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..."Roar—!!!"
The humiliation and agony of being sent flying by a single strike ignited the savagery buried deep in the Golden Dragon King's bones! Its colossal draconic frame forced itself steady in the shattered Void Realm, molten dragon blood seeping between the gaps of its dark-gold scales, yet the madness in its crimson eyes burned even hotter!
It no longer cared what the Blood-colored Giant was; only the most primal, most pure urge to destroy remained—rip him apart! Tear to pieces this ant that dared stand in its way!
"Aoo!!!"
The Golden Dragon King roared even more savagely, wings flaring wide as dark-gold light exploded around it like a blazing star, charging once more at the slaughter battle soul!
This time its claws slashed with a terrifying edge that tore at the very Law, its maw gaping as a breath of annihilation condensed into a dark-gold beam capable of piercing a stellar core!
The slaughter battle soul's blood-red eyes were icy, meeting the charge without the slightest fear!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Two behemoths ten thousand meters tall clashed within the already-shattered God Forbidden Land in the rawest, most savage, most terrifying of brawls!
Claws clashed against Blood Spear, ringing like metal tearing at the eardrums!
Breath met fist, blasting out ripples of destructive energy!
Every exchange made the entire God Forbidden Land convulse, space collapsing in sheets, the dark-red storm of energy shredded to pieces!
Even the five-colored sealing light-curtain outside—maintained by five God Kings and thought unbreakable—began to heave, its glow flickering as though it might shatter at any moment from the battle's aftermath!
"Well now… it's fierce in there," the God of Evil murmured, feeling the Seal quake, voice tinged with awe.
The Asura God's blood eyes were grave: "The Golden Dragon King possesses the Dragon God's mightiest Physical Body; its defense is first in the God Realm. Xuan Ming's Asura Battle Soul is strong, but breaking that defense will be hard!"
Even he had to give everything when facing the Golden Dragon King; Xuan Ming had only just condensed his Divinity—his chances of victory were slim.
On the battlefield, events unfolded just as the Asura God predicted.
Though the Asura Battle Soul raged, the Blood Spear slamming again and again into the Golden Dragon King's scales in blinding showers of sparks, it could never truly pierce that dark-gold armor! The flesh left by the Dragon God was simply too mighty!
The Golden Dragon King grew ever wilder, claws tearing, tail sweeping, every blow carrying star-rending force, ripping crack after crack in the slaughter battle soul's crimson armor! The Soul's regeneration began to lag behind the damage!
"Your death is at hand!" the Golden Dragon King laughed madly, pupils brimming with cruelty and delight.
Xuan Ming hovered at the glabella of the slaughter battle soul, pure-white eyes showing no impatience. He sensed the drain on his own divine force and the near-insurmountable defense of his foe.
Since strength was insufficient… he would simply take more!
"Hum—!"
The million-year trunk bone inside him—originating from the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, containing devouring and abyssal power—the abyssal dragon emperor trunk bone—blazed with light!
At the same time, the ring beneath his feet, representing ultimate evil and devouring—the ring of evil—flared in tandem!
Divine Skill—Dragon Emperor Devouring World!
Back in the Mortal Realm he had used this very move to forcibly devour energy, briefly step into Divine Rank, and slay Tang Chen.
Now, on the edge of the God Realm, the air around him held Origin divine force and immortal spiritual Qi countless times purer and vaster than anything in the Lower Realm!
"Devour… for me!"
Xuan Ming roared, driving the abyssal dragon emperor trunk bone and the ring of evil to their limits!
In an instant a vast dark vortex capable of swallowing everything appeared around him!
It wildly plundered every scrap of usable energy within the God Forbidden Land—shattered draconic soul remnants, diffused God Realm divine force, pure immortal spiritual Qi, even the wild energy the Golden Dragon King released in its attacks!
Rumble—!!!
The entire God Realm seemed to shudder! Outside the God Forbidden Land, the faces of the five God Kings changed in unison; they could clearly feel the God Realm's energy being forcibly siphoned into the Seal!
"He's forcefully devouring the God Realm's Origin divine force?!" the God of Destruction's eyes blazed violet!
"And the immortal Qi lingering from the Dragon Tomb… has this madman lost his mind?!" Even the God of Evil dropped his banter.
Devouring energies of such different sources so violently—one misstep and the backlash would obliterate both body and divine soul!
But Xuan Ming could not afford to care!
