Chapter 1596: So-called Trump Card

In an instant, the ten thousand warriors of the Barren Empire, who had initially appeared disorganized, were suddenly invigorated, each emitting terrifying, beast-like roars.

Each warrior exuded an almost unreplicable, fierce dignity, and under the precise, secret orders of the Barren Empire's general, they immediately began to encircle the dense perimeter of the surrounding jungle.

Within moments, they had completely surrounded the remaining warriors of the two empires in the middle of the jungle, blocking off all access points to the three triangular mountain peaks behind them.

The entire encampment area was sealed off like an iron barrel, where not even a fly could escape.

“Twin Blades Third Brother, what is the meaning of this? To think I once respected the people of your Barren Empire, I never imagined you would ambush the armies of our two great empires while we are under foreign invasion! Do you realize what this news will mean for your Barren Empire if it reaches the high command of our two empires?”

The Barren Empire general, known as Twin Blades Third Brother, burst into laughter.

“Are you trying to scare me, you bastard? I’ve dominated the Second Divine Hall world for so many years; even our King shows me respect. As if you little brats could scare me! Let me tell you the truth: the aura of that human powerhouse is far beyond anything you mortals can contend with. And the hundreds of thousands of demon beasts he leads happen to be the best allies for our Barren Empire. We will use their strength, mutually assisting each other, to expand the territory of the Barren Empire!”

“You, Twin Blades Third Brother, a mere barbaric butcher, harboring such grand ambitions! But unfortunately, your ambitions won't last long. As soon as we expose the true face of your Barren Empire to our high commands, your Barren Empire can just wait to be jointly besieged by our two great empires.”

The general of the Brocade Empire seemed unaware of the gravity of the situation.

The reason was simple: he held his strongest trump card.

With a gentle wave of his hand, three thousand top-tier cultivators, clad in black robes, swiftly gathered around him.

Each demonstrating their unique abilities, they formed a multi-layered, impenetrable guard around him.

“You have only one task now: break through this encirclement at all costs! Immediately report everything that has happened here today to the Brocade Empire's royal family.”

The three thousand cultivators responded in unison, and each began to channel powerful cultivation energy.

All kinds of elemental energies surged hysterically through the surrounding jungle.

“As expected of cultivators; when a team acts, their power is truly earth-shattering!”

Although the Four Great Demon Sages showed expressions of awe, they each privately felt the relaxed and comfortable atmosphere of the battlefield.

They knew very well that the current situation had already decisively tilted in favor of their own side.

This action by the Barren Empire undoubtedly signaled their cooperation with Xu Yang.

They intended to utterly annihilate all forces of the two empires present here.

This way, a perfect cooperative relationship between the two parties could be established.

This current move was undoubtedly the Barren Empire's way of demonstrating its sincerity in cooperation.

With their forces leading the charge, Xu Yang's hundreds of thousands of demon beasts could almost effortlessly secure an initial victory in this battle.

Xu Yang was not idle either; he gently waved his hand downwards, giving Long Kun a meaningful look.

Long Kun, as expected, was overcome with excitement, stepping into the air with a booming laugh, and directly joining the ranks of the two empires' armies, now encircled by the Barren Empire's forces.

Perhaps it was his first move that truly initiated this battle of entrapment and annihilation.

The outer Barren Empire warriors continuously tightened their encirclement, slowly slaughtering the surrounded soldiers of the two empires. Meanwhile, Long Kun, leading the Four Great Demon Sages, entered the fray one after another, their undisputed target being the team of three thousand black-robed cultivators.

Both sides displayed their unique abilities, and the battle was so intense it could be said to shake the heavens and earth.

At the very least, the coastal jungle battlefield area was utterly ravaged.

It must be said that this three-thousand-strong cultivator team was clearly comprised of top-tier cultivators, nurtured by the Brocade Empire with significant resources.

Each possessed a unique and powerful cultivation system in combat.

However, their strength was utterly negligible when compared to the monstrous powers of the Four Great Demon Sages and Long Kun.

More importantly, with Xu Yang controlling the overall situation from the void, the three thousand cultivators quickly felt an immense spiritual suppression and murderous aura, which bound their souls and prevented them from unleashing their full abilities.

After only a few exchanges, the leading general of the Brocade Legion began to panic, and his mount beneath him let out hysterical wails.

Witnessing the once formidable three-thousand-strong cultivator formation around him rapidly falling like meteors in such a short time, the general himself was terrified and could no longer muster any will to fight.

Now, his only thought was how to escape with his life.

However, not long after, Long Kun, guided by Xu Yang's spiritual power, landed directly in front of the Brocade Legion's general.

“Heh heh, my boss gave the order: I am to capture you alive and bring you before him for questioning!”

Long Kun's aura was immensely powerful. The instant his fists collided, vast stellar energy erupted, instantly disintegrating a dozen cultivators near the Brocade Empire's general into nothingness.

After merely being touched by the aura of his dragon soul stellar energy, their flesh, blood, and bones were completely incinerated.

Witnessing this scene, the Brocade Empire's general became like a dazed child, his body going limp as he tumbled from his mount, then crawled to Long Kun's feet and prostrated himself in reverence.

“Please, noble sir, spare my life!”

At that moment, Xu Yang, who had been standing proudly in the void, suddenly vanished, and reappeared directly in front of the trembling Brocade Empire general, who was still prostrate on the ground. He placed a foot on the general's shoulder!

“How can someone like you have the face to serve as a general of an empire? You have truly shamed the Brocade Empire. In my eyes, an empire like this has no reason to continue existing. Before long, I believe there will only be one empire's name left in this Second Divine Hall world.”

After saying this, Xu Yang directly forced his powerful killing intent into the general's mind.

One must understand that Xu Yang's murderous aura was capable of tearing a soul apart in an instant!

And this fate finally befell the Brocade Empire's general before him.

In that instant, the moment their eyes met Xu Yang's, the general's mind, his very soul-world, completely shattered.