The God of Destruction, holding his divine halo, glanced at the other four.

"I'll take it."

There was a moment of silence.

Shura frowned. Good and evil exchanged a glance, but neither spoke immediately.

Qian Xunji stood a little distance away, her eyes lowered, and remained silent.

He knew that the destruction was fulfilling a previous agreement between the two of them.

As for why the other god-kings acquiesced, the reason is not hard to guess.

Although this divine ring is precious, it is ultimately the energy condensed after the death of the Golden Dragon King, and not the most core divine essence.

Destruction and Life occupy two seats on the committee and contributed to this battle. It's understandable that the two god-kings would now take a divine ring.

The Golden Dragon King had just died, and the space had only just stabilized. No one wanted to argue over this item on the spot.

Qian Xunji looked at the divine ring sealed by lightning, suppressed the turmoil in his eyes, and quietly returned to his original position.

……

The lower realm, Dragon Valley.

The energy storm that had been raging for so long finally stopped.

The last wisp of golden energy disappeared into Huang Tian's body, and the nine-colored light covering her slowly receded.

No more blood mist exploded around them; only a ground covered with broken blood scabs, gently rolling in the remaining wind.

Biji held on for a moment, making sure that Huangtian's body was no longer cracking, before she withdrew her hands.

The moment the green light went out, her knees buckled and she collapsed to the ground.

She tried to steady herself, pressing her palms to the earth, but she didn't even have the strength to support her body. The ethereal image of the jade swan behind her flickered and then vanished completely.

The life force accumulated over hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation has been completely drained.

Biji's face was pale, and she took several breaths before finally turning her gaze back to Huang Tian.

The piece of living gold that was originally as tall as a person is now only a piece the size of a washbasin.

The edges are covered with scratches and bite marks.

She had lost count of how much life essence she had just consumed. All she knew was that whenever Huang Tian's body was about to give out, another piece of life-giving gold would be placed in his mouth, bringing back the life that was about to dissipate.

Without it, relying solely on one's own treatment, one simply cannot save Huangtian.

Huang Tian remained seated cross-legged.

The scabs on her body were peeling off, revealing new skin covered with a faint golden glow. Her breathing, though slow, had returned to steady, her aura firmly held at the priestly level, neither rising further nor dissipating outwards.

The eighth dragon pattern on the Nine-Colored Dragon God's molt was nearly half-filled with golden destructive divine power.

The patterns were deeper and clearer than before. Even though Huang Tian had already concealed his aura, there were still wisps of heavy and violent dragon might emanating from him.

A moment later, she opened her eyes and slowly raised her hands.

As the fingers flexed and extended, a low, soft sound came from the joints.

This body is completely different from before. She doesn't even need to consciously activate it to feel the destructive divine power lurking deep within her flesh and blood.

The power of the Golden Dragon King.

Huang Tian stared at his palm, remaining silent for a long time.

Thinking of the inner world, and the ten thousand years she had lived there, she suddenly felt a strange, indescribable feeling.

Once, the Golden Dragon King was the supreme ruler of the Soul Beast race, an existence she needed to look up to and submit to. That majesty etched in his blood was something almost no one dared to question.

Now, she has crossed the interdimensional gate and, under Qian Xunji's arrangement, personally swallowed the essence of this "master" from another realm into her body.

That power that once made her bow her head is now supporting her as she ascends to godhood.

Huang Tian slowly clenched his fist.

This reversal was so drastic that even after experiencing it firsthand, she still found it somewhat absurd.

……

Meanwhile, in the skies above the Douluo Continent.

Gu Yuena's clone kept a straight face, and its flight speed continued to increase.

She could sense something calling to her from the place ahead where the coordinates of Dragon Valley were hidden. The closer she got, the clearer the sensation became, and even the blood in her body began to stir.

Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her chest.

The silver light spread out without warning, and the figure that was rushing forward fell dozens of meters from the sky. Gu Yuena clutched her chest tightly until the wind rushed past her ears before she could barely regain her balance.

Everything in front of me became blurry.

She raised her hand to touch her face, and her fingertips were wet with tears.

A strange and intense sorrow welled up inside her, catching her completely off guard and leaving her no room to suppress it. It was as if a part of her body that was connected to her had been suddenly severed, leaving an emptiness that could never be filled.

That was the resonance from the bloodline when the Dragon God's half-body completely perished.

Gu Yuena opened her mouth, but no sound came out.

However, the grief did not last long.

In just a moment, another instinct surged up from the depths of her being, forcefully suppressing the grief.

She suddenly felt hungry.

It wasn't the hunger in her stomach, but a craving that arose from her very bones. The shared aura ahead became exceptionally vivid, so vivid that she could almost imagine the satisfaction that would come when she swallowed it.

Tear it open and swallow it.

Leave no blood or flesh behind.

The thought arose out of nowhere, yet it was so intense that it made her tremble all over.

Gu Yuena bit her lip sharply.

The taste of blood spread on her tongue, but a red glint still lingered in her eyes, which she couldn't suppress.

"What...what's wrong with me?"

She gasped for breath and looked down at her hand, which was still clutching her chest.

The pain of losing her ancestral half still lingered there, yet another desire urged her forward. Grief and the urge to devour were intertwined, leaving her both terrified and bewildered.

She didn't know why this thought had come to her.

He had no idea what lay ahead that could cause his blood to run wild to this extent.

All she knew was that it was becoming increasingly difficult for her to stop.

The Dragon Valley hidden within the folded space now seemed almost within reach. The previously faint call had transformed into a clear and forceful pull, dragging her consciousness and her body along with it.

Gu Yuena clenched her fingers, and silver light shone from her body once more.

In the next instant, she broke through the oncoming clouds and sped off towards the direction of Dragon Valley.

........

Above the forbidden land of gods.

The Asura God King walked to the Golden Dragon King's head, gripped the Asura Blood Sword in his hand, and plunged it into the dragon's brow. The sword's edge pierced the dragon's bone, and with a flick of his wrist, a rhombus-shaped crystal flew out from the crack and hovered in mid-air.

Destroy the divine status.

The core of the Golden Dragon King's power is now laid out before the five God Kings.

But after they saw what it looked like, none of them said a word.

Blood-gold veins still flow on the surface of the crystal, but its luster is dull.

The ferocity of the Golden Dragon King was still fresh in everyone's mind, making it hard to believe that it was supported by such a divine entity.

The God of Destruction stepped forward, carefully sensed for a moment, and his brows furrowed more and more.

"Why are so many missing?"

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