A stream of light crossed over the mountain peaks, and in the distance was a dense forest. Here, many winding rivers interspersed among it, and misty vapor echoed through the mountains and woods, appearing ethereal and misty.
This was the Forbidden Land of the Gods!
Soon, the stream of light in the sky streaked across the forest, but not a single divine beast in the forest dared to intercept it, allowing the stream of light to reach the core area deep within the forest—a small lake.
Although the area of this lake wasn't large, only about five hundred meters in diameter, every winding small river's water all converged into this lake. If one looked solely at its capacity, it could be called a marvel. In addition, the pale green water mist drifting above the lake surface contained a very massive life aura, making the entire lake seem like the heart of the forest.
However, in such a natural landscape, what stood out slightly abruptly was a thick stone pillar standing in the middle of the lake. The stone pillar was about twenty meters high, but its top part was enlarged, bearing a castle-like structure.
At this moment, the streak of light stopped here.
When his appearance was revealed, the identity was shockingly Tang San!
Now, he stared at this stone pillar.
"You did the first, so don't blame me for doing the fifteenth."
Once the Golden Dragon King truly broke the seal, let alone whether the things he had done would be overlooked. Reaching this point, he might as well use the Golden Dragon King sealed inside to reshuffle the entire God Realm. When the time came, he would settle all grievances with them.
This way, he could also resolve the hidden danger of the Golden Dragon King, avoiding the detonation of this time bomb when the great calamity of the God Realm arrived.
Killing two birds with one stone!
Thinking of this, a cluster of blood-red light lit up on Tang San's body. The original blue halo quickly faded, and circles of red light rings rose behind his head, forming a nine-ring halo. A strong killing intent soared into the sky, and the incomparably sharp killing aura seemed as if it wanted to split the entire sky open. This was exactly the divine throne of the Asura God!
Although he always showed himself as the Sea God, and the Sea God's power had continuously improved over his years of cultivation to become a God King's throne. But ultimately, the Asura God was the number one combat power in the God Realm. Even if Tang San had always cultivated the power of the Sea God, and his mastery over the Asura God's power wasn't so complete.
At this time, in the bottom space of the lake.
Suddenly, a pair of closed eyes suddenly opened! The vertical pupils flashed with scarlet light, shining with the meaning of hatred and dread.
"Asura..."
Above the lake, Tang San took a step forward, and a strong red light suddenly soared into the sky. An unparalleled killing intent instantly surged out from him. In an instant, with the lake as the center, all the divine beasts within a radius of a thousand miles felt as if they were trapped in an Asura hell. All the immortal spirit energy had completely disappeared, leaving only mountains of corpses and seas of blood, causing them to completely panic.
At the same time, a shocking red light instantly rose from behind Tang San. The red light filled the sky, instantly dyeing a patch of the sky red, and the solemn killing aura like mountains of corpses and seas of blood also violently erupted!
"Asura Blood Sword!"
Tang San let out a long howl towards the sky, the howl sharp and domineering.
His body and sword became one, his divine soul and body became one! His entire body transformed into a blood-colored ray, merging into the shocking red light in the air before turning into a giant sword that descended from the sky, slashing straight down towards the lake surface and the stone pillar.
The might of this slash was as if it wanted to cleave the entire world open. On the earth, the forest of the Forbidden Land of the Gods had been split into two from the middle, and a bottomless trench appeared.
The entire God Realm seemed to tremble slightly under the power of this sword. The earth was boiling, and the sky was rolling.
Those divine beasts in the forest seemed to have fallen into a slaughter hell at this moment, unable to extricate themselves. Even without facing this sword head-on, just feeling it gave them a terrifying sensation of being unable to control themselves, as if their divine souls were about to be devoured by mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
Under Tang San's full-power sword strike, the high tower collapsed, and a huge crack spread outwards from the center point of the stone pillar.
And right within that crack, streaks of golden light actually began to spread outward. This gold was exceptionally thick; although it was just light, it was as dazzling as solid gold.
Immediately after, continuous, low dragon roars and howls rang out, gradually becoming high-pitched, filled with excitement, unwillingness, and venom, and carrying a dragon roar of endless desire for destruction and ruin. Until the moment it lingered in the entire space, a golden light that had reached the extreme also soared into the sky.
"Roar—"
Bang—
Amidst a low muffled sound, a giant claw reached out from the edge of the crack. The moment it gripped the edge of the crack, a giant claw-shaped depression instantly appeared on the edge, and this depression alone was hundreds of square meters in size.
