Chapter 645: Golden Sword Soul

Xu Yang first approached the girl who was the Angel Soul Incarnate. After ensuring she was safe, he drew her into his Angel Heart. There, she would receive perfect protection and could quickly recover her combat strength with the Angel Heart's power.

"Thank you, Brother Xu Yang."

The girl's voice remained ethereal; she seemed to feel truly secure and at ease only when she was within Xu Yang's heart.

"Don't worry, with us here, no one can harm you."

Soon, Xu Yang's team launched a fierce counterattack, carving out a path to retreat from the valley's outskirts. However, this wasn't a sustainable solution; the team would likely exhaust themselves before long.

"Quickly, we need to find a way out of here! The Barren Spirits are endless, and their reinforcements are too many!"

The gray-haired elder continued to pinpoint their location and soon gave directions: "To the southwest, my Corpse Puppet Array offers cover, providing temporary refuge. However, beyond that lies Godfinger Peak, which is difficult to cross. Although its aura is mysterious and the Barren Spirits likely won't dare enter, if they can't get in, neither can we get out."

The elder's intention was to ask for Isis's advice, as she was undoubtedly more familiar with Night Frost Mountain than anyone else.

Many years ago, she and her father, Fenghuo Wuji, were the supreme rulers of this place.

"Don't ask me. Xu Yang is the team leader now; ask him."

Xu Yang looked utterly bewildered. "Come on, I'm a newcomer! You're really good at passing the buck! Why are you hesitating? Let's go to that peak! Even if we can't get out, we can at least rest and strategize there. If we stay trapped here, we'll eventually be exhausted to death."

Xu Yang's idea naturally became the shared guide for everyone. After confirming the plan, everyone immediately nodded in agreement.

"Then let's fight our way out!"

Immediately afterward, the five simultaneously erupted. Isis and Zi Kuang, combining their immense demonic powers, formed an unparalleled vortex of annihilation. Wherever it passed, all Barren Spirits were instantly wiped out, reduced to dust and ashes.

"Haha, it seems the power of corrupted demons is even more lethal to these Barren Spirits!"

Isis nodded gravely. "That's right. The array spirits of the Ten Extremes Peak were formed from divine sources. When these array spirits fell and spawned Barren Spirits, they too used divine power as their foundation. Only opposing forces can effectively suppress them. Other orthodox inheritances are limited in their full potential due to the existence of the God-Sealing Edict, making their lethality against higher-tier Barren Spirit life forms very limited."

Taking advantage of this opening, everyone quickly charged out of the valley battlefield and retreated towards Godfinger Peak, which the elder had pinpointed.

Along the way, they fought fiercely. As their operational area became increasingly open, the pressure on them diminished, and they soon arrived at the base of Godfinger Peak.

The moment they stepped into this area, everyone instinctively felt an intensely cold, oppressive aura descend without warning.

"So cold... a bone-chilling cold!"

Everyone else felt the same way, instinctively stopping their advance. Looking up, they saw that the mountain's form was highly unusual.

"Hey, weren't you once the supreme ruler here? Tell us about this peak."

"I don't know."

Isis's reply was surprisingly blunt, leaving Xu Yang and the others utterly perplexed.

"Are you kidding me?"

"Hundreds of thousands of years ago, shortly after the battle between Yue Xiu and my father, the Divine Prince's aura inexplicably vanished. I became the scapegoat for the Divine Race losing face in that war and was exiled here. I have no idea when this mountain was formed. Yet, for some reason, whenever I come here, I always feel a sense of familiarity."

Xu Yang was speechless, thinking, *How can she not even know about her own former territory?*

"So, what now? Do we go in or not?"

Long Kun widened his eyes, looking around at everyone with an expression that said he couldn't make the decision.

Soon, the Barren Spirits' aura grew denser behind them as they relentlessly pursued. Everyone instinctively focused their attention on Xu Yang.

"Go!"

With that single, decisive word, Xu Yang's unique leadership aura surged once more. He immediately unfurled the Nine-Colored Qiankun Bell and, taking the lead, charged with everyone into the depths of the chilling radiance.

No traces of any array were visible, yet the unique flow of energy in this place operated under rules far more terrifying than any ordinary protective formation.

As they walked through it, everyone felt as if countless blades were slicing their skin.

It wasn't until Xu Yang's team entered a central area that an azure sword gleam descended from above without any warning.

"Danger!"

The voice came directly from the Nine-Colored Qiankun Bell's spirit. Xu Yang immediately realized that this power was incredibly strong and seemed unrestricted by the God-Sealing Edict, far exceeding the limits of divine power.

In this critical moment, Xu Yang showed no panic. Acting purely on instinct, he once again recalled the sword techniques of the Sword Immortal Yun Wangji.

*Boom!*

A sword gleam emerged from his glabella, colliding simultaneously with the massive sword gleam in the center.

Faced with peril, Xu Yang never retreated a single step. Instead, he resolutely stepped forward, positioning himself above everyone's heads.

Although the power of his sword gleam was far less than that of the sudden, lethal strike, it successfully provided perfect protection for everyone below.

It's worth noting that after this sword struck, all the biting cold wind in the central area of Godfinger Peak completely vanished. In its place, a golden warm sun materialized out of thin air.

"Wow! What exactly is going on here? One moment it's bone-chillingly cold, the next it's warm as ever. It's truly strange."

Shi Lingyun's words undoubtedly expressed everyone's shared thoughts.

Only Xu Yang and Isis gazed upward with dazed eyes at the peculiar traces flowing within the golden halo.

Little did they know, these deeply hidden traces were visible only to them.

"Huh! Is that...?"

Within the golden traces, countless peculiar runes were hidden. As Xu Yang actively absorbed them, these runes continuously poured into his soul world, silently forming the shape of a sword gleam deep within his multi-colored soul world.

Initially, Xu Yang was unaware of the silent changes occurring within his soul world, nor did he feel the slightest discomfort.

However, as the golden light completely dissipated, terrifying energy fluctuations suddenly reverberated continuously around Godfinger Peak.

"Hahaha! Hundreds of thousands of years! I've been suppressed for hundreds of thousands of years, and to think, this venerable one actually has a day to see the light again! This is an opportunity bestowed upon me by heaven!"

The voice was incredibly loud, and upon hearing it, Isis was instantly startled.

"How is this possible! This is... the Divine Prince's voice!"