Chapter 1546: The Key to Victory

Little Grey's continuously falling physical body transformed into a massive grayish-white sword glow. This was undoubtedly a perfect manifestation of the sword-path cultivation technique that Xu Yang had temporarily infused into his mind.

Guided by Xu Yang's mental power, which served as his ultimate support, Little Grey's temporarily condensed sword glow became unprecedentedly powerful. He used the impact force from the vortex on his body to propel this self-generated sword glow to its maximum potential.

The terrifying sword qi unleashed its full power, tearing apart everything around it bit by bit. It actually caused endless cracks to appear in the dreadful swallowing vortex, which was composed of wind and water elements.

"Damn it, when did this guy awaken his sword-path mastery? He saw through the only weakness of my stacked elemental techniques with a single glance! The sole flaw in my dual-attribute cultivation technique is at its innermost core. The more one tries to break free from this swallowing force, the greater the pressure they endure. Yet, this cat's decision is precisely the only way to counteract my swallowing vortex technique. I'm beginning to wonder if this cat is fighting alone. Could that human expert, who appeared to be uninvolved, be providing assistance and guidance to this cat in another way? Otherwise, this mere kitten, even with quasi-earth level demonic power, could never possess such advanced thought and wisdom to discern the flaw in my technique in such a short time! I absolutely refuse to believe this is a capability the cat possesses on its own."

Chief Elder Xuanyuan was almost made to doubt his existence by this cat. He abruptly looked up towards the massive silhouette of Xu Yang's true form at the edge of the void. In Chief Elder Xuanyuan's heart, an invisible, burning rage began to coalesce.

"Damn it, why do the demon beasts have this person's support? When I met his gaze, I felt an unspeakable pressure, a fear as deep as an abyss, which I hadn't felt even when facing my family's living fossils or the great will of the highest echelons. What kind of past does this human youth carry?"

Xu Yang naturally sensed the complex gaze from Chief Elder Xuanyuan. However, his only response was a light, ethereal smile.

"Old friend, you'd best concentrate on your current opponent, or Little Grey will tear through all your defenses without hesitation."

Indeed, the moment Xu Yang's soul voice directly entered Chief Elder Xuanyuan's mind, his swallowing vortex, a perfect fusion of water and wind techniques, was utterly shattered. The surging waves that had been flying around instantly dispersed, no longer able to coalesce into a cohesive attack.

The instant the cat reappeared in the vast and tumultuous ocean, its entire being became remarkably refined. This was because it had been granted the ability to manipulate water in a short amount of time. Enveloped in an icy-blue, translucent glow, Little Grey's massive body exuded an indescribable noble texture.

As a deep icy blue solidified at the tip of his eighth tail, Little Grey began to mimic his opponent's power, summoning a colossal water dragon that soared from the vast ocean and coiled around Elder Xuanyuan's main body.

"It appears, just as you predicted, this cat is absorbing elemental power for the second time. However, this time it seems to have only absorbed water element power and hasn't targeted your wind element power."

No sooner had the Chief Elder of the Misty Rain Clan finished speaking than he realized Little Grey's seventh massive tail also triggered the awakening of wind elemental power.

The instant the colossal water dragon soared into the air, the wind element power swiftly took effect. With a furious roar from Little Grey, the previously refined water dragon instantly disintegrated into endless water-element light points, which pressed down on Elder Xuanyuan's body from all directions.

With the further amplification from the wind element, all the water-element light points transformed into countless ice shards in a very short time due to the sudden drop in temperature, hurtling towards Elder Xuanyuan's body. This sudden change completely disrupted Elder Xuanyuan's defensive stance.

Previously, he had condensed fire element power, which included his physical body. However, once the water vapor transformed into solid ice in such a short time, the fire element power could no longer form a sufficiently strong defense; instead, it was completely pierced by the countless ice shards.

More and more bloody marks appeared on Chief Elder Xuanyuan's body. Had he not wished to maintain his dignity, he would have truly spat out a mouthful of old blood, but in the end, he forcibly swallowed a mouthful of blood foam, preventing this from happening.

"Heh heh heh, it's been many years since anyone could harm me like this. Today, I genuinely feel pressure from this young man. It's quite interesting. Perhaps only a confrontation of this intensity can truly excite me."

Soon, the Misty Rain Clan's Chief Elder's Longevity Saint Technique came into play again, swiftly condensing continuous streams of light that mended the countless bloody wounds on Chief Elder Xuanyuan's body. In less than a quarter of an hour, all of Elder Xuanyuan's injuries were completely healed, restoring him to his peak combat state.

"Master, I think I've found the most crucial point in this battle."

After witnessing this scene on his opponent, Little Grey immediately responded to Xu Yang's will in his mind. What clearly caught Little Grey's attention was that the Misty Rain Clan's Chief Elder's Longevity Saint Technique, which provided Chief Elder Xuanyuan with the strongest replenishment, was the greatest challenge they needed to overcome in this battle.

"Otherwise, no matter how much power I absorb, I won't be able to deliver a decisive blow to Chief Elder Xuanyuan, because the healing power of this Longevity Saint Technique is simply too strong. To win this battle, we need to find a way to sever the connection between them."

Little Grey's ability to recognize this issue on his own was, in itself, beyond Xu Yang's expectations.

"Hahaha, you certainly haven't disappointed me, kid! You found the crux of the problem so quickly. However, now is far from the time to sever their connection, because even if you tried, it would be extremely difficult to achieve. Since they've established such a partnership, how could they not have made ample preparations in that regard? But as the saying goes, 'If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch its cub?' There isn't no way for you to break this state. I can offer you a strategy right now, though I wonder if you dare to try it."

No sooner had Xu Yang's words been transmitted into Little Grey's mind than he received an immediate and earnest reply, full of resolve: "Master, speaking like that is a bit disrespectful to me. With you here, what do I have to fear?"