Shreds of bloody flesh rained down intermittently as Hong Jiuchen stared blankly at the sky. Inconceivable—Gu Yue, a Divine Realm cultivator whose standing in the Nine Capitals Immortal Court was second only to a select few below the Saint Realm, was dead?

He died for those few hundred remaining Nine Capitals Blade Wing Immortals— Hong Jiuchen vaguely understood the reason; this Lotus Origin World war was instigated by this very figure. If all six hundred Nine Capitals Blade Wing Immortals perished here, then even if they ultimately won the battle, they would face severe questioning and severe retribution from the Immortal Court.

—In the Nine Capitals Immortal Court, there were only about three thousand such Earth-tier Dao Soldiers in total. If reinforcements weren't sent immediately, nearly a fifth of them might be lost in this single engagement— However, this person had still underestimated the might of the opposing Dao Soldier formation.

Even while engaging the Nine Capitals Blade Wing Immortals, he still had the spare capacity to utterly annihilate a Divine Realm cultivator! That beam of white light descended again.

With no one left to obstruct it, it forcefully struck the half-opened black plum blossom hundreds of feet in the air. Another burst of blinding white light scattered in all directions.

Spiritual energy violently contracted and then swelled outwards again. When everyone's vision recovered, they saw that the remaining half of the Myriad Blade Demon Slaying Formation was also gone.

The half black plum blossom had completely disintegrated. The more than three hundred surviving Nine Capitals Blade Wing Immortals scattered in disarray.

And the four massive black blades had already vanished without a trace. “It’s broken!” Once this formation dissolved, everyone knew these Nine Capitals Blade Wing Immortals had been utterly defeated in their confrontation with the opposing Dao Soldiers.

They couldn't even reorganize their battle lines, with two hundred and eighty-plus men perishing on the spot. And most of those remaining were already wreathed in white flames.

The Sword Essence of Annihilation had already pierced their bodies. How to completely expel it was a problem in itself; otherwise, they would eventually be destroyed by the lingering power striking at their core.

But the opposing great Dao Soldier formation continued to operate. Its formation had only slightly contracted, and the spiritual energy it devoured had lessened somewhat.

Yet, as the sixth strike of the Annihilating Sword Qi condensed at this moment. Everyone’s hearts were gripped by terror.

There were no more Nine Capitals Blade Wing Immortals to block it this time. The city’s defensive formation had also collapsed.

Even if this strike’s power was slightly diminished, they had absolutely no ability to resist! This single blow was enough to obliterate an army of a hundred thousand!

But just before the white light descended, a streak of light and shadow suddenly shot straight into the heavens. Looking into the distance, it was a short spear that collided head-on with the white light.

The collision was silent, yet it annihilated the entire spatial area spanning several thousand feet around them at that instant. The grand formation showed no sign of wavering.

However, the terrifying Sword Qi from before was utterly shattered, meeting its end with the spear. “It’s Commander Lie!” Following the trajectory of the short spear, cries of pleasant surprise erupted from the crowd.

Lie Que, they saw, was now standing before the nearly twenty-four thousand strong Nine Capitals Overlord Cavalry Guard, mounted on his war steed at some unknown point. By leveraging the momentum of the three million troops present, this strike was finally able to contend with the unknown great formation floating in mid-air!

Hong Jiuchen, however, felt no joy like the others; instead, his face grew even paler as he looked opposite them. To deal with this massive formation, Lie Que needed to commit the full strength of his army to defend.

Then, how were they supposed to handle the nearly seventy thousand elite Dao Soldiers pressing in from the other side? The relief of surviving a catastrophe among those on the city walls lasted only for a brief moment, and then this area fell silent as the grave once more.

They could already hear booming tremors emanating from the opposite side. From the enemy formation, the hundreds of thousands of infantry square formations advanced in unison, continuing to close the distance.

The sound of hundreds of thousands of synchronized footsteps converged, sounding like thunder, yet shockingly organized. They lifted in unison, and they fell in unison.

Amidst the thunderous noise, their imposing momentum and fighting will surged to their absolute peak. But only a short while later, anxious voices spoke up again.

“Those seventy thousand Dao Soldiers might not hold—” “Commander Lie may be strong, but even two fists can’t fight four hands. We don't know the combat power of these Dao Soldiers either.

They couldn’t possibly be like the ones above, could they?” “What about the people above? Why haven’t they acted?

Aren’t there over sixty Divine Realm cultivators from your Nine Capitals Immortal Court here this time? Why haven't they shown themselves?” “That is indeed strange.

Could those Venerables intend to watch us all break down and perish here?” Everyone present seemed to suddenly realize something. First came confusion, then a chill pierced through their bodies in the next instant.

Those Divine and Saint Realm cultivators stationed in the outer void were nowhere to be seen at this critical juncture. —What did this imply?

There was only one possibility: those people must be facing immense trouble in the outer void! So much so that they couldn't spare even a sliver of extra strength to intervene in the Lotus Origin World and lend them aid!

Hong Jiuchen also gazed into the void with a bewildered expression. He wondered what that Zong Shou had done to cause the four factions to join forces, resulting in the disappearance of over a hundred Divine Realm cultivators and ten Saint Realm Venerables who had arrived here?

Could it be that their Nine Capitals Immortal Court would be defeated here today? How was that possible?

