Chapter 1741: Xu Yang Returns

The will of the Supreme God further stipulated that any human cultivator who could kill a member of Xu Yang's core team would gain permanent residency on the Peak of Kunlun and enjoy the highest quality cultivation resources of the entire Kunlun Divine Path. Moreover, their status as common rogue cultivators would be elevated to one of noble prestige. Such a stake was enough to ignite in these common rogue cultivators the belief that they could change their destiny, fueling their desire for slaughter and making them eager to immediately eliminate all the demon beast warriors. Little did they know that such thoughts had already sealed their fate; Xu Yang was about to unleash a true judgment upon them.

As the light of the outer formation loosened once more, more and more human cultivators surged onto the Peak of Kunlun, and the void battlefield began its second round of frenzied attacks against the demon beast army. Long Kun and the others let out furious roars, leading the demon beast warriors in a desperate counter-attack. The two sides fought fiercely for three days and three nights, resulting in a new wave of casualties, with the demon beast army losing over fifty thousand more in just three days.

It was clear that these rogue cultivators were truly prepared this time, unleashing a variety of powerful magical artifacts to conduct a large-scale purge on the vast battlefield of the Peak of Kunlun. Every time a top-tier artifact or powerful cultivation technique erupted, it inflicted widespread devastating damage upon the demon beast warriors. Witnessing these flesh-and-blood beings fall relentlessly, everyone's eyes turned red with fury. They erupted with sorrowful rage and desperate release, yet there seemed to be no way to stop the frenzied slaughter by these more than five thousand human rogue cultivators.

"Hahahaha, you have no hope! Today is your doomsday!" the strongest rogue cultivators, those infinitely close to the Boundless Realm, who were leading the charge, roared frantically.

But just then, an incredibly brilliant golden light suddenly descended from the highest point of the dome. It was the majesty of a Human Emperor. Along with this golden light, a faint dragon aura emanating from space appeared in everyone's sight.

"Oh my god, whose silhouette is that? It's so noble! My goodness, could it be our leader? How did he become like this? I feel an urge to worship him."

Indeed, the moment Xu Yang once again descended upon the battlefield, he fully unleashed the aura of his Ninth Human Emperor's Domain. The instant all human cultivators were enveloped by this golden Taiji diagram, they all ceased their attacks and prostrated themselves before the Human Emperor from the Nine Heavens. Such an act was completely beyond the control of these human cultivators; it was an instinctive reaction. Because they were all life forms nurtured within the system of the main continent, the Ninth Human Emperor's Domain triggered an instinct deep within their souls. Under the sway of this instinct, Xu Yang, by his influence alone, immediately brought the one-sided slaughter to a halt.

All the demon beast warriors, upon sensing the powerful aura of the Ninth Human Emperor, let out frenzied roars, welcoming Xu Yang's return with such actions.

"Is this the legendary aura of a true Human Emperor? It's truly too powerful." Long Kun, Xiao Hua, and the others were utterly stunned, yet even the most excited among them, Divine Lord Yanxia, burst into hearty laughter. This was because only she had heard of the legendary existence of a Human Emperor. "I originally thought such an achievement had vanished into the long river of history," she mused, "but now it seems that every era has the possibility of a Human Emperor appearing." Divine Lord Yanxia, drawing upon her knowledge, immediately informed Long Kun and the others about Xu Yang's current glory as the Ninth Human Emperor. She also made everyone truly understand why Xu Yang possessed the influence to command the worship of all human cultivators.

"So that's it, Boss!" Long Kun exclaimed. "Your departure this time was to undergo tribulation! Look at that crimson giant dragon beside him—isn't that the dragon soul that revived in the Coiled Dragon Mountain Range before? Now it's actually submitted to the Boss and become his pet."

Hearing Long Kun say this, Little Gray, who had been resting on Jiu'er and Xiaoxiang's shoulders, couldn't help but shiver. "Could it be that the two of us are about to fall out of favor?" Little Gray muttered. Xiaoxiang affectionately stroked Little Gray's head. "How is that possible?" Xiaoxiang reassured him. "Everyone in the team will always be Lord Xu Yang's companion. If you don't even have this much faith in Lord Xu Yang, then perhaps you truly will fall out of favor." Upon hearing Xiaoxiang's comforting words, Little Gray's restless heart finally calmed down, and it even became eager to soar into the sky and return to its master's shoulder.

"Hear my command!" Xu Yang's voice boomed. "I, Xu Yang, am now the Ninth Emperor of the Ancient Human Race. Within this Emperor's domain, the destiny of all human beings shall be arranged by me alone. You, who aided tyranny and wantonly slaughtered the demon beast warriors within the Kunlun Divine Path's territory, your crimes warrant execution!"

When these four words left his mouth, all the human cultivators present were utterly terrified. They had every reason to believe that Xu Yang, possessing the Ninth Human Emperor's Domain, could exterminate all humans with but a single thought. However, Xu Yang did not do so; instead, after providing sufficient deterrence to these human cultivators, he changed his mind.

"For the sake of our shared ancestry," he declared, "I spare your lives. However, all human cultivators who participated in today's battle shall have their cultivation levels reduced by three stages. Furthermore, you shall never set foot on the Peak of Kunlun again without this Emperor's command for the rest of your lives."

Upon Xu Yang's imperial command, all the human cultivators present instantly vanished. Unbeknownst to them, each had just experienced a degree of impact and judgment from Xu Yang's Human Emperor's Domain above their heads. As for the leading cultivators among them, their divine cores were shattered on the spot, rendering them cripples. After inflicting such punitive measures, Xu Yang used a grand realm cultivation technique to teleport all the rogue human cultivators away, making them completely disappear from the Kunlun Mountain lineage. Moreover, the coordinates of Kunlun were permanently erased from their memories. This was precisely the essence of Xu Yang's proclaimed lifelong prohibition against them setting foot on Kunlun again.

With just one command from Xu Yang, the conflict on the Peak of Kunlun battlefield completely ended. It was clear that his influence was now far greater than before. Any human cultivator in this world, upon seeing Xu Yang, would have to perform the ritual of a subject bowing to their sovereign. Such a rule alone perfectly highlighted Xu Yang's extraordinary nature.

After concluding the judgment of the battlefield situation, Xu Yang retracted his Human Emperor's halo and domain aura and returned to the blood-stained center of the Kunlun battlefield below, rejoining his familiar group.

"Everyone, you've worked hard," Xu Yang said. "My absence during this period gave those fellows an opportunity to launch a sneak attack. Fortunately, I have returned, and everything will now see a new dawn!"