Luo Yuan's gaze fell once more upon the sea below. He could naturally tell that this was a response to Kong Xuan's earlier statement. So, the Ferocious Beast they were facing was the Demon Empress?
But this seems to be Kong Xuan's first time at sea. How did he know?
Just as Luo Yuan's thoughts were in turmoil, Kong Xuan's consistently calm voice rang out once again.
Who I am is not important.
"But you seem to think... you've already got us cornered?"
"Snort!"
A cold snort, filled with disdain and absolute confidence, exploded like a muffled thunderclap.
The Demon Empress, who had dominated this boundless sea for ten thousand years, devoured countless powerful Sea Soul Beast, and his power grew day by day. He had long been accustomed to being the supreme ruler of this blue domain!
In its eyes, humans are nothing more than occasional, rather special "snacks."
"It's rare to encounter humans, so it's a good opportunity to change things up, and you all look delicious."
"Especially you, you have a scent that attracts me!"
The Demon Empress has evolved through devouring for thousands of years, so his senses are exceptionally sharp.
She had an almost instinctive intuition that if she could devour and digest this human, her long-standing cultivation bottleneck might loosen, making her even stronger!
It was precisely because of this feeling that she headed straight for the Voyager across the ocean.
Luo Yuan felt a chill run from the soles of his feet straight to the Heavenly Spirit. The last glimmer of hope in his eyes was completely extinguished, leaving only an overwhelming stillness and despair.
However, in this suffocating atmosphere, he saw Kong Xuan slightly turn his head, his gaze falling on the silver-haired girl Gu Yuena beside him.
Kong Xuan's voice was calm and even as he asked, "Shall you do it? Or shall I?"
Luo Yuan's mind went blank for a moment, and he almost wondered if he was hallucinating.
What are you coming for? To die?
Did they really think that the two of them, as young people, could contend with this terrifying Ferocious Beast, whose power was far beyond their comprehension?
How is that possible?!
But Gu Yuena's reaction was also beyond Luo Yuan's expectations.
Gu Yuena's purple eyes flickered slightly, as if she had really thought about it seriously, before she gently shook her head. "You should do it."
Luo Yuan was completely stunned, his mind went blank. These two young people were actually discussing it!
What he didn't hear was that at the same moment Gu Yuena spoke, a subtle yet clear voice transmission was precisely delivered to Kong Xuan's ears.
"This Ferocious Beast is incredibly powerful. Although it hasn't truly become a god, its energy level and Life essence are extremely close to the threshold of godhood."
"My human avatar has limited capacity. If I forcibly unleash power beyond its limits, I fear I will be unable to maintain stability and will collapse and dissipate instantly."
Upon hearing this, Kong Xuan nodded almost imperceptibly. "Then I'll do it."
As soon as he finished speaking, his aura suddenly changed!
Just moments ago he was like an ordinary person, but in an instant a substantial aura burst forth from his body, like a sleeping ancient divine mountain suddenly awakening, or like the mighty power of the sealed heavens descending with a roar!
At the same time, an indescribable golden light burst forth from his body without warning!
"Buzz!!!"
This light was not scorching, but it carried a sacred and majestic power that penetrated the soul and suppressed all laws!
Luo Yuan, who was closest to the object, felt his breath catch in his throat, as if the weight of the entire world was pressing down on his chest.
The words that were about to be spoken due to anxiety were abruptly cut off, leaving only a heart full of horror and disbelief.
What... what level of power is this?!
In that instant, Luo Yuan, who had already resigned himself to his fate, felt a glimmer of hope rise in his heart once again.
Not only Luo Yuan, but also the Demon Empress, deep within the whirlpool on the sea below, had an unprecedented sense of solemnity and surprise flash across his cold and brutal vertical pupils at the moment the golden light erupted!
She actually felt a real threat from Kong Xuan.
The golden light and the aura contained such profound meaning and energy that even its near-divine soul felt a sting and unease!
The dark red patterns flowing like living things on the Demon Empress's enormous body suddenly shone brightly, like lava rushing wildly beneath a gray-black rock shell!
The enormous whirlpool around it suddenly increased its rotation speed several times over, emitting a thunderous roar, and the dark seawater was churned by the violent force.
