Chapter 1974: Life Force Origin

Upon hearing his opponent's words, Xu Yang felt an even stronger desire: to defeat him in the very domain where he took the most pride.

"Don't speak to me like that. In my understanding, 'immortality' has always been relative. Your vitality may be strong, but only because you haven't yet encountered a destructive force more powerful than your own. Today, in the presence of the Supreme God's consciousness, I will show you what true all-destroying power in this world looks like."

Seeing his opponent's confidence in his self-repairing abilities, Xu Yang decisively formulated his next strategy. He suddenly stepped into the air, his body hovering amidst the ethereal clouds.

Behind him, the main body of the sword light from his core Eternal Sword Dao began to condense. Once the sword light fully formed, Xu Yang once again employed the Law of Void, superimposing this incredibly powerful sword energy two hundred times.

While two hundred superimpositions were not the absolute limit of Xu Yang's current power, he believed it was more than sufficient to defeat the Eighth Human Emperor, given his unique life-force manifestation.

Boom! The familiar, earth-shattering thunderclap reverberated. The dazzling sword light, intensified by the superimpositions, pierced through the clouds and, under Xu Yang's mental lock, swiftly honed in on the surface of the Eighth Human Emperor's domain aura.

Xu Yang understood that, as a high-ranking Human Emperor, his opponent undoubtedly possessed a pride superior to any other human adversary. Faced with Xu Yang's incredibly powerful assault, he would certainly not choose to evade or dodge. Instead, he would undoubtedly employ his proudest life-force regeneration ability to dismantle Xu Yang's ultimate attack.

If he could indeed maintain his peak combat state after enduring Xu Yang's destructive blow, then Xu Yang's hope of defeating him would become mere fantasy.

Among true top-tier combatants, victory is often decided by a single move. Thus, when the Eighth Human Emperor resolved to endure Xu Yang's strike head-on, he had already made thorough preparations.

At that moment, the Eighth Human Emperor's domain surrounding him began to shimmer with an azure glow. Subsequently, all the blue life-force essence from this blue life form rapidly began to crystallize.

His originally fluid physical body, upon crystallization, appeared to be cloaked in the world's most resilient ice-crystal armor. This was an integral part of the Eighth Human Emperor's innate cultivation technique.

This was meant to further enhance his physical defense, pushing it to a true limit unreachable by any human. Yet, even with this, the destructive power unleashed by Xu Yang's sword still surpassed his capacity to endure.

Boom! The sword light, multiplied by two hundred superimpositions, violently struck the Eighth Human Emperor's true form. All its power instantly erupted, naturally obliterating his most cherished Eighth Human Emperor domain aura.

However, Xu Yang had to concede that this blue life-force essence was indeed the most tenacious life-force origin he had ever encountered. The Eighth Human Emperor's physical body was shattered into countless fragments by Xu Yang's sword.

Yet, the Eighth Human Emperor's soul body remained unharmed. This meant Xu Yang's sword had failed to achieve the feat of an instant, one-hit kill against him.

Instead, after the cacophony of sword energy subsided, the physical body, shattered into countless tiny fragments, began to rapidly reassemble under the guidance of the Eighth Human Emperor's spiritual will.

"Hahahaha, I've disappointed you, boy. This is my most potent talent, and the true trump card that made me the Eighth Human Emperor. Only by utterly destroying both my soul's origin and my physical body at the exact same moment can you truly kill me. Otherwise, I exist in a state of eternal life."

Upon witnessing this, Xu Yang finally understood why the Eighth Human Emperor had been able to seal the Supreme God's will with his power alone.

The sealing system he had forged with his life force was utterly flawless, and it would instantly repair itself upon impact. It gave the Supreme God's will no opportunity to wear down the seal.

The blue body parts were rapidly reassembling at a visible pace. Xu Yang did not immediately pursue; instead, he calmly observed the entire reassembly process. The Supreme God, who had remained inactive until now, suddenly made his move against Xu Yang just before the body was fully reassembled.

"Do you intend to prevent him from regenerating his physical body? I'm afraid your efforts will be in vain. The Eighth Human Emperor possesses the most flawless physical constitution among all humanity on the main continent. Wouldn't it be a terrible waste for such a perfect masterpiece to be shattered by your hand?"

As he spoke, the Supreme God's will swiftly attacked. Extremely potent soul energy surged into Xu Yang's spiritual world, beginning to inflict unimaginable shock upon his soul's origin.

Xu Yang gritted his teeth, mobilizing every ounce of combat potential he possessed. He had just exerted nearly all his mental energy reserves to accumulate the two-hundred-fold void-superimposed ultimate strike, and recovery would require a fixed period.

However, the Supreme God's consciousness chose precisely this moment, when Xu Yang's mental energy was at its lowest ebb, to strike. Ostensibly, he was assisting the Eighth Human Emperor in regaining his physical form. In truth, he was seizing the opportunity to simultaneously weaken the combat prowess of both Human Emperors.

To their surprise, at this very moment, as these two conspired, and the Eighth Human Emperor's shattered body was on the verge of full reassembly, a cold smile played on Xu Yang's lips.

"Who told you that when one's mental energy is depleted, one cannot still employ their ultimate techniques?"

As he spoke, the Dragon Vein Totem, which had been standing a short distance behind Xu Yang, rapidly disintegrated. Its soul light transformed into the purest essence of power, instantly resonating profoundly with Xu Yang's soul origin.

"Damn it, this boy actually used Long Kun's power to prepare a contingency in advance!"

The Supreme God's will and the Eighth Human Emperor simultaneously furrowed their brows, realizing that the true danger had only just begun. As expected, the potent devouring power inherent in each soul crystal fully manifested. All the blue life essence, which was on the verge of reassembling, was disintegrated once more by the formidable devouring energy emanating from Long Kun's surface.

"Damn it!"

This time, the Eighth Human Emperor truly panicked. He had never anticipated that Xu Yang would not only gain the exclusive honor of the Ninth Human Emperor but also inherit the most profound ultimate technique of the previous Ninth Human Emperor, Kunlun.

It was crucial to understand that while the Eighth Human Emperor's unique life-essence attribute possessed immense restorative power, once a complete physical body was dispersed into countless minuscule fragments, the intrinsic connection between them would steadily weaken over time.

Should the Eighth Human Emperor's soul origin suffer a fatal blow during this period, he would very likely permanently lose control over this perfect physical body.

"Now!"