Golden, with five fingers, every knuckle was not only thick, but also inlaid like a golden gemstone with spiral patterns.
Bang!
With another muffled sound, an identical giant claw reached out again. Accompanied by the cone-like claw tips exerting force simultaneously, fiercely digging into the edge of the crack, the entire earth trembled. The next instant, a colossal behemoth had fiercely flown up from that crack. Like a mountain rising from the ground, the intense gold dyed this world in the same color.
On its body, rhombus-shaped scales sparkled with magnificent light, thick, solid, and full of sharp aura. Its giant wings spread out behind its back, as if even the God Realm's protective cover was obscured by it. On its massive head, sharp thorns protruded from the top and lower jaw. The thorns on the top of its head continued to spread backwards along its spine to its tail, looking like a cruel and sharp weapon itself.
And this was exactly a terrifying giant dragon nearly a thousand metres long!
The half-body of the Dragon God, a terrifying existence that inherited the Dragon God's physical strength and power of destruction. The divine beast among divine beasts, possessing the mighty strength of a Supreme God, and even surpassing an ordinary Supreme God.
Its name—
Golden! Dragon! King!
Its ruby-like eyes were full of cruel and violent light. A thick golden light lingered on its body, and even beneath it, a massive golden halo shone forth.
"Roar—"
Its wings fully extended, allowing its massive body to hover completely in mid-air. A terrifying oppressive force constantly lingered in the air. With a roar, an unparalleled power of blood essence erupted from its body, carrying a might that made ten thousand gods retreat.
What strong blood essence!
After releasing the Golden Dragon King, sensing its power, Tang San, even as a Supreme God, had his pupils shrink slightly.
As one of the gods standing at the pinnacle of the God Realm in terms of strength, when facing the Golden Dragon King, he was still shocked by the power of blood essence radiating from it. He could completely confirm that in terms of physical ability, he was absolutely inferior to this half-body of the Dragon God before him.
Very powerful!
And conveniently, this was enough!
"Roar! Roar! Roar!"
Seemingly to vent its excitement after breaking the seal, the Golden Dragon King let out three more roars to the sky, its massive body carrying unparalleled intimidation as it suddenly ascended into the air.
After rising into the high sky and gathering its wits, the Golden Dragon King looked downwards with its ruby-like eyes. Its fierce gaze directly locked onto Tang San, who had released it.
As the Golden Dragon King who had been suppressed in the Forbidden Land of the Gods for who knows how many years, all that remained in its heart now was probably endless hatred. A terrifying aura of destruction lingered in the air, and its blood-red eyes seemed as if they were about to spit fire.
After all, it was exactly the might of that one sword strike from the Asura God that severed the Dragon God's divine soul and divine sense, causing the Dragon God to split into the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King, eventually becoming two independent entities. Even if the current Asura God was no longer the one from back then.
So upon seeing Tang San, the first thing that appeared in the Golden Dragon King was extreme anger, followed by extreme dread, and immediately after, confusion and suspicion arising from his choice to release it. It was precisely because of this that it retained what little calm it had.
"Golden Dragon King, I am here to negotiate terms with you."
Facing the Golden Dragon King whose gaze was locked onto him, Tang San's tone appeared calm and cold. But just as these words left his mouth, this attitude immediately aroused the Golden Dragon King's dissatisfaction.
Terms?
You're negotiating terms with me?
It should be you begging me!
"Roar—"
The Golden Dragon King roared to the sky, its massive body suddenly accelerating. A thousand metres long, in the air, it was like a giant golden meteor, crashing straight towards Tang San.
Seeing this, Tang San's expression turned serious.
He hadn't expected this Golden Dragon King to be so unreasonable!
Thus, the blood-red Asura Sword soared into the sky again, and with a shake of his body, he merged into the blood-red giant sword.
Receiving the infusion of his divine power, the Asura Sword rapidly transformed into a blood-colored giant sword dozens of metres long, slashing straight down towards the Golden Dragon King's head.
Facing this strike, the Golden Dragon King ignored everything else. On its hard head, the longest golden spike emitted a strong golden light. Starting from its tail, all the spikes lit up, and then that golden light, like a surging tide, extended all the way from the tail to the top of its head, directly colliding with the Asura Blood Sword!
Clang—
Emitting a clear chime, the Asura Blood Sword, which had merged man and sword, rebounded, turning into a streak of blood light in the air and flying at least a hundred miles away. In contrast, the Golden Dragon King only swayed its body in the air, with a small notch added to its unicorn horn.
