As the five-colored flame vortex slowly rotated, helping Xiao Yan suppress the surging Dou Qi within his body, the long-silent black Child Flame of the Nihility Devouring Flame on his right arm seemed to have been stirred by the tremendous commotion of the five flames merging. A barely perceptible black spark quietly emerged, seeking to make contact with that immense energy.
Yet the instant it appeared, a great hand formed from concentrated soul power silently materialized above it.
"Hmph, still trying to cause trouble?" Xiao Xuan curled his fingers.
Xiao Xuan's soul power was incomparably formidable. Once the all-devouring Child Flame of the Nihility Devouring Flame had been seized in his hand, it was completely unable to move. No matter how it struggled and writhed or unleashed its terrifying devouring force, it could not shake him in the slightest.
Xiao Xuan's expression remained indifferent, as though he were merely toying with some insignificant trinket. His fingers tightened slightly as he gripped the Black Flame in his palm and examined it repeatedly. After a moment, he seemed to make a discovery, and a cold smile curled across his lips.
"Just as I thought, it was hidden quite deeply... The Soul Clan's methods can never escape this sinister and devious style."
Before his words had faded, Xiao Xuan's soul power shot forth like a spike, viciously piercing the core of the Black Flame! Had Xiao Yan been watching from the side, he would have discovered that such a simple movement of his ancestor's soul power was even more terrifying than the full might of his own Shadow Piercing Needle!
Sizzle—
The Black Flame rolled and twisted violently. The face of Xiao Yan it had conjured instantly warped out of shape, revealing an expression of extreme agony. It instinctively tried to resist, but