Chapter 549: Great Earth Law

“Hurry up, boss! Are you going to wait until this cursed rock bursts my mouth before you make a move?”

The Sea Demon Lord truly wasn't exaggerating. With its strength, it could easily handle opponents below the divine level. But the crucial point was that the giant rock currently held in its mouth bore the mark of the Earth Legacy. This was equivalent to having a brand of the Earth Legacy implanted within its body, which made the situation entirely different. If it were an ordinary giant rock, the Sea Demon Lord's sharp teeth could have easily crushed it. But now, it could do nothing but barely keep its body from bursting.

Xu Yang had now fully concentrated all his mental energy, repeatedly sifting through the countless rune contents that were leaping out from within the ancient text.

“Boss, how are things on your end?”

Shi Lingyun sent a spiritual message to communicate with Xu Yang telepathically.

“No progress yet. The inscriptions on this ancient text are the result of divine power from hundreds of thousands of years ago. It will definitely take time to forcibly decipher them with just mental energy.”

Ling Yao also sighed helplessly, “What can we do then? I guess by the time we figure something out, the Sea Demon Lord will have already burst!”

Xu Yang's brows furrowed. He suddenly remembered the Earth Seal the three envoys had cast upon him.

“I have an idea! This is the only point we can try to break through. We'll just have to force it and give it a try.”

After Xu Yang finished speaking, he abruptly jabbed a finger at his own forehead. His immensely powerful mental energy rapidly coalesced and returned, piercing like a sharp sword through the brand within Xu Yang's vast spiritual sea.

In an instant, shattered pale yellow light particles, guided by Xu Yang's 'Heavenly Manifestation' divine ability, were magnified into countless scattered fragments of Dao traces. They immediately merged into Xu Yang's physical bloodstream, becoming a primordial power directly refined by his life force.

During a moment of closed-eye concentration, Xu Yang had almost completely refined and absorbed this external primordial power. When he reopened his eyes, Ling Yao and Shi Lingyun clearly noticed that the pale yellow aura radiating from his pupils unconsciously turned the pages of the ancient text in his palm. It was as if it had received some kind of guidance; he no longer blindly filtered the inscriptions with his mental energy as before. Instead, it was as if he had gained a mentor, directly turning the text to the incantation section of the corresponding chapter.

“Heavens, boss, did he truly have an epiphany?”

Ling Yao was completely stunned. She simply stopped her mental energy search and stared intently at Xu Yang before her, waiting for him to solve the immediate problem.

Suddenly, an incomparably brilliant pale yellow light burst from the ancient text and once again merged into the depths of Xu Yang's forehead. The difference was that when Xu Yang this time enveloped the Sea Demon Lord's body with his aura, its originally spherical, bloated outline rapidly deflated!

Above the giant rock, the pale yellow mark also rapidly withered and disappeared. Clearly, the incantation Xu Yang had obtained from the ancient text had taken effect!

“Ahaha, this is great! Boss really succeeded! It's incredible!”

Ling Yao stared at Xu Yang with unconcealed amazement as she exclaimed this. In her understanding, to comprehend a portion of the incantation power within the ancient text in such a short time meant that such talent could no longer be defined by the limits of human capabilities. After all, this ancient text sealed a true divine-level inheritance, and possibly even a supreme Dao tradition from the Glacier Kingdom!

Although Xu Yang had only just comprehended the tip of the iceberg of the entire ancient text, as the saying goes, 'everything is difficult at the beginning'. Xu Yang's actions were like unlocking a gold mine, and he had already gained the qualification to excavate it. It was only a matter of time before he would make this gold mine his own.

The Sea Demon Lord coughed hysterically for a long time. It didn't forget to transform into human form and continuously stroked its chin. Just as it was about to turn around and claim credit from Xu Yang, before the group could engage in a new round of interaction, another massive shadow descended from the surface of the water...

“My heavens, what's going on? Are those three guys never going to stop? Do they insist on killing us?”

Xu Yang looked up and fixed his gaze. This time, what descended was not a giant rock, but a massive crystal of a very peculiar shape. It had clearly locked onto Xu Yang's unique aura and tracked him.

“Hahaha! Xu Yang, this is our second gift for you. Enjoy it!”

The female envoy's voice continued to reverberate through the deep sea. However, Xu Yang clearly didn't take her words too seriously. Instead, he focused intently on continuing to read the ancient text.

“I understand... The part of this ancient text that has been unlocked should be the inherited Dao tradition of the Earth God that those three envoys wield. The entire inheritance is divided into eight major sections, and what was previously empowered onto the giant rock must have been the first section: the method of restoration! If that's the case, then I'll...”

With a thought, Xu Yang had the Sea Demon Lord open its mouth again. The stone fragments it had crushed seemed to have been imbued with new life. Under the mobilization of Xu Yang's Earth Law, they emerged from the Sea Demon Lord's enormous mouth once more and coalesced before the group!

One must know that this giant rock itself had a diameter of several tens of meters. Xu Yang, using the Earth Law he had learned from the ancient text, completed the revival of the giant rock in mere moments, blocking the path before the four of them.

“What! This guy actually copied the Earth Seal we previously attached? How is this possible!”

The three envoys on the surface of the sea were constantly monitoring the battlefield below. They were already completely stunned by this scene.

In their understanding, no one could comprehend the profound Earth Law in such a short amount of time. Unfortunately, Xu Yang's existence was the biggest variable that shattered their fixed way of thinking.

Boom!

The gigantic crystal body collided with the surface of the giant rock in front of the four. It truly helped Xu Yang and the others deflect most of the attack's force, perfectly thwarting the three envoys' plot.

“Hmph, this Xu Yang really has some skills. But no matter how arrogant he is, this is where it ends.”

The two male envoys stared blankly at the central female envoy, revealing expressions of incredible shock.

“You... you're not actually planning to use the profound divine ability of the Earth Law, are you?”

“What, is something wrong? Letting these people die under the Earth's profound essence can be considered showing them enough respect. More importantly, there's no one else in this place. As long as our ultimate profound essence can perfectly lock onto the target, there's absolutely no way they'll have the slightest chance to escape!”

As her words fell, the three envoys simultaneously began to gather power and form hand seals. As they closed their eyes in concentration, the pale yellow halo in the void instantly transformed into a pure gold color. And this was the most distinct manifestation that the supreme profound essence was beginning to prepare!

Rumble...

The entire seabed area began to inexplicably pulsate. What was particularly noteworthy was that since all three envoys had previously fought with Xu Yang, their default attack targets were all set to Xu Yang's aura. Every time they attacked, he was their absolute target. This made things a bit awkward...