Chapter 1519: Divine Cat

To resolve the danger the cat was currently facing, it was crucial to identify the root cause and address it directly.

Xu Yang, a decisive individual, immediately narrowed his eyes and extended a finger. A brilliant burst of light erupted from it, locking onto the cat's glabella and instantly sealing its soul essence, which had been in danger of dissipating.

Simultaneously, he began to extract fragments of its past memories, which allowed Xu Yang to uncover the truth.

It turned out that this little creature was no ordinary demon. Instead, it was the essence of the imperial bloodline, refined from the complete form of the Bone Demon itself – the original possessor of the Demon Emperor's bloodline!

In other words, the cat itself was the core of the imperial bloodline's power, while the Bone Demon confronting Xu Yang was an evil thought that had festered within the originally whole Demon Emperor.

Good and evil emotions had engaged in a fierce struggle within the Demon Emperor. To prevent the endless proliferation of the evil thought, the Demon Emperor had forcibly expelled its purest imperial bloodline essence from its body, allowing it to form an independent will. This was the catalyst for the birth of the cat's life form.

Having lost its imperial blood, the Demon Emperor no longer possessed sufficient power to suppress the evil within. It then destroyed its own physical will, leaving behind only its skeletal husk, which was subsequently invaded and occupied by the evil thought, transforming it into the Bone Demon that stood before them.

After understanding this memory, Xu Yang immediately shared it with his companions, allowing everyone to grasp the situation.

"I can't believe this little darling has such an astonishing background," Ling Yao exclaimed with a smile, seemingly proud of having just petted the cat. "Who would have imagined I was holding the essence of a demon emperor's blood!"

"Boss, now that we know the truth, our objective is clear," Long Kun suggested. "Wouldn't it be best to simply eliminate this evil thought of the Demon Emperor?"

Long Kun's suggestion was met with Xu Yang's negative shake of the head.

"It's not that simple. If I were to shatter everything this entity has taken over, the cat would never be able to regain its physical body. How would it then exist in the future?"

Xu Yang's thoughts stretched far into the future. He glanced deeply at the small creature on his shoulder. With no time for further contemplation, his immediate priority was to prevent the creature's power from continuing to emanate.

With that said, Xu Yang stepped into the air and began to activate the laws of space-time. A powerful, exclusive void barrier quickly formed, enclosing the cat within it.

He then stepped out of the barrier and into the massive nine-bone array pattern below.

"Don't think I can't see through you," Xu Yang declared. "Although you can summon such a colossal bone array, mimicking the Demon Emperor's former power, it's a pitiful imitation. The array you've copied only possesses its form, not its spirit, and thus cannot reach its true peak power. What's more, without the cat's imperial bloodline power personally empowering the seventh bone, it's nothing short of a joke!"

As Xu Yang finished speaking, he struck out with his palm, instantly shattering the manifestation of the seventh bone.

In an instant, the Bone Demon erupted in a furious roar.

Xu Yang's strike had directly broken its complete array formation, preventing it from concentrating its strongest power.

Even so, without the cat's power blessing, it could still alter its subsequent combat method.

"You truly deserve to die!" the Bone Demon raged. "But you alone can never shake my dominance in the abyss! Because I am destined to become the Demon Emperor!"

In its fury, the Bone Demon forcibly absorbed the six human-shaped bones, causing its body to swell to an immense size. The integration of the six bone souls made every part of its skeletal frame exceptionally solid, and driven by its own will, its body transformed into a giant in an extremely short time.

This massive figure exuded an incredibly oppressive presence, striding deliberately towards Xu Yang.

To Xu Yang, however, all of this was nothing more than a joke.

"You... apparently still don't comprehend the true meaning of the word 'eternity'. So, I don't mind giving you a good lesson today."

Having spoken, Xu Yang brought his palms together, and a colossal sword light rapidly appeared, unfolding into a terrifying, sky-obscuring blade.

As Sword Immortal Yun Wangji had once evaluated Xu Yang's power, Xu Yang's realm had long since transcended the sword's inherent influence and limitations on him.

In an instant, a heaven-piercing sword light emerged with world-splitting momentum. The entire world lost its color, overshadowed by the sword intent coalescing from the space between Xu Yang's palms.

All surrounding laws and concepts vanished completely. Although it lasted only for an instant, it was enough to send an unparalleled shockwave through the entire Kunlun Divine Path.

At that moment, the will of the Supreme God forcibly reawakened.

The top living fossils of the six human lineages on Kunlun Peak, who served the Supreme God, immediately released their spiritual energy to listen for the Supreme God's guidance.

"In the Kunlun Abyss, a human aura of great fortune has appeared. Quickly send people down to investigate and prevent any unforeseen changes. Additionally, suppress the impending Blood Moon Millennial Tribulation as soon as possible."

"By your command!"

The ancient voices of the six living fossils each acknowledged, then transformed into six streaks of colored light, vanishing instantly.

At the same moment, the spatial disorder triggered by Xu Yang quickly stabilized. The colossal sword light had fully formed, mercilessly descending upon the Bone Demon's massive body.

"The Great Dao is merciless. Only the purest power is the strongest weapon to eradicate an evil thought like yours. It's over."

The Jade Bone Sword Soul, acting as Xu Yang's spokesman, uttered these words, then vanished into the clouds along with the Eternal Sword Light.

The moment the colossal sword light struck the ground, the evil bone spirit, whose strength rivaled that of a Demon Saint, was utterly annihilated.

Although its Demon Emperor bones were also completely shattered by Xu Yang, Xu Yang seemed to have anticipated this. The shattered white fragments rapidly re-gathered around him.

Simultaneously, Xu Yang unlocked the soul seal on the kitten. A rapid fusion of life force occurred between them, and a new entity quickly emerged.

"My heavens! Is this little one about to undergo a rebirth?"

Everyone watched intently, anticipating Xu Yang using his heaven-defying techniques to bring about a complete transformation of the little creature's life.

The kitten seemed to be doing its part as well. Fully aware of the significance of its existence, it embraced Xu Yang's spiritual guidance, meticulously following the path he laid out for it to complete this transformation and rebirth.

No one knew that this time, Xu Yang had also integrated a portion of the principles of the Tai Chi Dao, which he had pioneered, into the creature's life force.

From then on, this cat became an almost divine existence, a true Demon Emperor, far surpassing even a Level Ten Demon Saint!

Of course, thanks to Xu Yang's guidance and deliberate suppression, the little creature did not face the Imperial Tribulation again. Instead, it forcibly contained its power at the level of a Level Ten Demon Saint, preventing its actions from causing the Blood Moon to descend prematurely.