Chapter 1308: Direct Erasure

Even with their most formidable Berserk Lion clan lineup, they were still not strong enough to warrant Xu Yang's personal intervention.

“Let me handle it.”

Little Flower volunteered, looking at Xu Yang and waiting for his approval. However, Xu Yang gently shook his head and turned his gaze to the White Tiger youth.

“I said the Berserk Lion clan is meant to be the best trial opponent for them; it doesn't require your personal involvement. Besides, you possess the twin lineages of victorious heritage within you. If you were to act, it would be far too unfair to the Berserk Lion clan.”

Xu Yang's words were a bit subtle; in reality, he meant that if Little Flower were to act, it would be akin to bullying the Berserk Lion clan. After all, Little Flower held the identity of King of Angels, and the Angel clan was a true divine system, superior to all beings on Yingzhou Continent. Having such a noble Angelic leader fight these lions would be overkill.

Therefore, he still insisted on giving this rare training opportunity to one of the two Divine Beast Emissaries. Since the masked female emissary in red was a truly unique individual, Xu Yang didn't bother to solicit her opinion or communicate with her, instead directly focusing his gaze on the White Tiger youth.

“Youngster, interested in showing what you can do? While I understand this battle might be too challenging for you, with me here, they won't be able to harm your essence. If necessary, I will intervene personally.”

Xu Yang's words undoubtedly gave the White Tiger youth immense confidence and encouragement. However, if Xu Yang were truly forced to act, it would undeniably mean he had broken his own rules to protect his companions. From a rhetorical standpoint, it would be indefensible. It seemed this point was considered.

Not wanting to put Xu Yang in a difficult position, the masked female emissary, who had remained silent, slowly stepped out of the formation. Without exchanging a single word with anyone, she calmly walked to the center of the battlefield. The White Tiger youth was astonished. This woman had always been a very unique presence among the Four Divine Beast Emissaries. The others rarely interacted with her.

Seeing her voluntarily leave the team's position this time, the White Tiger youth couldn't stop her and could only cast a helpless glance at Xu Yang.

Xu Yang likewise gave a helpless shrug to the young man, a gesture that clearly conveyed, "Whatever makes her happy."

“Since she wants to act, there's no need for us to stop her. But I have a premonition that this woman rarely does anything she's not sure of. Though she speaks little, her thoughts are all in her mind. I believe she'll bring us a surprise.”

Indeed, Xu Yang's words were met with unanimous nods of agreement from his teammates. It seemed that everyone, subconsciously, already considered this quiet woman a secret weapon within the team.

“Heh, you underestimate my Berserk Lion clan too much, sending such a young girl to face us. Though I, Old Lion King, am not a supreme powerhouse, I have never lost a personal confrontation in all these years. Even my spar with the fifth master of the Berserk Ox clan ended in a narrow victory by half a move. Do you truly believe you can survive my iron claws?”

The Old Lion King seemed to ask the masked female emissary before him with a tone of pity. Awkwardly, the other party had no desire to answer his question, merely gazing at her opponent with a serene expression, utterly silent. The situation instantly became exceptionally awkward, and the Old Lion King also shook his head, looking disgruntled.

“Hehehe, your arrogant posture will starkly contrast with your dismal end. You had best not scream in agony when you're under my iron claws; otherwise, you'll become a joke. I hope you can maintain that cold demeanor.”

After speaking, the Old Lion King no longer hesitated, giving a direct glance to the twenty strongest guards of the Berserk Lion clan beside him. In an instant, the aura emanating from the entire Lion King's personal guard far surpassed that of the other teams. It seemed that only when observing this group did Xu Yang truly comprehend the authentic presence of the Berserk Lion clan.

“Truly worthy of the King of Beasts' aura, possessing the demeanor of the Great Wilderness's gatekeepers. However, I am more eager to see what surprise this girl will bring us.”

As Xu Yang's words faded, a furious gust of wind suddenly surged in the center of the battlefield. This dazzling storm seemed to be manipulated by the masked woman's mental power. For all the storm winds automatically diverted after coming within five meters of the girl, and under the propulsion of an orderly pattern of wind currents, they slowly encircled the Lion King's team.

“Holy cow, does it have to be this terrifying? Boss, can you tell what kind of technique this girl is using?”

Xu Yang also smiled and gently shook his head. “It's too early to judge. Only when this storm truly unleashes its inherent power will we be able to discern the nature of this power system.”

Not long after Xu Yang spoke, all the storm winds completely enveloped the bodies of the Old Lion King's team. Initially, the storm itself didn't seem to produce any astonishing combat effects. However, once the storm quietly subsided, all the strongest Berserk Lion elites of the Lion King's guard, including the Old Lion King himself, instinctively lost all their ability to move. The light in their eyes had vanished at some unknown point, and each stood calmly in their original positions, like statues.

After completing all this, the female emissary in red slowly turned around and began to subtly move her steps towards Xu Yang's team's position. With each step she took, the body of a Berserk Lion turned into a statue and then dissipated into the void.

“What?! How is this possible? She merely summoned a storm, and the strongest team of the Berserk Lion clan was instantly turned to dust! What kind of energy is this? It's utterly terrifying!”

With every step she took, a Berserk Lion warrior vanished. And the moment the girl took her final step, returning to her original position, the body of the Old Lion King, who had been at the forefront, also crashed to the ground. From start to finish, this group of once arrogant Lion King's team couldn't even unleash a single roar, quietly dissipating into the endless wilderness.

The scene instantly became incredibly awkward, or rather, it was a silence that defied description!

The other three Divine Beast Emissaries were utterly dumbfounded, staring in stunned silence at the scene that had just unfolded. As for Xu Yang, he couldn't help but shake his head helplessly. He had long understood that this woman was the most mysterious and terrifying of the Four Divine Beast Emissaries, but he truly hadn't expected her power to reach such an astonishing degree.

“Did you figure anything out? What was the origin of the power that girl just unleashed?”

“I didn't detect even a single trace of tangible power fluctuation throughout the entire process. All clues were deduced by observing how those Berserk Lion warriors dissipated into the air.”

Xu Yang nodded silently. “In my perception, only one kind of technique can silently take away an opponent's life force like that. That is Nightmare.”