At the same time, outside the city, within the Great Qian army. Zhuang Yu withdrew his gaze from the sky, focusing instead on the battle unfolding before him.

“Though I don't know what arrangements or actions the Sovereign has made in the outer void, it seems this battle is truly already won—” He spoke calmly, and Zhuang Yu made no deliberate effort to command the army. He simply paced his horse slowly toward the direction of the Black Fox Iron Cavalry.

At this moment, there was no need for deliberate command or any special tactics. They only needed to crush them through sheer force.

The generals and commanders of every formation had experienced countless battles and knew what needed to be done now. Today, however, he would personally lead the newly formed Profound-rank cavalry unit to charge and crush the enemy formations.

He held immense anticipation for the true combat power of this formidable force! In just two ke—two quarters of an hour—Zhuang Yu would completely shatter the enemy formation!

He also needed to preserve the greatest possible reserve strength! And more importantly, annihilate the strong enemies!

After this battle, the conquest of the outer territories would begin. Governing dozens of surrounding worlds?

He never imagined that the Lotus Origin Realm, once ruled by others and its people bullied at will, could ever see a day like this. To become the vital nexus of a true Immortal Dynasty that governs dozens of worlds, holding limitless potential!

“It really seems that way!” Feng Taiji was equally stunned, his face filled with surprise. If the many experts of the Nine Capitals Immortal Dynasty were going to intervene, they should have done so before those Nine Capitals Blade Wing Immortals were so severely breached.

Yet, it was only now, when the other side was massacred and mangled, that they remained unseen. What in the world was happening in that outer void?

To force the decision-makers of the Nine Capitals Immortal Court to stand by and watch the destruction of six hundred Earth-tier Dao Soldiers? In this battle, he had intended to commit fully, even risking the use of the final means granted by his sect.

Not for Zong Shou, but for the foundation that the Sword Sect had painstakingly built in the Lotus Origin Realm over the past two years. But this result was far beyond expectations.

Without having exerted much effort, the battle within this Cloud Realm was already decided. Curious, Feng Taiji tore open the boundary barrier and stepped into the void.

This battle was beyond his necessity here. Five hundred Spirit Transforming Demon Slayers, plus the seventy thousand Dao Soldiers, presented a mountain-crushing pressure!

Unless there was some unforeseen change, failure was impossible— What he wanted to see most now was the situation in the outer void... An hour before both sides engaged in fierce battle within the Lotus Origin World began to wonder about the state of the outer void, Zong Shou was striding through a boundary river, his hand resting on his sword, his gaze clear.

Not far away was the boundary river that had appeared relatively wide in the projection. If the Nine Capitals Immortal Court wished to intervene and meddle in the war within the Lotus Origin Realm, this location was the most suitable.

Conversely, if Zong Shou occupied this place, then the Nine Capitals Immortal Court—anyone attempting to make a move in the outer void within a thousand three hundred li radius of Mo Yang City—could easily be intercepted by him! However, prior to this, the Nine Capitals Immortal Court’s ‘power’ had already seized this location.

And if he wanted Zhuang Yu and the million-strong Great Qian army deployed on the border of the Great Lin Nation to fight the enemy without external disturbance, He needed to recapture this place first— The battle had already commenced. Shi Ruolan’s fleet, comprising over forty aerial vessels including ten Grand Unity Divine Thunder Ships, had begun probing contact with the opposing massive fleet.

They were outnumbered several times in terms of vessel count. Fortunately, those Divine Thunder Ships, all equipped with two Spirit Martial Grand Unity Thunder Towers, possessed immense power.

The gap in combat strength was not actually that significant, and under Shi Ruolan’s command, they were exerting their power to the absolute maximum, sometimes fighting in formation, sometimes weaving through, showing extreme flexibility. However, the opposing fleet commander was no amateur.

Up to this point, Shi Ruolan had not found any exploitable weakness. The two sides were barely maintaining a stalemate, with no large-scale casualties occurring, nor was there a clear advantage for either side.

Zong Shou was quite pleased; he didn't need Shi Ruolan to win, only to keep those two hundred-plus enemy space vessels tied up. On his side, he actually only needed a moment to resolve everything.

And behind him, besides Ye Xuan and Lu Wubing, were one hundred and eighty-four Spirit Origin Demon Slayers. All of them, expressionless, strode forward with him.

As for the Demon Dispelling Divine Shuttle, it followed far behind, completely invisible to everyone's spiritual sense. With Shi Ruolan maintaining the distraction, the Nine Capitals Immortal Court’s aerial vessels had no spare capacity to hinder him.

In only a moment, he arrived at that spatial boundary river. Zong Shou gazed into the distance and saw a magnificent, solemn, massive warship suspended within the spirit river.

It radiated seven-colored divine light, with auspicious clouds gathering faintly. Zong Shou smiled softly, knowing that the Saint Realm experts of the Nine Capitals Immortal Court were likely located here.

Perhaps even the Nine Capitals Emperor was present. He was about to pace toward that direction.

However, at that very instant, a white streak of light and shadow suddenly pierced through from another direction. Dozens of powerful auras followed closely behind.

The white light had originally been fleeing in another direction, but upon spotting Zong Shou, it immediately changed course and dashed towards him. Zong Shou was equally taken aback.

“Yuan Wushang? Why is it him?”