Nantian Fengyu's fiery eyes widened in horror. She could feel her own power, immense as it was, being stretched. Defying a direct attack was one thing; protecting an entire land and every fragile life within it from a primordial's full, indiscriminate wrath was another.
Screech!
She unleashed her power to its absolute limit. A dome of incandescent Phoenix fire erupted from her, attempting to cover the entire Land of Beyond Heaven, to shield every fallen friend, every blade of grass she had revitalized.
For a moment, it held. The gray storm of time crashed against her golden-red dome, and was held at bay. The two forces warred, light against gray, life against entropy.
But Nian Shi, his face a mask of furious contempt, pressed down. He poured more of his primordial might into the assault. The Blade of Eternity in his hand glowed like a dead star, channeling the end of all things.
Crack!
