Chapter 1888: Moon Soul Mark

"Unification of man and sword!"

Xu Yang roared in the void, his voice echoing loudly. His long, cascading hair whipped in the wind as his body and the Magnanimous Sword Soul behind him were simultaneously enveloped by an incredibly brilliant silver light.

The light blazed with the intensity of a scorching sun and a bright moon merging into one, instantly dispelling the darkness of the entire starry night.

Under the influence of Xu Yang's power, this light, as strong as daylight, was the perfect fusion of Xu Yang's purest spiritual energy and the sword aura emanating from the Magnanimous Sword Soul. Its impact on the nearly five hundred powerful Millennium Disciples' soul bodies was unimaginable.

The incredibly bright moonlight imprint above the soul bodies' heads trembled under the awe-inspiring power of this immense light.

Each soul combat puppet instinctively emitted soft cries, and their movements became chaotic due to the powerful aura Xu Yang was releasing.

The Old Emperor, witnessing the dazzling light in the void, was once again deeply shaken.

To be frank, when the Old Emperor first reached a cooperative agreement with Xu Yang, he truly approached their relationship from a perspective of mutual exploitation.

However, at this moment, after seeing Xu Yang achieve the realm of perfect fusion with his own sword soul, he began to feel admiration from the depths of his heart for this unparalleled human supreme expert.

It was no longer merely a relationship of mutual use; he genuinely began to revere Xu Yang's power and his unparalleled spiritual charisma.

Achieving the unification of man and sword with one's own sword soul is by no means something anyone can do. This kind of fusion is far beyond a mere combination of cultivation techniques; it is a true spiritual integration.

At this moment, a part of Xu Yang's soul origin had truly merged with the soul energy of the Magnanimous Sword Soul. Only in this mode could Xu Yang use his strength to supplement the Magnanimous Sword Soul's power output, helping it retain its innate attributes as much as possible.

If Xu Yang did not do this, he, as the sword's master, would undoubtedly experience no life force depletion. However, it would deplete the Magnanimous Sword Soul's own innate attributes to the greatest extent.

No one could have imagined that Xu Yang would be willing to expend his own life force for the sake of a sword.

Of course, Xu Yang dared to do this not only because he possessed a benevolent spiritual realm capable of embracing all, but also because he had long since comprehended the Grand Dao of Life and Death. With such power, even if he expended a portion of his soul energy for his sword soul, his true life force origin would remain unaffected, and he could recover to his initial peak state in due time.

As long as the circulating, self-sustaining golden Tai Chi within Xu Yang's body did not dissipate, his life force would truly be immortal.

In the state of unification, the spiritual resonance released by Xu Yang and his sword reached extreme intensity, causing over five hundred soul puppets to roar wildly.

They felt an irresistible pain from this power, tearing at their soul world. For these soul puppets, who originally had no physical bodies for protection, the moonlight imprint above their heads was the only guarantee of their ultimate power.

This meant that if the moonlight imprints above these soul puppets' heads were truly shattered by the sword soul aura released by Xu Yang, then these five hundred soul puppets would instantly lose all sanity.

They would no longer be able to distinguish their common target and would completely break free from the priest's control. This was precisely Xu Yang's true objective in taking action.

As long as the spiritual connection between these five hundred soul puppets and the priest was severed, these five hundred entities would no longer pose a real threat of destruction or power.

They would fall into a chaotic state of infighting, which would greatly disperse their combined strength, providing an opportune moment for Xu Yang's team.

"Hahaha, young man, it's rare that you could devise such a method to fragment the influence of these five hundred soul puppets on the battlefield."

"However, I must warn you, you cannot maintain this state for too long. Sooner or later, your soul will collapse along with this sword soul's power."

"No matter how powerful your cultivation realm or how terrifying your strength, you are ultimately just a mortal human. The power you can bear still has its limits."

"And I, by merely relying on my Moon Totem power to protect the moonlight imprints above these five hundred soul puppets' heads as much as possible, will ensure you remain helpless against them."

Clearly, while Xu Yang presented his countermeasure, the priest presiding over the ritual, who wielded the Moon Totem power, did not sit idly by. He continuously infused the five hundred soul puppets' moonlight imprints with energy, helping them constantly increase their resistance to the sword soul power released by Xu Yang.

Both sides entered a brief process of power confrontation.

The other members of Xu Yang's team became the only detached spectators at this moment. Lacking further power to assist Xu Yang, their only recourse was to silently offer their most devout prayers for him and condense the purest power of faith, channeling it into the unified soul of Xu Yang and his sword.

Soon, the soul shock and power unleashed by Xu Yang and the Magnanimous Sword Soul reached their peak. However, Xu Yang clearly observed that the moonlight imprints on the five hundred soul puppets below had not shattered.

Although these soul puppets had suffered significant soul damage, it was not enough to completely nullify their destructive power on the battlefield. To utterly incapacitate their combat ability, he needed to apply an even stronger soul deterrent.

Xu Yang glanced at the battlefield below, a sneer of disdain once again appearing on his face.

"Since these damned fellows are so persistent, I'll give you an even greater surprise."

As Xu Yang finished speaking, his soul origin had already resonated with the Magnanimous Sword Soul.

The Magnanimous Sword Soul could clearly sense the commands its master was issuing. At this point, they virtually shared a single mind.

After Xu Yang issued his new command, the light emanating from the Magnanimous Sword Soul's core intensified even further. Simultaneously, an incredibly powerful surge of Magnanimous Qi finally erupted from the combined void body of Xu Yang and his sword.

An immense, bright silver halo swept wildly from their combined core, engulfing every corner of the surrounding battlefield.