Time flew by.

Xu Qing and his group forged ahead. Along the way, they were ambushed three times. The enemy grew stronger with each encounter, even laying down terrifying Slaughter Arrays.

However, Xu Qing and his group crushed the ambushes time and again, slaying every last one of their attackers. This continued until the sixth day.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!

In the Void, the world in all four directions collapsed and tore apart. Countless pitch-black chains shot across the sky, sealing off a massive, independent space that trapped Xu Qing and everyone with him.

BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ!!!

From all directions, a total of eighty-one figures appeared. Each one emanated a powerful and terrifying aura as they formed the Infinite Fengdu Array, trapping Xu Qing’s group inside.

"!!!"

Nie Buqun’s pupils constricted. His expression was one of sheer horror as he couldn’t help but exclaim, "Master Xu, I’m afraid we’re in grave danger this time! The array trapping us is a Sixth Realm array! With our current strength, I doubt we can break it. Even I have almost no chance of finding a flaw in it!"

"What?"

"A Sixth Realm array."

’So it’s come to this...’

"They’ve finally brought out the power of the Sixth Realm. And after all these battles, after killing so many enemies, we still have no idea which faction is behind these ambushes."

"..."

A heavy mood fell over the group.

Xu Qing took a deep breath. In the previous battles, he had already used his Level 10 Meridian Seven Star Sword, his Level 10 Seven-Layered Exquisite Pagoda, and his Level 10 Kunpeng Boots.

Not only that.

His three Top-grade Supreme Divine Power Techniques—

the Level 10 Great Celestial Sword Array, the Level 10 Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Barrier Skill, and the Level 10 Close Yet Far Away—

had all been deployed as well.

Furthermore,

Xu Qing had integrated these three Top-grade Supreme Divine Power Techniques into his own Sword Dao, elevating it from the Twenty-First Layer of Sword Dao to the Twenty-Fourth Layer of Sword Dao.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!

The Infinite Fengdu Array began to evolve, operating at high speed. A series of rumbles echoed as countless wisps of pitch-black Nether Qi coalesced.

In the end,

the array manifested nine supreme figures. Each one exuded faint traces of a Dao Realm, seemingly touching the threshold of the Sixth Realm.

Clearly,

the threshold between the Fifth Realm and the Sixth Realm was far too high, having thwarted countless prodigies. It was not a gap that could be easily crossed. This was true even with the aid of the Sixth Realm’s Infinite Fengdu Array, powered by the combined efforts of eighty-one experts who had reached the extreme of the Fifth Realm.

But,

the nine Fengdu Emperors conjured by the array had not truly stepped into the Sixth Realm. They merely exuded traces of Dao Rhyme, having grasped only a sliver of it.

"Good!"

BOOM!

Xu Qing took a deep breath. He could feel the terrifying pressure. This was the most powerful battle he had faced since coming out of seclusion. The immense pressure of the Dao Rhyme weighed down on him, making Xu Qing feel as if he were carrying ancient, divine mountains on his back.

"Rise!"

BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ!!!

With a single thought,

Xu Qing let out a soft cry. As his consciousness flowed, items began to float out from his robes one by one—eight items and pieces of equipment from different paths.

The Level 90 Dao Bell, the Level 90 Duster, the Level 90 Ruler, the Level 90 Wooden Man Stake, the Level 90 Demon Order, the Level 90 Demon Pearl, and the Level 90 Deceit Mirror.

At this moment,

the Mighty Power of the eight Level 90 items and equipment from different paths erupted. They released one Rule Dao Realm after another, and these overlapped to form a Sixteen-layered Rule Domain.

As a result,

a sixteen-fold amplification was produced.

One must understand,

these Level 90 items and equipment from different paths had been upgraded eighty-nine times. Each one was an incredible, miraculous existence.

Therefore,

every single one was a miraculous Spiritual Treasure.

Their Mighty Power was infinite.

They were exceedingly strong.

