"Impossible!"
Atop the town walls, the Sun Family was utterly dumbfounded. They stared at the colossal entity that had suddenly appeared above them, their expressions twisted in absolute shock.
Then, THUD, THUD, THUD.
The sound of knees hitting the ground echoed.
Even though Sun Zhenwu and the others resisted the Long Wei with all their might, the overwhelming pressure still forced them to drop to one knee. They were positioned far away from the main army, meaning they couldn’t rely on the collective vigor and spirit of the million-strong forces to shield them.
It felt as though a Big Mountain was pressing down upon their shoulders. No, not a Big Mountain—an entire expanse of the heavens! The sensation was beyond description. The sheer terror stemmed from their very blood and bones.
At this moment, everyone present was completely stunned. This included the Ye Family, as well as Hua. The creature that had abruptly manifested in the sky was a Divine Dragon. This was a being straight out of legends!
So it turned out that there was truly someone in this world who could awaken a Dragon Soul. And the one who had awakened it was actually their Patriarch, Ye Xuan.
When a Divine Dragon emerged, the world would change, and all beasts would tremble. This was the first time Ye Xuan had unleashed his Dragon Soul Power with his full strength in front of the world. The overwhelming pressure of the Dragon Soul was instantly put on full display. Even an expert as powerful as someone in the Earth Spirit Realm had to kneel on one knee before Ye Xuan!
However, the most terrified creatures of all were the Flying Beasts in the sky. Before the might of a Divine Dragon, all beasts were forced into submission. The airborne beasts panicked like startled birds and began plummeting rapidly.
"Oh no! The Beasts are falling! Run!"
The million Cultivators instantly broke out in panic. The Flying Beasts in the sky had surrounded the city just like they had. If these creatures fell from such a high altitude, the sheer impact would be absolutely devastating.
Yet, they couldn’t escape even if they wanted to. With a million people packed so densely together, how could they possibly run?
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Explosive crashes rang out one after another. The Flying Beasts plummeted from the sky like giant bombs. Wherever they landed, they smashed massive craters into the crowd. Everyone caught in the blast, even powerful Cultivators in the Demon Spirit Realm, was instantly crushed into bloody pulp.
The impact was especially catastrophic when the Colorful Feathered Giant Crows fell; anyone within a hundred-meter radius was either killed or severely injured. Bodies weighing several tons dropping from hundreds of meters high were no less lethal than a full-force strike from a peerless expert!
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!
The explosive crashes echoed incessantly, rising and falling without pause. For every Flying Beast in the sky, a deadly projectile crashed down. Some landed within the town, while others crashed straight into the million Cultivators. In that instant, it felt as though the world was coming to an end. The earth violently shook as if the sky were collapsing.
Billowing clouds of dust and smoke completely engulfed the surroundings of Ye Family Town. The Cultivators tried to flee but were hopelessly trapped; with people tightly packed in every direction, they ended up shoving and trampling over one another. The million-strong army of Cultivators instantly descended into total chaos.
At this moment, atop the town walls.
After unleashing his Dragon Soul, Ye Xuan went over to the woman’s side. She was already at death’s door, yet she still clung tightly to her child.
"Cousin Hui, everything is fine now," Ye Xuan said with a gentle voice. He reached out and fed her a stalk of Spirit Medicine to heal her injuries.
As for the Spiritual Qi claw that had been threatening the infant’s head, it had long since vanished.
Sun Zhenwu was still kneeling on the ground. His blood and Qi were churning violently within him, rendering him completely unable to control the surrounding Spiritual Qi.
"Patriarch, thank you. Truly, thank you." She felt a deep wave of relief, rejoicing that she hadn’t stabbed Ye Xuan earlier. Otherwise, the regret would have been unbearable.
Ye Xuan didn’t say much else. He looked at the shocked faces of the Ye Family, smiled faintly, and said, "I’m sorry for making you all worry. But now, everything is fine."
Everything was fine now. Ye Xuan’s voice sounded incredibly relaxed.
As his words fell, he turned his head to look at the Sun Family, who were desperately trying to suppress their boiling blood. Every single member of the Sun Family had to die. Erupting with golden light, he charged toward them like a true Dragon among Men. His speed was so terrifyingly fast that the air itself emitted sonic booms.
