"Stand down!"
Ao Yuan reached out and stopped the Colorful Tiger King.
"Dragon God Lord..." The Colorful Tiger King opened his mouth, wanting to say more, but Ao Yuan's voice grew sharp, "Did you not understand what I said?"
"Stand down!"
Hearing this, the Colorful Tiger King finally fell silent. He glanced pointedly at Odin, then slowly retreated behind Ao Yuan.
"Hahahahaha!"
Odin laughed heartily, paying no mind to the Colorful Tiger King's warning.
His gaze then shifted to Ao Yuan.
"Dragon God Lord?"
Odin stared at Ao Yuan and said, "What a pleasant name!"
"But not just anyone can claim the title of God!"
"Is that so?"
Ao Yuan countered, "When I hear others call you, they call you an Elder God."
"Indeed!" Odin nodded proudly.
Elder God!
It represented a more exalted title than that of a main god.
In essence, it was the difference between a founder and a CEO; a position that commanded awe and respect anywhere.
"On our Blue Star, the title 'Elder God' is quite interesting."
Ao Yuan slowly explained, "Only those who have fallen or died can be called Elder Gods, like ancestors!"
"Dragon boy!"
Odin's expression instantly turned grim. How could he not understand the implied meaning in Ao Yuan's words?
This was clearly cursing him to death!
"You are seeking death!"
Odin twisted his body and lunged directly at Ao Yuan.
A flash of light, like lightning, accompanied by a sonic boom, swept towards Ao Yuan.
He had fought Ao Yuan before and had some understanding of his strength.
He knew that even if Ao Yuan could withstand this attack, he would be severely injured.
"A petty trick!"
Facing the attack, Ao Yuan let out a soft exclamation.
Then, he raised his claws and met the blow head-on.
*Boom!*
The void instantly lit up with golden light as they collided with Odin.
The moment they clashed, Odin felt something was wrong.
With a swift movement, he retreated rapidly, narrowly evading the strike, and landed lightly on the ground.
Despite having easily dodged the attack, Odin's expression was filled with disbelief.
"You... how is this possible!" Odin exclaimed, looking at the calm Ao Yuan.
Hadn't he just said he hadn't fought Ao Yuan before?
He had fought him before, and at that time, Ao Yuan wasn't even in his true form.
Even then, it had been incredibly difficult for Ao Yuan to cope.
But now, after only a few days, Odin realized everything had changed.
Just a few days ago, Ao Yuan's strength was incomparable to his current state.
"You... what secret technique did you use!" Odin frowned.
"Secret technique?"
Ao Yuan gave a cold smile, "Do I need such a thing?"
"No! Impossible!" Odin shook his head like a rattle drum. "If you didn't use a secret technique, your strength absolutely could not have increased this much!"
"Dragon boy!"
Hearing this, Ao Yuan stopped explaining to Odin. His figure flashed, appearing beside Odin, and he swept his palm into a claw, grabbing towards Odin.
The Dragon God Claw was unleashed!
His outstretched arm was covered in iridescent dragon scales.
The sharp aura it carried was unbelievably terrifying.
"Hmph!"
Odin, who had been watching Ao Yuan intently, had no intention of clashing head-on with him.
He dodged the attack with a sidestep.
Even though Ao Yuan claimed he wasn't using a secret technique,
Odin was convinced that Ao Yuan must have used one.
Otherwise, his strength would never have increased so drastically.
He had lived for so long and had never heard of anyone whose strength could increase to such a terrifying level in such a short time in a normal state.
Not even a one-in-a-million genius could achieve this.
Therefore, he concluded that Ao Yuan must have used a secret technique.
And the most effective counter to a secret technique was one word: stall!
As long as he could drag it out until the secret technique's duration ended, he would win without fighting!
As for fighting Ao Yuan head-on.
Unfortunately for Odin, while his power was immense,
he was not a fool. He naturally knew to choose a combat approach that was advantageous to himself.
Odin was incredibly fast. With his deliberate evasion, Ao Yuan caused him very little damage.
Only on a few occasions where he couldn't avoid it did Odin engage in a direct confrontation with Ao Yuan.
However, each time, it was a brief exchange; he never stayed to fight Ao Yuan.
His combat method was clearly a strategy of attrition.
Ao Yuan was doing the same.
But as the fight dragged on, Odin began to frown.
Because he had been stalling for so long,
Ao Yuan was still as vigorous as ever.
"This is wrong, it's been half an hour." Odin's brows were tightly furrowed.
According to his understanding, half an hour should have been more than enough for the secret technique's duration to expire.
There was no reason for Ao Yuan to remain unchanged.
Even if it hadn't expired, it should be at its end.
Ao Yuan's aura should not be as stable as it was.
"No, something's wrong!"
Odin shook his head repeatedly, trying to find the issue, but no matter how he looked.
Everything seemed normal, with no sign of anything amiss.
Ao Yuan appeared no different from his normal state.
"Could it be an extremely profound secret technique?" Odin asked himself internally.
Some profound secret techniques could indeed maintain a state similar to Ao Yuan's.
But such a level of secret technique was something even he had only heard of.
Ao Yuan!
He came from the Blue Star.
Even the Elder God, who had lived for so long, didn't know about it, so how could Ao Yuan?
However, despite his lingering doubts, Odin's heart agreed with his own conjecture.
It must be an extremely profound secret technique.
Although this thought was somewhat astonishing, compared to Ao Yuan being in his normal state,
Odin felt this was a relatively normal explanation.
*Bang, bang, bang!*
With continuous collisions, Odin fought and retreated, his expression becoming increasingly alarmed.
Because,
he realized that no matter how he dodged, Ao Yuan remained the same.
He showed no signs of fatigue.
"This... how is this possible?"
"Are you feeling surprised?" As Ao Yuan unleashed another claw strike, which Odin blocked, a hint of impatience flashed across Ao Yuan's face.
Odin's strength was considerable. If he were to truly resist,
then it would be difficult for him to kill Odin.
Perhaps, in the end, both would be exhausted.
"Do you feel that my strength shouldn't have increased so much?"
Before Odin could ask, Ao Yuan continued, "But what if I told you all of this is true?"
"In these few days, my strength has already reached the seventh level of the Soul Transformation Realm."
"What do you have to say to that!"