Ming Qi was slightly surprised by Tian Yi's words. Even powerful beings were wary of the word death, yet this fellow was so unfazed. However, he wasn't prepared to believe it. Even gods couldn't accurately predict their own mortality, let alone him.
Ming Qi's attention was now fixed on the golden-red ancient book in Tian Yi's right hand. The book was rectangular and thick. Although its cover was golden-red, it emanated alternating black and white light, creating a rather strange impression.
"How much do you understand about this black-and-white concept of life and death?"
Gazing at the golden-red ancient book in his hand, Tian Yi raised his head and gazed at Ming Qi before him, seemingly unwilling to act immediately.
Ming Qi naturally had no intention of playing word games with him. If Tian Yi didn't act, he would.
The Fire Emperor Sword in his hand slashed through the air, sending a streak of sword light whistling out.
However, Ming Qi's sword strike wasn't particularly powerful; it was merely a test. Furthermore, the ancient book in Tian Yi's hand was rather strange, and he wouldn't use his full strength until he understood its true capabilities.
Seeing Ming Qi's first move, Tian Yi smiled faintly. He gently shook the golden-red ancient book in his hand, and the surrounding black and white light suddenly shifted. Immediately, a night-light flew out from the ancient book, rapidly expanding.
The page of the ancient book was a faint black, shrouded in a cloud of black energy, creating an indescribably eerie atmosphere.
The black page of the ancient book immediately blocked Ming Qi's sword strike, silently swallowing it in a flash.
Seeing this, Ming Qi was startled. This ancient book was quite strange, completely unlike ordinary weapons. Continuing to test it like this wouldn't yield the desired result.
Since his attempts proved fruitless, Ming Qi abandoned his attempts and channeled his divine power, mentally directing the remaining three figures to swiftly charge towards Tian Yi ahead, while he himself charged forward.
Seeing the leading figure charging ahead, Tian Yi remained unmoved. Instead, he shook his right hand, clutching the golden-red ancient book, again. This time, a white page swiftly detached from the ancient book and flew forward, overlapping with the black page in front of him in the blink of an eye!
In a flash, the three figures charged forward simultaneously. From a distance, Tian Yi extended his hand and pointed, only to see the overlapping pages vanish before reappearing in front of one of the figures.
The flickering pages met the figure directly, suddenly moving forward and passing through it completely!
The flickering pages flickered again. Could it be that the figure had vanished?
At the same moment, Ming Qi was stunned to discover that the image of a figure had suddenly appeared on the previously radiant page!
"What the hell is this book? It can actually devour shadows!"
Ming Qi was utterly astonished. Tianyi remained motionless in the distance. After devouring one shadow, the pages of the book glowed brighter. Then, in a flash of light, they devoured the other two in the blink of an eye.
Watching the pages swiftly devour the three shadows, Tianyi smiled, and his right hand began to waver again!
Ming Qi couldn't discern what else was so strange about the ancient book in Tianyi's hand, but he knew clearly that the longer they fought against such an unpredictable creature, the worse it would be.
Thinking of this, Ming Qi let out a long roar, and the Fire Emperor Sword in his hand suddenly erupted with a pale, divine glow. He concentrated his immense divine power and slashed down at Tianyi, igniting the strange page.
Seeing the longsword slashing towards him, its blazing light dazzling, Tianyi finally moved, though his movement was minimal. Logically, such a movement wouldn't have been enough to dodge Mingqi's strike.
But the next moment, the page moved again, swiftly flashing forward, once again attempting to block the sword's light.
Seeing the page's impact, Mingqi didn't retract his sword. Instead, he exerted even more power, the blade's edge radiating a brilliant light like the blazing sun.
Puff!
The powerful longsword accurately struck the ancient book's page, but the sensation from the tip, as if cutting into cotton, immediately alarmed Mingqi. He waved his hand to withdraw the sword, but he couldn't pull it free!
The Fire Emperor Sword had been completely restrained by the One Page Book!
Mingqi was slightly shocked. This ancient book truly possessed extraordinary magical powers. His full-strength attack had been neutralized so easily. Moreover, he had been the one who initiated the attack, but he hadn't expected such a result.
The Fire Emperor Sword naturally couldn't be contained by Tianyi. The three previously devoured figures were now completely undetectable, presumably having been completely absorbed and digested.
The ancient book exuded an unfathomable mystery, which filled Mingqi with trepidation. However, he held no intention of retreating. Tianyi's excessive reliance on the ancient book indicated his lack of strength. His ability to command the Tianzui Camp was likely due to its dependence on the book.
Considering this possibility, Mingqi immediately made a decision.
If Tianyi were slain, the Tianzui Camp on Earth would essentially disintegrate. Without Tianyi's leadership, the Tianzui army would be like a pile of loose sand, barely a mob.
Thinking of this, Mingqi advanced instead of retreating. Divine power surged throughout his body, and he thrust his sword forward once more. Simultaneously, the star power within Nirvana Heaven surged, boiling to a climax.
"Are you really just going to die like this?"
Tianyi couldn't help but laugh at Mingqi's actions.
Since the battle began, Tianyi hadn't directly engaged Mingqi. A single page of the ancient book had completely neutralized Mingqi's attacks, and with almost imperceptible effort, they vanished without a trace.
Mingqi pondered silently, then took a step into the air, charging towards the pages of the ancient book.
The full force of a powerful Martial God was terrifying. The pages of the ancient book could be clearly seen shaking, clearly under immense force.
In the blink of an eye, Mingqi was right in front of the ancient book. A swirling, misty black and white aura resembled a giant hand reaching out from a black hole, absorbing an endless stream of divine power. Mingqi still grasped the hilt of the Fire Emperor Sword. As the power of the pages grew, his right arm began to penetrate the ancient tree's pages.
"Hehehe, since you're so obsessed, I'll grant your wish."
Tianyi's expression remained unchanged, and he didn't move a muscle, allowing the ancient book's pages to engulf Ming Qi.
As he was gradually sucked into the ancient book's pages, Ming Qi struggled. Powerful divine energy surged in all directions, sweeping the ancient book's pages back and forth in the air, causing them to sway like drifting leaves.
Clearly, the ancient book's pages had a limit to their capacity. Forcibly sucking Ming Qi, a Martial God Realm expert, within was undoubtedly a challenge.
After a moment, Ming Qi was completely absorbed by the ancient book's pages. He then felt himself enter a unique space, a square, ethereal void. He seemed to be able to see everything, yet it seemed as if he could see nothing.
Ming Qi naturally ignored this. As the four-sided space began to wriggle, he quickly shook his hands and formed a seal.