After a moment, even the attack of a Supreme God King couldn't last forever. However, the storm clouds gathering around began to unleash disordered purple lightning strikes onto the gray and scorched earth below.
It seemed that Destruction's attack had completely disrupted the laws of this region. If no one intervened, these lightning strikes imbued with destruction laws would continue to ravage indefinitely.
In the deathly silence reminiscent of an apocalypse, the ground suddenly trembled lightly. A massive hand made of black-purple mud slowly emerged from the terrifying basin created by the earlier devastating blow.
Not long after, Destruction reformed his humanoid body. But the once arrogant gleam in his eyes was now replaced by an indescribable sense of desolation.
"Little Green… I avenged you," Destruction muttered softly.
Though he had completed his revenge, the loss of his beloved had become an unerasable pain in his life.
Hardly managing to stand up, Destruction involuntarily collapsed to his knees, his expression twisted with anguish.
"Little Green, I'm such an idiot, truly…
Even though I already had enough strength to live comfortably, why did I exhaust myself over external things?
If only I hadn't insisted on antagonizing that accursed Vast Sea for the sake of the god realm, we wouldn't have ended up like this today."
Destruction howled in agony, but his realization came too late.
With his emotions spiraling out of control, destructive lightning imbued with destruction laws began to flare around him again, relentlessly ravaging the already scarred land.
However, Destruction's remorse didn't last long. In his extreme grief, he began to equally resent everything on Douluo Planet.
The traitorous Lie Yan and Ji Dong deserved to die!
Ye Wen's friends and family deserved to die!
Even Douluo Planet itself, which empowered Ye Wen and made him so formidable, deserved to die!
Die, die, die, die, die, DIE!!!
At this moment, Destruction's heart was entirely consumed by murderous intent. He now knew exactly what he had to do. No longer despondent, he slowly rose to his feet, and terrifying destruction laws began to brew within him.
"Everything on this planet deserves to die!
Watch, Little Green. I'll use the destruction of this living planet as my tribute to you!" Destruction vowed softly.
At this moment, Destruction once again took out the Staff of Destruction and fixed his gaze on the location where Ji Dong and Lie Yan were.
"Kill!"
With a low growl, Destruction vanished from his spot, charging straight toward Ji Dong and his wife. He intended to eliminate these two junior God Kings before the two unknown God Kings of the god realm returned.
Boom!
But suddenly, Destruction's body exploded, transforming into a mass of sludge splattered against the empty void in midair.
This injury wouldn't kill Destruction. He quickly retreated, looking warily at the seemingly empty wall before him.
"This isn't right! There's something here—this is a spatial barrier!" Destruction said uncertainly.
Soon, Destruction seemed to realize something. Without hesitation, he hastily left the area, flying toward the clouds.
Boom!
Once again, Destruction's body exploded.
He quickly reassembled himself, his eyes glinting with malice as he stared upward and ahead.
After a moment of silence, Destruction erupted in curses: "Damn it! Ye Wen, come out! Are you just going to keep hiding and pulling strings behind the scenes?"
By now, Destruction had fully pieced things together. He believed his strength had reached the level of a Supreme God King, giving him the power to crush Ye Wen.
But any God King-level powerhouse—even a temporary one—shouldn't be so easily erased. Thus, the attack he thought had killed Ye Wen was actually just Ye Wen fooling him.
Ordinary spatial barriers were within Destruction's capabilities to create, but a barrier strong enough to withstand his direct assault required a peak-tier 1st Class God of Space—or else it simply wouldn't work.
At this stage, the only one capable of creating such a barrier that Destruction could think of was Ye Wen.
Ye Wen didn't bother keeping it a secret. The Silver Dragon Emperor hovered high above, gazing down at Destruction.
"So you've finally figured it out? Your intelligence is truly disappointing.
Perhaps this is the flaw of beings who are born with the potential to ascend to godhood—you rely too much on power and neglect the most important attribute of a god: wisdom.
Your talent has become a shackle limiting your true potential. Otherwise, you wouldn't have needed your wife's sacrifice to forcibly break through to the Supreme God King level." Ye Wen remarked calmly.
These words struck a raw nerve in Destruction, causing him to lose control of his form. He transformed into a vast expanse of destructive slime, roaring furiously.
"YE—WEN!"
Accompanying his enraged roar, Destruction's terrifying destruction lightning mercilessly battered the spatial barrier Ye Wen had erected.
But Ye Wen remained unmoved. His brilliant nine-colored dragon eyes exuded an air of lofty disdain.
However, it wasn't that Ye Wen didn't want to respond—it was because, inside the Silver Dragon Emperor's internal space, Ye Wen's head had just been struck by Gu Yuena. After all, Ye Wen's earlier taunts had also indirectly insulted her, a naturally born Dragon God.
Gu Yuena: Sorry for being born with divine-level strength!
Seeing this, Na'er couldn't help but stifle a giggle. It wasn't often that the usually aloof Ye Wen got put in his place.
Ye Wen realized his misstep and quickly chuckled awkwardly, then started soothing his wife.
Watching his frenzied retaliation being utterly ignored by Ye Wen, Destruction descended into madness. He had finally reached the long-coveted Supreme God King level, but what was this situation? Was he nothing more than a clown?
As the saying goes, time is king, and space is supreme.
Possessing spatial abilities and reaching the Supreme God King level placed Ye Wen in an inherently unbeatable position.
Destruction's seemingly suicidal full-power strike would have been effortlessly dodged by Ye Wen using spatial teleportation.
