Chapter 1007: Main Divine Artifact

As time passed, nine elemental true dragons appeared one by one in mid-air. Each dragon totem radiated a terrifying aura of all-consuming power, which almost completely destroyed all the various emerald-green plants released by the surrounding Eternal Demon Tree. Only the Eternal Demon Tree remained, standing solitary in the middle of the battlefield.

"With this single strike, I will destroy everything you possess. If you hand over the Vast Ocean Boundless divine artifact you hold, I might spare your life. Otherwise, you know very well what fate awaits you."

The Eternal Demon Tree showed no fear. "I have reason to believe you possess the power to threaten my life," it said, "but you also covet my divine artifact. How can you have it both ways in this world? The moment you decide to kill me, you will gain nothing. I will not let you succeed. You will get absolutely nothing from me."

Xu Yang burst into laughter. "Then, I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed again!"

The moment Xu Yang's words faded, the incredibly delicate small box reappeared. Xu Yang gently pried it open, and a dazzling light silently emanated from it.

At that very instant, the laws of time and space across the entire world fell dormant. It was only a one-second slumber, but by the time the order of time and space returned to normal, the Vast Ocean Boundless Orb had already fallen into Xu Yang's palm, where he was casually toying with it. Seeing this, the Eternal Demon Tree, that old fellow, even began to doubt its existence.

"No one has ever dared to destroy anything that I, Xu Yang, set my mind on acquiring," Xu Yang declared. "This orb was taken by me, not given by you. Therefore, you have no chance of survival. Old thing, perish now!"

Xu Yang sneered. While he put away the Vast Ocean Boundless divine artifact in his hand, he simultaneously brought down the World-Annihilating Sword with immense force. Accompanying it, the nine dragon spirit totems spiraled downwards. Even with its strongest defensive system activated, the Eternal Demon Tree ultimately could not withstand the power of Xu Yang's ultimate strike.

"Ant-like creature, this is the consequence of opposing me!" Amidst a thunderous roar, Xu Yang's sword, accompanied by the simultaneous eruption of the Eight-Directional Profound Dragons, unleashed terrifying energy that gradually devoured everything. The moment this energy halo expanded outwards, Xu Yang's old teammates were completely stunned.

Every member of the Glory Squad instinctively activated their strongest protective barriers. They barely managed to avoid being shattered by the terrifying power that erupted, yet each of them had been pushed hundreds of meters from their original positions. Beneath each person's feet, a long crack stretched across the ground—imprints left by their feet as they were infinitely impacted and pushed back by this immense force.

"Holy cow, is he even human?" someone exclaimed. "To unleash such power with a single sword strike, your leader is truly terrifying."

This praise for Xu Yang, surprisingly, came from Vortex Goro, that 'wooden' person. This once again astonished every member of the Glory Squad, including Ling Yao, who stood beside Vortex Goro.

The girl knew very well how arrogant Vortex Goro was. Yet, at this moment, he was willing to sincerely bestow all his praise upon Xu Yang alone. This was enough to show just how strong their leader was; perhaps only a genius like Xu Yang could make another genius bow in submission.

The Eternal Demon Tree never dreamed that simply by inadvertently provoking Xu Yang, it would meet such a fate. After all the surrounding energy completely subsided, the ground where the Eternal Demon Tree had stood was now a deep crater. Its remaining roots on the surface were completely charred black.

Having completely lost all vitality, there was no doubt that this creature, one of the three overlords of the Endless Sea, had been annihilated by Xu Yang.

After confirming that the old Eternal Demon Tree had completely perished, the Glory Squad members took to the air. They immediately gathered around Xu Yang, hoping to claim some spoils. Regrettably, they found no treasures or inheritances around the Eternal Demon Tree's body. Only the Vast Ocean Boundless divine artifact remained, which, naturally, belonged to its vanquisher, Xu Yang.

"Boss, didn't you say this orb could help us reach Demon Dragon Island faster?" one of them asked. "Please tell us, what's so special about this orb? Why don't we feel even the slightest anomaly from it? If it truly is a rare spiritual treasure of heaven and earth, as you say, its aura wouldn't be so calm."

Xu Yang, however, burst into laughter. "You'll soon get your answer regarding its function. Follow me!"

Many things cannot be effectively conveyed through words alone; a demonstration in front of them, however, would be on an entirely different level. Xu Yang disliked empty talk without action. So, he immediately led the Glory Squad and their dozen or so followers away from the battlefield and back to the heart of the underwater vortex.

Protected by Xu Yang's Angelic Domain, even standing at the deepest point of the underwater vortex, they remained completely unaffected by the surrounding currents. It was then that Xu Yang slowly extended his hand, holding the Vast Ocean Boundless divine artifact, and attempted to activate his Sea God Domain.

Soon, an incredibly immense power surged from Xu Yang's palm, sending terrifying waves violently sweeping in all directions. In just an instant, the relatively calm vortex core's power expanded more than tenfold.

What did such a development mean? The vortex's devouring force, which originally covered an area of about eight hundred li, under Xu Yang's manipulation, astonishingly expanded to a range of ten thousand li!

Consequently, viewed from the sea surface, the underwater trench vortex now resembled a colossal funnel. It began furiously radiating an immensely powerful devouring force throughout the entire Endless Sea.

All legions that entered the ten-thousand-li range of this trench, and tens of thousands of warships, were affected by this immense devouring force, beginning to converge uncontrollably towards the vortex's core.

"My heavens, Boss, you've actually enveloped this entire trench vortex!" someone exclaimed. "It's like a colossal Cosmic Bag, large enough to contain the entire Endless Sea! Are you planning to swallow all the forces of the Ten Great Legions in one gulp?"