Chapter 1573: The Strange Battlefield

The soul outlines of commoner cultivators and those of royal cultivators, who had long enjoyed the best cultivation resources, would exhibit certain abnormalities. Under the mapping of Xu Yang's Angelic Domain, royal cultivators had no way to hide their true identities.

As soon as their souls showed these anomalies, they were immediately pushed forward by the surrounding true commoner soldiers. Without a doubt, these individuals would promptly receive Xu Yang's special attention.

"Hahaha, our leader is truly resourceful and possesses so many abilities! Even these imposters couldn't hide from him; they were instantly exposed. Now the remaining true commoner warriors can be saved!"

Xiao Xiang, the calm and collected girl Jiu'er, and the other maidens grew increasingly filled with reverence and admiration for Xu Yang. They had never imagined Xu Yang could be so powerful, capable of changing his cultivation techniques at will to achieve his desired goals. Such a level of cultivation mastery was probably a height they could never reach even in their entire lives.

Clearly, the true royal cultivators infiltrated among the 50,000 commoner soldiers had never anticipated Xu Yang possessing such a method to screen their true identities. Upon realizing they were exposed, they immediately soared into the air, attempting to escape the battlefield.

Little did they know, the further they tried to flee, the farther they moved from the range of Xu Yang's Angelic Domain, and the weaker the protection they received became.

When they had fled hundreds of meters into the void, completely exposing themselves, Long Kun and others, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately struck, eliminating these royal spies who attempted to escape.

After all, behind Xu Yang stood millions of high-level demon beasts, powerful experts, and exceptional leaders like the Four Demon Sages. How could they easily let go of those few thousand royal spies?

In just a few rounds, Xu Yang used this method to thoroughly cleanse the ranks of all undesirables. The remaining 30,000-plus commoner cultivators were naturally convinced and deeply awed by Xu Yang's brilliant and decisive tactics. Their only choice now was to follow Xu Yang and help them fulfill their shared aspirations.

On his way to the seal, Xu Yang had gathered a full 50,000 commoner cultivators into his faction. Coupled with the original high-level demon beast army, numbering nearly six million, Xu Yang now commanded a military force that had reached a new peak in overall strength and momentum.

However, despite the successful integration of these 50,000 commoner cultivators, the formidable protective barrier, resembling a natural chasm, standing before the main army placed immense pressure on everyone in the team.

"My heavens, what terrifying formation power! Look, within this barrier, the power inheritances of each of the Six Meridians of the Human Spirit Royal Family are subtly hidden. It seems breaking this sealed barrier will be difficult with just our strength; it will still depend on Lord Xu Yang's own abilities."

The Four Demon Sages all shook their heads helplessly. Upon sensing the intensity of the dazzling energy barrier in the void, they immediately chose to give up.

Wasting their stamina on futile efforts in this place was pointless. Consequently, everyone's gaze fell upon Xu Yang. Xu Yang naturally stepped forward, knowing full well that only he possessed the strength to break a protective barrier of such intensity.

With this thought, over six million pairs of eyes fixed on Xu Yang's majestic figure as he slowly ascended into the void. As Xu Yang arrived before the protective light barrier, a massive sword beam rapidly condensed behind him. This time, Xu Yang unleashed his true power without reservation.

The incredibly brilliant edge of the Eternal Sword Dao manifested into a massive sword blade, a hundred zhang tall. Guided by Xu Yang's spiritual power, it pierced through the air. Everyone's gaze was fixed on this single sword beam, capable of destroying heaven and earth.

As expected, Xu Yang's Sword Dao truly lived up to its name, "Eternal," demonstrating its true meaning: invincibility and unstoppable forward momentum. No defensive power in this world could withstand the destructive force of Xu Yang's Eternal Sword Dao.

With a deafening roar, the world seemed to lose its color. The lower-ranked warriors below had all their five senses completely blocked. It was not until several seconds later, when all the surrounding chaotic energy had completely settled, that their senses gradually returned.

In just a moment of disorientation, the incredibly resilient protective barrier was shattered by Xu Yang's single sword strike. This also meant that the powerful beings who had been suppressed in the Kunlun Abyss for countless years had finally, under Xu Yang's leadership, broken through this formidable chasm, emerged from the Kunlun Abyss, and entered the outermost layer of the Ten-Thousand-Year Glacier region.

Arriving at this location, from an elevation perspective, Xu Yang's army had already exited the abyss region and entered the flat ground connecting to the foot of Kunlun Mountain.

Although no large-scale obstructive forces immediately appeared in this area, the climate was bitterly cold, far exceeding the demon beasts' initial expectations.

"My goodness, so this is what it's like to break free from the Demon Beast Abyss and enter a new battlefield, far from our original home! If I had known, I would have brought more old friends with ice-element attributes. Now we're in big trouble. If we have to fight long-term in these temperatures, our army of over six million demon beasts might lose more than half its numbers."

Indeed, as the temperature dropped to an extreme, the demon beast army's advance was significantly hampered. However, this was not entirely the demon beast army's fault.

Besides Xu Yang, even Long Kun and the others found it difficult to adapt to the biting cold of this place. Xu Yang's astonishing perception quickly realized that the icy aura here was not merely a result of conventionally low temperatures.

Instead, it was a highly unique elemental form, further evolved through the integration of frost-element power. Fortunately, Ling Yao possessed the former inheritance of the Frost Empress, causing her to welcome this combat environment rather than dread it.

"Hahaha, leader, this place should be my main battlefield! I have a way to help everyone partially alter the frost environment here. Let me try!"

As Ling Yao spoke, she also began to evolve her Sword Dao. The elemental frost power originating from within her body had already been amplified and strengthened.

The condensed Sword Dao aura transformed into hundreds of illusory figures, wildly spreading outwards from Ling Yao's body.

These frost-element sword beams, erupting from Ling Yao's body, continuously spread and melted among the millions of demon beasts behind them. The resulting frost power formed a protective layer.

This protective layer created a counter-effect against the strange and biting cold aura of the surroundings. Seeing this, the smile on Xu Yang's face immediately deepened.

"Indeed, you truly are a clever girl! I had long sensed that the cold here was very peculiar. It acted as a deceptive shell, meaning the true cause of this biting cold was not the frost element itself, but rather that some special individuals are buried in this place!"