Chapter 1975: Secret Weapon

Xu Yang seized the opportunity to immediately activate the laws of time and space. In an instant, all temporal and spatial order in the surroundings froze. Xu Yang became the only being able to move again, and she used this fleeting chance to get behind the Eighth Human Emperor's soul origin. She then bound her self-created Tai Chi Dao technique to his soul origin.

As the surrounding spatial order resumed, the golden Tai Chi totem began to operate wildly. The Eighth Human Emperor's soul origin rapidly twisted under extreme torture, causing him to instinctively cry out in agony.

The sensation was like two all-consuming black holes intertwining, with his soul origin caught in the center of these two ultimate devouring forces, constantly being torn apart in pain. Witnessing this, Xu Yang couldn't help but gasp and exclaim.

"Truly a top-tier Human Emperor. To withstand the power of the Tai Chi totem at this intensity for so long is remarkable. Any other Martial God-level expert would have their soul origin completely torn apart in an instant."

The Eighth Human Emperor was indeed powerful; he struggled for a full half an hour before cracks finally began to appear in his soul origin. The will of the Supreme God was truly humanity's greatest adversary.

"Aren't you afraid that after you defeat me, this guy will suddenly strike and ambush you?"

The Eighth Human Emperor had no other choice because he quickly realized he couldn't dispel Xu Yang's self-created Tai Chi Dao. His only option was to try and make the Supreme God's will help him endure Xu Yang's powerful assault.

Unfortunately, the Supreme God's will had completely abandoned the Eighth Human Emperor as an ally. Instead, it focused all its attention on the Emperor's perfect physical body, simply waiting for Xu Yang's Tai Chi totem to shatter his soul. It planned to forcefully invade the perfect body, which would be brimming with blue life essence, once it became masterless.

If the Supreme God's will truly obtained the Eighth Human Emperor's body, there was no doubt it would become the most terrifying enemy. However, Xu Yang gave the Eighth Human Emperor no chance to escape this time.

"You don't need to worry about the two of us anymore. Regardless, you are a necessary step for me to become the strongest in the human race. As for your perfect life essence, I will inherit it after your soul perishes."

With a single sentence, Xu Yang severed the Eighth Human Emperor's future; this was likely the end of his cultivation journey. But he was truly unwilling. To have reached such a high position only to be defeated by a newcomer in the end—surely there was no greater suffering in the world!

Soon, the Eighth Human Emperor was unable to change his fate. He finally perished under the crushing power of the Tai Chi totem, at the very moment his soul shattered.

The blue light of the Eighth Human Emperor's domain, along with the shattered soul essence, was completely absorbed by Xu Yang into her own soul world, further strengthening her soul space. This was equivalent to devouring the Eighth Human Emperor's soul origin.

This level of power increase was unimaginable for a top-tier expert like Xu Yang. As Xu Yang began to refine the Eighth Human Emperor's soul power, the Eighth Human Emperor's most powerful, perfect body became masterless.

At this moment, the Supreme God's consciousness finally stirred. Its powerful soul energy immediately locked onto the blue physical body in the void, intent on seizing this crucial battlefield resource.

Unfortunately, just as the Supreme God's will attempted to possess this perfect body, an incredibly powerful mental force suddenly erupted. The voice sounded surprisingly like a child's.

The Supreme God's consciousness was immediately stunned. It finally realized that another soul had entered the body at some unknown point, completely undetected by the Eighth Human Emperor's soul. It was only when a distinct face appeared on the body's head that its features, surprisingly, belonged to Little Mushroom.

"Heh heh, didn't see that coming, did you? I'm Boss Xu Yang's most powerful secret weapon."

It turned out that Xu Yang herself had no idea Little Mushroom had followed her all the way to the Immortal Essence Tide.

The reason even Xu Yang couldn't detect the little one's aura was that on the way, Little Mushroom had completely refined the Primordial Pellet power Xu Yang had given him, directly activating his tenth external Qi vortex. This newly awakened talent allowed him to instinctively merge his aura with the void.

Simply put, if this little being wished to attach itself to someone, it would not release even a trace of its aura. Even Xu Yang's level of perception couldn't detect its presence through aura tracking.

It wasn't until Xu Yang had personally suppressed the Eighth Human Emperor's soul origin that Little Mushroom carefully appeared behind her and initiated a soul communication with Xu Yang.

Concerned that the little one might get hurt, Xu Yang suddenly thought of a way: she instructed Little Mushroom to enter the perfect body the instant she activated time and space stillness.

Indeed, by coincidence, Little Mushroom's presence inadvertently thwarted the Supreme God's plan to profit from the situation.

At this moment, the Supreme God's consciousness nearly exploded with frustration. It began to regret not saving the Eighth Human Emperor earlier due to its greed. Now, it had suffered a double loss, failing to obtain the perfect body and losing the Eighth Human Emperor, its best shield.

The Supreme God's consciousness was well aware that it had no chance of victory if it directly confronted Xu Yang, who was currently at her peak. Soon, Xu Yang completed the absorption of the Eighth Human Emperor's complete soul power, raising her own soul strength to a new level.

Moreover, due to this transformation, Xu Yang's Human Emperor domain was further strengthened. Not only did she awaken a new domain talent, but her domain aura also ascended to a blue-gold hue. The only thing that puzzled Xu Yang was that the form and aura of the Human Emperor's crown she wore had not changed.

In Xu Yang's opinion, there must have been some flaw in her transformation process that made this Human Emperor advancement imperfect. However, now was not the time to dwell on it. Defeating the Supreme God's will was the top priority.

"All right, my preparations are complete. Now it's time for you to face your demise. I truly can't imagine what you could possibly do to survive against me."

At this moment, Xu Yang indeed had ample confidence to speak to the Supreme God's will in such a tone. She knew very well that the entity's greatest strength lay in its soul-level power.

Even before Xu Yang absorbed the Eighth Human Emperor's soul power for reinforcement, she was already capable of contending with it based on her own realm. Now, having further advanced to a peak soul state, she was certainly beyond the Supreme God's will's ability to defeat. The outcome of this confrontation was predetermined even before it began.