Douluo Continent: Reborn as Yuhao, they all have ulterior motives.

Chapter 436 Gifts are not without conditions

"You've arrived."

As if he had already anticipated that someone would come to stop him, the Golden Dragon King slowly raised his head, staring fiercely at the green-haired figure rushing towards him, but his tone was somewhat nonchalant.

"What, is there no one left in the God Realm? You, a God-King with practically no fighting power, are actually trying to stop me? Where are the others? Did they run away in fear? Or..."

"You're so overconfident that you really think you can stop me all by yourself?"

The instant he finished speaking, he unleashed a terrifying speed that even the God King couldn't react to, and flashed to the Goddess of Life.

Then, turn around and drift!

The goddess of life's expression changed drastically. It was a simple action, but the tail brought her an unprecedented sense of crisis.

This guy is so much stronger than before he was sealed!

Terrified, she could not stop her forward momentum and could only cross her arms in front of her to protect her vitals as much as possible.

Although she knew that doing so wouldn't bring him much benefit.

Boom-! ! !

With a muffled thud, a terrifying force instantly struck the slender arms of the Goddess of Life.

Like a fragile cookie, the arm bent back into a ferocious arc along the joint and was easily severed by the sharp scales on the tail.

In an instant, blood spurted out.

But that wasn't all. After severing her arms, the tail continued its momentum, lashing out at her abdomen and easily tearing a huge gash in her stomach.

Immediately afterwards, the goddess of life flew out like a cannonball, piercing through the mountain below, and was finally buried by the collapsing boulders.

With just one strike, she, a being with the cultivation of a God-King, was severely injured.

"Ha ha ha ha"

Seeing how easily his opponent was defeated, the Golden Dragon King couldn't help but sneer. He stared mockingly at the dust flying below, his voice filled with pleasure and killing intent.

"It seems that what that Asura successor said is true; the God Realm is now utterly vulnerable. Hmm?"

Before he could finish speaking, his sharp eyes spotted a tender green shoot pushing aside the surrounding boulders and beginning to grow at an unimaginable speed.

Almost in the blink of an eye, a towering tree, tens of thousands of meters tall and brimming with rich life energy, appeared before the Golden Dragon King.

At the very top of that canopy, the goddess of life stands prominently.

Shockingly, her deep, bone-revealing wounds, which appeared potentially fatal, were healing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Whether it was the gruesome wound on her abdomen or her severed arms, the injuries she had just suffered had miraculously healed completely in those few seconds. Apart from the unrepaired tears in her clothes, there was no trace of injury on her body.

It's as if they're immortal.

"This is... the Ancient Tree of Life!?"

The contempt in the Golden Dragon King's eyes finally disappeared, replaced by an unprecedented solemnity.

"You actually summoned your true form here!?"

"I won't let you pass."

Perhaps it was the blessing of her true form that gave the Goddess of Life confidence. She met the Golden Dragon King's crimson eyes without fear and spoke coldly.

As if responding to these words, the towering tree beneath her instantly sprouted countless thick vines that bound the Golden Dragon King's body.

Immediately afterwards, an indescribable force surged along the vines, dragging him towards the base of the ancient tree of life.

Although she wasn't strong in direct combat, the Goddess of Life dared to take the initiative to seek out the Golden Dragon King, so she must have her own countermeasures.

For example, in this current move, once the Golden Dragon King is dragged to the bottom of the Ancient Tree of Life, he will be forcibly suppressed by the root system, which is much larger and more abundant than the tree canopy.

Although this method is not as effective as the seal used to suppress the Golden Dragon King, it is still enough to keep this big guy from breaking free for quite some time.

However, having finally regained his freedom, how could the Golden Dragon King possibly sit idly by and let the Goddess of Life reseal him?

Seeing his situation deteriorate rapidly, he immediately began to struggle frantically, waving his claws to try and cut off the annoying vines on his body.

But perhaps it was the unparalleled regenerative power of the Goddess of Life that was also effective on the vines. Almost as soon as his dragon claws severed the vines, the severed parts began to grow rapidly and reconnected to each other out of thin air.

The entire process took less than the time it takes to take a single breath.

Seeing this, the Golden Dragon King's eyes darkened, and those painful experiences he couldn't bear to recall began to surface in his mind one by one.

Is he going to return to that dark, gloomy cocoon, living like a walking corpse, enduring a life devoid of any hope?

No, absolutely not!

He wants to win!

Having finally escaped the seal and learned about the Silver Dragon King's situation, he knew that if he absorbed the latter's power, he could become a Dragon God and slaughter the entire God Realm!

