Chapter 1803: True Origin of the Infinite Dao

The first lesson for initiates in the assassin organization was to sever all emotional ties. They were forbidden from harboring any of the seven emotions or six desires. The only permissible feeling was unwavering loyalty to their master and absolute obedience to commands.

Yet, this time, after her encounter with Xu Yang, her beliefs were indeed profoundly shaken for the first time, just as he had predicted.

The female assassin's mind was in turmoil. She could only rely on her five senses to absorb external stimuli, allowing them to flood her mind and temporarily numb herself.

Only amidst the constant conflict and erupting power of the battlefield could she find a fleeting moment of inner peace.

Meanwhile, Xu Yang, who held her in his arms, was locked in an intense battle with the incredibly powerful ancient evil beast before him.

Each powerful attack unleashed by Xu Yang heavily damaged the beast's tentacles. After several consecutive rounds, Xu Yang's strikes were almost unfailing; every single one inflicted severe injury on a tentacle.

Of the dozen or so giant snake heads, the two at the front had been directly shattered by Xu Yang's gravity palm, while the remaining ones were riddled with holes and bleeding profusely.

Within a hundred-mile radius surrounding the colossal beast, all life force withered away. Xu Yang remained the only presence within that area, radiating the light of life.

"Damn it, I never imagined you, a mere human youth, could be so powerful. I can't find a single flaw in your cultivation technique. You are truly a troublesome opponent. It has been many years since an outsider made me look so pathetic."

Xu Yang burst into laughter.

"Your sorry state is merely the surface; your true misfortune will be your demise."

After speaking, Xu Yang unleashed an incredibly powerful martial aura around him. It was a martial cultivation technique he had recently cultivated, known as the True Origin Boundless Dao.

In fact, this martial art was not simply copied verbatim by Xu Yang from ancient texts; rather, it incorporated most of his own creative insights, making it a technique he had devised himself.

In essence, it was a combat technique Xu Yang had developed, perfectly suited for the Ancient Martial God Path region, based on his physical state after comprehending the Grand Dao of Life and Death.

It allowed him to convert a portion of his cultivation essence into an exceptionally pure martial aura, perfectly attuned to the surrounding laws and order of heaven and earth.

This enabled him to better utilize his combat abilities in this region, which revered martial cultivation techniques. With a continuous stream of martial essence flowing forth, Xu Yang now stood comparable to a peak martial artist in the Grand Completion realm.

Witnessing the profound cultivation Xu Yang displayed, the female assassin in his arms was once again profoundly shaken by the man's immense power.

"So that's it. I wondered how this man could be so brazenly confident. He had already reached the Grand Completion realm. No wonder I couldn't gain any advantage against him on multiple occasions, and instead ended up in this predicament.

Now, everything seems to make sense. A cultivator at the Grand Completion realm is so young; I wonder what kind of cultivation talent he possesses.

If we could truly win him over to serve the Heavenly Sect, it wouldn't be a bad outcome at all."

The female assassin's thoughts seemed to have subtly shifted.

On one hand, she genuinely revered the sheer power of Xu Yang.

On the other hand, she was acutely aware that a peak martial artist in the Grand Completion realm would be a historical figure, regardless of the era or region. Such power was far beyond what her current cultivation, only at the Mid-Stage Dao Assimilation realm, could possibly contend with.

Rather than fighting him to the death, it would be better to draw him into the Heavenly Sect's influence.

However, the female assassin couldn't bring herself to voice this thought yet, as a trace of resentment lingered in her heart towards Xu Yang. After all, the humiliation she had never experienced in her life had all been "bestowed" upon her by him.

Meanwhile, under the weaving of Xu Yang's mental power, an unending stream of martial aura quickly formed into powerful energy spheres. These hurtled towards the terrifying ancient beast below, striking its numerous tentacles.

Like meteors of heavenly fire continuously falling from the void, each massive energy sphere, upon exploding with a terrifying roar, unleashed a mighty wave of aura below. This truly brought an unprecedented shock to the female assassin in his arms.

"Is this the power of a Great Completion realm cultivator? I imagine only the incredibly mysterious Sect Master possesses this level of cultivation. Today, my eyes have truly been opened."

The female assassin was continuously awestruck by Xu Yang's cultivation and bearing, and her emotions shifted repeatedly. At this moment, the confrontation between Xu Yang and the colossal beast also underwent a change.

After being repeatedly stunned and severely injured by Xu Yang's overwhelming power, the ancient beast began to strategize. Instead of clashing head-on with Xu Yang as it had been, it shifted its gaze to the female assassin in his arms.

This meant Xu Yang still hadn't unleashed his full combat potential, as he had consistently fought with only one arm throughout this battle.

This, it seemed, was a rare opportunity for the ancient evil beast.

Indeed, the moment a new wave of martial power erupted from Xu Yang, the colossal creature, with its numerous snake-head tentacles, suddenly manipulated five of them to launch a new attack from behind Xu Yang. An incredibly potent source of snake venom was instantly released, and the spittle from its snake tongues possessed extremely strong toxic adhesion.

As the five giant snake heads launched their attack from behind Xu Yang, he was surprised to hear the female assassin in his arms slowly utter two words: "Be careful."

Instead of immediately turning to counter the attack, Xu Yang looked down with interest at the figure in his arms, who still concealed her true face with a mask.

"I advise you, do not stay too close to me, because I won't be able to control myself and will want to remove the mask from your face. Should that happen, you probably won't ever have the chance to return to the Heavenly Sect."

The female assassin deliberately snorted and turned her face away.

It was then that Xu Yang revealed a satisfied smile. Unhurriedly, he turned around and unleashed a powerful palm strike. The immense force tore through the defensive aura surrounding the five snake heads before him, creating a blood-stained gash in the center of each of their foreheads.

From these gashes, the five snake-head tentacles continuously spewed forth copious amounts of blood. Clearly, the failure of this one sneak attack had provided Xu Yang with the perfect opportunity for a decisive counterattack.