Chapter 1634: Kunlun Divine Nest

Hundreds of thousands of demon powerhouses watched as a massive rift tore the sky in two. This colossal fissure expanded outward, resembling a devouring eye ablaze with blood-red flames, slowly consuming the vast expanse until the once-blue heavens transformed into an illusory expanse of black and crimson.

As this celestial fissure widened, everything in the surrounding space began to collapse. For hundreds of thousands of demon beast legion powerhouses, this was the first time they had ever witnessed a real, existing dimension crumble before their eyes.

Xu Yang's recent "Sky-Shattering Sword" had unleashed a force that exceeded the structural laws and the maximum power this space could withstand, directly leading to its complete annihilation.

As this dimension met its end, another overlapping space, one eternally sealed by space-time laws and hidden just beyond its periphery, slowly unveiled itself before everyone's eyes.

"My heavens, what's happening? Didn't the boss just shatter that space with a single sword stroke? Why has another space appeared so quickly? Am I, damn it, caught in an illusion again?" Long Kun exclaimed, looking utterly bewildered. Interpreting such a phenomenon was truly beyond his grasp.

However, Ling Yao, the young woman, furrowed her brows, thoughtfully recalling Xu Yang's earlier movements, and then arrived at a clear explanation. "Ah, I see. If my guess is correct, the boss's 'Sky-Shattering Sword' wasn't an illusion from a dream. It genuinely shattered a real, existing space. And what we are seeing now is also a real space. The two must have completely overlapped under certain unique conditions. If you don't believe me, look closely; this real environment appearing around us has some distinctly different characteristics."

Hearing Ling Yao's explanation, the surrounding demon beasts immediately quieted down, meticulously observing their surroundings, and indeed, it was just as she had described.

"My heavens, it's true! There's no wind, no moon here; even the dust in the air is completely still. I can't feel the slightest passage of time," one of them remarked. The Four Great Demon Sages instantly understood. Soon, even Xiao Xiang and Jiu'er, despite their less extensive cultivation experience, grasped the concept.

"So that's it. In this real space, there's no concept of time or space," Xiao Xiang murmured.

Just then, Boss Xu Yang, who had departed and now returned, once again materialized his true form before the group. This time, he smiled and walked directly to the center of the formation, offering the most precise explanation to those who were still bewildered. He then explained with complete clarity how the two real spaces had been overlapped by the will and laws of the Supreme God, finally allowing everyone to fully unravel the mystery.

"So that's it! What a truly brilliant move! Boss, if a situation like this appeared before us, with our abilities and knowledge, we would never be able to find our way out. Indeed, it seems the Supreme God's consciousness designed this so-called Fifth Forbidden Zone exactly as you predicted. They clearly intended for no one in later generations to find an exit. What a pity for them that this time they encountered Boss Xu Yang; he truly shot himself in the foot."

Xu Yang smiled wryly and shook his head. "I'm not as omnipotent as you imagine. In fact, if we had followed our previous line of thought, I might still be leading you further into this temporal trap, or even to perpetual imprisonment here. The reason I discovered this secret flaw was that during my spiritual journey through the previous four forbidden zones, the soul illusion I projected had a slight interaction with the static state of the surrounding space-time laws, which inspired me. But none of that matters anymore. The space now before us, devoid of any concepts of time or space, is the true Fifth Forbidden Zone. Look over there."

With that, Xu Yang slowly raised his right hand, pointing northwest. Between the endless snow-capped mountains on either side, a colossal and incredibly majestic city appeared. The outer wall of this city, a continuous, formidable barrier of bronze and iron, stood a thousand feet high. Its sheer scale and impressive appearance were truly awe-inspiring, a sight rarely seen even among the countless dynastic powers Xu Yang had encountered previously.

"Huh, isn't that the Kunlun Divine Nest recorded in our Human Spirit Ancient Secret Records?" Jiu'er exclaimed, her eyes widening instantly as she uttered this recognition, her face filled with shock.

As a disciple of the Six Human Spirit Lineages, she and Xiao Xiang possessed the most thorough understanding of the Kunlun lineage's history. After all, apart from a few members of Xu Yang's team who had traversed time and space, others had virtually no knowledge of past history. The other demon powerhouses, lacking a mature civilization system, naturally couldn't comprehend what Kunlun had looked like hundreds of thousands of years ago. Only Jiu'er and Xiao Xiang were truly able to comment on this subject. Seeing the bewildered expressions on everyone's faces, Jiu'er stepped forward and began to explain the power behind this magnificent city wall.

According to Jiu'er, hundreds of thousands of years ago, precisely at the dawn of the main continent's new epoch, the will of the Supreme God had begun its powerful ascent. However, it had not yet established its own true imperial dynasty or seized control of the entire continent as it had now. Instead, it was locked in a struggle against the ancient races that comprised the old forces, which had once ruled the mainland. Back then, when the Supreme God's consciousness clashed with the Kunlun Divine Dynasty of hundreds of thousands of years ago, the 'Kunlun Divine Dynasty' itself represented the collective faith of all who revered and depended on Kunlun Mountain.

Hearing Jiu'er's account, the inheritors of the Eighteen Guardian Old Gods' power seemed to strongly concur. "Indeed, our ancient ancestors within the clan also spoke of this. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, all life forms associated with Kunlun Mountain fell within the sphere of influence of the Kunlun Divine Dynasty. And this immense city wall before us is one of the very walls that stood during the Kunlun Divine Dynasty's peak. It is said that no single racial power on the mainland could ever breach this towering wall, which speaks volumes about the immense strength the Kunlun Divine Dynasty wielded at its zenith.

"However, to my knowledge, that war hundreds of thousands of years ago ultimately led to the decline of the Kunlun Divine Dynasty. In the decisive battle where it fell and was completely conquered by the Supreme God's consciousness, an entire Kunlun Legion of 300,000 soldiers, while defending the North City Gate, vanished without a trace. What's more, the entire grand North Imperial City of the Kunlun Divine Dynasty, connected by the massive North City Wall, also vanished completely along with those 300,000 defenders. It was precisely because of this bizarre occurrence that..."