Straining his eyesight to take a closer look, William Bennett almost cried out in shock. Because that speck of “dust” looked far too much like the terrifying black hole that had devoured Dongfanghong 100 before his transmigration.

When he focused his gaze into the dust-black hole, he immediately felt a sharp pain in his eyes. William Bennett quickly withdrew his sight, and his frozen body suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, which actually dispelled some of the icy chill.

It felt as if his entire eyeball was about to fly out and get sucked into the “black hole.” If he hadn’t closed his eyes in time, his eyes might really have been pulled in. Although he only glanced at it for a split second, the inside of the dust-black hole was unfathomably deep. A strange, mysterious, and ancient aura stimulated William Bennett.

And, in that dazzling instant, the black hole seemed to suddenly erupt, a surge of gray energy bursting forth and rushing straight into William Bennett’s entire body. That was a terrifying energy; William Bennett, who was frozen like a popsicle, felt the layers of ice on his body instantly melt away, and soon, warm mist began to rise from the icy water. Even Charles Bennett, who was meditating in another corner, was startled by this phenomenon.

He stared dumbfounded at the water tank, which was now steaming.

He wondered to himself how this could be possible. Tianhan Water, the coldest water in the world, was actually producing steam—then this heat energy must be unimaginably terrifying.

At this moment, William Bennett had actually entered a meditative state, sitting cross-legged in the water and seemingly enjoying it. The skin that had been frozen nearly black was gradually regaining its vitality. It was as if a crack had suddenly opened at the top of his head, and wisps of white steam were billowing out.

This phenomenon left Charles Bennett utterly astonished, because it was something that only occurred when a peak Diwu Realm expert violently shook as many as thirty blood vessels and awakened their “Blood Soul”—the so-called “a flower gathers at the crown, one breath returns to the origin.”

However, the white steam above William Bennett’s head at this moment could only be described as “one breath” appearing, but not “returning to the origin.” For “returning to the origin,” the blood energy must be gathered into a single stream, then inhaled through the mouth and returned to the body to be considered a success.

Moreover, the blood energy at the crown must condense into the shape of a “flower,” and then the breath must be drawn into the “flower,” with both the flower and the breath absorbed together, finally awakening the “Blood Soul” and entering the ranks of Tianwu Realm experts.

What was going on? Charles Bennett was completely confused. Was this some kind of half-finished process? Neither a flower nor a breath?

But no matter what, William Bennett, who was only at the second level of the Pulsing Realm, was still a world away from the Tianwu Realm—how could he possibly achieve “one breath returns to the origin, a flower gathers at the crown”?

“Focus your mind and pulse, quickly condense the white steam into a single stream!” Charles Bennett grew anxious, his blood pulsing as he shouted.

In fact, there was no need for him to say anything—William Bennett had already been doing just that. However, after two hours, the white steam dissipated and the top of his head returned to normal. William Bennett still hadn’t managed to gather the white steam and inhale it through his mouth.

“Sigh, what a pity.” Charles Bennett sighed inwardly. Then he shook his head and laughed at himself for being too impatient. Breaking through from the Pulsing Realm to the Tianwu Realm in one leap—such a thing had never happened, not even in myth or legend.

However, William Bennett could clearly feel that after the white steam dissipated, a third blood vessel had appeared within him. Moreover, this third vessel was pulsing with a terrifying icy chill.

And William Bennett was shocked to discover that all three of his successfully awakened blood vessels were now clinging to the edge of the “black hole.” They looked like veins attached to the black hole, and even more like they were guarding it. Looking around, his eyesight even seemed to faintly penetrate half a foot into the stone wall.

Chapter 011: Uncle Tian

Pulsing his veins and energy, a surge of power burst forth. He reached out and slapped the stone wall—there was a faint sound. William Bennett discovered that a thin layer of ice had actually formed on the stone wall.

“Sigh, what a waste of a whole vat of ‘Tianhan Water’.” Charles Bennett sighed, staring intently at the stone vat. William Bennett looked down and found that not a drop of water remained in the vat—it was bone dry, as if it had been baked by fire.

“Sigh, so many blood crystal coins gone just like that.” William Bennett shrugged and put on his clothes.

“You really are a money-grubber!” Charles Bennett snapped, then shouted, “Hurry up and pay your respects!”

William Bennett straightened his clothes and stood two meters in front of “Gai Tiancheng,” preparing to perform a respectful three bows and nine kowtows. Strangely, as soon as he bowed, a mysterious current of air appeared in front of him, supporting William Bennett. Startled, he quickly stepped back.

“What are you doing? Hurry up and bow!” Charles Bennett glared at him.

“All right!” William Bennett tried again, but that strange air current rose up once more. William Bennett grew annoyed, pulsed his veins, and tried to force his way through, but the current was too strong. It was like a thick, solid mountain—no matter what, he just couldn’t bow down.

“You little rascal!” Charles Bennett thought his son was just fooling around and didn’t want to bow, so he got angry and kicked him in the butt. But with a thud, Charles Bennett himself was bounced back by the air current and landed flat on his back.

“I can’t bow, Dad.” William Bennett rubbed his sore butt, looking helpless.

“There’s no such thing as not being able to bow, unless you’re trying to bow to a martial arts master who’s using force to stop you.” Charles Bennett didn’t believe it at all.

“If you don’t believe me, try it yourself,” William Bennett said.