Before the Four Seas Floodgates, Water Mother Empress looked at Yang Huai, her expression turning cold.
"Since Fellow Daoist insists on going his own way, then pass my trial first!"
She raised a hand and pointed. The Myriad Rivers Returning to the Sea Formation abruptly manifested around them, transforming into a vast ocean.
At that moment, it was as though nine rotating ice-blue gates had appeared between heaven and earth, generating immense vortex force. Within the vortices, an extraordinary power of purification and destruction arose, like an ocean drowning the world.
Yang Huai raised one hand. A streak of demonic light flew out from around him, transforming into a revolving jet-black Taiji Diagram. Boundless demonic qi effortlessly held back the countless crushing torrents beyond it, even rapidly devouring them.
Water Mother's expression shifted slightly at the sight. Her figure swiftly vanished, and in an instant, nine graceful figures clad in blue gauze appeared before the nine floodgates. The nine figures formed seals respectively, and at once, nine earthshaking dragon-shaped radiances erupted.
The dragon phantoms coiled and swam, seeming to envelop this entire Sea Eye space.
"Nine Dragons Divine Lock Secret Art!"
Yang Huai's brows twitched. At the same time, he sensed layers upon layers of invisible, majestic divine power erupting from the void, carrying the profound principles of multiple great dao rules of heaven and earth—space-time, sacred virtue, imperial dao, and more.
Back when he had served under the Mystic Sect Three Pure Ones, he had heard of this great divine ability.
The Ancestral Dragon had once used this art to firmly trap several ancient ferocious beast emperors for more than a dozen breaths, creating an opportunity for the ancient gods to slay them.
"It can lock gods, but not demons!"
Yang Huai's expression remained unchanged. His body trembled faintly,