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The phantom of the Dragon God manifested once more in the world. Even a being as noble as the Golden Dragon King could not resist bowing his head in submission. Though his body stiffened with resistance and his aura seethed with violent defiance, he struggled to keep himself from prostrating before this false Dragon God. Yet, the terror and subservience ingrained in his bloodline were impossible to defy.
"How is this possible?! What has that outsider done to you?! How could you become the Dragon God?!" the Golden Dragon King roared.
Gu Yuena took a deep breath, suppressing her surging emotions. She glanced at Bai Xu, who seemed weakened after wielding the Yin-Yang Laws. Indeed, even with the formidable Five-Elements Body, he could barely manage such an act—especially when using the Yin-Yang Laws to interpret the relationship between the Silver and Golden Dragons. It had drained him immensely.
She offered Bai Xu a serene smile before turning back to the Golden Dragon King. "Golden Dragon King, your essence carries the endless resentment and madness of the Dragon God. Suppressed by the Divine Realm for tens of thousands of years, insanity has long become your nature. Our destiny was to devour each other and become the Dragon God. But now, that fate has been broken. There are other paths to becoming the Dragon God. Beyond this world, across the myriad realms, even a being as mighty as the Dragon God might be nothing more than a mount or a pet in the eyes of greater existences. It sounds cruel, but now that I know the truth, I wish to follow him and see it for myself—to walk side by side, from dawn till dusk, until we reach the light beyond."
Gu Yuena—no, the Dragon God Gu Yuena—no longer harbored hatred. There was no greed or desire for the Golden Dragon King's essence in her eyes. The radiant glow of the Nine-Colored Divine Light illuminated the cosmos as the Nine-Colored Dragon God Spear erupted with overwhelming power. With the majesty of the Dragon God, she thrust toward the Golden Dragon King.
The massive dragon attempted to evade, but the Dragon God's aura locked onto him. Under the suppression of his bloodline, he froze in place, unable to move.
The Golden Dragon King dissipated, and Tang Wulin regained control of his body. As the divine spear descended upon him, despair flickered across his face. He was going to die. He couldn't understand—after a lifetime of cultivating soul power, this was how it would end.
He had never even met his mother or sister. His family of four had never reunited, and now he would join his grandparents on the road to the afterlife.
There had never been true hatred between him and Bai Xu—only differing stances, opposing factions.
In the end, this was a battle of life and death. The victor would reign, and the loser would perish. There was nothing more to say.
The Nine-Colored Dragon God Spear pierced through him like a divine beam, pinning Tang Wulin's lifeless body to the Douluo Continent. His aura vanished completely, his death absolute. The Golden Dragon's essence was not absorbed but instead eradicated. Gu Yuena was determined to destroy this tainted essence, forged from the Dragon God's endless resentment.
Even if she were to become the Dragon God in the future, she would rely on the Yin-Yang Laws to derive a pure Golden Dragon essence—free from the Dragon God's will.
"You destroyed the Golden Dragon just like that? So decisively? You don't want the Golden Dragon King's essence anymore?" Bai Xu appeared beside Gu Yuena, his expression puzzled as he observed the peerless woman clad in nine-colored divine light.
"Mm. Speaking of which… after achieving the Five-Elements Body, you truly managed to interpret the Silver and Golden Dragons through Yin-Yang. Was the burden heavy?" Gu Yuena asked.
"Just a bit taxing. After all, I'm using the Five-Elements Body to enact Yin-Yang Laws. Beyond combat applications, the only thing I've mastered is interpreting the relationship between the Silver and Golden Dragons. I haven't yet explored other Yin-Yang creations," Bai Xu explained.
"That's enough." Gu Yuena smiled faintly. Clenching her fist, she savored the Dragon God's power. "We still have some time. Give me the coordinates of the Abyss Plane!"
"Let's go. I'll accompany you."
The Abyss Plane hadn't gone far. The battle had lasted mere minutes—where could it have fled?
