Chapter 1752: Soul Arrow

As time passed, thousands upon thousands of soul origins from powerful spirit-beasts continuously emerged. These were all being released into the divine artifact, the red female sword, which served as a medium to carry souls, quickly filling the entire exclusive space of the Supreme God's will.

They also completely surrounded the towering hundred-zhang stone statue's soul body before them.

With a single thought, the battlefield where Xu Yang had initially stood alone transformed into a team where he fought alongside the spirit-beast warriors. This also fulfilled the promise he had once made to the entire spirit-beast race: that one day he would lead them to the final battlefield atop Kunlun Peak, to engage in a decisive battle against the Supreme God's will.

Xu Yang, however, had not anticipated that these spirit-beast warriors, who originally seemed incapable of playing a decisive role in the battle, would indeed prove indispensable. This was because they were life forms nurtured by the Kunlun Divine Path, under the control of the Supreme God's will.

As the saying goes, "He who ties the bell must untie it." To resolve the issue of this massive stone statue and ensure that the life sparks of all beings would not be extinguished, only these hundreds of thousands of spirit-beast warriors could contribute their power by burning a portion of their soul origins, like moths drawn to a flame.

The warriors roared furiously, each spirit-beast powerhouse setting their powerful soul origin ablaze. One after another, sparks ignited the entire battlefield.

At this moment, Xu Yang did not remain a mere spectator. Moved by the sight, he stood proudly at the peak of the void, using his potent mental energy to weave the soul flames from the ground into an incredibly powerful Arrow of Will.

Xu Yang then released his Human Emperor Domain once more. Spreading his hands in a bow-and-arrow stance, he astonishingly used his own powerful soul as the bowstring of will, unleashing an Arrow of Souls forged from the burning, reborn soul origins of hundreds of thousands of spirit beasts.

"When I made that promise, this day was destined to arrive," Xu Yang proclaimed. "No matter how powerful your will, Supreme God, you can never single-handedly overturn the progress of an entire civilization. With me, Xu Yang, here, the shadow over the main continent will one day completely dissipate, and light will once again descend upon every corner of the land."

Xu Yang's thunderous roar echoed forth. Simultaneously, the immensely powerful Arrow of Souls emitted energy that seemed capable of refining the entire exclusive space.

Guided by Xu Yang's mental power, the arrow, charged with maximum force, shot out like a meteor streaking through the night. It hurtled towards the colossal hundred-zhang stone statue, its critical target locked on the statue's brow.

The scorching temperature of the Arrow of Souls was incredibly potent, carrying an irresistible and terrifying pressure. It relentlessly advanced towards the giant statue's head. Although the statue emitted furious roars and continuous bellows, it was utterly incapable of attacking.

In reality, this enormous stone statue was merely a soul puppet, originally crafted by the Supreme God's will to serve as a final trump card to restrain Xu Yang.

However, Xu Yang was now using the opponent's own methods against them! He employed the concentrated power from the burning partial soul origins of hundreds of thousands of spirit beasts to neutralize all the soul energy condensed within the colossal stone statue.

Simply put, it was using the life force of the spirit-beast race to melt this entity, which was itself an accumulation of immense life force. This was also the only way to preserve the life force of all beings.

As expected, there was no force capable of resisting this Arrow of Souls. The moment it pierced the giant statue's head, the statue's body began to rapidly collapse and disintegrate, turning to ashes under the intense heat.

At that very instant, billions of beings across Kunlun Mountain felt a momentary tremor deep within their souls, as if a most precious memory had vanished. Little did they know, it was the subtle connection these lives had with the myriad paths of the heavens upon their birth.

"From this day forward, among the billions of beings on Kunlun Mountain, anyone without a cultivation foundation will completely lose the opportunity to cultivate."

However, this had no impact on their individual life forces. Had it not been for Xu Yang and the power of the Arrow of Will he had just unleashed, all life forms on Kunlun Mountain would now be heading towards extinction.

With the colossal statue's collapse into ashes, the Supreme God's will lost its final trump card to threaten Xu Yang. It had never dreamed that Xu Yang would be so thoroughly prepared this time, having devised targeted plans for every potential threat, completely disrupting the Supreme God's intentions.

As the giant statue's presence completely vanished from the space exclusive to the Supreme God's will, the atmosphere instantly became extremely chilling. At this point, Xu Yang could finally unleash his immense power without any further reservations.

This was because the Supreme God's will no longer had any connection to the Kunlun Divine Path region it had ruled for hundreds of thousands of years. Its power and soul could no longer affect the beings on Kunlun Mountain in any way. It had purely become a personal duel between Xu Yang and the opponent.

At this moment, Xu Yang retracted his powerful Human Emperor Domain, returning to the appearance of an ordinary cultivator. Yet, the intimidating aura he possessed, which commanded respect without anger, showed no sign of diminishing. He stepped onto the cloud-capped void, approaching the Supreme God's will totem one step at a time.

"I apologize," Xu Yang began. "All your plans have been completely disrupted by me. Now, you have no choice but to face me in a life-or-death duel. Frankly, I prefer this form of confrontation, rather than your previous method of always exploiting others' weaknesses as leverage."

"You know that the lives of the Kunlun Mountain lineage are the only weakness I, Xu Yang, possess. But now, I have no more concerns. If you wish to defeat me, you can only rely on truly superior strength."

As Xu Yang finished speaking, he lightly waved his palm. The divine artifact "Lingering Affection" and the Cold Spring, which emitted a potent icy-blue aura, appeared together, hovering behind Xu Yang.

At this moment, Little Gray, the hermaphroditic divine cat perched on Xu Yang's shoulder, also let out a piercing shriek, clearly ready for battle.

The battle spirits of the Eighteen Guardian Old Gods flew in from all directions, gathering around Xu Yang.

"Master," they said, "it's time to end this. Let us use our greatest power to forever banish the Supreme God's will from the Kunlun Divine Path."

Xu Yang, however, gently shook his head and uttered a single word: "No." This left everyone perplexed.