Whether it's the Goddess of Life before him or the Asura successor, he won't let any of them go, as long as they are gods in this divine realm!

The rage and murderous intent that had been suppressed for countless years erupted at this moment, causing the Golden Dragon King to let out a frenzied roar.

"You really think you can stop me on your own!?"

Suddenly, a dazzling golden light burst forth from the sharp corner of his forehead, spreading from top to bottom across his entire body like flowing water.

Immediately afterward, under the blessing of this golden light, his already extremely powerful strength surged again, and even the dragon scales on his body became exceptionally sharp.

With just a slight twist of its body, the edges of its scales intersected, like the sharpest blades, shredding the surrounding vines to shreds.

Having regained control of his body, he unleashed a dragon's roar that resounded throughout the heavens and earth, and his right claw struck the ancient tree of life in front of him without hesitation.

Seemingly surprised that the Golden Dragon King possessed such a terrifying burst of power, the Goddess of Life's expression changed slightly.

It's true that the Tree of Life contains unimaginable vitality, but that doesn't mean its defenses are exceptionally high.

In fact, the opposite is true. Her true form, which is almost immobile and rarely seen by others, is actually very fragile and cannot withstand the Golden Dragon King's terrifying destructive power with every move.

In addition, given her enormous size, recovery would undoubtedly require more time and effort. If she were to fall into a passive position, she might not have enough time to recover before being completely destroyed by the Golden Dragon King.

Instinctively, she wanted to defend herself, but how could she, whose abilities were more geared towards support, possibly stop the Golden Dragon King whose speed was ridiculously high?

Just as the ancient tree of life was about to be torn apart by the dragon's claws, a mournful roar suddenly rang out from the sky.

"Stop it right now!!!"

A sense of impending doom, like falling into an ice cave, exploded in his mind. Before the Golden Dragon King could even react, he saw a purple lightning bolt exuding an aura of annihilation pierce through the void and instantly strike his massive body.

Click—!

As broken scales flew out in all directions, the Golden Dragon King seemed to suffer immense pain, his movements suddenly stiffening, and he couldn't help but let out a roar.

On his shoulder, a huge gap flashing with purple lightning appeared. His once proud dragon scales were now broken and dilapidated, and the flesh inside was charred under the erosion of the destructive power.

"Little Purple!?"

Upon seeing the familiar purple lightning, the Goddess of Life instinctively showed a look of surprise, but soon that surprise turned into an unspeakable panic.

Watching the golden-red flames rise from the God of Destruction from afar, she was stunned for a moment, then her eyes suddenly turned red.

"You...you ignited the flame of life?"

"Um."

In that brief moment, the God of Destruction had already arrived before her.

"In my current state, this is the only way to deal with him."

As someone whose physical body could withstand the Asura Demon Sword, even at his peak, it wouldn't be easy for him to break through the Golden Dragon King's defenses. Moreover, he had just gone through a great battle with Huo Yuhao, and both his body and strength were almost exhausted.

There is only one way to stop the Golden Dragon King's attack.

"You're insane! You'll die if you keep going like this!"

Rarely, the Goddess of Life, who had never been angry even when faced with Tang San's series of acts of betrayal against the God Realm, was now enraged like never before.

However, the God of Destruction simply smiled indifferently.

"But I want to save you."

The calm tone stunned the goddess of life, her lips trembling as she struggled to find the words to say.

Instead, the Golden Dragon King sneered, "Save people? I'd like to see who you can save in front of me!"

The pain in his shoulder did not deter him; instead, it fueled the Golden Dragon King's ferocity. Seeing that even with the flames of life ignited, his opponent could only barely injure him, a cruel excitement flashed in his eyes.

That's it, that's it!

The sight of his prey struggling violently in the face of death truly excited him.

Like a prelude to a hunt, the Golden Dragon King roared and charged at the two of them again, brandishing its dragon claws.

"Cooperate with me."

The God of Destruction roared and raised the Scepter of Destruction high in his hand.

The Goddess of Life, standing to the side, knew that this was not the time to continue the argument. To save the God of Destruction, she had to deal with the Golden Dragon King in front of her first.

"it is good."

She responded dejectedly, and the ancient tree of life beneath her extended countless vines once more, binding the Golden Dragon King.

"I told you, these methods won't work on me!!!"

The Golden Dragon King roared, and with each swing of his dragon claws, he would wipe out large swathes of vines with overwhelming force, but even so, his speed was inevitably slowed down a little.

Taking this opportunity, a large area of ​​thunderclouds quietly gathered in the sky, from which fierce bolts of lightning burst forth, vying to strike the Golden Dragon King.

