Boom!

A surge of spiritual light emerged from the mouth of the tripod and plunged straight in.

Immediately afterward, the divine tripod shuddered violently, scattering waves, rocking the entire Barbarian God Hall.

Spurt!

Xu Yang seemed struck by lightning, blood spraying from his mouth like arrows!

"Kid, how is it?"

"Can your divine tripod restrain that thing?"

Gu Jun asked anxiously.

But Xu Yang had no time to respond to Gu Jun now.

Under the impact of that spiritual light, his spirit was wounded as never before, and even the divine tripod was nearly beyond his control!

Not even the Catastrophe Storm, nor the three Qian King's Seals, had ever reached such terrifying levels.

Xu Yang bit down on his tongue, unleashing his spiritual will in a desperate burst.

Inside the divine tripod, the Barbarian God's trace of spiritual light rippled layer after layer, wherever it passed, it shook the void, causing the tripod to tremble like a sieve!

"What the hell is that?"

Fighting through terror, Xu Yang frantically performed the Heaven-locking Triple Seals.

Only the Heaven-locking Triple Seals could produce a sealing effect within the Celestial Refining Divine Tripod.

Even if it was useless, he had no other choice now!

Boom!

Countless chains appeared out of thin air, merging into the void.

Crack!

In an instant, crisp cracking sounds rolled like tides, like beans crackling in a pan, enough to make one's scalp tingle.

Xu Yang stared with eyes round as balls.

"How is that possible?"

The Heaven-Locking Divine Chains couldn't even last a moment—they all shattered!

The spiritual light seemed enraged, suddenly surging up, pouncing upon Xu Yang's will with lightning speed.

Xu Yang fled in terror, desperately controlling the tripod.

Yet now, even the divine tripod could not restrain that strand of spiritual light in the slightest.

Spurt!

The flash of agony in Xu Yang's eyes vanished, replaced by endless confusion and daze.

He saw endless, dazzling spiritual light, blanketing the sky, infinite and boundless, robbing heaven and earth of all other color.

Immense and majestic, towering and limitless!

Buzz!

An endless river abruptly appeared on the wave of spiritual light, spanning the heavens and earth, stretching without end.

Xu Yang was instantly snapped awake.

He stared blankly at that river.

"It's that again!"

This river—he had now seen it three times.

The first time was in the battle between Can Sutian and Song Tianchou.

The second was on the murals deep within the cavern.

This was the third!

Now it emerged from the spiritual light left by the Barbarian God, playing out in his consciousness.

How could this river appear within the Barbarian God's trace of spiritual light?

Just what was the Barbarian God…

Thoughts surged like tides, leaving Xu Yang utterly bewildered.

Suddenly, an indescribable force descended.

Hiss!

Xu Yang sucked in a cold breath, groaning in pain.

His consciousness threatened to explode beneath this abrupt force!

In agony, Xu Yang's whole body shuddered: "This power... it's the Barbarian Race's bloodline!"

"I..."

He was horrified to find himself now standing tall beneath the river, imposing as a member of the Barbarian Race.

Confronting the river, an indescribable, overwhelming pressure and longing crashed over him!

The pressure made him tremble, nearly forcing him to kneel in submission!

Yet the longing made him instinctively tear apart that submissive urge—wanting to rush forward at all costs and devour that river!

This bizarre sensation left Xu Yang dumbstruck, eyes wide.

"Song Yuanhao entered the stone wall, obtained the Barbarian God's relic, but was influenced by the Barbarian King and failed to truly break through!"

"This strand of spiritual light makes me almost like the Barbarians, even seeing this river..."

Could this be the key left by the Barbarian God?

Song Yuanhao never truly mastered it!

Xu Yang's body shuddered, a brilliant gleam flashing in his eyes.

Opportunity!

If it were me, what would I do?

Staring at the river, Xu Yang trembled uncontrollably, the quaking growing more intense.

Submission and longing interwove violently, crashing together madly!

"I have to do something. If this keeps up, I'll collapse here completely!"

Xu Yang felt the threat closing in.

"Can Sutian's ultimate goal was to break free of shackles and charge into the river... that means this river represents a higher realm!"

"A higher realm?"

Xu Yang instantly thought of the Celestial Refining Divine Tripod, Celestial Refining Divine Scripture, Heaven-Locking Triple Seals!

"Heaven-locking Seal!"

Xu Yang glared intensely at the river, letting out a roar, ignoring the Barbarian bloodline power upon his body, unleashing the Heaven-locking Triple Seals with spiritual will.

