Chapter 1702: Golden Pearl

With the injured living fossil's soul essence completely subdued by Xu Yang, its presence quickly vanished from the forbidden illusionary realm.

At the same moment, as the remaining power of the Supreme Living Fossil utterly collapsed, the towering stone mountain behind him began to show countless cracks. Finally, with a tremendous roar, it completely crumbled.

After the colossal stone mountain shattered, an incredibly brilliant golden orb radiated from its core. Xu Yang's gaze swept over it, and he immediately perceived the unparalleled, powerful spiritual aura emanating from the orb.

Xu Yang's eyes lit up, and he unhesitatingly extended his right hand. A fierce devouring force instantly erupted, seizing the golden orb into his palm.

The moment it entered his hand, an unprecedentedly powerful spiritual energy surged through his entire body. If it were anyone else, merely touching the golden orb would likely result in immediate backlash from its immense spiritual power.

Even the strongest soul world would struggle to withstand the momentary invasion of the soul aura released by this golden orb. However, it was Xu Yang himself who was personally suppressing the golden orb this time.

It's worth noting that at this moment, having just obliterated the Supreme Living Fossil's soul essence, the divine law aura of the Supreme Artifact, the Samsara Mirror, in Xu Yang's palm had not yet completely dissipated. This also helped Xu Yang resist most of the continuous spiritual energy emanating from the golden orb.

With various conditions supporting him, Xu Yang ultimately managed to perfectly control the golden orb. Little did he know, this very orb was the source of power for the Pupils' Royal Clan—a supreme divine object known as the Eye of the Gods.

At this point, Xu Yang naturally didn't know the orb's true name, but its status as a source of immense energy was beyond doubt.

Having traversed the main continent for hundreds of thousands of years, Xu Yang had never encountered a single treasure capable of releasing such dense spiritual energy.

Xu Yang even speculated that the reason this golden orb possessed such a terrifying source of power was likely closely related to the primordial power development of the Kunlun lineage.

It was highly probable that this orb had once absorbed the boundless souls of countless powerful individuals across the main continent. After hundreds of thousands, perhaps even millions of years of tempering and refinement, it had transformed into its current form. It had re-emerged in the world as a source of power for the Kunlun lineage, giving rise to various cultivation foundations for the Pupils' lineage.

In any case, the Eye of the Gods was now Xu Yang's second trophy. The Immortal Divine Lotus represented immensely powerful life energy, while this Eye of the Gods symbolized equally potent soul power.

However, with these two sources of power now in Xu Yang's possession, the gains from this venture were still immeasurable. Either of these treasures alone was capable of reflecting the pinnacle of cultivation across the entire main continent.

Although these two divine objects couldn't be directly used as magical artifacts to enhance his combat power, Xu Yang knew very well that two treasures capable of bringing life force and soul essence conquest effects were far more valuable than a mere main divine artifact.

However, at this moment, Xu Yang had no intention of immediately claiming these two divine objects for himself. This was because he needed to rely on these six sources of power to contend with the will of the Supreme God, and other subsequent issues were not yet a priority.

After perfectly suppressing the golden orb's aura, Xu Yang began to attempt opening his soul world to serve as a containment space for it.

This was undoubtedly a considerably dangerous process. If, during this process, the golden orb were to once again unleash immensely powerful spiritual energy to try and destroy Xu Yang's soul world, then for Xu Yang, it would be another perilous ordeal.

However, at this moment, Xu Yang had no other choice. He knew very well that a terrifying spiritual divine object like the Eye of the Gods, if not completely contained within his own soul world, would be immediately detected no matter where it was hidden.

If Xu Yang wished to use this power to track and contend with the will of the Supreme God, then he absolutely could not lose any of the six divine objects of the Human Spirit Six Meridians.

Driven by this thought, Xu Yang gritted his teeth and directly attempted to guide the incredibly brilliant golden orb through his glabella and into his soul world.

As expected, the instant it entered his soul world, Xu Yang felt as if his soul was about to be completely torn apart by a terrifying pressure as immense as a mountain.

Fortunately, Xu Yang's soul world, having been cultivated and strengthened for hundreds of thousands of years, had reached an incredible level, almost comparable to the peak strength of soul worlds possessed by humanity.

Moreover, his soul world was originally filled with various colors, distinctly different from the human souls of ordinary beings. Perhaps it was the combination of these factors that finally allowed Xu Yang's soul world to perfectly absorb the Eye of the Gods.

What Xu Yang didn't expect was that when the auras of the two perfectly merged, no longer opposing each other and ending their relentless conflict, a breathtaking resonance seemed to emerge between them.

From within the Eye of the Gods, a continuous stream of soul aura began to profusely enrich Xu Yang's soul world, seemingly using its own power to reshape and improve certain aspects within it.

Unconsciously, Xu Yang's soul world and his most brilliant soul essence were further strengthened, experiencing a leapfrog improvement.

Xu Yang could clearly perceive that his five senses and spiritual perception, which originally spanned a thousand li, had now astonishingly increased tenfold. Merely standing in the deepest part of this illusionary realm, with his senses activated and his powerful aura unleashed, he could instantly perceive everything happening in every corner of the forbidden space, truly possessing a god-like perspective.

Such an improvement made Xu Yang uncontrollably excited. After all, he knew too well how difficult it was to further enhance one's soul strength and soul essence once one had reached his level.

This single divine object of the Pupils' clan, the Eye of the Gods, had truly brought him another transformative leap. Now, based on soul strength alone, he had the capability to directly contend with the will of the Supreme God.

Even without any external aids, Xu Yang had the capacity to contend with the will of the Supreme God—a soul level representing the strongest being on the entire main continent in this era.

It seemed to be precisely due to the influence of Xu Yang's powerful soul aura that his three companions, who had still been immersed in their dreams and unable to recover immediately, gradually opened their eyes and fixed their gaze upon Xu Yang.