The sky of the Tianxing Divine World was crystal clear, and there wasn't any cloud in sight.

Just then, a blood-red sword light streaked across the sky, instantly transforming the clear skies into what seemed like a boundless sea of blood.

Just then, the tolling of a bell echoed throughout the Tianxing Divine World.

In the blink of an eye, the sound traveled far and wide, causing countless Tianxing cultivators to look up. Their faces were full of astonishment as they stared at the horizon. The bell was a warning signal.

Since the Tianxing Civilization was founded, the Tianxing Bell had never tolled even once. The Tianxing Civilization barely had any rivals, much less foreign invaders. Thus, many doubted themselves, thinking that they had misheard.

Moments later, streams of powerful auras took to the sky.

Meanwhile, Ye Guan soon arrived at the entrance to the Tianxing Divine World.

An old man wearing a long robe was standing at the entrance. Despite his advanced age, he seemed full of energy, and he stared at Ye Guan with a grave light in his eyes.

An endless sea of blood stretched out behind Ye Guan, and a towering aura of killing intent surrounded him.

The old man had never seen such intense killing intent.

The old man glanced at Yi Nian on Ye Guan's back, and his expression grew more solemn.

Ye Guan suddenly opened his palm, and a drop of blood in the center of his palm transformed into a sword. Without a word, he charged forward

Swoosh!

Spacetime was torn apart, turning into strange grids that held millions of swords made out of sword intent.

The old man's eyes widened. He stepped forward and raised his right hand. A blood-red Tianxing Flame emerged in the palm of his hand, and it transformed into thousands of fire pillars that flew ruthlessly toward Ye Guan.

Boom!

Upon impact, the fire pillars shattered, and streaks of residual flames splatted into the air and onto the ground.

Reacting swiftly, the old man summoned another blood-red Tianxing Flame from his fingertip, and it transformed into a blood-red sword that flew toward Ye Guan.

The blood-red sword contained a might that demolished Ye Guan's swords as it made a beeline for him.

Ye Guan's face remained cold and emotionless. He waved his sleeve, sending out a sword made out of his blood-red sword intent.

Bang!

The flaming sword stopped dead in its tracks upon getting hit by Ye Guan's attack.

The old man's eyes narrowed.

Meanwhile, a million swords made out of sword intent shattered his Tianxing Flame before rushing toward the old man as a blood-red tornado.

Before they reached him, they suddenly merged into a single, powerful sword.

The old man's eyes widened in shock. He clenched his fists, and a terrifying aura burst from within him, but it was instantly crushed by the force of Ye Guan's sword.

Despite that, the old man refused to go down without a fight.

He swung his fist with all his might, throwing a powerful punch.

Boom!

The old man flew tens of thousands of meters away.

As soon as he stopped, his fleshy body disintegrated, leaving him in his soul form.

Ye Guan stepped forward, ready to strike again. However, he sensed something and looked up to see a massive pillar of fire descending straight toward him.

Ye Guan brought his fingers together.

A colossal sword made from a million sword lights shot up toward the pillar of fire.

BOOM!

The sword was blasted away, and the pillar of fire arrived in front of Ye Guan in an instant. However, Ye Guan did not retreat. Instead, he slashed out with his sword intent.

Boom!

A thunderous explosion echoed, and Ye Guan was blasted tens of thousands of meters away. Despite that, the pillar of fire remained strong, distorting the sea of blood and scattering its energy in all directions.

Ye Guan stopped and looked up.

A fiery red mirror was up above, and a lady in white was standing next to it. Her long hair billowed out in the wind, and her white robe was as pure as snow. A thin veil covered her face, revealing only half of her beautiful features.

She was none other than the Mirror Goddess.

The Tianxing Civilization had two High Goddesses—High Goddess Tianyun and High Goddess Tianxuan. There were four Gods beneath them, and they each ruled over a divine world.

The lady before him was the ruler of the Mirror World—the Mirror Goddess.

One of the ten great treasures of the Tianxing Civilization, the Tianxing Divine Mirror, was in her hand.

Swoosh!

Without saying anything, Ye Guan transformed into a streak of sword light. In an instant, a boundless sea of blood erupted, dyeing the skies crimson.

The Mirror Goddess gazed down at Ye Guan with an unreadable expression. She formed a seal with her hands and pointed at Ye Guan.

The Tianxing Divine Mirror trembled violently, and a massive pillar of flames erupted from it, colliding with Ye Guan's sword light.

Boom!

A mighty explosion of flames and sword light erupted, sending shockwaves in all directions. There was a sea of blood on one side, and there was a sea of fire on the other. It was a fierce standoff.

