Chapter 1656: Sage Freelance Cultivator Arrives

Soon after, the Fifth Forbidden Zone began to collapse. The immense devouring power emanating from the spatial rift was simply too terrifying; the existing rules within the Fifth Forbidden Zone could not withstand such destructive force. They did not have much time left to evacuate.

Upon receiving Xu Yang’s signal, everyone immediately and extensively entered the Void Passage. Meanwhile, after Xu Yang landed on the snow-covered expanse of Kunlun Peak, he began to carve out an area where his beast army could temporarily encamp. Confronted by the vast, snow-covered landscape, Xu Yang rapidly gathered the potent fire-attribute energy in his palm.

Soon, vast swathes of blazing, sky-scorching flames, conjured by Xu Yang’s fire-attribute cultivation technique, erupted. They furiously consumed the thick surrounding snow at a visible rate, quickly melting it into incredibly clear, yet intensely cold, water. What was once an immense, boundless ice lake stretching for thousands of miles, quickly transformed into a tranquil body of water under the influence of Xu Yang's power. Guided by the constant stream of fiery aura flowing from Xu Yang’s body, the cool water gradually acquired an uncharacteristic warmth. The entire surrounding landscape, once a desolate, frozen expanse stretching for thousands of miles, now teemed with vibrant life.

Soon, large numbers of beast tribe warriors began to emerge within the vast lake surrounding Kunlun Peak. Xu Yang had already established his own spatial rules above the lake, designed to mask the potent auras emanating from his beast multitude. This was to prevent his forces from inadvertently alarming the Supreme God’s consciousness immediately upon their arrival in Kunlun.

The entire transfer operation took well over half an hour, as hundreds of thousands of beasts were successfully relocated into the lake-encircled area at Kunlun Peak. Instead of immediately entering a strict combat posture, they freely frolicked in the warm lake. Xu Yang did not stop them; he had personally created this environment for the beast warriors, who had endured a long campaign, to briefly unwind and relax. After all, Xu Yang knew well that once he led this formidable army away from the thousands of miles of frozen lake, they would face continuous, high-intensity combat. All followers of the Supreme God guarding Kunlun Peak would continuously emerge and dedicate themselves to the fight in this place.

As expected, there are truly no secrets in this world. Although the spatial rules established by Xu Yang possessed powerful shielding capabilities, his earlier act of personally shattering the teleportation channel to Kunlun had still been detected by some of the watchers guarding this forbidden zone. Soon after, news of Xu Yang’s successful landing on Kunlun Peak with his beast army reached the majority of cultivator teams stationed there. Sage factions from various lineages swiftly dispatched their most powerful cultivators, who were already on their way, to converge rapidly on this vast ice river, a forbidden zone for hundreds of thousands of years. The skies above Kunlun Peak and its vast ice river were enveloped and saturated with shimmering energy halos of various colors. Were it not for the invisible spatiotemporal barrier in the void, the masters of these halos would have already launched a frenzied and ferocious assault on the vast ice lake.

“Boss! Seeing these arrogant wretches, I can hardly wait to charge out and engage them in battle.”

The army, having completed its rest, reassembled. Xu Yang, using his Sea God’s Domain, then transformed the spring-like lake back into a gradually freezing expanse, stretching for thousands of miles. All the beast warriors stood upon the ice, transforming the location back into a temporary base for their encampment. Through the illuminating light of the void's protective rules, Xu Yang’s beast army could clearly observe the various cultivators gathered beyond the rule barrier. However, the opposing forces were unable to ascertain the exact location of Xu Yang’s army beneath the protective rules.

“The enemy is exposed, while we remain concealed—this is the ideal state for battle preparation.”

Observing his hundreds of thousands of beast warriors brimming with eagerness, Xu Yang finally ascended into the void once more, to deliver his final address to the entire beast army at Kunlun Peak.

“My brothers, you have followed me, fighting all the way to Kunlun Peak, the very end of this Sky-Reaching Path. We are comrades who have faced life and death together. However, you must understand that from this moment onward, the true, brutal war has only just begun! Without a doubt, all the formidable entities on Kunlun Peak are our adversaries. The only ones we might be able to win over are the cultivators from the six royal lineages of the Human Spirit. But securing their allegiance will also come with conditions. Therefore, I expect every warrior present to be prepared to face death at any moment. For at Kunlun Peak, our final destination, every sacrifice will be worthwhile. As long as we can ultimately overthrow the will of the Supreme God, the ultimate aspirations of every warrior will be fulfilled. Your descendants will also achieve the freedom of equitable development within the Kunlun Divine Path region. For our shared aspiration, let us fight with all our might!”

As Xu Yang’s words concluded, all the assembled beast warriors erupted into a furious roar. Each one was ready to lay down their lives for this battle, with no hesitation left. Only by unleashing their most formidable strength when confronting the enemy could they perfectly embody and defend this honor.

“Excellent. Now, let the battle commence! Focus your wrath on every shimmering halo in the sky above.”

As Xu Yang issued his final command, the hundreds of thousands of beast warriors below simultaneously ignited their ferocious combat desires, each locking their aura onto their respective targets. With everything prepared, Xu Yang gently waved his palm, and the protective halo he had woven instantly vanished. The battlefield in the void no longer offered any means to conceal their auras. Xu Yang and his hundreds of thousands of beast warriors were thus completely exposed to every corner of this final battlefield at Kunlun Peak. All puppets of the Supreme God's will, guardians of Kunlun Peak, could now launch support toward this battlefield from any direction at any moment.

Despite knowing their countless formidable foes, Xu Yang’s invincible iron cavalry legion unleashed their undisputed peak strength. Even Tier 7 Demon Venerate level beast experts, when confronting those who had already ascended to the powerful Kunlun Mirror, surprisingly unleashed terrifying combat prowess! Some beasts, aware that their strength was insufficient, would even choose to detonate their own bodies at critical junctures, sacrificing themselves to take down enemy cultivators with them. This battle was destined to be a historically significant conflict for the Kunlun lineage. Many years later, elderly beast elders who had participated in that war would still recount the earth-shattering events with profound emotion.