Chapter 1416: One's Own Strength

Therefore, in this battle, Xu Yang, you can never emerge victorious. No matter whether I live or die, an irreversible downfall awaits you.

After my demise, all the seals on Treasure Mountain will swiftly vanish. This is because the potent seals imprisoning those ten thousand Yin Soul warriors are, in fact, my Star Power life essence. And this portion of power has been entirely consumed by you. Once my soul also reaches oblivion, the only shackle controlling the billions of Yin Soul warriors will exist in name only.

At that time, the entire army of Yin Soul warriors I created will sweep across the Yingzhou Continent in a devastating wave, numbering in the billions. I'd like to see how you handle such a catastrophic situation. You did indeed defeat me in this battle. You stripped me of the Seed of Life and crushed my ultimate ambition, but as a consequence, I will make the civilization of the entire Yingzhou Continent perish with me!

Upon hearing her malicious words, Xu Yang couldn't help but curve his lips into a cold smile, staring at the woman before him, who appeared almost insane.

“I forgot to mention one fact: even if I push you into the abyss of demise, you will never witness the day you anticipate. That's because I always held a trump card, capable of extensively sweeping away all the Yin Soul warriors you created. However, due to the inherent limitations of the Yingzhou Continent's elemental law strength, I've never revealed this trump card before. But now, things are different.

Now that I possess the Seed of Life, I can leverage its potent life force essence to protect the native soil of the Yingzhou Continent. Under the protection of this life force essence, the billions of living beings across the Yingzhou Continent will be shielded from the threat of my power. This provides me with the fundamental conditions to unleash my most potent trump card.

Let me advise you: it would be best if you didn't perish so quickly. You should linger just long enough to witness the collapse of your dynasty with your own eyes. I want you to witness firsthand how, with my own cultivation power, I will instantly extinguish the hope of every Yin Soul warrior you created. Once you've witnessed this, don't despair too much. For this is precisely the outcome you deserved for invading the Yingzhou Continent. No foreign civilization can claim a place within the Great World civilization system; you are, after all, mere outsiders. What we offer, you may accept. But what we withhold, you shall never plunder.”

Xu Yang's words truly embodied the pride of all beings under the Great World civilization system.

It was at this very moment that the Diagram Heaven Divine Artifact's Sword Spirit smiled, casting a mocking gaze at the Ice Emperor Tower's artifact spirit beside him.

“Well, now do you understand why this young man stands where he does today? He carries the aura of my former master, Fenghuo Wuji, and his talents and abilities in every aspect have already surpassed Fenghuo Wuji. Without a doubt, he is destined to be the true master governing the inheritance of the Great World civilization. As long as this battle concludes successfully, allowing him to find the path to Wuyue Tian and communicate with the Sword Immortal, he will receive all that is rightfully his. Subsequently, he will return to the Great World system in his strongest, complete form, clearing all obstacles, and ultimately becoming the new leader within the Great World civilization system. I even have a premonition that he will once again unify the divine forces of the Great World, fulfilling the ultimate ambition that even Fenghuo Wuji could not realize in his time, bringing an end to the true era of divine chaos.”

As he uttered these words and sentiments, one could sense a profound regret deep within the Diagram Heaven Divine Artifact's Sword Spirit, a regret seemingly akin to that of his former master. Yet now, he saw the potential in Xu Yang to mend that regret. At this moment, the Diagram Heaven Divine Artifact's Sword Spirit was moved to tears, his reverence for Xu Yang seemingly elevating to an entirely new level.

Meanwhile, apart from Xiao Hua, no one else on the other battlefields knew what was truly transpiring between Xu Yang and the Star Empress within the ancient tree's inner spatial battleground. And in the very next instant, Xu Yang once again opened the Space-Time Treasure Box. Utilizing the ultimate form of his Ghost Valley Qimen Array, he projected all scenes from within the ancient tree's inner spatial battleground onto the sky, allowing every being across the Yingzhou Continent to witness everything he and the Star Empress had just experienced.

At that very moment, just as the Star Empress had foretold, all the power seals around the periphery of Treasure Mountain began to rapidly disintegrate. This indeed validated Xu Yang's earlier assessment of Treasure Mountain's power system: all the power there had truly been shaped and maintained by the Star Empress's mental energy.

The Star Empress's mental energy rapidly faded, becoming increasingly weak, and her life force was utterly depleted. Consequently, she no longer possessed the ability to command billions of Yin Soul warriors simultaneously through her will. Deprived of their leader's mental guidance and restraint, these Yin Soul warriors fully unleashed the wild, untamed aspect of their being. They were akin to a peak-sized horde of bandits, on the verge of breaking free from their confinement and sweeping across the entire Yingzhou Continent in a frenzy, ushering in a true catastrophe.

It was at this precise moment that Xu Yang finally understood what the black, ominous clouds he and his companions had previously observed within the stardust trajectory of the illusion truly signified. It was not the Star Empress herself, but the billions of Yin Soul warriors on Treasure Mountain. They were the genuine origin of this impending catastrophe.

“My heavens, what's happening? I can feel the entire Treasure Mountain shaking violently! Is it on the verge of collapse?”

At that moment, panic spread among all members of the strongest human warrior legions, who had previously been under Xu Yang's command. They were all unaware of what was about to unfold on this battlefield, until Xiao Hua, utilizing Xu Yang's potent mental energy, shared the knowledge of the impending catastrophe with all hundreds of thousands of legion warriors. Only then did everyone finally comprehend that while the Star Empress had fallen, an even greater catastrophe was about to descend upon them.

“Warriors, the ultimate catastrophe we've been awaiting has arrived! Our leader, Boss Xu Yang, has successfully slain the Star Empress. However, with her demise, all external seals on Treasure Mountain are on the verge of collapsing, and billions of warriors are about to break free from their confinement. Nevertheless, Boss Xu Yang already possesses a method to counter this. What you must do next is to preserve your lives when the immensely powerful Light energy descends, and ensure you do not perish under the force unleashed by our Boss.”

“What? Sister Xiaohua, are you saying that Boss is going to single-handedly annihilate this army of Yin Souls, which numbers in the billions? How is that even possible? What horrifying power would be required to achieve such a feat!”