Chapter 1641: Cause and Effect Cycle

An incredibly cold, murderous sword energy was injected into the dark golden halo. This sword energy was unimaginably powerful; once it merged into the corresponding spatial laws, it began to rage wildly among the targets that had failed to condense the water droplet inscriptions.

In the blink of an eye, the remaining thirty eliminated rogue cultivators were utterly destroyed, body and soul, under the suppression of this powerful sword energy, vanishing from the void battlefield. The entire process took less than a blink of an eye; the eradicated cultivators didn't even have a chance to scream before their very existence had completely left this world.

The remaining seventy percent of rogue cultivators, waiting like livestock to be slaughtered, were already completely terrified. They didn't even understand what Xu Yang was doing, but they had no choice, no right, and no opportunity to resist, and could only surrender to their fate. It must be said that this was a profound tragedy for them, far more agonizing than being instantly eradicated. But whom could they blame? This world inherently respects the strong. Their insufficient power, coupled with their delusion of challenging Xu Yang's glory, could only lead to such an outcome.

Terrifying devouring power erupted instantly as Xu Yang opened his other palm. The formidable glory of the Emperor Cauldron's artifact spirit was fully unleashed at this moment. For the rogue cultivators whose foreheads bore the golden water droplet symbol, their personalized divine artifacts were forcefully ripped from their bodies at that very moment.

Some had their natal artifacts sealed within their arm bones, others within their breastbones or dantian, and some even directly within their soul worlds. Regardless of where these natal artifacts were sealed, they could not escape the powerful artifact spirit summons unleashed by Xu Yang. Those unfortunate ones who had sealed their natal artifacts within their soul worlds, attempting to evade this artifact spirit search process, undoubtedly met their demise.

In an instant, over five hundred diverse ancient divine artifacts were suspended in the void, making the strong cultivators among the hundreds of thousands of beast army below gaze with immense envy.

"My heavens!" exclaimed one. "The Boss usually doesn't act, but when he does, it's earth-shattering. This quick and decisive maneuver has pulled out all the personal divine artifacts of these renowned rogue cultivators. It's truly incredible!"

The four great beast lords were all dumbfounded, each staring enviously at the void. Xu Yang's operation, in fact, included the radiance of many top-tier divine artifacts, which caught the attention of these old fellows and made them particularly covetous.

At this moment, Xu Yang had secretly enveloped the battlefield below with his spiritual power, selecting over two hundred divine artifacts that matched the strength of their corresponding favored recipients. He distributed them to the top powerhouses of the beast group, considering it a periodic distribution of benefits. Each beast powerhouse who received a personalized divine artifact showed an expression of immense delight, while those who didn't receive an artifact showed no hint of jealousy, their hearts filled with blessings.

After all, having followed Xu Yang this far, they clearly understood that Boss Xu Yang was not someone who overlooked details or favoritism, and that there must be a reason for his actions. Those who received the artifact rewards were also perfectly suited to the corresponding divine artifacts and magical treasures; it wasn't because they possessed more greedy desires than their companions.

After distributing this round of benefits, the remaining over four hundred divine artifacts, which hadn't found their most suitable hosts, were all completely refined by Xu Yang's powerful Emperor Cauldron artifact spirit, with its terrifying power, into their most primal artifact spirit essence and merged into the Emperor Cauldron.

After completing this crucial task of collecting spoils, Xu Yang revealed a satisfied smile, clasped his hands behind his back once more, and continued to gaze down from the void like a deity at the renowned rogue cultivators who were now barely clinging to life.

"I, Xu Yang, have never gone back on my word," he declared. "Since you have already offered your unique value, I will spare your lives. Of course, the reason you were able to retrieve your lives is also out of respect for that simpleton who kowtowed more than ten times to beg for your mercy earlier. When you return, you must thank him properly!"

Xu Yang burst into laughter. After speaking, he gently waved his sleeve, and in an instant, powerful magic erupted, instantly sending the hundreds of cultivators he had imprisoned within his exclusive spatial laws rolling back to the deepest regions of the Northern Imperial Dynasty.

Below, the four great demon saints, who had already prepared for a full counterattack, upon seeing that Xu Yang had single-handedly dealt with all the cultivator teams in the void, immediately issued the order for the entire army to advance.

In an instant, the roaring killing intent of hundreds of thousands of beast army erupted once more, creating the most magnificent scene on the vast plains of the main battlefield. The over six hundred thousand strong beast legion, though not a static hundred-foot-tall city wall, was in itself another Kunlun epic destined to be renowned through the ages.

However, this time, the absolute leader of this epic battle was no longer the top powerhouses of the Kunlun lineage, but Xu Yang and his team of elite powerhouses.

"Slaughter them fiercely!" Xu Yang commanded. "Do not spare a single Kunlun general who obstructs our army's advance!"

Following such an iron-blooded command, Xu Yang's beast army became unstoppable, and their battle fervor was pushed to its peak. Truth be told, these beasts had been eager for battle for a long time. Now, they finally had a chance to fully unleash their devouring desires.

Visibly, every inch of the battlefield where the army advanced was left with countless cold white bones, all belonging to the corpses of Kunlun soldiers and generals who had fallen under the beasts' feet. The three hundred thousand elite forces of Kunlun Divine Nest's Northern Imperial City, once striking fear across the mainland, had now become mere stepping stones for Xu Yang's beast legion on their path to Kunlun.

It wasn't that they were exaggerated or not as powerful as legends claimed, but simply because the army led by Xu Yang this time had firmly grasped the opportune timing, geographical advantage, and popular support. Their rise was already an irreversible inevitability.

The genesis of this current situation perhaps began the day the Supreme Deity's will took control of the entire Kunlun Divine Path. The seeds of this outcome were already sown. Every cause has its effect; the cause of yesteryear manifesting as today's consequence. Among all living beings, who could overturn it? If anyone could, perhaps only one person could defy destiny and alter fate: Xu Yang, the leader of this invincible and ever- victorious army today.