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...Just as Xuan Ming completely stripped away the Golden Dragon King's Bloodline essence, the shattered Dragon Core, and that restless Destruction Godhead, preparing to guide them toward the light cocoon where Gu Yuena was located—
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Five vast and boundless God King auras penetrated the sealing barriers of the God Forbidden Land without warning, descending instantly!
The God of Evil, the God of Kindness, the Asura God, the God of Destruction, and the Goddess of Life—the five supreme Dominators of the God Realm—appeared simultaneously within this shattered Void Realm, surrounding Xuan Ming and Gu Yuena, who was protected by the light cocoon nearby.
They had clearly been monitoring the movements inside closely; the moment the Golden Dragon King's aura completely vanished, they entered immediately.
Xuan Ming paused his movements, his gaze narrowing as his dimmed divine force gathered once more. Though weak, his resolute combat-ready posture was unmistakably clear.
He slightly raised the Blood Spear in his hand, pointing it at the stripped-away dark-gold light mass containing terrifying energy, as if ready to devour it at any moment and engage in a reckless final battle with the five God Kings.
"No need to be nervous," the God of Kindness spoke first. "We are not here to take advantage of your precarious situation."
The God of Evil's gaze swept over the restless dark-gold energy mass in Xuan Ming's hand, then looked at the weak-breathed Gu Yuena, his tone carrying a rare seriousness: "Kid, don't be impulsive. If we wanted to take advantage of you, we could have struck while you were fighting for your life against the Golden Dragon King. Why wait until now?"
Xuan Ming's eyes were cold, and he did not relax his guard: "Then why did you break in?"
The Asura God looked at Gu Yuena, then at the Golden Dragon King's Destruction Godhead before Xuan Ming. "To prevent you from making a wrong decision, and also... to save Gu Yuena."
The God of Kindness took over, her tone solemn: "Xuan Ming, you just defeated the Golden Dragon King, so you should know very well how crazy and violent the will contained within its Destruction Godhead is. Gu Yuena's current state is extremely poor; her divine soul is being assimilated by the heart of the dragon god, and her mind is incredibly fragile. If you forcibly infuse the Golden Dragon King's Bloodline and Godhead into her now, she will have no power to resist the impact of that destructive will!"
"At that time, her divine soul will be instantly torn to shreds by the Golden Dragon King's crazed will! Then, the heart of the dragon god will lose the Silver Dragon King's restraint and combine with the Golden Dragon King's Destruction Godhead... a destructive existence more insane and uncontrollable than the original Dragon God will be born! That would be a disaster for the entire God Realm and even countless Lower Realm planes!"
"So?" Xuan Ming asked in return.
"So, we have a better suggestion," the God of Evil said with a serious expression.
"You should be the one to devour the Golden Dragon King's power."
The God of Kindness continued: "We know your concerns. We can take action to safely strip the Silver Dragon King Bloodline and the heart of the dragon god from Gu Yuena's body and then hand them over to you for Fusion. You have already gained the recognition of the Dragon Tomb's Dragon Souls, condensed your own unique Godhead, and even carry a portion of the Law power from the five of us. If you carry the complete Dragon God Bloodline to control the heart of the dragon god, the success rate will be the highest, and the risk will be the smallest."
The Goddess of Life radiated a green halo full of vitality. Her gaze looked at Gu Yuena's light cocoon with pity, her voice soft yet helpless: "We will do our best to protect Gu Yuena's divine soul Origin and ensure the safety of the stripping process. But frankly, in her current state, the success rate of forcibly absorbing the Golden Dragon King's power is... minuscule. It would be almost equivalent to seeking death."
The meaning of the five God Kings was clear.
They did not trust that Gu Yuena could succeed. The Dragon God's power was too dangerous; they needed a more stable 'vessel'.
And Xuan Ming, this existence who had repeatedly created miracles, condensed an unknown Godhead, and successfully killed the Golden Dragon King, was undoubtedly the best candidate.
Having him become the new Dragon God, allowing the power to be controlled, Gu Yuena to survive, and the God Realm to eliminate the hidden danger—this was the most perfect solution at hand.
Of course, there was another more important reason: once Gu Yuena, the Silver Dragon King, became the new Dragon God, would she once again initiate the era where the Dragon Clan dominated the World and oppressed countless races?
Although most of them were already thinking about leaving the God Realm to pursue their own freedom and future, they couldn't truly leave the God Realm to a 'new Dragon God' who might repeat the same mistakes.
