Overseas, an ocean’s worth of water crashed down with a thunderous roar.

A rainbow-hued light appeared on the horizon. Lü Yang stood within it, his robes fluttering in the wind. Gazing into the distance, he immediately spotted an island on the scale of a continent.

The Four Seas Sect.

The Dragon Palace was on the eastern island. Its halls stretched endlessly, its pavilions and towers gleamed with gold and jade, and countless Arrays and Restrictions crisscrossed the area. It was truly a paradise for ten thousand demons.

In the past, Lü Yang would have possessed neither the power nor the courage to stare so directly at the Dragon Palace. After all, the Dragon Monarch of the Four Seas Sect resided deep within it. Such a brazen observation would have undoubtedly resulted in him being seized and instantly Refined. However, times had changed; things were different now.

’What a magnificent Dragon Palace...’

Lü Yang activated his [Exquisite Heart], observing from afar, and couldn’t help but marvel at the sight.

The Dragon Palace was clearly protected by Arrays set by the Dragon Monarch. Unless he used his precious chance with the Fake Golden Position, trespassing would surely lead to a disastrous end.

’But on the other hand, as long as I don’t force my way in, it shouldn’t be a big problem.’

At this thought, Lü Yang calmed down.

"Foundation Establishment Perfection! How can he be at Foundation Establishment Perfection?!"

While Lü Yang was still pondering, the remaining Demon Soldiers below were panicked, their faces pale. One by one, they scrambled to flee.

RUMBLE!

Just then, a clear light suddenly rose from the direction of the Dragon Palace. In an instant, it crossed tens of thousands of miles, only splitting apart when it arrived before Lü Yang.

Immediately after, a handsome young man stepped out from within the light. He had sword-like brows and star-like eyes, an extraordinary and heroic presence. From between his thick locks of hair, a pair of foot-long horns protruded, sharp and distinct, symbolizing his status as a True Dragon Bloodline. A pair of molten, blazing dragon eyes stared intently at Lü Yang.

"I am Tianqiu."

Although this Dragon Palace Crown Prince had a noble bloodline, he showed little arrogance. He spoke politely, "Daoist, with your high Cultivation, why must you make things difficult for a few juniors?"

"I wouldn’t say I’m making things difficult."

Lü Yang chuckled softly, then opened his palm, revealing two Souls within. They were none other than Sui Ying and Sui Ling, whom he had just crushed to death with one hand.

Seeing this, Tianqiu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as their souls were intact, they were still alive. At worst, they would have to be reincarnated. Sui Ying and Sui Ling were both still young; it wouldn’t take long for them to reincarnate and reclaim their former Realm.

However, in the next second...

BANG!

Before Tianqiu could ask for the two Dragon Kings’ Souls, Lü Yang closed his five fingers, directly crushing the two Souls and utterly obliterating them!

"*This* is what making things difficult looks like."

As Lü Yang’s voice fell, Tianqiu’s expression instantly darkened.

His initial politeness had been out of respect for Lü Yang’s strength. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have wasted so many words and would have attacked long ago, just as he had dealt with Summon.

He never expected, however, that Lü Yang would show him no respect at all, killing the two Dragon Kings, Sui Ying and Sui Ling, right in front of him. As the Dragon Palace Crown Prince, if he were to swallow this insult, then forget about ruling the Overseas—even the True Dragon Race itself would erupt in chaos!

At this thought, Tianqiu dropped his courteous facade.

"I offered you respect, but you refused it. You’re courting death!"

As his voice fell, he split his lips into a grin, revealing sharp teeth. His molten-gold dragon eyes directly framed Lü Yang’s entire body within his gaze.

The next second, he closed his eyes.

In that instant, as Tianqiu’s eyes closed and the image of Lü Yang vanished from his sight, Lü Yang himself felt a vast and Mighty Power wash over his body.

His figure actually began to turn illusory!

