The criminals, caught completely off guard, let out a chorus of terrified screams as the golden flames engulfed them. Their bodies, no matter how strong or resilient, were instantly consumed, their defenses melting like wax before the scorching inferno.
The frozen wasteland was illuminated by the blinding light, the air filled with the acrid smell of burning flesh and the crackle of incinerating bone. The criminals' screams were quickly silenced, their forms reduced to ash, scattered by the wind like dust.
Ye Fuxie, witnessing the scene, felt a chill run down his spine. His eyes widened in horror, his body trembling uncontrollably. He had underestimated Yun Lintian, gravely underestimated the power this young man now wielded.
"H-How...?" he stammered, his voice barely a whisper, his mind reeling from the sheer destructive power he had just witnessed.
