Black Flame surged from all directions. The Headless Immortal Corpse seemed to instinctively sense a great crisis, halting its terrifying assault on Yi Beidou and switching to a defensive stance.
Patterns of golden Talismans flowed out from its body, forming a spherical shield around it that blocked the surging Black Flame.
However, this decision cost the Headless Immortal Corpse its last chance to fight back.
The Black Flame surging from all directions began to erode and burn away the Headless Immortal Corpse's protective divine light, while the Corpse continuously produced more Talismans from within to replenish what was lost. For a time, the two sides were locked in a stalemate.
Under normal circumstances, a battle of attrition against Earth Immortal Flesh and Blood would be a surefire loss. Its powerful energy, generated endlessly from some unknown source, could suppress all beings beneath the level of an Earth Immortal.
