Chapter 796: One Man Suppresses

Overwhelming torrents of powerful beast flames rained down from the sky, each burst unleashing terrifying power.

To Xu Yang's eyes, the strength of these ancient exotic beasts was not significantly weaker than that of the god-tier demonic beasts in Night Cold Mountain.

Witnessing the immense pressure these beast flames put on his team of warriors, Xu Yang had no choice but to quickly engrave a temporary protective light formation on the spot, completely shielding the thousand warriors within it.

“Alright, consider this an experience for you. With your current strength, it’s unrealistic for you to fight these ancient exotic beasts. I’ll have to handle this myself.”

As soon as Xu Yang finished speaking, he soared into the air. For the first time on the continent of Yingzhou, he finally summoned his Jade Bone Divine Sword.

In that instant, overwhelming illusory sword auras flashed madly. The scene of hundreds of ancient winged dragons blotting out the sky was completely cleared in mere moments by Xu Yang, every single one slain.

Each ancient winged dragon was several meters long and wide, enough to feed hundreds of warriors for a month. These hundreds of dragon corpses directly solved the short-term food supply problem for all eighty thousand warriors of the Sacred Fire Divine Sect.

Moreover, the hides of these ancient exotic beasts made extremely tough leather armor. The ease with which such rare materials were acquired completely stunned the warriors of the Sacred Fire Divine Sect.

“My heavens! Who exactly is our Sect Master? His power is incredibly immense! Did you see how he did that just now? With just a few flicks of his fingers, so many sword energies mercilessly slaughtered them all. What level of cultivation does one need to achieve such a feat!

I even suspect our Sect Master doesn't belong to this world. This is truly terrifying!”

These thousand elite warriors of the Sacred Fire Divine Sect were utterly stunned. They had never dreamed of such a scene, yet it was effortlessly displayed before their eyes by Xu Yang.

“Haha, comparing ourselves to others can truly be demoralizing. If our standards were placed before the Sect Master, it would be absolutely laughable!”

“Otherwise, how could he become the Sect Master while we are merely his subordinates? Power is truly immeasurable.”

With the sudden fall of these hundreds of ancient winged dragons, more and more restless sounds began to emerge from the entire Golden Lion Valley. These ancient exotic beasts were accustomed to years of peaceful existence, and inherently regarded the human warriors who occasionally invaded the vicinity as mere food.

They never imagined that one day they would suddenly encounter an incredible figure like Xu Yang.

As expected, following Xu Yang's awe-inspiring maneuver, he directly attracted the most powerful exotic beast leaders within the Golden Lion Valley, drawing them out simultaneously.

These three figures included a massive rhino capable of soaring through the sky and burrowing through the earth, a bloodthirsty fierce lion whose entire body burned with fiery colors, and finally, a gigantic python radiating a clear green hue.

These three mighty beasts were native to the Yingzhou Continent. Each appeared before Xu Yang, full of vigilance, stopping their movements from a great distance, not daring to approach Xu Yang rashly.

“Your Excellency possesses formidable power. I wonder when my Golden Lion Valley offended a powerful expert like you! I've only encountered someone with such immense power once, within the Imperial Family.”

The bloodthirsty fierce lion, radiating a fiery aura, slowly spoke. Its words were filled with respect; it dared not act presumptuously in front of Xu Yang.

“You haven't offended me in any way. However, my team needs to develop and requires sufficient resources for support. As the largest resource area nearby, and with no other alliances stationed here, the Golden Lion Valley naturally becomes an acquisition of our Sacred Fire Divine Sect.”

“Is the Sacred Fire Divine Sect marked by these three flame patterns?”

As the bloodthirsty fierce lion spoke, it suddenly swiped its front paw on the trunk of a gigantic, towering ancient tree, outlining a mark identical to the three flame patterns of the Sacred Fire Divine Sect.

“Oh? Our people have never entered the Golden Lion Valley area. How did you obtain this mark?”

The bloodthirsty fierce lion leader sighed helplessly.

“I just said that the last time I saw someone with your formidable power was a top expert from the Yingzhou Imperial Family. That person also used this mark and took away my brother, and I became the new leader of the Golden Lion Valley after that battle.”

Xu Yang's interest was immediately piqued. “Do you still remember what the person who entered the Golden Lion Valley looked like?”

The bloodthirsty fierce lion unhesitatingly projected a soul imprint. Ancient exotic beasts of his caliber were also capable of fighting using mental attacks. After receiving this mental imprint, Xu Yang surprisingly saw Zi Kuang's figure in his mind.

“I didn't expect this guy to come to Yingzhou as well, and even enter the Imperial Family. Interesting. It seems we'll be reunited soon!”

Xu Yang thought this to himself but did not reveal Zi Kuang's identity. His gaze, as he looked back at the bloodthirsty fierce lion before him, also softened slightly.

“Since your brother became the mount of that powerful expert, I now want you to be my mount. This is the only condition for you to protect all your other kin in Golden Lion Valley. If you agree, I can leave all the bloodthirsty fierce lions in Golden Lion Valley untouched. Furthermore, if you are willing, I can bring a large number of you into the Sacred Fire Divine Sect to become mounts for my brothers. In the future, as you fight alongside us on the battlefield, you will only gain more.”

“But if you refuse and continue to stand before me with such arrogance, I will not hesitate to annihilate the entire Golden Lion Valley. You must believe I have such capability. And I can also reveal a clue to you: the person who conquered your brother is definitely not as strong as I am.”

So domineering were Xu Yang's words. To prevent these creatures from thinking he was exaggerating, he directly, in front of everyone, pulverized the towering ancient tree before him.

Little did they know that the moment Xu Yang struck, four qi vortexes simultaneously opened within his body. The primal power that burst forth was incomparable to anything Zi Kuang, that amateur, could produce.

The bloodthirsty fierce lion leader knew he had no other choice and nodded helplessly.

“I am willing to submit to Your Excellency and become your mount, fighting alongside you across the Yingzhou Continent. Furthermore, from this day forward, Golden Lion Valley will also submit to the Sacred Fire Divine Sect. We only ask that Your Excellency spare our lives; we are willing to become partners of your elite team.”

This was another perfect, bloodless outcome. Xu Yang was very satisfied with the result; it was simple, straightforward, and saved both time and effort.

After all, his power was simply too immense. Once displayed before these beings, none had any desire to continue resisting him.

For any species, life is singular. Who would willingly fall meaninglessly before an absolute powerhouse capable of crushing them?

“Hahaha, it seems our Sect Master is truly a chosen one, unique among all! This Golden Lion Valley hasn't been conquered by any nearby alliances for hundreds of years, yet with the Sect Master's arrival, he actually conquered it by himself. If this news gets out, the major alliances across the Northern Region will likely be shaken!”

Big Brother Lao Tan couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Unbeknownst to him, the Five Great Heavenly Kings beside him also nodded in agreement.

“Now that our Sacred Fire Divine Sect has grown stronger, we have no fear even if we go to war directly with other alliances. Moreover, now that we have Golden Lion Valley as our territory, we no longer need to worry about various resources. It won't be long before we can compare ourselves to the most powerful alliances in the entire Northern Region.”