I just want to kill you all, or be killed by you all.

In the second month after the secret realm opened, Li Yang led a thousand sword cultivators to eliminate the demonic threat posed by the Tianyuan Dynasty.

In the third month, the sword cultivators under Li Yang's command were officially incorporated into the Tianyuan Dynasty's army and given the title of Tiangang Demon-Slaying Camp.

In the fourth month, the Tianyuan Dynasty officially sounded the horn of counterattack and invaded the territory of the Wandu Dynasty.

Six months after the secret realm opened, the Tianyuan Dynasty conquered the Wandu Dynasty and rescued countless suffering mortals.

The name "Qin Feng" has spread far and wide, and more and more sword cultivators are drawn to him and join the Heavenly Gang Demon-Slaying Camp.

Not only that--

As the demonic path flourished in the Void Realm, righteous dynasties such as the Tianyuan Dynasty were successively swallowed up and destroyed by the rapidly expanding Jiuyou Dynasty, and the righteous geniuses of the Nine Provinces began to gather in the Tianyuan Dynasty.

In the eighth month, under the unparalleled offensive of the Tiangang Demon-Slaying Camp, the demonic dynasties and sects surrounding the Tianyuan Dynasty were successively destroyed, and several defeated righteous dynasties joined the fray.

In the ninth month, Li Yang successfully condensed his infant spirit, becoming the first trial participant to achieve the Nascent Soul True Person level.

He stormed into the Nine Nether Dynasty alone, but instead of finding the traitor Xuanyuan, he found himself surrounded and attacked by nearly a hundred Nascent Soul cultivators from the Nine Nether Dynasty.

After slaying ten early-stage Nascent Soul enemies, he finally escaped using a top-tier escape talisman.

The storm of war is still gathering strength.

It wasn't until a year after the secret realm opened that the situation in the Void Realm completely stabilized.

One side is the righteous faction of the Tianyuan Dynasty, led by Li Yang;

The other side is the demonic faction led by the Nine Nether Emperor;

The other side consists of the Nine Provinces Trialers who choose to forgo joining the war and instead explore the unknown areas of the Void Realm.

Both sides are accumulating strength as much as possible in preparation for the final battle.

But a small incident occurred just before the storm fully erupted.

Someone stumbled upon a dilapidated small world in the Realm of Slaughtering Void, inside which was a supreme immortal treasure used by an ancient immortal in his lifetime!

As soon as this news spread, countless cultivators from the Tianyuan Dynasty and the Jiuyou Dynasty camps broke away and headed straight for that dilapidated little world.

Li Yang also led the Heavenly Gang Demon-Slaying Camp there.

Even if I can't have it myself, I absolutely cannot let it fall into the hands of any cultivator in the Nine Nether Dynasty's camp.

This treasure might just be enough to influence the future course of the battle in the Void Realm.

……

"Boss, we've investigated thoroughly." A sword cultivator approached Li Yang. He possessed a treasure that allowed him to traverse the void over long distances, and his strength was nearly unparalleled.

He was a prodigy from a certain sect in Lizhou, but now he has become a big fan of Li Yang. As a scout of the Tiangang Demon-Slaying Camp, he is specifically responsible for collecting intelligence.

"The western part of the Slaughtering Void Realm is connected to the Immortal Remnant State in the outside world. In the past, there were also dynasties in this area, but due to the invasion of dangerous chaotic mist, it became deserted."

That ancient immortal magic weapon should have been one of the natal attack magic weapons of that ancient immortal of the Killing Path. Over the long years, it should have been corroded and transformed into rules that merged into the Void Realm.

However, because the demonic path flourished and constant warfare took place within the Realm of Slaughter, and it happened to be a treasure for slaughter, it subtly absorbed the evil energy of the Realm of Slaughter, causing a strange change that even that ancient immortal had not foreseen.

Li Yang became interested upon hearing this.

"A treasure imbued with malevolent energy? Could it be a sword?"

Similar to killing intent, baleful aura can also amplify attacks.

However, killing intent is more about armor-piercing, while baleful aura is purely about enhancing attack.

It's like the difference between the two pieces of equipment, Dawnbreaker and Blade of Despair, in a certain game.

Li Yang had piled up his killing intent to a terrifying level, even incorporating it into his spiritual power.

Therefore, ordinary enemies' defensive measures are no match for Li Yang; he can easily tear apart even the scales of a true dragon.

Even the Heavenly Gang Demon-Slaying Camp's current achievements are inseparable from his leadership, which transformed into a single point of sword to defeat the enemy.

"It's neither a sword nor a weapon," the man explained. "It has no concrete form because its material has completely decayed over the long years; what has changed is the essence of its essence."

It is like a strange existence born from the fusion of spirit and malevolent energy, existing somewhere between a living being, a vengeful spirit, and a weapon spirit.

There are very few records of this throughout the history of Kyushu.

"I'm determined to get it!" Li Yang's eyes gleamed. "Two weeks ago, I clashed with that traitor, and it proved I was probably no match for him. That's why I need this trump card; I must have it!"

On that battlefield, the enemy told him to leave the sword formation, otherwise they wouldn't fight him.

Both were at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and Li Yang fought his opponent once.

Although no one benefited, the traitor Mu Zangfeng had countless trump cards, and hadn't even used his inner sword cultivator's method—the sword pellet.

