The match supervisors initially prepared to step in, wanting to halt the battle between Yun Che and Long Huolie.
However—
The moment they noticed that even the Gods remained silent, watching from above without interference—
They hesitated.
Then, one by one—
They all stepped back.
If even the Gods were allowing this to play out,
Who were they to interfere?
"Is that…? Brother Yuan?!!!"
From the crowd, Meng Jianxi and Meng Jianze stood in stunned disbelief.
Their eyes widened.
Their breaths caught.
They stared at Yun Che, whose power now far surpassed their own.
This wasn't normal.
This wasn't possible.
"DIEEEEE!!!"
Above, the gigantic dragon form of Long Huolie coiled back, his massive body twisting through the sky.
Flames gathered in his mouth—
A roaring sea of destruction, the blazing breath of a Divine Limited Realm being, capable of reducing an entire kingdom to ashes.
Then—
With a deafening BOOOOOMMMMM!!!!
A storm of hellish flames rained down upon Yun Che!
Yun Che… Smiled.
As the flames fell upon him, his expression did not change.
He did not flinch.
He did not dodge.
Instead—
He simply smiled cruelly.
And let the fire consume him.
"Move, Yuan'er!!!"
From the sidelines, Meng Kongchan watched in horror as Long Huolie's devastating fire breath descended upon Yun Che.
His mind screamed in disbelief.
Everything Yun Che had done today—**his monstrous power, his unfathomable abilities—**was already so beyond reason that even if he had a hundred lives, he wouldn't dare believe it if someone else had told him.
And yet—
Why?!!
Why was his son not moving?!!
Why was Yun Che standing there motionless as the Divine Limited Realm flames shot directly at him?!!!
"YUAN'ER!!!!!!!!!!""YUN CHE!!!!!!"
Both Meng Kongchan and Hua Fuchen roared in unison, their voices filled with powerless fury.
Despite their overwhelming strength, they could not interfere.
They had received an order.
And so—they could only watch.
BOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!
The battlefield was swallowed by fire.
The arena turned golden, consumed by an endless blaze, flames raging like a sea of destruction.
The heat was unbearable.
The spectators instinctively shielded their faces, stepping back as the flames roared through the air.
Yet—
Amidst the raging inferno—
A figure remained.
Unmoving. Untouched.
Unscathed.
"What…!!!"
Long Huolie's eyes went wide.
His dragon heart pounded violently.
Then, his voice shook with genuine horror—
"HOW… HOW COULD THIS BE?!!! WHAT ARE YOU?!!!"
For the first time in his long existence, fear crept into his very bones.
He was a mighty expert at Level One of the Divine Limited Realm!
Yet, standing before him was a mere Level Six Divine Master—
And he was afraid.
He shouldn't be afraid.
It was impossible.
Yet he was.
"You like to play with fire?"
Amidst the dissipating flames, Yun Che's voice cut through the air.
Then—
His body ignited.
Not with one—but with two different flames at the same time.
"That… that's the Golden Crow Flame!!! And Phoenix Flame!!!!"
High Priest Ling Xian's voice rang out in shock, her expression filled with incomprehensible disbelief!
These were two of the strongest primal flames in existence—yet they were never meant to coexist!
Their fundamental natures rejected each other—like fire and ice, like light and darkness.
And yet—
They burned together on Yun Che's body without resistance.
As if they belonged.
"You!!!! You think you can hurt me?!!!"
Long Huolie shoved down the fear clawing at his heart.
Yes—he had been caught off guard before.
Yes—his dragon soul had collapsed under the Azure Dragon's might.
But that was because he had been unable to cast his profound energy in time!
Now, it was different!
Now—his body was fully fortified!
Even if Yun Che's power rose again, it would be impossible for him to break through his defenses!
But despite his bold declaration, his mind could not quiet itself.
This boy—this monster—
He was only at the Divine Master Realm!!!
And yet—his power rivaled those in the Divine Extinction Realm.
How?!!
