117: Chapter 117 has too narrow a scope.

"Run... we can't run!"

Jiang Tianhao's voice trembled slightly.

He was not stupid.

There was no need for a reminder; the moment the spatial rift he had torn apart collapsed, he had already realized it.

After all, he was someone who had lived for over a hundred years and was the Revered Master of this world; his perception of danger was very keen.

He did not hesitate.

Upon realizing this, he immediately mobilized all his power, wanting to attempt to tear open the Void Realm again.

"Hum—"

The expected sensation of tearing through space did not occur.

Where his fingertips passed, the Void Realm merely rippled imperceptibly before quickly returning to calm.

Never mind tearing the Void Realm, he couldn't even leave a white mark!

"This...?"

The Lord of Tianyan's pupils constricted. He even used a secret technique taught to him by Revered Master Dan Chenzi, but the space remained—unmoved!

The space of this world seemed to have been cast with an invisible yet indestructible shackle!

With his strength at the Middle Stage of the Dharma Manifestation Realm, the spatial barrier that he could usually tear open easily could not even be shaken in the slightest at this moment!

This situation, which was completely out of his control and left him with no way to escape, caused the heart of the Lord of Tianyan to sink to the bottom.

It wasn't just him.

The millions of citizens who had come to see him off in the plaza below were also stunned.

First, there was a loud noise that seemed to collapse the heavens and the earth, shaking countless people until they vomited blood and fell to the ground.

Immediately after, the spatial passage torn open by the Lord of Tianyan, whom they revered as a god, collapsed bizarrely.

Now, even the sky began to undergo a drastic change!

The originally clear sky suddenly darkened.

Then, at the very highest point of the dim firmament, the Void Realm suddenly caved in and twisted, and then with a "rip" sound, a hideous, huge opening split open!

This opening was only a hundred meters long at first.

But in the blink of an eye, it began to expand and stretch rapidly!

Five hundred meters...

One thousand meters...

Three thousand meters!

Finally, under the gaze of countless terrified eyes, the rift stabilized completely, turning into a giant spatial passage with a diameter of over five thousand meters!

The moment the passage took shape, a terrifying aura that could not be described surged out from the other end of the deep passage.

It instantly enveloped the entire Yantian Palace area, and even most of the Tianyan World!

This aura.

Vast.

Sharp.

Filled with murderous intent!

It was also mixed with an extreme Sword Intent that seemed capable of severing all things and piercing through the Void Realm!

Just as the aftermath of the aura swept past, countless Martial Artists with lower cultivation levels in the plaza below felt as if thousands of invisible sharp swords were pressing against their throats.

Even those Grandmasters, Great Grandmasters, and the few experts in the Land Deity Realm had a feeling of needles pricking their backs!

"Disciple, be careful!"

The urgent voice of Revered Master Dan Chenzi rang out in the mind of the Lord of Tianyan again, his tone filled with gravity.

"The newcomer is extremely strong! Judging by this aura alone, they are at least at the Peak of the Dharma Manifestation Realm, and... they are a Sword Cultivator with the most formidable attack power and astonishing lethality! Their true combat power is likely approaching the threshold of the Cave Heaven Realm!!"

The mind of the Lord of Tianyan was already blank.

All his attention was locked tightly onto the exit of that huge spatial passage.

"Revered Master... how could such a strong person suddenly descend upon our Tianyan World? Could it be... that some Great World has set its sights on this place? Or..."

He dared not think any further, as a terrifying thought surfaced in his mind!

Could it be Revered Master's enemies, those people from the 'Spirit Medicine Sect', who have come knocking?

If that were really the case, then he wouldn't need to think about anything else; he could just wait for death.

"No!"

Revered Master Dan Chenzi replied decisively, without a hint of hesitation.

"Just because of this Tianyan Small World? It's not enough to catch their eye!"

