"Golden Dragon King, get over here!"
Accompanied by the God of Destruction's angry roar, a streak of purple light soared into the sky and instantly fell back, condensing into a purple scepter two metres long in his hand.
This scepter was like a bolt of lightning, entirely purple-black but emitting an intense purple light. The terrifying intent of destruction made even the sky tremble.
As a super divine artifact that had existed since the formation of the God Realm, controlling the intent of destruction, only the Goddess of Life's Tree of Life, the God of Kindness's Heart of Kindness, the God of Evil's Scales of Judgment, and the Asura God's Asura Sword could rival it.
Therefore, the God of Destruction taking out the Scepter of Destruction meant that he was going all out.
"Destruction!"
After failing to find the Asura God's trail, the Golden Dragon King originally wanted to use the broken seal of the Forbidden Land of the Gods to raise a beast tide and wreak havoc on the entire God Realm.
Who would have thought that this God of Destruction would arrive so quickly.
And it was this "old friend" from the first generation.
But before he could think too much, one green, one white, and one black stream of light landed together beside the God of Destruction. The familiar yet unfamiliar auras instantly cleared the trace of madness in the Golden Dragon King's mind, replacing it with fear.
Slowly flapping its dragon wings, it was about to retreat backward, shouting loudly from its mouth: "Asura! This seat agrees to your terms!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of all four God Kings changed completely.
"Golden Dragon King, what do you mean!"
The God of Destruction questioned loudly, and the other three God Kings also understood something.
The gentleness in the Goddess of Life's eyes completely dissipated at this moment, and Ji Dong and Lie Yan were no exception.
"Tang San, you are so foolish! Unworthy of being a God King!" Her words were full of indignation.
However, the most important thing right now was not the missing Tang San, but the Golden Dragon King close at hand. In order to prevent this guy from colluding with Tang San later, they had to capture him first!
"Make your move!"
A low roar came from the God of Destruction's mouth. In an instant, his tall body swelled in the wind, expanding violently. Like a giant rising from the ground, the Scepter of Destruction in his hand also enlarged along with his body's growth. A cluster of incomparably strong purple light spread outward with his body as the center, turning into a giant purple light ball.
"Attack this seat for me! Roar—"
While retreating rapidly, the Golden Dragon King let out a roar.
The power of blood essence surged all over its body, and violent power of destruction condensed in its mouth.
Boom—
A crimson-gold light ball, carrying terrifying might, shattered all the immortal spirit energy wherever it passed, colliding with the God of Destruction's ball of destruction!
Crimson-gold and purple suddenly collided in the sky, and the entire God Realm seemed to suddenly collapse inward for a moment.
The next moment, an unparalleled roar suddenly erupted with the collision point as the center. The two divine powers, both already extremely destructive, subsequently burst outward with full force.
For a time, the sky turned dark, and all vegetation within the range of the divine domain below turned into fine dust, disappearing into nothingness.
The Goddess of Life immediately took action, expanding a massive green light barrier, which prevented the aftershocks of this destruction from continuing to spread to other divine domains.
Even so, the terrifying power that erupted lasted for a full dozen seconds before gradually subsiding from its peak.
During this time, Ji Dong and Lie Yan had wanted to make a move.
Who would have thought that terrifying, thick pillars of lightning would bomb straight towards Ji Dong's direction, as dense as mountains, with immense pressure and terrifying explosive power blooming at the same time. Even on Lie Yan's side, a breath that froze everything broke through the clouds, bringing an eerie chill.
Although they couldn't pose a threat to the two God Kings, there was no doubt that this massive beast tide of divine beasts plus two top-tier divine beasts had temporarily entangled them.
Fortunately, right after the Golden Dragon King and the God of Destruction had just exchanged blows, the Seven Gods of Original Sin and the Destroyer God, who had received the God of Destruction's message, also rushed over. The Gods of Emotions and the Seven Elemental Gods, who had similarly sensed something wrong with the Forbidden Land of the Gods, arrived one after another.
"Golden Dragon King!? How could he break the seal?"
Rong Nianbing widened his eyes, and the eyes of the seven elemental gods also revealed solemnity. As veteran gods of the God Realm, they were very clear about the danger of the Golden Dragon King breaking its seal and raising a beast tide.
"It was Tang San who unsealed the Golden Dragon King and these divine beasts."
"What!?" ×7
The seven elemental gods never expected that this matter would actually be done by Tang San! To know, he was a God King!
Why!?
As for whether it was true or false...
They believed the Goddess of Life wouldn't deceive them.
