Chapter 1397: Twin Star Sovereigns

Xu Yang's gaze also became exceptionally resolute after hearing these words.

"In a continental epic-level war like this, it's absolutely impossible for no one to die. Necessary casualties will become the glory that writes this battle into history, and their names will be eternally remembered."

In fact, on this matter, Xiao Hua and Xu Yang were of the same mind.

They would never allow any powerful human cultivator participating in this war to fall in vain. Their names would become an eternal part of the Yīngzhōu Continent's civilization and heritage.

"What's your plan next? Do you have any specific orders for me?"

Xu Yang gently shook his head. "You are now the Ninth Star Venerable yourself; how you act is entirely up to you. However, I don't recommend you immediately seek out other Star Venerable level powerhouses, as they will appear in different parts of the main battlefield. Later, I will personally meet them in my phantom form. Your current mission is to delve deeper. If we can reach the innermost secret of the entire treasure land more quickly, then our advance on the main battlefield will greatly accelerate. Keep in touch; the rest is up to your individual performance."

Xiao Hua and Xu Yang exchanged a deep, solemn glance, each nodding. Soon, they vanished in different directions across the battlefield.

Xu Yang's phantom body immediately headed towards the northeastern battlefield area because two Star Venerable level powerhouses had already appeared there. Not only was the main force's advance severely obstructed, but the casualty rate was also climbing much faster than in other sub-battlefields. Therefore, Xu Yang, realizing the urgency, chose without hesitation to support that area, while Xiao Hua continued to execute their agreed-upon plan, seizing every opportunity to delve deeper into the heart of Treasure Mountain.

This epic-level war continued methodically as time passed.

The moment Xu Yang's phantom body arrived at the northeastern sub-battlefield, the two Star Venerable level powerhouses immediately focused their attention on where Xu Yang landed. Their faces were exceptionally grim and terrifying. They were the Sixth Star Venerable and the Eighth Star Venerable, two supreme powerhouses.

"Heh, this kid must be the leader among these human ants, the one called Xu Yang. He personally killed Her Majesty the Empress's only bloodline, His Highness the Fourth Prince. This debt, he will ultimately repay with his blood."

The Sixth Star Venerable and the Eighth Star Venerable truly seemed confident. Even when facing a powerhouse of Xu Yang's caliber, these two showed no signs of fear; instead, they appeared eager for a fight. It was evident that both of them were top-tier powerhouses with genuine capabilities. Although they were also special extraterrestrial life forms formed from spirit bodies, their soul strength seemed to be more than a tier stronger than that of the Ninth Star Venerable, whom Xiao Hua had previously possessed.

"Very well, will you two come at me together, or one by one? I have plenty of time to play with you."

The two Star Venerables burst into laughter. "Your tone isn't small, and we know you're powerful, but now that you've entered Treasure Mountain, you have no chance to brag. This is our home ground. Under the entire Yīngzhōu Continent's civilization system, no one can defeat us, the Twelve Star Venerables, here. By our reckoning, night will fall in about half an hour. This means you should do one of two things: either escape our sight immediately and find a place to quietly hide like a shrinking tortoise, calmly waiting for this battle to end in your ultimate defeat. Or, you can seize this half hour to confront my brother and me. If, after half an hour, you fail to prove your strength, then it's a pity. As the price, you will be strangled by the combined might of us two Star Venerables, just like the others."

Xu Yang scratched his head, a hint of helplessness in his expression, as he looked at the two figures before him. "I've always had one question I couldn't figure out: Since powerhouses of your Twelve Star Venerable level are already qualified to directly interact with your Empress, she must have warned you more than once not to engage me on the main battlefield. If you lack even this basic common sense, your team has no core combat capability to speak of. Or are you two truly so blindly confident that you believe you can defeat me?"

The Sixth Star Venerable and the Eighth Star Venerable exchanged glances, both wearing expressions of perfect confidence. Evidently, these two were not entirely the same as other Twelve Star Venerable level powerhouses. It wasn't until the moment both of them attacked simultaneously that Xu Yang finally understood the source of their confidence. In essence, these two were like identical twin combat bodies. Not only could they achieve 100% soul resonance, but every attack they launched was a combined effort.

"So that's it. These two can achieve a true state of Stellar Power sharing. The Stellar Power contained within two bodies can be perfectly manifested through the combat strength of one. This means their combat power will multiply. It also means what I'm facing now is at least the combined effect of four Twelve Star Venerable level powerhouses. No wonder these two are so confident. When night falls in half an hour, their strength will further increase. At that time, their combined attack might even reach the power level of all Twelve Star Venerables gathered. Given this, it seems I need to consider my combat strategy."

After all, what was operating on the battlefield at this moment was Xu Yang's phantom body, not his true self. Xu Yang's true body still needed to remain in the void to control the operation of the Guigu Qimen formation, unable to personally descend upon the local battlefield to assist. Therefore, a quick decisive battle, playing to his strengths and avoiding weaknesses, was what this phantom body needed to do next.

Against these two, Xu Yang quickly devised his exclusive combat plan: in a nutshell, the principle of 'defeating them one by one'. The advantage of these two lay in their identical twin nature and their dual sharing of mental and stellar power. However, this characteristic was already quite formidable, so the key factor in defeating them was how to separate their combined strength.

Without hesitation, Xu Yang's phantom body conjured the Jade Bone Divine Sword, immediately locking its aura and the immensely sharp edge of the sword onto one of the two Star Venerables.

"It's you two who should be rushing, or you'll have no chance to resist later."

As Xu Yang's phantom body finished speaking, the Law of Earth immediately began to take effect, and more and more massive rocks rapidly protruded from the ground.