"Damn it!" Noel cursed. Before making his move, he had known that although he too was a Domain-level powerhouse, he was probably no match for the man before him. Still, he had never expected his attack to be so easily broken.
"Get back!" Noel roared. Three enormous swords instantly condensed around him. Each was roughly a hundred meters long and five meters wide, their edges so sharp that a single glance seemed enough to pierce one's soul.
Noel waved his hands through the air, and the three enormous swords closed in from different angles like a fan!
The fire wielder could not help muttering, "Isn't this the otherworld version of sword control?" Yet he remained utterly fearless. Just as the gigantic fire phoenix was about to be pierced by the three swords, its speed suddenly surged!
It was like a sports car engaging nitrous oxide—its speed increased by far more than double. At the same time, the fire phoenix split into three, its massive body becoming three smaller fire phoenixes. Bearing golden flames, they flashed through the gaps between the three enormous swords, merged again in front of Noel, reformed into a gigantic fire phoenix, and slammed headfirst into him.
"Copper Walls, Iron Ramparts!" Noel shouted in horror, his body rapidly retreating as his hands condensed a golden city wall before him.
Boom! Before he had even retreated a hundred meters, the golden wall was shattered by the fire phoenix's charge!
Boom! Like a meteor, the fire phoenix crashed into Noel. The tremendous impact sent him flying a thousand meters away, while golden flames clung to his entire body and blazed fiercely. After suffering such heavy damage, Noel could no longer maintain his Domain, and it vanished...
"I told you, you shouldn't have tried to stop me..." The fire wielder