At the same time, "My Lord!" ×7
When the seven Gods of Original Sin saw the God of Destruction fighting the Golden Dragon King, they were just about to step forward to help when they were strictly stopped by the God of Destruction. "Don't come over! All of you go deal with the beast tide! The Golden Dragon King itself is nothing to worry about; the beast tide is the most crucial! Form the miniature Original Sin God's Descent Divine Punishment Formation to stop them first!"
Hearing this, the seven Gods of Original Sin and the Destroyer God immediately halted.
"Yes!" ×8
As soon as his voice fell, Rong Nianbing also said to the seven elemental gods:
"Since that's the case, we will also take action to block the beast tide."
"Good!" ×7
The next second, the seven Gods of Original Sin took the lead to act.
Arriving above the beast tide, array patterns instantly appeared beneath their feet, and they were like seven gems inlaid into this formation. Immediately, a layer of dusky purple halo suddenly bulged outward, and an unmatched mighty power instantly enveloped the beast tide. Although without the blessing of the God Realm's core and other gods, the grand formation couldn't be perfectly assembled, its power was still not to be underestimated.
"God says, Greed is the Original Sin!"
The formation shone, and seven deep voices spoke in unison. The powerful telekinesis of the seven first-tier gods instantly formed a giant Face of Greed with a diameter of over ten thousand meters high in the sky. And the God of Greed also turned entirely dark gold at the same time, and the seven-ring halo behind him grew much larger and thicker.
Immediately after,
"God says, Lust is the Original Sin!"
The sky bloomed with dark red, and the Face of Lust emerged.
"God says, Gluttony is the Original Sin!"
The sky bloomed with dark yellow, and the Face of Gluttony highlighted.
"God says, Sloth is the Original Sin!"
The sky bloomed with dark green, and the Face of Sloth closed its eyes.
"God says, Wrath is the Original Sin!"
The sky bloomed with dark orange, and the Face of Wrath roared.
"God says, Envy is the Original Sin!"
The sky bloomed with dark pink, and the Face of Envy shone.
"God says, Pride is the Original Sin!"
The sky bloomed with deep blue, and the Face of Pride leaped out.
At this moment, the seven great Gods of Original Sin chanted loudly in unison: "All worlds are illusions, the Original Sin Gods do not exist. Original Sin descends, heaven and earth shall be destroyed."
The grand formation rotated, and terrifying might directly suppressed the beast tide. But how could the divine beasts, who had been sealed for so long, easily let go of the light they saw? The subsequent divine beasts were like an endless tide, constantly surging towards the miniature Original Sin God's Descent Divine Punishment Formation.
On the side, the Destroyer God also blocked the Thunder Dragon for Ji Dong; Rong Nianbing also stepped forward, blocking the Ice Monster for Lie Yan. This allowed them to regroup with the God of Destruction as quickly as possible to kill the Golden Dragon King.
"Two God Kings, leave this place to us."
Rong Nianbing swung out a palm and severed the lightning, then slapped out another palm, striking the Ice Monster, which was already at the end of its strength, down from the high sky.
"Alright!" ×2
Seeing this, Ji Dong and Lie Yan immediately rushed towards the God of Destruction who was chasing the Golden Dragon King. As for the Goddess of Life, she had already set off to intercept the Golden Dragon King long before the group of Lord Gods arrived.
Seeing the beast tide still constantly surging, the God of Fire also spoke up to bring the other six elemental gods back to their senses. "If it really was the Sea God who released the Golden Dragon King, then we were blind before. But now is not the time to dwell on this. Since these divine beasts dare to start a beast tide, for the safety of the God Realm, not a single one of them will live!"
As soon as his voice fell, the God of Fire took the lead to act!
Locking onto a direction, massive fireballs continuously bombed downwards. The deafening roars came from this, and the terrifying explosive power appeared incredibly domineering.
In the beast tide below, many divine beasts were overturned to the ground. The exposed land became a sea of fire, and even gradually turned into magma pools.
Accompanied by continuous and deafening roars, for a time, streams of fire shot into the sky, dyeing half the horizon red. Originally, a few mournful cries could be faintly heard, but soon there was no sound left.
Seeing this scene, the other six elemental gods also went all out. For a time, floods ravaged everywhere, the earth churned, howling winds blew, darkness invaded, light enveloped, and space tore apart.
"They've gone on a killing spree."
The God of Envy looked in the direction of the seven elemental gods, then glanced at the divine beasts they had suppressed and killed, and suddenly said, "I feel that we can't be outdone by them. Otherwise, I'd feel very uncomfortable, like we lost to them."
Hearing this, the God of Greed glanced at the God of Envy.
"Then what do you want to do?"
"Go all out!"
The God of Greed turned his head to seek the opinions of the other five Gods of Original Sin.
"What about you guys?"
"Go all out!" ×5
"...Good! Then let's go all out!"
