Ye Guan was stunned, and it wasn't just because the place had turned out to be a prison, but because of the terrifying strength of the prisoners inside. There were tens of thousands of them, and the weakest was a Nascent Void expert. The prisoners here were terrifying. The mysterious person who built this place had to be unimaginably powerful. Dao Zangtian said these prisoners were captured from all over the place. Minor Civilizations can't possibly have such powerful elites. That means there are civilizations out there that are not weaker than the Main Universe, but the people have no idea that they even exist. Still, this wasn't the time for such thoughts. Ye Guan looked around. Countless divine senses had already locked onto him. Each aura was stronger than Dao Zangtian's. Clearly, none of these people was easy to deal with. Just then, the chains binding those prisoners started to flicker and fade; they were being released. The prisoners' faces darkened, and many of them got ready to attack. "What, are you all his dogs? He says kill, and you just kill?" someone asked. The fierce auras receded upon hearing that. Everyone stepped back, clearly wary of the speaker. Ye Guan turned toward where the voice had come from. A few hundred meters away sat a man in a flowing red robe. His long hair cascaded down his shoulders, and only two words could describe him—wild and dangerous. Everyone clearly feared him. The prison was silent in his presence. Dao Zangtian's voice boomed from above. "If you don't kill him, I'll subject you all to the Soul Devouring torture again!" Fear flickered in every prisoner's eyes. The red-robed man looked at Ye Guan and asked, "Can you get out of here?" "What are your conditions?" "Help me fight," Ye Guan said. The red-robed man grinned. "Alright." he red-robed man asked, "Need a vow?" "No need. I trust you," Ye Guan answered, and the two shared a meaningful gaze. Then, without another word, Ye Guan raised his hand. A sword formed of Order Sword Intent shot skyward, its aura slicing through the void. Just as it flew a thousand meters upward, the sword energy flickered, thinned, and vanished. "What a joke!" Dao Zangtian sneered. "The spacetime here was crafted by our ancestor. Even a half-step Transcendent Realm cultivator couldn't break it. You really think that you can?" Ye Guan didn't respond. He raised his hand again, revealing the Qingxuan Sword this time. When the sword flew up, the red-robed man stood up abruptly, and his eyes shone with excitement and awe. He clenched his hands and trembled uncontrollably. A resonant sword hum echoed as the Qingxuan Sword tore through the fabric of spacetime itself. "What?!" Dao Zangtian's voice was filled with disbelief. Just then, a mysterious divine law energy materialized. The divine law energy was the true guardian of this place. The divine law energy descended on the Qingxuan Sword along with a glowing seal and an enormous chain. It was clearly aiming to bind the Qingxuan Sword. All the prisoners froze in fear. In truth, Dao Zangtian could only activate the Dao Cang Painting, but he couldn't actually use it. The one in control of the Dao Cang Painting was that mysterious divine law energy. The divine law energy was left behind by a certain extraordinary individual. Normally, it was dormant and would only awaken in the face of a threat. Once it awakened, it could use its supreme law power to imprison anyone inside and outside the painting! Most of the people here were imprisoned by that divine law energy back then! The prisoners were terrified to see the divine law energy in action. The red-robed man's eyes narrowed into slits. Meanwhile, Dao Zangtian burst into frenzied laughter. "You really are courting death! Hahahaha!" He had only intended to use the prisoners to deal with Ye Guan, as he couldn't command that divine law energy. To his surprise, Ye Guan had actually provoked the divine law energy! Under everyone's watchful eyes, that divine law energy sent a chain that locked onto the Qingxuan Sword. The next moment, the sword trembled violently. The chain shattered with a thunderous boom, and the sword soared into the sky. Moments later, the spacetime was torn open, creating a massive rift. "It's broken!" a prisoner roared. Then, the chains binding all the prisoners shattered one after another. Ye Guan hadn't only broken the chain, but he had shattered the divine law energy itself. "How is this possible?!" Dao Zangtian cried out in disbelief. The red-robed man laughed heartily. Moments later, he and the others soared into the sky. Soon, countless powerful individuals surged out from within the Dao Cang Painting. Ye Guan stepped out as well. In the distance, about a thousand meters away, Dao Zangtian's expression was