Chapter 1503: Mirror Heart Lake

"This is indeed the aura of Demon Saint Qitian. It's hard to imagine that you young people could have been entrusted by him. However, as I've said before, the Demon Saint who guards our Mirror Heart Lake is not someone a few young humans like yourselves can simply demand to see. Even with the aura of Demon Saint Qitian, you do not possess the right to summon the Demon Saint directly in this place."

Xu Yang sneered. "I don't have time to waste talking with you. Tell me, what must we do to get the Demon Saint to appear?"

Just then, among the demon powerhouses, the Level 9 Demon Emperor sneered. His true form was indiscernible, as he appeared completely humanized, a form that granted him a transcendent status among the Mirror Heart Fox demons. With another sneer, he stepped into the void, looking down at Xu Yang and his two companions.

"Naturally, it comes down to strength," he said. "If you can defeat us, you can achieve your wish."

Xu Yang nodded slightly. "Excellent," he said. "This is precisely the way I hoped to resolve the issue."

After speaking, Xu Yang stepped into the air. He gently waved his hand at the scene before him, and an incredibly powerful aura instantly erupted from his body.

As this aura spread outwards, endless waves of frigid energy instantly radiated from behind Xu Yang towards the surface of Mirror Heart Lake below.

Unbeknownst to them, throughout this process, Xu Yang subtly modified the surrounding water energy using his powerful Sea God Domain. Silently, he merged his Eternal Sword Dao with the flying water mist and waves around him, creating water sword-auras that were virtually impossible to melt. These overwhelming sword-auras then shot forth.

In just one encounter, hundreds of low-level demons in the vicinity were effortlessly annihilated. However, Xu Yang was not engaging in a full-scale slaughter.

After all, he had come to negotiate a plan for mutual reconciliation between the demon and human races, not to unilaterally massacre these demons.

Therefore, Xu Yang's opening move was merely a display of his overwhelming power.

"My heavens," someone whispered. "This young powerhouse is far more formidable than we imagined. Such a simple movement can unleash unimaginably terrifying deterrent power."

"Which lineage of the Six Great Dynasties does this fellow hail from? To think such an extraordinary figure has appeared. It seems we have no other choice this time."

Many Level 8 demon powerhouses around them secretly murmured, their gazes fixed on the Level 9 Demon Emperor in the void. After all, though tens of millions of sea creatures and demons resided within Mirror Heart Lake,

they all knew very well that only powerhouses of the Level 9 Demon Emperor tier could directly converse with the Demon Saint. This meant that if the Level 9 Demon Emperor did not personally approve this battle, Xu Yang and his companions would not be qualified to meet the Demon Saint directly. Even the Level 8 demon powerhouses present had no right to overstep and make such a decision.

As expected, while Xu Yang's current display was powerful, it was clearly not enough to subdue the Level 9 Demon Emperor before him.

The opponent burst out laughing. In an instant, a colossal hundred-zhang tall wave surged behind him. The terrifying wave inherently possessed an incredibly strong devouring ability, and it unhesitatingly locked onto Xu Yang's body.

"Let me also display my strength," he declared. "I wish to clash with you, this new 'chosen one' of the human race, and see just how great the difference in our strength truly is."

Upon hearing the Level 9 Demon Emperor's words, Xu Yang chuckled and nodded.

"Since you have that idea," Xu Yang replied, "I will certainly oblige."

As his voice fell, Xu Yang pressed his two fingers slightly together, and an incredibly pure, azure blue sword aura quickly condensed between them.

The solidity of this sword aura was far greater than that of the scattering sword rain from before.

Clearly, Xu Yang intended to consolidate his power, shifting from area-of-effect attacks to a single-target offensive mode. The immensely powerful sword aura shot forth, carrying an incredibly terrifying, heaven-shaking, unstoppable force. In front of all the surrounding observers, it fiercely slashed at the Level 9 Demon Emperor before him.

The two forces clashed in mid-air. Even though the Level 9 Demon Emperor could conjure hundred-zhang waves with a single thought, such a momentary feat was merely a drizzle to Xu Yang, an existence who had experienced hundreds of thousands of years.

As expected, the Eternal Sword he condensed in mid-air instantly cut the hundred-zhang towering waves into nothingness.

The Level 9 Demon Emperor had never imagined that a seemingly casually condensed sword qi from Xu Yang could be so powerful. It directly disrupted all of his original plans. His eyes filled with terror as he gazed at Xu Yang with an incredulous expression.

"You are truly full of surprises."

As the Level 9 Demon Emperor's voice fell, an incredibly translucent, ice-blue trident quickly appeared in his palm.

This was his condensed innate divine artifact, possessing terrifying power. Moreover, Xu Yang sensed an incredibly dense aura of human bloodline fluctuations on the surface of his trident.

"If my judgment is correct," Xu Yang stated, "this innate divine artifact of yours must have already slain countless human powerhouses and possesses the ability to absorb human bloodline power."

"You must also be relying on the purest life force absorbed by this innate divine artifact to enhance your own strength."

Xu Yang's assessment was incredibly precise. The Level 9 Demon Emperor burst into laughter upon hearing this.

"You're right," he admitted, "but frankly, what my innate divine artifact truly craves is the dense bloodline aura within your body. If I could absorb your power, my strength would likely advance even further."

Xu Yang nodded lightly. "I hope your dream comes true," he said, "but I can tell you clearly: in this world, if I don't wish to be harmed, no one can wound me in the slightest."

Such domineering words from Xu Yang deeply moved the reserved young woman and Xiaoxiang beside him. Both of them, inexperienced in the world, had never witnessed such grandeur before, and they couldn't help but be profoundly stirred.

After Xu Yang finished his domineering statements, the aura emanating from his entire being seemed to become significantly more formidable than before. Even Xiaoxiang and the most talented, reserved girl from the Xuanyuan Imperial Clan, who were following him, were deeply shaken by his unparalleled display of power.

Instinctively, they retreated hundreds of meters away, leaving Xu Yang enough space to unleash his immense power. However, even though Xu Yang's aura was terrifying, his seemingly effortless manner of attack was far from the opponent's frenzied demeanor.

In merely a flick of his finger, a powerful invisible halo swiftly materialized before Xu Yang's body. Soon after, a Tai Chi totem, condensed from pure water energy, slowly revolved before him. This seemingly palm-sized halo was actually able to effortlessly nullify all the power unleashed by the Level 9 Demon Emperor.