Chapter 1740: Fierce Battle

After Xu Yang reached an agreement with the Emperor Cauldron's artifact spirit, he immediately placed the androgynous divine sword into the spirit of the Emperor Cauldron, initiating the refining process.

As the sword "Lingering Affection" being forged this time was actually two sword bodies, one male and one female, the forging difficulty was a level higher than that of the previous Frost Spring artifact. It took a full eighty-one days to complete.

The moment the androgynous sword, Lingering Affection, emerged from the forge, even Xu Yang himself was astonished by the powerful sword spirit aura it emitted. This was likely the most potent sword spirit among all swords.

Although the sword's inherent power was ordinary and it didn't possess special elemental abilities like the Frost Spring artifact, its suppressive and deterrent effects on a cultivator's soul were incredibly potent.

When facing cultivators of lower strength, merely unleashing its sword qi could shatter their souls. This ability promised unimaginable power when used against opponents with strong physical bodies but weaker souls.

What excited Xu Yang even more was that the sword had reached the strength of a master artifact upon its completion, far exceeding his expectations. Like the Frost Spring master artifact, it was a divine sword of master artifact grade.

"Congratulations, Master, on acquiring another exclusive master artifact!"

Xu Yang nodded with a smile. "It is indeed something to celebrate, but I must say, without your and Senior Kunlun's help, how could I have obtained such perfect materials?

The extra-terrestrial meteor itself determines the upper limit of this sword, allowing it to surpass the limits of the main continent's civilization.

Therefore, in time, the potential of these exclusive divine artifacts will surely exceed everyone's expectations, serving as ultimate treasures that I can use until the final stages of my cultivation journey.

It is precisely for this reason that I place such great importance on the birth of these exclusive divine artifacts, allowing no room for even the slightest flaw."

Having accomplished everything he could within the Ninth Human Emperor's exclusive space, it was now time for Xu Yang to lead the Dragon Vein Totem back to the Summit of Kunlun.

Unbeknownst to him, the Summit of Kunlun had undergone tremendous changes during the approximately three months of his absence.

The previously damaged lava crystal had allowed the Dragon Vein Totems throughout the Coiling Dragon Mountain Range to revive.

All human cultivators guarding the Kunlun lineage swiftly gathered at the Summit of Kunlun, the battleground, under the command of the Supreme Deity's will. This could be seen as the first time the Supreme Deity's will had panicked, as he truly had not expected Xu Yang to be able to revive the dragon souls in the Coiling Dragon Mountain Range, which had been dormant for hundreds of thousands of years.

This greatly exceeded the limits of the Supreme Deity's will's judgment, forcing him to take measures to prevent further destruction by Xu Yang's team.

Over three months, the Kunlun lineage dispatched nearly ten thousand human powerhouses. These included elders from the Six Human-Spirit Meridians and rogue cultivators loyal to the Supreme Deity's will, all of whom had assembled there.

They launched a relentless siege against the hundreds of thousands of demon beast warriors. The fragmented ruins of the Coiling Dragon Mountain Range on the Summit of Kunlun became a blood-stained river.

Of the original approximately 500,000 demon beast warriors, over 100,000 perished in this battle.

Although Xu Yang's core team, the Four Demon Sages, and Dragon Soul, among others, did not suffer heavy casualties, the team's core combat strength remained intact.

However, this outcome was the most severe blow the demon beast race had suffered since Xu Yang took command, thoroughly enraging the demon beast warriors.

Even without their leader Xu Yang on the battlefield, they each displayed immense fighting spirit and strength, killing half of the more than ten thousand human cultivators, leaving only over five thousand survivors.

Currently, both sides were in a temporary ceasefire, resting and recuperating. However, the periphery of the Kunlun Summit battlefield had been jointly sealed by thousands of top-tier human cultivators.

Under the encirclement and suppression of this powerful sealing force, no one could pass through the energy barrier, either in or out.

The human cultivators did this to turn the entire Kunlun Summit battlefield into a completely sealed area, preventing the limited cultivation resources and natural essences within from providing sufficient power replenishment to the demon beast warriors.

Furthermore, it deprived the Kunlun Summit battlefield of nourishment from the natural essences surrounding Kunlun, effectively cutting off the demon beast warriors' source of power.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye, causing immense suffering for the hundreds of thousands of demon beast warriors. Those who were not seriously injured initially but became weak due to the lack of power replenishment endured significant pain. The core team's leaders could not devise any better plans and could only await the return of their absolute leader, Xu Yang.

However, Xu Yang had been gone for two months, and no one knew where he and the towering giant dragon had disappeared to.

"Oh, what's going on with the boss? He just vanished without a word and hasn't returned in over two months. Are we just going to be trapped and slowly die here by those damned human cultivators?"

Demon Saint Qitian scratched his ears and cheeks, shouting continuously. Unbeknownst to others, he was incredibly anxious, fearing that these hundreds of thousands of elite warriors, representing the demon beast race's strongest force, would truly be trapped and perish in Kunlun.

If Xu Yang never returned and the hundreds of thousands of warriors were ultimately annihilated on the Kunlun Summit battlefield, an unimaginable tragic fate awaited all demon beasts in the Kunlun Abyss.

All the glory Xu Yang and his team had achieved along the way would turn into a ten-fold, even hundred-fold catastrophe for the defenseless demon beasts, serving as the Supreme Deity's will's retaliation against his rebellious subjects.

Even so, they had no other choice but to quietly await Xu Yang's appearance in this place.

"It's time to launch a new round of attacks on these damned demon beasts."

The more than five thousand human rogue cultivators guarding the periphery of the formation were all top-tier experts of the Kunlun Immortal realm, eager to achieve meritorious deeds in this battle.

This was because the Supreme Deity's will had laid down rules for this battle.

If the rogue cultivator teams ultimately won this battle, they would have the right to freely divide the physical bodies of the hundreds of thousands of demon beast warriors and the magic artifacts they left behind. As the saying goes, "Under a heavy reward, there are always brave men." Such temptation was simply irresistible for these rogue cultivators.