Chapter 1955: Xu Yang's Concern

Xu Yang had no intention of using Poseidon as a test subject. He had already tested the danger level of this "ammunition" using his spiritual power when he previously used the Kunlun Dao cultivation method to condense the massive mutated sea beast into a primal essence pill.

The biggest difference between this pill and those formed from the life force of dark force disciples was the absence of a strong death aura.

Instead, the blue, special energy body contained extremely abundant life force. It was precisely this discovery that prompted Xu Yang to let Poseidon, the beast king leader, try to swallow the pill.

As a fellow sea beast, only Poseidon's powerful beast physique could withstand such a potent and violent life-force fruit.

What surprised Xu Yang was that the moment the sea beast Poseidon swallowed the pill, an incredibly powerful life-force fluctuation erupted from his body. In a short time, it brought about an unprecedented increase in his combat ability, practically elevating his cultivation realm by three levels.

At this moment, if Poseidon were to face powerful human cultivators in his home territory in the sea, his strength would almost rival that of a peak Grand Completion stage expert.

It's important to note that martial arts experts who reach such a realm number only about ten thousand across the entire Ancient Martial God Dao. However, the total number of sea beasts in these waters is in the hundreds of millions.

This was precisely what concerned Xu Yang and Poseidon the most.

If the Nightless Emperor, who controlled the Nightless Empire, had indeed obtained some powerful special ability to forcefully alter the life force of these sea beasts, granting them such terrifying combat power, then it would be a looming catastrophe for the entire Ancient Martial God Dao and every other empire.

In Xu Yang's view, this potential threat posed by the Nightless Empire would undoubtedly become the perfect tool in the eyes of the dark force masters. He allowed himself to imagine a scenario.

What if, one day, the Nightless Emperor led his transformed, powerful sea beast army to sweep across the entire Ancient Martial God Dao, leaving corpses everywhere and the land in turmoil?

Eventually, all the powerful cultivators who fell in that war would be absorbed by the dark forces' war puppets. The Nightless Emperor would likely end up merely being a pawn, having done all the work for nothing.

Once things escalated to such an irreversible point, Xu Yang alone would likely find it impossible to turn the tide. Feeling Poseidon's powerful aura at that moment, and the distinctly evident change in his life force configuration, Xu Yang increasingly sensed the danger of this latent signal.

He decisively chose to alter his previous plan of action, immediately handing the trident he held to Poseidon.

"As an envoy of the Empress, I now command you to take this trident and travel to the capital of the Starscar Empire. You must personally meet the Empress and explain to her every detail of everything we've experienced.

This mission is extremely arduous, and I have no more time to waste here. I must immediately infiltrate the Nightless Empire to uncover the truth. After you meet the Empress, no matter what decision she makes, you are to support her."

Hearing Xu Yang's instructions, Poseidon naturally didn't dare to delay. After all, this trident possessed an extremely powerful force, capable of controlling the life and death of sea beasts within these waters at any moment.

All sea beasts dwelling within the designated sea areas had to infuse their most devout spiritual essence into this trident through their faith to gain the right to survive in their respective territorial waters. It could be said that with this trident, Poseidon, the sea beast leader, would absolutely not betray the Starscar Empire.

Moreover, he had just received such a great favor from Xu Yang, and completing this task would be repaying a debt of gratitude. With all these factors combined, Poseidon decisively agreed to Xu Yang's request.

Having discovered this significant secret, Xu Yang immediately altered his course, flying towards the massive imperial island at the far end of the Sea of Martial Gods.

Initially, Xu Yang did indeed fly by sword towards the borders of the imperial island. However, as he delved deeper into the Sea of Martial Gods, he quickly noticed an increasing number of spiritual energies silently locking onto his body from beneath the water.

He finally realized that since the Nightless Empire was built on an island surrounded by water, there must be countless sea beast scouts in the ocean. Flying openly like this would expose him to too many sea beasts, potentially creating more unforeseen complications.

After a moment of thought, Xu Yang decisively employed his powerful skill from the Sea God domain. He changed his route from flying through the void to moving across the waves, with strong winds and waves constantly sweeping around him.

Guided by Xu Yang's spiritual power, a water-blue energy barrier formed around his body. This barrier not only contained Xu Yang's aura as a cohesive whole, preventing it from spreading, but also completely concealed his physical form within the waves.

If one were to observe Xu Yang from an aerial perspective at this moment, he would appear like a fierce sea beast leader. With every rapid forward movement, he would churn up waves dozens of feet high around him.

Rumble!

Suddenly, as Xu Yang approached about a thousand meters from the imperial shore, an extremely cold and murderous beast aura abruptly appeared, completely sealing off the area where Xu Yang was located.

Then, more and more powerful sea beasts surfaced around the turbulent waters, surrounding Xu Yang in layers. Clearly, this was the so-called defensive formation of the Nightless Empire's coastal region.

"This is the territory of the Nightless Empire. Unauthorized life forms are forbidden to enter."

The one who spoke was a gray flood dragon, over ten meters long. From its flood dragon bloodline, it was clear that this creature was destined for an extraordinary status among sea beasts.

Around it were dozens of powerful sea beast warriors, each possessing strength comparable to a human cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm. However, in Xu Yang's eyes, creatures of this level were utterly insignificant. He barely spared them a glance, only the flood dragon with its unique bloodline drew a slight bit of his attention.

"I am not your enemy. I am an envoy from the Starscar Empire."

As Xu Yang spoke, he lightly waved his hand, releasing the unique powerful aura of the Starscar Trident that the Empress had previously taught him to use. The trident's totem appeared, clearly representing Xu Yang's special status. However, he didn't expect these creatures to immediately fly into a rage upon seeing the Starscar Empire's trident totem.