The moment the Sky-Overturning Seal appeared, it spelled absolute doom for the Immortal Emperor Realm experts.
These experts had been solely focused on killing Ye Wushuang and seizing the Divine Phoenix treasure from him. Never had they imagined he possessed such a formidable artifact.
Thus, their deaths were gruesome.
But there was no pity to be had—the world of cultivators was one where the weak were prey to the strong, and only the fittest survived.
After slaughtering these Immortal Emperor Realm experts, Ye Wushuang collected their weapons and swiftly led his group away from the scene.
Half a cup of tea’s time later, a large crowd arrived at the battlefield.
The sheer devastation left them stunned.
“Judging by the traces of battle, at least ten Immortal Emperor Realm experts must have fought here to leave such a brutal scene!”
“There’s not a single survivor… We’re too late!”
“Our ancestor came here earlier—why isn’t he here? Quick, contact him and find out where he is!”
The “ancestor” they referred to was none other than their own Immortal Emperor Realm powerhouse.
Though they could see the carnage, they refused to believe anything could have happened to their supreme elders.
While inspecting the battlefield, they used their sect’s communication methods to reach out to their ancestors.
Yet, none of those who sent the signals received any response.
Soon, new discoveries were made.
“Come quick! Over here—there’s a corpse of an Immortal Emperor Realm expert!”
“Here too! And here!”
“Heavens… T-these are all Immortal Emperor Realm experts! In this crater alone, there are nearly ten of them… They… They seem to have all been crushed to death!”
What they found were the remains of the experts Ye Wushuang had slain.
Some had been cleaved in half. Others were dismembered beyond recognition. And some had been pulverized into paste.
Without exception, these were all Immortal Emperor Realm powerhouses.
The sheer brutality of their deaths sent chills down the spines of those present.
“Who… Who could have done this? Such destruction… Could it be the work of a legendary Heavenly Supreme?”
The mere thought terrified them.
Compared to a Heavenly Supreme, they were nothing. Staying here any longer could mean death.
Many took only a few glances before fleeing in haste.
But a significant number remained, carefully examining the corpses.
They feared that among the dead might be someone they knew—or worse, their own ancestors who had arrived ahead of them.
They needed to confirm whether their elders were safe.
Though many of the bodies were mutilated beyond recognition, some could still be identified.
Soon, wails of grief filled the air.
“Ancestor! Ancestor! How could you die so miserably? Who did this to you?!”
“Ancestor… Is this you? Who could be so cruel as to leave you without a whole corpse?!”
“Ancestor… I’ll take you home. We will avenge you!”
Some mourned over the remains of their fallen elders. The death of an Immortal Emperor Realm expert was a catastrophic blow to any sect, leaving many at a loss.
The wiser ones, however, quietly collected their ancestors’ remains and left immediately.
They understood—their ancestor’s death here spelled disaster for their entire sect.
Even if the killer didn’t seek retribution, rival sects would surely seize this opportunity to strike.
Their only hope was to return to their sect, seal their gates, and prepare for the worst.
Only then could they hope to survive.
After their departure, the rest belatedly realized the danger and fled the area as well.
Ye Wushuang’s battle had sent shockwaves through countless observers.
Many now speculated whether a Heavenly Supreme had descended upon the Flaming Prison, taking the Divine Phoenix treasure for themselves.
Ye Wushuang, of course, was unaware of this.
He was already on his way back to the world governed by the Divine Dragon Empire, traveling through a teleportation array.
But just as they entered the formation—
A colossal hand suddenly descended from the heavens, smashing directly into their teleportation array.
The next moment, Ye Wushuang felt the world turn upside down as violent spatial forces crushed in around him.
His expression darkened instantly.
The two Immortal Emperor Realm experts accompanying him cried out in horror:
“No! A Supreme expert is attacking us! They’ve disrupted the teleportation—we’re being dragged into spatial turbulence!”
Spatial turbulence was a terrifying phenomenon.
Those without sufficient strength would be shredded to pieces by the chaotic spatial forces.
Even Immortal Emperor Realm experts might not survive.
Worse, once caught in the turbulence, they could be separated from Ye Wushuang entirely—leaving him unprotected.
The two experts were frantic, but in the chaos of spatial distortion, there was nothing they could do.
They couldn’t even stabilize themselves, let alone reach Ye Wushuang.
All they could do was watch helplessly as he vanished before their eyes.
For Ye Wushuang, the experience was equally harrowing.
He felt like a bottle tossed into a raging sea, adrift in the void with no control over his destination.
Had it not been for his mastery of the Eight-Nine Heavenly Art and the Undying Heavenly Art—which allowed for limb regeneration—he would have died instantly in the turbulence.
Even so, the spatial currents battered him mercilessly, leaving him disoriented and barely conscious.
When he finally tumbled out of the spatial rift, barely alive, he had no time to assess his surroundings before a thunderous voice echoed around him:
“As expected of the Divine Dragon Empress. To survive spatial turbulence… Your strength truly defies all logic.”
“Now, hand over the Divine Phoenix treasure that belongs to us, the demon race.”
“If you surrender all the Divine Phoenix relics—the True Phoenix Blood, the Divine Phoenix techniques, and the Phoenix Vault—this one may consider sparing your life.”
As the voice faded, a faint silhouette materialized in the sky.
The figure was indistinct, so blurred that Ye Wushuang couldn’t even pinpoint its location.
But one thing was certain—
This was a Supreme Realm expert.
