Chapter 1826: Removing the Foundation

Xu Yang suddenly let out an angry roar. At the same time, a powerful surge of martial arts aura erupted from his arms, violently striking the target he had locked onto. This powerful force instantly shattered the Toad King's mouth full of sharp teeth.

The Toad King was utterly bewildered. It had never dreamed that merely by swallowing Xu Yang for an instant, it would lose its most powerful innate ability as the Toad King.

"You damned human! You actually destroyed all my teeth! I will swallow you alive and digest you into food. Devouring is the Toad King's most powerful innate talent!"

Unlike Xu Yang's Kunlun Sacrifice technique, the Toad King's ability was a primal form of life-force absorption. Any living being, once swallowed by this creature, would be quickly refined into nothingness within its abdomen.

Unfortunately, its opponent this time was Xu Yang. Xu Yang had already defeated a beast king with a similar ability in the previous imperial forbidden zone, so he had no qualms about using his previous tactics against this massive toad.

"You enjoy devouring, don't you? Then let me show you what it's like to have energy explode within your own body."

After speaking, Xu Yang, this time, deliberately entered the Toad King's mouth. Following the direction of its swallowing force, he successfully made his way into the massive creature's abdomen.

From beginning to end, the powerful protective aura Xu Yang emitted, extending three feet around him, remained impenetrable by any force.

"Excellent. This is the perfect space for the surprise I'm bringing you."

Xu Yang was pleased with the surrounding darkness. This was the Toad King's abdomen, filled with potent corrosive power. What Xu Yang had to do next was to fully unleash his Kunlun Sacrifice technique here.

Since this was the Toad King's internal space, it was theoretically no longer within the jurisdiction of the Ancient Martial God Path. Therefore, Xu Yang could execute the full Kunlun system technique here without being suppressed by the inherent laws and order of the Ancient Martial God Path.

Soon, a rising light of power swiftly coalesced before Xu Yang. This was the core of the Kunlun Sacrifice technique's devouring power.

As this point of light ignited, it meant that all surrounding energy would rapidly resonate with it, drawing it furiously towards a single point.

Once all the accumulated power reached the final point where the caster intended to detonate it, this concentrated energy would simultaneously burst outwards, unleashing a momentary power capable of destroying the heavens and earth.

This was the most fundamental display of the Kunlun Sacrifice technique's power. At this moment, the Toad King was completely unaware of the danger. It didn't believe Xu Yang truly possessed the ability to instantly break its body's suppressive power.

"Hahaha, you human ant are now my food. Let's see what you have left to be arrogant about."

Hearing the Toad King's arrogant words, Dawn, who had been exploring the ruins, froze on the spot.

Instinctively, she began to worry about Xu Yang. It was the first time she had ever felt such a deep concern for someone. However, this feeling lasted barely ten seconds before a painful shriek erupted from the colossal Toad King's mouth.

This was because it could feel a power rapidly gathering within its body. The intensity of this power, accelerating with its frequency of accumulation, had already reached an unstoppable level.

"What kind of power is this accumulating?! What are you trying to do, boy? Why do I feel all the energy in my body drawing towards your location and gradually losing obedience to my control?"

Xu Yang burst into laughter and sent a perfectly clear telepathic message into the Toad King's spiritual world.

"I saw a lot of undigested energy in your stomach, so I kindly decided to help you clean it up. I never expected you to be so greedy, even thinking of assimilating me with your body's power. Well, I'm sorry to say, what I'm going to do now is ignite all the remaining energy within your body. Once these power sources are at my command, you know very well what kind of consequence awaits you."

For the first time, the Toad King felt despair and panic, realizing Xu Yang wasn't bluffing.

If such power were to explode within its own body, even its strongest external physical defenses would be useless.

It truly regretted not having used its usual devouring talent against Xu Yang. Unfortunately, it was too late. Even if the creature wanted to expel Xu Yang from its abdomen with all its might, it would be extremely difficult.

This was because the Kunlun Sacrifice technique's devouring power was now fully active, flowing in a rhythm precisely opposite to the energy flow within the Toad King's abdomen.

Unless Xu Yang actively wished to exit the giant toad's abdomen, there was no way it could break free from this power's lock. The Toad King was consumed by despair, as the power gathering within it, coalesced by the Kunlun Sacrifice, continued to intensify, with power fluctuations erupting outward towards various parts of its body, growing stronger with each surge.

This absolute overlord of the endless desert finally felt the threat of death. At this moment, the only thing it could do was frantically devour the surrounding yellow sand, hoping to use the very essence of the endless desert to help itself survive this catastrophe.

Soon, Xu Yang, hidden within the Toad King's abdomen, saw more and more yellow sand being swallowed by the creature. However, Xu Yang helplessly shook his head.

"It's impressive you could think of such a method against me, but what good will it do? Even if you swallow the entire endless desert, it won't be able to withstand the final detonation of the Kunlun system technique."

After speaking, Xu Yang suddenly opened his brilliantly glowing eyes. He then extended a finger and pointed it towards the central point where all the power of the Kunlun Sacrifice technique had gathered.

In an instant, all the power erupted within the massive creature's body. The Toad King could even hear the sound of its own body tearing apart, but it was powerless to stop it.

This was because it had provoked someone it absolutely should not have: Xu Yang, the Ninth Human Emperor, the most terrifying existence among humans. How could a mere puppet beast king, subservient to a master, defy the Human Emperor's majesty?

"You large toad, I'll give you one last chance. If you're willing to surrender the Purple Jade Crystal, I might consider stopping the destruction of your body. I hope you give me a thoughtful answer. This is your final opportunity."