Chapter 1362: The Tenth Cyclone

Given that most of those before him were mere novices in the cultivation world, Xu Yang felt there was no real need to corner these beast race powerhouses. He decided to offer them another way out.

How could these Lost Ones possibly contend with Xu Yang's power? He then let out a cold snort, “Heh, overestimating yourselves!”

“Haha, you old ox-head, you're quite interesting. I truly want to see the extent of your power. I’ll now grant you the ability to release your innate external aura; let’s see if the power you unleash can withstand my Light of Slaughter.”

As Xu Yang spoke, he simply held his longsword horizontally before him, releasing only a dark red light that firmly protected his body.

Indeed. The outcome was almost without suspense; no matter how he was attacked, Xu Yang's methods ensured he could make his opponent suffer immensely.

With his murderous aura fully unleashed, Xu Yang let out a sharp cry, simultaneously nurturing the slaughtering aura gathered behind him to its fullest extent. He cleaved down with his sword! Endless brilliant sword light exploded wildly in every direction around him.

This time, the sword light Xu Yang condensed in his palm was purely formed from the light of slaughter. The synergistic boost created by combining the peak-level murderous aura with the almost perfect sword mastery of Wuji Sword Dao was indescribable. The sheer power and destructive force unleashed by this single overhead strike completely shattered the formation of the Lost Ones' team.

Rumble! The colossal blood-red sword light carved a hundreds-of-meters-deep trench into the battlefield ground. Seeing the horrifying gash on the earth, everyone around gasped. Even the Lost Ones warriors, whose emotions were normally unreadable, couldn't help but exchange glances, shivering with dread at the power unleashed by Xu Yang's sword.

“As expected, he's the pinnacle of human cultivators. He truly surpasses Emperor Yunlong. What's more, I'm certain that the move he just used wasn't even his true strongest trump card.”

With this realization, the entire Lost Ones' contingent began to falter. They no longer believed their side could force Xu Yang to submit in this battle. If they insisted on fighting this human to the death, the consequences for them would be unimaginable.

“Lord Xu Yang, your power is immense. Why would you still want to make a deal with Emperor Yunlong? Instead, why don't we entrust the legacy power of our Lost Ones to you? You could become our representative on Yingzhou Continent. What do you think?”

Xu Yang sneered and shook his head. “Had you suggested this from the very beginning, I might have gladly accepted. But now, because you cannot resist my power and are retreating, you've conceived this idea. I absolutely cannot give you any more chances.”

Xu Yang had already decided to decimate the Lost Ones' team before him; he wouldn't allow such a force to disrupt his plans. The Heart of the Sacred Beast was never a power the Lost Ones could truly wield or control; rather, it was the very shackles that bound them. Therefore, for Xu Yang, seizing the core power of the Sacred Beast's Heart and conquering the Lost Beast Emperor clan had no necessary connection.

“First, I will completely crush your arrogance, then I will forcefully seize the Heart of the Sacred Beast as the strongest entity in the extreme northern wilderness of Yingzhou Continent. I truly want to see what special changes occur when the Heart of the Sacred Beast is infused with the core legacy power of the Beast Emperor lineage. I was able to release you from the extreme northern wilderness, and naturally, I have even more ways to seal you back inside.”

Xu Yang's domineering response, while impressing those around him, also seemed to put Emperor Yunlong in an extremely awkward position. He was no longer the central overlord of Yingzhou Continent, but a dispensable character, because within the Lost Ones' team at that moment, Xu Yang was the true powerhouse with the authority to dictate everything. Emperor Yunlong could only negotiate with Xu Yang now because he held the third ancient jade fragment; otherwise, in Xu Yang's eyes, he would be less than an ant.

“Hehehe, very well. While you two sides fight to the death here, why don't you leave the task of finding the core power of the Sacred Beast's Heart to me?”

It must be said that Emperor Yunlong truly knew how to turn the tables and seize the initiative. At least from the perspective of a strategist and an ambitious ruler, he was quite competent. With this thought, he immediately left the battlefield with the true form of Xuanwu. He headed straight for the deeper parts of the extreme northern wilderness, specifically the entrance to Demon King Valley at its foremost end, to search for the sealed location of the Heart of the Sacred Beast.

Meanwhile, the Lost Ones warriors of the Beast Emperor clan, being decimated by Xu Yang alone, all gathered their full resolve and had no intention of continuing to entangle themselves with him. They had already realized that opposing this human was an extremely unwise decision. He was outrageously powerful, giving them a feeling as vast as an abyss or a sea, with no end in sight.

“Heh heh, how about that? Didn't you all boast about how strong you were? Now look at you, beaten into this state by our boss alone, not even daring to utter a peep. Is this what your Lost Ones clan prides itself on?”

The White Tiger Youth had begun a new round of taunts. However, the current humiliating defeat was not the Lost Ones warriors' intention. They genuinely didn't know what Xu Yang's weakness was. Whether it was movement technique, speed, perception, strength, or defense, Xu Yang was a top-tier, ceiling-level existence in every aspect.

At this moment, his murderous aura was unleashed to its peak. Every sword strike carried an irresistible edge and momentum that crushed everything in its path, something these individuals simply couldn't withstand. As the Lost Ones warriors around him fell one by one, the murderous aura Xu Yang accumulated also climbed to new peaks repeatedly.

In fact, Xu Yang was using these Lost Ones, these extraterrestrial life forms before him, to find a state where he could break through bottlenecks and to seize the opportunity to tap into primeval power and reach a new pinnacle in his cultivation system. Xu Yang wanted to grasp that minute yet undeniably real point to establish a resonance where his nine Qi whirlpools exploded to their limits. He intended to permanently refine this resonance into his spiritual power and seal it within his mind, using it as a fulcrum to establish a tenth Qi whirlpool cycle outside his body.

Whether he would succeed depended on how much pressure these so-called Beast Emperor clan warriors before him could exert.