What immense pressure!
Nie Yun frowned. His physical body circulated with the tolling of a great bell, blocking the tremendous pressure.
Ever since he had begun cultivating after his rebirth, he had never neglected his physical body. He had cultivated it diligently, building an exceptionally solid foundation. Even so, the overwhelming pressure drenched him in cold sweat, while every joint and muscle throughout his body let out "creak! creak!" as though they might shatter at any moment.
"Fuse, assimilate!"
The greater the pressure, the clearer Nie Yun became. His thoughts flashed like lightning, racing through his body and sparking. His sturdy body seemed to turn into flowing water in an instant, beginning to fuse with the exploded golden dust.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!
The moment he fused with the dust, he felt countless strange thoughts rush into his sea of consciousness. They seemed intent on taking over his awareness and erasing him.
These thoughts were like the black lines on the ancient corpse, carrying a corrosive power that was difficult to resist.
As expected, it was far stronger than Nie Tong...
Nie Yun's face darkened at the sensation of that intent.
He had previously clashed with Ayena's corrosive intent. Though it had been terrifying, it was still far inferior to this one.
Put plainly, Ayena was no different from an ordinary ruler before this entity and could be wiped out at any time.
Even so, fighting Ayena's consciousness had cost him enormous effort, and he had nearly perished.
The only reason he had succeeded had been because he relied on the intent of the Nine Heavens World's Heavenly Dao. Now that the Heavenly Dao was gone, he could not possibly withstand it on his own!
In an instant, countless black threads wrapped around and entangled his consciousness. His awareness was