Chapter 394: Sakura's Destiny

Boom!

In an instant, Xu Yang made no elaborate movements. With a single horizontal sweep of the Asura Sword in his hand, all towering waves within a thousand-meter radius that were rushing towards him were instantly shattered. The sheer volume of spray from these collapsed waves alone was equivalent to the force of a full-blown storm.

"Take this!"

Having successfully executed a defensive counterattack, Xu Yang showed no intention of retreating. Instead, in front of more than twenty enemy princes and clan chiefs, he charged directly into their army of hundreds of thousands, aiming straight for Huang Hun's head. This action completely stunned everyone in both camps. The allied forces were primarily worried about Xu Yang's reckless move, while the enemy ranks were utterly dumbfounded and frozen in place by his bravery and power. They had never witnessed such a fighting style before, nor could they believe that anyone would dare to act so brazenly in front of the Endless Sea army. Yet, the one who performed this feat was Xu Yang. The supreme being who always dictated the grand narrative of the ages. If he willed someone's downfall, that person had no choice but to accept their fate.

Boom!

With a powerful swing of his Asura Sword, the mighty surge of energy erupted, instantly shattering Huang Hun's protective aura in a single clash. Huang Hun gasped, his face paling in shock, and he instinctively retreated several hundred meters before finally coming to a halt. "How can this guy, with just a human body, possess such astonishing physical power? It's incredible!" Huang Hun had no idea that Xu Yang could poke several holes in him with just a toe.

Before he could regain his footing, Xu Yang descended once more from the sky, unleashing another forceful blow. He aimed only the hilt of his sword at Huang Hun's forehead, not even using the blade's sharp edge. Clearly, this fighting style showed that Xu Yang was not in a hurry to kill his opponent. Instead, in front of both armies, he was ruthlessly humiliating Huang Hun, the young master—and future king—of the Endless Sea. He left Huang Hun utterly defenseless, completely crushing his standing among the enemy forces. "Heh, the Black Flood Dragon King has no worthy successor. His most capable son was Silent Night, but Silent Night saw through the ways of heaven and earth and disdained helping his father commit evil. Another useless one died in the Land of Flames. Only a waste like you is forcibly pushed to the forefront, occupying the position of commander of a million-strong army, only to squander over 800,000 lives. If I were you, I would have committed suicide long ago to atone."

"You bastard!!" Hearing Xu Yang's insults, Huang Hun seemed on the verge of breaking down, but his promise to his father kept him going, urging him to persevere. "Xu Yang, I told you, I will tear you to pieces!"

Boom! A fierce surge of energy erupted, an immensely powerful wave of aura bursting forth from Huang Hun's fists and palms. Unbeknownst to Xu Yang, this surge of energy contained a drop of Huang Hun's vital blood, a technique that burned his own power to its limit to deliver a fatal blow, giving Xu Yang no chance to defend. "Die!!"

The terrifying power fluctuations rapidly coalesced into a massive orb of light, striking Xu Yang squarely in the abdomen. Xu Yang's entire body was continuously forced backward by Huang Hun's pursuit. "Boss!!" Those behind him watched in alarm. If such power struck them, they would likely perish instantly. Furthermore, if such a massive energy body exploded on Xu Yang, he might not even leave behind bones. This single attack completely drained Huang Hun's stamina for the short term.

As their bodies continued to be forced backward, Huang Hun's hysterically laughing expression suddenly transformed into an unprecedented look of terror the moment his gaze met Xu Yang's. It was only then that Huang Hun finally realized he hadn't succeeded; instead, he had fallen into a trap! "Prince, perhaps you should use your brain. When have I, Xu Yang, ever been so careless?" "You... you dared to trick me!"

It turned out Xu Yang had used a feint, deceiving everyone. The outline Huang Hun had targeted was merely an illusion! And when Huang Hun instinctively stopped, he finally realized he had fallen into an unknown, black-and-white trap in the void. To his left, in the black area, was the slowly approaching figure of Zhao Tianzhu. To his right, in the center of an endless silvery-white light curtain, Bai Lianxue was slowly appearing. One black, one white; one yin, one yang—a perfect manifestation of Xu Yang's most powerful Yin-Yang Dao lineage from the real world.

In fact, this was a pre-arranged plan that Xu Yang had discussed with Bai Lianxue and Zhao Tianzhu before making his move. Bai Lianxue possessed the purest Ice Ancestor bloodline, which was why she had been chosen as the ultimate sacrifice. And the power of the Ice Ancestor lineage was precisely the supreme force that perfectly countered the evolution of the Jiao-men race!

Originally, the Jiao-men race needed to consume this bloodline to sustain their growth. However, after reaching a certain level of development, they would stop evolving due to the purity of the bloodline. At that point, the Ice Ancestor bloodline would no longer be an aid to their growth; instead, it would become the greatest enemy to their physical veins! The saying, "a little is nourishing, a lot is poisonous," perfectly describes this situation! For Huang Hun, the eldest son of the Black Flood Dragon King, even though his main body was still maturing, he had long passed the age when he could grow by absorbing the Ice Ancestor bloodline. For him, the Ice Ancestor bloodline was the most potent weapon.

Considering this, Xu Yang decided to use this tactic to lure Huang Hun away from his group and into the long-prepared killing trap. Furthermore, Xu Yang was certain that the remaining twenty-odd princes and beast ancestors from various lineages would remain indifferent to the plight of Huang Hun, this privileged second-generation heir. From their perspective, Huang Hun's demise would only benefit them all.

The simultaneous emergence of light and dark heralded Huang Hun's demise and the descent of eternal night! And thus, the end of Prince Huang Hun's life had arrived.

Xu Yang personally protected the formation for the two women. As the Ice Ancestor bloodline burned to its extreme, the faint, agonizing screams of Prince Huang Hun could be heard from within the trapped formation. Had the Black Flood Dragon King heard these wails, he would surely have intervened. Awkwardly, Xu Yang used his Heavenly Eye to divert the sound elsewhere, blocking it across the entire Endless Sea surface and preventing the seawater from acting as a sound medium. This ensured Huang Hun was utterly trapped in a deadly predicament.

"Everyone, if any of you wish to champion this prince and come to his rescue, feel free to step forward. I promise I won't kill you so quickly."