134: Stormy Waves, Dark Mage

He no longer had the relaxed expression from before; his previous disdain had completely vanished.

In its place was seriousness and caution.

Staring intently at the dragon's bane, a hint of lingering fear flashed in his eyes, and he thought to himself, “Good thing my intuition was right to directly release Nine Netherworld Light for defense, otherwise that last attack would have severely injured me.”

Meanwhile, Yang Qianhun continuously created stepping stones in the air using Earth Power, adjusting his position.

He adopted a wait-and-see approach, searching for the right opportunity.

“To be hit head-on by the dragon's bane and be completely unharmed, this dragon probably has the strength of a Spirit General or higher. If not for its slow speed, I would probably be in danger right now,” Yang Qianhun thought to himself, his face equally serious.

The next second, the Nine Netherworld Dragon ascended directly into the air, opening its massive dragon mouth towards Yang Qianhun.

A spiral-shaped black flame spewed from its mouth, aimed directly at Yang Qianhun.

“Good timing! Surging Waves!”

Yang Qianhun put away the dragon's bane, circulated the Raging Tides Suppressing Seas Skill within his body, and directly released the spirit skill: Surging Waves.

A brilliant blue light erupted from his body, and countless blue light particles gathered beneath his feet.

Immediately after, streams of water appeared out of nowhere beneath Yang Qianhun’s feet, continuously pushing him higher into the air.

As more and more water streams appeared, they formed waves tens of meters high.

The entire palace echoed with the sounds of “whoosh, whoosh, whoosh” as the waves crashed.

Following this, towering giant waves appeared in the Nine Netherworld Dragon’s eyes, one after another, as if the entire ocean had been moved onto land.

“A mere human can release a skill of this level?”

The Nine Netherworld Dragon, having just spewed black flames, was completely dumbfounded by the sight before its eyes.

Yang Qianhun stood atop the massive waves, his hair flowing in the wind, looking incredibly handsome, his expression calm.

Whoosh… whoosh…

Layers of waves directly crashed towards the spiral-shaped black flame.

Instantly, large plumes of steam rose, and the air was filled with thick, hot mist.

To be caught within it would surely leave one's body scalded beyond recognition.

The giant waves crashed against the black flame one after another, continuously turning into steam.

Conversely, the black flame also continuously weakened, becoming thinner and smaller.

Ultimately, the black flame was directly shattered and vanished without a trace before the relentless waves.

Then, Yang Qianhun leaped backward, landing on a spontaneously generated stepping stone.

He reached into his spatial bag, pulled out ten greater rejuvenation pills, shoved them into his mouth, and swallowed them.

With a wave of his hand.

Bang! Bang! Bang!...

The remaining giant waves, one after another, like immense hands, mercilessly slammed into the Nine Netherworld Dragon.

“You think mere sea waves can harm me? Dream on!”

The Nine Netherworld Dragon roared in anger, violently twisting its body, and its dragon tail swept out again.

It attempted to shatter the waves, to completely disperse them.

When the waves crashed against the Nine Netherworld Dragon’s body one after another, the Nine Netherworld Dragon felt a strong sense of unease.

Although the waves did not break through its defense, the immense impact force directly penetrated its dragon scales and coursed through its body, mercilessly wreaking havoc within it.

Waves of pain surged from within its body, continuously filling its massive head.

“It actually has such strong penetrating power.”

The Nine Netherworld Dragon felt waves of pain; although it wasn't enough to injure him, it was very uncomfortable.

Its dragon tail swept out, but it was unable to completely shatter the waves; instead, it received wave after wave of attacks.

Although the attacks were not fatal, the pain was continuous.

“Taste this strike,” Yang Qianhun said faintly, raising his right hand.

In the blink of an eye, all the waves converged, their color deepening to a dark blue.

They emitted an incredibly terrifying aura.

The moment Yang Qianhun’s right hand fell, that towering giant wave crashed towards the Nine Netherworld Dragon, like a colossal hand.

It had nowhere to hide and could only be forced to counterattack.

Roar…

The Nine Netherworld Dragon finally erupted completely; being suppressed by Yang Qianhun had made it incredibly frustrated.

The black light on its body instantly bloomed, like a perfectly unfurling black lotus.

Its body twisted again, and its dragon tail, as if carrying a force of thousands of pounds, directly lashed out at the dark blue towering giant wave.

Boom…

The towering giant wave crashed towards the Nine Netherworld Dragon, and the black-glowing dragon tail also directly lashed out at the dark blue towering giant wave.

The moment the two met, a thunderous sound instantly erupted.

Thick steam instantly filled the entire palace ceiling, a vast expanse of white, completely obscuring the view.

The Nine Netherworld Dragon’s massive body suddenly recoiled, directly crashing into the palace wall before coming to a stop.

However, the palace wall, made of an unknown material, remained completely intact, without even a single crack.

In contrast, the Nine Netherworld Dragon, after hitting the palace wall, felt a surge in its chest.

It almost vomited dragon blood, but it managed to forcefully swallow it back down just as it reached its throat.

Because the Nine Netherworld Dragon had been continuously attacked by the giant waves, its dragon scales had softened somewhat and were no longer as hard as before.

“These waves actually have this effect? They can soften my dragon scales?”

The Nine Netherworld Dragon felt a clear change in its dragon scales, and its heart was quite shocked.

He then looked up at Yang Qianhun, his eyes complex, and said, “I didn’t expect you to have so many tricks up your sleeve. It seems I underestimated you.”

“I also didn’t expect you to last this long against me. I have to say you have some strength, but not much,” Yang Qianhun said with a faint smile, then pulled out three cards from his spatial bag.

They were precisely the sealed one's left hand, the sealed one's right hand, and the sealed Dark Magician.

“It’s time to end this.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Qianhun injected spiritual power into the three cards.

Immediately, the three cards glowed brightly, one golden light and two red lights.

Spiritual power was continuously absorbed into the cards; at this moment, his spiritual power was already almost depleted.

The cards formed three glowing orbs, one golden and two red.

They flew out of his hands directly, soaring into the air and converging into one.

They formed a golden-red intertwined ball of light, and a terrifying aura shot into the sky, as if it wanted to tear apart the firmament.

The surroundings instantly became overcast, emitting an extremely oppressive atmosphere.

At this moment, from the giant golden-red intertwined ball of light in the air, a massive head extended out of the light ball.

Two arms, one left and one right, emerged from the sides of the light ball.

As the light ball receded, a colossal figure floated in mid-air; it was the upper body of Exodia the Dark Magician.

Its face was still somewhat terrifying, and its head and upper body were golden-yellow.

Its muscles were clearly defined, looking very imposing, and its upper body was engraved with dark gold characters, profound and difficult to understand.

On its incredibly thick arms, the bulging muscles were clearly defined, faintly glowing with a golden light.

The entire arm was engraved with strange characters, and black iron chains were bound to the arms.

Terrifying pressure swept in from all directions, and the aura of death pressed down on the Nine Netherworld Dragon like Mount Tai.

“What kind of power is this?”

The Nine Netherworld Dragon looked at Exodia in the air, feeling a hint of fear in its heart, its eyes filled with shock.