Chapter 1742: Searching for the Ancient Old God

Although Xu Yang had inherited the halo of the Ninth Human Emperor, granting him an innate authority over humanity, even now, standing amidst this group of demon beasts, he still commanded a powerful deterrent presence over the surrounding strong figures.

Anyone within a hundred meters of Xu Yang, regardless of their power level, would feel, to varying degrees, a suppressive effect originating from their very soul.

The sensation was akin to an emperor standing before commoners; even if he displayed the most benevolent expression, it would still evoke a deep-seated, ancestral pressure within the ordinary people around him.

At this moment, all the surrounding powerhouses could sense the intense Human Emperor aura emanating from Xu Yang—an experience entirely new to them.

Unbeknownst to them, Xu Yang's standing in the hearts of these powerhouses had once again risen. Furthermore, his influence and charisma within the group intensified, bolstered by the halo of the Ninth Human Emperor.

"Your Excellency's triumphant return fills us with heartfelt excitement. However, we ask your guidance on what opponents we will face next and which direction we should proceed. The entire Summit of Kunlun has now been reduced to a blood-soaked ruin, yet the will of the Supreme God has still not appeared. Your Excellency has now suppressed the royal factions of the Six Human-Spirit Lines, and the six sources of power have been reassembled. But we wonder, where should we go next?"

This battle has dragged on for so long; everyone is eager to prepare for war and fight to the death against the will of the Supreme God.

"Even if all of us fall on the battlefield," one voice declared, "it would be an acceptable outcome for all the demon beasts of the Kunlun Abyss." Understanding the thoughts and desires in the hearts of these demon beasts, Xu Yang knew that if this delay continued, their patience could no longer be suppressed. They deserved a decisive end, whether life or death; otherwise, dragging this on would never fulfill their long-cherished aspirations. Xu Yang smiled and nodded.

"I have returned with the most exciting news for you. Rest assured. Although the will of the Supreme God is not yet visible, I have found the ultimate method to defeat it. That true secret is hidden beneath our feet, deep within Kunlun Mountain, below this Kunlun realm."

Hearing Xu Yang's words, all the powerhouses of the demon beast race present erupted in an uproar. Even the core team members, such as Long Kun and the Four Great Demon Beasts, looked at Xu Yang with astonished gazes.

"So, there’s a completely different world hidden deep within Kunlun Mountain!"

Xu Yang nodded gently, then directly shared an incredibly pure thought with core members like Long Kun. Upon learning that Xu Yang had achieved the coronation of the Ninth Human Emperor's halo and everything he had gained in the exclusive Kunlun space, everyone showed expressions of incredible shock.

Even the highly knowledgeable Goddess Yanxia had to admit that this time, it touched a blind spot in her knowledge.

"I never imagined that since ancient times, humanity has always possessed its own higher-level civilization system. Every human powerhouse, after traversing the arduous path of life and death, enters a completely new realm. In my opinion, if His Excellency Xu Yang had not comprehended the path of life and death this time and touched upon that hidden critical limit, it would likely be impossible to reach a level similar to that of the Kunlun Human Emperor, even in a lifetime. Now that His Excellency Xu Yang possesses the strength and qualification to truly inherit the legacy of the Kunlun lineage, then the words of the Kunlun Human Emperor are certainly not alarmist. The greatest secret concerning the eighteen ancient Old Gods is hidden deep within Kunlun Mountain, and it is also where their most powerful energy is concentrated. Without further ado, since we have obtained the method to find the secret, let us act immediately."

Goddess Yanxia also seemed impatient to return to the presence of the ancient Old Gods and reminisce with her old companions. Everyone else was also eager, especially Long Kun and Ling Yao, who wished to follow Xu Yang deep into the heart of Kunlun Mountain.

Xu Yang had originally been contemplating whether to lead the army into Kunlun Mountain.

However, he had a change of thought: although this journey was extremely perilous, if he were to leave the hundreds of thousands of demon beast troops at the Summit of Kunlun, it was highly likely that more warriors from the Kunlun lineage would come, obeying the Supreme God's will, to suppress them.

Just as when Xu Yang had previously left the thousands of human powerhouses during that period, doing so would place even greater pressure on the hundreds of thousands of demon beast troops.

After much deliberation, Xu Yang decided to lead the demon beast army to the location of the Sky Well Seal deep within Kunlun Mountain.

This was a distance Xu Yang could reach in a single thought.

Sure enough, as a massive spatial rift tore open in the void above, Xu Yang's Ghost Valley Qimen Formation immediately enveloped the entire area beneath the feet of the hundreds of thousands of troops.

In an instant, these hundreds of thousands of beings were transported directly before the Sky Well Seal by Xu Yang's immense power, completely departing from the battle ruins of Kunlun. Once their five senses were restored, all the warriors couldn't help but marvel at Xu Yang's awe-inspiring divine power, finding it truly terrifying.

For Xu Yang, the concepts of time and space no longer held any meaning. With his current strength, he could reach any area of the main continent in a single thought, if he so desired. Of course, apart from the Kunlun Divine Path, other divine path regions had their own exclusive rules.

While Xu Yang could break these rules, he didn't want to alert the enemy prematurely. He first needed to clean up the mess in the Kunlun Divine Path before moving on to the next battlefield.

Before them was a massive, shimmering light of aquamarine, which marked the location of the Sky Well Seal. What surprised everyone was that it resembled the trace of a sparkling wave.

Yet, no one present could sense any fluctuation of water elemental energy within it. Unbeknownst to them, only Xu Yang, having ascended to his current level, truly understood that for top powerhouses, the power of elemental attributes no longer played a significant role.

Just as before, when he dueled with the Kunlun Human Emperor, the frost attribute suppression effect from his Cold Spring divine artifact had virtually no effect on the Kunlun Human Emperor. This was because top powerhouses at the Human Emperor level, like Xu Yang now, were all unparalleled prodigies capable of suppressing an entire era with their individual might.

Their physical bodies had been tempered not just hundreds, but thousands of times. If they couldn't even restrain the power of the most basic elemental attributes, how could they be worthy of the title of top powerhouse? Therefore, in Xu Yang's view, the more an energy lacked discernible elemental attribute fluctuations, the more it warranted serious attention.