45: Chapter 45 Divine Soldiers Descend from the Sky

"Boom—crack!!!"

Above the Sword Pavilion on Mount Wanjian.

The Sword Pavilion's mountain-protecting formation, as if struck by some fatal attack, suddenly activated on its own!

In just an instant.

A faint curtain of light immediately enveloped the entire Sword Pavilion.

Outside the light curtain.

A pitch-black, twisted, gigantic rift appeared out of thin air!

It was not merely a spatial tear; it was more like the manifestation of some supreme rule!

Deep within the rift, faint phantoms of Dragon roars, Phoenix cries, and mountains and rivers rose and fell, while endless golden Luck cascaded down like a waterfall.

"What... what is that?"

"How... how did the sky crack?"

"How is this possible? How could a spatial passage suddenly appear in the sky?"

"Such a terrifying Aura. What on earth is happening..."

"What kind of power must this be? It's too terrifying!"

...

At this moment.

Not only were the Disciples from various Schools inside the Sword Pavilion stunned.

Even the high-ranking members of the various Schools, who had rushed out of the Sword Pavilion's council hall upon hearing the noise, were dumbfounded!

"This... this is... what kind of divine being? To possess such means!"

The Old Ancestor of the Qingyun Sword Sect spoke with a slight tremor in his voice.

One had to know.

He was already at the half-step Celestial Realm and could clearly feel that the pressure emanating from that spatial passage was vast as the sea and unfathomably deep, far exceeding anything he had ever seen in his life!

Even the two brothers, Ancestor Qin Zhenyue and Ancestor Qin Poyue, stood frozen in place.

They looked up at the terrifying spatial passage, their faces etched with unprecedented shock and... a sliver of fear they didn't even want to admit to themselves.

Their cultivation was higher, and their experience was broader, so they felt it even more intensely.

This power to open up space had completely touched upon their cognitive blind spot.

They knew.

The Celestial Realm did not possess such power, and even the Land Immortal Realm recorded in their School's ancient texts did not have the ability to open a spatial passage like this!

They vaguely sensed.

The Aura flowing from that spatial passage in the Void Realm bore a trace of the same Aura as the towering, majestic Imperial Dharma form they had once "seen" in their minds.

However.

The Aura emitted by this spatial passage was more direct and more violent!

"It's... the Imperial Dynasty! It's the method of that Your Majesty!"

Ancestor Qin Zhenyue's voice was somewhat dry, carrying an unbelievable tremor.

"He can actually... he can actually tear through the Void Realm directly and project his power here?"

"How is this possible?"

"How are we supposed to resist this..."

The stronger one was, the more they could appreciate the terror of this!

He had originally thought.

That relying on these people, even if they couldn't stop the Imperial Dynasty, they could at least break a few of the Imperial Dynasty's teeth.

Now it seemed.

They had truly overestimated themselves. Just this ability to open a spatial passage was enough to prove that the power of the Imperial Dynasty had long since surpassed them...

"Could this be the handiwork of that Emperor of the Imperial Dynasty?"

"It cannot be wrong; the Aura on the spatial passage is of the same origin as the Aura emitted by that Your Majesty of the Imperial Dynasty!"

"What exactly is this spatial passage for?"

"Could it be that the Emperor is going to personally take action to deal with us?"

...

Just as everyone was losing their composure, shocked by the sudden appearance of the spatial passage.

Deep within the spatial passage, the churning golden Luck suddenly contracted and condensed inward!

Immediately after.

Under everyone's gaze, a general wearing white armor and possessing a majestic and domineering physique stepped out of the spatial passage one step at a time.

Just by standing there, he felt like an unshakeable mountain, exuding endless chill and monstrous Evil Qi.

This person was none other than.

The Great General of the Tianxuan Dynasty—General Chu Batian!

And behind him.

There were other figures with equally terrifying Auras and soaring Evil Qi, stepping out of the spatial passage one after another!

Among them were several generals dressed similarly to General Chu Batian but with slightly inferior Aura, and each of them radiated rich power of heaven and earth.

Without a doubt.

These were all powerhouses of the Celestial Realm!

Behind them, even more figures were filing out, numbering in the dozens!

Although these people did not resonate with the power of heaven and earth, their blood and Qi were soaring, and their True Essence was as vast as a rushing river; they were all Great Grandmaster powerhouses!

Each one of them, if released, would be enough to establish a School in any part of the Jianghu, yet at this moment, they stood solemnly behind General Chu Batian and the others like the most loyal guards.

It had only been a few breaths since General Chu Batian and the others appeared.

However.

The pressure they brought made the air above Mount Wanjian feel as if it had frozen!

"Are they... the people of the Imperial Dynasty?"

"That white-armored general... what terrifying Evil Qi! I... I can barely breathe!"

"Those behind... they are all experts! Heavenly Human! And so many Great Grandmasters! It's over... it's all over now!"

"With so many powerhouses, how are we supposed to fight..."

"I... I am a Sword Cultivator, but I'm not an idiot. How are we supposed to fight this?"

"Excuse me, I take back what I said earlier. I only want to survive now!"

...

Inside and outside the Sword Pavilion, whether they were ordinary Disciples or high-ranking members of the various Schools, everyone felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, their scalps tingling.

A full six Celestial Realm powerhouses.

How were they supposed to fight this?

They knew the Tianxuan Dynasty was strong now, but this was too exaggerated!

Sending so many Celestial Realm experts at once—even at the Peak of the Imperial Dynasty, they wouldn't have made such a grand gesture.

Were they overestimating them a bit too much...

Just as everyone was feeling shocked and desperate at the Imperial Dynasty's grand gesture.

Countless streams of golden light rushed out from the spatial passage in the Void Realm.

After these golden streams of light rushed out of the spatial passage, they all transformed into soldiers holding war weapons, landing around the Sword Pavilion.

In just a short while.

The entire Sword Pavilion was surrounded by countless soldiers.

The scene was spectacular to the extreme!

"That... that is... the soldiers of the Imperial Dynasty's Guard Battalion!"

"What god-like means, to actually teleport the soldiers of the Imperial City's Guard Battalion directly to this place tens of thousands of miles away!"

"It's over! We're dead, there's no way to escape..."

"It seems the Imperial Dynasty never intended to let us go. From the moment we decided to resist the Imperial Dynasty, our fate was already sealed!"

In fact, this was the result of Wang Chen doing it on purpose!

The goal was to demonstrate the strength and majesty of the Imperial Dynasty!

Although other forces saw the situation was bad and chose to submit, there must be many among these forces who were unconvinced.

Dealing with the Sword Pavilion this time.

Was to let other forces understand that the Imperial Dynasty had the strength and the determination to suppress all dissent.

Those who submit shall prosper!

Those who resist shall perish!

Otherwise, why go to so much trouble?

Simply sending a few Celestial Realm powerhouses would have been enough to flatten the entire Sword Pavilion!

General Chu Batian's gaze lingered for only an instant on the thin light curtain of the mountain-protecting formation below, his eyes revealing undisguised contempt and impatience.

"Hmph."

A barely audible cold snort, yet it seemed to carry ten thousand tons of chill.

The next moment.

Under the horrified gaze of everyone, General Chu Batian's right hand grasped the sword at his waist.

"Clang—!"