Chapter 1699: Failed Soul Seizure

“And that power, refined countless times by the purest true dragon energy of the Dragon Clan, is simply too perfect.

Among humans, no one else can compare with you in terms of physical strength and innate abilities.

I never imagined that after slumbering for over a hundred thousand years, I would turn misfortune into a blessing, stumbling upon you, this unfortunate soul. In the end, I merely prepared a wedding dress for someone else.

The foundation you’ve cultivated for so many years has, in an instant, become my capital! Hahahaha!”

This fellow first burst into triumphant laughter, clearly viewing today’s gains as the most fortunate turn of events in his life.

But perhaps this fellow was celebrating too soon. Just as he was frantically devouring all the energy within Xu Yang’s body, an exceptionally brilliant golden light suddenly descended into Xu Yang’s soul world. The Law of Light God was the most powerful profound mystery of the angelic power that Xu Yang currently commanded.

Using his own body as a conduit to activate the Law of Light God, Xu Yang instantly purged all the flesh and blood throughout his limbs and internal organs.

This soul, which had wrongly occupied Xu Yang’s body, never dreamed that its very essence would be completely cleansed by Xu Yang in this manner.

Only a single, extremely faint wisp of soul energy remained. Xu Yang deliberately guided it with his mental power, moving it steadily downward through his body, until he finally expelled it with a fart.

And within that foul gas was precisely the last remnant of the usurper’s soul.

“Hahaha, I apologize for expelling you from my body in such an impolite manner, but consider it your punishment. Too many people have vainly attempted to seize my body; who are you to try? If my cultivation foundation could be so easily stolen by you, I would be the biggest joke in this world.”

Xu Yang’s voice plunged the fellow into complete despair. He had never imagined that the power of the angelic bloodline could be so formidable.

“Damn it, despite all my calculations, I never accounted for your self-purification ability as the possessor of an immaculate angelic bloodline. I ultimately underestimated your strength. It seems my hopes of rebirth are gone.”

This fellow, whose very soul reeked of filth, barely managed to guide his weak soul essence back into his skeletal body. With heavy steps, he slowly shuffled towards the edge of the visible horizon.

“Young man, though I failed to seize your body, don’t think you can leave this forbidden space so easily. I will use what little power I have left to awaken more than a dozen other top experts like myself. You will then experience the true power of the ancient luminaries of my Tongyuan Imperial Clan!”

Having spoken, the old man before him exhausted his last reserves of soul power, beginning to ignite the power source he had previously absorbed into his skeletal remains.

In an instant, deep green flames, a soul fire capable of refining their physical remains, ignited around his skeletal body from head to toe.

Soon, the old man’s remaining soul power was fully awakened, transforming into more than a dozen streaks of green fire that shot skyward. They flew towards the tops of the massive, dormant stone statues, and quickly, one statue after another was completely engulfed and ignited by the green flames.

Their enormous stone guardians quickly developed endless networks of cracks. Finally, they fragmented into pieces, completely collapsing into piles of broken dust.

Indeed, just as the old man had said, within each massive stone statue lay a slumbering, eerie skeletal body. As each of them absorbed the power of the outer seal into their forms, they all entered an awakened state ahead of schedule.

However, Xu Yang decided not to waste any more time in this second location. There was no need to resurrect these skeletons that were meant to have perished long ago.

Without further hesitation, Xu Yang’s primary divine artifact burst forth with a cerulean glow. As he ascended into the air, the primordial sword light of the Eternal Sword Dao finally descended at that moment.

Combined with this powerful ice-blue freezing energy, hundreds of thousands of ice-blue sword marks rapidly materialized in the void, each possessing an extremely potent freezing attribute.

Under the guidance of Xu Yang’s mental power, they swiftly smashed down upon the dozen or so skeletal bodies.

Of course, these old fellows had been slumbering for over a hundred thousand years; they couldn’t be completely eliminated so easily.

This initial flurry of frost swords was merely a show of force, and to some extent, it utilized the inherent sealing effect of ice-attribute power to disrupt their actions as much as possible.

Then Xu Yang, sword in hand, descended. Coming into close contact with each skeletal body, the Frost Spring primary divine artifact in his hand moved as if an extension of his arm. Guided by Xu Yang’s formidable cultivation, it unleashed unimaginable destructive power; every sword swing could effortlessly cleave through the skeleton of an ancient, top-tier human expert.

In short order, he shattered the dozen or so skeletal bodies into fragments.

Under the relentless pressure of this fierce assault, the souls within these skeletons quickly detached from their bodies, coalescing in the void into a bizarre and chilling colossal soul form. It was a grotesque evil spirit with more than a dozen soul-heads.

This composite soul entity was formed from the souls sealed within those dozen or so stone statues, combined with the furious resentment in their hearts.

With every breath, it released incredibly foul black gas around Xu Yang.

It was no exaggeration to say this soul cluster was the dirtiest and ugliest soul of the entire Tongyuan Imperial Clan. Yet, undeniably, the combined strength of this soul was quite terrifying.

Even Xu Yang, with his unparalleled soul foundation, dared not be negligent when facing this hideous composite soul.

“I have reason to believe that in your current combined state, if you unleash some forbidden soul-based technique of the Tongyuan Clan, it might indeed have some effect on me.”

This filthy, hideous composite soul entity let out a hoarse, cold laugh.

“Youngster, haven’t you realized your death is upon you? Daring to trespass into the forbidden grounds of our Tongyuan Imperial Clan, no matter how powerful you are, your demise is inevitable.”

Xu Yang smirked. “Don’t boast in front of me. You yourselves know your own capabilities; I don’t need to elaborate.

If you truly possessed such abilities, you wouldn’t be exchanging words with me here.

Since you’re so confident in your strength, how about I put you to the test?”

The moment Xu Yang finished speaking, he directly tossed the Frost Spring primary divine artifact into the air, and a cerulean sword light shot skyward.