Blazing flames burned through the void, transforming into golden phantom phoenixes that rolled on without end, mountain upon mountain, continuously refining that strange black humanoid figure.
A cold laugh suddenly rang out.
"Disgusting insect?"
"Stop being so naive."
"You're merely a wisp of a remnant soul—more precisely, nothing but a trace of a divine beast's lingering will."
"And you still dare look down on us clansmen of the Longevity Clans?"
Amid the raging flames, not only was the strange black figure not refined away, it was instead devouring the energy contained within the fire in an even stranger manner, without end.
Its body rose higher and higher, as though it had transformed into an ancient black giant. The eerie aura it emanated was like a cold tide from the far north, beginning to spread in every direction.
If it were divine flames wielded by a true divine beast, they could melt an entire expanse of void in an instant. But the Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix had yet to recover the power of a true divine beast.
Within a few breaths, half of the seemingly astonishing blazing flames had already gone out.
The Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix's gaze turned icy. These two mutated experts had fused into one, raising their strength by several levels.
However, it naturally possessed certain means for dealing with mutants formed through strange contamination.
A piercing screech rang out. Then its golden wings cleaved downward, transforming into a life-reaping heavenly blade that slashed down with an intense aura of death.
The black figure raised a fist to meet it. All manner of strange black runes surged forth, forming a terrifying river.
All kinds of ghosts and monsters emerged within the river, letting out shrill, miserable wails. It was as if the entrance to the deepest depths of hell had