Lu Ye and Zhu Yin were both stunned by this sight.
They had never encountered anything so strange. Even the Phoenix Race's records contained no mention of it.
The Void Beast formed from the fusion of two showed no obvious change, save that its color had deepened somewhat. It turned and rammed into another Void Beast. The instant they touched, it swiftly absorbed that one as well.
"Senior Brother Lu..." Zhu Yin's expression changed.
How could Lu Ye fail to realize that something was wrong? He darted after the Void Beast, his long saber slashing down again and again. Yet this peculiar Void Beast was not greatly affected by the Temporal Field. It was extraordinarily nimble, and for a time, Lu Ye could not catch it.
As he pursued and slew, one Void Beast after another was fused into it.
Lu Ye sensed disaster looming. He immediately changed tactics and attacked the Void Beasts that had not yet been fused. Dragged down by the Temporal Field, these Void Beasts were greatly slowed and naturally could not evade his blade.
A short while later, the scene had been cleared. The many Void Beasts had vanished, leaving only a final mass of twisted, viscous blackness.
Compared to its initial state, this final Void Beast had grown only one size larger. Yet amid its writhing distortions, it slowly took on the shape of a bird.
Though it was not especially lifelike, both Lu Ye and Zhu Yin recognized it at once. The shape this Void Beast had assumed was that of a phoenix!
A pair of scarlet eyes stared coldly at Lu Ye and Zhu Yin. The baleful aura pouring from its entire body was terrifying beyond measure.
At that instant, Lu Ye took a step forward. The Void around him twisted, and