By making his move, Ye Xuan proved that he had successfully broken through the sixth Mountain Range within his body. The moment he broke through, he immediately manifested his Dragon Soul. A Cultivator at the 6th Layer of the Demon Spirit Realm, unleashing his full Dragon Soul Power—just how terrifying was that? In theory, he could completely bypass an entire major realm, plus a 9th Layer cultivation gap, to kill his enemies!
No matter how much of a Demon the Sun Family members were, and no matter how powerful they were, their highest cultivation base was merely at the 4th Layer of the Demon Spirit Realm. Cultivators at such a level were entirely killable.
"Hmph! Let’s see just how strong you really are, boy!" Honored Guest Elder Mr. Fang Keqing suddenly stood up. Despite his intense fear, he still unleashed his Beast Soul Power. In the end, the Earth Spirit Realm was still the Earth Spirit Realm.
Fang’s Beast Soul was a top-tier Wild Beast Soul. During the Gongsun Family’s city-capturing battle, he had killed the most enemies, second only to Monk Yuanmie.
"Honored Guest Elder Fang Keqing, you can actually use your Beast Soul Power! Excellent! Kill him!" Sun Zhenwu and the others were overjoyed. The Spiritual Qi inside their bodies was still running rampant, completely suppressing their abilities. For Fang Keqing to be able to make a move so quickly proved exactly why he was the Sun Family’s strongest combatant!
However, a scene that stunned everyone quickly unfolded.
The moment Fang Keqing’s Beast Soul manifested, the Hundred-Feet Golden Dragon stopped its circling. It stared down from above, casting a single glance at Fang’s Beast Soul. With just that one look, Fang’s Beast Soul began to tremble uncontrollably.
"ROAR..."
Then, the Dragon Soul opened its massive jaws and let out what seemed to be a roar. The sound didn’t produce massive shockwaves, yet Fang’s Beast Soul began to rapidly dissipate. Fang himself suddenly coughed up a huge mouthful of blood. A single roar had terrified Fang’s Beast Soul Power into nothingness. This was the true might of a Divine Beast Soul.
"Great Destruction Palm!"
Since he couldn’t condense his Beast Soul Power, he decided to fight without its enhancement, directly executing his Martial Techniques instead. As he threw a palm strike, the colors of the world seemed to shift. A colossal palm projection blasted straight toward Ye Xuan.
Ye Xuan didn’t retreat in the slightest; he raised his fist to meet the attack head-on.
BOOM!
A deafening explosion rang out. The giant palm projection shattered to pieces as Ye Xuan suddenly appeared right in front of Fang. With a single punch, he completely blew Fang Keqing’s head apart.
"This... how is this possible?!"
"Fang was instantly killed!"
"The power of that palm strike earlier couldn’t possibly have been that weak!"
Sun Zhenwu and the others stood frozen in shock.
No one had expected Fang to be instantly killed by Ye Xuan. In truth, under normal circumstances, Fang would have definitely been able to block Ye Xuan’s attack. But the suppression from the Long Wei had severely handicapped his strength. He wasn’t even able to exert a ten-thousandth of his true power.
After killing Fang Keqing, Ye Xuan didn’t stop his assault. Like a wolf among sheep, he began a one-sided slaughter. The Elders of the Sun Family couldn’t even withstand a single strike from him. Every last one of them was instantly killed. In just a few breaths of time, Sun Zhenwu was the only Earth Spirit Realm expert left standing in the Sun Family.
The surrounding crowd watched this scene in dead silence. None of them had ever imagined that Ye Xuan possessed such terrifying combat prowess—not even the Ye Family! Radiating golden light and augmented by his Dragon Soul, Ye Xuan looked like a reborn War God, an unstoppable force of nature.
"They’re all dead... Impossible... This is impossible! Ye Xuan, what kind of Divine being are you?!" Sun Zhenwu’s voice suddenly rang out. He stared at Ye Xuan with absolute horror, his eyes bulging so wide they almost popped out of his sockets. With the Golden Dragon circling above his head, Ye Xuan looked like a True Dragon Emperor, radiating boundless golden light and possessing supreme, unmatched majesty.
Fear had finally set in. This was the very first time Sun Zhenwu had felt genuine terror toward Ye Xuan. He had never imagined that simply by unleashing his Beast Soul, Ye Xuan could wield such terrifying strength.