X-Dragon Era

As time passed by, every moment of refining allowed Xin Yun to gain better control over the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag. With each additional session, the energy consumption during activation decreased, its power increased, and it became easier to maneuver.

No one knew how much time had passed until finally… a flash of golden rainbow light appeared before him. Yi Luo Xiang's face sparkled with excitement as she appeared in front of Xin Yun. Before Xin Yun could even open his eyes, Yi Luo Xiang exclaimed eagerly: "Quick…! I've already found four Sword Dragons completely compatible with the Puppet Dragon souls, and their strength has reached the Diamond Pinnacle level!"

Hearing Yi Luo Xiang's words, Xin Yun opened his eyes and looked at her with excitement. Though Sword Dragons were plentiful among the Four Peaks, finding four matching ones with equivalent Energy Attributes was no easy feat. Xin Yun had initially worried about whether they could complete the search, but Yi Luo Xiang's luck truly proved exceptional.

It wasn't just difficult to locate four bodies compatible with Yi Luo Xiang's four Dragon Souls, but even more challenging was finding dragons possessing energy from the four elements—earth, water, fire, and wind. Moreover, they had to be at the Diamond Pinnacle level of strength. This...

Diamond Pinnacle-level wild dragons were already rare, and Emperor Sword Dragons meeting this criterion were even fewer. Finding dragons matching the souls and possessing specific Energy Attributes—this challenge was nearly insurmountable.

Gazing at Xin Yun's uncontainable joy, Yi Luo Xiang trembled as she said, "This is really such incredible luck! Aside from two dragons being of the earth attribute, there's only one dragon each for water, fire, and wind. They're absolute rarities. Later, make extra sure to be cautious not to kill them!"

"Uh..." Hearing Yi Luo Xiang's words, Xin Yun awkwardly wiped his sweat away. Facing Diamond Pinnacle Emperor Sword Dragons while trying not to outright annihilate them—this sort of predicament might only ever happen to Xin Yun. After all… the destructive power of the Thunderbolt Mace was indeed so overwhelming that it could rival the might of any supreme treasure!

Lost in thought, Xin Yun said nothing more. He immediately pulled out a Tai Chi Diagram infused with the Sky-opening Axe Soul, activating the Two Yi Microdust Formation. Then... summoning Yinglong, Xin Yun greeted Yi Luo Xiang. In a flash of golden light, they raced toward the first mountain peak.

Up to this point, Yi Luo Xiang had already gained the ability to control six Puppet Dragons. Yet, in actuality… she only utilized control over four. The remaining two dragons served merely as links for soul coherence, as she temporarily hadn't identified suitable giant dragons to enslave.

In the blink of golden light, the two arrived one after the other at the summit of the first mountain peak in Sword Dragon Valley. Simultaneously, under Yi Luo Xiang's direction, Xin Yun locked onto a massive silver-white Sword Dragon. This was Yi Luo Xiang's first selected target.

With the target locked, the next steps would be straightforward. Floating his Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag above, Xin Yun grasped the Thunderbolt Mace with his right hand. He dared not overexert himself, refraining from summoning the Thunderbolt Force within his body. Instead, he unleashed thunderbolts purely from the Thunderbolt Mace to launch his attack against the silver-white Sword Dragon!

"Boom!" Amidst a violent rumble, a beam of lightning as thick as a human struck down, directly electrifying the massive silver-white Sword Dragon into a smoking wreck. Although it didn't face life-threatening damage, the lightning had likely paralyzed its soul completely.

With Xin Yun's cooperation, Yi Luo Xiang wasted no time. She unleashed a Soul Impact, followed it with Soul Lash, transitioned to Soul Severing, and capped it off with her strongest skill—Soul Strangle—a new technique Yi Luo Xiang had comprehended upon reaching the Diamond Pinnacle.

Unlike her previous life, Yi Luo Xiang's Dragon Ball naturally carried Soul Enslavement capabilities. As a result, this lifetime saw Yi Luo Xiang adopting an entirely soul-oriented combat style. The Soul Strangle technique, once unleashed, summoned four Soul Blades simultaneously, assaulting from four directions in devastating slaughter. Its power was far beyond what most could imagine.

Each of Yi Luo Xiang's techniques evolved sequentially—Soul Impact advancing into Soul Lash, Soul Lash transforming into Soul Severing, and finally Soul Severing maturing into Soul Strangle. The noteworthy aspect of Soul Strangle lay in the deployment of four Soul Blades, which weren't attacking randomly but instead followed the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. Once perfected, this technique could produce a horrifying synergy that multiplied the power of those four blades.

Of course, as formidable as Yi Luo Xiang's abilities were, these four attacks alone wouldn't be enough to kill the silver-white Sword Dragon. In reality… all of Yi Luo Xiang's techniques were primarily support-oriented. Although they carried some damage, their true value lay in their auxiliary effects.

Following four successive soul-based attacks, the silver-white Sword Dragon finally emerged from its stupor. Unfortunately, as soon as it regained consciousness, another beam of lightning as thick as a human fell from above. Amid another violent thunderclap, the Sword Dragon was left utterly stunned and helpless once more.

As soon as the Sword Dragon was paralyzed, Yi Luo Xiang immediately re-executed her earlier sequence—Soul Impact, Soul Lash, Soul Severing, Soul Strangle. Once her routine finished, Xin Yun's thunderbolt once again rained down mercilessly.

Torture? Indeed… that was precisely what this was. Even though the target was a Diamond Pinnacle-level giant dragon, under the coordinated assault of these two, it could only suffer brutal suppression, entirely unable to resist.

In truth, unless one possessed Innate Spiritual Treasures for protection, anyone facing this duo would inevitably meet the same grim fate. The opponents weren't weak—it was simply that Xin Yun's Thunderbolt Mace was astonishingly powerful. Bear in mind… this was merely Xin Yun operating at his lowest setting. Once he activated it at full capacity, even a Diamond Pinnacle giant dragon would be instantly obliterated without any suspense.