"Mm!?"
Long Aotian was just as baffled by this move. Once he came to his senses, he was immediately overjoyed.
He had thought he would need to use some tricks and exert himself to break through Black Tortoise's defenses and shake off Vermilion Bird's entanglement. But who could have guessed that they would withdraw on their own, making him the lucky fisherman who profited from the fight?
But before he could enjoy his good fortune for even two and a half seconds, the sky suddenly grew turbulent.
The clouds in the void seemed to be ripped apart by an invisible force. Rolling thunderclouds surged wildly across the heavens like enraged beasts, while purple lightning flashed, as if it would crush everything beneath its violent power.
"What is that!?"
The leaders of the various sects were startled and hurriedly craned their necks to look.
A blinding glow pierced out from the depths of the thunderclouds, illuminating the entire darkened world. A figure clad in a black robe appeared atop the Hidden Sect's immortal mountain, surging energy around him transforming into tangible black flames.
Each flicker warped and shattered space, as if the black flames possessed the terrifying power to burn the laws of heaven and earth to ashes.
"World-Destroying Devil Flame!!"
Someone cried out in terror, recognizing the black fire at a glance.
If Qin Feng's Solar True Fire was the first wisp of flame born after the world came into existence, then the World-Destroying Black Flame was the first wisp born before the world's creation. Once it touched you, it clung like a maggot to bone, impossible to shake off, and constantly corroded both body and soul.
It could also devour all things, growing stronger with every bite until it swallowed the entire world.
"Are you the Hidden Sect Master!?"