Chapter 1716: Underworld King Ascends

As expected, Xu Yang’s incredibly domineering declaration, spoken without hesitation, immediately left his opponent speechless. It was at this moment that the Grand Elder realized the true final confrontation had begun. If he couldn't unleash the true power of the River and Mountain Map of Creation, Xu Yang would likely forcibly seize this ultimate treasure from him.

Without the River and Mountain Map of Creation, the Grand Elder would be no match for Xu Yang, no matter what.

“Boy, I’ll show you the true profound power of the Asura Sacred Law, combined with the River and Mountain Map of Creation. You’ll see what kind of effect that will have.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the Grand Elder, holding the River and Mountain Map of Creation firmly in his hands, shockingly shattered his own eyes right in front of Xu Yang and the others. With the bloodstains seeping from his pupils adorning the surface of the map, he was, in essence, sacrificing the very essence of his soul to unleash the map’s most potent power.

“Underworld King’s Reign!”

As these four words escaped his lips, Xu Yang could already envision the formidable force he was about to face.

As expected, just as he had imagined, the Asura power essence, which had condensed within the Grand Elder’s body and manifested as the Underworld King totem, was replicated by the River and Mountain Map of Creation. Instantly, hundreds, even thousands, of Underworld Kings flew out from the treasure map. Although the Underworld King totems spawned from the map possessed only about a third of the true Underworld King’s power, facing so many clones at once meant their combined might could no longer be measured by individual strength. In mere moments, Xu Yang was completely enveloped by the endless colossal purple figures surrounding him.

Had it not been for his foresight, and his powerful Ghost Valley Qimen formation, which allowed him to move the three Heavenly Gods, including Goddess Yanxia, away from their original positions beforehand, he wouldn't have been the only one surrounded by the countless Underworld Kings at this moment.

In the blink of an eye, Goddess Yanxia appeared a hundred *li* from Xu Yang’s main battlefield. The three stood at the apex of the void, looking down at the ground a hundred *li* away, where Xu Yang battled the infinite Underworld King totems.

Xu Yang’s physical body was already lost from sight, completely enveloped by the overwhelmingly powerful aura of the Underworld Kings.

“My goodness, Boss truly looks like he’s fallen into purgatory. I doubt anyone but him could withstand such immense power. The might of that River and Mountain Map of Creation is simply too vast.”

Goddess Yanxia nodded slightly. “Indeed. Theoretically speaking, among the Six Heavenly Treasures of the Human Spirit Six Meridians, the true source of Kunlun’s power, only the River and Mountain Map of Creation can be used for attack. The others are merely pure forms of energy. If Sir Xu Yang can withstand this wave of pressure and truly obtain the River and Mountain Map of Creation, his combat prowess will advance even further.”

Long Kun and the other two said no more, concentrating their spiritual energy to the limit, meticulously observing every movement on the battlefield a hundred *li* away.

At that moment, Xu Yang, like a demon god, summoned the Cold Spring God Artifact. With every swing of his divine sword, the bursting ice-blue sword light effortlessly shattered an Underworld King totem.

What truly troubled Xu Yang was distinguishing the true body, imbued with the Grand Elder’s power, from the countless clones manifested by the River and Mountain Map of Creation. Clones were easy to deal with, but merely eliminating them was a superficial solution. The Grand Elder could still rely on his profound spiritual power to create more Underworld Kings using the map. Only by finding the true body, or by directly suppressing the Grand Elder’s soul essence and seizing his River and Mountain Map of Creation, could this battle be brought to an early end.

Xu Yang pondered for a moment and decisively conceived a perfect strategy.

He plunged the Cold Spring Divine Sword into the ground. Instantly, a massive, ice-blue electric domain spanning a hundred *li* erupted, perfectly sealing the movement of all phantom Underworld Kings with its freezing power. Although the domain’s power would diminish over time as the temperature within the space melted, for Xu Yang, a mere instant of sealing was sufficient.

Next, Xu Yang, relying on the Eye of the Gods within his mind, an unending wellspring of spiritual power, unleashed an incredibly potent Soul Roaming Qi! In an instant, it illuminated all the phantom Underworld Kings before him, a method of pure spiritual penetration. No martial art or power could obstruct the release of Xu Yang’s ocean-like spiritual energy.

As expected, in just one glance, Xu Yang located the true body hidden among the phantom Underworld Kings. A satisfied smile played on his lips.

Xu Yang locked onto the Underworld King’s true body. His movement speed immediately expanded to its limit, transforming him into a mere afterimage, swiftly moving among the countless phantom bodies until he arrived directly above the true body. He gazed coldly at the Grand Elder hidden within this Underworld King’s form.

“You sacrificed your own eyes and burned a portion of your soul essence to create this endless Underworld King sealing method, yet ultimately, it couldn’t stop me. Now I shall unleash the power of judgment upon your true body. Do you have anything more to say to me?”

The Grand Elder burst into laughter. “Though I cannot defeat you, escaping your grasp is no difficult feat. Young man, you are not yet qualified to judge me. Only the will of the Supreme God can decide my life or death.”

As he finished speaking, the man surprisingly used his dwindling spiritual power to activate the River and Mountain Map of Creation once more. Utilizing this treasure of heaven and earth, he conjured a teleportation portal three feet from his body.

This portal led to the space where the will of the Supreme God resided, and it was exclusive to the six Grand Elder living fossils of the Human Spirit Six Meridians. It was the sole, private channel for their soul essence to locate and traverse through, allowing only these six Grand Elders to freely cross and exchange spaces through it.

Unfortunately, just as the Grand Elder thought he was about to leave, Xu Yang stepped forward, positioning his Tenth External Qi Cyclone between the Grand Elder’s true body and the teleportation light gate. Tremendous power instantly erupted from the Tenth Qi Cyclone, forcibly dragging the Grand Elder, who was about to escape, out of the teleportation gate and completely tearing his physical body apart.

Only his soul essence remained, which ultimately vanished into the portal. Little did he know, this was precisely Xu Yang’s intention, as Xu Yang was well aware that directly destroying the Grand Elder’s soul essence at this moment would prematurely alert the will of the Supreme God. His sole objective this time was to obtain the River and Mountain Map of Creation, which was clutched in the Grand Elder’s physical body. Now that his physical body was separated from his soul essence, there was no longer any need to pursue him further.