Hearing Pearl's words, both Ricky and Tina were stunned. It was way beyond their imagination to see the real dark water with their own eyes.
If the Massacring Sand was a kind of treasure with the lightest attribute, then the dark water was the one with the darkest and coldest attribute.
The dark water was also a Treasure from Heaven and Earth.
The dark water was perfect for Pearl, who had the Feminine Mutant, just like the Massacring Sand and Massacring Soil were good for Ricky's Source of Golden Body.
At that moment, Ricky finally understood why Pearl was very excited.
He also understood why Pearl asked him to move a hundred feet back. She wanted to protect him.
The dark water had the darkest form of power that everything within a certain radius would be frozen, even it was a middle spiritual king.
Pearl had the Feminine Mutant which meant she was the only one strong enough to bear the immense dark power of the dark water.
"Ricky, I didn't know it would be the dark water. It may not be as strong as the Massacring Sand, but it is still one of a kind. We are at the Land of Legacy of the Massacring Holy Ant tribe. Things are sure to develop towards the opposite direction once things become extreme. Maybe this is why there is dark water here!" said Tina in the Chaotic Fire Zone.
"Yes, maybe that is the reason." Ricky nodded after hearing Tina's claims.
"Though I don't own the Feminine Mutant myself, and not a practitioner of any feminine spiritual energy, I can also absorb great energy from the dark water and turn it into my own using the four zones. This is also another opportunity for me." Ricky was excited as well.
"However, how will you collect the dark water? Even if you have the sacred fire, it won't be easy for you to get close to it. After all, the fire released by you should match your own level," said Tina in a worried voice.
"I still have to give it a shot!" said Ricky.
At that moment, a puddle of dark water appeared at the center of the Dark Nether Island and covered a certain area.
But the coldness was visible. About a seventy feet radius from the location of the dark water was all covered with dark ice, with the exception of Pearl, who had used the Feminine Mutant to protect herself.
Under the coldness, Ricky activated all three types of sacred fires that he had to protect himself.
"The dark water is truly powerful!" Pearl repeated. She was usually composed but the mesmerizing scene of the dark water's strength caught her off guard.
In the meantime, she also noticed that Ricky was able to protect himself from the severe coldness. Her eyes darkened after she saw the three fires with distinctive colors that surrounded him.
Right then, Ricky finally understood what Pearl meant when she said she wouldn't be so greedy as to take half the opportunity from him under the precondition that he was able to obtain his rightful share.
It was true that at that moment, Ricky still didn't know how he would collect the dark water. Maybe it could only be collected using the four zones. But he didn't want to expose them.
"Pearl, I wish the deal between us still stands. We'll each take half of the dark water," Ricky said to Pearl.
"Ricky, we made the deal together. Of course it still stands," Pearl answered after hearing Ricky's question. But right then, the slyness climbed onto Pearl's face once again as she continued, "However, I have to make something clear. If you are unable to collect your share before the Dark Nether Island disappears, I will take it myself."
It seemed that Pearl was very confident that there was no way Ricky could make his way through the seventy feet of ice and collect his half of the dark water. If she was right, she would have all the dark water for herself.
She knew it wouldn't be counted as a breach to their agreement.
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