As the command was given, the tens of thousands of Golden Armored Warriors behind him surged downward. They did not draw their weapons, but instead ignited their very souls, choosing, in unison, self-detonation...
Yes, self-destruction. A reckless, absolute self-immolation for no discernible reason...
What terrifying might was unleashed when ten thousand Heavenly Immortal-realm Heavenly Soldiers chose to explode?
The moment the first Golden Armored Warrior detonated, Ye Jingyu waved the Chiyou Banner in his hand, sweeping up everyone nearby and retreating with incredible speed, pushing his momentum to the absolute limit...
As he fled frantically, he roared curses, questioning what the beings above intended. The self-destruction of ten thousand Heavenly-tier masters—not just the mortal realm, but even the Celestial Realm itself would be flattened by such a blast. Were they intending to annihilate the human world? Upon issuing the order, Xuanyuan Jing had already ripped open the void with his accompanying immortals and fled.
These Golden Armored Warriors were mere puppets, tools wielded by the Five Great Immortal Sages for eons to control the Celestial Realm. Their self-detonation was carried out under the Sages’ explicit command. Though Xuanyuan Jing didn't comprehend their reasoning, he executed the order without hesitation.
The self-destruction of ten thousand Heavenly-tier experts—surely even the Seven Great Demon Lords could not withstand such power? How many demons would perish?
As for the destruction wrought upon the mortal realm, Xuanyuan Jing gave it no deep thought; his sole concern was completing the mission.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom..." Explosions erupted continuously, manifesting as brilliant golden flares, one after another, giving rise to massive golden mushroom clouds...
The intense light swept over everything in its vicinity...
The simultaneous self-destruction of ten thousand Heavenly Immortals was no simple matter of one plus one equaling two. The explosive energy stacked upon itself, unleashing ever-greater force, multiplying its destructive capacity exponentially...
Such power caused even the Seven Great Lords to react instantly. They issued immediate retreat orders, but the Heavenly Soldiers self-destructed too swiftly; they hadn't even engaged the demons before choosing oblivion...
The golden radiance utterly engulfed the tens of thousands of demons ahead—demons of the Profound, Heavenly, Desolate, and even Flood tiers, including several generals who couldn't withdraw in time...
Everywhere was turbulent energy, everywhere was golden light. The immense shockwaves surged outward in all directions, turning everything they touched to dust, everything to ash...
Seeing his subordinates about to be completely submerged by the golden radiance, the Seven Great Lords were forced to intervene personally, erecting layer upon layer of protective barriers. Yet, even the barriers they erected struggled to withstand the sheer force of this mass self-immolation...
Still, thanks to their efforts, roughly one-third of the demons managed to escape in time...
The ground began to crack, the sky started to shatter, and all things were breaking...
Break! Break! Break! Break! Break!
It was utterly broken. The entirety of the Dou Hun Continent, perhaps even the entire mortal realm, began to disintegrate...
The golden light slammed against the protective barrier above the Nine Provinces. That barrier, which had withstood countless demon assaults, began to wobble violently, flashing with kaleidoscopic light, yet it still could not fully resist the explosive power...
The power of the chain reaction was overwhelming, especially with so many demons present. The self-destruction of tens of thousands of Golden Armored Warriors acted like a torch, and the densely packed demons were like gunpowder, instantly ignited into a massive explosion...
The void shattered completely—not merely chipped, but utterly annihilated...
Lightning continuously rained down from the sky, and flames spewed forth from the planet's crust. This was truly the end of the world...
Yes, the demise of the mortal realm. Such immense power was enough to sink the entire Dou Hun Continent and trigger a chain reaction capable of destroying the human world entire...
On the continent, ordinary humans displayed expressions of sheer terror. They had no idea what was happening. They only saw the sky flashing wildly with lightning, felt the ground trembling ceaselessly, watched their homes collapsing, saw fissures opening beneath their feet, and witnessed plumes of elemental fire erupting from the ground, instantly incinerating them to ash...
Great Calamity. Utter Great Calamity...
Even the Seven Great Lords had not anticipated that upon arriving in the mortal realm, the immortals would resort to such a mutually destructive tactic to eliminate their forces...
The Dragon race in the sky was completely wiped out, engulfed along with their generals by the golden light, never to show any sign of life again...
The entire world was consumed by gold...
Just as people believed their death was imminent, just as the entire mortal realm teetered on the brink of collapse, a dragon's roar suddenly echoed through the void...
This roar was impossibly deep, profoundly ancient, and so archaic it seemed to have existed since the moment the heavens and earth were first separated...
Ye Jingyu, mid-flight, froze, sensing something profound...
In the Nine Provinces, the ground, which had begun to fissure, stabilized. The erupting volcanoes ceased their activity, and even the lightning in the sky diminished significantly...
Waving the Chiyou Banner, Jiu Feng and the others reappeared...
"Master, how are you holding up?" Ye Jingyu asked, his voice thick with worry, looking at the pale-faced Dugu Ba-chen.
"I'm mostly fine; I just need rest. We shouldn't linger here; we must depart quickly..." Dugu Ba-chen’s brow was deeply furrowed. Although the tremors had subsided considerably, he still harbored a profound sense of foreboding...
"Understood. Everyone, hurry into the Shanhe Sheji Tu [Map of Mountains and Rivers]! We leave this place immediately!" Ye Jingyu nodded, the sense of unease in his heart growing stronger...
Having witnessed the Lords' might and the devastating power of the Golden Armored Warriors' self-detonation, neither Liang Xiaoke nor Xi Yang argued. They transformed into streams of light and dove into the Shanhe Sheji Tu. Even Dugu Ba-chen rushed in directly...
However, in the end, Ni Bo and Little Peach Peach showed no intention of entering. Seeing them staring blankly toward the Tian Gang Mountain Range, Ye Jingyu roared, "Aren't you getting in? What are you waiting for?"
"I just have a feeling that something over there is calling to us..." Both Little Peach Peach and Ni Bo looked deeply perplexed...
"Now is not the time for talk of summoning; get in quickly..." Ye Jingyu was starting to lose his temper. This was hardly the moment for games...
"We have to go look..." Despite Ye Jingyu's escalating anger, Ni Bo and Little Peach Peach were stubbornly resolved. Before Ye Jingyu could react, they turned and sprinted back. At this sight, Ye Jingyu’s expression shifted again...