At the center of the battlefield, the tens-of-thousands-of-meters-tall Asura Battle Soul began to skyrocket in power at a terrifying speed!
Dark-purple patterns of destruction began to crawl across the dark-red torso, and the Blood Spear itself was wrapped in evil purple-black aura and the silent light of annihilation. The power of the ring of evil and the ring of destruction started to merge with the slaughter battle soul of the Asura ring!
The power level of the Asura Battle Soul was breaking through a certain limit!
Die!
Xuan Ming, driving the Asura Battle Soul whose strength had soared, had murderous crimson eyes. That terrifying Blood Spear, now fused with the power of the three divine rings, carried Law fluctuations that could annihilate everything and stabbed at the Golden Dragon King once more!
This time, the Blood Spear did not strike in vain!
Pfft—!
With a grating sound of tearing flesh, the Blood Spear actually pierced the hardest dark-gold scale on the Golden Dragon King's chest. Though it did not sink deep, dark-gold draconic blood gushed like molten lava!
Roar!!!
The Golden Dragon King let out the most miserable and furious roar since the battle began. He stared in disbelief at the draconic blood flowing down his chest; pain and humiliation drove him completely berserk!
He, the noble Golden Dragon King, possessor of the Dragon God's strongest Physical Body—had been injured? By an ant he had regarded with contempt?!
You seek death!!!
The Golden Dragon King went utterly mad. Holding nothing back, he pushed the power of his Ruination Godhead to the limit, and dark-gold destructive energy erupted from his body like a volcano. He would fight Xuan Ming to the death!
...The terrifying energy fluctuations coming from the God Forbidden Land and the slight quake that ran through the entire God Realm finally drew the attention of more Divinities.
One after another, divine lights of mighty aura rose from every part of the God Realm and converged on this strictly Sealed forbidden zone.
Among them, a blue divine light was especially conspicuous: Poseidon, who had hurried over upon hearing the news.
Ever since Bo Saixi completed the Legacy of the Sea God Position, Poseidon had been busy seeking Divinities interested in inheriting a God Position, thinking of gifts for the little girls on Sea God Island, and had paid little attention to Xuan Ming lately.
But sensing the world-destroying commotion from the God Forbidden Land, he realized at once—that boy had probably already ascended and was inside making earth-shaking trouble!
"Halt! Keep your distance!" The God of Evil appeared in front of the gods, voice carrying unquestionable authority; dark-purple divine force formed a barrier to stop them from advancing.
"The Golden Dragon King may break the Seal. If the situation spirals out of control, we will use our final measure to slay him. The collateral range will be impossible to estimate—approach at your own peril!"
Hearing this, the gods all shuddered, stopped in their tracks, and stared tensely at the five-colored Seal whose fluctuations were growing fiercer.
Poseidon flew to the God of Evil's side, brow tightly knit as he gazed at the Seal that might erupt at any moment, and could not help asking, "What exactly is happening inside? Is that boy Xuan Ming in there? Since things are so critical, why not go in and help him?"
The God of Evil glanced at Poseidon, tone flat yet carrying a trace of chill. "Help him? This is the final test."
He stared at the roiling Seal as though he could see through the barrier into the savage battle within.
"If he can solve the trouble of the Golden Dragon King and the heart of the dragon god alone, then we can place the future of the God Realm—and our hope of facing unknown crises—on him. But if he cannot..."
The God of Evil's voice was calm, yet absolutely resolute. He has come this far, condensed his own Divinity, and stepped onto this final battlefield. Failure means death. There is no alternative, no room for negotiation.
Poseidon's expression tightened.
The God of Evil continued, "We gave him a choice. Had he accepted any God King's Legacy—Asura, God of Destruction, or another—we would intervene when he faced such doom. But he chose the hardest path, relying on himself alone.
Since he chose to act alone, then life or death, success or defeat, is likewise his alone to bear. We will not interfere."
This was the God Kings' decision and their final judgment of Xuan Ming, the anomaly. Whether he became a partner beyond the rules or, like countless fallen Geniuses, became new nourishment for the God Forbidden Land depended entirely on his own ability.
Poseidon was silent for a moment, finally sighed, and gazed with complex eyes at the Seal that seemed to hold a brewing storm. He knew the God of Evil was right; this path was Xuan Ming's choice—others had no right, and no power, to interfere.
All they could do now was wait—wait for the battle inside to reach its conclusion.