Chapter 176: Only a Silhouette Ascends to Heaven

In an instant, the black and white totems, each representing the Yin and Yang realms, began to spin wildly!

It seemed like a Dao power capable of obliterating everything evolved from the Yin and Yang eyes of the totems, forming a black and white energy vortex. Wherever it passed, even the formidable power of the true dragon was rendered helpless!

"My heavens! Is this even possible? I'm starting to wonder if this guy is even human; he actually managed to create such an incredible Dao!" Long Kun was utterly dumbfounded. It wasn't that he hadn't seen heaven-defying experts before; in fact, his own master, the old woman guarding the Sacred Soul Academy, was a supreme figure of the Phoenix clan. But compared to Xu Yang's current foundation, Long Kun was even more shocked! This was because this power wasn't Xu Yang's innate talent, but a Dao fruit he had created himself through diligent cultivation efforts. It was truly worthy of everyone's reverence and admiration.

"From today onward, you are my idol, great master! You must keep going!"

Long Kun suddenly felt that by joining Xu Yang, he had latched onto an incredibly strong pillar of support.

Looking around, it seemed no one in the team was an ordinary person. Little Tuantuan, needless to say, was a legitimate royal descendant of the Ancient Desolation Dynasty. That girl didn't need to do anything; just by occasionally acting cute, she had already reached a level others could only dream of.

Ling Qingshu was the sect leader of the Tianlan Sect in Qizhou. Given her appearance and aura, Long Kun always felt an indescribable pressure when standing beside her, prompting an urge to bow down in reverence.

Ling Yao was the Saint Lord of the Heavenly Sword Sacred Land, one of the ten great sacred lands of the continent. Her status was so revered that ordinary people weren't even qualified to glance at her.

As for Bai Lianxue, her Sacred Lotus physical body and her experience of rebirth alone destined her to be extraordinary. Moreover, she was Xu Yang's most important person.

His gaze involuntarily swept around, and Long Kun increasingly felt a bit humble. However, thankfully, no one on this journey had any intention of abandoning him.

Boom!

An earth-shattering roar erupted, and the gigantic dragon claw finally disappeared. It didn't vanish all at once, but was gradually ground into nothingness by Xu Yang's Dao diagram.

The dragon's light mist scattered throughout the space seemed to receive an instinctive summons, flying on its own to Little Tuantuan's side, and merging into her body.

Taking another step forward, he reached the 997th step!

Xu Yang was now filled with confidence. After the successful defensive counterattack he had just experienced, he seemed to have faintly grasped some patterns. Even facing subsequent thunder tribulation power, he had the confidence to fight it.

Sure enough, the second wave of tribulation power appeared! This time, it was a golden energy sphere resembling a dragon pearl, slowly floating downwards. There were no overly strong aura fluctuations, and Xu Yang immediately judged that this was an illusion!

Without any hesitation or resistance, Xu Yang extended a hand into the air, gently cradling the outline of the light sphere, and guided it into his palm. A warm, jade-like sensation quickly spread throughout his entire body.

The next moment, Xu Yang instinctively drew his thoughts into the illusory space of his created Dao, which was also the embryonic form of the small world hidden within him.

A glimmer of light in the center of the endless chaos was the only cultivation pure land in Xu Yang's heart, and truly a world of his own, evolved and created from his Dao fruit!

The dragon pearl chased Xu Yang's soul in this world. When Xu Yang stopped moving, the dragon pearl suddenly began to expand within this small world space, then transformed into a soul filled with a ferocious aura!

It was a human-shaped silhouette. His facial features were unclear; only his tall and imposing figure stood before him.

"The millennia-long foundation of the Ancient Desolation Dynasty rose with the dragon, and shall also fall with the dragon! If you can withstand this ultimate strike of mine, it will prove you have the qualifications and ability to bear this peerless legacy. If not, your soul, along with this world space, shall be annihilated into dust!"

As the other party spoke, a deep, imposing kingly aura constantly emanated. Xu Yang guessed that the speaker was most likely the soul remnant of Emperor Desolation himself.

Whether it was him or not, Xu Yang didn't much care. Since he had chosen this path, he had only one obsession: to reach the end. No matter how powerful the opponent or how difficult the obstacles, Xu Yang would advance relentlessly to reach his destination!

"Strike." A detached voice suddenly emanated as the Taiji Treasure Diagram reappeared behind Xu Yang.

Black and white light enveloped Xu Yang's body as he waited head-on for the silhouette to unleash its ultimate strike!

A terrifying halo of killing intent erupted from the ground, and a crescent-shaped halo swept across. The oppressive force of just this one strike caused even a powerful expert like Xu Yang to feel pain, as if an invisible net in space was tearing at his soul!

"I wonder if I can withstand this strike. Let's find out..."

Xu Yang's expression still appeared somewhat detached, as if he weren't the one who would pay with his life if this strike failed.

Calmly accepting, calmly confronting, or perhaps, calmly resisting!

*Clang!* Xu Yang finally chose the last option. The instant his hands met in prayer, Xu Yang's body merged with the Yin-Yang Dao diagram, and he rushed forward, facing the attack with the supreme Dao method of Creation of Three Thousand.

The terrifying black and white vortex ignited once more. Only this time, Xu Yang not only relied on the power of the Yin-Yang diagram but also instinctively unleashed the demonic source power sealed within him by Elusha!

Boom!

The two forces collided, creating unimaginable shockwaves.

"Pfft!"

Xu Yang spat out a mouthful of blood, and the Yin-Yang diagram before him disintegrated into nothingness. However, what he gained was the complete dissipation of the opponent's shadow.

"Success!!"

Outside the illusion, the light of the dragon pearl instantly dimmed, and the color of the Ancient Desolation Heavenly Array above their heads changed once again!

Xu Yang, reopening his eyes, stepped onto the 998th heavenly step, facing his third tribulation.

"This tribulation is called Severing Emotions! If he can break free from this restraint, he will welcome the true ultimate tribulation, which is the final tribulation corresponding to the 999 heavenly tribulations. He will face the true dragon soul that has protected the Ancient Desolation Dynasty for hundreds of thousands of years!"

The general's words instinctively made everyone in the team break out in a cold sweat for Xu Yang. The quietest yet most soul-devouring tribulation before the storm had now descended.

Above their heads, one female silhouette after another gradually appeared. Long Kun and the others discovered that besides the three goddesses in the team, there was also another stunningly beautiful woman whose body glowed purple, radiating a kingly aura. It was Elusha, the Demon Queen, Xu Yang's other confidante.