Just then, the Mirror Goddess chanted an ancient, mysterious incantation. The next moment, a flaming figure wielding a colossal sword emerged from the Tianxing Divine Mirror and slashed out.

Screech!

A shrill noise filled the air as the flaming sword cut through spacetime itself. The endless sea of blood behind Ye Guan trembled violently, and he was forced to retreat hundreds of thousands of meters away.

The moment he stopped, blood trickled down the corner of his mouth. Before he could catch his breath, however, the flaming figure chased after him and swung its colossal sword.

The attack was faster and far deadlier than earlier.

By the time Ye Guan saw the sword light, it was already upon him.

Ye Guan drew his sword and slashed out—Heavenrend! He executed Heavenrend with nearly a hundred thousand stacks of Space Overlap.

Boom!

A cataclysmic explosion occurred, shattering both swords. The flaming figure was blasted ten thousand meters away. However, it simply clenched its fist to create another fiery sword.

Meanwhile, Ye Guan stood still, and another sword made out of sword intent formed in his hand.

The flaming figure glanced at Ye Guan, and a hint of disdain flickered in its eyes.

The flaming figure was a manifestation of the Tianxing Flame, but it wasn't just any ordinary Tianxing Flame. Tianxing Flames were divided into different categories—regular, advanced, divine, and extreme.

The flaming figure was made of Divine Tianxing Flame, which meant that it was intelligent and could cultivate on its own. It had been cultivating within the Tianxing Divine Mirror and under the tutelage of the Mirror Goddess, so it was really strong.

Furthermore, Ye Guan's bloodline and sword intent couldn't affect it, as it was devoid of any emotions. However, its flames had no effect on Ye Guan either.

Ordinary cultivators would have already been reduced to ashes by its flames even if they were standing a few kilometers away from it.

However, Ye Guan was still alive. Clearly, the Divine Tianxing Flame had finally met its match.

Swoosh!

The flaming figure moved. It transformed into a streak of fiery light that slashed at Ye Guan from afar.

Ye Guan closed his eyes. When the flaming sword reached him, the spacetime around him blurred. The next instant, a blood-red sword light shot upward.

Boom!

The flaming figure was forced back, retreating again and again as countless sword intent emerged from the spacetime around it, inundating it with fierce attacks.

The flaming figure had to retreat ten kilometers away after every single attack.

Soon, the flaming figure was hundreds of thousands of meters away, and the aura surrounding it was being suppressed completely.

However, there was yet another pillar of flame descending from the sky.

Bang!

Ye Guan's sword light shattered, and he was sent flying like a puppet that had lost its strings. Blood trickled down his mouth once again, but it was immediately absorbed by his body.

Ye Guan looked up at the horizon and saw the Mirror Goddess with the Tianxing Divine Mirror in hand. The mirror depicted what looked like a pitch-black void.

Just then, the flaming figure roared. The space before it turned into a sea of flames that surged toward Ye Guan.

Ye Guan took to the sky and slashed out; the vast sea of blood behind him collided with the sea of flames. The flaming figure jumped above him and swung its colossal sword downward. It seemed like it was planning on splitting not just Ye Guan's head but the world as well.

Ye Guan stomped, transforming into a beam of sword light to meet the flaming figure.

Boom!

The flaming figure was knocked back, but Ye Guan did not chase it.

Instead, he became a streak of sword light that took to the sky. The spacetime around the Mirror Goddess fractured into countless grids, and blood-red swords manifested within them.

The Mirror Goddess frowned slightly at the sight.

She dared not underestimate Ye Guan's bizarre sword technique lightly.

Raising the Tianxing Divine Mirror, she chanted an ancient incantation that made the mirror tremble slightly. Immediately afterward, countless beams of light pervaded the sky.

A blood-red sword was within each stream of light; it seemed like the mirror had reflected the scenery around it before duplicating the attack. The blood swords were enhanced by a Tianxing Flame, so they were no weaker than Ye Guan's swords.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Millions of swords collided amidst the bizarre, fractured spacetime. A blood-red light and flames erupted like fireworks. The heat and the ferocity of the explosion shattered the world around them.

Rumble!

Just then, the spacetime in the westerly direction abruptly trembled. A moment later, a powerful aura rushed out of the rift like a raging tide. It swept across the sea of blood where Ye Guan was standing.

Kaboom!

Ye Guan had been holding his ground against the Mirror Goddess, but he was blasted hundreds of thousands of meters away by the unseen newcomer.

"The Talisman God!" someone gasped in shock, announcing the arrival of one of the four main gods of the Tianxing Civilization.