Tongtian clenched his teeth tightly, veins bulging on his forehead as he resisted the evil power with all his might. The black light seemed to possess a consciousness of its own, continuously eroding his meridians and soul, sending waves of excruciating pain through his body.
"Hmph, I won't let you succeed!" Tongtian roared in his heart, channeling the meager strength left within him in an attempt to suppress the black light. Yet every bit of resistance demanded a massive toll; his face grew increasingly pale as beads of sweat rolled down incessantly.
Bathed in the radiance, the aura surrounding Tongtian turned chaotic, shifting between blazing light and a suffocating shroud of black. With Tongtian's body as the battlefield, the two forces locked in a fierce tug-of-war.
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