Chapter 1630: Capturing the King Before the Thief

Therefore, Xu Yang could only adopt a relatively conservative fighting style to deal with the current predicament. As expected, with each passing moment, thousands of giant demon beast eggs around them began to crack open.

The first batch of demon beast eggs that had absorbed the surrounding purple demonic energy had already begun to hatch into complete demon beast prototypes.

"Oh my heavens, what kind of monsters are these?" Long Kun, Ling Yao, and Xiao Hua, the leading powerhouses in the core team, all showed expressions of shock.

However, something even more terrifying was yet to come. As more and more demon beast embryos hatched from their shells, the powerful original demonic aura they released completely suppressed the hundreds of thousands of demon creature army. This was something Xu Yang had not anticipated.

"How can this be? I feel a deep-seated fear from the souls of these hundreds of thousands of demon creatures. By all accounts, their original strength isn't low. Why are they encountering such immense emotional resistance in this Fourth Forbidden Zone?"

As Xu Yang felt bewildered, the Demon Saint Weeping Blood immediately shared his knowledge.

"Lord Xu Yang, what you don't know is this: These demon beasts are all bred from the most primitive beast lineage of the Kunlun Divine Path.

In other words, these demon beast embryos appearing here are actually the most primitive beast lineage from the Kunlun Divine Path, dating back hundreds of thousands of years. Their history of existence precedes that of the ten thousand demon creatures from the Kunlun Divine Source by hundreds of thousands of years.

To put it simply, these demon beasts are actually the ancestors of the demon creature lineage. This is because the so-called demon creatures are essentially the demon beast bloodline from hundreds of thousands of years ago, descendants born after being bound by an increasing number of human souls. Consequently, the so-called demon creatures are much weaker than these demon beasts in terms of bloodline strength and cultivation awareness within their bodies."

Xu Yang easily understood this principle. It was like how true ancient dragons, after hundreds of thousands of years of lineage, would produce sub-dragons or lizard-like bloodlines, impure descendants.

Although they possess a portion of dragon blood, it is no longer pure. Therefore, the power held by these descendant branches is nowhere comparable to that of the ancient dragons. The relationship between demon creatures and demon beasts is precisely this kind of pattern.

Having understood this problem, the reason why these demon creatures were so afraid of the demon beast embryos became clear. Xu Yang instinctively furrowed his brow.

His original idea was to use the Law of Life he had established to genuinely help the hundreds of thousands of demon creature army unleash their full strength, and that a full-scale battle between the two sides would resolve the crisis in the Fourth Forbidden Zone.

But now, it was clear that the hundreds of thousands of demon creature army were utterly unreliable. To reverse the situation, other methods seemed necessary. Fighting thousands of demon beast embryos with only the core strength of the team would likely take a very long time.

Therefore, Xu Yang decisively changed his combat strategy. If the small ones couldn't be eliminated, he would start with the big one. With this thought in mind, Xu Yang once again fixed his gaze on the stone totem statue floating in the void.

"Big guy, do you think you can rest easy after releasing these thousands of small demon beasts? I'm sorry to inform you, but I, Xu Yang, have set my sights on you. Have you thought about how you'll die? If you have, give me a clear answer."

The stone totem, seemingly emboldened after releasing thousands of demon beast embryos, now had enough confidence in the overall situation. It was no longer shocked or blindly subservient as before. It began to assume the role of a superior being, dominating everything, and sneered at Xu Yang, who was rushing towards it at full speed from below.

"It's rare to see you still act so arrogant! Haven't you realized? Your team of hundreds of thousands of demon creatures has lost all its advantages.

What you should be doing now is leading your meager forces to kill as many demon beast embryos as possible, struggling in this manner to prolong your dying breaths.

You should be trying to delay the moment of your demise as much as possible, instead of coming before me like a moth to a flame."

Xu Yang sneered and wasted no more words on the stone totem. He did not summon the Jade Bone Divine Sword, but directly summoned his strongest offensive artifact, Tu Tian. The might of a supreme artifact was not merely talk.

The moment the complete outline of Tu Tian appeared in Xu Yang's palm, the Eternal Sword Glow seemed to have found the source for unleashing its boundless power. Coupled with Tu Tian's inherent sharpness, it unleashed an incredibly powerful sword prestige in the void.

Instantly, the stone totem felt a suffocating pressure. As Xu Yang's sword energy rapidly enveloped it, the unsettling aura that had previously caused it to panic reappeared.

The stone totem did not hesitate further. It immediately activated the special cultivation power within its body. A purple aura rapidly gathered and compressed around its main body, forming a nearly materialized purple barrier to protect itself.

However, this time Xu Yang intended to teach it a good lesson, to show it exactly what it was capable of. The sharpness of Tu Tian, a supreme artifact, was certainly not something this origin of demon beast power could withstand.

With a single thrust of his sword! Xu Yang, right before the hundreds of thousands of demon creatures below, directly pierced the stone totem's body and severed its left arm.

Had the stone totem not severed its own arm in utter terror to survive, Xu Yang's previous sword strike would likely have directly annihilated more than half of its vital life force.

"Damn it, why is the sword dao you cultivate so terrifying? The sword in your hand seems to have countless vengeful spirits that have fallen under its edge! What exactly is the origin of this sword?"

Xu Yang laughed heartily, "With your status, you're not qualified to know the origin of this sword of mine. Continue to feel its power. Perhaps, just before I completely slay you, you'll get all the answers."

Another terrifying sword strike followed. The stone totem was utterly bewildered by Xu Yang's torment. It had never expected Xu Yang to so decisively abandon the gains and losses of the main battlefield below.

Little did it know, when it came to the bigger picture, Xu Yang was never indecisive. He knew very well that only by completely conquering the stone totem first could he command the thousands of almost uncontrollable demon beast embryos below.

Otherwise, if thousands of demon beasts erupted simultaneously, it would certainly inflict fatal damage on his hundreds of thousands of demon creature army.

At the same moment, the rampaging demon beast embryos surrounding them had already begun moving towards the center, launching wave after wave of attacks on the hundreds of thousands of demon creature army, who were enveloped by the Law of Life Xu Yang had woven.

The aura formed by the Law of Life above was repeatedly struck, as if in danger of breaking and collapsing at any moment. After all, this power of the law was no longer sustained by Xu Yang's mental energy.