Chapter 1064: The Strongest

"Hahaha, you're scared, aren't you? The supreme overlord of the Endless Sea, afraid of my offensive capabilities? That's a good, exhilarating sign."

Xu Yang taunted the Behemoth King Kong with these words. At that exact moment, a golden light shot from his pupils, striking the massive rocks piled before them. Instantly, all the boulders that had begun to gather around King Kong completely collapsed.

King Kong stood bewildered, utterly clueless about what had just happened. There was no time for him to re-form the rocks for protection. He could only brace himself to endure the sword strike with his bare body.

Fortunately, in the critical moment, King Kong turned, facing the sword with his broad back instead of his front. Thus, when the sword slammed down, a deep, bleeding wound, exposing bone, was gouged into King Kong's back.

"My heavens, what power does our leader's sword possess? This is terrifying! The sword in his hand must be far stronger than the Jade Bone Divine Artifact he usually uses. He must have even more potent trump cards. This man is truly incredible, don't you see? A single strike just now sliced open the Behemoth King Kong's flesh! I doubt anyone else in the entire Endless Sea could unleash such power as our leader."

In reality, Xu Yang's recent attack only harnessed the power of the Divine Artifact 'Tu Tian's' blade itself, without infusing much of his own strength into the strike.

Otherwise, if Xu Yang had utilized the Tu Tian Divine Artifact to unleash his true strongest attack by activating the nine energy vortices within him, the entire Yingzhou Continent would likely face destruction. Not to mention if he had infinitely stacked the sword's power using the laws of the void.

This meant that while the Behemoth King Kong appeared formidable and intimidating, he was still far from a match for Xu Yang. Xu Yang didn't even need to use his full power against King Kong, which only further emphasized the true extent of Xu Yang's terrifying strength.

"You actually wounded me! It's been nearly ten thousand years since any human could injure me. I must declare you the true, strongest new overlord of the Endless Sea. I'm not even sure I can defeat you in this fight, because the sword in your hand is simply too powerful."

However, as the Behemoth King Kong spoke these words, Xu Yang suddenly put away his Tu Tian Divine Artifact. Clearly, he intended to suppress the Behemoth King Kong using his own self-created inherited power, aiming to conquer his opponent with his true inherent strength, not to take his life.

In fact, Xu Yang never intended to kill the Behemoth King Kong. If such a powerful ally could be subdued and made his personal guardian, then no one on the entire Yingzhou Continent would dare to act presumptuously in front of him.

"Young man, are you getting ahead of yourself just because I complimented you? You should understand that my wariness and respect for you stem entirely from that unparalleled, invincible divine sword you wield. But now that you've put away your sword, you no longer have the right to be so insolent in my presence. Perhaps you haven't recognized your true strength."

Xu Yang burst into laughter. "Of course, I understand what you mean. The reason I put away my sword is precisely to prove to you that I can suppress you with my own power alone."

The Behemoth King Kong shook his head helplessly. "Impossible. If such arrogance leads to your downfall, I will lose all interest in this battle."

A smile appeared on Xu Yang's face. "Oh? So it sounds like you want a fair duel, is that right? Very well. If you want me to unleash my true power against you, then I, Xu Yang, will raise the stakes of this battle." Hearing Xu Yang's words, King Kong immediately understood. "Tell me, what do you want?"

Xu Yang coolly raised his right index finger, pointing precisely at the Behemoth King Kong. "I want you to follow me and sweep across the entire Yingzhou Continent as my personal companion and guardian. I know perfectly well that with your strength, transforming into a human form is effortless for you. After this battle, I want you to leave here with me as my personal bodyguard and conquer Demon Dragon Island."

The Behemoth King Kong's interest was immediately piqued. "You want to go to Demon Dragon Island?"

"Of course. Don't tell me that even in your mind, you consider the demon dragon of Demon Dragon Island to be a 'god.' With your strength, even if you can't defeat that creature, you're certainly not far from it, nor should you worship it. The gap between you and it is but a single step. In my opinion, you have every chance to surpass it, even to rise above it. If you agree to be my personal guardian, I am absolutely confident that I can help you advance further and become the true King of Beasts, looking down upon all beast tribes on the entire Yingzhou Continent."

King Kong fell silent for a moment after hearing this. Then, he suddenly swung his fists, pounding his chest again, seemingly forgetting the pain from the fresh, bleeding wound on his back.

"Do you know why I've been hiding and guarding this Skeleton King Island for countless years? It's because the demon dragon from Demon Dragon Island mercilessly killed my ancestors and sealed their bones here. In fact, all these strange and fantastical mountains you see on Skeleton King Island today are formed from the transfigured remains of my ancestors."

Even Xu Yang was astonished to hear this secret. "So, you have a blood feud with that creature on Demon Dragon Island? Excellent! I can help you avenge them, provided you agree to my terms."

"I agree."

This time, it was Xu Yang's turn to light up. "What did you say? Are you giving up so quickly?"

The Behemoth King Kong spoke with a serious expression, "I said I agree to be your personal bodyguard and fight alongside you to conquer all. However, before that, you must inevitably fight me. You need to prove to me that you have sufficient strength to stand above me and lead me to conquer Demon Dragon Island. If you can't even defeat me, wouldn't all this talk just be a joke?"