As the clear tone of Qing Xuan faded, in just a single breath, several spatial rifts simultaneously tore open the void within this Firmament Realm.

Under the lock of the Thirty-Three Heavens Formation, the boundary barrier of the Firmament Realm at this moment could even bar entry to those at the Saint Realm.

Yet, before these few figures at the Ultimate Realm, it was like thin paper, easily rent asunder. Then, the nine figures flickered, each attempting to break free from the Firmament Realm using their escape techniques.

However, at that very instant, Yuan Jing's mocking laughter echoed simultaneously: "Since you have entered the Myriad Immortals Grand Array of my Cang Sheng Dao, do you truly think you can leave whenever you wish? The Cang Sheng Seven Swords Array is about to complete; the main event is far from over—this is precisely when things get exciting. Why not stay and watch, esteemed guests?"

A graceful figure soared upward, followed by countless silver needles scattering across the firmament, dense and overwhelming, enveloping the sky as they rushed above.

Her eyes held nothing else, focusing only on Dong Zhongshu and Xing Xie. One harbored an ancient enmity with the Cang Sheng Dao—this was the man who had once surrounded and attacked Xi Zi. As for the other, his words just now had insulted the Cang Sheng Dao far too deeply!

Dragon Shadow and Lin Xuan Shuang also struck at the same moment. Though both had only recently entered the Ultimate Realm, one had amassed power over a long time, and the other had resisted the tribulation of the Ultimate Realm for nearly six thousand years. Thus, as soon as they crossed their tribulation, they possessed formidable foundations, and now, they had gathered their strength for even longer.

The former immediately unleashed several True Dragon Sword Qi strikes, intercepting Kun Ming and Tai Huang Dao Monarch directly, forcing their movements to halt and their escape techniques to abruptly cease.

Although Lin Xuan Shuang lacked a physical body at the Ultimate Realm, the spiritual technique she displayed instantly sealed the spatial rift before the Supreme Primordial Demon Li Bie Xue.

Upon reaching the Ultimate Realm, one could easily traverse thousands of worlds normally. However, with the Grand Array obstructing them and several fellow-ranked Venerables interfering, even escaping the Firmament Realm became incredibly arduous for Li Bie Xue and the others.

And at this moment, behind Xiu Guan, a wave of luminous patterns undulated: "Fellow Daoist Qing Xuan, are you already preparing to depart? Xiu Guan requests you linger a moment longer. The generous gifts you have brought today, my Cang Sheng Dao has yet to repay you—"

As the light patterns spread, immense, unparalleled forces manifested.

Grasping the void, the first target seized was Dao Monarch Qing Xuan. Just as he was about to pass through the Firmament Realm barrier, he was caught by the light patterns coalesced into a giant hand reaching to the heavens. He was forcibly dragged back, caught between the spatial domains.

Others, such as Tai Shi Demon Lord, Zhu Zi, and Yuan Jiang Hermit, were no exception; all were momentarily halted by this incomparably potent Eternal Force.

What followed closely behind was the Thirty-Three Heavens Array, which had accumulated the power of billions of mountains through the preceding conflict but had almost completely lost its original targets. It surged forward almost like a torrent.

For figures like Tai Shi and Yuan Jiang, it was not so alarming. But for those such as Kun Ming and Xing Xie, the pressure only intensified.

Under the impact of the massive force, their spiritual thoughts were incredibly vexed.

Fortunately, everyone had long anticipated such a scenario, knowing that the moment they tried to flee, Xiu Guan and the other three would surely intercept them. Once the balance of confrontation was upset, the full might of the Thirty-Three Heavens Grand Array, once unleashed, would inevitably be terrifying.

Xing Xie was the first to act, instantly flicking a speck of blood-light from his fingertip.

"What kind of entity is your Yuan Jing to dare stand in my way?"

The blood-light left his body and immediately exploded, surprisingly splitting into tens of thousands of blood needles that slammed into the incoming silver needles.

