The dust gradually settled. When everything around them became clear once more, there was no longer a single familiar place left in the Imperial Capital of the Land of Fire before them. A massive crater, a thousand meters deep, had appeared at the center of the Imperial Capital, occupying more than half of its area. As for the remaining regions, not a single building had survived; everything had been utterly destroyed.
Seeing the scene before them, no one could say a word. After this battle, regardless of whether the Land of Fire won or lost, its national strength would decline drastically. That was an indisputable fact.
Whether they were demon clans from the Four Great Sacred Lands or elders and disciples of the Five Great Academies, all of them were too shocked by the sight before them to speak.
Although they had sensed the immense power of Azure Dragon's spell earlier, they had never imagined it would be this devastating. It had truly blocked the combined attack of more than three hundred Bloodthirsty Imperial Guards and completely scattered their formation even after they had formed their array. In the end, the defensive measures everyone had prepared had only served to withstand the shockwaves of the explosion. They had not felt the slightest threat from the Bloodthirsty Imperial Guards at all.
After the explosion, everyone's gaze fell upon Azure Dragon. They wanted to know where a cultivator at only the late Deity Transformation stage had obtained such terrifying power. Even more frightening was the fact that they could not see the slightest sign of fatigue on Azure Dragon after he unleashed the Tailed Beast Ball, as though he had not been the one to cast that terrifying spell at all.
"Azure Dragon of [Akatsuki]... just who is he...?"
Everyone could not