Immediately afterward, under Luo Yuan's narrowed gaze, the massive figure, as large as a mountain, suddenly blurred and shrank like a phantom in the next instant!
Then, a figure shot into the sky from the center of the still-unsettled vortex!
The figure stood suspended in mid-air, hovering on the sea surface about a hundred meters away from Kong Xuan and the other two.
She was nearly three meters tall and covered in a sleek and menacing body armor.
Her long, purple hair cascaded wildly down her back like seaweed, the ends moving even without wind.
Her face possessed a sharp and eerie beauty; her skin was almost transparently pale, and a purple-gold crystal shone brightly in the center of her forehead.
This is the Demon Empress in human form!
Compared to her massive true form, this is the Demon Empress's strongest battle form. Clearly, she now regards Kong Xuan as a powerful opponent who needs to be taken seriously.
Kong Xuan had only two purposes for this voyage: one was to inherit the legacy of the God of Fire God, and the other was to find Dragon Valley in that new continent.
The Demon Empress's sudden appearance was nothing more than an unplanned interlude in his voyage.
He had no other thoughts at the moment, only wanting to resolve the matter as soon as possible so he could continue on his journey.
After all, he wanted to finish dealing with the Dragon Valley matter as soon as possible so he could rush back to check on Kong Ling others' progress in their Divine Examination.
He remained indifferent, simply raising his right hand and extending his index and middle fingers in a sword-like gesture.
Then... he casually and nonchalantly waved his hand in the direction of the Demon Empress.
"Boom!!!"
Above the sky, the thick, heavy, and low-hanging dark clouds, which had accumulated for countless miles, were suddenly torn apart from the center by an invisible force!
A golden crack that stretched across the sky appeared out of nowhere, as if the heavens had opened a majestic divine eye!
The warm and intense Yangguang poured down from the crack like a floodgate opening, dispelling the gloom and chill of the sea.
Along with the Yangguang, a colossal pillar, a hundred meters in diameter, with lifelike and mysterious dragon patterns Entanglement its base, descended into the sky!
The giant pillar shone with inner brilliance, emanating a majestic divine power that could suppress the four seas and eight wastelands and establish the universe.
The colossal pillar was enormous, yet its fall was at a speed defying all logic!
With a flash of golden light, the massive pillar scraped against the air in front of Kong Xuan, emitting a low, whistling sound, and crashed down towards the terrified Demon Empress below!
Faced with the powerful Demon Empress, Kong Xuan had no choice but to once again use the power of the Sea-Calming Divine Needle to give her a taste of the treatment Er Ming had received.
"No!!!"
The moment the phantom of the Sea-Calming Divine Needle appeared, all the solemnity and ferocity on the Demon Empress's face were instantly replaced by boundless terror!
It was a fear that stemmed from the very origin of Life, a fear of facing a higher, absolute power!
All notions of devouring and evolution are crushed at this moment by the instinct for survival!
All she wanted was to escape, to get away from here immediately!
But the next moment, a deeper despair overwhelmed her.
She was horrified to discover that her vast, ocean-like cultivation of millions of years was now as if frozen in ten-thousand-year-old ice, completely unusable!
Not only her Soul Power, but also her body, her bloodline, and even her thoughts seemed to be bound by invisible shackles, falling into absolute stagnation!
She could only watch helplessly as the shadow of the giant pillar Entanglement dragon patterns rapidly magnified in her terrified, dilated pupils!
"Boom!!!!!!!"
The giant pillar slammed solidly onto the spot where the Demon Empress stood, or rather, onto the sea area locked in by his oppressive aura!
There are no fancy techniques, only the purest and most domineering... suppression by force!
Time seemed to stand still for a moment.
Immediately following was a terrifying shockwave that defied description, forming a perfect ring and exploding outwards in all directions from the point of impact!
The clouds in the sky were completely torn apart and blown away. Countless seawater was squeezed and thrown into the air by the violent force, forming a ring of water that was over a thousand feet high and connected the sky and the sea. Then it surged outwards in an even more violent manner!
A colossal wave engulfed everything in sight!