Chapter 1883: Jade and Stone Destroyed Together

As these individuals lost their physical forms, their souls began to glow, forming shimmering, silver-gray outlines which slowly drifted into the void. A smile once again appeared on Xu Yang’s face.

Simultaneously, Breaking Dawn, Little Mushroom, and the Old Emperor, standing by his side, all displayed expressions of profound shock, yet also a sense of expectation. They all cast admiring glances at Xu Yang.

"It seems, Boss Xu Yang, your previous assessment of these entities' life forms has once again been proven correct. They are indeed soul essences condensed from incredibly potent decaying death energy. Otherwise, having lost their physical bodies, they certainly wouldn't manifest their unique soul forms with such a dense concentration of malevolent yin energy as their origin."

Hearing the Old Emperor and the others speak, Xu Yang stood by, nodding gently with a smile.

His judgment was once again validated. This perfectly proved that the path Xu Yang was currently taking was absolutely correct, and it also meant he was one step closer to uncovering the ultimate truth.

"Today, I will tear away their pretense. Their sole purpose in wearing those robes was to conceal their true soul essence, which originally lay hidden in darkness. That’s why I chose to use the power of the Phoenix Totem to burn their physical bodies, to strip away their disguise and force them to reveal their true, dark soul forms. Just as I suspected, they are all essences of malevolent yin souls. If that's the case, then conquering you will be much easier.”

No sooner had Xu Yang finished speaking, intending to use even more powerful methods to gather all these malevolent yin souls and annihilate them collectively, than these malevolent yin souls, floating in the void, all began to actively burn their own soul origins before he could even act.

An incredibly dense aura of malevolent death rapidly spread into the void, then transformed into mottled black clouds, only to be shattered into dust by a palm strike from the golden-robed Martial God-level believer.

Soon, the incredibly dense malevolent yin soul essences concentrated above their heads began to rapidly spread in the form of yin clouds of various sizes, covering all directions of the city walls.

"This is bad! If my judgment is correct, these individuals intend to perish, wanting to drag the innocent citizens within the city down with them in their demise. Act quickly to stop them!”

Xu Yang immediately issued orders to his teammates. Even with his immense power, he couldn't unleash overly destructive cultivation techniques within the city, as doing so would, to some extent, jeopardize the safety of the city's inhabitants.

Yet, the opponents now showed no such reservations. They were willing to risk their soul fires extinguishing at any moment just to share their calamity with the surrounding city's populace, and this was the very scenario Xu Yang least wanted to see.

The Old Emperor and Breaking Dawn acted one after another, continuously attempting to shatter the smoke-like clouds above their heads using their respective cultivation techniques. However, their attack frequency was quite limited, as their strength still paled significantly in comparison to Xu Yang's.

At best, they could only shatter about thirty percent of the clouds. The remaining malevolent yin souls, forming over sixty percent of the larger, denser yin clouds, irresistibly spread to cover a greater area within the city.

Before long, anguished cries began to emanate from the common populace. Xu Yang realized that if he didn't intervene personally, the consequences would be dire.

After a moment's consideration, he finally decided to cease concealing his power. He transformed into a streak of light and flew directly into the void. Above him, the vast starry sky shimmered with countless stars.

In an instant, golden light surged from Xu Yang's body. Above his head, a mysterious sequence of law suddenly appeared—the complete profound meaning of the Law of Light. Guided by Xu Yang's spiritual power, and using his own body as a conduit, he unleashed an incredibly brilliant golden holy light.

At that moment, he resembled a God of Light illuminating the entire city's gloom. Under Xu Yang's guidance, an endless golden radiance spread to every corner of the city-state, allowing the common populace, who had been engulfed by the malevolent yin souls, to escape disaster.

"My heavens, look! It’s clearly nighttime, yet the city has suddenly been illuminated as if it were day. What kind of power does this individual possess? His power is terrifying to this degree—could he be an embodiment of light?”

The purple-clad girl was utterly stunned by Xu Yang’s immense power. She had never encountered a human who could wield such control over the world's fundamental laws as Xu Yang did at this moment; even a Martial God-level expert likely couldn't achieve it.

At this moment, Xu Yang could even be described as "great," for the power he displayed had already surpassed all beings, transcending the very definition of a "strong individual."

Nor could he be encompassed by the term "martial arts." Xu Yang's existence undoubtedly transcended all martial artists in the world.

The moment light descended upon the world, all darkness was destined to be dispelled. The entire process lasted for about ten seconds. Those souls who had attempted to drag the common people down with them in their own demise finally turned to dust and ashes under the powerful Law of Light unleashed by Xu Yang.

Only the lone, golden-robed Martial God-level believer remained, standing dazed and at a loss before the city gate.

"“This individual will undoubtedly become a significant threat. Unfortunately, my power is insufficient to suppress him personally. I can only report this matter to the High Priest.”"

The golden-robed believer mumbled these words quietly, then lightly tapped the scepter in his hand once more. Just as he was about to transform into a streak of light and flee through the city gate, he discovered that Breaking Dawn had, at some unknown point, already positioned herself at the city gate, blocking his escape.

"“Trying to escape? Not so fast. You lingering spirits foolishly attempt to harm the citizens of this city. You must pay a price.”"

As Breaking Dawn spoke, the purple dagger materialized between her hands, clearly indicating her readiness to strike. However, this time the golden-robed believer seemed to disregard Breaking Dawn entirely.

"“You, a mere perfected-level martial artist, dare to contend with my Martial God-level power? You truly overestimate yourself. Is this what's called 'the fox borrowing the tiger's might'? Although I can't defeat the core of your team, the one named Xu Yang, it's more than enough for me to eradicate you henchmen.”"

The golden-robed believer unhesitatingly waved the scepter in his hand. In reality, he had been itching for a long time to display his strength, but Xu Yang was simply too terrifying, ultimately leaving him no opportunity to act.

Now that he had finally cornered Breaking Dawn, in his eyes, she was nothing more than an overconfident fool.