The terrifying power instantly tore his skin open, forcing him to retreat step by step, while golden scales and dragon blood were sprayed out as if they were free.

"Do you feel like we can win?"

Gazing at the terrifying scene that was in no way inferior to the previous battle with Huo Yuhao, the God of Arrogance couldn't help but show a look of surprise, but Rong Nianbing's brows did not relax at all.

"No, the God of Destruction's body won't last that long."

Upon hearing this, the gods of original sin were startled and subconsciously focused their attention on the god of destruction.

Sure enough, they saw that beneath the tattered robes, the God of Destruction's body was beginning to show signs of uncontrollable collapse.

"What should we do then? Let's go up and help."

"It's useless. Even the God of Destruction needs to ignite the flame of life to break through the defense. Even if you use all your strength, you can't cause the slightest damage to the Golden Dragon King."

Rong Nianbing retorted, but after a moment of hesitation, his eyes seemed to have made a decision, and he turned to look back in the direction he had come from.

"I'll go down to the mortal realm again to ask Huo Yuhao for help. He's the only one who can solve the problems in the God Realm right now."

Before he could finish speaking, the Golden Dragon King's malicious grin drew everyone's attention.

Seemingly sensing that the God of Destruction was already on the verge of disaster, he immediately changed his strategy, switching from offense to defense, using his strongest parts to withstand the incoming destructive power as much as possible.

"How much longer can your body hold out?"

The God of Destruction did not speak, but secretly began to transmit his voice to the Goddess of Life: "I will hold him off, you go first, escape to the lower realm."

But the goddess of life shook her head and said in a serious tone.

"No, we still have strength."

Still have power?

The God of Destruction paused for a moment, then his expression suddenly changed as if he had thought of something.

He instinctively wanted to speak up and dissuade her, but seeing the resolute look in the Goddess of Life's eyes, he swallowed back the words that were about to come out.

After a long silence, he slowly spoke.

Are you sure you want to do this?

Seeing that the other party hadn't objected to her suggestion, the goddess of life couldn't help but smile and ask in return.

"Do you think I'd live on alone if you died?"

"In the end, it's because I'm useless that I've forced you, my wife, to walk this path with me."

The God of Destruction chuckled softly, making a self-deprecating remark.

"In that case, let us use our lives to do one last thing for the divine realm."

As the words fell, the purple sphere, hundreds of meters in diameter and buried beneath the destroyed castle, seemed to sense a summons and instantly traversed space to arrive atop the Tree of Life.

That was the condensate of destruction.

Just like the Ancient Tree of Life, which is the embodiment of the Goddess of Life, the Destruction Condensate is also the embodiment of the God of Destruction, and the purest source of destruction.

From a distance, it looks like a towering, lush tree holding up a precious amethyst-like pearl.

Without any apparent reason, the God of Destruction shook his head and sighed softly.

"You were once born from the condensation of destruction, but now it's the other way around; I need you to support me."

"Doesn't this prove that the divine realm is thriving and teeming with life?"

"Yes, even though I am the embodiment of destruction, I just can't bear to see it perish."

After saying that, the God of Destruction ignored the wary Golden Dragon King in front of him and turned to look at Rong Nianbing.

"The God of Emotions".

"I am here."

Rong Nianbing's tone was somewhat complicated. Although he had some disagreements with the God of Destruction before, seeing the other party's willingness to sacrifice himself to protect the God Realm at this moment, he was still somewhat moved and regretful.

Just when he thought the God of Destruction was about to say something important, the other party unexpectedly asked a question.

"Was I able to return to the God Realm alive because Huo Yuhao spared me?"

".yes."

Why?

"Because your subordinates don't want you to die."

"Really? I have to rely on my subordinates' pleas to survive. It seems I'm a real failure as a boss."

After giving the God of Original Sin a deep look, the God of Destruction spoke again: "After I die, you can give our two original bodies to Huo Yuhao to absorb."

"!?" Rong Nianbing was stunned.

The God of Destruction, as if he had anticipated his reaction, calmly explained.

"Since he owes me a favor, I should naturally repay it. He possesses the power of the Seven Deadly Sins, which even a God-King cannot withstand. Only by absorbing our power will he have a slight chance to completely control it."

"Of course, please also help tell that guy that this gift is not unconditional. I need him to continue to provide protection for the divine realm after my death."

Is it worth it?

"As long as it's for the sake of the God Realm, there's no such thing as worth it or not. After this battle, the God Realm will definitely be severely weakened, and someone must be able to take up the mantle. Although I don't like that kid, I have to admit that he does have the ability."

Rong Nianbing remained silent for a long time before nodding solemnly.

"I see."

(End of this chapter)