Chapter 170: Demon King Xiong Batian

This was the first time Yang Jingting had experienced such a feeling—it was as if he had surpassed his own Dragonkin Elder, Amutate. Now, he felt he could even take on a Demon King.

At the Demigod Rank, the breathing rate slowed significantly. A single breath of air held in his mouth could last Yang Jingting about three hours. It was only because the water pressure had been too intense and unbearable earlier that he couldn’t properly exchange the air in his mouth.

Yang Jingting nodded to Zhai Guangyi and continued swimming toward the bottom of the water.

The underwater area was like a massive maze, with golden magical beasts resembling fish occasionally attacking the two of them. However, Yang Jingting effortlessly dispatched them all. Empowered by his newfound strength, he had become incredibly confident.

Now, he was even more convinced that the white-haired Elf maiden before him must be a key cultivation target of the Divine Tree faction. Not only did she possess powerful support abilities, but she had also gained the permission of Dragon God Radon to enter the Dragon God Secret Realm for trials. She was undoubtedly one of the world’s top geniuses.

Being able to compete with a Native genius, especially such an adorable maiden, made Yang Jingting feel he wasn’t far from becoming the protagonist.

It was just that he wasn’t interested in the delicate, flat-chested Elves—fluffy Beast Girls were what truly captured his heart.

Thinking of this, he felt a growing urge to leave this place, challenge Xiong Batian one-on-one, and carry out his grand plan to win Xiong Er’s hand through sheer strength.

Zhai Guangyi felt as if this world had been meticulously designed by Dragon God Radon, filled with crude underwater traps and strange magical beasts guarding them.

For example, after slaying a bizarre carp, a Dragonkin’s Dragon Pearl would drop. Dragon Pearls and Magic Crystals were essentially the same—both were vessels for containing souls.

Clearly, these items had been intentionally placed by Dragon God Radon as rewards for the hard work of those undergoing tempering.

Many powerful magical beasts guarding treasures were insignificant in Zhai Guangyi’s eyes. Even at the bottom of the water, there were magical beasts whose strength surpassed that of Yang Jingting, who was enhanced by the King Tree Domain. Surprisingly, there were quite a few beings at this level, many of whom exceeded the Demigod Rank.

Their numbers were immense, and further down should be the Soul Metal that Yang Jingting had mentioned.

Seeing such a vast army of Transcendent Demigod Powerhouses, Zhai Guangyi felt slightly puzzled.

How could Dragon God Radon create so many Transcendent Demigod Rank magical beasts in another plane, yet not do the same within the Dragonkin?

However, Zhai Guangyi quickly found the answer. These Transcendent Demigod Rank magical beasts were mindless monsters—their souls had reached the Demigod level, but they remained no different from wild beasts. If they left this world, they would likely perish.

Their souls were sustained by the rules of this world, created out of thin air. The Magic Crystals within them were probably brought in from the outside world.

Including many treasures, they were likely brought in from outside as well.

Zhai Guangyi began to feel that Dragon God Radon’s “Genesis” seemed somewhat unworthy of the term. The ecology here was also highly unreasonable, with much of the Soul Energy brought in from the outside world.

Moreover, Dragon God Radon likely treasured the world he had created; otherwise, he wouldn’t have collaborated with Demon King Mephistopheles to move the timing of the Divine War to before this world’s creation.

Demon King Mephistopheles had no need to expend such immense effort to transfer two Deities to another spacetime; this was likely one of his methods to threaten Dragon God Radon. By using the world Dragon God Radon had meticulously crafted as a bargaining chip, he forced Radon to ally with him against the Elven Divine Tree, Sylph.

Naturally, Dragon God Radon could not allow the Elven Divine Tree Sylph to wreak havoc unchecked outside, so he had no choice but to confine her within this world. To prevent this world from being excessively damaged, he could only compromise with Demon King Mephistopheles, providing him with Soul Energy, facilitating the spacetime transfer, and joining forces to deal with the Elven Divine Tree Sylph.

But now, it seemed that even with Dragon God Radon and Demon King Mephistopheles united, they were no match for the Elven Divine Tree Sylph. Having witnessed Sylph’s abilities, Zhai Guangyi decided not to recklessly follow along to his doom.

Initially, he had thought that with Dragon God Radon and Demon King Mephistopheles joining forces, they might be able to suppress the Elven Divine Tree Sylph. If he was careful, he might even have a chance to pick up the pieces. But now, it appeared that a direct confrontation with Sylph was unavoidable.

Thus, the Secret Treasures Dragon God Radon had hoarded away now served a crucial purpose: they became the foundation of Zhai Guangyi’s confidence in using ‘World’ and his courage to stand against the Deities.

Just as Zhai Guangyi was about to take action to eliminate this group of Transcendent Demigod Rank monsters, a purple figure descended to the lakebed, trailing a massive stream of bubbles behind it.

A golden Spiked Club, a hundred meters long, materialized at the bottom of the lake. Its immense power completely disregarded the high-density River Water, churning and stirring violently.

A terrifying force of suction twisted and tangled the Transcendent Demigod Rank monsters into a chaotic mass.

Yang Jingting initially thought some ultimate boss was about to appear. But upon seeing that familiar golden Spiked Club, he knew—that woman had arrived. The woman destined to become his future mother-in-law had come.

It must be noted that Xiong Batian currently had no support from Zhai Guangyi’s King Tree Domain. Relying solely on her own formidable strength, she had forcefully descended to the very bottom of the river. Ignoring the terrifying pressure, she began stirring up the waters, making it impossible for the monsters to gain footing at the lakebed.

Seeing Xiong Batian’s current state, one could only say she had not disappointed Zhai Guangyi. Through her own power, she had advanced to become a Demon King—not through premature evolution like Lilith, but a proper evolution upon reaching level 80.

Her stats had now become terrifyingly formidable. Although still somewhat inferior compared to Zhai Guangyi’s Elven Divine Tree Sylph panel, her strength had solidly broken through the 800,000 mark.

This was partly due to the enhancements from Berserk and Berserk Domain, but achieving 800,000 in strength was an utterly terrifying feat.

Simultaneously, Xiong Batian had acquired an Anti-God Technique: ‘Fearless’. This was a Skill that enhanced her power based on her Battle Intent.

Even when facing an opponent stronger than herself, as long as Xiong Batian felt not a shred of fear—indeed, if her Battle Intent was boundless—her power would grow stronger, making her increasingly difficult to defeat.

This was an excellent Skill for overcoming stronger foes. With Xiong Batian joining the fray, Zhai Guangyi no longer needed to intervene. Faced with absolute force suppression, these Transcendent Demigod Rank monsters had not a shred of Power of Resistance.

Every strike caused the earth to shake and mountains to tremble, its terrifying pressure no less formidable than Zhai Guangyi’s Soul Pressure. Each blow sent shockwaves through Yang Jingting’s body and mind.

Faced with such a terrifying mother-in-law, the progress he had made during his Seclusion seemed rather insignificant.