Chapter 1348: Killing and Destruction of the Heart

As expected, Elephant King knew perfectly well that his current mental strength was far from enough to perfectly control this power, making omissions and oversights inevitable.

However, he had never expected Xu Yang's insight to be so astonishing, seeing through his true weakness so early.

If the void laws around him could not maintain a perfectly stable output, then this move of his would simply fail to unleash the terrifying power it had displayed when he suppressed Emperor Yunlong back then.

Unbeknownst to Emperor Yunlong, his downfall back then was also due to his fatal lack of understanding of void laws, which led to his suppression by the previous generation's Elephant King.

"Damn it, this round's offensive rhythm is stronger than I imagined. I have no more room for hesitation. I'll treat a dead horse as if it's alive; no matter the outcome, I'll face it calmly." Such thoughts raced through Elephant King's mind.

At that very instant, all the power emanating from the surrounding void formations finally coalesced under Elephant King's unified command. It then locked onto Xu Yang's true body, intending to directly collide with his Jade Bone Divine Sword. But how astonishing was the power of Xu Yang's swordsmanship? He was utterly fearless of any form of resistance.

The glow of the sword itself merged with the lightning radiating from his body, and this single sword beam unleashed a destructive force capable of shattering everything.

In an instant, lightning flashed and thunder roared in all directions, utterly shattering the sky above.

The battlefield plunged into endless darkness. Even Little Hua and the other members of Xu Yang's team below instantly lost their five senses.

Only when the surrounding void had repaired itself, and light once again illuminated every corner of the battlefield, did everyone slowly open their eyes, gradually regaining the sensory perception that had been completely blocked.

However, to everyone's astonishment, when their senses returned, the battlefield space above the void had completely vanished.

In other words, both Xu Yang and Elephant King had mysteriously disappeared.

Just as everyone, filled with questions, looked around for answers, Xu Yang's silhouette reappeared.

He stood calmly with his hands behind his back, while Elephant King was nowhere to be found.

Walking back to Little Hua, Xu Yang slowly extended his right hand, revealing that he had already obtained the unique Beast Emperor's power lineage essence from within Elephant King.

"Holy cow, Boss, how did you do that? Did you really smash Elephant King into smithereens? There's not even a shadow left!"

A slow smile spread across Xu Yang's face.

"No, he was merely instantly transported to another dimension by the Ghost Valley Strange Gate Formation I just cast. Coincidentally, the void formation behind him instinctively resisted at that very moment. However, it not only failed to help him resist my Ghost Valley Strange Gate Formation but also disrupted the trajectory of his void formation, causing him to be teleported to a different space. The distance should be much farther than where Azure Dragon and Black Tortoise's clones ended up. It would likely take him two or three years to return here."

Hearing Xu Yang's explanation, the White Tiger youth couldn't help but gulp.

One had to remember that Azure Dragon and Black Tortoise's clones, due to an operational error, were affected by Dragon King and still hadn't returned to the team.

And Elephant King had been personally teleported by Xu Yang to another realm; no one could give a definite answer as to how long it would take him to return here.

With Elephant King's sudden disappearance, the entire Giant Elephant tribe was left leaderless and plunged into complete chaos.

The countless Giant Elephant warriors around them let out furious roars.

The remaining elephant tribe leaders, seemingly spurred by Elephant King's sudden vanishing, each harbored thoughts of taking his place.

Instinctively, they moved several hundred meters away from their immediate teammates, maintaining relatively safe positions, awaiting the gathering of more Giant Elephant warriors.

Xu Yang, however, had no further interest in getting entangled with these individuals. Leading his companions, he transformed into a streak of light and instantly vanished from the spot. At the same time, he sealed the Beast Emperor's power lineage essence he had obtained from Elephant King into Little Hua's body.

"This is truly incredible! Looking at the ten most powerful King Guarding tribes in the entire Arctic Wilderness battlefield, we've already conquered eight in the blink of an eye. I wonder what surprises the last two remaining tribes will bring us."

The White Tiger youth seemed eager, impatient to encounter the remaining two guardian tribes.

Because conquering them meant Xu Yang's team could meet the Beast Emperor clan and unveil the most mysterious leader tribe of the Arctic Wilderness. This way, even if the four divine beast envoys ultimately failed to complete their mission and successfully acquire the Heart of the Sacred Beast, they would still have an explanation to give to Emperor Yunlong upon their return.

According to the map, this was the ninth of the ten King Guarding tribes, marked with a question mark.

This indicated that Emperor Yunlong had only reached this point and had not ventured deeper.

Consequently, he had virtually no clues about this ninth major tribe; he wasn't even sure which beast race comprised it.

Since Elephant King's territory was the endpoint of Emperor Yunlong's last journey into the wilderness, Xu Yang couldn't help but quicken his pace after understanding this.

Moreover, he directly released the White Dragon to serve as another crucial helper in exploring the surrounding environment.

As expected, the White Dragon's ability to detect beast aura was no less keen than Xu Yang's. It quickly obtained vital clues through its unique dragon lineage, information that was usually only discoverable by powerful beast warriors.

"Master, I've detected some extremely potent poison-attributed elements permeating near the dense forest ahead."

Xu Yang furrowed his brow slightly. "If your judgment is correct, such a dense presence of poison-attributed aura ahead might mean that a very large number of poison-attributed beast groups live around here. However, we haven't encountered any sign of beasts along the way. There seems to be an irreconcilable contradiction between these two facts!"

Upon hearing Xu Yang's statement, White Dragon, however, presented a completely different idea.