Great Sage Hong Tian flicked his sleeve, and a human figure was thrown out, landing precisely within the interdimensional passage. The figure was completely bound by layers of shackles, with five divine swords piercing through its limbs and heart, rendering it immobile. Yet, an intense, ancient divine aura emanated from it, shaking heaven and earth and causing hearts to tremble.
"This is... a Divine Spirit!"
The crowd was astonished. This was clearly a powerful Divine Spirit, but at this moment, it was sealed, bound by divine chains, and pierced by the Five Elements Divine Swords through its limbs and chest, leaving it unable to move. It was passively cast into the interdimensional passage, but its aura was undeniable—the unique presence of a supreme Divine Spirit.
"Sword Orchid Saint, it's you! You're not dead!"
The alien realm Divine Spirits exclaimed in shock. The Sword Orchid Saint had successfully crossed into the Tian Du Continent many years ago but had vanished without a trace since. The various powers of the alien realm believed he had been killed. Who would have thought he was still alive in the world, albeit bound by chains and shackles, pierced by the Five Elements Divine Swords, clearly sealed and immobile.
The Sword Orchid Saint was already barely human in form. Having been suppressed beneath the Hong Tian Divine Mountain Range for a long-term period, his divine power had severely drained, and his Primordial Spirit had been worn down considerably, leaving him extremely weak. Now, seeing an old acquaintance from another realm, he felt nothing but bitterness, for he had fallen to such a wretched state.
"Eighteen hundred years ago, this alien realm Divine Spirit successfully crossed into our realm. I discovered him and engaged in the most intense battle. In the end, I barely emerged victorious but paid the heaviest price—most of my scripture's origin was destroyed, and I barely survived. Now, to express my welcome to the arrival of you Fellow Daoists from the alien realm, I am willing to give you a proper reception." As he spoke these last words, Great Sage Hong Tian's voice suddenly turned icy, sending chills down everyone's spine.
"What do you intend to do?" the Sword Orchid Saint urgently shouted.
The several alien realm Divine Spirits who were in the midst of crossing seemed to understand what Great Sage Hong Tian had in mind. They roared loudly, their voices transmitting over: "If you dare do that, I will annihilate your entire Tian Du Continent!"
"You are all about to cross over and annihilate my Tian Du Continent. What is there that we dare not do?" Great Sage Hong Tian coldly retorted. Then, exchanging glances with the other several Divine Spirits and nodding in mutual agreement, he shouted—
"Sacrifice the Saint, annihilate the alien realm!"
Boom—
The six Tian Du Divine Spirits made their move, each unleashing their most terrifying divine Dao principles, imbuing them onto the Sword Orchid Saint.
Then, this alien realm Divine Spirit's entire body began to radiate the most blazing brilliance. Streaks of intense Great Dao divine flames flickered and billowed, transforming into a ball of sunlight thousands of times more radiant than the sun in the sky. This was jointly blasted by the five Divine Spirits into the deepest part of the interdimensional passage.
The entire world was shaken. Experts from both realms widened their eyes. They were actually going to sacrifice a living Divine Spirit—an unprecedented event, something never attempted in the history of the Tian Du Continent.
Yet today, this feat was about to be accomplished.
Rumble—
The Sword Orchid Saint, bearing the strongest divine Dao principles of the six Tian Du Divine Spirits, transformed into a divine light that shot into the deepest part of the interdimensional passage. This caused all the alien realm Divine Spirits to pale. This power had even given birth to the power of Dao Dissolution.
What was the power of Dao Dissolution? It was a mysterious force that could completely dissolve a person's Great Dao along with their Primordial Spirit and physical body—the power of Dao Dissolution, simply a force that caused one to perish.
This power was extremely terrifying. If a peer expert was tainted by it, they would almost certainly die, ignited by the power of Dao Dissolution and perishing on the spot.
The most terrifying fluctuations completely ignited the interdimensional passage. Vast divine radiance illuminated both realms, utterly submerging the passage.
The ignited Saint was completely sacrificed, becoming the most dazzling and eye-catching brilliance, blasting toward the alien realm Divine Spirits.
Boom—
On the other side of the interdimensional passage, numerous alien realm Divine Spirits acted without regard for cost. Even though they knew the being sent over was a Saint-level Divine Spirit from their own realm, they could not afford to hesitate.
Once tainted by that power of Dao Dissolution, there was a real possibility of being burned to complete annihilation of both body and spirit. It was incomparably terrifying; no one could claim to be completely unafraid.
The two most terrifying forces exploded within the interdimensional passage. Destructive divine energy that could make even Divine Spirits tremble and lose color erupted. The stable interdimensional passage actually became unstable at this moment, trembling continuously as if on the verge of collapse at any second, filling everyone with despair and fear.
The sacrifice of a Divine Spirit, the power unleashed by the Divine Spirits of both realms was too vast and potent. Theoretically, it even surpassed the scope of this realm, unmatched, thus creating a situation where even the interdimensional passage became unstable.
"What? The interdimensional passage is about to collapse! We absolutely cannot let it collapse! Stabilize the passage, quickly!"
An alien realm Divine Spirit roared. This interdimensional passage was something the alien realm had spent an unknown, tremendous cost to successfully construct and stabilize. If it collapsed, all efforts would be wasted, all previous achievements lost.
They could not tolerate this happening.
"Everyone, act! Do not hesitate! Stabilizing the interdimensional passage is the top priority."
The alien realm Divine Spirits spared no effort to maintain the stability of the interdimensional passage. But this also gave the experts of the Tian Du Continent side an opportunity. They, too, acted without regard for cost, using their strongest power to blast the force of the Divine Spirit sacrifice completely into the other realm.
That terrifying power of Dao Dissolution erupted massively, igniting everything, even burning the entire interdimensional passage. Where its edges reached, dazzling Dao Dissolution flames shone. This power could make even Divine Spirits' hearts palpitate if encountered.
From the other realm came several terrifying roars. Several alien realm Divine Spirits were affected. That Dao Dissolution divine flame ignited them, extremely fearsome.
Ye Chen had already appeared not far from the interdimensional passage. Borrowing Old Yan's power, he opened his Heavenly Eye, capable of piercing through all illusions and obstructions, allowing him to glimpse the hazy scene in the other realm.
An alien realm Divine Spirit had been ignited by the power of Dao Dissolution. That terrifying Dao Dissolution force transformed into blazing flames burning his torso. Even a Divine Spirit's treasure body could not withstand it; over half was burned, severely wounded.
He saw this alien realm Divine Spirit endure the pain and directly sever the ignited lower half of his body, blood flowing freely. But this was a wise move; otherwise, if the Dao Dissolution force ignited the entire torso, even a Heavenly King Invincible would be powerless.
The power of Dao Dissolution had always been one of the most terrifying rule-based forces. Whether it was Divine Spirits, Heavenly King Invincibles, or ancient Great Sages who opened heaven and earth, all would be helpless against the power of Dao Dissolution.
Boom—
On the other side of the interdimensional passage, the most terrifying rule-based force exploded. An alien realm Divine Spirit had been too late to rescue, completely ignited by the power of Dao Dissolution, resulting in complete annihilation of both body and spirit. Everything exploded, incomparably terrifying.
A Divine Spirit had fallen!