182: Extreme pressure, the prototype of a black hole
Luo Jiuxuan's Chaos Annihilation Dao Domain fully unfurled, like an ever-expanding world of death, instantly enveloping Liu Qingtian along with tens of thousands of miles of surrounding starry sky!
Within the Dao Domain, Liu Qingtian felt as if he had fallen into a quagmire. His Demonic Essence circulated sluggishly, his Divine Sense was compressed to its limit, and even the Space-Time Law was greatly interfered with, making it difficult to use. What was even more terrifying was the omnipresent Chaos and Annihilation intent, constantly eroding his demonic body and demonic Soul, attempting to assimilate him and return him to nothingness.
This was Luo Jiuxuan when he was serious! The mere expansion of a Domain made Liu Qingtian feel an unprecedented pressure!
"How long can you last in my Dao Domain?" Luo Jiuxuan's voice came from all directions, carrying a Dominator-like indifference. He didn't immediately attack, merely controlling the power of the Dao Domain, slowly squeezing and grinding down Liu Qingtian like a millstone.
Liu Qingtian roared, pushing his Wither and Flourish Star Annihilation Domain to its extreme, desperately resisting the external erosion. The gloomy Domain fiercely collided with the Chaos Annihilation Dao Domain, emitting sizzling sounds of erosion, like two worlds annihilating each other. But he could feel his Domain being slowly and steadily compressed and weakened!
"I can't defend passively!" Blood light burst from Liu Qingtian's Demonic Pupils, and he launched an attack!
"Myriad World Roots, break the Domain!"
Countless dark red roots, like rampaging giant pythons, furiously stabbed towards the surrounding Chaos Annihilation Dao Domain, attempting to tear and devour this Domain! Wherever the roots passed, the Power of Annihilation was briefly dispelled, but it was quickly refilled by even denser Chaos Qi, like cutting water with a knife!
"Futile." Luo Jiuxuan commented indifferently, not even moving from his spot. With a mere thought, countless grey Annihilation Spears condensed within the Dao Domain, raining down upon Liu Qingtian and the Myriad World Roots!
Puff puff puff—!
The Myriad World Roots were largely severed and annihilated! Liu Qingtian wielded his fists, entwined with the Power of Annihilation, continuously smashing the Annihilation Spears aimed at him. But with each spear he shattered, his own Qi and blood surged, and his Demonic Essence was greatly consumed!
"vengeful spirit willow, Myriad Souls Devour the Heavens!"
The phantom of the vengeful spirit willow behind Liu Qingtian surged, and billions of vengeful spirits burned their Soul Power, emitting a shriek capable of tearing apart star rivers, transforming into an invisible Soul storm that swept towards Luo Jiuxuan! This was an attack targeting the Divine Soul, attempting to shake its foundation!
However, Luo Jiuxuan merely raised his gaze slightly, a flash of Chaos light in his eyes.
"Annihilation Heart Lamp, illuminate through illusion."
A heart lamp, seemingly condensed from Chaos Qi but with a flame of absolute dead silence, lit up in his Sea of Consciousness. The lamp flame flickered, emitting invisible ripples. The terrifying Soul storm, upon contact with these ripples, seemed to encounter its nemesis, its power greatly diminished, and the resentment and wails within it were rapidly purified and devoured by the Annihilation lamp flame!
Soul attack, ineffective!
"What other methods do you have? Feel free to use them all." Luo Jiuxuan still stood in place, as if waiting for something. He clearly possessed the strength to instantly heavily injure or even kill Liu Qingtian, yet he had never used burying netherworld for a decisive strike, only using his Dao Domain and basic Divine Ability to suppress, as if... he was forcing Liu Qingtian to display all his potential.
Liu Qingtian felt incredibly stifled. This feeling of being toyed with like a test subject angered him more than outright defeat! But he also knew that this was an absolute disparity in strength! The combat power Luo Jiuxuan was currently displaying was already extremely close to a true Black Hole Level! The Law annihilation he triggered with every move made him gasp for breath.
"Do you think this can make me submit?!" Liu Qingtian roared, no longer holding back, fully activating the sliver of Black Hole Level insight he had touched upon!
The force field around him that caused spatial distortion suddenly intensified! He brought his palms together in front of his chest, and all his Demonic Essence, Annihilation intent, Wither and Flourish Reincarnation, Space-Time Law, and even that strange paradoxical power, all surged frantically into his palms!
An extremely tiny point of light, yet emanating a heart-pounding devouring power and absolute darkness, was born and condensed between his palms!
The moment that light point appeared, even the power of the surrounding Chaos Annihilation Dao Domain seemed to be drawn, subtly shifting towards it! Even in Luo Jiuxuan's indifferent eyes, a faint trace of surprise flashed.
"Black Hole... Prototype?" he muttered softly, with a hint of confirmation.
"Devour... for me!"
Liu Qingtian fiercely pushed the miniature Black Hole Prototype, condensed with all his strength and insight, towards Luo Jiuxuan!
The moment the miniature Black Hole Prototype left his palm, it began to frantically devour everything around it! Light, energy, Law fragments, and even the power of the Chaos Annihilation Dao Domain were mercilessly pulled and devoured by it! Wherever it passed, it left behind a pure, dark trajectory capable of devouring even Divine Sense!
This was the strongest strike Liu Qingtian could currently unleash! It contained his ultimate understanding and struggle for power!
Facing this strike, which was enough to instantly annihilate an ordinary Stellar Remnant Level expert, Luo Jiuxuan finally... moved.
For the first time, he actively took a step forward.
Looking at the miniature Black Hole Prototype, whistling towards him and emitting terrifying suction, he did not dodge, nor did he use burying netherworld. He merely raised his left hand, which now only had crystalline Dao bones, spread his five fingers, and gently pressed it towards the Black Hole Prototype.
"Chaos... Guixu."
A power of Chaos Annihilation, even more ancient, more fundamental than the Black Hole Prototype, as if representing the ultimate destination of the Universe, burst forth from his palm! This power was not to resist the devour, but to... assimilate!
The Black Hole Prototype, which was violently devouring everything, had its internal rules of destruction and devour forcibly twisted and overwritten the moment it touched this Chaos Guixu power! It no longer devoured; instead, it began to collapse inward, returning to its most primitive Chaos and dead silence!
It was like a small puddle trying to swallow the entire ocean, only to be instantly assimilated and submerged by the ocean!
Buzz—!
The miniature Black Hole Prototype let out an unwilling wail, finally collapsing into an insignificant singularity before Luo Jiuxuan's palm, then annihilating without a trace.
Liu Qingtian's all-out strike was thus effortlessly... neutralized.
His face turned pale, and his aura instantly withered. Condensing the Black Hole Prototype had consumed most of his Demonic Essence and mental energy.
Luo Jiuxuan retracted his left hand, looking at the wisp of Chaos Qi slowly dissipating from his palm, then at the weakened Liu Qingtian. The light in his eyes gradually receded, returning to its previous indifference.
"A Black Hole Prototype, just a prototype." He spoke faintly, "Touching the threshold and truly mastering it are worlds apart."
"The current you is still... vulnerable."
As his voice fell, Luo Jiuxuan seemed to lose interest in continuing the "test." The burying netherworld in his hand was raised again, and this time, the Annihilation death intent swirling around the halberd was denser and more terrifying than any previous time!
He was clearly ready to end this game.
Liu Qingtian looked at the death halberd about to descend, feeling his nearly depleted Demonic Essence. An extreme sense of crisis and unwillingness burned through his demonic Soul like a wildfire.
Could it be... that this was the end?