When the dust settled, people’s vision slowly returned to the scene. A massive crater lay on the ground, resembling a giant bowl. Dirt and stone had melded together under intense heat, forming a solid, steel-like glassy surface.3

Countless experts rushed over, their faces filled with terror as they saw this scene. They trembled at the sight of the slightly worn figure hovering in the sky.2

One disciple of the Ye clan was brazen enough to run into the center of the battlefield. After retrieving a weapon fragment, he wailed, “This is a token of the clan leader…”3

The other disciples started to look for remnants of their seniors. At first, they refused to believe their deaths, but finding...1