Chapter 1721: Startling the Supreme God

Despite his unique perspective and profound understanding, even as he moved to seize the decaying divine vein, Xu Yang never lost sight of his primary goal: securing it was absolutely essential.

"If you possessed greater power, your words might carry some weight. But trying to trap me, Xu Yang, with just a formation is a foolish delusion."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Yang hesitated no longer. He stepped into the air, unleashing his Boundless Freedom form. The moment a silver halo enveloped Xu Yang, the Grand Elder of the Underworld Clan, standing before him, felt a profound despair take root in his heart.

He had never witnessed a human being achieve such perfect harmony with the Dao. Enveloped by that mysterious and magnificent silver halo, Xu Yang appeared as the world's greatest secret. No matter how many laws descended, they couldn't influence him in the slightest.

Indeed, in his Boundless Freedom state, Xu Yang made no discernible movement. Relying solely on his body, he effortlessly bypassed all the surrounding formations and appeared directly behind the elder's spiritual core.

"Do you have anything else to say to me? In truth, the moment I broke free from your Underworld Sacred Law seal, your defeat was sealed."

Xu Yang gently waved his hand. The elder instantly lost all will to resist. Xu Yang's seemingly casual palm strike at that moment implied that any of the myriad laws of the heavens, any form of power, could be effortlessly controlled by him.

The overwhelming suppression from a superior realm, unleashed upon the elder, instantly extinguished his desire to fight, making him realize the true chasm between himself and Xu Yang.

"Very well, with talent like yours, how could I ever hope to surpass you and achieve true eternity? I am simply curious: under what circumstances did you comprehend the laws of life and death?"

Xu Yang chuckled and shook his head. "It wasn't intentional. It was simply an exploration of the fundamental principles underlying all laws of heaven and earth, back when I had achieved a modest level of cultivation. In fact, it was only after sensing the aura of this decaying divine vein just now that I connected it to the true Dao of Life and Death, and your words have affirmed my understanding."

The elder shook his head helplessly, his heart naturally heavy with bitterness. Yet, he was powerless; he simply couldn't contend with Xu Yang's sheer strength. The disparity in their power was not minor; it was immense.

The elder had come to terms with everything, realizing that even if a Great Dao existed in this world that could manipulate life and death to achieve eternity, it was vastly beyond his reach.

Slowly, he turned his head to look at the Misty Cloud Goddess, who had left her mark on him. Ultimately, the elder chose to forgive her.

"Perhaps your decision was correct. I am simply not qualified to verify this mastery over life and death. However, this young man possesses sufficient destiny and strength to attempt such a monumental endeavor."

After speaking, the elder gently waved his hand, forcibly separating his half-decayed physical body, which had already detached, from the decaying divine vein concealed within the darkness.

Once the two were completely separated, a powerful vitality surged from the boundless darkness, perfectly confirming the earlier assessment made by the Misty Cloud Goddess, Xu Yang, and their companion.

"My heavens, boss, look! That incredibly vibrant life force is already emerging. If we had arrived even a hundred thousand years later, this Grand Elder might truly have achieved eternal immortality!"

However, Xu Yang shook his head. "In my opinion, merely absorbing this decaying divine vein is far from sufficient. The energy it contains is predominantly steeped in the aura of decay and death. Only by fully mastering this dark energy can one truly cultivate new life from within it. Therefore, the ideal medium for my integration must be this potent aura of decay." As Xu Yang spoke, the Misty Cloud Goddess and Xiao Hua simultaneously recalled the Immortal Divine Lotus he had previously obtained.

Xu Yang and the two young women reached a silent understanding. First, they forcibly sealed the elder within Xu Yang's personal barrier, rendering his soul and body completely immobile. Then, Xu Yang prepared to commence his final deep study of the Great Dao of Life and Death right before the elder's eyes.

This allowed the elder to participate in this momentous process as an observer. Xu Yang then held the Immortal Divine Lotus in his left hand, while clenching the potent decaying divine vein in his right.

With one hand, he controlled surging vitality, and with the other, dense death energy. As both the forces of life and death came under Xu Yang's sole command, a massive Tai Chi totem materialized above his body.

This was the ultimate Yin-Yang law, formed by Xu Yang from his very soul essence as its primal power. Within hundreds of miles around this formation, all life force and death aura in every region were naturally drawn and condensed around Xu Yang's body, forming two continuous streams of power. These streams would aid Xu Yang in verifying his Dao of Life and Death!

Undoubtedly, the entire process was breathtaking, leaving even the experienced Misty Cloud Goddess and Xiao Hua utterly captivated. They had never conceived that a human body could simultaneously contain such a vast, ocean-like concentration of both life and death — two fundamental forces. Yet, Xu Yang had achieved precisely that through his actions.

It also served as proof of humanity's boundless potential.

"This is truly incredible," the hoarse-voiced elder exclaimed. "In my hundreds of thousands of years of life, this is the most astonishing sight I have ever witnessed. This human is truly the first of their kind in all ages."

The hoarse-voiced elder exclaimed with immense excitement, and in that moment, an unprecedented vitality radiated from his eyes. He was unaware, however, that it was the last flicker of life before his ultimate demise.

Yet, he willingly sacrificed that meager remaining strength, forsaking centuries of lingering existence, to partake in this magnificent spectacle alongside Xu Yang.

Even if Xu Yang ultimately didn't succeed, this grand endeavor would undoubtedly be etched into the memory of the continent's civilization. As the immense Tai Chi totem formation above Xu Yang absorbed the colossal primal forces of life and death, the entire immortal mansion space began to tremble from the aura emanating from this forbidden zone.

Even the entirety of Kunlun Peak fell under a unique pressure due to the power Xu Yang unleashed. The will of the Supreme God, who had been in slumber for an unknown age, couldn't help but forcibly awaken at this moment.

"What exactly is happening?" a voice questioned. "That aura appears to be emanating from the Underworld Imperial Clan's immortal mansion. Have those invaders unleashed yet another cataclysm?"

At this very moment, the entire immortal mansion of the Xuanyuan Imperial Clan, the sole survivor among the Six Human-Spirit Veins, was thrown into chaos. All the cultivators instinctively began to worry, fearing that Xu Yang would not stop his advance.

Calamity, they feared, would inevitably befall them.

"If only we had realized how powerful that young man, Xu Yang, was," one lamented, "we should have allied with the other five veins to crush them in their infancy. Now, that human youth has led them directly to the peak of Kunlun, right to our doorstep. Even if we wanted to retreat, it's likely too late."