Chapter 1735: Kunlun Sacrifice

Xu Yang seemed to realize this after hearing what Kunlun said. However, unlike Kunlun, he had more important matters to attend to.

"I do have a method that can quickly determine the victor between Senior Kunlun and me. After all, hundreds of thousands of my beast tribe members are awaiting my leadership. Since this is a spar between just the two of us, let's conduct it within a static region of space-time law."

Kunlun said nothing, simply meeting Xu Yang's gaze. A mutual understanding was instantly forged between them. Communicating with someone of the same caliber was indeed that easy; their thoughts and ideas effortlessly resonated.

When each knew the other's mind, tasks became remarkably simple.

Soon, both their souls simultaneously left their physical bodies, entering the static space-time domain created by Xu Yang.

This "static space-time" was a realm Xu Yang had crafted by perfectly integrating the laws of space-time with his Tai Chi Totem. Within it, time could loop endlessly at a single point, and any space created from such a rule naturally entered a state of absolute space-time stasis.

For these two supreme powerhouses to duel here was, without a doubt, the most perfect choice.

Kunlun was pleased with this battleground and slowly began to speak.

"Should you prevail in this battle, you will not only attain the title of the Ninth Human Emperor. Everything that belongs to you will be eternally preserved within the myriad laws of the main continent. Furthermore, I will personally bestow upon you three gifts. With these three endowments, eradicating the will of the Supreme God will become effortless for you, and your strength will advance even further. Regrettably, if you fail to win, you will be forever confined within this space. Only after ten thousand years will you have the opportunity to face me again. However, ten thousand years is far too long for you. Once you miss this chance for victory, the outside world will cease to matter to you. Ten millennia are enough for vast changes to occur, and your companions will be swallowed by the dust of history."

Xu Yang understood these rules, yet he felt no strangeness about them.

"This is much better than I imagined. I thought it would be a fight to the death. Now, it seems more like a spar between peak powerhouses, and I quite like these rules of engagement. There's no burden, and I can unleash my full cultivation without reservation. It's very fair."

Kunlun was very pleased with Xu Yang's reaction, nodding gently and showing approval for the junior in his eyes.

"For countless millennia, I have never encountered such an outstanding and excellent junior as you. The Human Race having you, Xu Yang, is truly the pride of our entire human civilization."

Xu Yang smiled and waved his hand. "Senior, there's no need for pleasantries, at least not yet. I haven't become the Ninth Human Emperor. I'll be much happier to hear such compliments after I've truly defeated you."

Kunlun was actually amused by Xu Yang's witty and humorous style.

"Interesting. This doesn't seem like a duel between two generations of human supreme powerhouses at all. Instead, it feels more like a friendly spar between master and disciple, or senior and junior."

Without further ado, Kunlun suddenly became exceptionally serious. Within this absolutely static battle zone, Kunlun unleashed only one move, and Xu Yang, understanding implicitly, countered with his strongest Tai Chi Dao.

"Youngster, let's decide the victor with a single strike between us. This is my strongest profound meaning, the pinnacle of attainment I've comprehended throughout my life of cultivation and seeking the Dao. It is named Kunlun Sacrifice! Its principle is a cyclical microcosm of my journey from the most ordinary human physique to the current peak of the human race. Through this Dao I self-created, I gain the physical strength of every opponent I defeat and gather all sources of power within the entire battle space, causing them to be annihilated through endless spatial compression. The power released during this compression is then unleashed a second time, under my controlled rhythm. This cycle, repeated endlessly, forms the Dao I pioneered, the Kunlun Sacrifice. Should you win this battle, you will naturally inherit my Kunlun Dao."

Xu Yang seemed to vaguely understand Kunlun's intention. Besides wanting him to inherit the Ninth Human Emperor's achievement, Kunlun also wished to conduct a final test on Xu Yang through this confrontation.

If Xu Yang could defeat Kunlun, he would naturally be able to overcome the current will of the Supreme God. Xu Yang would then acquire the right and qualification to re-determine the future destiny of the Kunlun Divine Dao, effectively a transfer of authority between two generations of Kunlun's greatest powerhouses.

Understanding his opponent's intention, Xu Yang naturally held nothing back, perfectly fusing his Eternal Sword Dao with the Tai Chi Totem.

It should be known that the Tai Chi Dao pioneered by Xu Yang was inherently the strongest law, transcending the laws of reality and space. It had long since broken all limitations of life and death, time and space.

In other words, Xu Yang had once attempted to enhance his sword's power by infinitely stacking spatial laws. Now, he could completely integrate the Tai Chi Dao with his sword Dao. The constant superposition and mutual enhancement between the two naturally allowed Xu Yang to unleash his attack power to its absolute limit.

As expected, after the Eternal Sword Dao merged with Xu Yang's Cold Spring Divine Artifact, its power continuously stacked through the laws of the Tai Chi Dao.

Within this exclusive battle space belonging only to the two of them, the power was boosted to an unprecedented ten thousand times its original strength. At the same moment, Xu Yang's entire back was enveloped by an endless icy-blue light. This single sword strike from Xu Yang unleashed the strongest attack he had ever executed since entering the cultivation world, equivalent to increasing his sword Dao's power by ten thousandfold.

If this were in an external space, Xu Yang would have no way to make his spiritual power undergo a ten-thousand-fold void superposition. Only within this exclusive spatial setting, combined with his supreme cultivation mastery, could he unleash this unprecedented and most powerful strike.

Undoubtedly, if this sword strike were to achieve a ten-thousand-fold effect in any space on the main continent, it would mean the corresponding continent would be utterly shattered by Xu Yang's single blow.

When the full power of this sword strike was revealed, the Dragon Vein Totem, which had been observing from the sidelines and was the sole spectator of their duel, was utterly dumbfounded, unable to stop himself from gasping sharply.

"My heavens, the power this fellow unleashed with that sword strike likely surpasses even the Master's! I truly wonder what kind of power the Master can unleash with Kunlun Sacrifice after countless millennia of dormancy."