“Watch out!!”
“Damn it—Lion Emperor, be careful!!”
The moment Ye Wushuang drew his sword, the others immediately sensed the impending danger and urgently warned the Golden Nine-Headed Lion.
The Golden Nine-Headed Lion, charging toward Ye Wushuang, naturally felt the threat as well.
Yet, he continued his reckless assault.
After all, his cultivation was clearly superior to Ye Wushuang’s. If he retreated now, the humiliation would be unbearable.
So, instead of backing down, the lion roared defiantly, swinging his Imperial Immortal Treasure with full force, aiming to crush the ethereal Nine-Leaf Sword Grass before it could fully manifest.
But the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass was no ordinary technique.
The might of the Grass Character Sword Art was beyond his ability to withstand.
When the Golden Nine-Headed Lion clashed with Ye Wushuang’s strike, the sword’s edge passed through his body as if slicing air.
Though the lion had unleashed the full power of his Imperial Immortal Treasure, it paled in comparison to Ye Wushuang’s Supreme Sword.
As both the lion and his treasure were pierced, he froze in disbelief.
Then—BOOM!
Explosions erupted across his body as if countless blades had torn through him.
After a series of deafening detonations, the Golden Nine-Headed Lion was forcibly reverted to his true form.
But now, instead of nine heads… he only had four left.
His cultivation had also plummeted—from the Immortal Emperor Realm to the Immortal King Realm.
His body was a mangled mess, not a single patch of fur left intact.
Anyone could see he was on the brink of death.
The onlookers were stunned.
“A single strike… and the Lion Emperor was nearly obliterated? How is this possible?!”
“Is this really the Divine Dragon Empress? Wasn’t she just an Immortal King? How is she this strong?!”
“A true peerless genius! We’ve all underestimated her!”
The Golden Nine-Headed Lion’s defeat in one move sent shockwaves through the battlefield.
Now, everyone regarded Ye Wushuang with newfound fear.
Yet, Ye Wushuang paid no attention to the other demonic Immortal Emperors. His gaze remained fixed on the demonic army, but his words were not directed at any of them.
“Vermilion Bird,” he called out coldly, “if you’ve come for revenge against our Divine Dragon Imperial Family, then show yourself!”
“Hiding like a coward—how pathetic.”
Though Ye Wushuang didn’t know how many Supreme Realm experts the demons had brought, he was certain the Vermilion Bird was among them.
His words were a direct challenge.
And as expected—the Vermilion Bird’s fury ignited.
“You insolent brat!” a voice thundered. “How dare you speak to me like this?!”
“Last time, if not for that damned Heaven-Overturning Seal, I would have crushed you like an ant!”
Ye Wushuang smirked. “If you think you can kill me with a finger, then prove it.”
His tone was dripping with mockery, as if he were taunting some lowly Immortal King rather than a Supreme Realm existence.
The Vermilion Bird’s rage erupted.
Unlike Imperial Elder Liu Ning—who wielded the Heaven-Overturning Seal—Ye Wushuang was merely an Immortal King.
What was there to fear?
“Since you’re so eager to die, I’ll grant your wish!”
With that, the Vermilion Bird manifested, extending a single finger toward Ye Wushuang.
To him, this was the ultimate insult—a mere finger was enough to annihilate the upstart.
As the colossal digit descended like a celestial pillar, even Immortal Emperors trembled under its pressure.
But Ye Wushuang remained calm.
Slowly, he raised his sword.
“Did you not investigate before invading?” he said softly. “The Divine Dragon Empire has annexed ten new Greater Worlds.”
“This is our domain now. Did you really think you could act with impunity like before?”
As he spoke, a towering silhouette emerged behind him—99,999 zhang tall, crowned in imperial majesty, dominating the heavens.
This was the power of the Divine Dragon Imperial Scripture—the ability to harness the strength of all worlds under the empire’s rule.
With the Divine Dragon Emperor’s Seal and this scripture, Ye Wushuang channeled the energy of twenty-five Greater Worlds.
At this moment, his combat prowess rivaled that of any Supreme Realm expert.
The instant the colossal figure materialized, Ye Wushuang’s aura skyrocketed.
“Shing—!”
A blinding sword light flashed, slicing across the cosmos and striking an unknown star billions of miles away.
“BOOM!!”
The star detonated like a firework, its fragments scattering into the void.
“Impossible!!” gasps erupted from the crowd.
No one had expected Ye Wushuang’s strike to reach so far—shattering a celestial body with one slash.
Such destructive power existed only in legends.
But before they could process this feat—
“AAARGH—MY HAND!!”
A bloodcurdling scream tore through the battlefield.
