Outside the Imperial Pass, before the Heavenly Abyss, the Foreign Realm's army assaulted the pass across a barren desert. The situation had grown dire in the extreme.
"Give it everything! Kill those butchers!"
"Even if we can't win, we'll fight to the bloody end!"
On the side of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, everyone's eyes reddened. They roared at the top of their lungs, killing intent surging as astral winds swept across the field.
"Heh, hahaha! Your courage is commendable, but you're too weak. Killing you doesn't even give us a sense of accomplishment!"
The warriors of the Foreign Realm laughed without restraint, utterly arrogant, their cold gazes fixed on their opponents like beasts watching their prey.
Boom!
At that moment, war erupted between the two realms. Supremes fought Supremes, Cult Masters fought Cult Masters, and the younger generation fought their peers. The slaughter was brutally fierce.
People died every instant, their blood flowing in rivers.
"Did I arrive too late? I missed An Lan's famous moment. What a pity..."
Atop the walls of the Imperial Pass, a young man surveyed the battlefield below and instantly grasped much of what had happened here.
In fact, he did not need to deduce anything. His eyes alone could discern a great deal.
Within the Heavenly Abyss, crimson order had become an ocean. Towering waves raged as its banks utterly collapsed, signifying that the two realms were severed from one another, heaven and earth alike.
At least the Immortal Kings could no longer cross.
Moreover, the gate tower of the Imperial Pass had collapsed. Great swaths of buildings lay shattered, leaving an enormous breach. That, too, was the clearest proof.
The Imperial Pass was no ordinary stronghold. It was indestructible and had stood for an immensely long time, having been built in