Chapter 1626: Going to the Fourth Forbidden Zone

They possess infinite creativity. The power of faith, condensed from all living beings, holds a mysterious strength comparable to the laws of creation. From ancient times, no one who sought to conquer the main continent has ever managed to unravel the deepest secrets of these myriad souls.

Even after 200,000 years of research here, creating these eighteen nearly perfect golden boy puppets, and refining this soul-suppressing array, all of it ultimately proved futile.”

The black soul finally succumbed to self-combustion and destruction. At the same time, the brilliant soul sword ultimately pierced this soul entity, instantly obliterating most of the soul power of the seductive woman, the true master of the Third Restricted Zone.

At this very moment, a piercing wail and a cry of agony suddenly emanated from the source, which was precisely where Xu Yang's physical body was located.

The alluring woman, who had been entwined with Xu Yang's physical body, suddenly felt most of her soul power annihilated on another battlefield. As blood gushed from her, she finally regained consciousness.

She also realized that all the schemes she had meticulously planned over so many years had been shattered by Xu Yang.

“Damn it, I had your body restrained, yet you managed to release your complete soul essence. How did you do it?!”

Wiping the bloodstains from the corner of her mouth fiercely, she stared at Xu Yang's body, which she had restrained. The Master of the Third Restricted Zone finally posed her question.

At the same moment, Xu Yang's detached soul essence, having successfully destroyed most of the opponent's soul power, returned to his body. A familiar smile once again touched his lips, and immediately, using his formidable physical strength, he completely restrained the master of the Third Restricted Zone in the void above.

“This entire situation can also be seen as another trap. I merely turned your scheme against you, saw through your complete conspiracy in advance, and simply continued to play along with you.

If I hadn't pretended my body was captured by you, and then, while you weren't paying attention, allowed my complete soul essence to separate from my body, how could you have willingly revealed your entire dream plan to me?

How ridiculous! To think that by controlling everything and weaving the most perfect illusion, you could manipulate everyone at will – that very idea is the root of your failure. You are nothing but a frog in a well. Your vision and perspective are utterly insignificant before me, Xu Yang.”

Seeing the deep disdain in Xu Yang's eyes, the dazzling female master of the Third Restricted Zone finally reached the brink of a furious breakdown, roaring wildly, still intent on fighting against Xu Yang's complete form.

This time, however, Xu Yang gave the opponent no chance to act presumptuously before him. He merely waved his hand gently at the woman, who had lost most of her power, and a powerful restraining force completely locked her in the void.

Various elemental powers rapidly condensed around the Third Restricted Zone. Bone-chilling ice, the all-consuming Nine Li Fire, and the concentrated essence of various converging elements all struck the woman's physical body.

Agonizing wails continuously erupted from the woman's mouth, but what good did that do?

There was no trace of emotion in Xu Yang's eyes. At that moment, he was a king avenging his warriors who had perished in the dream realm, fulfilling the promise he had made earlier.

“I told you, for every warrior who fell in the dream realm, I would make you pay with your own blood.”

The female master of the Third Restricted Zone endured untold torment and suffering. Ultimately, Xu Yang, using the power of his cultivation technique, refined away her last drop of blood, causing her to vanish completely from the void, her body and bones reduced to ash.

Her ashes scattered with a gentle breeze. As this female master's life force withered, the vast dream realm of the entire Third Restricted Zone began to rapidly collapse, with scenes of the void being utterly shattered appearing repeatedly.

Enormous cracks spread across every corner of the surrounding illusory dreamscape, until a massive sound of collapse reverberated. The true Third Restricted Zone then appeared in everyone's world: a boundless desert formed by endless yellow sands. This was the original appearance of this path to heaven's Third Restricted Zone.

Not long after, Xu Yang's elite team, including Long Kun, discovered a stone tablet standing at the end of the vast desert. This tablet, which had been covered in dust for tens of thousands of years, bore an engraved female totem, unmistakably resembling the master of the Third Restricted Zone.

Witnessing this scene, Xu Yang sighed helplessly. He knew all too well that the woman who had fallen by his hand had also been a tragic figure.

But none of that mattered anymore. The two sides had stood in opposition, destined for a definitive outcome. With a gentle wave of his palm, Xu Yang used the powerful Law of Earth to instantly cause the surrounding endless yellow sands to bury the stone tablet before them.

Everything returned to its original state. Xu Yang then continued their journey with the hundreds of thousands of beast brothers behind him, steadily approaching their next objective, ultimately to reach the peak of Kunlun.

“Four Great Demon Sages, have you tallied how many brothers we lost in the Third Restricted Zone's dream realm?”

Demon Sage Qitian heard this and replied, “Your Excellency Xu Yang, during the dream, we lost approximately 20,000 brothers. While this number is not small, compared to the overall scale of our legion, thankfully, the casualties were not too severe; it didn't cause fundamental damage.

Our overall combat capability was not shaken, and this is entirely thanks to Your Excellency. If you hadn't promptly torn apart the dream woven by the enemy, our hundreds of thousands of beast legion would, sooner or later, have been guided by the rules of that dream to slaughter each other, with unthinkable consequences in the end.”

Xu Yang gently shook his head. “If I had grasped the essence of the Third Restricted Zone's illusion earlier, perhaps we could have done even better. Regardless, for each of us, whether the path ahead leads to life or death is unknown. All we can do is carry the wishes of those who fell and continue our journey.”

Upon hearing Xu Yang's words, everyone nodded in agreement.

“Your Excellency is absolutely right, but what kind of place awaits us in the Fourth Restricted Zone of the Path to Heaven?”

Hearing Demon Sage Qianmo's remark, a long-awaited smile finally appeared on Xu Yang's face.

He then suddenly cast his gaze, as brilliant as stars, down at everyone's feet.

“If I'm not mistaken, the Fourth Restricted Zone should be beneath this vast and endless sea of sand.”

“What?!”