Chapter 1798: Token

It was indeed as Xu Yang had previously surmised. The actions of the Supreme God's Will in the Ancient Martial God Path region were completely different from its methods in the Kunlun God Path.

The latter overtly controlled the supreme faith of the Kunlun God Path, replacing it and establishing its own belief system.

However, in the Ancient Martial God Path, the Supreme God's Will, acting as the behind-the-scenes controller, was far less high-profile, though Xu Yang was still unclear about the exact reasons.

But he could draw one conclusion: the Supreme God's Will had not established its own faith power within the Ancient Martial God Path.

In this regional civilization that revered martial arts, most martial artists chose to worship powerful Martial Gods who had left their mark throughout history.

Perhaps for this very reason, the Supreme God's Will had not been able to achieve its initial goals in the Ancient Martial God Path.

In utter helplessness, it had no choice but to covertly establish its own power, gradually gaining influence over the entire Ancient Martial God Path region.

It was likely that the countless assassin organizations rampant throughout the Four Great Empires were established with the Supreme God's Will as their source.

This clue led Xu Yang to connect the Supreme God's Will with Tianzong, the most powerful assassin organization, in his thoughts.

All signs indicated that powerful, clandestine martial arts forces, such as assassin organizations like Tianzong, were likely connected, to varying degrees, to the minions spawned by the Supreme God's Will.

To uncover the true face of the Supreme God's Will, one had to investigate the relationships within these assassin organizations, using them as a starting point. Otherwise, any amount of time spent would be wasted.

Xu Yang had a general direction for his next course of action. He then decided to uncover the important secrets related to the Supreme God's Will hidden within the snake-headed monster before him.

The monster had just stated that as long as creatures with their unique life attributes were alive, the Supreme God's Will could never be exposed to the world.

If forbidden beasts like this snake-headed monster were considered the "eyes" of a complete formation, then the Supreme God's Will, in its hidden abode, must be the core power that the entire formation sought to protect.

Soon, such complex clues in Xu Yang's mind were clearly sorted out. His next move was thus not hard to guess: he would personally act to suppress the large snake-headed monster before him.

“Enough! You fool, you can't even tell if this guy is connected to the Overlord.

If I hadn't appeared in time, your pig brain would have been completely exploited by this cunning fellow.

If you accidentally exposed the Overlord's secret, you know very well what your fate would be.”

The voice was exceptionally cold, but Xu Yang was already familiar with it. It belonged to the powerful female martial artist who had reached the mid-stage of the Dao Integration realm.

She was also the unfortunate female martial artist whom Xu Yang had kicked a thousand meters away last time.

This female 'killing god' of Tianzong, feared by all, had now become a very special existence in Xu Yang's eyes. The reason Xu Yang treated her differently was because she was currently the only clue from Tianzong that he had access to.

If Xu Yang were to kill her without hesitation, the name Tianzong would once again disappear into the shadows.

For this reason, Xu Yang did not intend to end his connection with this Tianzong 'killing god' so soon. Even though she had repeatedly tracked him and caused him trouble, Xu Yang still chose to forgive her.

“Heh, who do we have here? So audacious, daring to follow the three of us into this forbidden zone of life. It's you again, we meet again.”

The female 'killing god' had not reached Xu Yang's realm of comprehending the Great Dao of Life and Death. Therefore, even she would be affected to some extent by the innate power of decaying life force in this terrifying place.

However, this female 'killing god' was very clever; she chose to bind her aura to Qing Ya.

This way, as long as Xu Yang shared life force with Qing Ya and Long Kun, the female 'killing god' would also get a share.

As expected, only after the female 'killing god' arrived did the snake-headed monster realize that Xu Yang was not the Overlord's emissary.

“What did you say? Was I deceived by this cunning brat? But if he's not one of the Overlord's people, how could he withstand the decaying aura I emit?”

The female 'killing god' let out a resentful sneer.

“That's because this brat possesses an extremely powerful special treasure capable of continuously releasing life force. Now, we must fight together.”

As she spoke, the female 'killing god' suddenly revealed a token engraved with special patterns. Upon seeing the token, the snake-headed monster finally understood that its ally was not Xu Yang, but this mysterious female 'killing god' before him.

“Alright, I must admit, I nearly made a grave mistake. Fortunately, it's not too late.

Brat, I despise being deceived. Since you dared to cross my line, I'll make you understand the consequences of trespassing on my territory.”

The snake-headed monster suddenly became enraged. Every scale on its body ignited with a special glowing flame, and simultaneously, within the vast surrounding area of hundreds of miles, all life force began to decay at an accelerated rate.

At this moment, the female 'killing god' also made her move; her target was Xu Yang himself.

Long Kun and Qing Ya were completely disregarded by her. The female 'killing god' knew perfectly well that if she could eliminate Xu Yang, the other two would merely be like bonus targets.

Because no matter how strong Long Kun and Qing Ya were, they lacked the ability to survive for extended periods in this unique environment. Xu Yang, who could continuously provide life essence, was the true core of this team.

Under the influence of the female 'killing god's' will, the snake-headed monster continued to spew powerful decaying aura, interfering with Long Kun and Qing Ya. It relentlessly attempted to disrupt the power system that maintained their life force replenishment. If successful, Long Kun and Qing Ya would be defeated without a fight.

The female 'killing god's' objective was clear: on one hand, her attack on Xu Yang was purely for personal vengeance. On the other hand, the more fiercely she attacked, the harder it would be for Xu Yang to spare energy to help Long Kun and Qing Ya maintain their subsequent life force supply.