Chapter 1709: Conquering the Treasure Armor

"Damn it, at least this time we were somewhat prepared. Quickly block your five senses, or the sheer noise from this explosion alone will shatter our souls."

Long Kun quickly reminded Ling Yao, who was beside him. Both of them immediately sealed off their five senses and mental faculties. Only then were they able to endure the terrifying waves of sword energy, remaining completely unharmed.

Goddess Yanxia, possessing the power of eighteen ancient guardian gods, naturally had significantly stronger resistance to the aftershocks of such power.

All of this settled back into dust.

As expected, the radiant golden armor shattered again, just as everyone had predicted. However, this time Xu Yang gave his opponent no chance for the golden armor to reassemble. He unhesitatingly unleashed his powerful Law of Light. Under Xu Yang's conscious mental guidance, each golden ray of light immediately began reassembling with the shattered golden fragments.

Indeed, the Supreme Elder never anticipated that Xu Yang also mastered such a pure Law of Light. It instantly threw him off balance. He instinctively tried to quickly retrieve the shattered golden armor's energy, but he was ultimately a step too late.

All the golden fragments that were about to reassemble, now under the influence of Xu Yang's Law of Light, began to gather towards Xu Yang's body as tangible energy.

In this way, Xu Yang effectively seized the golden armor from his opponent, and once fully reassembled, he bound its complete form to his own aura.

The instant the armor reformed for the second time, Xu Yang felt a fierce, devouring power emanating from it.

After completely merging with his body, the armor astonishingly began attempting to devour his meridians, flesh, and even his cultivation essence, seemingly as a price for its protection. This instinctive reaction infuriated Xu Yang.

"Damn it, you mere armor, how dare you harbor such greedy thoughts? I gave you a little leeway, and you think I'm that Supreme Elder, easy to manipulate?"

After speaking, Xu Yang, in a fit of rage, immediately extended his right hand to grip his left shoulder. He began to forcefully try and separate his physical body from the armor using his unparalleled, terrifying power. However, after prolonged attempts, he found it remarkably difficult and could only rely on his own strength to forcibly suppress the golden armor.

The entire process lasted for an unknown duration. Xu Yang frantically mobilized various elemental powers from within his body, repeatedly dissolving the greedy desires emanating from the golden armor.

Finally, Xu Yang unleashed his powerful aura of slaughter, and this time, the golden armor wisely chose to submit.

It quickly realized that with the aura of the God of Slaughter, Xu Yang had truly transformed into a demonic deity—an invincible force that would slay gods and Buddhas alike. No matter how daring the armor was, it absolutely wouldn't dare to act wantonly in front of a fully unleashed and enraged Xu Yang.

Once Xu Yang had thoroughly refined all the desires and spiritual imprints from the armor, it finally merged perfectly with his life force, becoming his subordinate and a trophy of war.

To test the armor's capabilities, Xu Yang directly projected its outline. He then launched a powerful attack toward the living fossil of the Supreme Elder. The two clashed palms in the void, and the unparalleled aura unleashed from their bodies radiated in all directions, shattering the entire forbidden space into pieces.

It was only upon witnessing the truly shattered scene around him that Xu Yang realized this armor, which he had forcibly seized, was the unique source of power belonging exclusively to the Dustlight Imperial Clan.

"Those golden lights were actually the Law of Light, repairing this armor. The primal essence flowing within this armor also belongs to the most complete bloodline of my Angel Clan.

It seems that by obtaining this armor, I have also inherited the will of the Angel Clan's predecessors, and finally fulfilled their last entrustment."

The armor perfectly merged with Xu Yang's life force, and because it possessed an immaculate angelic bloodline, it radiated an unprecedented, dazzling brilliance.

Its power was now countless times greater than when it was worn by the Supreme Elder.

"Damn, once Boss dons this golden armor and unfurls the twelve angelic wings, he truly becomes like the King of all Heavens. That aura is absolutely terrifying. Even hundreds of thousands of years ago, in the era when gods stood shoulder to shoulder, Boss would undoubtedly have been the strongest in the entire Great World."

Long Kun, witnessing Xu Yang's current majestic bearing, nearly prostrated himself. That had once been his ultimate dream, but when he realized that he could never surpass Xu Yang, even if he dedicated his entire life to pursuing it, he completely abandoned that notion.

Of course, facing the Supreme Elder of the Dustlight Clan, who had now lost his sole reliance, Xu Yang, having already achieved his objective, had no intention of utterly destroying his opponent, body and soul.

After all, with Goddess Yanxia's presence, Xu Yang would surely leave his opponent a chance at survival.

After a moment of thought, Xu Yang directly manifested his Dao of Tai Chi before the Supreme Elder, imprisoning him within his own Law Domain.

Xu Yang then sent a private mental message to Goddess Yanxia.

"My task is complete. As for how to deal with this individual, I am granting you the authority. Whether you release him or slay him is entirely your decision, and I will not inquire about any consequences that follow.

He can no longer pose any threat to me, even if he continues to try and align himself with the Supreme God's consciousness. His power remains limited."

Xu Yang's actions truly brought him both significant gain and a favorable outcome; he not only acquired the third source of power but also earned a considerable favor from Goddess Yanxia.

As expected, Goddess Yanxia returned to stand before the Supreme Elder, who was completely suppressed by the Tai Chi totem. With Xu Yang's Tai Chi domain sealing him off, there was no concern about a sudden counterattack; he was a trapped beast, devoid of any right to struggle, left entirely to Goddess Yanxia's mercy.

Seeing Yanxia approach him once more, the man before her suddenly seemed to shed some burdens, his eyes regaining the look they had hundreds of thousands of years ago, during the time they were in love.

"Fortunately, this human — this peerless master you brought — helped me break free from these shackles. Do you know that carrying this golden armor all these years was like bearing an entire mountain on my back?"