Chapter 862: Like a Child

"Haha, I'm actually a little excited to see what surprises this space might bring me next."

Xu Yang calmly stepped through the blue light portal. This time, he saw a light blue ghost castle, its perimeter guarded by countless spectral soldiers.

These spectral soldiers appeared to be encased in iron-like armor that remained inactive until someone trespassed nearby.

Xu Yang boldly strolled into their guarded area. As anticipated, with his presence, the armor of these figures began to crumble, revealing the ghost warriors concealed beneath.

The ghost warriors' equipment and even their faces were identical, clearly formed from a unified energy construct.

Each warrior swung their mace, bringing it down towards Xu Yang's head.

Xu Yang stomped his foot, and an immensely powerful golden light instantly materialized around him.

This was his Angelic Domain, a realm where he was virtually immortal, indestructible, and invincible.

Simultaneously, Xu Yang gently raised his hand. Like a deity from the heavens passing judgment, countless sword energies materialized in the void, this time imbued with an angelic aura.

"As an angel, it's only fitting that I judge you spirits."

Xu Yang's cold voice echoed. The next moment, he slowly floated in mid-air, relentlessly commanding the void sword energies with his mental power, beginning a furious slaughter of the ghost warriors.

In a blink, hundreds of ghost warriors fell before Xu Yang's sword.

Simultaneously, the gates of the deep blue ghost castle slowly creaked open, and a massive, dark green figure, over three meters tall, slowly emerged.

"I am the Steel Ghost King, master of this ghost castle, and your arbiter."

This individual was rather straightforward, a trait that matched his imposing physique. He didn't immediately boast but instead introduced himself, a habit Xu Yang found quite satisfactory.

"Excellent. You're the first person I've encountered since entering the Eastern Domain who bothers to introduce themselves. It's truly a commendable habit. Otherwise, I wouldn't even know the name of my next target before I dispatch them, much like that useless old man just now. It can be quite awkward."

Xu Yang spread his hands with a hint of pride. However, after introducing himself, the large figure's aura underwent a drastic transformation. He no longer seemed as docile as he appeared; far from being a simpleton, he was a true, ruthless demon king.

In that instant, his massive form soared into the air, and the terrifying pressure unleashed by his mace instantly shattered all the ground within a hundred-meter radius of Xu Yang.

Such terrifying destructive power from mere pressure indicated that this individual was, without a doubt, one of the Western Emperor's most formidable Sky Warrior-level guardians.

"Your brute strength is truly impressive. Unfortunately, you won't be able to lay a finger on my physical form."

The moment Xu Yang's words faded, the Ghost Valley Qimen Array reappeared beneath his feet. In an instant, Xu Yang's position vanished into thin air. Simultaneously, the massive mace unleashed terrifying explosive force, utterly pulverizing all vegetation within a hundred-meter radius, reducing everything in that area to dust.

"I told you, no matter how powerful you are, you won't be able to pinpoint my location. You've already fallen into my Qimen Array. How do you intend to break free?"

When his attack failed, the large man showed no sign of panic. He calmly turned towards Xu Yang and offered a guileless smile.

"You still don't truly understand me as an opponent. Once I decide to punish a target, they will have no escape." In that very moment, the large figure suddenly pressed his brow, and two dark green beams of light erupted from his pupils, instantly locking onto Xu Yang's true form.

Immediately afterward, all surrounding spatial laws completely shifted. The scene before Xu Yang rapidly transformed, leaving only absolute darkness.

Within this independent domain, only the Ghost King's singular aura fluctuation remained.

"This is my independent battle domain, a space that isolates everything. You could consider it my mental world, yet it is a materialized, independent space. It can thus incorporate the power of laws. Simply put, within this domain, I am the god who dictates everything, and you, my chosen target, will sleep here forever."

Xu Yang shook his head helplessly. "It seems that no matter how guileless one appears, the habit of bragging is unavoidable. In that case, I'll simply have to use even greater destructive force to dismantle all your confidence."

The very next moment, Xu Yang put away his Jade Bone Divine Sword, and eight Qi whirlpools simultaneously activated within his body.

The terrifying aura of primordial power nearly shattered everything, unleashing an unimaginably suffocating pressure upon the Ghost King before him.

"What?! Your aura is so immense! How is this possible? This power doesn't belong to this world. Who exactly are you?"

The Ghost King was utterly dumbfounded. He had never dreamed that the individual he had locked onto possessed such terrifying true power. Xu Yang had been suppressing his aura all along, making the Ghost King feel thoroughly outmaneuvered and immensely frustrated.

Xu Yang burst into laughter. "Who I am is irrelevant. What matters is that you will fall by my hand! Don't you enjoy playing with these independent spaces? Even if you kneel and beg me now, I will absolutely not allow you to leave."

With all eight Qi whirlpools simultaneously activated, Xu Yang was truly a god-like entity!

Both his movement speed and physical strength had been amplified to their absolute peak.

In that fleeting instant, Xu Yang appeared directly above the Ghost King's head, unleashing his most primal offensive. A punch slammed into the Ghost King's face, utterly deforming it.

Immediately afterward, Xu Yang unleashed a barrage of combination punches, seemingly striking every part of the Ghost King's body. In a flash, the one-sided assault, which had lasted over an hour, finally concluded.

Xu Yang, somewhat tired from the prolonged assault, stood aside, panting. The Ghost King, meanwhile, had been thoroughly battered by Xu Yang, his entire body visibly swollen, lying on the ground, gasping for air, utterly incapacitated.

"My God, what kind of monster are you, and from what world? Please, I beg you, let me go. I was truly mistaken; I don't deserve to be your opponent. Your fists are simply too painful; fighting you feels like entering hell."

There was no doubt that this individual had been utterly subdued by Xu Yang.

Yet, Xu Yang seemed far from satisfied. He suddenly soared into the air, landing before the large figure and looking down at the miserable-looking opponent.

"I'll strike you three more times. If you survive, I'll let you leave."

*BOOM!*

The first punch landed, burying the large figure's entire head three meters deep into the ground.

"If it truly hurts, feel free to scream. No one here will hear you anyway, so there's no shame in it."

"Waaaahhhhh..."