The sky did not tear.
It lowered.
A pressure descended upon the world—vast, cold, absolute. Mountains groaned. Oceans stilled. Even Sovereign Ash flickered uneasily.
[Ashfall System: Upper Realm Entity Manifestation – Detected]
A staircase of light formed in the heavens.
From it descended three figures, cloaked in radiant law.
"Lower Realm Sovereign," one spoke. "By decree of the Celestial Concord, you are to submit for judgment."
Erynd stood from the Throne of Cinders.
"No."The Upper Realm emissary raised a finger.
The world froze.
Gravity reversed.
Time slowed.
[Warning: Suppression Law Activated]
Erynd felt pressure slam into his soul.
So he burned it.
Sovereign Ash surged—not violently, but decisively.
The law cracked.
The emissaries staggered.
Their expressions changed from disdain to shock.
"He's resisting law itself!"
Erynd's eyes glowed white-hot.
"I do not answer to borrowed authority."The Upper Realm emissary raised a finger.
The world froze.
Gravity reversed.
Time slowed.
[Warning: Suppression Law Activated]
Erynd felt pressure slam into his soul.
So he burned it.
Sovereign Ash surged—not violently, but decisively.
The law cracked.
The emissaries staggered.
Their expressions changed from disdain to shock.
"He's resisting law itself!"
Erynd's eyes glowed white-hot.
"I do not answer to borrowed authority."The Upper Realm emissary raised a finger.
The world froze.
Gravity reversed.
Time slowed.
[Warning: Suppression Law Activated]
Erynd felt pressure slam into his soul.
So he burned it.
Sovereign Ash surged—not violently, but decisively.
The law cracked.
The emissaries staggered.
Their expressions changed from disdain to shock.
"He's resisting law itself!"
Erynd's eyes glowed white-hot.
"I do not answer to borrowed authority."The Upper Realm emissary raised a finger.
The world froze.
Gravity reversed.
Time slowed.
[Warning: Suppression Law Activated]
Erynd felt pressure slam into his soul.
So he burned it.
Sovereign Ash surged—not violently, but decisively.
The law cracked.
The emissaries staggered.
Their expressions changed from disdain to shock.
"He's resisting law itself!"
Erynd's eyes glowed white-hot.
"I do not answer to borrowed authority."
The Upper Realm emissary raised a finger.
The world froze.
Gravity reversed.
Time slowed.
[Warning: Suppression Law Activated]
Erynd felt pressure slam into his soul.
So he burned it.
Sovereign Ash surged—not violently, but decisively.
The law cracked.
The emissaries staggered.
Their expressions changed from disdain to shock.
"He's resisting law itself!"
Erynd's eyes glowed white-hot.
"I do not answer to borrowed authority."..The weakest emissary attacked.
He died in one strike.
Ash erased law, existence, and soul alike.
[Upper Realm Kill Registered]
[Ashfall Authority Expanded]
The heavens trembled.
The remaining emissaries retreated instantly.
"This realm is tainted," one hissed. "Report to the Celestial Thrones."
They vanished.
Silence followed.
Then—
Fear.Empires panicked.
Sects closed borders.
Some worshipped Erynd as a god.
Others plotted.
Within the Ashfall alliance, whispers spread.
If he can burn the heavens… will he burn us too?
Kiyu sensed it.
"Power isolates," he warned.
Erynd nodded.
He already felt it.The betrayal came from the Scarlet Ember Sect.
Their leader attempted to activate a Heaven-Sealing Formation beneath the Hidden Temple.
It failed.
Erynd appeared behind him.
"You feared me."
The man screamed.
"I feared what you're becoming!"
Ash erased him.
[Vassal Contract Violated – Punishment Executed]
Trust died with him.That night, Erynd sat alone.
Sovereign Ash whispered.
Bloodlines are limits.
The realization struck him.
The Ashfall Bloodline was no longer enough.
He needed something beyond inheritance.The Ashfall System changed.
[Bloodline Dependency: Removed]
[New Path Unlocked: Ember Ascension]
Flames no longer originated from blood.
They originated from will.
Erynd screamed as his veins burned empty—then filled with something purer.
[Sovereign Ash: Refined]
He collapsed.
But when he rose—
He was no longer bound by ancestry.In the Upper Realm, a throne cracked.
"So… the mortal severed bloodline law."
A god stood.
"Prepare the Executors."They came without warning.
Seven figures.
Each carried divine sanction.
Each radiated absolute killing intent.
[Threat Level: Catastrophic]
Erynd faced them alone.
No allies.
No armies.
Only flame.The clash shattered space.
Entire regions vanished.
Sovereign Ash burned divine bodies.
Law screamed.
Two Executors fell.
Three retreated wounded.
But Erynd bled.
For the first time since ascension—
He was injured.Kiyu found him days later, unconscious.
Sovereign Ash flickered weakly.
"You're dying," Kiyu whispered.
Erynd smiled faintly.
"Not yet."Within the ashes of his soul, Erynd found it.
A core.
Not flame.
Choice.
[Core Formed: Cinder Heart]
The flame stabilized.
No longer explosive.
No longer consuming.
Erynd awoke.The remaining Executors returned.
Confident.
They froze mid-step.
Erynd's presence had changed.
He didn't burn.
He endured.
One step.
One punch.
Three gods fell.Divine blood fell like rain.
The sky screamed.
The Upper Realm recoiled.
"This one is no longer bound to fate," a god whispered.
Fear spread.Erynd spoke, his voice echoing across realms.
"I will not kneel."
"I will not submit."
"If the heavens demand obedience—"
"Then I will burn the heavens."The Ashfall System shattered.
[System Dissolution Complete]
Erynd stood alone.
No guidance.
No numbers.
No safety.
Only will.Without the system, Erynd felt freer.
Stronger.
Unmeasured.
Flames responded to emotion, intent, purpose.
Not commands.Erynd took a step forward—
And crossed realms without permission.
Upper Realm gates shattered.The Celestial Thrones emptied.
Gods hid.
He was coming.Erynd walked through the heavens.
Not as a conqueror.
Not as a tyrant.
But as consequence.
The era of gods was ending.
And Ashfall was no longer a bloodline—
It was inevitable.