Chapter 481: Phoenix Dance Across the Nine Heavens

Competition within the dragon race was incredibly fierce. Which dragon would willingly expend its most vital dragon source to heal a fellow dragon's injuries? Therefore, despite their unparalleled talent and physical strength, dragons had only one life, leaving no room for error.

At this moment, Elder Dragon Five truly felt his life was in danger from Xu Yang. He knew very well that if he were to endure this sword strike directly, the consequences would be unthinkable.

In the previous battle, Xu Yang had faced unprecedented pressure since emerging from his seclusion. If not for the three terracotta warrior outlines blocking a fatal blow for him, he would very likely have suffered a severe defeat.

Now, the balance of power between them had completely flipped. Xu Yang was like a divine being controlling everything. Even though Elder Dragon Five was a divine-level expert, he had no leverage to act audaciously before Xu Yang. He was truly like a humble ant, at Xu Yang's mercy.

The arrival of such a terrifying sword left Elder Dragon Five bewildered. He had just barely managed to resist the burning phoenix flame dragon soul, having unleashed his Hades Guardian form to counter it. No sooner had he finished resisting that deadly strike than this even more fearsome sword descended, leaving him completely at a loss.

"You... you just unleashed such a powerful dragon soul, and now you can immediately launch a second offensive? Is your body's energy truly boundless? How is that possible! Even the most exalted gods cannot endlessly squander their divine power! How did you achieve this?"

Xu Yang sneered, "Since you've posed the question, I shall satisfy your curiosity. The first divine ability of my Phoenix Domain is a supreme enhancement to energy endurance. My sustained combat capability is now significantly boosted. Against divine-level dragons of your caliber, I can effortlessly handle three of you in my full form. In other words, even if all four of your dragon souls attacked me simultaneously, I, Xu Yang, would feel no fear."

The moment these words left his mouth, not only were the four dragon souls utterly stunned, but even Xu Yang's teammates below were left dumbfounded in shock.

"My heavens, this is no longer just a person; he's an absolute god! Boss, it seems you no longer need to condense a divine core to gain the recognition of all paths of heaven and earth. In our eyes, you are the most powerful deity. With you present, the dragon race will never again dare to run rampant across this continent!"

At this moment, every teammate became Xu Yang's devoted follower, frantically showering him with praise. Yet, every word they spoke came from the heart; they genuinely acknowledged Xu Yang's immense power.

The might of a single sword descended, reigning supreme!

All means of resistance became meaningless before Xu Yang's sword. The sword's gleam, burning with phoenix flames, seemed to possess incredibly potent penetration. The moment it touched an opponent's defensive measures, it could completely melt all opposing forces into nothingness in the shortest possible time.

"Damn it, this guy is incredibly powerful. If I had known this, I would have summoned Second Brother and the other two in their true forms. Now, the three of them are only in dragon soul form. If I truly let them confront Xu Yang with me, it could cause us irreparable permanent damage. But on my own, I'm no longer my match. What should I do?"

Deep down, Elder Dragon Five had already begun to concede defeat. He understood that this was no time for pride; a single misstep would result in him being torn to shreds by Xu Yang. He even clearly realized that the comprehensive combat power Xu Yang was now displaying had already surpassed that of the most formidable Phoenix leader of ancient times. If such a supreme human expert were to truly gain the recognition of all heavenly paths in the future, condense a divine core, and become a true god, then the entire dragon race would likely have to submit to him.

"ROAR!!"

Elder Dragon Five was truly enraged, unleashing his innate power, inherited from the underworld, to its absolute limit. The dark void quickly became incredibly hollow. Countless underworld source vortices appeared out of thin air, leveraging the power of the void to decompose Xu Yang's destructive force as much as possible. Elder Dragon Five merged with the entire void, utilizing the endless emptiness to dilute the threat this power posed to his true form.

However, Xu Yang seemed to have anticipated such a tactic. He gazed coldly at Elder Dragon Five and said, "You've already used this method before. Repeating old tricks is meaningless to me. Elder Dragon Five, pay close attention. I want you to remember forever what the power of the underworld means to me, Xu Yang!"

In the very next moment, Xu Yang suddenly merged with the Phoenix Soul, shouting out four powerful words that reverberated across the entire firmament: "Phoenix Dance of Nine Heavens!"

In an instant, Xu Yang's true form vanished, replaced by a truly brilliant and perfect totem of the Phoenix Leader. It let out a sharp cry that echoed through the nine heavens and soared into the sky. As it flapped its wings, the dazzling Phoenix True Fire utterly annihilated every part of the void it traversed! And all the underworld source power that Elder Dragon Five had implanted in the void was likewise reduced to nothingness by this unparalleled, supreme flame...

"My goodness, it truly is the Phoenix Dance of Nine Heavens! The ultimate power of the Phoenix lineage, once revered as the continent's foremost divine guardian ability, has actually been inherited by Xu Yang!"

Yun Shu, Elder Bing, and the others were utterly stunned. This was the supreme profound mystery of the Phoenix lineage that they had guarded for millennia. It was said that every Phoenix inheritor, upon unleashing the profound mystery of the Phoenix Dance of Nine Heavens, could receive a random blessing from one of the countless laws of the heavens.

The random heavenly law blessing Xu Yang received at that moment was a tenfold increase to his fire-attribute energy. In just a single exchange, Elder Dragon Five's true dragon body was incinerated into fragments, and countless dragon scales on his body were utterly melted into nothingness. This left Elder Dragon Five looking incredibly pathetic and comical, like a bald chicken stripped of its feathers.

Incinerating all creation!!

The power of the Phoenix clan was truly formidable. Although he did not possess Phoenix blood and thus lacked the Nirvana power of someone like Long Kun, it granted him an unparalleled enhancement to his combat abilities and attack effectiveness! Now, Xu Yang's offensive capabilities were at least as powerful as those of a true god. Furthermore, the upper limit of his combat power in the Phoenix Dance of Nine Heavens state became immeasurable due to the blessings of this unique divine ability of the Phoenix lineage.

Imagine, if the random blessing from a heavenly law state were one of the most primordial laws in existence, such as the laws of space-time, yin and yang, or life — nearly eternal concepts — then the combat power Xu Yang could unleash would far exceed the divine level. He could even defeat multiple gods simultaneously by himself!