Chapter 650: One Sword Awakens Heaven and Earth

"Congratulations, Boss! You've finally acquired another powerful weapon that suits you. Now, with both your Soul Sword and Bone Sword flourishing, your combat strength has drastically improved. What's more, both of these abilities can shield you from the God-Sealing Edict, truly giving you a tremendous advantage!"

Long Kun and the others were genuinely happy for Xu Yang. After all, with these two formidable assets, their path ahead should be much smoother.

As Divine Finger Peak crumbled, all the sealing laws within it were completely absorbed by the bone sword in Xu Yang's hand. This triggered a second wave of unrest among the desolate spirits of Ten Extremes Peak.

Previously, due to the arrival of the God-Emperor's aura and the sudden appearance of Delia, the angelic maid, the group of desolate spirits guarding the entrance had already retreated.

However, unexpectedly, Divine Finger Peak suddenly collapsed, and countless desolate spirits once again locked onto the aura and rhythmic vibrations of Xu Yang and his group, converging from all directions.

Wave after wave of desolate spirits pressed down from above. The current situation appeared far more perilous than when they first entered Divine Divine Finger Mountain. The sheer density of the spirits was overwhelming, leaving them gasping for breath just by looking at them.

"Brother, what should we do? Should we just push through?"

Everyone was somewhat flustered. Even if these desolate spirits weren't all peak-level divine soul entities, they were close. Fighting hundreds or thousands of them was already incredibly difficult; who could possibly endure tens of thousands appearing all at once?

Behind them was a cliff, and before them were endless desolate spirits.

Xu Yang and his companions had no retreat; fighting was their only option.

"Hmph, already panicking? I haven't fallen yet, have I?"

With a few simple words, Xu Yang calmed the emotions of those around him. He then slowly stepped forward, revealing the Jade Bone Sword in his hand to his opponents for the very first time.

"It's said that in ancient times, one would spend ten years forging a sword. Today, I, Xu Yang, have refined this sword for half a month, and I wish to test its power against all of you. I wonder how formidable this blade truly is!"

Boom!

With a single sword stroke slicing through the air, pointing towards the heavens, the divine Jade Bone blade summoned a cosmic catastrophe!

In an instant, countless heavenly laws transformed into endless bolts of lightning, crashing down and sweeping across the entire Divine Finger Mountain ruins battlefield with the might of cosmic principles!

The rampant lightning roared ferociously, giving the countless desolate spirits no chance to prepare. Large groups of spirits were annihilated. Because they were packed so tightly, when a bolt of lightning struck, the desolate souls had nowhere to hide, forced to watch as the sword-summoned lightning flames furiously incinerated their soul essences.

At this moment, Xu Yang was like the dazzling Thunder God from the highest heavens, a single person with one sword, capable of matching an army of millions!

If one were to observe Xu Yang's teammates below, their expressions were utterly exaggerated to the extreme. Even Isis, with her former Empress-level Divine King bloodline, could only stare in stunned silence.

Be it humans or gods, throughout hundreds of thousands of years, no one had ever been seen capable of wielding swordsmanship with such power! Even the legendary Sword Immortal himself, at his peak, had not displayed such might.

Of course, the reason Xu Yang could achieve such terrifying sword potential was due to the strong resonance between his Soul Sword and the Way of Heaven and Earth. This resonance was able to manifest so quickly because Xu Yang's Heaven-Earth-Shaping Divine Ability played an indelible role.

And this was the most crucial core achievement of Xu Yang's research over the past ten-odd days!

The Heaven-Earth-Shaping ability was interconnected with his mental state, and his soul realm could now also communicate with swordsmanship. When these three combined, they amplified each other. Coupled with the perfect Jade Bone Sword, tailor-made for Xu Yang's Soul Sword, acting as a conduit for the power of the heavenly laws, Xu Yang's swordsmanship system gradually attained a supreme scale, surpassing even that of the Sword Immortal in his prime!

In short, throughout history, among the many sword wielders, those close to the Way did not necessarily master swordsmanship. Those who mastered swordsmanship did not necessarily cultivate a Soul Sword. And those like the Sword Immortal, who reached the pinnacle of Soul Sword cultivation, could not approach the heavens. This meant that no one had ever fully traversed this path from beginning to end, mastering it completely.

Yet now, as Xu Yang single-handedly repelled tens of thousands of desolate spirits, it was as if he was declaring to all the heavens that the man who would push swordsmanship cultivation to its absolute limit had finally appeared!

With Xu Yang present, this grand world was destined to undergo a great transformation.

At that very moment, Zi Kuang, observing everything from a dark corner, vaguely sensed the significant gap between himself and Xu Yang.

Zi Kuang had reached his current level much like the God-Emperor's Son—relying on his inherent, powerful, and unique talent. This granted him cultivation efficiency far surpassing others, allowing him to leave them further and further behind.

However, compared to Xu Yang, who was born a mortal human and cultivated his realm through countless hardships and trials, Zi Kuang's path was still vastly different.

Zi Kuang even understood that by acting this way, Xu Yang had implicitly acknowledged that he would not follow the path of a god—that consolidating a divinity, gaining recognition from the higher divine realms, and directly receiving powers bestowed by the myriad ways of heaven was not suitable for Xu Yang and would not satisfy his ambitions.

What Xu Yang truly yearned for was to reach the ultimate heights, becoming a monument across all realms, transcending gods and all heavens!

Crack!

When Xu Yang finally brought his sword down, the ground before him, extending all the way to the horizon, was cleanly split into two by his single strike. A chasm hundreds of meters deep yawned open, revealing countless ruins of desolate spirits buried beneath Xu Yang's sword.

"This is my gift to you. Those who don't wish to die may leave now. For those unafraid of death, who still wish to challenge me, this chasm is your destined resting place."

Xu Yang's voice was calm, yet at that moment, even the God-Emperor's Son himself would likely have been unable to resist exclaiming in awe!

As for the Jade Bone Sword in his hand, which displayed such perfect synergy with him on its very first battle, it felt like a stroke of divine inspiration, leaving an unimaginably vast shadow over all the desolate spirits on the battlefield.

"Retreat! Quick, retreat to Ten Extremes Peak! This guy is too terrifying!"

Watching the army of desolate spirits, who had moments ago looked so ferocious, now scramming away in disarray, Long Kun and the others finally let out excited cheers.

"Ahahaha, what a thrill, truly exhilarating! Heaven has eyes, allowing my boss to gain such power. I guess even the deciphering of the God-Sealing Edict is now within reach!"

Long Kun finally found an opportunity to vent his emotions, while Empress Isis beside him remained relatively much calmer.

"It's still too early for us to celebrate," she said. "There are too many challenges ahead: the God-Emperor's Son, the God-Sealing Edict, Wuyue Heaven, and even the remnant battlefields left by Moon Cultivator and my father from the world-ending war of yesteryear. All these unknowns await our conquest!"