Chapter 1728: The Final Ultimatum

Sure enough, the power of the flames quickly disintegrated the frost energy Ling Yao had conjured. It then launched an even purer fireball directly at Ling Yao.

The opponent was at the Half-Step Wuji realm, with raw strength almost on par with Ling Yao's. Compounded by the elemental suppression, Ling Yao was completely overwhelmed by the opponent's powerful aura almost as soon as they met.

"Who told you that ice elemental power must always be suppressed by fire?" Xu Yang sneered from behind. With a gentle wave of his palm, his Cold Spring Master Artifact, like a meteor of ice descending from the heavens, instantly flew before Ling Yao.

"Girl, catch the sword!"

As expected, with Xu Yang's powerful ice-elemental Master Artifact aiding her, a smile immediately appeared on Ling Yao's face. Thanks to her inherited Ice Witch cultivation technique, Ling Yao was arguably the only one present capable of wielding Xu Yang's Master Artifact.

The moment she grasped it, the sharpness and power of the Ice Cold Spring Sword deeply astonished Ling Yao. She finally understood why Xu Yang possessed such formidable combat prowess. The sheer terrifying power of this Master Artifact alone was almost at the limit of what Ling Yao could control.

With a single swing of the sword, three ice-blue lasers instantly shattered all the fire-elemental energy before her. This instinctively sent the Xuanyuan Sect Master recoiling hundreds of meters back in fear. He then consecutively unleashed several cultivation techniques, striking the enormous ice-blue arrow gate repeatedly, barely managing to withstand this wave of offense launched by Ling Yao.

"What a terrifying ice-elemental artifact. This Xu Yang is truly formidable. Is today the day all the glory of my Xuanyuan Imperial Lineage perishes?" Forcibly calming his incredibly turbulent aura, the Xuanyuan Sect Master gritted his teeth and finally unleashed the sacred inheritance of his Xuanyuan lineage.

Suddenly, six distinct elemental lasers of different colors materialized around his body. "If a single formidable power cannot suppress you, then I will let you experience the might of all elements fused together. I refuse to believe you can still gain any advantage before me."

As expected, when the opponent's sacred art appeared, the profound heritage of the Xuanyuan Imperial Lineage was finally revealed. Even in terms of aura intensity, it was enough to completely suppress Ling Yao's cultivation technique. The girl's heart was filled with worry.

Soon after, the Xuanyuan Imperial Sect Master completed his move. The elemental powers of various colors merged into one, forming a massive energy orb above his head, which then slammed down towards Ling Yao's position.

Ling Yao sensed the threat from the massive energy orb, but she was unsure what means she could use to block this powerful sacred art attack from her enemy.

Just as she felt threatened, an incomparably powerful warm current surged into her limbs from behind, as a wisp of Xu Yang's primal aura infused into her body.

In that instant alone, Ling Yao felt as if she possessed infinite power. The sharpness of the Sky Sword blossomed to its peak at that moment. With a single downward slash, a colossal sword light, hundreds of feet long, appeared.

In an instant, it shattered the energy construct before her. Had the Xuanyuan Sect Master not dodged in time, he would likely have been cleaved in two by that terrifying sword strike. Even so, his right arm was forcefully severed, barely leaving him half a life. But after this confrontation, the Xuanyuan Imperial Sect Master had no room left to resist.

On one hand, Xu Yang saved Ling Yao face, providing her a perfect stepping stone so she wouldn't be humiliated before the other powerful cultivators. After all, she had initiated this fight, and a bleak outcome would have been a significant blow to her. At that moment, no one could tell that the power Ling Yao unleashed moments ago came from Xu Yang's support.

Regardless, the battle concluded perfectly for both sides. On the Xuanyuan Imperial Family's side, the younger disciples were all at a loss, and even the older elders dared not make a move in front of Xu Yang.

Witnessing their Sect Master lose an arm and completely lose the ability to resist, everyone panicked. It was at this moment that Xu Yang unhesitatingly took three steps forward.

These seemingly uneventful three steps, however, unleashed an incomparable and formidable pressure, as if shattering all the elemental barriers within the entire Immortal Manor space. No external force could obstruct Xu Yang anymore.

"To all the powerful cultivators within the Immortal Manor, I now issue my final ultimatum: if, within three breaths of time, you, the younger generation of Xuanyuan cultivators, still insist on standing against us, then slaughter awaits you. During this period, you may choose wisely at any time: leave this battlefield and surrender. Remember my words: the so-called will of the Supreme God is merely a tool used by those in power to control your minds. When you encounter danger, can the Supreme God's consciousness truly provide you protection? It's nothing but a joke."

As expected, these words, spoken by Xu Yang, naturally carried immense persuasive power. The young cultivators' formerly steadfast beliefs began to waver violently in their hearts.

"Forget it. Even if our strength were a hundred or a thousand times greater, we would still be no match for Lord Xu Yang. Let's give up quickly."

Several pragmatic young cultivators finally chose to give up, even discarding their magical artifacts, and transformed into streaks of light, quickly disappearing into the crowd.

Soon after, more and more young Xuanyuan disciples chose to abandon resistance, each vanishing into the depths of the Immortal Manor. Xu Yang's window of opportunity for the remaining group to consider their options was quickly closing.

Finally, facing Xu Yang, there remained over thirty relatively older elder-level powerhouses. These individuals had been brainwashed by the Supreme God's consciousness for over a millennium. They had ingrained in their very bones the belief in defending the Supreme God's will. No matter how great the threat Xu Yang posed, these old folks would absolutely not give up resisting.

Xu Yang nodded with satisfaction and smiled.

"Very well. Since you have all made your choice, I shall fulfill it."

As his words fell, Xu Yang merely made a gentle waving motion. A wave of aura, like a massive tide of stars, spread horizontally from his sword. Wherever this ferocious aura passed, all buildings within the Xuanyuan Imperial Family's sight were completely melted, and the dozens of old cultivators still stubbornly resisting were instantly incinerated into nothingness by Xu Yang's aura.