As Nihility Devouring Flame pointed a finger, the world instantly crumbled and split apart. Amid the black flames filling the sky, a colossal black-flame finger, nearly as large as the golden claw, appeared and descended from the heavens, pressing down fiercely upon the golden claw. The space throughout this region shattered completely beneath that finger.
"Boom!"
As the colossal black-flame finger spanning heaven and earth collided with the giant golden claw, a thunderous explosion rang out across the land.
Under that terrifying blast, some of the weaker cultivators coughed up blood on the spot. Worse still, some had their eardrums burst, blood streaming continuously from their ears in a miserable sight.
After colliding with the golden claw, the colossal black-flame finger dissipated directly. The golden claw, meanwhile, was knocked backward by the immense force, and Huang Tian's body halted in place.
In this exchange, Nihility Devouring Flame had still gained the upper hand. After all, even after assuming his Dragon Phoenix true form and using a supreme Dou Technique like Divine Elephant Hegemony, Huang Tian could at most unleash an attack at the peak of the Eight-star Dou Sheng level. Naturally, he could not compare to a powerhouse like Nihility Devouring Flame, who had entered the Nine Star Dou Sheng realm.
However, the true strength of Divine Idol Hegemonic Body did not lie in its offensive power. What it emphasized most was defense.
The defensive strength of the Ancient Dragon Phoenix Huang Tian had transformed into was such that even the power of Nihility Devouring Flame, an early Nine Star Dou Sheng, found it difficult to break through. As for Nihility Devouring Flame's devouring power, it was even less effective against Huang Tian's body, which spanned tens of thousands of zhang.
Thus, even if Huang Tian faced Nihility Devouring Flame