Amidst the violent clash of elemental forces, Xing Xie produced an immortal treasure resembling a helm in his hand. It projected hundreds upon hundreds of streams of starlight, linking up with the stars in the heavens. With a single flash, it forcibly opened a layer of temporal barrier.

It wasn't merely entering the outer river of realms, but directly piercing the true barrier of space-time. Once they passed through, thousands of worlds awaited.

But at that very instant, a single silver light suddenly exploded within the helm. Immeasurable stellar power surged out in a devastating, overwhelming impact.

Xing Xie bore the brunt of it, immediately retreating continuously. After four or five flashes, he managed to narrowly evade the blast.

"Zi Wu Zhou Guang Lei [Cosmic Time Thunder]! Yuan Jing, I will kill you!"

Killing intent blazed from his eyes, his fury reaching its absolute limit. This kind of lightning technique, almost impossible to defend against, made him think of only one person: Yuan Jing San Ren.

Not only had he lost an opportunity to safely leave the Cloud Realm, but the helm-shaped supreme treasure in his hand had also suffered considerable damage as a result.

At this moment, Xing Xie even entertained the thought of halting his escape, pouring forth his full strength to annihilate Yuan Jing.

And just then, Xing Xie's ears caught Zong Shou's gentle murmur once more.

"Wielding this sword alone, I will surely lead a million armies to sweep across the Six Directions and annihilate the Eight Extremities! Commanding ten thousand worlds, making all Immortals bow their heads!"

Less than three breaths had passed since the Seven Swords sang together and advanced in rank.

The purple-gold colossal tower immediately continued to rise. The originally dazzling Refining Spirit Sword retracted all its piercing brilliance, its sword body returning to purple-gold.

Xing Xie gasped, staring blankly at Zong Shou, who had already been elevated by the purple-gold giant tower to above the Thirty-Two Heavens Realm, and yet he was still ascending, until another celestial membrane formed. Only then did the golden tower stop, and at this moment, Zong Shou stood above the Thirty-Third Layer Great Luo Heaven, a height even Xiu Guan could not reach!

Gazing at the youthful silhouette holding the sword atop the tower, Xing Xie had a strange illusion.

It was as if he was looking upon the supreme Heavenly Emperor, the Lord of Countless Immortals. Possessing infinite divine might, commanding all living beings!

"Damn it!"

With a curse, Xing Xie's mind snapped back to focus. He knew instantly that the Refining Spirit Sword had likely been completely mastered by Zong Shou. The very next second, he heard a sharp sizzle. Xing Xie looked toward the sound and clearly saw the blue-robed Daoist holding the Blood Moon Saber suddenly sliced into powder by an invisible sword qi, blood spraying everywhere.

The Blood Moon Saber hummed loudly and was violently flung away. Then, light and shadow scattered, spinning madly into the distance.

It was clearly terrified of the seven swords in the sky, wishing only to escape as far away as possible.

At this point, Xing Xie’s face was a mixture of green and white.

A Saint Venerable who commands a divine weapon is equivalent to half of an Ultimate Realm expert; yet, this one died too easily? To what extent was the might of the Seven Swords Merging?

The last shred of his will to fight, the last flicker of desperate hope in his chest, completely vanished. Then, his entire body of blood mist suddenly burst outward.

With a massive roar, he once again blasted a crack into the wall of space-time.

Just as he was about to escape regardless of the cost, Zong Shou's clear voice sounded again.

"Those who trespass upon the Cang Sheng Firmament Realm today shall be executed without pardon!"

The majestic will of the Heavenly Dao instantly converged, and under the control of the sword formation, it actually merged into the shape of a sword, which swept out horizontally.

This single sword strike was directed straight out of the Firmament Realm, into the Cloud Realm.

When the vast 'Heavenly Dao Sword' suddenly swept down, the tens of thousands of Daoist soldiers arrayed in formation within the Cloud Realm, the hundreds of thousands of Great Shang Black Iron Vanguard Troops, and the tens of thousands of divine archers—all turned to dust and scattered in that single breath.

With just one sword, a full thirty thousand Daoist soldiers outside the Firmament Realm were annihilated!