Chapter 1391: Extinguishing Soul Hand Seal

Xu Yang's words left everyone around him bewildered. But soon, as he stepped into the void and gently waved his hand, a ripple of dark blue light spread out, unleashing the powerful sea god's domain behind the Lake of Oblivion, which had supreme control over water elements.

In an instant, Xu Yang's gesture caused all the water elements to surge, creating colossal waves. The previously calm Lake of Oblivion was instantly transformed into a tempestuous sea under the influence of his simple action.

Endless columns of water surged wildly towards the void above.

With each burst of water, the hundreds of thousands of elite warriors could hear sounds of collapsing structures and desperate screams, yet they saw no visible movement within their field of vision.

"I understand now," one warrior exclaimed. "These so-called Spirit Warriors can use water-elemental power to mask their forms. They must have been ambushed here in the Lake of Oblivion all along, waiting for us to reach the central area before suddenly appearing to launch an ambush from all sides. Fortunately, our leader, Xu Yang, is incredibly sharp; he detected the anomaly here beforehand. Such insight is beyond anything we could achieve, even if I trained my whole life."

The warriors behind him expressed their heartfelt admiration, but for Xu Yang, this maneuver was trivial. He was not merely a cultivator who had reached the pinnacle of strength, but a sage who possessed both power and profound intellect.

"Stop hiding and playing these petty tricks! Your little ploys will have no effect on us whatsoever. Reveal your true forms and speak with me. Otherwise, I won't hesitate to turn the entire Lake of Oblivion to dust, and by then, the mountains behind you won't even have a decent barrier left."

Xu Yang's words indeed had an effect. After he displayed such power, the Spirit Warriors hidden deep beneath the lake realized that their leader was utterly beyond their ability to contend with. Since he had already issued a threat, implying annihilation at a whim, how many of these Spirit Warriors would dare to make a desperate stand?

Almost without hesitation, over a dozen of the most perceptive Spirit Warriors revealed their true forms. As expected, they shed their water-attribute cloaks, which appeared more like energy fields enveloping their bodies.

This similarity struck a chord with the Lost Ones. Their leader couldn't help but laugh heartily and moved closer to Xu Yang.

"Boss, I'm all too familiar with their camouflage methods," the Lost Ones' leader said. "Our Lost Ones tribe, as beings from beyond this realm, also relies on similar methods to disguise ourselves."

Xu Yang nodded slightly. "You're right. As beings from beyond this realm, your two races certainly share similarities. However, the water elements of the Lake of Oblivion cannot offer them any protection, because every state of water element under the heavens will obey my sole command. If they still refuse to shed this illusory disguise, I will make them regret embracing the power of water."

Indeed, the dozen or so Spirit Warrior leaders who shed their water-elemental cloaks revealed dark blue, almost two-meter-tall, biological forms.

These were not complete physical bodies in the traditional sense, as their life forms were not forged from flesh and blood. The power that coalesced into their physical forms appeared to be a unique and unknown type of energy. Even Xu Yang had never encountered such peculiar and strange life forms before.

Nevertheless, Xu Yang remained calm, waiting for the dozen leaders to speak first. Soon, the leader representing the Spirit Warriors stepped forward and confronted Xu Yang.

"I know you are Xu Yang, the pinnacle of all cultivators on the Yingzhou Continent, and everyone behind you represents the strongest elites from various races across the Yingzhou Continent," the Spirit Warrior leader began. "But I must warn you, such a display is meaningless here at our Treasure Mountain. Even with your numbers, you cannot possibly gain an advantage. The population of our Spirit Warriors numbers in the billions. As soon as the Empress gives the command, we will break through the sealing power surrounding Treasure Mountain. We will launch a full-scale assault on every corner of the Yingzhou Continent, completely occupying this territory to revitalize our civilization, which was otherwise on the verge of extinction." Before Xu Yang could respond, the elite warriors around him burst into curses. "You arrogant beings from beyond this realm! To even attempt to occupy our Yingzhou Continent is truly laughable. This must be the funniest joke I've heard in years! Do you really think your sheer numbers give you the right to run rampant on the Yingzhou Continent?"

The dozen or so Spirit Warrior powerhouses sneered in response. "Only your leader, Xu Yang, is worthy of speaking with us; the rest of your warriors are utterly insignificant. When night falls, we Spirit Warriors will reveal our truly complete forms. At that time, I alone can obliterate hundreds of your elite continental powerhouses. What power do you possess to contend with us? You are nothing but a group of ants, daring to challenge the starry night itself? Ridiculous!"

The moment he finished speaking, Xu Yang's eyes flashed like lightning. Without hesitation, he extended a massive hand, and a colossal soul handprint, hundreds of meters in diameter, slammed down from the sky.

Without any warning, right before the eyes of all the continental warriors behind him, this strike instantly shattered the dozen Spirit Warrior leaders into dust, utterly crushing their arrogance. When this scene unfolded, all the continental warriors behind Xu Yang erupted in wild cheers.

From the bottom of their hearts, they felt immense admiration for Xu Yang, their sole leader.

"My God, Boss, what kind of technique was that? It's terrifying!"

Everyone stared at Xu Yang with incredulous shock, hoping for an explanation, but he merely shook his head.

"Such a method is insignificant," Xu Yang replied. "I simply seized a weakness in their soul fluctuations at the moment of their arrogance and complacency. The giant palm print you just saw, those dozen leaders couldn't see it. This is because they do not belong to the Yingzhou Continent, nor are they life forms nurtured by the Great World system; they are true invaders from beyond this realm. Therefore, they were incapable of resisting my technique just now, and they certainly have no right to presumptuously lecture me on our territory. From this moment on, I want every warrior behind me to understand that you no longer represent just yourselves and your respective races, but the dignity and glory of the entire Yingzhou Continent's civilization. When this continent was born hundreds of thousands of years ago, it was destined for this calamity to descend, and it was also destined that I would lead you all to personally forge an eternal epic that time itself can never erase."