Gu Hong said nothing more.
His grip on the Heavenly Saint Sword tightened slightly.
At this level, any probing had lost its meaning.
He knew the man before him had to be an existence on his level.
Or even... stronger.
Because even now, he could not tell what Dao the other man cultivated.
But so what?
When had anyone who attained Emperor Ascension through the Sword Dao ever feared anyone?
He raised his hand, holding the Imperial Armament across his body. The next instant, all the energy of heaven and earth throughout Purple Firmament Heaven converged on him.
And the Sword Dao Laws surged toward Gu Hong from every direction like an awakened behemoth.
It was this world's response to the "supreme master of the Sword Dao."
"Hum-"
The Imperial Armament hummed softly.
Then the entire Upper Three Heavens began to tremble.
The earth split, subterranean dragons writhed, and countless fissures spread from underground to the end of sight.
Whether in the Upper Three Heavens, the Middle Three Heavens, or the Lower Three Heavens.
Countless cultivators stared in terror at this world-ending scene, utterly unaware of what had happened.
All they knew was that the sky was falling, the earth was splitting, and Spiritual Energy was running wild.
Clouds churned across all of Purple Firmament Heaven, before being torn apart as though by an invisible hand.
In the distance, a golden light lit up within the Purple Firmament Immortal Sect.
Then...
"Crack!!"
The three Immortal Kings, Chen Yong, Mo Xuan, and Yue Hua, went deathly pale.
That was Purple Firmament Heaven's star-protecting grand formation!
Without taking a single blow, it had already shattered!
"Imperial Lord...!"
Chen Yong cried out.
But Gu Hong did not even glance at him. He simply did not care.
He did not care whether Purple Firmament