The moment Guye Bai saw the black crow, she sensed a lethal aura emanating from it.
That utter blackness, deep as a dark abyss, contained more than merely restrained Flame Dao laws. It seemed to be a terrifying source power born after countless Flame Dao and fire element powers had burned to their utmost limits, capable of scorching away even the void and time. Without question, it was a dreadful force that could threaten her life.
In the present age, the Great Dao remained hidden and the laws were shrouded in obscurity. Few could trace the laws back to their ultimate source and wield power in its purest, truest form.
Yet Venerable Scarlet, a Dharma Dao master who had risen to prominence in ancient times, was not among them. Long before heaven and earth had fallen silent together, he had already witnessed the scenery at the end of the Dao Path and learned the secrets of the mighty arts of this world. Naturally, he possessed tremendous power that transcended the age.
His black crow dharma aspect could be called the pinnacle of the Flame Dao. It was also a primordial fire that had fused and refined all manner of fire laws and could give rise to all things, a direct manifestation of his lifelong cultivation and strength. It was countless times more formidable than the myriad tribulations true flame Wu Lianyi had nurtured using an evil fire spirit.
As the black crow dharma aspect approached in the form of a sphere of light and unleashed its might, even the fire phoenix manifestation, likewise an embodiment of fire element power, was melted straight through, utterly incapable of resisting.
The spirit creature Guye Bai commanded was actually a Heavenly Phoenix, which itself possessed considerable talent in the Dao of the fire element.