Chapter 1316: Wild Artifact

On Xu Yang's side, the four Divine Beast Emissaries, escorting Xiao Hua, retreated directly over a thousand meters away. Carried by the White Dragon, they ascended into the void. At that moment, the entire vast wasteland seemed to shrink, becoming large enough to hold only Xu Yang and the Ox King.

"My goodness, don't you think these two guys, standing in such an empty battlefield, are somehow unable to give us even a trace of emptiness? It's as if their combined aura can already encompass the entire wasteland."

The Black Tortoise clone shook his head with a bitter, helpless smile, repeatedly expressing such sentiments.

In reality, the others shared the same thought.

"I have witnessed your 'Thousand Bulls Array'; its power is indeed impressive. If I hadn't used my ultimate killing intent and suppressed it with mental power, forcibly halting the subsequent operation of that formation, I couldn't be sure if my team could have withstood such power. The strength of the Mad Ox clan has earned my recognition."

These two seemed to have entered a phase of mutual flattery, and the scene was momentarily quite amusing. However, this lighthearted mood didn't last long, as the Ox King had already begun to unleash his powerful fighting desire.

"Such a tactic is not suitable for you; I was merely using that method to put some pressure on you. I truly didn't expect that you could achieve such an astonishing degree of power by simply releasing pure killing intent. For you, a thousand troops are no different from a single warrior; you are not a strong opponent that can be defeated by numerical superiority. That's why I made this decision. Next, you will witness my most powerful form."

Rumbling, the vast wasteland once again stirred with a sense of shock. The entire wasteland underwent drastic changes amidst this rapidly collapsing and shaking rhythm.

The ground began to crack with countless fissures, and these fissures formed precisely beneath Xu Yang's feet.

The Mad Ox was leveraging the immense amplification of his violent strength to exert unimaginable terrifying pressure on the entire ground, thus using the most primal power essence to forcibly alter the battlefield structure.

However, he didn't realize that this method of changing the earth's veins through sheer force was meaningless against Xu Yang, because the moment Xu Yang's feet touched the ground, he became the true master of the earth.

Indeed, as the ground began to crack beneath his feet, Xu Yang's confident smile once again unleashed the Law of Earth. Countless earth runes unfolded one by one within Xu Yang's mind.

Dense patterns quickly emerged. Under Xu Yang's mental control, the earth's form beneath his feet began to change rapidly.

The earth veins, which had been shattered by the absolute leader of the Mad Ox clan, were rapidly restored in a very short time under the powerful re-weaving of Xu Yang's Law of Earth.

Furthermore, according to the will brought forth by Xu Yang's Law of Earth, a new form transformation occurred. Xu Yang was also transported to a towering peak that rose from the ground, and then pulled into mid-air, looking down at the Ox King, who was subdued beneath his feet.

"I am the true master of the earth. Your attempt to exert external environmental pressure on me through this earth-shattering method is completely meaningless. To contend with me, you must unleash your purest inherent strength."

The Ox King had indeed tried to gain an advantage through this battle form. Unfortunately, his plan did not succeed. Upon realizing that Xu Yang controlled a more powerful Law of Earth than his own, the Ox King decisively abandoned that idea.

Unleashing a frantic roar, he finally slowly raised his left arm, and a unique rune of the Mad Ox clan flickered on his brow.

Immediately after, the dense aura of power from his body began to rapidly condense, and even the muscle patterns on his body began to change!

"My goodness, look quickly! This old Mad Ox's body structure has actually changed too. What terrifying power is condensing! It's truly incredible."

The Azure Dragon, Black Tortoise clone, and others all expressed similar exclamations. The change in the Old Ox's power attribute was not merely reinforcing his physical structure; now, the Old Ox, unleashing the same attack mode as before, could demonstrate a destructive power dozens of times greater than before.

This was the astonishing amplification of strength forcefully imbued upon the Mad Ox clan in their berserk state. When simply comparing states of power amplification, the Mad Ox clan's bloodline already surpassed the peak of all beast tribes in the Far North Wilderness. Perhaps, besides the Beast King, no other beast tribe could compete with the Mad Ox clan in terms of strength.

"Since this confrontation has reached such a level, I shall now show you the true foundation of my Mad Ox clan. Come forth, Lament of the Earth!"

With a roar from the Ox King, all sorts of celestial phenomena rapidly appeared above the entire wasteland battlefield. Immediately, winds surged, clouds gathered, and sand and stones flew. A scene of apocalypse descended.

And accompanied by the tremor of a furious thunderclap in the sky, the silhouette of the 'Lament of the Earth' finally descended. It was a divine battle-axe that emerged from deep within the earth's veins.

"Oh my goodness, I can't be mistaken, can I? The beast tribes of the Far North Wilderness actually possess their own divine artifacts! The quality of this divine battle-axe must be far superior to those legendary swords I saw at the Sword Sect before. It must be a naturally formed artifact from the most ancient period of Yingzhou Continent!"

Xiao Hua couldn't help but voice such shocked exclamations.

How exquisite was this battle-axe, the Lament of the Earth? The great axe alone was over two meters long; its enormous sharpness could almost cleave a majestic mountain in half with a single strike. One could see how terrifying this divine great axe truly was.

And this divine great axe, combined with the Ox King's own incredibly powerful strength attribute and his robust physique, could be said to be seamless and perfectly matched.

"It seems that the one truly capable of dominating all others is not the Ox King himself, but the Ox King equipped with the Lament of the Earth divine battle-axe. Now, if he were to say he could cleave the Beast Emperor in half with one strike, I would believe it."

The White Tiger youth was utterly shocked. He had originally thought that the divine beast power augmentation he possessed was already powerful enough, but upon seeing the power attribute displayed by the Ox King before him, he finally understood the saying, "There are always greater men beyond men, and higher heavens beyond heavens."

The inherent talents of beast tribes often far surpass those of humans in many aspects. This statement is indeed well-founded and by no means empty talk.

Feeling the immense power of the Ox King before him, as well as the formidable strength of the divine battle-axe of the earth in his hands, Xu Yang's warlike blood finally stirred within him.

At this moment, the Ox King, equipped with the divine battle-axe, truly qualified as an opponent in Xu Yang's eyes. At the very least, the explosive power unilaterally brought by the strength amplification he prided himself on was enough for him to face any strong individual in the world with enough capital to be proud of.

With the divine battle-axe in hand, the Ox King's entire aura once again ascended to a new level. And as he once more locked his attack target onto Xu Yang's true body, the confidence emanating from him reached an unprecedented state.

"I hope, my most respected opponent, that you can adjust yourself to your optimal battle state, because even I cannot fully control the power that will erupt when I cleave down with this axe. I certainly don't wish to lose this contest, but I truly don't want a peerless talent like you to ultimately fall under an uncontrollable strike from me."