Michael Bolton wiped the sweat from his forehead, unsure if it was from the heat or from nerves. “First, that mighty being did not blame us, or even pay us any mind. He should have already left. Second…”

He glanced around. “Under the terrifying power of this divine ability, which surpasses even the ‘World-Ending Blazing Sun,’ not to mention that the strongest of the Black Bone Demons are only at the Golden Core stage—even if there were Nascent Soul-level demons here, they would have no chance of survival. What we need to hope for is that the entire group of Black Bone Demons was concentrated in the Yunling Mountains. If so, our Southern Domain will have once and for all eliminated the threat of this group of demons.”

“The Black Bone Demons have been wiped out? That’s certainly good news.”

Thomas Wright’s stern expression eased slightly.

“To withstand the impact of this divine power, similar to the ‘World-Ending Blazing Sun,’ our White Jade City activated the city’s protective formation and consumed a lot of spirit stones, but compared to being able to wipe out the Black Bone Demons, the cost was worth it.”

A faint smile also appeared on Arthur White’s face.

“It’s all thanks to that mighty one’s righteous intervention.”

“Indeed.”

Both Thomas Wright and Michael Bolton nodded in agreement.

Gazing at the glazed crystals shimmering in the pit, illuminated by the flames, the three paused, then bowed in unison toward the sky.

“The ten million citizens of White Jade City thank the senior for wielding his sword to vanquish evil.”

The three bowed deeply, with genuine sincerity.

After a long pause, they finally straightened up.

“Let’s return.”

Arthur White said.

Unfortunately…

The entire group of Black Bone Demons had been incinerated by the terrifying flames, not even ashes remaining, so they had no way to claim the bounty on this group of demons.

Four Golden Core-level demons, three thousand Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment-level demons—the bounty amounted to two hundred thousand spirit stones.

That was equivalent to a tenth of White Jade City’s entire tax revenue.

As for hiring a Fate cultivator to use divination as evidence…

Just as Michael Bolton said, what Fate cultivator would dare risk their life to enter the information void?

Besides, it was that mighty being who destroyed this group of demons. For White Jade City to dare claim the bounty would be courting death.

The three investigated Frost Sword Sect once more, but after finding nothing, they rode their swords and departed.

Not long after they left, in a scorched land two hundred kilometers from Frost Sword Sect, the earth suddenly shifted.

The next moment…

An arm burst out from the ground.

Chapter 10: Repaying Kindness

The arm broke through the soil, waving for a moment, and soon…

Black dirt scattered, and a disheveled figure leapt out.

Even covered in mud, her beautiful face was unmistakable at first glance—she was none other than the young sect master of Frost Sword Sect, Grace Foster.

Grace Foster, having burst from the ground, was dazed for a moment, then suddenly remembered something and cried out, “No! Uncle Foster!”

She then dove into the pit, circulating her true qi and digging rapidly.

“Cough, cough… Slow down, slow down, young sect master, I’m not dead.”

Before long, a voice came from underground.

Benjamin Foster crawled out of the pit with difficulty, then sprawled unceremoniously on the ground, which still radiated heat from the blazing flames.

Only now did they have a chance to look around.

The sky was shrouded in black clouds, rolling and churning.

Due to the violent friction in the atmosphere, countless bolts of lightning filled the depths of the clouds, as if a terrifying thunderstorm was raging within, making one’s heart tremble at the sight.

All around, flames burned everywhere, columns of smoke winding upward and drifting into the sky.

A large amount of black dust also fell from the sky like black snow, filling their vision.

This “black snow,” mingled with drifting dust and smoke, obscured their view, reducing visibility to less than five hundred meters.

“This… this…”

Even though they had witnessed the hydrogen bomb’s detonation and knew that the senior from Taiyi had not exaggerated the power of this treasure, seeing this apocalyptic scene with their own eyes…

Still left them deeply shaken.

“Uncle Foster, I want to go see Frost Sword Sect!”

Grace Foster pressed her somewhat dry lips together and said.

Benjamin Foster stared at the sky, where lightning flickered from time to time, for a moment, then nodded. “Alright!”

The two got up and headed toward Frost Sword Sect.

Two hundred li—they walked for a long time.

Along the way, all they saw was ash and ruins left by the rampage of the True Sun Fire.

Even the once towering Dao Comprehension Peak, only sixty li from the blast center, had been leveled. Countless rocks and soil, weighing tens, hundreds, even thousands of tons, had been hurled into the sky, flying thousands of kilometers before crashing down like meteorites.

The two walked on, gazing at this nightmare scene, unable to recover for a long time.

At last, braving the swirling dust and debris, after half a day’s journey, they arrived at Frost Sword Sect…

And stood before a massive crater twenty li wide.

Standing before this crater, twenty li across and four li deep, both Grace Foster, at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and Benjamin Foster, with his cultivated true essence, felt their own insignificance profoundly.

Humans, less than two meters tall, compared to a crater over twenty li wide…