Chapter 396: God-level Confrontation

Xu Yang and the Black Flood Dragon King stood opposite each other in the sky, like two divine beings poised for confrontation. Without any overt martial arts techniques, their mere clashing auras filled the vast battlefield between sea and sky. Every collision was a cataclysmic disaster.

"This is terrifying! Such intensity is beyond our comprehension and our limits of resistance. We must retreat immediately!" The remaining fifty thousand-plus allied soldiers, led by the Third Prince and others, had already begun to withdraw from Qianqiu Ridge. As the battlefield's intensity had risen to such a level, there was no longer any point in them remaining.

Not only them, but the over two hundred thousand troops from the Endless Sea also retreated into the water, departing. Both sides seemed to have reached a consensus on this matter. Regardless of the outcome of Xu Yang's ultimate battle with the Black Flood Dragon King, the ambition to unify the continent was impossible to achieve within the next few centuries. In fact, the blocking objective of the Kingdom of Flame and the Divine Kingdom had already been accomplished. Of course, to completely eliminate the hidden danger from the Endless Sea, confronting the Black Flood Dragon King, the final boss, was still unavoidable.

"Kid, let me see just how fast your sword truly is, shall we?" The Black Flood Dragon King's massive true form rapidly condensed, transforming into the appearance of a warrior clad in a black cloak. It's important to note that while his true form represented unparalleled vitality and defensive capabilities, his offensive power was significantly limited. After all, in duels between peak experts, speed is an extremely crucial attribute. However, the Black Flood Dragon King, now in human form, completely compensated for this disadvantage, becoming a truly perfect, all-around powerhouse.

Boom! Their first collision, fist against sword, the inaugural divine-level assault finally began! In a mere instant, waves surging on the sea reached a height of a hundred zhang! What immense power was this, capable of stirring up such colossal waves that almost obscured the sky?

Immediately after, the two transformed into two afterimages, freely soaring through the void. Their figures constantly intertwined and flickered, leaving behind countless black light spots. These light spots were dark patterns that remained in the void when speed reached its extreme, all imbued with immense energy! It's important to understand that beyond a certain speed, mass also becomes infinite! Under such a physical law, these shimmering light spots in the void undoubtedly contained destructive power. Touching them would be like stepping on a landmine, incurring a secondary energy lock, with grave consequences.

"Hahahaha! Come on, try and catch me!" The Black Flood Dragon King quickly seemed to gain the upper hand in terms of speed. Everyone saw that the light spots behind him rapidly transformed into tangible points of light, eventually fully coalescing into a human-shaped phantom! Thus, dozens of phantoms appeared one after another, charging towards Xu Yang along with the Black Flood Dragon King's true form.

"My heavens! This cannot be endured directly! If dozens of human-shaped phantoms explode together, they could probably blast a hole even through the sky!" Everyone paled in alarm and offered warnings, but Xu Yang, being in the thick of it, was certainly aware of his current predicament. It had to be admitted: even a mighty dragon struggles against a local snake. Even though Xu Yang was a formidable figure in the real world, after entering this fantasy world's tripartite system, where his strength was suppressed and weakened by more than half, a certain disparity still became evident between him and the Black Flood Dragon King on this battlefield.

"Hmph, you are indeed fast, but before you suppress me, any tactic is meaningless. Only when the outcome is seen will everything truly settle."

Boom! Immense pressure bore down from above. Xu Yang held his sword with both hands. He first feinted, deceiving one of the opponent's phantom's aura locks, while simultaneously leaving an afterimage of himself to directly collide with one of the Black Flood Dragon King's phantom attacks. The explosive force from just this first phantom was enough pressure to instantly obliterate anyone in Xu Yang's team – though, of course, this excluded the Empress and Wushuang. Even so, this power had long since exceeded the scope of what any ordinary being on the continent could handle. It was difficult to imagine what power could possibly resist the Black Flood Dragon King if he were to lead his million-strong army in a sweep across the continent without Xu Yang and his companions.

"Asura Slash!" In a flash, countless dark energies rapidly emanated. The sky above Xu Yang's head, guided by his aura, swiftly turned pitch black in a very short time! Black clouds and mist swept across half the sky. As Xu Yang's Asura Sword slashed down, countless sword shadows and beams of light simultaneously locked onto several of the Black Flood Dragon King's phantoms at the edge of the clouds, creating an unimaginable amount of pressure on him!

Boom! Boom! One shattering roar after another erupted continuously. Xu Yang finally realized that the Black Flood Dragon King's speed was largely achieved by burning the Beast Core energy within his body! Otherwise, phantoms created solely by extreme speed would simply remain in fixed positions like energy traps, unable to move according to the Black Flood Dragon King's will. Clearly, these Beast Core phantoms could switch positions at the Black Flood Dragon King's whim.

"Heh, so after all that, it's just a deceptive trick. Watch me constrain you!" Xu Yang curled his lips into a smile and slashed his sword down through the air. Unparalleled explosive power poured forth. This time, Xu Yang relied on his sword qi to directly lock onto the Black Flood Dragon King's true form.

"Trying to be tough? Hmph, I'll take it!" It had to be said, the Black Flood Dragon King was undoubtedly a tough nut to crack. He didn't even flinch, but charged directly at Xu Yang's sword tip head-on.

"What?!" This sight utterly astonished Long Kun and the other onlookers. Even the various deep-sea lords couldn't help but be secretly shaken by the Black Flood Dragon King's domineering display of power. This was the true, terrifying power that made him feared by all as the overlord of the deep sea!

Boom! The sword strike landed squarely on the Black Flood Dragon King's body, yet it merely left a mark on his armor; not even a scratch of blood appeared.

"Hahahaha! Kid, you'll feel inferior because of your weak power. Before me, no human will ever have a chance to win!"

Xu Yang sneered, "If you said that to someone else, I might believe it, but to me, I'm afraid it's useless."

Thud! Suddenly, without any warning, the Black Flood Dragon King, who moments ago had been perfectly unharmed and had almost directly withstood Xu Yang's sword edge, abruptly halted in the very next instant. At that moment, all the meridians and blood vessels within his body felt as if they were being savagely sliced by countless sword edges. The intense pain forced him to temporarily stop and recuperate.

"You... you dare use such a tactic!"

Xu Yang sneered, "Let's just say my attacks are more diversified than you can imagine. Your defense is indeed astonishing, but I, too, have ways to counter you."