What kind of abomination was he?!!!
Yun Che said nothing.
Not a single word.
Instead—
The two divine flames surged toward each other—
Colliding.
Merging.
What should have clashed in rejection instead blended seamlessly—
Transforming into a single crimson inferno.
A flame so hot, so unnatural, that even the strongest experts present felt an instinctual fear creep into their bones.
That flame spread.
Across Yun Che's body.
Across the Heaven Smithing Devil Slayer Blade.
The air trembled.
The space around them twisted.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"What is that flame?!!!"
The Gods. The Divine Sons. The Divine Daughters.
Every single expert and supreme being present cried out in shock!
None of them—not a single one—had ever seen such a crimson flame before!
Unheard of! Unprecedented!
What was this power? What was this monster known as Meng Jianyuan?!
"Even if you have strange abilities, I am not afraid! DIE!!"
Long Huolie roared, shaking off his fear, forcing his body forward!
BOOOOM!!!!
His massive form swept downward, his gigantic dragon body moving at speeds that left the very space trembling!
The sky cracked apart, unable to contain the sheer force of his physical power!
This was his greatest advantage.
If he couldn't kill Meng Jianyuan with his breath attack—then his body would crush him to dust!
"Fool."
A single, icy word escaped Yun Che's lips.
Then—
The Primordial Azure Dragon God image above suddenly began to change.
Its aura surged.
And Yun Che's own Draconic Aura exploded!
The ethereal form of the Primordial Azure Dragon God…
It turned real.
It was no longer a mere projection, a lingering will of the past—
It had come to life.
And then—
ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!
A roar unlike before.
A roar that made the entire Abyss tremble.
The sound alone was capable of crushing souls, shattering defenses, and tearing reality itself apart.
Long Huolie's soul defenses—
Torn apart.
Again.
His entire body spasmed uncontrollably—
His power collapsed.
His proud Divine Limited Realm aura—vanished in an instant!
Because how could a mere Divine Limited Realm dragon soul compare to the soul of the Ancient Dragon God?!
He had no answer.
No defense.
Only terror.
In that single instant, Yun Che moved.
He left behind myriad afterimages, his speed pushing past all limits.
A flash of crimson.
A flash of gold.
A flash of destruction itself.
As he flew forward, his blade now fully enveloped in the terrifying crimson flame, his Phoenix blood ignited.
His Golden Crow blood ignited.
BOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!
His aura exploded, surging to even greater heights!
And then—
The blade descended.
A single, devastating slash.
The crimson flames pierced through the dragon's scales—
Without resistance.
"Zshkkkkkkk!!!"
The blade tore through Long Huolie's massive dragon arm, slicing clean through his scales, flesh, and bone.
The blade did not stop.
It continued its path, cutting along the length of his body before emerging out the other side.
The dragon's arm was completely severed!
A limb belonging to a Divine Limited Realm expert…
Gone.
Blood gushed out like a flood, drenching the battlefield in a rain of crimson, dying the world in dragon blood.
At that very moment—
The crimson flames surged.
They spread through his body like a living curse, igniting him from within, searing his flesh, burning him alive!
"ROARRRR!!!"
A mournful wail erupted from Long Huolie, his agonized roar shaking the sky.
Pain.
Unbearable pain.
It was this pain that finally shocked him back to his senses.
With a surge of desperation, he swung his massive tail—
"BOOOOM!!!!"
The attack struck Yun Che, sending him flying across the battlefield like a shooting star!
Yet, as Long Huolie's gaze locked onto Yun Che, a deep sense of horror still clung to his heart.
Even now, his own dragon blood refused to obey him.
Even though he was a Divine Limited Realm being, his strength felt cut in half!
The suppression was too real.
Yun Che's **bloodline—his very existence—**was crushing him at the most fundamental level.
"BANG!!!!"
Yun Che's body crashed onto the battle arena floor, shaking the ground beneath him.
The onlookers—gods, elders, Divine Sons, and Divine Daughters—all froze in shock.
