Chapter 1819: The Power of Faith

Gradually, the female captives stopped showing their tearful, weak expressions. They wiped away their tears, became incredibly strong, and then, through their fervent prayers, allowed Xu Yang, who was above the void, to gather their power of belief.

Soon, Xu Yang felt an incredibly pure power of belief. This was the collective faith of these women, who had transformed from weakness to strength, combined with the powerful nascent life force within them, which brought Xu Yang an exceptionally strong soul-suppression effect.

As expected, when these golden rays, woven by the Law of Light, merged with the purest power of belief from the Ancient Martial Divine Way, their conquering effect on this land significantly increased. This was an outcome Xu Yang had not anticipated.

Xu Yang had once thought the main continent was a unified entity, but now he had to admit that, due to the intervention of the Supreme God's will, the cultivation systems in each independent region of the main continent had undergone fundamental changes.

Simply put, the powerful laws applicable in the Kunlun Divine Way might no longer be able to unleash their world-shattering effects once they entered the battlefield of the Ancient Martial Divine Way. Their potency would undoubtedly be significantly weakened.

Therefore, the primary challenge for Xu Yang and his team was how to perfectly integrate his original formidable cultivation with the current cultivation system.

At this moment, Xu Yang received the purest guidance, as he grasped the answer he had long sought from within the light of the power of belief.

As long as one integrated the purest power of belief generated by indigenous life forms, any cultivation system, regardless of the sacred law it originated from, could perfectly assimilate into any continental region.

In simple terms, if Xu Yang wanted to use the world-shattering law powers from the Kunlun Divine Way within the Ancient Martial Divine Way's territory, he only needed to integrate the faith of the beings within the Ancient Martial Divine Way into his cultivation techniques.

And now, after absorbing this purest power of belief, Xu Yang was like a god who had broken through the seals on his own power.

The power of the Law of Light he unleashed also significantly increased. When the spirit offerings touched the power of the Law of Light, they no longer simply lost the protection of their cloaks; instead, their powerful life functions would be incinerated into nothingness in the shortest possible time.

Agonized wails erupted from the spirit offerings with blue markings, and their bodies rapidly melted in a very short time. Large numbers of warriors, who had originally intended to stop Xu Yang and his companions from escaping Saint Soul City, were completely annihilated in this brief period.

Similarly, in another sub-battlefield, the Female God of Slaughter, empowered by Xu Yang's twin swords, also began to play the role of the master who judged the fates of all beings.

Enemies standing before her swiftly crumbled, for they had never witnessed such terrifying methods of slaughter.

"Who exactly are you, woman? To possess such terrifying combat power!"

"What's more surprising is that we can still sense a familiar aura from you."

The one speaking was the middle-aged man who had previously officiated the spirit offering ritual in Saint Soul City. He had just joined the battlefield when he was blocked by the Female God of Slaughter, not even getting a chance to confront Xu Yang.

The Female God of Slaughter's face was veiled, so her true expression was obscured, but from her starlike, brilliant gaze, one could sense that she was no longer the soulless killing machine she once was.

However, in terms of her essence, she still shared something in common with these spirit offerings. Suddenly, the Female God of Slaughter unveiled a seal on her right arm, revealing an incredibly brilliant purple mark. At this very moment, it completely resolved the greatest doubt in the silver-robed middle-aged man's mind.

"So that's it! You are one of us after all. Then why do you choose to help our enemies at this time?"

The Female God of Slaughter, however, shook her head at the man before her.

"No, you are mistaken. Though the mark remains, it only represents my past. I am now an independent life form, unbound by any life force."

"Even if this mark shatters, it will have no effect on me. I have broken free from its shackles and am no longer your kind."

"The reason I revealed this mark is to tell you that I know your greatest weakness. Today, no spirit offering will leave here alive."

The next moment, the Female God of Slaughter combined the incredibly powerful Broken Heart Divine Artifacts in her hand into one, instantly releasing the aura of a colossal, complete divine artifact sword.

Under the Female God of Slaughter's command, a single swing unleashed an immensely powerful sword qi, forcefully cleaving a monstrous gaping chasm into the earth.

On both sides of this chasm, an incredibly powerful martial force that harvested lives, like two vivid soul revivals, swept around in two terrifying whirlpools, instantly slaughtering hundreds of spirit offering warriors before her.

Even the silver-robed middle-aged man, despite resisting with all his might, could not withstand the full power of the Broken Heart Divine Artifact's downward swing. He ultimately fell at the Female God of Slaughter's feet. With this, all warrior enemies from the Saint Soul City region were completely annihilated, and Xu Yang's team temporarily entered a state of safety.

Grasping the immensely powerful Broken Heart Divine Artifact once more, the Female God of Slaughter slowly turned around, only to find that Xu Yang had appeared behind her at some point, watching with a smile as she personally eliminated these warriors who were once her own kind.

Xu Yang lightly clapped his hands, highly satisfied with the series of actions the Female God of Slaughter had just taken.

"I should congratulate you now, for you have found the meaning of your existence. A person born to protect earns more respect from me, Xu Yang, than you did when you were born for slaughter."

"From now on, you are no longer my opponent or enemy, but my companion."

Perhaps this was the highest praise for the Female God of Slaughter, for she had once been completely unqualified to be Xu Yang's friend. But now she had achieved it, because she had made the most correct choice when presented with Xu Yang's second option for her, and she had succeeded.

However, the Female God of Slaughter's next action was something Xu Yang himself had not anticipated.

She suddenly approached Xu Yang and knelt down on one knee. Xu Yang was about to help her up, but a unique aura emanating from her prevented him from doing so.