Chapter 1436: Xuanhuang Empire

The Headless Warlord was, after all, too young. He thought his petty cleverness would allow him to deceive everyone and fool Xu Yang and his companions. Little did he know that any one of the individuals standing before him was a world-shaking figure in the current Great World. How could someone of his caliber possibly contend with them?

Xiao Hua didn't waste another word on him and directly approached him. With a gentle wave of her palm, a cloud of shimmering light mist quickly enveloped the Headless Warlord's entire body. "Do you think hiding your head within your body will protect your secrets? You are truly too naive. The arrival of Sir Xu Yang signifies the complete subversion of the Great World's era. Today, you are the first person in the Great World to witness our true power.

"I will spare your life. This will be the condition for exchanging information with you. Of course, apart from you, all other Guardian God-level beings will not receive such treatment. We will kill every one we encounter. Because without His Royal Highness Xu Yang's permission, this world does not allow the existence of gods. What Guardian Gods, Main Gods, Supreme Gods – they are nothing more than arrogant clowns."

How could Xiao Hua's power possibly be resisted by a mere Headless Warlord, a being of his caliber? Soon, all of his memories were etched into Xiao Hua's soul world, and the girl immediately shared them with Xu Yang and his companions through soul resonance. Indeed, just as Xu Yang had predicted, the names of the Twelve Guardian Gods were all inscribed in his mind.

However, there was no record of information regarding beings above Main Gods. Yet, even so, the Headless Warlord had crossed Xu Yang's bottom line. Anyone who dared, under his intimidation, to still try and conceal the truth simply had no right to continue living.

"I regret to inform you," Xu Yang began, "though Xiao Hua said she could spare your life, I did not agree with her idea. Originally, if I had only found two names in your mind, I would have certainly spared your life as Xiao Hua suggested. But now, your actions have greatly disappointed me. You no longer have any chance, because you have lost all value in our presence. Any inherent value you had in the Great World holds no meaning for us either. Now, you have one last chance to speak. Leave your final words, and then bid farewell to this world."

Xu Yang delivered the judgment to the Headless Warlord in advance. The Headless Warlord knew well that his chances in this battle were slim, but he showed no sign of compromise. The exceptionally sharp glint in his eyes still flickered. He slightly curved his lips into a cold smile, gazing at Xu Yang with pride.

"Don't think too highly of yourselves. This era is no longer yours. You won't even pass the Divine Eye Path. To boast in front of me is truly laughable. Even if I, a mere Guardian God, cannot stop your power, the entire Divine Eye Path is not just the territory of the Four Empires. Against the power of Main Gods, or even Supreme Gods, you will only be ants."

Before the Headless Warlord could finish his sentence, Xu Yang's eyes suddenly turned cold. In an instant, the Headless Warlord's entire body turned to dust, directly crushed into nothingness by Xu Yang's powerful law-based abilities. Indeed, with the Headless Warlord's current level of power, he was not worthy of Xu Yang using his swordsmanship or even other more powerful methods. A mere glance was enough to effortlessly crush everything about this guy.

The Headless Warlord's aura quickly vanished. From that moment on, within the Divine Eye Path region, other Guardian God-level experts immediately received this news. They naturally did not know who had slain the Headless Warlord, one of the Twelve Guardian Gods. Furthermore, as the emperor of one of the Four Empires, his demise would send shockwaves throughout the entire empire. Of course, Xu Yang's group didn't care about any of this, because their arrival was precisely to make all top experts in the Great World understand that in this era, without Xu Yang's approval, no one could be crowned with the title of 'god'.

"From now on, anyone in the Great World who claims the title of a god — I will kill them on sight. I will revoke your right to claim the name of god for yourselves, and it will also serve as punishment for your blasphemy against divine majesty. From now on, besides those recognized by me, Xu Yang, if anyone dares to claim to be a god again, they will be mercilessly executed!"

Xu Yang's words resonated like divine proverbs, lingering long within the vast imperial palace.

As the group departed, another figure quickly materialized in the previously empty palace. Unbeknownst to many, this individual was another one of the Twelve Guardian Gods. His primary identity was the second-in-command of the Xuanhuang Empire, one of the Four Empires, and he was known as the One-Eyed Divine General.

Gazing at the now empty throne of the enemy kingdom, the One-Eyed Divine General finally gasped. "It seems my judgment was not mistaken. These powerful individuals are truly extraordinary; each one is a rare, top-tier expert. From beginning to end, the Headless Warlord didn't even have a single chance to resist. I must inform His Majesty of this news immediately and have him report the situation to the Main Gods. Otherwise, the entire Divine Eye Path might face a catastrophe!"

After the One-Eyed Divine General left, Xu Yang and his companions once again transformed into streaks of light, returning to the main hall. The returning group all wore calm expressions. Little did anyone know that with their power, how could they possibly not have detected the One-Eyed Divine General's energy fluctuations? Xu Yang had deliberately allowed him to escape with the news. Because for Xu Yang, if the difficulty of this game were infinitely reduced, then the conquest would lose its enjoyment. He wanted to make the entire Divine Eye Path more turbulent, so that it could truly showcase the latent combat power cultivated by the various strong individuals in this era of gods standing side by side in the Great World. After all, having been away for so long, Xu Yang also wanted to see, compared to the civilization progress of the main continent hundreds of thousands of years ago, just how powerful the cultivators on this continent, who now claimed the title of gods and stood at the pinnacle, had become.

"Boss," Long Kun said, "that guy named One-Eyed Divine General just now was indeed one of the individuals in the intelligence we gathered. And the Xuanhuang Empire, where he resides, should be the most powerful among the Four Empires within the Divine Eye Path currently. According to the information we obtained, of the remaining Guardian God-level experts, four are recluses from the Xuanhuang Empire."

The smile on Xu Yang's face deepened. He looked at Long Kun beside him and replied, "Good. Let him take some information back first; only then will we experience more enjoyment."