Chapter 400: Dust Settled

A king is destined to be solitary. The Black Flood Dragon King, however, had embraced this solitude for a million years.

This experience had made him disdainful of all others. Consequently, deep within the ocean, the Black Flood Dragon King had not a single friend or companion. He only recognized absolute power and submission. Precisely because of this, betrayal was what he loathed most. Anyone who dared betray him, regardless of who they were, would meet only death.

More than twenty deep-sea lords had the essence drained from their core inner elixirs by the Black Flood Dragon King in an instant. These elixirs transformed into the purest beast essence, which began to rapidly converge like an ocean towards the Black Flood Dragon King's own inner elixir.

"Stop him!"

Wushuang immediately spoke up. Joining forces with the Empress, they unleashed two beams of primal energy, blasting the gathered beast essence into scattered fragments of light. This prevented the Black Flood Dragon King from entering his optimal recovery phase!

"You bastard!"

Xu Yang was not idle either. After his Triple-Essence Blade strike found its mark, he suddenly soared into the sky, transforming his physical body into a celestial eye and manifesting a gigantic void outline. At this moment, Xu Yang seemed like the very heavens of the continent, with no one able to stand above him.

"Black Flood Dragon King, your end has come! Unleash your strongest power, or you will die with regrets!" Xu Yang's voice descended like thunder from the Nine Heavens, reverberating in the ears of everyone below.

At this moment, the Black Flood Dragon King also re-manifested his colossal true form and began to churn up storms in the Endless Sea. For a demonic beast, returning to the sea was undoubtedly the safest position. The beast essence contained within the seawater itself would have an extremely potent restorative effect on him.

Xu Yang also knew that this was the best moment to unleash his full strength. His only task was to inflict irreparable, fatal damage upon the Black Flood Dragon King before he could fully recover his vitality.

"Now! It's time to end everything!"

At that very instant, the Empress and Wushuang also soared into the sky, flying towards Xu Yang, who had already embodied the heavens. Beneath the heavens, Wushuang transformed into an angel, and the Empress into an Asura. The Triple-Essence power perfectly converged for the first time. Perhaps, this would also be the last time!

"Hahahaha, excellent! This is how you truly unleash your full power, isn't it? I eagerly await the surprise you'll bring me!"

"Black Flood Dragon King, your time is up. Let us have a truly ultimate showdown."

The Black Flood Dragon King laughed uproariously. At the same time, he brought his colossal true body to the surface, staring coldly at the three luminous figures in the sky.

"Very well, then. Let's decide the victor with a single strike. Let's see if I, the overlord of the Endless Sea, will have the last laugh, or if you three can truly turn the tide and change the continent's destiny! If your single strike fails, I will unleash my full power and use the monstrous waves of the Endless Sea to engulf the entire continent. This shall be the price for your defiance!"

Rumble!!

Before the ultimate strike arrived, every corner of the world instinctively emitted a trembling, collapsing resonance. It was the final lament from the continent's laws of power!

Faintly, at the farthest reaches of the sky where Xu Yang stood, three brilliant rainbow lights silently descended and merged into Xu Yang's celestial eye. The true Triple-Essence power rapidly gathered under the guidance of Xu Yang's celestial eye. Three triangular energy origins fused into a supreme law totem, seemingly capable of crushing the Endless Sea!!

This time, the Black Flood Dragon King held nothing back, unleashing the full extent of his million years of accumulated power. He knew very well that his inner elixir had been wounded. If he held back, his wounds would rapidly worsen, leaving him no chance in this battle. His million years of accumulation would likely vanish into thin air in an instant.

Meanwhile, at Thousand Autumn Ridge, the ground was violently trembling. Everyone knew that this was the ultimate battle determining the continent's fate, rapidly approaching its climax. Life and death hinged on this single strike.

"Boss, you must give it your all!"

"Everyone on the continent awaits your triumph!"

"You must return safely!"

At once, Long Kun and the others all ceased their actions, silently and devoutly praying towards the sky. The remaining fifty thousand soldiers, along with the warriors from the Ice and Snow Divine Dynasty whose fates Xu Yang had saved, all silently prayed in their hearts. Undoubtedly, Xu Yang had become the sole deity in the hearts of all beings on this continent!

The ultimate power of the Triple-Essence Law finally coalesced. The brilliant triangular pattern, with Xu Yang's Asura Blade as its conduit, concentrated into a dazzling light that dimmed the entire world. And this light was precisely the Sword of Victory, carrying the hopes of billions of beings!

After concentrating this power, Xu Yang, the Empress, and Wushuang simultaneously closed their eyes and focused their minds. They extended their soul power to every corner of the continent, gathering the truly most potent power of sentient beings' faith, to serve as the final amplification for this Triple-Essence Law's Sword of Victory.

Undoubtedly, the oppressive might of this Sword of Victory from the sky was gradually surpassing the surging fluctuations from the Endless Sea. The reason was simple: Xu Yang's strike gathered all the power and hope of every living being on the continent. In contrast, from the Endless Sea's direction, only the Black Flood Dragon King was struggling to hold on; after all, one person alone could not contend.

"You, with the strength of one individual, confront an entire continent. Such conviction is worthy of respect, but unfortunately, your fate was sealed from the very beginning." Xu Yang's voice descended from the sky like a pronouncement of judgment, enveloping the Black Flood Dragon King's ears.

"No one can judge me, not even you, Xu Yang!" The Black Flood Dragon King gritted his teeth, still making his final struggle. Meanwhile, his inner elixir, already showing cracks, was still hysterically releasing energy, which in turn accelerated the further spread of those cracks.

It was clear that the Black Flood Dragon King's strike was a desperate gamble of his life and his entire million years of accumulation, and it was not to be underestimated. A black dragon soul, emitting an earth-shattering roar, rose from the depths of the Endless Sea into the sky and surged towards the Sword of Victory in the heavens.

Boom!!

At this moment, the light completely erupted, plunging every corner of the continent into darkness. For a full ten seconds, the darkness gradually receded, and all the roars and rumbling across the world slowly faded into dust. The roaring silence gave way to profound stillness.

Was it all over?

Long Kun and the others reopened their eyes. They saw that the sky above was still clear and calm, and it seemed as though the battle had reached its anticipated conclusion.

The Black Flood Dragon King's physical body merged with the Sword of Victory forged by the Triple-Essence Law, ultimately vanishing into thin air. All that remained was his shattered primal inner elixir.

Taotie!!