Chapter 1620: Taming the Giant Cauldron

Xu Yang's spirits lifted as he heard the soul guidance from Sword Immortal Yun Wangji. He recalled Yun Wangji mentioning that his Ice Emperor Pagoda hadn't originally possessed the power of a prime god-artifact.

It was only through a fortunate encounter, absorbing the soul of a powerful million-year-old prime god-artifact and integrating its fragmented essence with the Ice Emperor Pagoda's aura, that it ascended to prime god-artifact strength. Such an opportunity, however, was incredibly rare and difficult to replicate.

Now, if Xu Yang could conquer this immense Boundless Realm fleshly body cauldron, it would serve as a perfect vessel for all his future needs concerning god-artifact equipment. This prospect was an unparalleled temptation for Xu Yang.

"Haha, since you've spoken, Senior, how could I possibly fail to meet your expectations? This great cauldron shall be mine!"

Xu Yang understood that conquering this fleshly body cauldron required only one action: crushing its powerful Boundless Realm soul. Once its soul was shattered, this unparalleled Qi refining furnace would be his for the taking.

However, the opponent's soul form was unique, structured like a god-artifact soul, vastly different from a human soul's strength. Directly attacking and crushing it was an impossible feat.

Having realized this, Xu Yang decisively unleashed the full power of his ten vortex primordial cultivation method.

The instant his tenth external Heavenly Eye activated, a terrifying devouring vortex, brilliantly illuminated by the resonance of Xu Yang's ten Qi vortexes, finally appeared. The power of the tenth external Heavenly Eye, located at Xu Yang's brow, was pushed to its limit, locking firmly onto the physical body before him.

The god-artifact souls that had been drawn into the great cauldron by his opponent now surged wildly into Xu Yang's body like a broken dam.

The tenth external Heavenly Eye possessed the ability to devour all forms of energy in existence. This was because it wasn't an intrinsic part of Xu Yang, but an external space crafted by him using pure cultivation techniques and the power of universal laws.

Even destructive aura too potent for a physical body to withstand could be filtered through the tenth external Heavenly Eye, making Xu Yang's devouring power limitless.

"What? What kind of power is this? This terrifying devouring force... I doubt even the Supreme God of Righteousness, the vessel embodying ten thousand laws, could withstand it!"

This thought echoed in the mysterious ruler's mind. He quickly realized that the young man's power far exceeded his imagination, making him utterly incapable of resisting.

The outcome of this battle, he understood, was likely sealed the moment the tenth external Heavenly Eye activated.

Below, the demon beast army's powerful individuals were completely stunned as they felt the continuous devouring vortex emanating from Xu Yang's tenth external Heavenly Eye.

"If I had even a tenth of our leader's power, I could probably walk anywhere in the Great World unchallenged now," Ling Yao remarked, her voice filled with envy. It wasn't her first time witnessing Xu Yang activate his external Heavenly Eye, but as fellow practitioners of primordial power, she and Long Kun were still at the seventh Qi vortex stage. Xu Yang, however, had already pioneered his own unique realm, reaching the legendary tenth Qi vortex—a level no one had ever achieved.

As the terrifying devouring force surged outwards, all energy in heaven and earth paled in comparison. At that moment, Xu Yang's tenth external Qi vortex resembled a colossal energy black hole, capable of consuming all of creation. It devoured every energy form that didn't originally belong to it, naturally including the miraculous soul of the great cauldron before him.

When every god-artifact soul within him was completely disintegrated by this terrifying devouring force, the mysterious ruler finally understood that he, too, was beyond escape.

"I never imagined that the day I achieved my life's most powerful state would also be the day of my demise. Yet, I have no regrets. The realm I once longed for was to transform into a massive cauldron, becoming the world's most formidable god-artifact soul. Today, perhaps I have the chance to witness that come to pass."

As the mysterious ruler spoke, Xu Yang realized he was preparing for a new move. As expected, to resist Xu Yang, the ruler began to burn his soul origin.

As this incomparably terrifying soul power ignited into flames, new transformations began around the great cauldron formed by his physical body.

Its original blood-red hue, tempered by the soul fire, surprisingly sublimated into gold. In the Great World's system, a prime god-artifact emitting a golden glow signified the imminent formation of a powerful god-level artifact soul.

Among Xu Yang's many earth-shattering prime god-artifacts, only the mightiest, "Tiantu," possessed a golden artifact soul. Even that golden soul wasn't truly his own; it was forged from the life-bound artifact soul of Fenghuo Wuji, the former King of Gods.

Although Xu Yang now had the right to wield Tiantu, he had never been able to perfectly integrate with its life-bound artifact soul. However, this time, the great cauldron, formed from a physical body, burned its own soul origin, restoring this unparalleled prime god-artifact to its purest, original state.

If, during this process, Xu Yang used his own soul power to attempt fusion with the great cauldron, he would become its sole owner.

"A-Yang, don't hesitate! Now is the moment to perfectly claim this unparalleled vessel with your soul origin. Once you conquer this great cauldron for your own use, no matter how powerful a prime god-artifact you encounter in the future, you can perfectly integrate it into your own artifacts through this cauldron. Furthermore, you can nurture your own exclusive god-level artifact soul, ensuring that no divine weapon in this world can ever harm you."

Hearing Sword Immortal Yun Wangji's guidance, Xu Yang felt a long-absent thrill, his blood boiling. Without hesitation, he condensed his soul origin, detached it from his physical body, and plunged directly into the great cauldron, which was being tempered and consumed by the soul fire.

Xu Yang's soul strength was truly astonishing, far beyond what the mysterious ruler's dwindling soul consciousness could ever hope to contend with. During the clash of their two soul powers, it wasn't long before the opponent's consciousness completely vanished.

In its place was Xu Yang's indomitable soul origin, which perfectly devoured everything belonging to the fleshly body cauldron, completing a truly irreversible, flesh-and-blood binding. This dual soul and body binding meant that as long as Xu Yang's form and spirit remained intact, he would forever be the master of this great cauldron.