"Boss, the competition is fierce! Besides the geniuses of the Nine Provinces, many monstrous talents have also risen in the native land of the Slaughtering Void Realm, and there are even rumors of descendants of ancient immortal bloodlines."

"The greater the competition, the better!" Li Yang was shirtless at the moment, constantly enduring the tempering baptism of the Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Origin Formation, his body covered with countless sword marks.

"I will temper my physical body to the level of the most outstanding body cultivators, add a supreme treasure to further amplify my attack, and then slaughter thousands of Nascent Soul cultivators to increase my cultivation and killing intent. Even if I can't win, he won't get away unscathed!"

"That's going to take a lot of hits, boss."

"I know!" Li Yang's eyes gleamed. "I still need to find an ally."

"That holy son of the Great Sun Haotian Holy Land, I don't know how he came up with this heaven-defying method, that he could kill his own offspring through dual cultivation to amplify his killing intent. No wonder I've never seen him kill anyone, yet he's ranked third on the killing list."

"He possesses the Qianyang Emperor Physique, a legendary physique that surpasses even the Human Emperor Physique." A middle-aged sword cultivator whose actual cultivation level was at the Nascent Soul stage explained, "The Human Emperor Physique affects our human race; while the Qianyang Emperor Physique affects all males!"

In other words, he can basically suppress all males and has an innate charm that attracts all female creatures.

However, he is not as absolute as the Human Emperor's Body; if there is a male with more charisma than him, he cannot suppress him.

Li Yang had heard about this before.

It is said that the true cultivation level of the Holy Son of Qianyang is the Nascent Soul stage, and when he was still in the Golden Core stage, he was among the top three on the Golden Core Ranking.

One traitor, Mu Zangfeng, was enough to trouble him; adding another, the Holy Son of Qianyang, who was no weaker than the two of them, would be absolutely unbearable for him.

However, there was no one in his own camp who could stand up for him on his own.

Although some outstanding righteous figures have joined the Tianyuan Dynasty's camp, they see themselves as competitors and operate largely independently.

Moreover, their cultivation levels were generally at the Golden Core stage, which was insufficient to threaten the Holy Son of Qianyang.

Li Yang sighed.

Life is unpredictable, and its dimensions are too vast.

There was a time when I wasn't very well-known in the Xuantian Sword Sect.

In the blink of an eye, he has become a prominent figure in the Nine Provinces-level secret realm.

As they ventured deeper, they began to encounter many cultivators from the Nine Nether Dynasty faction.

Their faces changed drastically, and they turned and ran:

"Now is the time to fight for the ultimate treasure. We are all participants, regardless of faction, so please show mercy!"

"I am not a demon! Aren't you afraid of being held accountable when you get out of here for such wanton slaughter?!"

Li Yang sneered at these chattering comments:

"I don't care about this or that! I'm too lazy to reason with you. You're not worthy to listen. Go and say whatever you want to my Myriad Swords Returning to One Formation!"

The Heavenly Gang Demon-Slaying Camp swept through like a locust swarm, reaping lives with madness.

This is the most concentrated and most threatening force in the entire Void Realm.

Even when Mu Zangfeng and Qianyang Shengzi joined forces, they had to flee in a sorry state.

Li Yang could, of course, stay inside until the secret realm ended.

But there are many variables involved—

For example, Mu Zangfeng and Qianyang Shengzi harvested other top 100 kills, greatly increasing their kill value;

Or, in the final battle of the secret realm, the rules of Heaven will intervene, forcing a 1v1 duel;

It's even possible that Mu Zangfeng has some kind of trump card against sword cultivators, and that the Holy Son of Qianyang has secretly arranged methods to counter the Myriad Swords Return to the Origin Formation.

According to Li Yang—

The Myriad Swords Returning to One Formation is merely a tool used to protect the common people of the Void Realm.

His true mission is to kill Mu Zangfeng and never allow the inheritance of the ancient immortal's path of slaughter to fall into the hands of evil!

A few days later—

Li Yang led three thousand sword cultivators from the Heavenly Gang Demon-Slaying Camp to that dilapidated little world.

The void ahead was covered with spiderweb-like cracks, each one exuding a chilling spatial turbulence.

The gaps in the small world are densely packed like anthills, with the largest one large enough for a mountain to pass through.

The most eerie thing was the deathly aura emanating from that small world—it was already so dilapidated that it was almost collapsing, as if it would be completely annihilated into the chaotic mist at any moment.

"That gap seems quite safe!" A prodigy suddenly moved, using his abilities to transform into a beam of light and escape into a larger spatial gap.

Through the gap, you can see a crimson world inside.

The sky and earth were crimson, as were the vegetation, exuding an eerie and dangerous aura.

With a "whoosh," everyone was horrified to see that the prodigy's body had been severed by a strike released from an extremely inconspicuous blade of grass.

Its remaining power was undiminished, and it flew out from the gap, shattering a broken star hanging in the sky, turning into streaks of fire-streaked meteors that crashed down.

"Something's wrong! This area is definitely beyond the realm of the trial!"

An experienced cultivator made a bold conjecture: "This place is definitely outside the scope of the secret realm. Even a blade of grass inside could kill a powerful cultivator from the outside. This is an anomaly within the secret realm!"