Long Chen took a step forward, the Uncreation aura around him pulsing hungrily. "Your 'Seven Phoenixes Seeking the Sun' has a fatal flaw in its energy convergence point. I could unmake it with a thought. Your Divine Phoenix Nirvana rebirth? It requires a stable anchor of life energy. I can sever that anchor before the first flame even sparks."
He gestured around at the fallen. "Their techniques? Their weaknesses? I know them all. This wasn't a battle. It was a dissection."
The truth was a more devastating blow than any physical attack. They hadn't just been betrayed; they had been studied, cataloged, and dismantled by enemies who had shared their meals and their laughter.