"Yuan'er!!!"
Meng Kongchan's voice thundered across the arena.
"Brother Yuan!!"
Meng Jianxi and Meng Jianze both cried out in alarm, their bodies instinctively moving forward to help.
Yet—
They were stopped.
An irresistible power held them back, preventing anyone from interfering.
"ARGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!"
"ROARRRRR!!!!"
Long Huolie howled in agony.
The crimson flames continued to devour him, consuming his scales, his flesh, his very essence.
His soul suppression made it impossible to resist.
He couldn't even fully summon his own power—
And so, the fire raged on.
Bit by bit…
Burning him alive.
"Is that all you can do?"
High above, Mo Die murmured to himself as he continued to watch the battle unfold.
His expression remained unreadable, but then—
"Oh?"
Suddenly, his eyes narrowed.
Above the battlefield, the Primordial Azure Dragon God's presence suddenly collapsed.
The ethereal form that had dominated the skies vanished, fading like mist.
And in that very moment—
The opportunity arrived.
Freed from the suffocating suppression of the ancient dragon's soul, Huolie's body erupted with the full might of a Divine Limited Realm expert!
BOOOOM!!!!
With a surge of power, he finally extinguished the flames devouring his body!
The massive dragon landed heavily on the battle arena floor, his breath ragged, his body burned and scarred.
His bloodshot eyes flickered with madness.
The loss of an arm was nothing to someone of his level. But to lose an arm to a mere Divine Master…?
That… That was a disgrace he could never erase.
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
With a furious roar, Long Huolie lunged forward!
He unleashed every ounce of power he had left, his remaining claw poised to tear Yun Che to pieces!
His focus was singular—
Kill.
Kill this damn monster named Meng Jianyuan!
His rage blinded him to everything else.
Even though Yun Che's dragon bloodline was still suppressing some of his strength, it no longer mattered!
Because this time… He was attacking at full power.
Yet—
Just as he closed in on Yun Che— Just as his claws reached forward to shred him apart—
BOOOOOOOOM!!!!
A devastating force—one much, much stronger than his own—slammed into his body!
The impact was instantaneous.
The sheer power behind it far exceeded his own.
Huolie's entire body convulsed.
His claws halted in mid-air.
His mind barely registered what had just happened.
God Ash!
Yun Che, his body drenched in blood, barely stood after being struck by Long Huolie's tail attack. His injuries were severe. But he didn't care.
Because now—
His hatred had reached its peak.
And it overflowed.
Many times before, whenever Yun Che unleashed God Ash,
He had always paid a price.
A sacrifice. But not this time. With his cultivation having increased to new heights, he no longer needed to burn external power sources to activate it!
Even if it was only for a few seconds—
IT WAS ENOUGH!
BOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!!!
A bloody red aura exploded from Yun Che's body, engulfing Long Huolie in its wake!
At the same time—
The crimson flames on the Heaven Smithing Devil Slayer Blade flared even brighter, the heat warping the air itself!
Then, for the first time ever—
Yun Che infused his Draconic Aura into his sword!
The fusion of Dragon Might, God Ash, and the Primordial Flames—
A force that no one had ever witnessed before!
With Extreme Mirage Lightning and Moon Splitting Cascade, Yun Che's body blurred,
A streak of afterimages, lightning cracking through the air like a divine judgment!
And then—
He appeared in front of Long Huolie.
Instantly.
"BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Zskkkkkkk!!!!!"
"CRACKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!"
With a single, decisive swing—
The blade cleaved through Long Huolie's body.
Cleanly. Effortlessly.
With the crimson flames devouring his flesh, the massive dragon was split in half.
His two severed body parts were sent flying, crashing into the battle arena with earth-shattering force!
"BOOM!! BOOMMM!!!"
The impact shook the ground, forming two massive craters where his body parts landed.
Then—
The dragon's blood erupted.
A violent explosion of crimson.
The entire battlefield was drenched in red.
