Submission

Sphinx slowly opened its eyes. Jiang Yang's blow had been so vicious that its head still throbbed faintly.

As light entered its eyes, it dimly saw several tiny figures moving about before its forehead.

To its eyes, humans were as insignificant as ants on the ground were to humans.

"Insolent ants... how dare you... uh... Zeus..."

It finally made out the face of the person before it and recalled that this seemed to be the very person who had knocked it unconscious.

"I'm not Zeus. My name is Jiang Yang, and I come from the far east."

"The god of the far east?"

"Whatever god I am, Sphinx, are you willing to submit to my Divine Clan?"

"Submit?"

The instant Sphinx heard that word, its gaze turned ferocious.

It abruptly rose to its feet, once again making the earth quake and the mountains shake.

"Submit? What kind of joke are you telling? I am a mighty beast king! How could I possibly submit to such insignificant creatures as you!"

Sphinx's bearing was savage and full of primeval wildness. The energy around it began to surge violently, and boundless power of wind and sand began spreading throughout heaven and earth.

As a beast, it was free by nature and naturally refused to accept submission as its fate.

Beside Jiang Yang, Poseidon and Apollo looked utterly bewildered as they watched the rampaging giant beast before them with trepidation.

But once they saw Jiang Yang beside them, an immense sense of security soon filled their hearts.

After all, the man before them was the powerhouse who had knocked this Emperor-Rank giant beast to the ground not long ago.

Hearing Sphinx's irritable reply and seeing its bloodthirsty posture as it rose to fight,

Jiang Yang's expression darkened. He had thought that since this fellow could speak and possessed intelligence, it would be easy to communicate with.

Wild and untamable?

Then I won't spare it.

With that thought, undying golden flames blazed in Jiang Yang's eyes once more, their brilliant golden light illuminating everything in heaven and earth.

He took one step forward and instantly entered the Forbidden Domain, his boundless combat power beginning to stack exponentially!

At once, a domineering aura that could weigh against heaven and earth and sweep aside all opposition engulfed the nine heavens and ten lands. The entire world seemed about to collapse beneath that golden-flamed figure.

"If you will not submit, then die!"

The majestic, exalted voice of a god swept across ten thousand miles, while opposite him, Sphinx was so terrified that its eyes nearly popped out.

Every golden hair on its body stood on end, and its heart trembled violently.

Was I really fighting someone like this just now? Is this a person?

As the Platinum Longsword in Jiang Yang's hand lit up heaven and earth with its blazing white Sword Qi and slashed toward it,

Its mind raced through countless possibilities faster than it ever had in its life, but every result was the same.

I can't dodge this strike. I can't escape. I'll die!

A beast that recognizes the times is a wise beast!

It finally came to its senses. Then Sphinx roared at the loudest volume and fastest speed it had ever managed in its life.

"I surrender! I submit!"

The moment its words fell, the hundred-meter stretch of Sword Qi formed by the Platinum Longsword stopped barely an inch from its forehead. The stark white aura of death was right before its eyes.

Drip, drop. Great beads of sweat dripped from its lion face.

This god is too terrifying!

With Sphinx's submission, Jiang Yang withdrew from his forbidden state. Looking at the cold sweat pouring off the giant beast with its lion's body, eagle's wings, and python's tail, he gave a gentle, sunny smile.

"You really are a clever little lion. Rest assured, now that you've submitted to my Divine Clan, your status will be equal to that of a god!"

On the ground, Poseidon and Apollo exchanged a glance and both swallowed.

"By the way, Sphinx, you're so huge. Can you shrink?"

"Uh... Lord God of the Far East, I can't yet. But I feel that if I can advance to the next stage, I should be able to."

Even this fellow's tone had turned respectful.

"Uh... I'm not called the God of the Far East. Still, since I'm here, I'll take a divine name too. Just call me the Sword King."

"Yes, Lord Sword King."

"Since everything is settled, let's head back."

"All right."

It was evening, and the sun was sinking in the west.

Golden sunlight shone over the mountains and wilderness, bathing the whole world in warm hues.

Suddenly, Jiang Yang raised his head and looked toward the distant tribe, as though remembering something.

"Oh, right. There's someone else I need to take with me."