Hearing those cries for help, Ye Wushuang simply smiled. He had already anticipated this outcome. Once his flames ignited on these people, their fate was sealed.
After all, this was no ordinary fire—it was the Imperishable True Flame. Once it caught, extinguishing it was next to impossible. Not to mention, Ye Wushuang could clearly feel that his control over fire had grown even more refined. At this moment, he sensed he was on the verge of grasping the Laws of Fire.
He had always been exceptionally talented, capable of comprehending many laws on his own. And after so many battles in real combat, his understanding of the Fire Laws had deepened significantly.
And the deeper his understanding grew, the more terrifying it became for the Paragon-level powerhouses of the Yemo Heavenly Universe. Many of them felt the Imperishable True Flame on their bodies burn even fiercer. At the same time, they discovered that putting out the fire was becoming harder and harder. Some even felt as though their primordial spirits were about to catch fire.
The sensation was unbearable—too dreadful for words. Many of them already felt they were going to die. That drove some into a panic, desperately begging for help, while others sank into utter despair.
And once despair set in, a few began to make desperate choices.
For instance, one of the Paragon-level cultivators from Yemo Heavenly Universe suddenly revealed a ruthless expression. In the next instant, he charged straight at Ye Wushuang and the Divine Dragon Empress, shouting:
“Argh! Let’s all die together!!”
With that, he didn’t hesitate for even a moment—he self-destructed. He wanted to kill Ye Wushuang and the Divine Dragon Empress through his own detonation.
And a self-destruction truly carried tremendous power.
Boom—rumble—!!
Many Immortal Emperor–level cultivators perished in that explosion. They had been too close, and the blast from a Paragon-level powerhouse was so immense that they simply couldn’t get away in time. In the end, not only were Immortal Emperors blown to pieces, but even some Paragon-level cultivators were caught in the shockwave, with quite a few of them injured.
Of course, that wasn’t the main point. The real shocker was that a Paragon-level powerhouse had been forced to self-destruct by just two Immortal Emperors. That alone made it impossible for the other Paragon-level cultivators of the Yemo Heavenly Universe to ignore Ye Wushuang and the Divine Dragon Empress any longer.
At this moment, they still hadn’t spotted the two, so they began speculating among themselves.
“Are they dead? Did they die?”
“They should be dead, right? That was a Paragon-level self-destruction—how could two Immortal Emperors possibly survive that?!”
“Search around! Even if they’re dead, there should be traces left behind. Find their remains—we can’t let them get away alive!!”
They didn’t want Ye Wushuang and the Divine Dragon Empress to leave this battlefield alive. So they adopted a “see the person alive, see the corpse dead” attitude and frantically began searching.
But after several long breaths of searching, they still found no trace of Ye Wushuang or the Divine Dragon Empress. Only the remaining Paragon-level cultivators were still there—their bodies still burning, the flames tormenting them without mercy. The agony made many of them cry out uncontrollably.
“They’re not dead! They’re definitely not dead—their flames are still burning!!”
“Kill them! We have to kill them—otherwise, these flames won’t go out!!”
“Come out! Get out here! Do you want to burn us alive? If you’ve got the guts, show yourselves!!”
They shouted at the top of their lungs, calling for Ye Wushuang and the Divine Dragon Empress to appear before them.
And in response to all that shouting, Ye Wushuang and the Divine Dragon Empress actually did show themselves—but by the time they answered, they were already right in the middle of the crowd.
“Were you looking for us?”
Ye Wushuang’s voice drew everyone’s gaze to him and the Divine Dragon Empress. And then they saw it—the two of them standing right beside one of their Paragon-level powerhouses. At the same time, the Divine Dragon Empress’s sword had already appeared behind that very cultivator.
That sent a jolt of shock through everyone from the Yemo Heavenly Universe. Many of them shouted frantically:
“Watch out!!”
“Dodge!!”
They hoped to warn their comrade in time, to let him evade the Divine Dragon Empress’s attack. But since Ye Wushuang had chosen that very moment to speak up, it was clear he was already confident in their ability to finish the job.
So no matter how that Paragon-level powerhouse tried to dodge, the Divine Dragon Empress’s sword pierced straight through him. In an instant, both his body and soul were utterly destroyed.
This outcome was completely different from what the Yemo Heavenly Universe cultivators had expected. They had thought Ye Wushuang and the Divine Dragon Empress would be in rough shape. But when they appeared, they were still casually taking lives as if it were nothing.
Who could accept that?
At this point, many of them were itching to jump in and kill the two themselves. But just then, a chorus of agonized screams rang out from the Paragon-level powerhouses of the Yemo Heavenly Universe.
“Aaagh! I—I…!”
“Hel—help me!!”
“Aaah! Just let me die already!!”
Ye Wushuang’s flames had been burning on them for quite a while now. That searing fire had not only consumed their flesh—it had reduced even their bones to ash. They had held on for as long as they could, but now they had finally reached their limit.
Right before everyone’s eyes, the Paragon-level powerhouses of Yemo Heavenly Universe were burned to nothing but cinders. The dancing flames left a deep, unforgettable mark in the hearts of all who watched—so deep that many would carry this trauma for the rest of their lives.
Especially after seeing their own Paragon-level powerhouses die in Ye Wushuang’s flames, many of them lost all courage to fight back. They knew—they were no match for Ye Wushuang and the Divine Dragon Empress.
And yet, this very outcome enraged the remaining Paragon-level powerhouses of the Yemo Heavenly Universe even further.
“There’s a formidable enemy here! Everyone, come quickly—exterminate them!!”
“Kill them! Kill them now! We can’t give them any more room to maneuver!!”
“Someone—anyone—come and eliminate this great enemy for our Yemo Heavenly Universe!!”
