An hour later, the light radiating from the Monster God began to dim, and her wings beat more slowly.
At last, she could no longer keep it up and had to stop.
Without the Monster God feeding the flames, the fireball gradually slowed its spin. It also began drawing in energy from its surroundings more slowly.
Inside the fireball, Fang Chen swung his sword faster and faster. Over the past hour or so, he had devoured so much energy that even he had lost count, and his strength had risen considerably.
The Monster God raised her head and stared at the fireball. Even she had no idea what was happening inside it.
Everyone else was staring at the fireball too.
Before their eyes, the fireball shrank at a visible rate. Yet as it shrank, they saw that none of its flames escaped. It was as though something were absorbing its energy.
After the time it took an incense stick to burn, the fireball vanished, revealing a black domain.
Everyone's expression changed sharply at the sight of it.
A moment later, the black domain dispersed, and Fang Chen appeared before them, the Floating Immortal Sword in hand.
They could all sense that his aura was even stronger than before.
"How is that possible?"
Shock filled all four eyes on the Monster God's two heads as she looked at Fang Chen.
Everyone else was just as stunned. None of them had expected Fang Chen to emerge unharmed after burning in the Phoenix Heavenly Fire for so long, much less with a stronger aura.
Fang Chen's strength had surpassed everyone's expectations.
"Old hag, why'd you stop burning me? Keep going!"
Fang Chen looked up at the Monster God, wanting her to unleash more fire. As long as she kept burning him, he could