Chapter 646: Conquering Dilia

"Tell me, who exactly is this Divine Prince?" Long Kun asked Isis, scratching his head in bewilderment. "Your father is the Divine King, so is he your brother or something?"

"The Divine Prince is the next in line to inherit the Divine King's throne, the title for the Crown Prince of the Divine Race," Isis explained. "In the Divine Race, the throne is not hereditary. One must possess the right bloodline and talent, and only after a rigorous selection process can one earn the title of Divine Prince. Not only do I have no relation to him whatsoever, but we were once mortal enemies." Xu Yang and the others all expressed their understanding.

At the same moment, all entrances and exits around the mountain seemed to be forcibly sealed off in an instant, without any warning.

"What's going on? Where is the Divine Prince's aura coming from? Could there be some special seal hidden in this mountain?" No sooner had Ling Yao finished speaking than, above everyone's heads, a brilliant silvery-white light rapidly condensed from all directions, transforming into an incredibly delicate angelic silhouette before their eyes.

This angel was very different from angels in the usual sense. She appeared to be just a little girl of eight or nine years old, with delicate, rosy cheeks that looked incredibly endearing, and behind her, unfurled wings of incredibly pure silver light.

After the angel girl appeared, she did not immediately engage in communication or interaction with Xu Yang and the others below. Instead, she pressed her hands together and made a gesture of prayer towards the sky.

In an instant, an incredibly brilliant angelic holy light swept across the sky, and three familiar beams of divine artifact light quickly converged from three different directions around Nightchill Mountain.

"Those are... the three main Divine Artifacts of the Sea Pearl! This little girl actually summoned and gathered them again!" Xu Yang and the others were completely dumbfounded. They had no idea how this little girl had managed it, and her purpose was even harder to fathom.

"I am Delia, the Divine Prince's angel maid. By the Divine Prince's command, I invite the Angel Soul Pillar Wielder to meet him in the Cloud Dynasty!" Delia slowly opened her pure eyes and swept her gaze horizontally downwards, passing over each person's face before finally resting on Empress Isis.

"Delia greets Empress!"

"I am no longer the Empress," Isis replied. "When my father, the Divine King, fell, all my former glory turned to dust. Now, I am merely Isis, a member of Xu Yang's team."

Delia chuckled softly and said nothing. She then shifted her gaze back to Xu Yang, seemingly having sensed the location of the Angel Soul Pillar Wielder. "Esteemed Xu Yang, please hand over the Soul Pillar Wielder."

"Ha! So after all that, this so-called Divine Prince sent a little girl like you to scheme for the Soul Pillar Wielder! Don't even think about it!" Long Kun was the first to protest. With a stomp of his foot, he shot into the air, standing arrogantly in the middle of the void, blocking Delia's path.

Awkwardly, Delia showed no sign of anger whatsoever; her eyes remained as calm as if Long Kun, standing before her, didn't exist at all. Zing! With a light flick of Delia's finger, a transparent silver light quietly descended, resembling a drop of water imbued with silver light, gracefully falling towards the top of Long Kun's head.

"No, get out of the way, quickly!" Isis seemed to realize something and immediately spoke up, attempting to stop Long Kun's rash actions. However, the glistening drop of water showed no hesitation.

In this critical moment, Ling Yao was the quickest to react. She unleashed a burst of frost power, part of which struck behind Long Kun, forcibly pushing him off course and helping him evade the collision with the water drop. Yet, another part of that powerful freezing force, considered the strongest power below the divine level, was completely and silently refined into nothingness after coming within five centimeters of the water drop...

"Wh-what?!" Ling Yao was utterly stunned. She had no doubts about her own strength; at the very least, she imagined that even if the attack couldn't fully contend, it wouldn't be completely obliterated without a trace. Yet the truth was, this solid frost power hadn't even touched the water drop's main body before being instantly crushed.

"That's the World of Water Drops!" Isis exclaimed. "An ancient technique of the angel lineage, long lost, it can merge the purest angelic power into a single drop of water, capable of dissolving all elemental forces." Isis's words astonished Xu Yang's team once more. Long Kun also felt a surge of fear for his recent reckless action.

"Hmph, I'll do it!" Zi Kuang snorted and ascended into the air, activating his unique demonic power. He unleashed a punch, instantly shattering the power of the water drop in mid-air.

However, this was merely an opening act. More and more such water drops continuously appeared in Delia's hands, each one so pure and sacred, yet handled by Delia like mere toys. The techniques she unleashed with such effortless ease were enough to exert immense pressure on most of Xu Yang's team.

"Esteemed Xu Yang, with a single thought, you will decide the life and death of your companions. Will you hand over the Soul Pillar Wielder, or abandon your companions? The choice is yours." After she finished speaking, all the water drops floating in the void swiftly connected at that moment, forming a long, continuous water snake, which instantly coiled tightly around Zi Kuang in mid-air.

Everyone present from Xu Yang's team was well aware of Zi Kuang's strength, but even if he was suppressed, he shouldn't have been so utterly trampled by Delia. It was simply a one-sided, overwhelming defeat with no possibility of resistance.

"I, Xu Yang, never let my opponents dictate my choices." The next moment, Xu Yang's pupils suddenly dilated. He swiftly condensed two void sword-auras using his mental energy and charged towards the water snake that Delia had formed, targeting the coiled area.

With a single sweep, Zi Kuang regained his freedom and landed steadily, while Delia's water snake shattered back into fragmented water drops, raining down below.

Boom! This time, Xu Yang no longer hesitated. He shot into the air as the team leader, his two fingers on his right hand transforming into solidified sword-auras that violently manifested before his body! "To dare lecture my people in front of me, you are too arrogant!"

Rumble! As Xu Yang's sword-edge appeared, one World of Water Drops after another completely disintegrated. Xu Yang charged forward relentlessly, and his posture while wielding the sword once again captivated Isis below.

That awe-inspiring, peerless, and fearless demeanor truly wasn't something just anyone could imitate or master.

"What powerful swordsmanship!" Isis murmured. "Truly worthy of being the successor of Sword Immortal Yun Wangji. After hundreds of thousands of years, the human race has indeed produced another unparalleled and astounding figure. What a pity that he has been exiled to Nightchill Mountain so early; he is destined to become another Yun Wangji.”

Xu Yang smiled, "I deeply respect Senior Yun, but I, Xu Yang, am incomparable to anyone!"