Su Tao watched the dragon claw descend from the heavens, and at last a hint of seriousness appeared on his face.
"Not bad."
He spoke softly, a flash of approval passing through his eyes.
"This claw has some substance to it."
"But that's all."
As his words fell, he raised both hands.
Black flames surged madly from within him, gathering before him into a massive black vortex.
The vortex rotated slowly, emanating an aura that seemed capable of devouring everything.
Within it, countless faces struggled, screamed, and wept. They were the living beings he had devoured—the wellspring of his power.
"Devour."
Su Tao softly uttered a single word.
The vortex abruptly began spinning faster, and a terrifying suction force poured forth from it, meeting the descending dragon claw head-on.
The dragon claw collided with the vortex.
There was no deafening crash, no explosion—only an eerie silence.
The dragon claw, powerful enough to destroy heaven and earth, began to twist, deform, and fall apart before the black vortex.
The power formed from the five supreme laws was madly devoured, absorbed, and assimilated by the vortex.
Bai Xian's expression changed completely.
He could feel his power being swallowed by that vortex, like a clay ox sinking into the sea—gone without return.
"No!!!"
He roared, exerting all his strength in an attempt to withdraw the dragon claw.
But it was already too late.
The vortex's suction grew ever stronger, swallowing his entire dragon arm.
Dragon scales shattered, flesh turned to pulp, bones snapped. His dragon arm was ground into fragments within the vortex, then completely devoured.
Bai Xian screamed, his enormous dragon body retreating frantically.
But the vortex was faster than he was.
Like a living creature, it shot out from before Su Tao and swept toward Bai Xian.
Everything in its path