"Furthermore, when I escaped back then, I used the Sect forbidden technique 'Myriad Transformation Green Wood Evasion'. This forbidden technique can confuse the heavenly secrets. Unless a Domain Realm expert is willing to pay a heavy price to perform a time-reversal deduction, it is absolutely impossible to track me to this remote corner."

"And would a Domain Realm existence... go to such lengths for my mere remnant soul? They... are not worthy!"

Although Revered Master Dan Chenzi's words were harsh, they pointed out the reality.

The Tianyan World.

In the eyes of such behemoths in the Central Star Domain, it was indeed insignificant.

Just as the Revered Master and disciple were communicating in their minds, and the living beings below were trembling in fear...

"Step... step... step..."

Clear, steady footsteps slowly came from the giant spatial passage above the firmament, moving from far to near!

Every step seemed to step on the nodes of space, causing a resonance of the surrounding Laws!

A domineering Sword Intent.

As the footsteps approached, it surged out of the passage like a tide, suppressing the entire world until it seemed to go quiet for a moment!

Immediately after, under everyone's gaze, a figure stepped out from that spatial passage in one stride!

The person just stood there.

The terrifying Sword Intent radiating from his body made countless people below feel a stinging pain in their eyes!

A Sword Cultivator!

And a Sword Cultivator powerful enough to cause despair!

His aura was so strong that it had clearly reached the Peak of the Dharma Manifestation Realm!

He had even faintly touched the threshold of a higher level!

This was not the end!

Following this terrifying figure, dozens more figures filed out from the passage!

These people were also dressed in uniform black attire. Although their auras were not as terrifying as the leader's, they were all condensed and powerful, with the lowest being at the Peak of the Land Deity Realm!

Among them, seven or eight had clearly reached the Dharma Manifestation Realm.

Although they were only at the Early Stage or Middle Stage of the Dharma Manifestation Realm, their sheer numbers were enough to make one's scalp tingle!

Dozens of figures stood in the air.

Like a dark cloud emitting an aura of destruction, they coldly looked down at the people below.

From their uniform attire and that shared, murderous aura, it was clear that they came from a tightly organized and powerful force!

"This... this... how is this possible?!"

The Lord of Tianyan stood frozen in place, looking at the dozens of figures in the sky radiating terrifying auras. He felt a chill shoot from the soles of his feet straight to his skull, and his blood seemed to be freezing!

The lowest was at the Peak of the Land Deity Realm!

Seven or eight in the Dharma Manifestation Realm!

One Sword Cultivator leader at the Peak of the Dharma Manifestation Realm!

This lineup... never mind sweeping through the Tianyan World, it would be more than enough to sweep through all the Small Worlds in The Borderlands of the Star Domain...

He had always believed that with the help of Revered Master Dan Chenzi, the Tianyan World had developed over these years into one of the top powers among the Small Worlds in the Borderlands.

Besides him, the Revered Master of the world at the Middle Stage of the Dharma Manifestation Realm, there were dozens of Land Immortals under his command, and tens of thousands of Great Grandmasters and Grandmasters!

He had originally thought that the Tianyan World was the most powerful force in The Borderlands of the Star Domain.

But now it seemed he had truly been arrogant and ignorant before.

Not to mention anything else, just the high-end combat power displayed by this sudden force was enough to completely crush their Tianyan World!

An indescribable sense of absurdity and deep powerlessness instantly overwhelmed the Lord of Tianyan.

He had previously been filled with high aspirations, thinking of venturing into broader worlds, thinking of avenging his Revered Master in the future, and thinking of making the name of Tianyan resound throughout the heavens...

Now it seemed that he... and even the entire Tianyan World, were perhaps really just... a frog in a well before a truly powerful force!

The perspective.

It was too narrow.

Too narrow...

Just when everyone was at a loss,

that terrifying Sword Cultivator spoke, his voice booming and resounding, instantly spreading throughout the entire Tianyan World.

"By the order of Your Majesty of the Tianxuan Dynasty, we have come to take over this world. Those who submit will prosper, and those who resist will perish!!"

[I took a leave of absence yesterday; I forgot to mention it...]