Maha You's eyes were filled with madness, yet he still barely managed to block Zi Yan's lightning spear.
Zi Yan could not be bothered to waste words on him. Golden lightning burst from the spear in her hand, its muffled roar piercing through space. As she released it, her five fingers curled into a claw and seized Maha You's head, which was still protected by a golden glow.
Her sharp fingers pierced the protective golden light. Blood burst forth as flesh tore and bones shattered, blooming into sprays of crimson before she forcibly slammed him into the void.
Maha You's gaze turned icy. No longer hesitating, he immediately took a black-and-white mark from his Storage Ring, intending to crush it.
But a bolt of lightning suddenly erupted and sent the black-and-white mark flying.
As one of the Five Great Ancient Clans, it was only natural for him to carry some life-saving talisman.
Zi Yan had naturally been watching for Maha You to use such an item. If he summoned someone else from the Maha Gu Clan, the Endless Fire Domain would not be able to endure it in its current state.
Having eliminated that danger, Zi Yan narrowed her violet-gold eyes. A Dragon Phoenix phantom emerged behind her as she prepared to completely crush Maha You's turtle shell.
Watching the black-and-white mark fly away through his bloodshot vision, Maha You's face held less despair than vicious unwillingness to give up.
As long as there was still a chance—so long as there was even one last chance—!
With that thought, the Dragon Phoenix's shrill cry rang through the void.
Yet just as the Dragon Phoenix phantom was about to tear Maha You apart, a massive hand formed from mixed black and white suddenly descended, scattering the Dragon Phoenix phantom before it