Chapter 461 - 157: Trampling Her Dignity, Rushing to Immortal Ascension Island, What Does That Make Her?

"Young Master Jiang..." Ao Yin said coldly, her brow thick with Evil Qi.

Jiang Lan cut her off. "Call me master."

"You..."

"Fine. Then forgive me, but I must test your strength for myself, Young Master Jiang. I want to see what makes you bold enough to say such a thing."

Ao Yin snorted coldly as fury erupted within her. ’She understood that Jiang Lan had a special status and dared not harm him, so she didn’t use her full strength, merely extending a single palm.’

In an instant, her skin, as fair and clear as snow, began to emit a blazing radiance. It was as if a True Dragon was awakening within her. An endless torrent of power surged forth like a raging ocean, potent enough to sunder the heavens and shake the earth.

Kong Xuan, Xiang Xiao, Yuan Kong, and Jin Ming all watched without a word, strange glints in their eyes.

Of course, they were more than happy to have someone else stick their neck out. Ao Yin’s power was undeniable; none of them would dare claim they could secure a definite victory against her.

This was the perfect opportunity to discern Jiang Lan’s true intentions and the source of his confidence.

"If you don’t use your full strength, you’re the one who will suffer."

Meanwhile, atop the high platform, Jiang Lan’s expression remained unchanged as he watched Ao Yin’s palm strike approach.

He, too, extended a hand to meet her attack. The movement was simple, with no flashy techniques. There wasn’t even the slightest fluctuation of Magical Power from his hand.

Witnessing this, the others stared in stunned silence. Their brows furrowed deeply. ’Why is Jiang Lan being so dismissive?’

’His opponent is Ao Yin, the Princess of the Dragon-man Race! In the entire world, there are only a handful of young Venerables who could match her in physical combat.’

Even Ao Yin hadn’t expected Jiang Lan to be so casual and dismissive. With a cold snort, she held back even more of her Magical Power, deciding to teach him a lesson.

But the next moment, as their palms collided, her arm instantly went numb. An incomparably powerful shockwave traveled up her arm, and her expression changed drastically. No longer daring to underestimate him in the slightest, she frantically surged more power forward.

However, no matter how much power she channeled, her opponent was like a boundless, vast ocean. His limits were impossible to perceive, and he seemed capable of absorbing anything and everything in the world.

Before him, her power was like a single pebble dropped into the deep sea, creating nothing more than the faintest of ripples.

Ao Yin refused to accept it. Her long, slender body seemed to take on a draconic form. Her silver hair whipped about as her eyes blazed with a brilliant golden light. A searing radiance enveloped her, and a dragon’s roar seemed to echo from the Void.

She clenched her hand into a Fist Seal, unleashing the Dragon Fist. Her movements were grand and sweeping, and a dragon’s roar thundered, so deafening that the surrounding platforms and gardens began to tremble violently, as if they were about to be blasted apart.

BANG!!!

And yet, faced with such a tyrannical attack, Jiang Lan merely swatted his palm casually. Amidst the dazzling radiance and the deafening dragon’s roar, his simple gesture effortlessly crushed and destroyed everything, annihilating all the violent fluctuations.

Ao Yin’s expression turned grave. She unleashed another technique. Above her head, a pocket of space began to coalesce, like a True Dragon opening its maw, about to manifest the True Dragon Divine Form and devour all creation.

But Jiang Lan still just pressed down with his palm in a casual, understated motion. The True Dragon Divine Form broke free from Ao Yin’s control and coiled around his arm, like a loyal vassal guarding the Ancient Celestial Emperor.

Ao Yin’s face paled. She had never imagined that the True Dragon Divine Form she manifested would actually break free from her control.

She cried out, about to unleash another technique, but a massive, jade-like Great Hand Seal emerged from the blinding golden radiance. The Void rumbled and all her Runes shattered as the seal struck her square in the chest.

Ao Yin coughed up a mouthful of blood as her body was sent flying, crashing hard against a bronze pillar.

It all happened in the span of a few breaths. Kong Xuan and the others were shocked speechless, finding the scene utterly unbelievable.

They never expected that even after unleashing so many of her techniques, Ao Yin would be defeated so easily.

And from start to finish, Jiang Lan had remained perfectly calm and composed, one hand clasped behind his back. In other words, he had used only a single hand to effortlessly suppress and defeat Ao Yin.

This left them not only shocked, but also struggling to accept the incredible reality before them. Their once-unshakeable confidence, their ambition to be unrivaled, was beginning to waver.

"Young... Master. Your strength is truly unfathomable. I, Xiang Xiao, willingly submit. From this day forward, I will follow the Young Master as my lord."

Just then, a gentle voice spoke up. It was Xiang Xiao, the princess of the Sea God Race, who was the first to speak.

She wore a long, water-blue palace gown, her hair styled in an elegant, cloud-like bun and adorned with a matching slanted hairpin. Her features were soft and beautiful, her gaze as placid as still water. Her blue eyes gave off an air of gentle acquiescence. She moved with an elegant, lilting grace, and her skin was so exquisitely fair and delicate it was as if she were formed from water itself.

Xiang Xiao being the first to submit took Yuan Kong, Jin Ming, and the others by surprise.

"We are also willing to serve the Young Master as our lord."

However, they reacted quickly, scrambling to voice their own submission and pledge their loyalty to Jiang Lan from that day forward.

Only Kong Xuan went to help Ao Yin up first, feeding her a Healing Elixir.

The injury itself was not serious, but being sent flying so easily in front of everyone was deeply humiliating.

Ao Yin’s expression was grim. Her fine hands clenched into tight fists, as if she still couldn’t accept what had just happened.

’She couldn’t understand. She, who had never known defeat, how could she have lost so thoroughly to Jiang Lan? She hadn’t been able to muster even a shred of resistance, completely powerless to fight back.’

’She could sense that Jiang Lan hadn’t even been serious.’

’She realized that if he had attacked with his true power, as he had warned at the beginning, just surviving a single palm strike would have left her gravely injured, if not dead.’

"Young Master, your strength is peerless and unfathomable. We were blind and foolish. We hope you can forgive us." Kong Xuan also spoke at this time, expressing her submission.