The Five Directional Gods, who had been entangling the Heavenly Emperor all along, naturally would not let such a fine opportunity slip away. Azure, crimson, yellow, white, and black divine radiance interwove, transforming into a massive imperial throne forged from five-colored divine iron. It seemed both an offering and a restraint as it descended upon the Heavenly Emperor.
Within the imperial throne, the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth mutually generated and restrained one another, blending and clashing as they unfolded endless profound mysteries of the Dao.
Yet the Heavenly Emperor turned a blind eye to it all, merely watching Tongtian's sword light. At that moment, he gave the impression of an ordinary person under attack who, rather than defending himself, opened his arms to welcome the blow.
At last, the dazzling sword light tore through the void, setting the Heavenly Realm trembling.
In an instant, apart from the residences of major deities such as the heavenly gods, the primordial energies throughout the rest of the Heavenly Realm began to collapse, reform, vanish, and shatter.
Yet the residences, divine palaces, and Daoist grounds of those heavenly gods and imperial lords gradually peeled away from the Heavenly Realm as the surrounding world continuously twisted and collapsed.
In the depths of the northern heavens, where the myriad stars gathered, Divine Lord Ziwei frowned. "Was it truly severed?"
Mother Goddess of Myriad Stars, surrounded by countless stars, stepped out from her divine palace. Encircled by her many children, she watched the continuously collapsing Heavenly Realm and said, "Destroying the Heavenly Realm is not actually difficult. If I wished, I could likewise accomplish it by mobilizing the power of the myriad stars. I could even do it more thoroughly than Tongtian. But the greatest difficulty in severing the Heavenly Realm does