Emperor Blood Snake sensed intense spatial disturbances and fluctuations nearby in the void.

Its eyes flickered as it pondered what it had just sensed.

"Someone must have crossed the void just now, the amplitude of that spatial disturbance and fluctuation is the same as that person before, could it be that person crossing the void towards the direction of the Blood Lake?"

The Ninth-layered Martial Emperor Blood Snake ordered the other Blood Snakes to halt their advance, thought for a moment, then decided to let the other Blood Snakes search for Duan Gujin, while it chose to personally return to the Blood Lake.

It believed its subordinates should be able to deal with that person from the Human Clan. It wanted to return to the Blood Lake because at the bottom of the Blood Lake was a very important treasure it had hidden.

It did not want the treasure at the bottom of the Blood Lake to be stolen by that Human Clan member.

Thus, it immediately mobilized Primordial Power and hurried back to the Blood Lake at full speed.

Duan Gujin kept his Divine Sense locked onto those Blood Snakes, and he quickly noticed the Ninth-layered Martial Emperor Blood Snake racing towards the Blood Lake.

"That Ninth-layered Martial Emperor Blood Snake is really no simple foe!"

Duan Gujin thought that after the Ninth-layered Martial Emperor Blood Snake sensed his presence, it had promptly moved towards the Blood Lake.

Faced with such a powerful enemy, Duan Gujin dared not take anything lightly.

Duan Gujin used Heavenly Demon Nine Steps several times in succession before coming to a stop, and immediately took Ten-thousand-year-old Divine Milk.

Once his Primordial Power and Spiritual Power were slightly restored, he used Heavenly Demon Nine Steps again and moved towards the giant statue by the Blood Lake.

He hoped that those Blood Snakes had not taken away the Flying Knife he had previously thrown. To him, that specially forged Flying Knife was extremely precious.

Now that he was in a state of Soul Sea Clarity, his Divine Sense inspection could scan every scene within a kilometer radius clear as day; he did not want to waste the state of Soul Sea Clarity for nothing.

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