Yue's Evil Dragon Curse indeed took effect.
The wailing gale swept up a blood rain, and a massive, purple-red glowing brand appeared on the ancient beast's mountain-like back, writhing and burning as if alive. The ancient beast let out a painful wail, feeling pain again after unknown tens of thousands of years.
Yue's body was nearly reduced to ashes from self-immolation. His skin, flesh, and blood had all turned into the curse's fuel, leaving only a skeleton as hard as bronze and iron.
Then Paradise rushed forward, letting out a soul-piercing scream like a wounded mother beast. With a nearly sacred determination and ferocity, she suddenly reached out to Yue's indomitable skeleton and grabbed the largest, most curved rib on the right side of Yue's chest!
"Fight with me!"