The Void Blade stabbed into the Black Heart.
Yet it felt as though it had pierced a mass of viscous black water.
It sank only half an inch before being held fast.
It could not advance another fraction.
"Heh heh heh..."
A burst of cold, sinister laughter.
It came from within the heart.
The sound stabbed viciously into his sea of consciousness.
A sharp pain shot through Su Ming's mind.
He abruptly stepped half a pace back.
His brows knitted tightly.
This heart was already connected to Black Shadow's will.
"Junior."
"You've finally agreed to show yourself."
A pair of gray eyes slowly appeared on the heart's surface.
The eyes had no pupils, only a dull expanse of gray.
Black Shadow stared silently at Su Ming.
"Void Power..."
"It actually carries the aura of Ruins."
Black Shadow's voice brimmed with ravenous desire.
"Wonderful... truly wonderful..."
"If I devour you, the day I break free will come a thousand years sooner."
Su Ming's expression remained unchanged.
But his heart sank slightly.
Black Shadow's will was far stronger than he had anticipated.
Even with a heart separating them.
It could still exert such tremendous pressure on him.
If Black Shadow were allowed to descend in full.
The consequences would be unthinkable.
"Devour me?"
Su Ming's tone was flat.
"With just that wisp of lingering will?"
He formed seals with both hands.
Void Power surged around him.
Gray mist enveloped the entire top of the altar.
"Return to Silence."
Su Ming gave a low shout.
All the Void Power compressed toward the Black Heart at once.
"It's useless."
Black Shadow cackled eerily.
"This altar is my key to returning home."
"And the anchor for my descent."
"You cannot destroy it."
The Black Heart gave a violent beat.
A vast torrent of black turbid