Spirit Lock Seal!

Lock God Seal!

Heaven-locking Seal!

Buzz!!

As the seal skills unfolded, ripples spilled outward from his body, spreading to the surroundings.

Lock away, bind!

Make oneself the world!

Xu Yang frantically formed seals, the seal skills circling him, wrapping him in peculiar waves, intertwining ever more closely, gradually enshrouding him like the world itself.

He was overjoyed to sense the oppressive force from the river slowly weakening.

"It really works!"

Xu Yang dared not stop, continuously displaying seal skills, finally transforming them into layers of illusory chains upon chains.

The phantom world endlessly inflated and surged, rolling upward.

At some moment.

As the chains neared the river, Xu Yang hazily saw the river tremble.

Boom!

It was as though thousands upon thousands of great days burst forth with ultimate radiance, blinding his eyes.

He seemed to stand right in the river.

Vast, boundless, immense and supreme!

Heaven and Earth? The Cosmos? The Void?

All paved beneath this river.

As though all things in existence were mere slaves to the river, only able to look up at its back.

Only by devouring its power!

Indescribable, profound mystery surged, blanketing everything.

Roar!

Xu Yang instinctively let out a howl, the Barbarian bloodline power within him ignited and burned, madly surging upward, striving to seize the river's power!

In a flash, Xu Yang bellowed: "Heaven lock!"

Buzz!

The scene once imparted by the Barbarian God resurfaced in his mind as if moved by fate.

Heaven-locking Intent!

Xu Yang's soul swayed, as though bound, frozen on the spot.

The obscurity of the past, under the brilliance of spiritual light, began to shatter and dissolve inch by inch!

What is Heaven-locking Intent?

Spirit Lock, Lock God—all are but floating weeds, bearers of will!

With a single intent, lock heaven and earth!

Spirit and deity merge, intent emerges!

Boom!

Xu Yang, dazed, gazed at the river, both hands out, seals whirling in a frenzy.

Buzz!

Spirit Lock Seal and Lock God Seal fused, merging into one!

In that instant.

Xu Yang felt his ethereal form suddenly taking substance.

"Single intent locks the heavens..."

He murmured quietly, abruptly closing his eyes.

Dozens of breaths later.

He suddenly opened his eyes: "Lock!"

Boom!

An ancient, mighty surge burst from his body, beneath the river, transforming into countless chains, like giant pythons or talons, grabbing fiercely at the river.

Bang!

The moment they touched, the chains shattered.

Inside the Barbarian God Hall, a shrill, miserable scream rang out instantly.

Blood flowed from Xu Yang's five orifices, his consciousness stricken, his body collapsing in place!

"Kid?"

Gu Jun cried out in shock, not understanding what had happened.

Xu Yang shook like a leaf, laboriously opening his eyes, confusion flashing by, wild joy flooding in.

"So that's it, that's it!"

"Hahahahaha."

His laughter echoed, stirring the air.

Gu Jun could hardly remain composed, leaving the Cyan Jade Yin Yang Pendant to stare dumbfounded at Xu Yang—had this kid gone mad?

Next moment, the sight upon Xu Yang made Gu Jun petrified!

He saw Xu Yang painfully sit up, slowly open his palm.

A speck of spiritual light emerged.

"Kid, you—how did you do it?"

Gu Jun's mind blanked out, as though seeing a ghost.

Xu Yang grinned: "Maybe my comprehension is far better than Song Yuanhao's!"

Now, this spiritual light was entirely under his control!

He had fully pierced through its mystery.

This was the Barbarian God's final trace of spiritual will and light before his fall!

Only by carrying this intent and comprehending its hidden truth could it be mastered.

In truth, Xu Yang hadn't fully comprehended it either!

But through the Heaven-locking Seal, he fulfilled the Barbarian God's final wish!

To seize, to shake that river!

Xu Yang suddenly raised his head, looking out beyond the Barbarian God Hall.

Song Yuanhao stood tall and fierce, his face twisted.

Xu Yang moved, a rush of weakness nearly making him faint.

"Damn!"

"The intent of that river is far too terrifying!"

Xu Yang secretly clicked his tongue.

After all, the river he had seen just now was only a projection within the Barbarian God's will!

Not the truly revealed river.

Even this mere projection's impact—if not for finally comprehending Heaven-locking Intent, his own resolve would've been erased upon contact.

One can hardly imagine how terrifying the real river must be!

A True Lord would collapse at a single glance!

"Master, take me out," Xu Yang struggled, a bitter smile on his face.