Chapter 1673: Xu Yang's Methods

"Hehe, it seems your companion has already awakened. Then allow me to thoroughly enjoy playing with you two impure-blooded flood dragons."

At the very same moment, the white flood dragon, alerted and rushing from another direction in the valley, attacked first!

A powerful dragon aura erupted from the white flood dragon's mouth, unleashing a devastating surge of draconic energy that seemed to devour everything. With a thunderous roar, this immense primal force instantly enveloped the gathering point of hundreds of thousands of demon beasts in the valley below. In a single encounter, thousands of demon beast warriors were instantly obliterated. With the sudden appearance of the white flood dragon, absolute leaders from the elite ranks, including Long Kun, Xiao Hua, and the Four Great Demon Saints, all took action. In Xu Yang's absence from the battlefield, these commanders of various legions bore the heavy responsibility of protecting their entire forces.

They simultaneously moved to jointly confront the colossal white flood dragon before them. Meanwhile, Xu Yang remained calm, continuing his verbal exchange with the black flood dragon hidden behind the laws of nature.

"Tell me, are you going to keep hiding behind the power of the laws like a coward? Your white flood dragon 'wife' is already in a direct confrontation with my demon beast warriors. How long do you intend to cling to life? If I were you, I would break free from this protective barrier right now and openly engage me in a peak showdown."

Xu Yang continued to provoke the black flood dragon with words, but the opponent seemed certain that Xu Yang wouldn't forcefully attack him, merely revealing a sneer.

"Don't think I can't see your true objective. The reason you haven't directly attacked and annihilated me is because you don't want to destroy the purest law of heaven and earth before me. If you were to forcibly break it, then whatever you continue to create would no longer be perfect. For a human prodigy as intelligent and powerful as you, you should have long discovered that every independent law of heaven and earth within the entire Coiled Dragon Mountain Range is, in fact, secretly connected in an indescribable way. The significance of these laws' existence is to protect the true dragon's fortune of the Coiled Dragon Mountain Range. And this coiled dragon, guarding the Kunlun, is also the source of power and fortune for the entire Kunlun lineage. If this dragon's lifeblood were to be severed by your hand, it would mean the heritage of the Kunlun divine path for the next few years would be fatally impacted. Therefore, I now possess sufficient leverage to negotiate with you."

Hearing the black flood dragon's petulant expression, Xu Yang's gaze immediately turned a few degrees colder.

"Oh, judging by your words, are you threatening me?"

The black flood dragon burst into laughter. "So what if I am? Anyway, I've already discerned your sole weakness. Do you think I'll give up easily? If I were truly as foolish as you imagine, engaging you in a peak showdown, then nine times out of ten, I would be the one to perish. You, who can turn a true ancient giant dragon into your pet, how could I, a dragon descendant with an impure bloodline, possibly be your opponent? If I didn't even have this much intelligence, would I be worthy of guarding this Coiled Dragon Mountain Range? It's truly ridiculous; don't waste your efforts on me."

The black flood dragon originally thought Xu Yang would change his mind, temporarily spare him, and proceed to the void battlefield to confront his white flood dragon companion first. However, the black flood dragon hadn't anticipated that Xu Yang was never one to adapt or deviate from his path. He preferred to directly crush any opponent in his way with his unparalleled power. So-called flexibility or adaptation was simply not something for a peak expert like Xu Yang, who stood at the apex of the world.

"My power dictates my methods; there's no need for adaptation. For you today, there are only two options: perish, or dutifully surrender to me. There is no third choice. If you naively believe that hiding behind this law allows you to permanently stand off against me, then you may continue to try. However, the consequences will no longer be for me to decide. Regardless of the outcome, you alone will bear full responsibility."

As Xu Yang finished speaking, he gave the petulant black flood dragon no further chance. With a gentle wave of his palm, an incomparably powerful martial arts energy instantly erupted from his hand. This power appeared exceptionally fierce, yet it wasn't the kind of all-destroying, overtly sharp force. Instead, it was a terrifying energy with a vast, ocean-like devouring capacity. Under Xu Yang's control, it continuously expanded in his palm, swiftly enveloping the protective force of the law before him.

"I will personally devour this law's energy, which you rely on for survival, right before your eyes, and refine it into my seventh sword spirit. I believe once you lose this law, you will become very docile."

Xu Yang's method of action completely overturned the black flood dragon's entire understanding. What the black flood dragon considered his ultimate trump card was, in Xu Yang's view, merely a game with a slight increase in difficulty, completely insufficient to be a true bargaining chip for the black flood dragon to threaten Xu Yang. When an opponent possesses few bargaining chips yet still foolishly wishes to negotiate, the game becomes much simpler. Xu Yang had never regarded the black flood dragon before him, nor even its white flood dragon companion, as true enemies. They were far from qualified, and in Xu Yang's eyes, their value couldn't even compare to the law that protected them.

As his words fell, Xu Yang had already completely devoured half of the inscriptions of the law of heaven and earth guarding the black flood dragon. However, because this law was currently incomplete, with the other half of its primordial power controlled by the white flood dragon, Xu Yang was not in a hurry to immediately refine this portion of the law's power into his seventh sword spirit. He intended to act only after acquiring the complete law of heaven and earth. Therefore, after stripping away this half of the law of heaven and earth, Xu Yang simply thrust his Jade Bone Divine Sword into the ground before the black flood dragon. The sword's terrifying aura served as a temporary means of suppression for the black flood dragon.

Merely having a single sword placed before it, the black flood dragon dared not make any move. The power disparity between them was already clear at a glance. The black flood dragon could do nothing but lament helplessly, watching as Xu Yang rose into the air before it, heading directly towards its beloved white flood dragon.