The mighty dragon body of a Divine Limited Realm powerhouse—
The spines tougher than divine steel—
Was cut in half.
By Yun Che.
A Roar That Faded Into Silence
"Roar!!!!!!....."
The dragon's agonized wail echoed across the battlefield.
Yet—
With every passing second—
That roar became softer. And softer. Until it was no more. Until its sight faded. Until its eyes lost all color. Until it saw the world no longer.
Yun Che stood amidst the carnage, his entire body drenched in dragon blood.
A deep, dry red covered him from head to toe.
Yet—
The madness within him did not cease. His rage still burned. His hatred did not fade.
But then—
The Heretic God's power receded. God Ash closed.
His body—though his will remained strong—
Felt immense exhaustion crashing over him. His limbs grew heavy. His breath became ragged.
"Bang!"
The Heaven Smithing Devil Slayer Blade stabbed deep into the ground,
Yun Che leaned on it, using it as his only support to remain standing.
Yet, despite his weakened state, his voice carried absolute dominance.
"BRING ME... LONG XI!"
His cold, merciless words rang out across the battlefield—
Like a death decree.
Like an order that could not be refused.
It was only then that everyone came back to their senses.
They hadn't even reacted yet—
To the fact that Long Huolie, an elder of the Dragon Clan, a Divine Limited Realm powerhouse—
Was dead.
Slain.
By a Divine Master.
"Ah… ah…!"
Many among the crowd felt their knees go weak,
Their bodies shaking uncontrollably as they stared at Yun Che.
Because—
Even though his aura clearly belonged to the Divine Master Realm—
Its density was beyond comprehension. Comparable to a Divine Extinction Realm cultivator.
And earlier—
For that brief, terrifying moment—
His explosive power had even touched the Divine Limited Realm.
This wasn't just unheard of. This was impossible. And yet—
They had all witnessed it with their own eyes.
Even though Pure Land was a gathering place for supreme powerhouses,
Even though many present were stronger than Long Huolie, who was merely at the first level of the Divine Limited Realm—
None of them could claim they could kill him so easily.
Even if they were in the same realm,
Even if they outmatched him in cultivation—
Slaying a Divine Limited Realm expert was no simple feat.
Much less for a mere Divine Master at Level Six!
What Did They Just Witness?
All they could do was stare.
At the bloody battlefield.
At the corpse of the fallen dragon.
At him.
At Yun Che.
A devil…
A god…
A monster…
NO.
There was nothing in existence that could compare to him.
Because he was something else entirely.
"Yuan'er…"
"Yun Che…"
"Brother Yuan…"
Their voices trembled, barely above a whisper.
Shock. Disbelief. Awe.
Gasps and murmurs filled the air, but none of them could fully process what had just happened.
Not a single person had expected such an outcome today.
The entire Pure Land had assembled due to the commotion.
The strongest experts, the Divine Sons, the Divine Daughters, the guardians, the Pure Land enforcers—
They had all arrived.
And now, they all stood still.
Frozen.
Silent.
Because what they had just witnessed…
Shook them to their very core.
"Huolie… Chu'er…"
The Dragon Lord trembled.
His rage consumed him like a burning inferno.
The explosive energy from Yun Che's battle with Huolie…
Had likely already turned his beloved son into nothing but a bloody paste.
And now—
Now, without his son…
Without his heir…
What was left of the Ancestral Dragon God Clan?
What was left for him?
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!"
While everyone was still frozen in shock, unable to process the carnage before them—
The Dragon Lord erupted. His aura exploded with terrifying might—
The full, overwhelming power of a Peak Divine Limited Realm expert!
BOOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!!!!
The battlefield shook violently, cracks spreading across the arena floor as his power surged unchecked! The rage of a father. The fury of a ruler. The despair of a man who had lost everything. All of it fused into one devastating charge!
Like an unstoppable calamity, he lunged forward—
His killing intent locked onto Yun Che. This time— He wasn't just attacking.
He was going to erase Yun Che from existence!