After being slightly stunned, disdain and mockery immediately revealed themselves in the Golden Dragon King's ruby-like eyes. This new Asura God was simply far, far too weak compared to the original Asura God.
"With your strength, you think you're qualified to negotiate terms with me?"
Since your strength is insufficient, then there's nothing left to say!
Let the old grudges of the past be repaid by you first!
As soon as his words fell, the notch on its sharp horn repaired at an astonishing speed. At the same time, its massive body accelerated again under the flapping of its pair of dragon wings, turning into a stream of light and instantly arriving in front of Tang San. With a flick of its long dragon tail, that tail, like a mace hammer, ruthlessly bombarded the Asura Sword.
Suddenly, the Asura Sword flew sideways again!
"Bastard!"
The staggering Tang San cursed inwardly.
This Golden Dragon King was too unruly, too impolite! It was I who let you out, and yet you actually attacked me directly!
Seeing that the Golden Dragon King still wanted to continue attacking, Tang San simply went along with being knocked away. The moment the Asura Sword was hit, Tang San directly dodged back a little, not taking the full force of the Golden Dragon King's immense strength, and instead used this force to shoot backwards, then locked onto the direction of the God Realm Committee and flew over rapidly.
Since the Golden Dragon King refused to reach an agreement with him, he would guide it to act according to his own goals. Thus, Tang San transformed into the Asura Sword and flew rapidly in front, while the Golden Dragon King, roaring angrily, chased closely behind, showing no intention of letting Tang San go.
Moreover, right as he was about to leave the Forbidden Land of the Gods, Tang San turned his body and delivered a sword strike, breaking the seal of the forest.
Because a single Golden Dragon King was not enough. If he wanted to plunge the God Realm into complete chaos, he needed to trigger a beast tide of divine beasts!
Crack—
The moment the seal shattered,
"Roar—"
"Howl—"
"..."
Sensing the disappearance of the restrictions, beast roars echoed throughout the entire Forbidden Land of the Gods. Immediately after, the originally peaceful forest completely rioted, and large patches of dust constantly surged up!
...
Five minutes ago, God Realm Committee.
"It's actually true..."
After Ji Dong and Lie Yan finished reading the evidence provided by the God of Destruction, their eyes were inevitably somewhat complex. They never would have thought that the Sea God would actually be such a person. One thing on the surface, another behind the back.
After a moment of silence, "Then, God of Destruction, how do you plan to judge the Sea God?"
"Life imprisonment."
"Inappropriate!"
As soon as the God of Destruction finished speaking, Ji Dong immediately retorted. "The Sea God is a God King of the God Realm after all. Even if he violated the divine rules, life imprisonment is still a bit too much."
"Too much?"
The God of Destruction asked a rhetorical question, carrying a hint of mockery.
"He is one of the highest law enforcers in the God Realm. Having knowingly broken the law, he must be punished for multiple crimes. Not being sentenced to death is already showing leniency considering his status as a God King and his contributions to the God Realm. In my opinion, life imprisonment is not excessive at all."
"No..."
Hearing this, Ji Dong still wanted to continue refuting.
But just as he opened his mouth, the expressions of the four God Kings suddenly changed! The Goddess of Life, who had mostly remained silent, was even more terrified. "How could the seal of the Forbidden Land of the Gods be broken!?"
At this time, the God of Destruction had already stood up. The moment he stepped out of the golden barrier outside the God Realm Committee, he heard that deafening, terrifying dragon roar. Even the entire God Realm had completely fallen into chaos at this moment. With a focused gaze, he immediately transformed into a streak of purple light, traveling a thousand miles in an instant, and rushed towards the Forbidden Land of the Gods.
And the slightly slower Goddess of Life, Ji Dong, and Lie Yan also immediately snapped back to their senses, similarly rushing towards the Forbidden Land of the Gods!
However, midway there, they sensed that not only had the Golden Dragon King's seal been broken, but even the seal of the entire Forbidden Land of the Gods had been broken.
This time, the expressions of the four God Kings changed drastically!
Because they all knew what consequences this would cause.
A beast tide was coming!
The God of Destruction was the first to arrive on the battlefield. As far as the eye could see, apart from the raging beast tide, there was the most violent Golden Dragon King.
As for where Tang San was...
No one knew right now.
And now, the God of Destruction had no time to think about who exactly released the Golden Dragon King, even if he had some guesses in his heart.
What was more important right now was to stop the beast tide.
"Seven Original Sins! God of Destruction!"
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