Chapter 375: Persimmons Must Be Picked from the Soft Ones

Overseas, hundreds of millions of qing of seawater crashed down with a boom.

A rainbow light appeared on the horizon; Lu Yang stood within it, his sleeves billowing. Gazing into the distance, he immediately spotted an island whose scale rivaled that of a continent.

Four Seas Gate.

Long Gong is located on the Eastern Island. At this moment, its palace halls stretch endlessly, with pavilions and towers gleaming in gold and green, while countless formations and prohibitions interlace, truly making it a paradise for ten thousand demons.

In the past, Lu Yang had neither the ability nor the courage to stare directly at the Long Gong like this; after all, the Long Wang of the Four Seas Gate dwelt deep within the palace. Such bold spying would surely result in being seized and refined in an instant. However, times have changed, and now it is different.

"What a magnificent Long Gong."

Lu Yang activated the 【Linglong Heart】, gazed from afar, and could not help but sigh in admiration.

There are clearly formations laid down by the Long Wang within the Long Gong; unless he wastes his precious opportunity to falsely hold a Golden Seat, forcing entry would surely bring no good outcome.

"But conversely, as long as I do not force entry, the problem is not great."

Thinking this, Lu Yang calmed down.

"Foundation Establishment complete! How could it be Foundation Establishment complete!?"

While Lu Yang was still pondering, the remaining demon soldiers below were filled with panic, their faces pale, each scrambling to flee backward:

"Boom-boom-boom!"

Just then, a clear light suddenly rose from the direction of the Long Gong, crossing tens of thousands of li in an instant, and only stopped and split apart upon reaching Lu Yang.

Immediately, a handsome young man emerged from it. He had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, looking heroic and extraordinary. Between his thick hair, a pair of Chi Mu horns clearly protruded, his head and horns majestic, symbolizing his identity as a true dragon descendant. A pair of molten, scorching dragon eyes stared fixedly at Lu Yang.

"I am Tian Qiu."

Although this Crown Prince of the Long Gong possessed noble bloodline, he carried little arrogance. He spoke politely: "Fellow Daoist, with such high cultivation, why trouble a few juniors?"

"It does not count as troubling."

Lu Yang chuckled lightly, then opened his palm, revealing two souls within, which were none other than Sui Ying and Sui Ling, whom he had just crushed to death with one hand.

Seeing this, Tian Qiu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as they are still alive, it is fine. At worst, they can turn over a new life. Sui Ying and Sui Ling are both young; after reincarnating and re-cultivating, they can restore their realm in no time.

However, the next second.

"Crack!"

Before Tian Qiu could speak to demand the souls of the two Dragon Kings, Lu Yang closed his five fingers, crushing the two souls directly, scattering their spirits and souls!

"This is what counts as troubling."

As Lu Yang's words fell, Tian Qiu's expression immediately turned gloomy.

His initial politeness was already due to Lu Yang's strength; otherwise, why would he have said so much? He would have attacked long ago, just as he dealt with Suo Huan.

Yet he did not expect Lu Yang to give him no face at all, killing the two Dragon Kings, Sui Ying and Sui Ling, right before his eyes. As the Crown Prince of the Long Gong, if he continued to swallow his anger like this, not only would he be unable to command the overseas regions in the future, but even within the True Dragon clan itself, there would be an uproar!

With this thought, Tian Qiu also dropped his manner of etiquette.

"Refusing a face when given one, seeking death!"

As the words fell, his mouth split open, revealing a set of sharp teeth, and his molten, golden dragon eyes directly framed Lu Yang's entire body within their gaze.

The next second, he closed his eyes.

In an instant, as Tian Qiu's eyes closed and the image of Lu Yang vanished from his vision, Lu Yang himself felt a tremendous, mighty force crash down upon his body.

His figure even began to become illusory!

Tian Qiu closed his eyes, and the image of Lu Yang vanished from his sight; such an imagery directly interfered with reality, intending to erase Lu Yang's true body from reality as well!

'【Kuang Ri Yue】!'

Such a domineering and sinister divine technique made Lu Yang show a look of surprise, yet he remained utterly unruffled, quietly watching Tian Qiu perform his technique. Immediately, Tian Qiu shook his body, and his human form suddenly disintegrated, revealing scales beneath the skin. He raised a dark cloud of auspicious clouds filling the sky, truly manifesting his true form: a hornless green qiu. As it danced, it whipped up ten thousand golden snakes, and its dragon head split open into a blood-filled maw.

Judging by this posture, it seemed determined to swallow Lu Yang in one bite!

"An outsider cultivator from beyond the heavens, a frog in a well, how could you know my techniques?"

"With this bite, I shall cause your dharma body to scatter!"

Tian Qiu's heart grew fierce; his sharp fangs snapped together, truly like a guillotine, capable of biting any indestructible body into fragments!

However, the next second, he only felt emptiness in his mouth.

There was no sensation of biting something solid.

Turning back, he saw that Lu Yang, whom he had fixed with 【Kuang Ri Yue】, had already dissolved into a wisp of shadow, while his true body stood intact a hundred meters away.

"Hmm? Dodged?"

Having missed the strike, Tian Qiu immediately dispersed his overly large dragon body, returning to human form. A trace of surprise clearly appeared on his handsome face:

"Something is wrong; this does not look like an outsider cultivator."

That sequence just now, though seemingly ordinary, was actually one of his major killing moves.

If the enemy's cultivation was insufficient, unaware of cause and effect, and unable to calculate the mysterious changes within, once bitten by this mouth, they would immediately lose half their life.

Yet Lu Yang easily dodged it.

Thinking of this, Tian Qiu immediately grew secretly wary.

"What exactly is this person's background?"

While Tian Qiu was filled with doubt and his thoughts spun in a hundred directions, Lu Yang on the other side truly breathed a sigh of relief, a hint of ease even floating in his eyes.

"This Tian Qiu is not strong!"

After all, this is the remote border of the overseas regions, incomparable to the Four Great Powers.

"Indeed, taking the first step to come overseas was correct. Rashly heading inland always carries certain risks; persimmons must be picked from the soft ones first."

Compared to those Foundation Establishment completions in the inland regions, Tian Qiu absolutely belongs to the weaker category. In the previous life, he could even be single-handedly killed by Suo Huan, who had received the support of a Dao Court official position and was a Foundation Establishment completion, showing his actual ability was truly not high. Measured by the standard of Patriarch Ting You, he was merely at the level of an outsider cultivator.

Thinking of this, a fiery heat instantly arose in Lu Yang's heart.

"One Foundation Establishment completion equals one Golden Nature. If I swallow it with the 【Hundred Lives Book】, it becomes a golden talent! How many completions are there in this world?"

Lu Yang vaguely began to understand the thoughts of the True Lords.

All are leeks growing very well!

It is a pity that now the True Lords hide themselves in seclusion; no one harvests these leeks. I can only work hard myself and do it for them!

'The efficiency of restarting the 【Hundred Lives Book】 to select talents is still too low, and there is no guarantee of a good result. Seizing the Golden Nature Refining talent directly is much faster!'

First, I will make the True Dragon Clan the target!

"【Heaven-Bearing Net】!"

Lu Yang flicked his sleeve, and the divine power halo behind him immediately expanded, revealing the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, and hills, then closed together from both sides toward the center.

"Boom!"

In an instant, earth-shattering roars echoed across several surrounding seas.

In this era where True Lords hide in seclusion, a magical duel between two Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivators is already considered a peak battle, instantly drawing the attention of countless people.

"Who is that?"

"A cultivator from beyond the heavens? He can actually duel with the Crown Prince of the Long Gong?"

(End of this chapter)