Chapter 626: The Leader of the Underground Palace Army

Before long, Xu Yang's will precisely reached the minds of the other Great Demon Generals in the underground palace, communicating the combat situation and the signal for a full evacuation. Although none of the Great Demon Generals were benevolent figures, everyone understood that it was not the time to dwell on personal gains or losses. Preserving their strength and breaking free from the underground palace was the top priority.

Among the seven Great Demon Generals, these five all expressed their willingness to lead their respective tribes under Xu Yang's guidance.

Subsequently, Xu Yang utilized the Law of Earth, combined with the aura of the myriad laws he controlled, to quickly pinpoint the underground palace's entrance connecting to the lake surface. Leveraging his powerful spiritual energy, which covered the entire palace, he provided unified guidance to all scattered factions.

Soon after, prisoners from various races gathered in the main passage of the underground palace. Hundreds of thousands of demons from all walks of life formed a temporary escape army and, under the unified command of Xu Yang and three others, marched together towards the underground palace's exit.

Boom!

Along the way, Xu Yang led the five Great Demon Generals at the forefront, continuously using the Law of Earth to transform the terrain and space, forging a shortcut for the army to reach the underground palace's exit as quickly as possible.

During this time, the immense strength displayed by Xu Yang completely astonished the five Great Demon Generals. Except for Fenghou, the other four were seeing Xu Yang for the first time and simply couldn't imagine how a human could cultivate to such a terrifying realm.

"Hahaha, this is truly ironic," one of them chuckled. "We, the Great Demon Generals who once lorded over the underground palace, now have to rely on a human to help us escape. And to think we used to call them ants!"

"Oh, Ox-head," another retorted, "what's the point of saying all this now? We must unite against a common enemy. Our only enemy now is that madman, Zi Kuang!"

Finally, under Xu Yang's incredibly precise guidance, the army quickly reached the exit. However, a new problem arose before them. This underground palace seal had been personally set by the current ruler of the Glacier Kingdom. It contained the primordial inheritance of the God of Earth, along with a portion of the power from the ancient era of the Three Great Gods. Consequently, almost no one apart from the Glacier Kingdom's ruler could break through this defense line.

"Damn it!" one of them cursed. "We've come this far, only to be stopped by a mere seal. If we delay any longer and the demonic forces from the abyss below catch up, we'll truly have no chance!"

"I don't believe it!" another exclaimed. "It's just a seal, isn't it? Can it really stop hundreds of thousands of us?"

One of the five Great Demon Generals, an old man with a goatee, was particularly defiant. He was the first to leap forward, unleashing a powerful original technique against the exquisitely crafted seal before them.

In just a single encounter, the old man's power was instantly disintegrated, and he himself was severely wounded by a highly specialized mental deterrent.

"Don't be impulsive, or you'll only bring about your own destruction!" Shi Lingyun warned. "Don't forget the purpose of this seal: to suppress everyone beneath the underground palace, ensuring they never escape. If we could easily break it like this, what would be the point of its existence?"

At this critical moment, Shi Lingyun spoke, using his powerful spiritual energy and unique cultivation technique to calm everyone's agitated minds.

Moreover, with his recent soul breakthrough, Shi Lingyun could now unleash effective sound waves without the aid of the Sacred Dao Celestial Sound artifact. He was capable of embedding both beneficial effects and negative status ailments directly into his voice.

With just a few words, the emotions of hundreds of thousands were swiftly calmed.

Seeing that everyone was at a loss, Xu Yang, as the absolute leader of this escape army, stepped forward, approaching the seal closely as if feeling its aura and temperature. He gently raised his hand and caressed the surface of its energy barrier.

"So that's it," Xu Yang murmured. "This is a living seal. The more we struggle against it, the less likely we are to break it."

As soon as Xu Yang uttered these words, the hundreds of thousands of beings from the underground palace around him were completely stunned. A significant portion of them didn't even understand what a living seal meant.

"You mean this seal is like a living being, with its own emotions?" someone asked, bewildered.

"Precisely," Xu Yang confirmed. "If we attack it with resentment, it will naturally retaliate with even greater force. But if we approach it with kindness and empathy, the seal's effect will weaken significantly. The leader of the Glacier Kingdom naturally understood your emotions, knowing you would always be filled with hatred, which is why you could never break free."

What Xu Yang said was easy to articulate, but incredibly difficult for others to actually accomplish. In the end, only Xu Yang himself could resolve this issue for everyone.

Then, Xu Yang made a move that astonished everyone: he cut a bloodline in the palm of his hand and used his bloodline power to nurture the seal before him.

After an unknown period, Xu Yang suddenly opened his palm, releasing his incredibly powerful "Sleeve Universe" divine ability into the air. In just an instant, this massive spatial seal mysteriously vanished from everyone's sight.

"My heavens, this kid is a god!" someone exclaimed. "How did he do that?"

Hundreds of thousands of people immediately erupted in excitement, everyone hysterically cheering Xu Yang's name. Unbeknownst to them, Xu Yang's influence and status within this team had already surpassed everyone else's, becoming unshakeable.

It turned out that Xu Yang had treated the seal entirely as a living entity. The reason he used his bloodline to establish a stronger communicative connection was because his bloodline contained the Angelic Power capable of neutralizing all energies, the cultivation legacy of the Earth lineage acquired after studying ancient texts, and the complete inheritance of the Sea God, which combined to easily cause the seal to lower its guard.

Then, taking advantage of the seal's system loosening, he utilized the powerful Law of Sleeve Universe to temporarily transfer the seal to an alternate spatial plane.

Of course, this somewhat opportunistic method could not be maintained for too long. After all, although it was a living seal, its inherent energy system was still very much real. Once negative emotions resurfaced, it would only become more difficult for everyone to break the seal.

"Now! Act immediately!" Xu Yang commanded.

The already prepared Shi Lingyun's Ice Crystal Scepter shone brightly in his hand, immediately opening a sturdy energy channel. On the other side, the Lingyao Dragon Soul Heavenly Sword once again displayed its might. A sky-shattering dragon roar echoed as it let out a long cry, forcibly tearing open the opening above them. The lake surface erupted with hundred-foot-high waves as hundreds of thousands of demons from the underground palace poured out like a surging tide, finally leaving the deep abyss of the underground palace that had imprisoned them for countless years.