Kunlun Mountain God

Before long, Xiao Yun and the others reunited with Chu Yinge and her group.

Seeing that Xiao Yun had fully adapted to the changes within the Kunlun Divine Palace, Chu Yinge finally breathed a sigh of relief. After all, without the Lord, the War Spirits alone could only go this far.

She stepped forward and reported, "Lord, we found 1,000 Breakthrough Stones in a treasure chest here."

Xiao Yun immediately said with delight, "Great. But since these are spoils of war, I'll only take half. You can divide the rest among yourselves."

Siming Divine Monarch nodded, fully agreeing with this arrangement. She took out a storage pouch, removed four portions of Breakthrough Stones from it, and after distributing them, handed the remaining pouch to Xiao Yun.

Xiao Yun took the pouch and removed 500 Breakthrough Stones. He finally had enough materials for the Sword Immortal Spirit Body's breakthrough. Without hesitation, he broke through its level 60 bottleneck, then used all the Spiritual Power and Gold Coins he had saved, directly raising the Sword Immortal Spirit Body to level 80. Its next breakthrough would require 80,000 Gold Coins, 40,000 Spiritual Power, and 1,000 Breakthrough Stones. He would probably need to accumulate resources for a while longer.

However, upon breaking through level 60, the Sword Immortal Spirit Body activated another passive skill, Sword Intent Bodyguard. It could drive Sword Intent to form a Sword Intent Shield over the body, with defensive power roughly equal to 350% of the Sword Immortal Spirit Body's current attack power.

With this skill, his safety was greatly improved.

Since it was a passive skill, it would automatically activate to protect him if someone launched a sneak attack, preventing him from falling victim to hidden weapons.

At the same time, Xiao Yun discovered that Xiangliu had also broken through the level 60 bottleneck and reached level 80, while Xi Zhaoyue and Wangliang had reached level 40. After all, they had only joined the team recently, and there were nowhere near enough Breakthrough Stones. They still needed time to accumulate resources before breaking through level 60.

Even so, the team's strength had improved considerably. After sorting out the spoils, they continued deeper into the Kunlun Divine Palace.

They swept through everything in their path and soon reached the deepest part of the Kunlun Divine Palace, where they were about to face the final BOSS. Xiao Yun reviewed their gains along the way. Aside from basic experience, Gold Coins, Spiritual Power, Bounty Points, Breakthrough Stones, and green equipment, they had also obtained 30 Universal Epic War Spirit Fragments, 30 Epic Light-element War Spirit Fragments, and one blue two-star Blazing Sun Set.

After equipping the new gear, their combat strength rose slightly. Xiao Yun did not use the Epic War Spirit Fragments yet, intending to wait until they returned to the White Jade Capital. Newly summoned War Spirits simply had no combat power and would only hold them back.

When Xiao Yun and the others stepped into the final core hall, the sight before them was horrifying—

The once sacred and majestic hall had been eroded by Abyssal Demonic Energy. Black patterns spread across the icy walls like living things, giving off an aura of decay. At the center of the hall coiled a ferocious, demonized Two-headed Teng Snake. One of its heads was black and the other red, thick venom seeping from between its scales, while madness and bloodlust flashed in its Snake Eyes.

Even more terrifyingly, several Descendants of the Great Desolate Gods who had fallen into the Abyss stood around it. They had once guarded Kunlun, but now they had been devoured by darkness. Twisted demonic markings coiled around their bodies, and only the desire for slaughter remained in their eyes.

"Roar—!" The Two-headed Teng Snake attacked first, its two heads spewing poisonous flames and frost at the same time, instantly turning the hall into an icy inferno!

The battle erupted in an instant!

Xiao Yun's sword lotus bloomed, azure light sweeping outward as Sword Qi streaked like a rainbow. It collided with the Teng Snake's poisonous flames, erupting with a deafening roar. Every member of the team displayed their abilities. Frost, flames, longswords, battle axes, serpent shadows, talismans, magic treasures, and spells intertwined as they fought the fallen god descendants. However, the enemies were immensely powerful and seemed to possess immortal bodies. After being scattered, they would reform shortly afterward, and the battle soon reached a stalemate.

The fierce clash between both sides finally awakened the Kunlun Mountain God, who had fallen into slumber.

After the Kunlun Mountain God's Divine Sense stirred, he understood the current situation and immediately transmitted his voice to Xiao Yun.

"Young friend, if this battle continues, you will eventually be worn to death. To defeat these monsters, you must sever their connection to the Kunlun Divine Palace. Otherwise, defeat is inevitable. The weakness of these Abyss Monsters lies in the Transformation Array behind the Teng Snake!" The Kunlun Mountain God's weakened voice rang in Xiao Yun's mind. "And the source of the Transformation Array... lies in the Altar behind the Teng Snake!"

Xiao Yun's gaze sharpened. His body flashed like lightning, evading the Teng Snake's bite as he charged straight for the Altar! Countless sword shadows gathered in midair, forming a hundred-meter sword beam. The beam descended and struck the Abyss Altar, carving a massive gash into it. Then, under Xiao Yun's control and the Kunlun Mountain God's guidance, it shot directly toward the core Rune of the Abyss Transformation Array.

The core Rune shattered at once, and the entire Transformation Array immediately collapsed. Having lost the power sealing the Kunlun Mountain God, the Altar was blown into countless fragments by the incomparably Frenzied power of the Kunlun Mountain God. The commotion shook the entire hall violently, while the surrounding Abyssal Demonic Energy was blasted away by the shockwave.

At the same time, the Teng Snake and the fallen gods lost their endless supply of Abyssal Demonic Energy and were quickly killed by Xiao Yun and the others.

As the array was destroyed, the Kunlun Mountain God's restraints were completely lifted. Beneath the Altar, the mountain god's phantom, which had originally been corroded by demonic energy, completely regained its Clear and Bright state. His body was formed from ice, snow, and mountain rock; his eyes were as deep as stars, and pure Kunlun Spiritual Power swirled around him. Without making any movement, he transferred Xiao Yun and the others to the entrance of the Kunlun Divine Palace.

Then, the divine power the Kunlun Mountain God had suppressed for hundreds of years erupted. The countless black patterns on the walls and ceiling of the divine palace, all carrying Abyssal Aura, were directly driven out by pure mountain god Divine Power. In the blink of an eye, the formerly gloomy and terrifying Kunlun Divine Palace returned to its original appearance, incomparably sacred and majestic, like a magnificent crown atop a snowy mountain.

Xiao Yun and the others were no longer surprised by such changes. This was already the fourth time. Whenever the Guardian of a region awakened, it would completely purify the Abyssal Aura in that area. However, this was the first time they had seen all the Abyssal Aura expelled directly.

The expelled Abyssal Aura gathered above the Kunlun Divine Palace, forming a black cloud that made people feel intensely uncomfortable just by looking at it. The cloud twisted irregularly as though it were alive.

Then Xiao Yun and the others saw a middle-aged, powerfully built man appear before them. His muscles were knotted and looked incredibly solid. He held a great seal in his right hand—it was the Kunlun Mountain God.

After appearing, he glanced at the mass of black energy in the sky and directly threw out the great seal in his hand. Once it left his grasp, the seal rapidly expanded, becoming a thousand zhang wide in the blink of an eye. It pinned the Abyssal Aura, which was trying to flee, in place, then slammed it fiercely onto a Mountain Peak of Kunlun Mountain. Countless streams of incomparably pure Earth Element power erupted, completely purifying the Abyssal Aura.