Chen Feng felt a spike of pain; the energy shield, formed from the power of the Great Universe, was dissolving with a sizzling sound, as if an iron block were submerged in sulfuric acid.

Having seen the dire situation earlier, he had exerted his utmost strength to blast Anjelisa out of the vortex's center, but in doing so, he had lost the optimal window for escape and was now trapped within the Profound Heavens Starry Formation.

The Profound Heavens Starry Formation was entirely composed of Nihility Power, a force that caused devastating harm and consumed energy at an alarming rate.

"If I continue to dissolve at this speed, I fear I'll be reduced to ashes here in less than a minute!" A wave of anxiety washed over Chen Feng. "I must find a way out!"

With this thought, Chen Feng gathered all the remaining power within him. A brilliant flash of light erupted from his body as a massive Qigong blast shot outward.

Rumble!

The might of the Overlord's Roaring Fist was immense, yet when infused with Nihility Power, it diminished like ice falling into lava, shrinking until it vanished completely!

His attempt to use the recoil thrust from the Overlord's Roaring Fist to break free failed entirely, costing him significant power in the process.

"This won't work!" Chen Feng felt his energy shield weakening rapidly, on the verge of being completely swallowed by the Nihility Power. Suddenly, he recalled, "I felt a familiar sensation from this power just now, somewhat similar to the power of Darkness. Could it be..."

A flash of inspiration struck him. He immediately closed his eyes, expanding his spiritual sense rapidly to perceive the changes in the surrounding energies.

"The Heart of Slaughter. Yes, the Heart of Slaughter."

Nihility Power was the peculiar, distinct energy emitted by the body after death. The Heart of Slaughter had claimed so many lives; naturally, it was tainted with many similar forces. These forces, when fused with the Heart of Slaughter, had formed the power of Darkness!

The power of Darkness belonged to him, which meant the Nihility Power fundamentally could not harm him!

He exhaled a breath of turbid air. Chen Feng’s tension was immense. If his theory was correct, the Nihility Power would pass through his energy shield without harming him; if he was wrong, there was only one path: death!

Chen Feng was not reckless, but he was certainly daring. Since he possessed half a measure of confidence, he had to fight for it.

The very moment he reached his realization, the energy shield finally buckled under the relentless assault from outside. With a crisp crack, it dissolved completely. The endless Nihility Power, like a tidal flood, surged in and engulfed him instantly.

"Just as I thought!" Chen Feng opened every pore on his body, drawing in the surging Nihility Power like water, channeling the Heart of Slaughter to merge with his core. Moments later, he felt a sudden surge of power within him, as if he had been injected with an exhilarant.

All around him was boundless, pure Nihility Power (the original text stated 'purity'). If he could absorb all this energy... his strength would undoubtedly achieve another qualitative leap.

With a thought, Chen Feng expanded the power of the Great Universe outward. The Heart of Slaughter, already integrated into his body, responded instantly to this power surge, growing wildly, spreading out in a flash.

In an instant, the entire Profound Heavens Dark Tide began to vibrate violently, and the Nihility Power rushed toward Chen Feng in a frenzy.

Curiously, the Dark Tide seemed to gain a consciousness of its own. Upon seeing him absorb, it instantly converted all the Nihility Power into normal energy!

Chen Feng had been worried about his Dark Power growing too large and disrupting the balance with his Ultimate Power. Seeing this transformation, his excitement was beyond measure, and he continued to absorb with renewed ferocity.

After the Great Universe Power evolved from the fusion of Ultimate Power and Dark Power, logically, both constituent powers should have reached their peak and been incapable of further absorption. However, Chen Feng’s situation was unique. The blending of the Ultimate Power and Dark Power within him had already caused strange changes in his physique. Now, absorbing these two distinct types of energy actually caused his Great Universe Power to grow continuously.

This meant that regardless of external shifts, his Great Universe Power was constantly increasing.

Great Universe Power: 17, 18, 1...

The power throughout his body grew wildly, strengthening like a rocket launch.

In the history of KOF, there was no necessary correlation between the evolution of Ultimate Power, Dark Power, and Great Universe Power. Furthermore, the Great Universe Power was not calculated on a percentage basis. Chizuru Kagura possessed only 40% of the Ultimate Power, and even combining her power with her sister’s only yielded 75% utilization. Yet, Kyo Kusanagi could utilize the predictive methods of the Great Universe Power, and Iori Yagami, despite not achieving the full Dark Power, could still unleash the colossal Eight Sake Cups imbued with Great Universe Power.

However, their powers had specific limitations: Chizuru's manifested in prophecy, Kyo's in fighting spirit, and Iori's in time freezing. Chen Feng’s unique fusion of Dark Power and Ultimate Power set him apart; he possessed the complete capabilities of both spatial sealing and time freezing?