However, due to ulterior motives, Ye Wen hadn't used simple teleportation. Instead, he employed spatial displacement, tricking Destruction into believing he had caught Ye Wen, forcing him to take the brunt of his strongest attack head-on.
Since Destruction himself embodied destruction and possessed unique racial traits, he was practically immortal on a conceptual level.
In his original world, Ye Wen might have used a super divine artifact targeting souls to eliminate Destruction. But lacking the means here, Ye Wen devised another solution.
God King Technique: Planar Perfect Cube!!!
The Perfect Cube was a spatial skill Ye Wen had developed long ago to trap enemies. It could be cast by multiple individuals or a single person.
The Planar Perfect Cube was the ultimate version of this technique. While the original Perfect Cube formed a spatial barrier that could only be broken if the enemy's overall strength exceeded that of the caster, the Planar Perfect Cube took this concept to its absolute limit.
To break free, the trapped individual would need to possess an attack powerful enough to exceed the load-bearing capacity of an entire plane.
A single attack capable of annihilating an entire plane? Even at his peak, Ye Wen wouldn't dare claim he had such power, let alone a watered-down Supreme God King who had relied on a sacrifice to break through.
After a desperate struggle, Destruction realized there was no way out. Just moments ago, he had been plotting revenge against an entire world; now, he was a prisoner. This drastic reversal caused him to burst into uncontrollable laughter.
But there was no joy in this laughter—only boundless sorrow. Finally, Destruction asked softly, "What… will you do with me?"
Though not particularly wise, Destruction was an ancient figure from the Dragon God era. He knew well the fate of those who lost in divine battles.
Hadn't the god realm seen its share of outsiders ascending to godhood? Yet not a single trace of the once-dominant dragon bloodline remained.
Though he knew he might face erasure, Destruction felt no fear—only relief.
Relief that he could finally reunite with his beloved wife. Relief that he had no children whose bloodline would perish alongside him.
At this moment, Ye Wen snapped out of his thoughts, casting a cold glance at Destruction.
"Destructive energy is still a resource. You'll continue to serve Douluo Planet by contributing your power."
Destruction instantly understood Ye Wen's meaning—there were technological planets under the Douluo God Realm. But soon, a sneer appeared on his lips.
He had expected Ye Wen to show him respect befitting a God King, never imagining this outcome. But if Ye Wen refused him dignity, then neither would he show any!
Destruction's lips twisted into a sinister grin, and a terrifying surge of divine power erupted!
Since death was inevitable, he wanted to preserve his final shred of dignity. He refused to let Ye Wen benefit from his resources. He would self-destruct, leaving nothing behind for Ye Wen!
But in his final moments, as he met Ye Wen's calm, unshaken gaze, an ominous feeling welled up in Destruction's heart.
At this moment, Ye Wen finally raised his dragon claw, and divine power began to fluctuate.
"Time, reverse!"
As the words fell, though Destruction retained his thoughts, he could clearly feel himself being controlled. His crumbling godhood, which had already begun to disintegrate, now visibly repaired itself at an alarming rate.
When the temporal reversal ended and he regained control of his body, Destruction shouted in disbelief:
"Impossible! How can you wield authority over time and space? What kind of godhood do you possess!?"
But Ye Wen didn't answer. He wasn't a mindless villain who explained his powers to his enemies.
Next, as Ye Wen began moving his hands in a series of gestures, the once-endless Perfect Cube rapidly contracted. Eventually, Destruction's entire form was compressed into a one-meter-wide black-purple cube.
Now, Destruction's face was firmly pressed against the surface of the cube, his terrified eyes fixed on Ye Wen as he repeatedly muttered, "Time is king, space is supreme. How can you wield the authority of time? Who are you? This is a law even the former Dragon God never touched."
"That's none of your concern. From now on, focus on being a battery," Ye Wen said indifferently.
Destruction's face twisted with defiance. "I won't submit. You'll get no energy from me."
Ye Wen didn't bother responding, his eyes filled with contempt. Under his control, could a mere watered-down God King resist being exploited? He severely underestimated this King of God Kings.
When Ye Wen had time, he'd find ways to deal with him.
However, to prevent Destruction from attempting another self-destruction, Ye Wen froze time within the Perfect Cube, turning him into a temporary specimen.
With everything settled, Ye Wen flapped his wings, clearing away the lingering destructive energy residue left by Destruction and restoring peace to the land.
Then, Ye Wen turned his gaze toward the god realm. It was time to end this battlefield and prepare for the return of the original Kindness and Evil God Kings.
Ye Wen: O_o!?
But suddenly, his eyes widened as two streaks of light—one black, one green—descended from the sky. They weren't meteors but his own son, Ye Tianhun, and Bibi Dong!
Ye Wen immediately sensed that the two hadn't returned naturally but had been forcefully repelled by a powerful attack.
"Is this level of strength from those two old ones returning?"
Thinking this, Ye Wen quickly flew up to catch Ye Tianhun and Bibi Dong.
But Ye Tianhun, ignoring his injuries, urgently told Ye Wen, "Father, quickly attack the god realm, or it'll be too late!"
Hearing this, Ye Wen quickly realized something. His expression turned serious as he began brewing another surge of terrifying chaotic dragon flames, which shot straight into the heavens.
But this time, the Douluo God Realm quickly raised a pristine, jade-like protective barrier, directly blocking Ye Wen's hasty chaotic dragon flames.
However, this wasn't the most concerning part. What truly made Ye Wen tense was that the already heavily damaged Douluo God Realm, on the verge of collapse, was now visibly repairing itself at an alarming rate.
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