After pondering for a moment, the God of Greed's eyes suddenly lit up. Because he received his Lord's reply: "Don't hold back, eradicate all the divine beasts that launched the beast tide! Not a single one left!"
Thus, the moment the God of Greed spoke, six dark rays of light suddenly turned into six streams of light, appearing behind the God of Greed almost like instant teleportation. The remaining six Gods of Original Sin each raised their arms, branding their palms on the one in front of them. The power of the six gods stacked together like surging waves, ultimately transmitting into the God of Greed's body.
In an instant, the seven dark rays of light flourished simultaneously, and the sky turned completely dim. This time, it was a pure dimness, with no other colors appearing, making all the divine beasts tremble.
Seeing this, the seven elemental gods couldn't help but be stunned for a moment:
These guys just went straight to their ultimate move?!
The greed on the God of Greed's face turned into generosity;
The envy on the God of Envy's face turned into tolerance;
The gluttony on the God of Gluttony's face turned into temperance;
The lust on the God of Lust's face turned into chastity;
The sloth on the God of Sloth's face turned into diligence;
The wrath on the God of Wrath's face turned into gentleness;
The pride on the God of Pride's face turned into humility.
In this instant, the faces of the seven Gods of Original Sin all became incredibly solemn, and an unprecedented holy aura appeared on them. At this moment, they seemed to no longer be symbols of original sin, but rather filled with divinity, representing all virtues.
In a flash, the seven-colored light turned into waves, finally condensing onto the God of Greed. The God of Greed's originally dark gold divine power suddenly flourished, turning into a pure, dazzling gold.
The next second, Boom— terrifying divine power bombarded the beast tide. In less than a breath's time, large swathes of divine beasts fell and died continuously like wheat being harvested.
Immediately after, the seven elemental gods, the gods of emotions, and the Destroyer God also fiercely took action. The originally ferocious beast tide was instantly pierced open, and then formed a one-sided massacre.
At the same time, on the other side.
The Golden Dragon King was flapping its wings rapidly, rushing towards the boundary wall of the God Realm, intending to break through the wall and wander the universe. After all, facing the siege of four God Kings, it didn't have the slightest chance of winning. As for that Asura God, it held even less hope.
"Golden Dragon King! Where are you fleeing to!"
Closely pursuing him, the God of Destruction roared to the sky, and the nine-ring halo behind his head became incredibly strong. Purple-black mist rose into the air, turning into the supreme Divine Lightning of Destruction, emitting bursts of roars in the high sky. Immediately after, as if locked on, it transformed into nine thunder dragons spitting out terrifying light of destruction and galloped down!
To preserve its strength, the Golden Dragon King learned its lesson this time and didn't think about taking it head-on. But just as it made a move to dodge, giant vines grew out of thin air in the void, entangling its four limbs. Before it could break free, it was struck solidly by the Divine Lightning of Destruction, leaving charred marks on its scales.
"Roar—"
The Golden Dragon King let out a somewhat painful roar.
But just as it was born, countless branches in the void whipped it solidly. Immediately after, endless plants shrouded its upper area, like a giant hand, pressing down fiercely!
The Golden Dragon King still wanted to struggle to resist, but the God of Destruction, who had seen the Goddess of Life take action, had already seized the opportunity. Knowing that its physical body was tough and ordinary attacks would have their effect halved against the Golden Dragon King, the God of Destruction directly condensed the Divine Lightning of Destruction that could annihilate souls and spirits, fiercely striking it down on the Golden Dragon King's dragon head.
"Roar!!!"
This strike not only caused the Golden Dragon King unbearable pain, but equally, it also drove it into madness. The surging blood essence tore through the Goddess of Life's control. The power of destruction and blood essence converged on its dragon claw, and turning its head, it aimed at the God of Destruction and unleashed a "Dragon King's Mountain-Shattering Strike"!
Bolstered by its terrifying physical strength, this strike easily shattered the void of the God Realm. The dragon claw carried a miniature spatial turbulence, looking as if it was about to heavily injure the God of Destruction.
But right at this moment, two clusters of flames, one black and one white, rose in front of the God of Destruction. In an instant, the surrounding time and space seemed to suddenly pause for a moment. Immediately after, the two clusters of flames abruptly elongated, unexpectedly turning into two sharp swords.
Subsequently, Lie Yan and Ji Dong's voices rang out together.
"The! Highest! Good! Is! Like! Water!"
"The! Evil! Aura! Is! Awe-Inspiring!"
Instantly, between heaven and earth, a puff of misty vapor seemingly originating from the primordial chaos suddenly rose up. The sky turned white, and the earth turned black. It caused the Golden Dragon King to seem as if it had crashed into an invisible barrier, and was forcefully bounced back.
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