Chapter 547: Ancient Path of the Ruins

"It seems your appearance isn't meant to welcome me. Since you already know I'm the Sea God's successor, why are you still attacking me?"

Xu Yang's power was immense; he had no fear of these three messenger-dressed errand runners. However, he never needlessly harmed innocents, and since he now knew this was the Glacier Ruins, he was even more reluctant to make enemies with its inhabitants.

"You should be well aware that the Sea God has betrayed the Glacier Kingdom. All powers related to water elements are forbidden in our Glacier Kingdom. Although our kingdom is built on the ocean, all water elements are sealed by thousands of feet of solid ice and must not have the slightest connection to our people. Therefore, as the Sea God's inheritor, you are destined to be our enemy."

Xu Yang shook his head helplessly. "The Sea God is also one of the three founding gods of the Glacier Kingdom. Don't you think what you're doing is excessive?"

"Excessive? Hmph, you probably don't know that if it weren't for the obstruction of the Sea God and the Angel God back then, the entire Glacier Kingdom would have ascended to the Divine Realm, becoming a new domain existing independently within it. Yet, ultimately, none of us got what we wished for! From that day forward, the God of Earth promised all the people of the Glacier Kingdom that for the rest of his life, he would consider these two gods his greatest enemies!"

Xu Yang truly wasn't aware of such a history concerning the Glacier Kingdom, but now that he had encountered it, the problem still needed to be resolved.

"I'm not interested in your past grievances. Right now, I only care about one thing: as an outsider, how can I enter your Glacier Kingdom?"

The three halo messengers exchanged glances. "There's only one way: become a wandering spirit and forever be a servant of our Glacier Kingdom!"

A slow smile spread across Xu Yang's lips. He suddenly ascended, hovering dozens of meters above the long ice path, coldly looking down at the three halo messengers below.

"Hundreds of thousands of years ago, the Sea God left the Glacier Kingdom. Today, hundreds of thousands of years later, his successor, I, Xu Yang, will return, bringing with me the power of the endless ocean! I will show all of you through action that the power of the Sea God is destined to be an inseparable part of the Glacier Kingdom!"

Xu Yang declared his fundamental goal, which was also the most important thing he wanted to achieve. In his view, it was the only way to break this stalemate. Only by shattering this barrier could Xu Yang hope to regain recognition and acceptance from the entire Glacier World, thereby reuniting with his companions, entering the Glacier Kingdom, and continuing his search for the whereabouts of the Angel Soul Pillar.

Spreading his arms to his sides, Xu Yang's pupils instantly turned icy blue. An incomparable aura of true divinity descended, completely transforming his entire demeanor.

"No, his aura... seems even stronger than we imagined!"

The woman at the center of the halo messengers' group instantly grew colder, being the first to sense that Xu Yang's danger level now far exceeded their initial estimates.

"Activate the Earth Halo and block his power!" As soon as the female messenger spoke, the pale yellow light beneath their feet rapidly coalesced into a hexagram pattern. In the center of this totem, the protective power it generated was quickly strengthened.

However, such resistance seemed utterly clumsy in Xu Yang's eyes. The very next moment, as the Sea God's Domain began to coalesce around him, the ice battlefield beneath their feet rapidly spread towards collapse, with countless cracks in the ice expanding outwards.

"This is bad, ascend quickly!" the female messenger commanded again. Just as the three messengers simultaneously rose, all the ice beneath their original positions shattered into nothingness. Boundless seawater rapidly surged, frantically compressing around Xu Yang's body, moving according to specific patterns, and solidifying into an incredibly dense Sea God's Domain!

Around Xu Yang's body, he was now shielded by these dense water elements, like a brilliant, azure nebula constantly rotating around him.

Unbeknownst to them, as the power of the Sea God's Domain erupted, Xu Yang's mere presence completely overwhelmed the three individuals before him. He was like a deity controlling the ocean's might, judging three ants in the sea; the dignity that once belonged to these three messengers had become utterly insignificant.

"Boundless Ocean!"

Xu Yang pointed into the air, awakening the Sea God's Domain. All the water elements that had shattered the ice covering rapidly coalesced into three watery dragon figures, surging down simultaneously towards the three messengers.

"No!"

The three messengers were simultaneously astonished. The pale yellow hexagram barrier around them instantly deepened in color, and all three rapidly increased their ascent distance in different directions, attempting to evade the pursuit of these three astonishing water dragons.

However, Xu Yang merely gave a cold smile. "No one has ever stopped me from going where I want to go. You few? Ridiculous."

*Boom!*

The three water dragons, like nightmares, locked onto the messengers' bodies and successfully completed their pursuit, tearing apart the hexagram protective barriers surrounding them.

"Moonlight Seal!"

Xu Yang individually cast the familiar "Moon Over the Sea" combo skill, now broken down. This skill's effect was a testament to Xu Yang's improved strength, significantly shortening the casting interval and perfectly refining the sealing effect. All three were simultaneously sealed by the moonlight, completely becoming puppets imprisoned by the three water dragons.

"Heh heh, how do you feel now? Do you still want to struggle?"

The three messengers were enraged, but no matter how much they struggled, they couldn't break free from the water dragons' suppression.

"You need to think clearly: if you kill us, you'll never be able to enter the Glacier Kingdom! Although our strength is far inferior to yours, our identities are very special. We serve as scouts and informants for the Glacier Kingdom. If we fall here, it means the location of the Glacier Kingdom is at risk of being exposed, and the entire Glacier Kingdom will begin a temporary relocation. By then, not only you, but even the three of us, would be completely abandoned by our people!"

Xu Yang could tell the female messenger wasn't trying to scare him. Moreover, this kind of self-preservation mechanism wasn't unheard of on the continent; some crucial top-tier inheritances had such unwritten internal rules.

Sure enough, the three water dragons quickly vanished. Xu Yang swiftly calmed down, gazing coldly at the three as if he were their master.

"As I said before, I wish for a more harmonious relationship between us."

The female messenger clearly no longer held her previous haughty demeanor, as she had lost the capital for recklessness. In terms of raw power, Xu Yang had just utterly crushed all three of them.

"It's not impossible for you to enter the Glacier Kingdom to find your companions. The first prerequisite is that you must not admit your identity as the Sea God's successor, nor can you display your Sea God's inheritance. Otherwise, you will immediately be considered a public enemy of the entire Glacier Kingdom."

Xu Yang sighed helplessly. "I didn't realize the Sea God had such deep-seated animosity with you all. Alright, I agree."