Chapter 1139: Swallowing the Stone

But now, he still has his limits. The last time I activated my eyes to devour space laws, I was at the peak of the Green Tier cultivation realm. After one such devour, it took me three hundred years to digest, and I became a Purple Tier powerhouse.

It was precisely then that I became the captain among the Eight Heavenly Kings.

Over the years, I have carried too much burden. My eyes have seen countless worlds, devoured their essence, witnessed their pasts, and ultimately become their annihilation.

Unfortunately, today I must repeat the task from three centuries ago: to completely devour the entire Seven Star Valley. And all of you, including Shi Tiandao, will become stepping stones for the succession of the next leader of the Emperor Soul Battle Group.”

Ling Yao suddenly realized: “So that's it. The hidden leaders behind your Emperor Soul Battle Group intend to sacrifice Shi Tiandao, detonate you—a ticking time bomb—in Seven Star Valley, and thus devour all the powerhouses in the Western Region of Yingzhou Continent in one fell swoop.

This way, you will legitimately gain control of the entire Western Region of Yingzhou Continent and become the continent's strongest battle group!”

“Hahaha, you are very clever. Even though this isn't a difficult conclusion to reach, it is indeed the truth. Shi Tiandao is merely a puppet, while I am the true, ideal vessel to replace him.”

Ling Yao, however, suddenly sneered with disdain.

“How dare you call others puppets? In my opinion, you are the most pathetic one! You are nothing but the biggest puppet and tool for those old geezers in the Emperor Soul! Shi Tiandao was abandoned, but you can never escape your fate of being used! You no longer possess a complete human identity—that is the most tragic thing of all!”

Ling Yao's words seemed to deeply affect the Soul Devouring Heavenly King. The sneer on his lips vanished completely, replaced by an even more frenzied act of devouring.

Everything around them began to collapse under the Soul Devouring Heavenly King's power of consumption. Soon, the devouring vortex frantically contracted, already approaching Ling Yao's position.

“Hahaha, you have lost the protection of the Sky Sword. You can't possibly break through the power of these battlefield space laws, nor can you call for help. Let's see how you face your end today!”

Ling Yao's expression grew incredibly solemn. She understood that the power before her had already exceeded her capacity to handle. Not only her, but probably very few people in the entire Yingzhou Continent, apart from Xu Yang, could suppress this level of power.

At this same moment, the laws on the periphery of the battlefield space began to tremble involuntarily. The dark clouds above Seven Star Valley underwent a very strange transformation.

Xu Yang looked up at the sky and quickly frowned.

Now, on the verge of mastering his primordial power, he was extremely sensitive to the laws between heaven and earth. He immediately detected that something was amiss!

“It seems that guy has used extra-dimensional power. From the very beginning, his target was never Ling Yao!”

Xu Yang realized this crucial point. He sharply touched his brow, only to find that his golden pupil power still couldn't penetrate everything within the battlefield's rule barrier.

“Hehehe, the Emperor Soul Battle Group is truly ambitious. They actually intend to capture everyone in our Seven Star Valley in one fell swoop. Shi Tiandao, you never imagined, did you, that those old geezers from Emperor Soul would make even you a dead piece on the board?”

Xu Yang's words immediately enlightened most of those present. Although they weren't sure what kind of power was being unleashed, this immense pressure had clearly spread from the localized battlefield, extensively radiating outwards, gradually engulfing the entire Seven Star Valley area!

“Xu Yang, are you trying to find an excuse to interfere in this battle? With me here, you won't succeed!”

Xu Yang sneered: “If I want to interfere, you truly can't stop me.”

Without much ado, Xu Yang extended a finger, flicking it directly towards the sky!

An incredibly brilliant golden light pierced through heaven and earth. The moment it connected to his fingertip, he flicked it straight into the void.

With just one finger strike, all the sealed void battlefield areas shattered their rule barriers at that moment. The scenes contained within instantly appeared in everyone's sight.

“Heavens! That's…”

Two vast, spreading black voids appeared before their eyes. This time, even Shi Tiandao was shocked.

“How is this possible… Is this his secret weapon? Were these two massive devouring voids the extra-dimensional power that the ancestor obtained back then?”

Guglas and the others finally showed expressions of sudden enlightenment: “Soul Devouring Heavenly King… What a name, Soul Devouring! So that's how he got that name!”

“Boss, should we immediately rescue the second-in-command? She's still in the center of the vortex!”

Xu Yang chuckled and shook his head: “She has a way to leave at any time. I think she intends to use this devouring power to stimulate her potential and seek further breakthroughs. I won't interfere with her opportunity, but it's absolutely impossible for this black devouring space to run rampant indefinitely.”

Xu Yang's words were utterly domineering. He moved both hands, and an endless stream of void sword-beams emerged, sealing off the entire sky above Seven Star Valley from all directions.

This way, no matter how powerful the forces unleashed around the valley, they wouldn't escape this battlefield area.

By limiting the devouring range, he naturally limited the maximum area this guy could destroy, preventing more severe consequences.

As for how to deal with this guy…

After observing for a moment, Xu Yang immediately had an idea.

Xu Yang suddenly ascended, activating his Earth Law. Innumerable mountain rocks crumbled, frantically changing their forms. Then, guided by Xu Yang's power, they were gradually directed towards the massive void hole.

“Hahaha, Boss, what a brilliant idea you came up with! Instead of letting this guy devour life essence, make him devour rocks!”

Indeed, the Soul Devouring Heavenly King, in his rampage, also discovered this awkward problem. Unfortunately, having unleashed this powerful devouring vortex, he had no way to stop it midway. It could only extinguish itself once the devouring power reached its peak.

But in doing so, this guy was no longer devouring the source of life force. Instead, he had become a dumping ground, consuming these giant rocks as useless resources!

Watching the endless stream of rocks pour frantically into his dual-eyed devouring vortex, even outsiders couldn't help but feel awkward.

“Heavens, with so many rocks, how long will it take for this young man to digest them all?”

“Ugh… He really shot himself in the foot, how embarrassing! Let's see how he's going to resolve this.”

Just then, a phantom clone of Xu Yang appeared before the Soul Devouring Heavenly King's true body, gazing at him with a smile, like a ghost.

“Devour to your heart's content. I've already imbued these giant rocks with berserk properties using the Earth Law. Once they enter your body and are forcibly crushed, hehe, you can probably imagine what the outcome will be!”

Indeed, after hearing Xu Yang's psychological attack, the guy completely went berserk. His entire body began to tremble uncontrollably.

At this very moment, Ling Yao swung her hand in the air, roaring "Sword come!" The divine might of the Sky Sword reappeared, and a massive Sky Sword beam, imbued with Ling Yao's furious power, fiercely struck the true body of the Soul Devouring Heavenly King before her.

Boom!

The sword-edge descended regally. This time, even Shi Tiandao did not intervene to stop it. Upon seeing these two massive devouring vortexes, he felt, for the first time, a sense of strangeness and doubt towards the Emperor Soul Elder Council, to whom he had been unfailingly loyal.

He had originally believed himself to be the successor meticulously groomed by Emperor Soul. Now, it seemed the old geezers had no intention of stepping down, and he would forever remain just a puppet…