As his words fell, endless, dazzling flames surged wildly out of Xiao Yan's body. In the blink of an eye, they gathered into a fireball the size of a human head in his palm.
The space surrounding the fireball instantly turned pitch-black, seemingly burned into nothingness by its terrifying heat.
"Is that the Sun Emperor's divine ability, Daytime Ascension?"
Shock crept into the Golden Crow Sect Master's already gloomy expression.
Daytime Ascension was a divine ability created by the First-Generation Sun Emperor Lord. Although it had yet to reach the level of the Thirty-Six Great Peerless Divine Abilities, it was still the fruit of a Heavenly Sovereign's painstaking efforts. Its power should far surpass ordinary divine abilities, but it should also be much harder to learn.
The current generation's Sun Emperor had taken nearly a hundred years to master Daytime Ascension. Yet this black-robed youth had cultivated it to such a level in just a few short months.
While the Golden Crow Sect Master pondered this, the dazzling fireball had already left Xiao Yan's hand.
The next moment, the dazzling fireball abruptly swelled, becoming a massive fireball ten thousand zhang across in the blink of an eye. The instant it appeared, the temperature throughout the space within a hundred thousand li soared, as though a brilliantly colored sun had suddenly descended from the sky.
As this dazzling sun grew brighter, the surrounding temperature rose again. The endless, brilliant flames continued heating up until, before everyone's eyes, they became a gigantic platinum-colored fireball.
Before this enormous platinum fireball, even the Nine Golden Crows behind the Golden Crow Sect Master began to tremble slightly, as though they had encountered something utterly terrifying.
"H-how is this possible?!"
Disbelief filled the Golden Crow Sect Master's eyes. His Nine Golden Crows had all been refined