incredibly grim as he stared intently at the Qingxuan Sword in Ye Guan's hand. "We're finally out!" someone screamed. Ye Guan turned and saw the red-robed man. Behind him stood tens of thousands of top-tier elites, and they all had excited faces. They had long lost count of how many years they had been imprisoned, and they never thought that they'd actually be freed one day. The joy and surprise were too sudden for them to process. The red-robed man recalled something and turned to look at Ye Guan. He stared at Ye Guan in silence. Ye Guan looked back at him. If the man were to refuse to keep his promise, then he would die today. The red-robed man smiled. "No need to harbor killing intent. I, Xi Xiao, have never broken my word. I said I'd fight this battle for you, and I will." Ye Guan nodded and glanced at the experts behind Xi Xiao. They all expressed their willingness to stay. Ye Guan knew that they weren't staying out of respect for him, but out of fear of Xi Xiao. Xuan Ru was stupefied to see so many experts appear out of nowhere. Where had they come from? Ye Guan turned and looked at Dao Zangtian. "Our battle isn't over." A sword made from sword intent flew toward Dao Zangtian. Dao Zangtian's face changed drastically. Ye Guan's sword was terrifying, silent, and impossible to defend against. Dao Zangtian clenched his fists, and golden armor wrapped around him. The golden armor managed to block Ye Guan's sword, but the force contained within the sword still sent him flying away. And while he was still in the air, a sword quietly flew toward him once again. Dao Zangtian's pupils shrank sharply. He roared and opened his palms. Streams of dark golden light surged from within him and engulfed Ye Guan's sword. In the distance, Ye Guan furrowed his brows. He could no longer sense his sword. Just then, a dark golden beam of light swept across the field, heading straight toward him. Ye Guan remained calm. With a mere thought on his end, a sword made out of Order Sword Intent flew out to intercept the attack. The golden beam exploded into countless energy fragments, and Dao Zangtian was blasted away. He retreated tens of thousands of meters before finally stopping. As soon as he stopped, his golden armor shattered. His fleshly body was cracked all over with blood seeping from within. Ye Guan shook his head slightly. "I was hoping for an intense battle... I didn't expect you to be this weak." Dao Zangtian glared at Ye Guan and was about to speak when another sword appeared silently before him. A vicious light flashed in Dao Zangtian's eyes as he suddenly pointed at his own forehead. His fleshly body expanded to tens of thousands of meters in an instant. "The Dao Cang Divine Art!" Off to the side, Xuan Ru cried out. The Dao Cang Divine Art was the most powerful divine technique of the Dao Cang Lineage. Once activated, one's fleshly body would become a Dao Cang Divine Body, and their cultivation would increase tenfold! Of course, there was a downside. Once the transformation ended, the user would enter a terrifying state of weakness, becoming essentially no stronger than an ordinary mortal. Hence, disciples of the Dao Cang Lineage only used this forbidden technique as a last resort. Dao Zangtian clenched his right fist and punched fiercely toward Ye Guan. The single punch felt like an entire universe was collapsing before everyone. They could feel the immense pressure coming from the fist. Ye Guan stared calmly at the oncoming fist and took a step forward. Beneath his feet, sword light surged forward. The sword light took to the skies Before the vast fist that blotted out the heavens, Ye Guan's sword light looked tiny, like a pebble in the ocean. The moment they made contact, however, the sword pierced the massive fist. Then, it continued and pierced Dao Zangtian's forehead! Dao Zangtian's Dao Cang Divine Body was forcibly dispelled! A sword flitted across the battlefield, flying toward Dao Zangtian. Just before it reached him, a finger suddenly emerged from the fabric of spacetime before Dao Zangtian. It pinched the sword, crushing it. Then, the finger gently tapped the space where Ye Guan stood. The sword energy around Ye Guan shattered instantly, and he was forced to retreat repeatedly. The newcomer wasn't a Nascent Void Realm cultivator but a Void Breaking Realm expert. He was none other than Dao Xiao! Dao Xiao suddenly appeared before Dao Zangtian. He stared at Ye Guan in the distance and asked, "Did you really think you're that strong?" He raised his right hand and pressed down toward Ye Guan. A mysterious force suddenly gathered from the heavens and earth and converged on Ye Guan, trying to crush him. "Bullying the weak? Do you really think that we are powerless?" someone asked just then.