Chapter 1633: Overlapping Spaces

"In short, leave the task of finding the Fifth Great Forbidden Zone to me; I guarantee I won't disappoint you."

With Xu Yang's assurance, Long Kun, the Four Great Demon Sages, and the demon warriors around him all breathed a sigh of relief, their trust in Xu Yang unwavering.

Three days quickly passed. Xu Yang's spirit had traversed the Four Great Forbidden Zones without uncovering any valuable clues. However, something significant happened.

As his soul phantom, which he had dispatched, returned to the immense plain, he unexpectedly detected an extremely unusual energy fluctuation.

This specific energy fluctuation was something Xu Yang had only encountered previously when employing the laws of space and time.

In other words, whenever Xu Yang manipulated the laws of space and time to alter the temporal progression around him, at the precise instant his technique fully manifested, he would experience a disorienting sensation, as if reality and illusion were momentarily overlapping.

This peculiar sensation typically arose only during the fleeting collision of two fixed spatio-temporal trajectories. Yet, just as Xu Yang's soul phantom reintegrated into his body, the same feeling surged through his mind once more.

Previously, he had never experienced such a spatio-temporal dislocation when dispatching his soul phantom.

"I see! The real secret has been hidden right beside us all along!"

Upon uncovering this vital clue, Xu Yang wasted no time. He immediately unleashed an immensely powerful aura, forming a translucent barrier around his body as he sat cross-legged in the void. At that instant, even the Four Great Demon Sages and the mighty demon warriors below found their perceptions obscured.

Xu Yang's form, positioned high above the clouds, then began to fade. Using a self-created temporary trajectory of the Dao, he perfectly concealed his aura and completely vanished into the void. From this hidden state, he unleashed the strongest power he currently commanded: the Angel lineage's supreme artifact, the Mirror of Samsara.

In his left palm, a blazing sun appeared; in his right, a luminous moon. At that moment, the halos of two supreme laws—extreme opposites, light and darkness born as one—manifested.

"'Heh heh, human or ghost, nothing can perfectly conceal itself before my Mirror of Samsara,' Xu Yang thought. 'I'm eager to see what strangeness is truly hidden within this space.'"

The instant this thought echoed in Xu Yang's mind, the luminous bridge of halos, formed by the blazing sun and bright moon in his palms, began to vibrate intensely. Within the center of the luminous screen before him, Xu Yang finally uncovered the true secret hidden within this Heavenly Path space.

A remarkably clear image, entirely distinct from the surrounding space, rapidly materialized.

"'So that's it,' Xu Yang realized. 'This place was imbued by the will of the Supreme God with a portion of spatio-temporal law, allowing two distinct spaces to overlap through the Supreme God's powerful decree. We weren't immersed in an illusion; rather, two real spaces were folded together.

This was combined with a spatio-temporal law capable of rendering one of the spaces eternally static. As a result, we would unknowingly find ourselves in this apparent space, while we were actually enveloped by another space that had been completely frozen in time.

It's truly astonishing that the Supreme God's consciousness could devise such a flawless method, designating this area as the Fifth Great Forbidden Zone, guarding the critical point at the summit of Kunlun.'"

Having now deciphered the true secret of this place, Xu Yang couldn't help but offer heartfelt praise for the Supreme God's ingenious design. He realized that even with his own remarkable insight, he would likely have struggled to detect this anomaly without the aid of the Angel lineage's supreme artifact, the Mirror of Samsara.

With the crux of the problem identified, breaching it would no longer be difficult.

As Xu Yang thought this, he gently waved his palm, and the supreme artifact, the Mirror of Samsara, vanished once more. When his previously concealed form became visible again in the void, all hundreds of thousands of demon warriors below witnessed Xu Yang entering a state of full power.

Twelve pairs of golden angel wings simultaneously unfurled behind him. The eternal sword gleam before Xu Yang, seemingly capable of rending all things, condensed once more. This time, however, Xu Yang pointed this majestic and immense sword energy directly towards the endless void above him.

"'I shall cleave this sky! This false sky! By doing so, I will open an entirely new path for my demon warriors!'"

Xu Yang's fervent declaration reverberated, striking awe into the hearts of hundreds of thousands of demon beings below.

Their previously agitated emotions significantly calmed. Immediately thereafter, a destructive, world-shattering sword gleam erupted fiercely from Xu Yang's palms.

They watched as the zenith of the dome was forcefully cleaved, a crimson fissure appearing where the sword gleam tore the heavens asunder.

"'My God! The Boss is truly terrifying, simply incredible! With his own strength, he actually carved a hole in the sky with a single sword! What astonishing power is required to accomplish such a feat? It's truly beyond imagination!

I can no longer conceive of any other being reaching such a height as the Boss. Even the Supreme God's consciousness, the supreme ruler currently controlling everything on the main continent, would likely be unable to contend with a powerhouse of the Boss's caliber in a one-on-one battle.'"

Jiu'er and Xiaoxiang, the two devoted admirers, were utterly captivated. While they had initially harbored some trepidation towards the Supreme Elders of the Six Human-Spirit Lineages, witnessing Xu Yang's sky-splitting power dispelled any hope they held for the triumph of their own royal heritage.

The two girls reached a consensus: if Xu Yang were to valiantly lead the demon beast army to flatten the summit of Kunlun and confront the Six Human-Spirit Royal Lineages again, it would spell a true disaster for the Six Human-Spirit heritage.

Demon Sage Crying Blood burst into boisterous laughter.

"'I'm absolutely itching to witness our Boss, Lord Xu Yang, face off against the consciousness of the Kunlun Divine Dao's Supreme God in a direct, peak confrontation!

If the Supreme God's consciousness had known earlier about our Boss's terrifying strength, even with tenfold the courage, he would never have dared to persist in this stance.

If the Six Human-Spirit Lineages had chosen to yield back at Kunlun Abyss, why would they have forced our Boss to personally lead an army of thousands to conquer the Heavenly Path and flatten the Kunlun summit? This entire situation is the consequence of those self-proclaimed superior Six Royal Lineages' own arrogance!'"

In reality, Xu Yang's dramatic act of cleaving the sky with a single sword served two purposes.

Firstly, it was simply to pierce through the two overlapping spatial planes, allowing his team to perceive the true space and enter the Fifth Forbidden Zone.

Secondly, his demonstration of power was intended to genuinely inspire the hundreds of thousands of demon beast powerhouses who had not participated in battle for the past three months, helping them instantly regain their peak combat readiness.