Chapter 1556: You Must Be Joking With Me

"Haha, it's been hundreds of years since I last saw this Immovable Wisdom King totem—that was during the greatest Blood Moon Calamity in history. In the blink of an eye, centuries have passed. Now that old Asura has unleashed the supreme profound techniques of his lineage, that young man is surely in for a tough fight."

The clan leader of the Tongyuan Imperial Family spoke slowly, a half-smile playing in his eyes. He seemed quite confident in the terrifying deterrent power of this incredibly powerful Wisdom King totem.

The clan leader of the Chenguang Imperial Family, skilled in the Adamantine Sacred Arts, also nodded gently.

"You're right! The most formidable aspect of the Immovable Wisdom King totem is its immense attribute amplification for both offense and defense. Combined with the Xuanyuan clan's divine artifact, the Two Poles Kunlun Cauldron, which provides a tenfold amplification effect, each attack unleashed by this Wisdom King totem will erupt with earth-shattering power. I simply don't believe that mere mortal flesh can withstand the pressure of the Wisdom King's tenfold amplified ultimate power."

It was clear that these old masters of the Six Human Spirit Lineages were full of confidence in the Asura clan leader's heaven-defying technique. As for the Asura clan leader himself, his furious, wild, and defiant posturing—as if he were the most powerful being in this realm—practically foreshadowed his impending defeat.

"Have you ever heard the saying, 'Heaven first makes mad those it would destroy'? You have undoubtedly reached the peak of your personal power, and with the tenfold amplification effect of this peculiar divine artifact, your Immovable Wisdom King totem can now help you defeat enemies you normally couldn't. But unfortunately for you, this time you've encountered me. Even with a hundredfold amplification, the outcome will still be futile."

Xu Yang's words were forceful and self-assured, radiating authority without anger.

At the same time, he took dozens of steps consecutively through the air. With each step, a special shimmering reflection of iridescent light flickered beneath his feet. Unbeknownst to others, this reflection was a manifestation of the most powerful force within Xu Yang's self-created system of laws.

Outwardly, he appeared calm and undisturbed, like an ancient well. Yet, as Xu Yang strode across the heavens, each step was an evolution of his incredibly powerful understanding of laws.

Then, when Xu Yang finally stopped, his hands clasped behind his back, calmly gazing at the colossal Immovable Wisdom King before him, all sounds in the world seemed to cease. From the Immovable Wisdom King's palm, an incredibly brilliant blue Thor's Hammer swiftly condensed. The colossal hammer, clutched in the Wisdom King's hand, had a head alone over ten meters tall. It fiercely slammed down towards the edge of the clouds, targeting Xu Yang's head.

However, as this earth-shattering hammer struck down, the terrifying power ripples that spread in all directions completely vanished into nothingness, just three inches above Xu Yang's head.

"My heavens, how is this possible? All that power just completely disappeared at that one point?"

This scene utterly astounded every observer present. Regardless of their faction, any top expert who could feel the terrifying power of that hammer blow was completely shocked by Xu Yang's unfathomable counter-measure.

Little did they know that Xu Yang had not used any heaven-defying technique at all. He had simply relied on his comprehension of laws to cause the earth-shattering power unleashed by the hammer at that instant to dissipate within a chaotic spatiotemporal law trajectory.

It was equivalent to Xu Yang creating an illusory space an instant before the power was about to strike him, allowing the hammer's full force to be unleashed into that illusory space as its focal point.

Thus, in the eyes of others, Xu Yang had directly clashed with the terrifying Thor's Hammer. However, in reality, Xu Yang had no direct interaction with that world-destroying explosive force. By calmly enduring this terrifying blow—the focal point of all that energy—Xu Yang could be said to have instantly made a name for himself.

"No, how can this be? As I understand it, unless one's power has reached the realm of a Grand Elder touching the boundless Great Dao, no mere mortal body could withstand the Wisdom King's tenfold amplified power from that hammer blow! Even the Xuanyuan family head himself might not be able to endure this attack. Why is this young man completely unharmed?"

Xuanyuan Hao himself was bewildered. After all, he was currently operating the Two Poles Kunlun Cauldron, which was still providing a tenfold amplification effect to the incredibly powerful Immovable Wisdom King. Yet, such terrifying power had no effect whatsoever against Xu Yang. Just as everyone felt bewildered, the clan leader of the Tongyuan lineage spoke slowly.

"If my judgment is correct, it's not that the Asura clan leader's strike lacked power, but rather that the world-destroying, terrifying power simply didn't land on that young man at all."

As expected, the Tongyuan leader's words immediately shifted the old masters' way of thinking. Everyone nodded, agreeing with this theory.

"You mean that young man used an illusionary technique, obscuring our perception and judgment, and cleverly evaded the Asura clan leader's attack by subtly redirecting it?" Clan Leader Chenguang voiced this guess, and immediately received an assenting nod from Clan Leader Tongyuan.

"Precisely. That's the only explanation. Otherwise, no matter how powerful that young man is, if his physical body had directly clashed with that blow, it would be absolutely impossible for there to be no disturbance whatsoever. Look at the protective barrier he formed around his body; there isn't the slightest damage. This proves that the barrier just three inches beyond his body was never impacted by any terrifying force. He must have used an unknown method to evade that strike. To defeat him and break through his so-called protective barrier, we must ensure that all our unleashed techniques and powers genuinely land on his true body. How to achieve this is our most pressing problem right now."

Tongyuan's explanation immediately gained the unanimous approval of the other old masters. And to achieve this, everyone seemed to understand that special means would be required.

"Clan Leader Tongyuan, do you have any special ideas or strategies? I doubt us old fellows can come up with any good methods on our own."

The clan leader of the Netherworld lineage, who was skilled in the Sacred Arts of the Undead, uncharacteristically became humble. This old fox knew well that his Netherworld lineage's chief elder had been defeated and had already fled back to their imperial clan's headquarters. Therefore, unlike the other old masters, he already had some information about Xu Yang and no confidence in gaining an advantage by directly confronting him. Thus, he chose to pass the buck to the other clan leaders, ensuring that any potential embarrassment wouldn't fall upon his Netherworld lineage.

However, these old masters, capable of becoming clan leaders of imperial lineages, were all exceptionally shrewd individuals. Everyone was well aware that these old figures from the Six Human Spirit Lineages harbored their own intentions, each wanting to complete the task with the least cost to themselves and let others bear the brunt.