When the Profound Heavens Demonic God set up this Profound Heavens Dark Tide, he likely never conceived that someone in this world could simultaneously harness both Nihility Power and normal energy, a single body capable of integrating two different types of force.

With the ability to utilize both energies, the defensive formation of the Profound Heavens Starry Formation was functionally moot. No matter how the Dark Tide shifted its energy signature, Chen Feng could absorb it completely.

In mere moments, the entire Dark Tide underwent a massive transformation. The vortex center had shifted entirely onto Chen Feng. The raging, powerful energy had become his personal supply line!

From the distance, the KOF members watched one another, dumbfounded, unable to believe what they were witnessing.

Kyo Kusanagi swallowed hard, his face paling slightly. "How is this possible? Even the Main God would be consumed by the Nihility Power... but he absorbed the Nihility Power... this is too absurd..."

Boom!

Having been excessively absorbed, the Profound Heavens Dark Tide grew even more violent. Powerful streams of energy lashed out like tempestuous waves, causing the area controlled by the Profound Heavens Starry Formation to expand rapidly, encompassing a wider and wider range, inflating like a balloon.

Chen Feng felt an increasing heat building within him as the volatile energy raged through his body.

Initially, absorbing this power felt like a pleasure, but as he absorbed more, his body transitioned to endurance, to suffering.

Even the best things cannot be consumed all at once. The power of the Profound Heavens Dark Tide, having lain dormant for millennia, was something even the Main Gods could not manage—it was simply too vast. Despite Chen Feng's superior physique, he could not absorb it all.

"If I keep absorbing at this rate, I'll surely burst!" Chen Feng managed a wry smile. Others who came here were worn down and destroyed by opposing forces, while he was facing destruction from being overfilled with power—it sounded like a joke.

"I’ll risk it! Instead of waiting here to explode, I might as well blast a path out!" Chen Feng clenched his fists, making a sudden, firm decision.

He calmed his mind, leaning his body slightly back, guiding the internal power to surge up toward his arms. His eyes snapped open, and he thrust both hands upward.

Orochi Technique: Sunlight Incineration!

All the Great Universe Power fused within him erupted through the convergence point of his arms like a rapidly deflating balloon during the release of Sunlight Incineration. Unparalleled spatial particles violently radiated outward from the center of the Dark Tide.

The already unstable Dark Tide reacted to this immense power as if ignited, exploding from the center in an instant.

"This is... annihilation..."

Feeling the explosion of the Dark Tide, a realization flashed through Chen Feng's mind—he seemed to have grasped something incredible.

"This is bad, it's all over!" Kyo Kusanagi’s face turned ashen when he saw the Dark Tide detonate. He spun around instantly, pulling the others, and they fled backward.

The group stopped only when they reached the spatial gate they had entered through, looking back at the changes occurring in the Profound Heavens Starry Formation.

The chaotic energy resulting from the Dark Tide's explosion instantly merged into the surrounding spatial turbulence. Under the impact of this power, the turbulent, previously multicolored light dimmed considerably, turning entirely dark black.

"Now the spatial turbulence... it will probably become the Nihility Land of the Human Gods!" Kyo Kusanagi sighed, watching the transforming turbulence.

"Kyo, what exactly happened?" Xiaohu, who was beside him, couldn't help but ask.

"What happened? I don't know precisely, but I know the Profound Heavens Starry Formation is completely finished. The Nihility Power has now completely integrated into the spatial turbulence. The entire turbulence has become a place of danger everywhere; it can no longer be entered casually!" Kyo stated.

Just as he finished speaking, a series of figures suddenly flashed out from the center of the former Profound Heavens Starry Formation, all scrambling frantically outward. These figures moved without apparent direction; the moment they entered the spatial turbulence, they were attacked and instantly turned into blinding white light.

After hundreds of these light specks vanished, the figures paused. The leader conferred briefly with the others; they nodded in unison, and instantly, spatial energy coiled, light flared brilliantly, and a massive sphere of power formed before them. In moments, a huge spatial gate materialized!

Seeing the gate form, the group burst into laughter, and one by one, they dove through, vanishing instantly.

Kyo Kusanagi’s already pale face lost all color at this sight. He felt a sudden darkness descend and nearly fainted.

"What's wrong, Kyo?" Xiaohu and the others noticed his distress and asked anxiously.

"What's wrong? A catastrophe has occurred!" Kyo looked at the distant horizon, his face the color of ash, and spoke in a heavy tone, "The destruction of the Profound Heavens Starry Formation has opened a passage between the Divine Realm and the Human Realm... All the dead gods and Nihility Gods have broken through the barrier and arrived in this world! I fear... the War of the Gods will reappear! All humanity will be exterminated! Humanity will know no peaceful days again!"