"What are those black flames, and that ominous aura? What kind of technique is this?"
An Meng sensed the aura emanating from the Sun Star Lord in the distance and grew much more serious. His Soul Power spread outward as he felt the power within the black flames, wariness rising in his heart.
This technique somewhat resembled some of the methods he had taught, yet it was also different.
Has it truly come to the point of sacrificing his origin? An Meng thought. The methods differed, but the outcome was similar. This desperate fighting style was even more dangerous than burning divine power. One misstep, and even if one survived, their potential would be completely exhausted; their cultivation might even regress.
However, that was only true for individual lifeforms. The Star Gods, including the Sun Star Lord, were fundamentally divine power within Qin Hao's miniature universe.
Even if their divine power and Divine Bodies were completely destroyed and their Divine Souls damaged, they could still revive within the Miniature Universe. It would merely take time. If only their Divine Bodies perished, the revival would be extremely swift.
For that very reason, the Star Gods had no reservations whatsoever when using certain forbidden secret techniques. Besides, this had been part of the plan from the start.
They wanted to probe An Meng's limits, gain a clearer understanding of his methods, and cast a few smokescreens to buy time. Humanity needed time, and Qin Hao needed time to break through as well.
As for the danger, Qin Hao, Giant Axe Creator, and Chaos City Lord had all considered it, but they had not intended to avoid it entirely. The strong grew through battle and danger. If Humanity wanted to nurture more experts, it needed not only inheritances, but also more trials.
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