Chapter 859: Funeral Anthem of the Undead

Xu Yang shrugged indifferently. "Then quickly tell us your challenge. We're in a hurry, please!"

The Necromancer in front of them gave a cold smile.

"Young man, you seem very confident. I hope to see that same confident expression on your face later."

As the Necromancer finished speaking, he opened an ancient book in his hand, and brilliant green light began to flash continuously.

Various dense death energies surged forth madly. After locking onto Xu Yang and his companion, these energies rushed violently towards them.

All the corpses and remains enveloped by this death energy along the way astonishingly regained their ability to move within the shortest time.

Like a horde of zombies, they furiously pressed towards Xu Yang's position.

Yun Yixuan was already in a semi-conscious state, making it impossible to rely on him for battle.

All Yun Yixuan could vaguely see was Xu Yang's back soaring into the air. Far from showing any fear, Xu Yang exuded dominance, charging directly towards the endless skeletal undead before him.

"My heavens... Esteemed Ah Yang, you must remain calm! These skeletal undead are not ordinary corpses; after absorbing this death energy, they will burst forth with incredibly strong vitality and a fierce desire to fight. Even if you are powerful, once they surround you, you will be torn to shreds!"

However, Xu Yang paid no attention to Yun Yixuan's warnings behind him. This time, Xu Yang no longer needed to hold back, as Yun Yixuan had now completely become his subordinate, no longer a concern.

With a slight flick of his hand, Xu Yang's Jade Bone Divine Weapon suddenly appeared, allowing him to weave through the endless skeletal warriors, confronting them head-on.

With each swing of his sword, he instantly cut their bodies into pieces.

"Heh, I didn't expect you to possess such formidable power. It seems I'll need to employ some tactics this time!"

The Necromancer muttered something unintelligibly, then suddenly pricked his brow. The pale green ancient book in his hand released strange glowing inscriptions that flew into the air and swiftly locked onto Xu Yang.

At that instant, a dark green wall of light suddenly appeared before Xu Yang. This wall possessed an extremely powerful binding effect.

With just one encounter, the light wall's power suppressed Xu Yang's mobility to its limit.

Simultaneously, all the surrounding skeletal warriors accelerated madly, encircling Xu Yang in the center within the shortest time.

"Bone Purgatory!"

As the Necromancer finished speaking, the aura of all the skeletal remains was strengthened once more.

At the same time, beneath Xu Yang's feet, an incredibly powerful devouring vortex materialized out of thin air, completely sealing off his last chance of escape.

However, such tactics were mere child's play to Xu Yang.

"If you had seen my true form, you would never have chosen to fight me with such crude methods."

As Xu Yang finished speaking, he flicked the Jade Bone Divine Sword horizontally, and an immense sword energy instantly erupted.

It utterly shattered the endless skeletons before him!

It should be noted that the Necromancer's attack method relied on these undead skeletons being able to materialize more individuals even as they were annihilated, ensuring an endless supply of skeletal warriors to lock onto their target.

But Xu Yang's combat power was simply too strong; a single swing of his sword would cause a large swath of the skeletal warriors before him to collapse.

As a result, newly materialized skeletal warriors simply couldn't keep up with Xu Yang's speed of annihilation. After just a few exchanges, not a single combat-ready skeletal warrior remained around Xu Yang.

"What a bunch of useless trash! You've been rambling on with that tattered book for ages, and you haven't shown any tricks. If this is all you've got, I wouldn't mind instantly killing you in the next moment."

"Wasting time with you serves no purpose for me."

Xu Yang was growing impatient. He had genuinely expected the Necromancer to present something impressive, but now it seemed the opponent was merely putting on a show.

Hearing Xu Yang's insult, the Necromancer's rage flared, and his eyes turned exceptionally cold.

"Fine, if you want something swift, I'll give it to you!"

The next instant, the Necromancer's soul form began to float upwards into the void. In a flash, two golden beams of light shot from his pupils, connecting with the death energy flowing throughout the entire West Emperor's Tomb.

In that very instant, a gigantic pillar of light, like a death curse, descended from thin air directly onto Xu Yang's head, completely locking onto him.

"Listen to the hymn of death!"

"CRACKLE!"

This terrifying pillar of death curse instantly exploded. Had it been anyone else, this single strike would have completely shattered the soul essence of the targeted individual.

Unfortunately, the pillar of light had targeted Xu Yang, an almost invincible being!

Moreover, given Xu Yang's soul strength, even directly taking the full force of this curse would pose no problem.

BOOM!

When the curse pillar had completely dissipated, a moment later, the Necromancer was astonished to find that Xu Yang was entirely unharmed, as if he had not been attacked by that beam of light at all.

This sight left his opponent utterly dumbfounded.

"How is this possible! Your soul strength has reached such a level! Who are you? Are you an otherworldly powerhouse from the barren end?"

Xu Yang gave a cold smile. "To know my identity? Not even the West Emperor is qualified, let alone trash like you. Now, die!"

As Xu Yang finished speaking, the Jade Bone Divine Sword vanished. He raised a hand towards the void, and countless brilliant sword lights materialized from all directions, carrying the sword intent of Yun Wangji. At that moment, they erupted with unimaginable terrifying power, instantly shredding the Necromancer's soul form to pieces.

As the Necromancer met his demise, every part of the vast plain battlefield before them underwent a dramatic transformation.

All the skeletal undead and death energy quickly dissipated within an extremely short time.

Destruction often heralds new beginnings!

The West Emperor's Tomb area finally revealed its original appearance. The plain was filled with tombstones in every direction. Xu Yang seemed to realize something and abruptly soared into the air, gazing down at everything from an aerial perspective.