"I never expected this place to have declined to such a state..."
In the sky, the ancient gaze of that phantom slowly swept across the land below before turning into a murmured soliloquy.
Hearing the phantom old man's whisper, shame immediately filled Yao Dan's aged face. Though the Yao Clan could no longer compare to its ancient glory, he offered no defense.
"This is... Nihility Devouring Flame."
The phantom old man did not speak with any member of the Yao Clan. He slowly raised his head and looked at the Black Flame blanketing the heavens.
The next moment, he lightly waved his sleeve. Light immediately surged from the grand formation, and the Black Flames clinging to it and constantly devouring its energy were forcibly scattered.
"Without complete memories, without a complete soul, muddled and dazed, like a puppet... A Medicine Emperor has fallen to such a state. Very well. If I take in this remnant soul of yours, it will at least be worth several million complete souls!"
In the sky, Nihility Devouring Flame smiled faintly. His tone held not the slightest reverence for the remnant soul of the ancient Medicine Emperor. He stretched out his palm, and a finger covered in black runes pointed downward.
Boom!
As Nihility Devouring Flame pointed, the very world immediately seemed to collapse.
Amid the Black Flames that filled the sky, a gigantic black flaming finger descended from above and savagely pressed toward the grand formation. The space in this region was shattered completely beneath that finger.
Upon seeing the terrifying might of that strike, many faces turned deathly pale.
The black finger descended from the sky. Yet just as it was about to strike the grand formation, the phantom old man in coarse linen robes finally raised a hand. A Medicine Cauldron, not