Chapter 1038: The Patriarch's Reflection

Blood spattered onto the surrounding wallpaper, staining the exquisitely carved murals and making them appear even more sinister and chilling.

At that moment, Xu Yang seemed to have discovered some unique properties of the Chief's cultivation technique.

As long as he was infused with external bloodline power, the Chief's combat strength could reach an incredible level in an extremely short time.

"Kid, you're quite resourceful! At least your ability to change your appearance like that is something I've never seen before."

Before the fight began, the Chief couldn't help but praise Xu Yang.

Evidently, Xu Yang's skills and supernatural abilities had astonished him.

However, Xu Yang was completely indifferent to such meaningless flattery. He simply smiled and shook his head at the Chief.

"These words are useless. In this battle today, you are the only one left to decide the fate of your base. Unfortunately, even if two more of you attacked me simultaneously, you wouldn't win."

The Chief sneered, licking the blood from his hand, his eyes seemingly growing a shade darker and more sinister at that moment.

"Winning isn't about what you say. It's futile to talk before the battle is over. I can tell you're very confident, but I wonder if you can withstand me at my peak."

As soon as the Chief finished speaking, in an instant, two chilling bloodstains appeared in his pupils.

It was at this moment that his aura began to change dramatically, and even his physical body underwent continuous mutations in the shortest time.

Xu Yang was startled to find that this man had advanced from the peak of the Blue Rank to the Purple Rank.

And this person was the first true Purple Rank expert Xu Yang's Glory Squad had encountered in the Endless Sea region.

Xu Yang himself did not practice spiritual energy cultivation techniques, so he wasn't entirely proficient in the specific differences between the seven ranks of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, and Purple.

But now, as he truly felt the powerful aura of a Purple Rank expert, he finally realized that the gap between the Blue Rank and the Purple Rank was far greater than imagined—it was literally the difference between heaven and earth.

Because once a cultivator reached the Purple Rank, it was equivalent to Xu Yang's original power cultivation system cultivating innate vitality. They could possess an inexhaustible supply of combat power, able to replenish themselves by absorbing spiritual energy elements from the surrounding space while fighting.

Their combat power would never dwindle. This single ability enhancement alone could vastly widen the gap between a Purple Rank cultivator and any top expert from the lower stages.

Unfortunately, this time, his opponent, Xu Yang, possessed both endless sustained combat power and extreme explosive capability.

"My combat system has no weaknesses. No matter what cultivation technique someone practices, they have no right to be arrogant in front of me, and neither do you. If you think you've reached your true peak and that gives you the right to challenge me, then you are gravely mistaken."

As his words fell, Xu Yang completely changed his stance. With a single strike of his Jade Bone Divine Sword, its immensely powerful sword light instantly severed the Chief's right arm.

The opponent was, after all, a Purple Rank expert, but just as Xu Yang had judged, he should have been able to avoid this sword attack, yet he did not.

Meanwhile, the endless bloodline aura erupting from him was furiously concentrated by the Chief into the palm of his other arm.

He was actually using his bloodline power to condense a sufficiently powerful killing move—Royal Blood Frenzy!

With a roar of fury, the Chief's hair stood on end, and he concentrated all his power into his palm, intending to unleash his strongest combat ability for a true peak showdown with Xu Yang.

Regrettably, with his strength, he was simply not qualified to act so recklessly in front of Xu Yang.

The next moment, Xu Yang gently raised the Jade Bone Divine Sword in his palm, transforming it into a massive sword light. Instead of striking directly, it slowly pressed towards the Chief's body, making him gradually experience powerlessness and despair.

As expected, as Xu Yang's Jade Bone Divine Sword gradually approached, the pressure the Chief felt far exceeded his previous imagination. He also gained a completely new assessment of Xu Yang's true strength.

Alas, it was all too late. Even if he were to kneel and beg for Xu Yang's forgiveness now, he would absolutely not be pardoned.

The only thing he could do was continuously squeeze the bloodline power from his body to condense a more powerful ultimate technique, but this would sacrifice the essence of his life force.

Once a bloodline was lost, even the strongest cultivator would be unable to recover in a short time.

The Chief had no other choice; burning his bridges was his only option.

Finally, after he completed his sufficiently powerful bloodline condensation, all his bloodline power ignited furiously at that moment. Simultaneously, this resulted in the manifestation of an incredibly brilliant, giant blood-red totem behind the Chief.

This blood-red totem, like a bloodthirsty demon from hell, stared with its monstrous, blood-red pupils, locked onto Xu Yang's aura, and then unleashed a blood-red light wave capable of shattering everything.

"I must admit, your attack has reached its maximum effect. If it were anyone else, even other members of my Glory Squad, it would probably be difficult to emerge unscathed from your strike. Unfortunately, I'll say it again: in front of me, your fate is already sealed."

The next moment, Xu Yang lightly snapped his fingers, and the unparalleled Angelic Domain around his body reappeared.

The Flawless Angel bloodline bestowed upon Xu Yang's Angelic Domain made it even more impregnable.

All power within the Angelic Domain would instantly turn into nothingness.

Little did the Chief know that Xu Yang's method was his strongest shield against such explosive abilities.

"No matter how powerful the spear, it cannot break my Angelic Shield!"

The Chief fell into despair, because that single strike had almost condensed the majority of his bloodline power.

Because he unleashed his strongest ultimate technique, he couldn't even return to the Purple Rank in a short time.

Regrettably, this move resulted in nothing but this outcome.

"Who exactly are you? No one could have survived my lethal strike unscathed. How did you do it? What kind of legacy does that golden light you just unleashed represent? I've roamed the Endless Sea for so many years, and besides the three strongest legion forces of the Endless Sea, no one else has ever been able to threaten me!"