Chapter 1613: The Mastermind Appears

If they hadn't been cautious, the hundreds of thousands of demon creatures who had just entered this abyssal territory with Xu Yang would likely have had most of their life force devoured by the death aura emanating from this fellow.

"The Path to Heaven has not seen a human presence for many tens of thousands of years. The corpses you slaughtered along the way are the best proof of that. If they enter my territory without permission, then death is the only outcome they can expect. What I didn't expect is that your appearance seems to have broken this balance. You've also added a touch of color to my hundreds of thousands of years of meaningless existence. Oh, right, I forgot to introduce myself. I am the ruler of this Abyssal Death, and one of the five forbidden zone masters on the Path to Heaven. You may call me the Undead Emperor."

Xu Yang chuckled. "You've certainly lived a long life, haven't you? Now that you're a mere figurehead, you still have the nerve to ask me to call you 'Emperor.' That's truly laughable."

Faced with Xu Yang's blatant mockery, the Undead Emperor seemed not to be angered, but rather felt exceptionally thrilled by Xu Yang's independent and defiant presence.

"Do you know something? I now have an intense, ravenous interest in every inch of your flesh and blood. I can barely restrain myself from wanting to taste you."

Xu Yang showed a look of disgust. With one hand gripping the Jade Bone Divine Sword, he extended his middle finger towards the Undead Emperor, making a gesture of contempt.

"Do you know what this gesture means? Even if I told you, you wouldn't understand its meaning. In short, if you have anything else to say, say it quickly, because soon you might not even have the right to speak. I will even make you watch with your own eyes as this Undead world you're so proud of crumbles into dust before my power, bit by bit, as a prelude to my opening the Path to Heaven and reaching the summit of Kunlun."

The Undead Emperor's expression gradually darkened. He finally realized that there wasn't a single shred of fear towards him in this invading human expert. On the contrary, from start to finish, Xu Yang had presented himself as a god presiding over all beings. Such an arrogant young man had successfully provoked the Undead Emperor's desire to defend his dignity.

"Very well. Your arrogance is beyond my expectation. However, when facing an opponent like you, I usually don't just obliterate them. Instead, I let them fully savor the pain of death. That's how to make this game more interesting!"

After speaking, the Undead Emperor suddenly extended his right hand. His brilliant grayish-white long fingernails precisely tapped a spot in the void. Xu Yang immediately heard the sound of the void shattering in the area he occupied. Like the violently fracturing patterns of a mirror shattering on the ground, the grinding, creaking sounds made one's soul tremble.

Yet, such power appearing near Xu Yang seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary for him. After all, the opponent was a cultivator of the Limitless Realm, having ascended to the level of laws, capable of weaving various laws within their own exclusive domain space to restrict their opponents. The sound of the void cracking and shattering that was just heard was actually the opponent's application of the power of laws. It was an attempt to preemptively seal Xu Yang's movements.

However, he ultimately made a clear misjudgment of Xu Yang's overall strength. After this wave of void-shattering sealing techniques descended, Xu Yang not only showed no sign of being restrained in the slightest, but instead immediately responded powerfully. Xu Yang's palm suddenly pulsed, clenching, and a sound of shattering void also emerged.

In contrast, beside the Undead Emperor, a hexagonal, shattered mirror of the void appeared out of thin air, perfectly sealing the Undead Emperor within a curtain of fractured void light. It was as if a giant crystal coffin had been created for him above the clouds, completely encasing his black true form within it.

"Damn it! I didn't realize you were also a cultivator of the Limitless Realm! It's unimaginable that within the past five hundred thousand years of the Kunlun Divine Path, it has given birth to a human prodigy like you. And you're not even from the Six Imperial Veins of the Human-Spirit race. This is preposterous!"

Xu Yang sneered. "Don't think I don't know that those from the Six Imperial Veins of the Human-Spirit race are completely unqualified to enter the inner regions of Kunlun Mountain. To tell you the truth, I do not belong to this era. But I am the one who can end it."

How domineering Xu Yang's words were! Completely disregarding the majesty of the Undead Emperor before him, after imposing the void confinement on his opponent, Xu Yang unhesitatingly summoned the colossal sword light of the Eternal Sword Dao, perfectly integrating it with the Jade Bone Divine Sword in his hand. And he firmly locked onto the Undead Emperor's true form, whose movements were confined by the void.

If the Undead Emperor failed to evade this sword, and this sword erupted with its full power, a cultivator of the Limitless Realm might not be killed, but a cultivator at the level of the Six Imperial Veins clan heads at the peak of Kunlun Immortal would definitely be mortally wounded. After all, this time, Xu Yang's evolution of his Eternal Sword Dao was combined with the power of the Jade Bone Divine Sword's intrinsic sword light. The two merged into one, granting the originally ethereal sword light a tangible explosive force. The overall power underwent a qualitative leap in enhancement!

As the sword flew out, traces of fragmentation appeared in the surrounding void wherever it passed. This indicated that the Undead Emperor's own domain could only withstand this much sword energy at its limit.

Feeling the terrifying power of Xu Yang's sword, the Undead Emperor finally became excited, let out a few hearty laughs, and began to burn the black aura on his true form. Soon, he refined the void fragments restraining his movements around his body into nothingness. After regaining his mobility, the Undead Emperor instinctively vanished from his original position, leaving behind a black, hollow outline, causing Xu Yang's powerful sword strike to hit nothing but air.

When he reappeared, the Undead Emperor's true form had already conjured three illusory physical bodies. Three black silhouettes simultaneously hovered in mid-air, emitting ear-piercing soul-screams, using this method to maximally distract Xu Yang, preventing him from locking onto the Undead Emperor's true form.

"Hahaha! No matter how powerful you are, you are ultimately just a human! It is truly not easy for a human cultivator to reach such a profound realm. But by choosing to trespass on the Path to Heaven, defying the will of the supreme gods, only death awaits you."

The Undead Emperor began to unleash his core cultivation technique. The powerful Blade of the Undead swiftly formed a bizarre and intricate runic imprint before his chest. The concentrated rune then spawned an endless legion of black undead!