Chapter 1628: Golden Giant Scorpion King

The beast army's frantic cries echoed as they struggled desperately, twisting their bodies and unleashing their wild power, but ultimately, it was too late.

This place was an endless sea of quicksand, and guided by an extraordinarily powerful devouring force from below, once their feet touched the sandy ground, all struggles became futile, only accelerating their descent.

Hundreds of thousands of beast soldiers quickly fell into a frantic panic. Only Xu Yang, the undisputed leader, remained composed. He immediately focused his powerful spiritual energy, attempting to locate the source of that aggregated spiritual force within the endless sand sea below.

"I refuse to believe that such a powerful array could exist in this wretched place, capable of unleashing such a ferocious devouring force," Xu Yang thought. "If it were other forms of spiritual energy, it would be understandable, but I've already reached the tenth level of primal power, opening my external celestial eye. This makes me incredibly sensitive to the strength of such a powerful devouring force."

It was no exaggeration to say that the devouring force emanating from the endless sand sea below was almost comparable in strength to Xu Yang's tenth external spiritual vortex.

This level of power should not exist. The only explanation that made it a reality was that this devouring force did not originate from an array at all, but rather...

The final answer immediately dawned on Xu Yang.

A confident and composed smile once again touched his lips. He had clearly seen through the situation, uncovering the mystery behind the true trap, and had already devised a way to handle this sudden predicament.

"Everyone, stop fighting the devouring vortex beneath your feet!" Xu Yang commanded. "Concentrate your most powerful protective techniques!"

Xu Yang suddenly let out a roar, and his command instantly enveloped the minds of every soldier in the hundreds of thousands strong beast army.

Due to his unparalleled influence within the team, the beasts immediately adjusted their restless minds. Following Xu Yang's instructions, they activated their incredibly powerful, exclusive protective techniques.

Soon, power halos of various attributes appeared among the seven hundred thousand strong army, and Xu Yang immediately launched the most efficient and powerful counterattack.

"Heh, do you think you've hidden your true nature well?" Xu Yang scoffed. "The Four-Tiered Four-Symbol Array could have created a flawless deception for you, but unfortunately, it still couldn't fool my eyes. It seems your mastery is still somewhat young."

Xu Yang uttered these words mid-air, mocking the gigantic stone statue totem before him. As the absolute ruler of the Fourth Forbidden Zone, the opponent seemed not to have expected that they ultimately couldn't deceive Xu Yang.

Xu Yang stepped forward, his brilliant twelve-winged golden angelic wings appearing simultaneously behind him. At that moment, the dazzling law of light became the most radiant halo around Xu Yang in the void.

Immediately afterward, an unparalleled Eternal Sword Light rapidly coalesced behind him. This time, to completely open the situation with a single strike, Xu Yang held nothing back.

He merely materialized the sword energy of the Eternal Sword Light to the strongest level that the Path to Heaven could withstand.

Without using the Law of Void to amplify the sword energy's strength, this strike was already the maximum power Xu Yang could unleash in this space.

As expected, the moment the incredibly powerful sword energy was unleashed, even the ruler of the Fourth Forbidden Zone had no possibility of directly confronting it.

Instinctively, he gasped, completely frozen in the void.

"Is this still power possessed by a human?" he muttered. "It's practically god-tier strength. It seems this painstakingly laid plan has finally failed."

The stone elephant totem sighed heavily in resignation. However, this situation was not a surprise to him; after all, from his perspective, for a human to lead hundreds of thousands of beast soldiers to the Fourth Forbidden Zone almost unscathed, how could that person be ordinary?

He watched as Xu Yang, empowered by the angelic light, split the endless yellow earth beneath his feet into nothingness with a single sword stroke. Of course, the transformation of the vast yellow sand from existence to non-existence also required a process.

The instant Xu Yang's heaven-shattering sword struck, endless streams of red-black blood mist continuously erupted from the very bottom of this sandy ocean.

It was only with the appearance of this scene that all the strong members of the beast army finally understood: the terrifying sea of sand beneath their feet was, in fact, an immensely huge ancient mythical beast – the Golden Scorpion King!

"Damn, I can't believe there's actually such a terrifying ancient evil beast within the Kunlun Divine Path," one exclaimed. "They say this creature's body is incredibly massive."

"No matter where it lay dormant, it looked like a patch of desert; I can't believe that was actually true."

"All the devouring power emanated from the life essence of this enormous ancient Golden Scorpion King. It was using this method to continuously absorb external life forms for sustenance."

"Today, we finally saw the full form of this ancient Golden Scorpion King. If our leader hadn't acted in time to expose the deception, we probably would have lost more than half our forces in this battle today."

Long Kun expressed these sentiments, bowing in complete admiration for Xu Yang's superior judgment.

As for the other powerhouses of the beast army, each silently praised Xu Yang in their hearts.

"He truly is the chosen one who could lead our entire team to the Fourth Great Forbidden Zone of the Path to Heaven," said Yao Sheng Qitian. "Leader Xu Yang's experience and insight are truly incomparable to ours. It's a good thing we have him; only then can we go further on our path."

Yao Sheng Qitian nodded repeatedly as he thought this, expressing these heartfelt words.

As Xu Yang's sword definitively split it down the middle, the Golden Scorpion King finally met its demise, its massive body torn open by Xu Yang's single stroke, leaving a huge wound.

It was only after Xu Yang's sword opened the situation that everyone finally understood: the so-called Fourth Forbidden Zone was actually inside the flesh of the Golden Scorpion King, which the stone statue totem had opened up.

Xu Yang's sword was equivalent to carving a path directly through the back of this colossal creature, allowing the hundreds of thousands of beast soldiers to bypass the surrounding devouring force and enter directly into the true heartland of the Fourth Forbidden Zone.

However, it was precisely after realizing the truth that everyone gradually understood: this so-called Fourth Forbidden Zone was likely the location of the truly terrifying battlefield.

Since this place was inside the Golden Scorpion King's belly, it meant that countless ancient monstrous beast bloodlines must reside here.