Tianqiu closed his eyes, losing the image of Lü Yang, and this very concept directly interfered with reality, attempting to erase Lü Yang’s true body from existence along with it!

’[Kuang Riyue]!’

Such a domineering and bizarre Ability made even Lü Yang reveal a hint of surprise, yet he remained completely composed, quietly watching as Tianqiu executed his move.

Immediately after, Tianqiu’s body wavered. His human form violently disintegrated, revealing Scale Armor beneath his flesh. A celebratory cloud of Profound Light filled the sky as he transformed into his true form: a hornless azure python-dragon. As it moved, it stirred up thousands of golden serpents, and its dragon head split open into a massive, blood-red maw.

From the looks of it, he intended to swallow Lü Yang in a single gulp!

’An Outer Heaven Wanderer, a frog in a well, how could you possibly know my methods?’

’This one bite will cause your Dharma Body to disintegrate!’

Tianqiu viciously thought to himself. His sharp teeth clamped down like a guillotine; no matter what kind of indestructible body you had, it would be bitten to pieces!

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

There was no sensation of biting into something solid.

Looking again, he saw that the Lü Yang who had been pinned by his [Kuang Riyue] had already dissipated into an illusory shadow. His real body stood unharmed a hundred meters away.

"Hm? He dodged it?"

His attack having missed, Tianqiu immediately dispersed his massive dragon body and returned to his human form, a trace of astonishment showing on his handsome face.

’No, this isn’t like an Outer Heaven Wanderer...’ 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

That sequence just now seemed ordinary, but it was actually one of his major killing moves.

If an enemy’s Cultivation was insufficient, if they didn’t understand karmic links, and if they couldn’t calculate the Profound Mysterious changes within the attack, being bitten by him would have immediately cost them half their life.

Yet, Lü Yang had dodged it with ease.

Thinking of this, Tianqiu secretly grew vigilant.

’What are this person’s origins?’

While Tianqiu was fraught with suspicion and his thoughts raced, Lü Yang, on the other hand, actually let out a sigh of relief, a relaxed look even appearing in his eyes.

’This Tianqiu... isn’t that strong!’

In the end, this was just the desolate Overseas, incomparable to the Four Great Forces.

’As expected, coming to the Overseas first was the right move... Rushing to the mainland would have been too risky. It’s always best to pick the low-hanging fruit first.’

Compared to the Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivators on the mainland, Tianqiu was definitely in the weaker category. In his Previous Life, Tianqiu had even been solo-killed by Summon, who was at Foundation Establishment Perfection and had the support of a Dao Court Official Position. This showed that his skills were truly not that high. Measured by Progenitor Tingyou’s standards, he was merely at the level of a Loose Cultivator.

At this thought, a fire ignited in Lü Yang’s heart.

’One Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator is one strand of Gold Attribute... If I use the [Centome] to swallow it, that’s a Golden Talent! How many Perfection cultivators are there in this world?’

Lü Yang was faintly beginning to understand the way the Perfected Lords thought.

They were all just well-grown leeks, ready for harvest!

It was just a pity that with all the True Monarchs in seclusion, there was no one to harvest these leeks... He would just have to trouble himself and do them the favor!

’The efficiency of restarting and selecting Talents with the [Centome] is still too low, and there’s no guarantee of a good drop. Directly snatching a Gold Attribute to refine into a Talent is much faster!’

He would start with the True Dragon Race!

"[Heavenly Order]!"

Lü Yang flicked his sleeve, and the halo of Abilities behind him instantly expanded, revealing the sun, moon, stars, mountains, and rivers. The two sides of the halo then arced towards the center and merged.

BOOM!

In an instant, a world-shaking boom resounded across several surrounding sea regions.

In an era where the Perfected Lords were in seclusion, Combat between Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivators could already be called a battle of the peak, and it instantly attracted the attention of countless onlookers.

"Who is that?"

"An Outer Heaven Cultivator... is actually able to engage in Combat with the Dragon Palace’s Crown Prince?"