Chapter 742: The Butcher's Domain

"Xuanyuan Gang, as one of the Four Great Divine Generals of the God Realm, you truly fail as a commander to just let your subordinates die in my hands!"

Xu Yang's taunt came at a perfect moment. The instant his words fell, Xuanyuan Gang suddenly realized he had simultaneously lost all trace of his three thousand elite soldiers. They were completely out of sight; he couldn't tell where these three thousand god-level elites had gone.

Even more terrifying, Xuanyuan Gang's current vision was confined solely to the area of the trigram directly beneath his feet. It was as if he had been locked inside a small dark room conjured by Xu Yang, requiring him to continuously strengthen his spiritual power to gradually expand his field of vision.

In contrast, the three thousand elite soldiers of the God Realm had already been divided into ten smaller units, each comprising three hundred soldiers. They were now scattered across different trigram positions controlled by Xu Yang.

Each of these ten elite soldier units, corresponding to different trigrams, found themselves trapped in vastly different battlefield regions.

Some units faced an endlessly surging, vast ocean, while others confronted boundless stretches of yellow sand. The scenes before them appeared to be a mix of illusion and reality, half true and half false.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard they struggled, they could not return to the original battlefield in the Cloud Dream Celestial River.

"My heavens, A-Yang, your Ghost Valley Qimen has become so powerful! I'm afraid even the Crown Prince would question his existence if he witnessed such a feat from you."

The Empress also gave a helpless, bitter smile. "No wonder that senior master straight-out declared you are the true peak of primal power. To master the Ghost Valley Qimen technique to such an extent! These people truly met with terrible luck by encountering you."

Xu Yang, however, showed no hint of showing off. With a calm expression, he continued to control the Qimen technique, gradually consuming and devouring the ten elite soldier units.

"Claws and fangs of the God Realm, though you may be relatively innocent, it is unfortunate that your lives are destined to be sacrificed for the God Realm. Even if your leader makes a mistaken judgment, you have no chance to resist. Since you have become my opponents, Xu Yang's opponents, then your fate today was already sealed."

"Therefore, now, accept the judgment each of you must face."

Boom! Rumble, rumble!

A terrifying aura fully erupted and spread. In Xu Yang's wrath, the Ghost Valley Qimen unleashed unimaginable, catastrophic changes. The domain where each elite soldier unit had been isolated into a separate trigram area underwent a complete upheaval. The impact of such immense power was simply beyond anything beings of their level could withstand.

After Xuanyuan Gang exerted immense effort, finally breaking free from the trigram space that had confined him, he regretfully discovered that the three thousand elite soldiers who had accompanied him left no bodies behind.

All that remained scattered around the original battlefield beside him were merely the armor and equipment of those three thousand elite soldiers.

"What exactly did you do to them?"

Xuanyuan Gang was overcome with both shock and fury. On one hand, he was filled with intense resentment over Xu Yang's annihilation of his subordinates. On the other, he was more profoundly shocked by Xu Yang's unimaginably terrifying power.

Before coming, Xuanyuan Gang had never imagined that Xu Yang, whom he was to face, would be such an entity.

His power seemed to have far surpassed the God Realm's assessment of him, indeed, surpassing every single person in the God Realm who believed they could contend with him.

Looking across the entire God Realm now, when it comes to true power, perhaps only the Divine King and that enigmatic military advisor could stand on par with Xu Yang.

"Do you like this welcoming gift I've given you? You arrived too suddenly, and I didn't have time to prepare anything special, so I could only offer what was readily available. Take this equipment back and give it to your next batch of divine warriors."

For Xu Yang to utter such words was undoubtedly a tremendous humiliation for Xuanyuan Gang. Xuanyuan Gang had always considered himself an equal to Xu Yang in strength, but now, he no longer had the right to make such a claim.

"Your power is indeed astonishingly strong; I must admit that the God Realm's current assessment of your strength is greatly mistaken. However, this does not mean I, Xuanyuan Gang, fear you. Among the Four Great Divine Generals of the God Realm, if I claim my personal one-on-one combat strength is second, no one would dare claim first."

Xu Yang let out a chuckle. "If you're still at the stage of comparing yourself to the Four Great Divine Generals, I advise you to go back quickly. It would be best if you brought the other three with you. Otherwise, not to mention these two peerless beauties beside me, even I alone would be more than you could handle."

Having demonstrated such immense power, any words Xu Yang uttered sounded particularly grating to Xuanyuan Gang's ears.

"You're too arrogant! Then let me show you my Human Butcher Domain!"

A powerful aura of slaughter instantly erupted within Xuanyuan Gang. The two-meter-long *fangtian ji* in his hand swiftly appeared.

At his feet, within a hundred-meter radius, a thick, dark aura appeared menacing.

Xuanyuan Gang, the "White-Headed Human Butcher," had a Human Butcher Domain whose most significant characteristic was its ability to create an absolute one-on-one seal. Once this seal was established between two individuals, its effect would only end when one party was completely subdued and surrendered, or one party died.

Upon hearing this, Little Hua's expression turned slightly grim.

"So, this guy is practically a battle maniac. Engaging someone like that is truly not a pleasant situation."

Yet Xu Yang's expression remained surprisingly calm.

"Are you truly certain you want to unleash your Human Butcher Domain before me? Once you make this decision, you will have no chance to regret it, and I will not let you leave alive."

"Hahaha! You'll soon experience the enhancements my domain grants me and its weakening effect on enemies, you arrogant fool!"

Xu Yang merely let out a disdainful sneer as countless sword lights simultaneously shot forth from the void around him.

"Such powerful sword energy! My Human Butcher Domain can reduce the combat power of targets I lock onto by fifty percent. Why is it having no effect on him?"

The moment those endless sword lights struck him, Xuanyuan Gang realized that Xu Yang was completely different from any other opponent he had ever faced.

Little did he know, his Human Butcher Domain only weakened the power of the myriad celestial systems. Xu Yang's recently mastered domain of primal power was entirely beyond his control.

The sword lights Xu Yang was now unleashing were a perfect combination of his swordsmanship and the attribute enhancements brought by his primal power. This bypassed the constraints of the void's fundamental laws, effectively concealing any domain amplification effects that might have been countered by the opponent.

As a result, while the Human Butcher Domain's seal was indeed established, the expected enhancement and weakening balance Xuanyuan Gang had anticipated failed to materialize.

Thus, standing before Xuanyuan Gang was not a weakened Xu Yang, but a powerful individual whom Xuanyuan Gang was already incapable of defeating.