Chapter 863: Third Golden Key

The large man, suppressing his inner pain, burst into painful sobs.

Upon hearing him cry, Xu Yang smiled helplessly and shook his head repeatedly.

"Seriously, a big guy like you got beaten to tears by me. If your other Heavenly Fox companions found out, how would you ever live that down?"

"Waaah, big brother, please just let me go! I really know I was wrong!"

Xu Yang ultimately sighed helplessly and didn't deliver the final two attacks. With Xu Yang's strength, just one more attack would likely be enough to finish the big guy off completely.

"Fine, seeing how pathetic you are, I won't bully you anymore. Hand over the tombstone corresponding to the 'Wood' formation eye obediently. That's your only leverage for begging for mercy from me."

The Ghost King was truly a pitiful sight. His face was bruised and swollen, and his head was nearly twice its original size compared to when he first entered. The fellow didn't even have the strength to summon the wooden tablet's golden key. Xu Yang thoughtfully transferred a source of power into him, which barely allowed him to recover his strength.

Seeing that he had obtained the second golden key to open the West King's main tomb, Xu Yang nodded in satisfaction and didn't forget to encouragingly pat the big guy's shoulder.

"I understand showing off to outsiders, brother. After all, everyone wants to make their presence known, and as the dignified Ghost King, you can't just lose face. But if you try to show off to me, I'll kill you!"

The Ghost King, feeling wronged, actually started wiping away tears. Seeing Xu Yang's departing back, the Ghost King had lost even his last shred of dignity. He didn't even have the courage to leave his battle barrier, afraid of being seen in such a sorry state by the guardians of the other formation eyes.

"If you're too embarrassed, just stay in here a little longer. Give me three hours, and I guarantee the remaining few will be worse off than you. That way, you won't have to worry about losing face."

"Thank you, Sir A-Yang! This humble one bows to you!"

Saying this, the bruised and swollen Ghost King respectfully kowtowed several times towards Xu Yang's departing back. It's truly baffling these days; Xu Yang beat him, yet he still knew to show Xu Yang such great respect. Are all these bandits in the Eastern Domain so benevolent?

The third water tomb formation eye had a particularly unusual aura, because Xu Yang quickly discovered that two distinctly different auras were emanating from within it! Such an anomaly alone was enough to capture Xu Yang's attention.

"Could it be that two Heavenly Martial Cultivators are hidden in here? That doesn't seem to make sense, either practically or emotionally!"

Xu Yang scratched his head and came before the tombstone of this third formation eye.

"Kid, are you ready to get beaten? Your Grandpa A-Yang is coming in now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Yang slammed his palm onto the tombstone before him. An incredibly powerful palm strike instantly exploded, shattering the entire tombstone into pieces, almost instantly reducing it to nothingness. What surprised Xu Yang, however, was that the two auras had silently vanished at the exact moment the formation eye shattered! He was already impatient to delve into this portal and see what was inside.

The vision before him became absurd for a moment; after recovering his senses, Xu Yang finally noticed something amiss. In this independent space of the third formation eye, he felt as if he were in the center of two misplaced stars. Everything around him was dazzling and eye-catching like a romantic starry sky, giving Xu Yang a very ethereal and transparent feeling. To his left was an aquamarine star, and to his right was a crimson star, attracting and balancing each other.

"You're here..." Suddenly, the soul aura within the crimson star fluctuated. In just an instant, a blood-red soul light rapidly condensed before Xu Yang.

The person exuded an air of wild arrogance, with his hands clasped behind his back. But his eyes were particularly striking, matching the colors of the two stars behind him: one red, one blue!

"You're quite the character, kid! What, you plan to fight me empty-handed?"

The red-haired youth laughed heartily. "I always choose the most suitable fighting style based on the strength of my opponent. If you're an ant, I'll crush you mercilessly. If you're a regular strong opponent, I'll consider tormenting you a little. Only when facing a sufficiently powerful top-tier opponent will I reveal my strongest form to fight."

Xu Yang chuckled. "The more worthless a person is, the more they enjoy playing these deceptive tricks. No matter what stance you take against me, your outcome will not change—it will be your demise!"

Xu Yang's words were extremely cold, and completely enraged the already arrogant young man before him.

"Very well, then let me see if you are worthy of judging my destiny."

As soon as he finished speaking, the young man lunged at Xu Yang's body with great speed, and with a raised hand, a blood-red palm pressed heavily towards Xu Yang's face.

Silently, a dazzling golden protective light descended. Within the Angelic Domain, Xu Yang's absolutely invincible dominant position was unstoppable. Xu Yang stood with his hands clasped behind his back, watching the young man show off with a smile.

"How about that? I wonder what level of opponent I am in your eyes now?"

The other party was greatly shocked, with expressions of disbelief in his eyes.

"You, you actually..."

"Don't look at me with that stunned expression. I'm tired of it."

In an instant, Xu Yang delivered a heavy punch to the young man's abdomen, piercing a hole directly through his body and sending him flying back hundreds of meters. He tumbled repeatedly for several turns before barely managing to stop.

"Unbelievable, you actually possess such terrifying domain abilities! I truly underestimated you!"

Xu Yang smiled coldly. "This time, it's my turn to attack, isn't it?"

In an instant, Xu Yang gently waved his hand forward. Countless sword auras in the void simultaneously locked onto the young man's body; the chilling sword light almost suffocated him.

"Heh heh, can't you put on a front now? Young people are young people after all; they don't know the immensity of heaven and earth and always need to be taught a lesson to understand what the world is truly like. There are some people you simply cannot afford to provoke; it's best to learn to live humbly."

"You, are you lecturing me?"

In an instant, the young man made a move that even Xu Yang hadn't anticipated: he actively charged towards all the sharp sword lights around him, allowing the sword slashes to pierce through his body.

"Oh?"

Xu Yang couldn't help but show a slightly shocked expression; he truly hadn't expected that this kid would choose such an extreme way to face his power.