Most importantly,

Xu Qing’s ability to command eight items and tools from different paths was equivalent to mastering eight different ’Daos’. That was the most terrifying part.

Because of this,

the Mighty Power contained within these eight items and tools from different paths was under Xu Qing’s complete control, allowing them to overlap and produce a corresponding amplification.

Otherwise,

if he couldn’t control these items and tools, it would be impossible to form the Sixteen-layered Rule Domain.

BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ!!!

Xu Qing closed his eyes, carefully sensing the amplification the Sixteen-layered Rule Domain provided him. He could even perceive a sliver of the mysteries behind the eight ’Daos’.

The sensation was incredibly wondrous, difficult to articulate or describe.

But,

Xu Qing could clearly and truly feel his own Power increasing. It was an all-encompassing enhancement, a direct sixteen-fold boost in that very moment.

CLANG!

Xu Qing gripped the Level 10 Meridian Seven Star Sword in his right hand. Countless insights into the Sword Dao flooded his mind, and wisps of the Sword Dao’s Dao Rhyme began to faintly coil around his blade.

He took a deep breath, then his eyes snapped open. From this state, he had comprehended a terrifying Sword Dao Mystical Technique. "Sixteen-fold amplification! The 384th Layer of Sword Dao! Eightfold Sword!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!

Xu Qing swung his sword. This single strike was the absolute peak of his current power, the strongest he could possibly be. He had originally only mastered the Twenty-Fourth Layer of Sword Dao, but under the amplification of the Sixteen-layered Rule Domain, it was multiplied sixteen times, reaching the 384th Layer of Sword Dao.

Thus,

Xu Qing felt the true meaning of the Sword Dao.

It was not a Rule.

It was a ’Dao’ that had transcended all Rules.

Moreover,

from this, Xu Qing had even comprehended his own personal Sword Dao Mystical Technique: Eightfold Sword!

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

Xu Qing’s sword strike lashed out. The terrifying Sword Qi transformed into wave after wave of surging power, like a succession of tsunamis rolling forth.

"This... This..."

"!!!"

Murphy Rain and the others stared with wide eyes.

At that moment,

they sensed an aura on Xu Qing that only a Sixth Realm expert should possess. It was true Dao Rhyme. The surging waves of power grew stronger, each one cresting higher than the last.

CRACK!

BANG! BANG! BANG!!!

The eight layers of surging waves descended one after another, shattering the nine Fengdu Emperors manifested by the Infinite Fengdu Array. They then proceeded to shatter the Infinite Fengdu Array itself, causing the surrounding world and spacetime to completely disintegrate.

"AHHH!!!"

"..."

A series of bloodcurdling screams rang out.

All eighty-one of the experts who had reached the Absolute Transcendence Realm screamed wretchedly, coughing up blood as the terrifying Mighty Power and its waves completely engulfed them.

Finally,

when all the waves of Sword Qi had dissipated, the Infinite Fengdu Array was utterly destroyed. All eighty-one of the Absolute Transcendence Realm experts were dead, their mangled corpses floating in the Void.

"They’re... they’re all dead..."

*Hiss...*

"Too strong... He’s just too strong..."

"Heavens!!"

"..."

They were in a state of absolute shock.

Shang Ying and the others stood nearby, having witnessed everything firsthand. They watched as Xu Qing struck, his Sword Dao erupting with a Mighty Power that seemed to step into the Sixth Realm. It tore everything apart, the waves of Sword Qi submerging all, and destroyed every single enemy.

All of them were dead.

The eighty-one Absolute Transcendence Realm experts had died under Xu Qing’s sword without any power to resist, their bodies left mangled and incomplete.

Xu Qing let out a breath.

He took a deep breath, sword held in his right hand with its tip angled toward the ground. The eight different items circled around him, and his aura grew even more profound and powerful.

"Hm?"

Suddenly, Xu Qing looked toward another direction in the Void. Streaks of light were rushing over at incredible speed, arriving at the battlefield in the blink of an eye.