Gu Yuena's obsession with the Dragon Clan was too deep; once she became the Dragon God, she would inevitably use her greatest strength to make the Dragon Clan stand atop the thousands of races once again!
But Xuan Ming was different. Although he had deep involvements with the Soul Beast Clan and the Dragon Clan, his personality and conduct were clearly more in line with the attitude a god of the God Realm should have.
The Soul Beast Clan, the Dragon Clan, humans, and even other races were no different in Xuan Ming's eyes.
Even if they were equally unimportant.
But the God Realm needed exactly such a supreme god.
Impartial.
If a god interferes, the rules and order of the Mortal Realm will completely lose their meaning!
A god's indifference is the greatest mercy to Mortals!
"..."
Xuan Ming fell silent.
He looked down at the dark-gold light mass in his hand, which condensed all the Golden Dragon King's power and radiated a violent and destructive aura, then looked at the beautiful face in the light cocoon nearby, her brow furrowed in pain.
The power of the Dragon God?
He didn't have the slightest bit of desire in his heart; instead, a deep sense of fatigue welled up.
To reach this step today, how many life-and-death battles had he experienced, how many blood feuds had he carried, and how much pressure beyond ordinary imagination had he endured? He had finally condensed his own Godhead and saw the dawn of fulfilling all his promises, resurrecting the Ice Fire Dragon King, and letting everything settle.
The realm of a God King was not out of reach for him. What he needed was only time to stabilize his Godhead and settle his power.
What would touching the Dragon God's power mean?
It represented supreme authority, but also endless trouble and responsibility.
He was truly tired; he just wanted to end all this as soon as possible and then... perhaps he could truly rest for a while, go see the people he cared about, and live a relatively peaceful life.
The finish line was right before his eyes; he didn't want to, and was absolutely unwilling to, push the line representing liberation toward an unreachable distance again because of the heavy title of 'Dragon God'.
But... his gaze fell back on Gu Yuena once more. Looking at the Nine-Colored Light throbbing violently at her brow as if it would tear her divine soul apart, and feeling the undisguisable weakness and pain in her aura.
The words of the five God Kings, though carrying their own stances and calculations, were not entirely without merit. Given Gu Yuena's current state, the success rate of forcibly fusing the Golden Dragon King's violent power was... minuscule. It was almost equivalent to seeking death.
He couldn't stand by and watch her go to her death.
Seeing the struggle and fatigue flashing in Xuan Ming's eyes, and his final gaze fixed on that light cocoon, the five God Kings became increasingly certain that their suggestion was correct.
Xuan Ming had no desire for the Dragon God's power itself; this 'indifference' was precisely the key to him being able to wield this dangerous power without being enslaved by it.
Whereas Gu Yuena's obsession with the revival of the Dragon Clan was too deep; her compatibility with the Dragon God's power might instead become the catalyst for her being devoured by it.
Just as Xuan Ming was struggling intensely internally, with the scales swaying between his own fatigue and his concern for Gu Yuena—
Within the light cocoon, Gu Yuena's tightly closed eyes trembled slightly, frost and pain condensing on her long eyelashes. Her divine soul, under the impact of the heart of the dragon god, regained a brief moment of clarity once more.
She seemed to perceive everything outside—perceiving Xuan Ming's hesitation and the suggestion of the five God Kings.
A weak but firm thought, like a strand of silk, entered Xuan Ming's mind:
"Xuan Ming... don't... make it hard..."
"Let me... try..."
"The Dragon Clan's responsibility... shouldn't... be forced upon you..."
Her thoughts were intermittent yet full of resolution. She understood Xuan Ming's desire for freedom and an end; she was unwilling to place heavy shackles on him again because of her own obsession. Even if the path ahead was a ten-thousand-foot abyss, she was willing to brave it herself!
Feeling Gu Yuena's almost self-sacrificial resolution, the last trace of hesitation in Xuan Ming's heart vanished instantly!
Fatigue? Restraint? Future troubles?
Compared to her safety, these... were no longer important!
He would never allow her to take such a risk where death was almost certain!
"Sleep."
A hint of softness flashed in Xuan Ming's eyes, and a gentle yet firm divine soul soothing power, like the softest moonlight, enveloped the light cocoon.
Gu Yuena's forcibly gathered consciousness, under this soothing power, was as if its last support had been pulled away, quickly falling into a deeper coma, and the pained expression on her face smoothed out slightly.
Then, Xuan Ming raised his head and looked calmly at the five God Kings.
"Do it."