There was nowhere to hide in the cauldron. Most of Tianming’s enemies had already fallen under the effects of the Trisoul Fiendsong and Evernight Curse. Even without Tianming to kill them, they were already useless in battle, allowing Ying Huo to easily cull them in job lots. Their totems couldn't stand up against Meow Meow or Lan Huang, either.

"Whoa!"

"Don't kill me! Please!"

The cries were growing more and more infrequent as time went on. The strongest of them had been Prince Fengyue and the seven city lords. Those outside the cauldron were mostly third-level ascendants or below in power. By then, everyone within...