Chapter 457: Qingkong Tremor Dragon

This time, Xu Yang was truly enraged; no one had ever dared to be so insolent in front of him.

When the Darkfiend Dragon, in its half-human form, launched a powerful offensive, attempting to shatter the Bell Soul protection surrounding the Nine-Colored Qiankun Bell, Xu Yang finally unleashed his terrifying, world-dominating power.

In the next instant, the Asura Sword in Xu Yang's hand was finally awakened under the guidance of his soul.

"My heavens, look at that light!"

"Could this be the true power of the Asura Sword? I've never seen such light before!"

"That's right, this is a true god-tier power surge. The Asura Sword we saw before wasn't its complete form at all! This is its strongest aspect, with the sword's true edge finally unleashed."

Everyone present showed an expression of sudden realization.

It's important to know that when a god-tier weapon like the Asura Sword is awakened, it's not just its sharpness that intensifies; rather, the divine power hidden deep within its sword soul is extracted.

Before it was awakened, no matter how powerful the Asura Sword was, or how profound Xu Yang's reserves were, it was impossible for him to unleash god-tier comparable power. But once this sword is awakened, its explosive power limit transcends the continent's laws, reaching a true dragon-slaying level!

In other words, previously Xu Yang could only fight the Darkfiend Dragon to a stalemate, but now, with the Asura Sword's full edge revealed, he possessed the ability to slay a dragon.

As expected, the Darkfiend Dragon was no ordinary opponent either. The moment the Asura Sword's edge was fully revealed, it realized that the true danger had just arrived.

Without any hesitation or delay, the Darkfiend Dragon immediately reverted to its true dragon form, maximizing its defensive capabilities once more.

In the very next moment, Xu Yang's sky-shattering sword strike descended from above, its terrifying edge seemingly poised to cleave through all energy obstructing its path.

In an instant, as Xu Yang swung this sword, the entire sky over the vast territory of the Northern Frontier was enveloped in oppressive, dark clouds.

All converging views from every direction turned dark, and everyone's five senses were completely obscured by this mystical Asura aura.

The moment the sword light struck, even powerful figures like Ling Yao and Long Kun instantly lost their sensory perception. Between heaven and earth, Xu Yang became the sole master.

And in the Darkfiend Dragon's pupils, a silver sword beam, spanning the entire world, descended from the sky!

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this sword possessed world-shattering power, for wherever the sword light passed, the void was literally sliced into an incredibly deep black void, which could not immediately repair itself.

"What a powerful being. This person has once again redefined the limits of humanity. It was truly a huge mistake that the Nine Dragon Tribulation didn't unleash its world-destroying power back then!"

The Darkfiend Dragon pondered this question, unaware that it too had played a part in the Nine Dragon Tribulation. It was the original proponent who strongly advocated for the annihilation of all living beings on the continent to usher in a new era.

However, under the unanimous resistance of six of the ancestral dragons, this proposal was not adopted. The Nine Dragon Tribulation only brought world-ending calamity within the Three Thousand Dao States, and other regions of the continent were not subjected to the dragon race's overwhelming power.

The area where Xu Yang resided was naturally spared.

Now, as the Darkfiend Dragon truly felt the almost boundless limits of Xu Yang's power, it began to panic and regretted that decision from long ago.

"These fools! I told them humanity's unparalleled talents were increasing. Fifty thousand years ago, we should have severely punished you Tribulation Realm cultivators with a true calamity, otherwise, you would certainly threaten our dragon race's rule in the future. But those stubborn idiots resisted fiercely. Now look, you people have grown, and even our dragon race's deterrence no longer exists."

Xu Yang sneered, looking at the Darkfiend Dragon: "Nothing in this world is eternal. Your dragon race's delusion of ruling this continent forever is nothing but a pipe dream. As long as I, Xu Yang, exist, your dragon race's fantasies will never come true."

Xu Yang had now unleashed his true maximum power. With the Asura Sword awakened, every powerful swing inflicted substantial and permanent damage to the Darkfiend Dragon's physical form.

After all, the Asura essence inherently possesses the instinct to absorb and devour all dark energy, fundamentally having a strong restraining effect on the Darkfiend Dragon's energy.

This was only possible because the Darkfiend Dragon had a god-tier bloodline as its foundation. If it were any other dark energy manipulator, they would likely have long been assimilated by the Asura Soul's powerful deterrent.

As Xu Yang unleashed his true peak strength, the scales of this confrontation finally began to tip in his favor. More and more wounds appeared on the Darkfiend Dragon's body.

Soon, the creature was battered and bruised by Xu Yang, its dragon scales severely damaged.

"Hahaha, boy, do you think temporarily gaining the upper hand allows you to suppress me? Don't forget, I am a proud dragon. You are merely a humble and insignificant human. Your innate talents are something you can't compensate for."

Xu Yang revealed a cold smile: "A dragon has an inverse scale; touch it and you provoke its wrath. This 'inverse scale' is actually your dragon race's greatest weakness. Do you truly believe your dragon race is flawless?"

The instant Xu Yang finished speaking, he appeared behind the Darkfiend Dragon's true form, his gaze fixed on the location of its three inverse scales.

"Today, I shall remove your inverse scales. I'm eager to see just how enraged you can become!"

Xu Yang thoroughly abhorred the contemptuous gaze of races with divine bloodlines; their inherent arrogance filled him with loathing.

He intended to use this method to make the Darkfiend Dragon understand that no single lineage could completely dominate this world.

In the next instant, the Asura Sword's edge pressed down. With just one strike, it pierced a massive blood-hole through the colossal dragon's tough scales.

At the same time, Xu Yang's true body landed directly behind the Darkfiend Dragon. Placing a single palm on those three dragon scales, immense power instantly erupted. Black flames condensed upon those three inverse scales and began to burn wildly.

"No!!"

The Darkfiend Dragon seemed to truly feel pain, unaware that the scattered locations of those three inverse scales corresponded to the dragon's sinews, its energy core, and its heart—three vital channels!

In other words, extracting these three inverse scales would be equivalent to exposing the dragon's lifelines. Even with the strongest defenses, the dragon race would become vulnerable.

Just as the Darkfiend Dragon prepared for one last struggle, Xu Yang seized the advantage, directly dissolving two of the three inverse scales into nothingness.