During this time, Xu Hei indeed absorbed a large amount of the power of the laws.

With a wave of his hand, waves of intersecting black and white laws emanated from the center of his forehead, resembling circles of black and white rings.

This was the law of life and death under the embrace of the laws of heaven.

Although Xu Hei had previously devoured others' laws, he had never absorbed so much as he did now.

"The law of life and death... I only possess the power of the law without the understanding of life and death, unable to form a divine ability," Xu Hei shook his head silently.

In fact, his understanding of the laws of heaven was also devoid of corresponding divine abilities, but his insight was deep enough to wield the power of devouring against enemies.

"Die!"

Xu Hei aimed at Ji Ying in front of him, pressing his palm down, spreading the law of life and death to envelop Ji Ying.

"Stop! Help!"

"Live!"

Xu Hei waved his hand, and part of Ji Ying's lost vitality returned.

This allowed Ji Ying to breathe a sigh of relief, though she looked terrified, unsure of what she had done wrong, and stammered, "Xu Hei, how did I offend you? Why are you doing this to me?"

Xu Hei didn't speak, just stroked his chin, lost in thought.

"I can actually wield a second type of law now. Although my understanding is insufficient, and I can only use it against Elemental Infant cultivators, it's a breakthrough from nothing!" Xu Hei pondered silently.

The laws of heaven had such a function!

This was different from ordinary devouring.

So, if Xu Hei continued to devour other laws, could he master multiple law powers simultaneously?

Given enough time, if Xu Hei could throw out seven or eight kinds of laws at once, wouldn't that be defying the heavens?

Xu Hei couldn't help but feel his heart race.

But the power of the laws wasn't easy to devour, unless he could kill a Divine Transformation cultivator and drain their lifelong laws.

Thinking of this, Xu Hei's gaze shifted to the floating female corpse in the distance.

The density of the heavy oil was immense, and the female corpse floated on the sea surface, precisely Yu Shiyu.

"Isn't this a ready-made Divine Transformation cultivator?"

Xu Hei let out a cold smile and approached the female corpse.

He raised his hand and summoned the blue square seal from the corpse's hand. The seal was engraved with the patterns of azure waves, and the sound of roaring waves could be heard, with a strong fluctuation of the water law.

"The law of water, a fifth-tier magical treasure, not bad!"

Xu Hei was about to take it away when he discovered a primordial spirit imprint on it, preventing it from being stored in his storage bag.

"Huh?" Xu Hei was puzzled.

Was this person not dead yet?

"Ji Ying!" Xu Hei called out.

Ji Ying shrank back, but upon hearing Xu Hei's call, reluctantly approached.

"Aren't you a Corpse Beetle? Here's a corpse for you to devour," Xu Hei pointed at Yu Shiyu's corpse.

"She's... she's not dead yet! Boss, don't mess with me!" Ji Ying said pitifully.

Ji Ying originally had a rebellious nature, but ever since Xu Hei broke through to the Divine Transformation stage, she had no thoughts of rebellion.

A Divine Transformation cultivator could blow her to death with a breath, just like the little experiment Xu Hei did earlier, which almost cost her life.

"I told you to go!"

Xu Hei grabbed Ji Ying from a distance and tossed her next to Yu Shiyu.

Ji Ying reluctantly shrank and flew into Yu Shiyu's ear.

Suddenly, water ripples appeared inside Yu Shiyu again, and Xu Hei immediately heard a piercing scream from Ji Ying.

Xu Hei quickly raised his hand to grab Ji Ying from a distance, holding her in his hand.

Ji Ying's body was tattered, her aura weakened significantly, like a dead bug, and it was unclear what she had gone through.

"She's really not dead!" Xu Hei looked at Yu Shiyu in surprise.

"Boss, I beg you, don't torture me anymore. I'm just a little bug," Ji Ying was almost in tears.

Xu Hei stared at the little bug in his hand, frowning, "Then what use are you to me?"

Ji Ying trembled all over.

She knew that to Xu Hei, anything without value was doomed to die, so she had to show her worth.

"I have another corpse in my storage ring. I'll give you a year. If you can devour it, I'll let you go. Otherwise, you can die!" Xu Hei said.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Ji Ying nodded quickly.

With that, Xu Hei put Ji Ying into the Spirit Beast Ring, along with the Divine Transformation corpse he had previously obtained from the Three Corpses Daoist.

This was a cultivator who failed in the Divine Transformation and died from heavenly tribulation. If Ji Ying could devour it, she might have a chance to break through.

Of course, Xu Hei wouldn't really kill this bug, but keeping it was useless, so he had to push it; otherwise, the gap would only widen in the future.

Then, Xu Hei walked over to Yu Shiyu.

Looking at the pale-skinned, lifeless corpse in front of him, Xu Hei grabbed her hair and lifted her up.

"If you're not dead, open your eyes."

Xu Hei swung Yu Shiyu by her long hair in mid-air, but she showed no reaction.

This made Xu Hei frown deeply.

He looked at the woman in front of him and had to admit that her beauty was quite extraordinary. Even as a Snake Demon, he acknowledged that it was rare to find such a graceful woman in the world.

"Since you won't wake up, don't blame me for being impolite."

Xu Hei let out a cold laugh and stripped Yu Shiyu of all her clothes.

The clothes, resistant to corrosion in the heavy oil, were valuable treasures, all collected by Xu Hei.

Xu Hei also found that the hairpin she wore was made of some precious metal, which he took and stored.

He removed all her jade bracelets, anklets, and rings one by one.

He glanced at her beautiful hair, took out the Star-Moon Sword, and with a slash, cut it off. The hair of a Divine Transformation stage cultivator might be useful for crafting magical treasures.

Before long, Yu Shiyu was left with only a bare body, which Xu Hei tossed onto the surface of the heavy oil.

This was the maximum benefit Xu Hei could obtain without alerting her. If he wasn't worried about waking her, he would have thrown her into the Demon God Cauldron to see if he could extract some essence.

Glancing at the exquisite, snow-white body, Xu Hei remained indifferent and immediately flashed away.

…………

Three days later.

Xu Hei returned to the starting point, standing in front of Yu Shiyu again.

Because he found that he still couldn't leave, having been going in circles for three days, he had no choice but to seek help from this mysterious woman.

"Should I try the law of life and death to wake this woman up?"

A flash of inspiration struck Xu Hei as he thought of the power of the laws he had comprehended.

The law of life and death could control life and death. Although Xu Hei wasn't very skilled, since this woman was wounded by such a law, could the law of life and death awaken her?

"Let's try!"

Xu Hei immediately waved his hand, and a black and white ring appeared on his forehead, enveloping Yu Shiyu's body.