Nihility Devouring Flame was not without any means of resistance.
Rather, Nihility Devouring Flame had simply chosen to break himself apart and submit piece by piece.
Even if Xiao Yan devoured him, he would still be Xiao Yan's strongest Heavenly Flame. He could even become Xiao Yan's fire spirit. With the many Heavenly Flames he had devoured beforehand, he could become even stronger.
...He simply might no longer be as free as he once was.
Even so, it was better than having nothing at all. Besides, Xiao Yan was such an extraordinary talent that he might truly have the chance to break through to the Dou Di realm. This gamble might not necessarily be wrong.
Moreover, even a Dou Di would die and fall, while Heavenly Flames endured as long as heaven and earth. One day, just as the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame had once done to the Nether Flame Saint, he would regain his freedom and rise to an even greater level.
Unfortunately, how could Xiao Yan fail to see through such thoughts?
"Wrapped in evil intent, Nihility, Nihility—you have 'nihility' in your name, yet you are not nihilistic in the slightest."
Xiao Yan spoke slowly.
"What do you mean?"
Nihility Devouring Flame's voice involuntarily carried a trace of confusion, yet he also felt somewhat reassured. He believed that Xiao Yan could no longer do anything to him.
"Your evil nature is deeply rooted and impossible to change. I have no need for a fire spirit like you."
Nihility Devouring Flame was suddenly startled, thinking of the most terrifying possibility imaginable.
"Are you truly going to fight me to mutual destruction?!"
Nihility Devouring Flame instinctively tried to devour Xiao Yan in return, only to discover that the power which had once belonged to him was gradually being stripped away