Meanwhile, on Douluo Continent…
A wisp of divine soul energy slowly emerged from Tang Wulin's body. Tang San's final contingency had ultimately failed to serve its purpose. Gazing at his son's corpse, a tear slid down his face.
"Wulin… you suffered. When the Great Divine Circle returns… I will revive you!"
With a heart full of grief, he collected Tang Wulin's remains. His form dissipated into an intangible mark, imprinting itself upon the Douluo Plane. Once the Great Divine Circle escaped the black hole and reemerged in the cosmos, he would immediately sense its coordinates.
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Cosmic Starfield.
As a non-physical plane, the Abyss Plane moved far faster than Bai Xu's previous traversal with the Demon Plane. But it was futile.
The Abyssal Sage Monarch stared at the radiant tracking rune on his arm—a mark left by Bai Xu's Five-Elements power. From the depths of space behind him, an overwhelmingly terrifying presence approached. The sheer magnitude of this aura reminded him of the legends his mother had once spoken of—the Dragon God.
"There's no escape…" the Abyssal Sage Monarch muttered.
He halted the plane's movement, glancing coldly at the Abyss Emperors kneeling before his throne. Even the second-ranked Spirit Emperor was nothing more than a godless weakling—unfit for battle in the cosmos.
"Sigh…"
Ignoring his subordinates, the Abyssal Sage Monarch flashed into the void, gripping the Heaven-Sundering Abyss in his hand. Without hesitation, he uttered a single command:
"Sacrifice the plane!"
At his decree, the Abyss convulsed. Countless abyssal creatures dissolved into streams of gray energy, surging into the Abyssal Sage Monarch to replenish his essence and heal the wounds Bai Xu had inflicted.
None resisted. Instead, they knelt in reverence, their faces twisted with fanaticism as they merged with their ruler.
They knew—as long as the Monarch lived, the Abyss would endure.
"Not running anymore?"
A voice rang out, sharp and mocking. The Abyssal Sage Monarch's expression darkened. Before him stood the two figures he dreaded most. The aura radiating from Gu Yuena sent tremors through his very soul.
"Dragon God?!"
The title slipped from his lips unbidden—a name buried deep in his mother's memories. When she was still weak, the Dragon God had already stood at the pinnacle of the God Kings. A million years had passed, and now, the Dragon God had returned.
Gu Yuena paid no heed to the Abyssal Sage Monarch's shock. The Dragon God Core floated from her palm, projecting countless dragon phantoms—Light Dragons, Dark Dragons, Space Dragons… The scene resembled the golden age of the dragon race, a thousand dragons soaring in unison.
She struck with full force. Time was limited—once the Yin-Yang Laws faded, Bai Xu would take over.
"Go. I shall fulfill the dragon race's long-cherished wish!"
The dragon phantoms roared in response. Nine Dragon King avatars charged at the Abyssal Sage Monarch, while the rest descended upon the Abyss Plane. It was as if history had repeated itself—the Dragon God leading his legion to conquer the realms once more.
After unleashing this devastating attack, Gu Yuena's nine-colored radiance dimmed. A strand of Yin-Yang energy returned to Bai Xu as she collapsed, exhausted, into his arms.
Their eyes met. No words were needed.
"I'll deliver the final blow. The Abyss Plane must be brought back to Douluo—a reward for Di Tian and the others' loyalty. Later, I'll retrieve the Dragon Tomb from the cosmos and merge it with Douluo to revive the dragon race."
Bai Xu raised a finger, channeling his power.
"Great Five-Elements Annihilation Divine Light!"
His laws defied comprehension. How could Yin-Yang allow Gu Yuena to assume the Dragon God's form? How could it explain the Silver and Golden Dragons? It was all too inconceivable.
The Abyssal Sage Monarch, entangled by the nine Dragon King phantoms, snarled in rage. "Damn it… you dead things should stay dead!"
He slashed wildly with the Heaven-Sundering Abyss, desperate to destroy the spectral dragons.
But just as he caught his breath—
A five-colored hand pierced through his chest from behind. The power of the Five-Elements Cycle ravaged his body, locking him in place. His very existence began to unravel beyond his control.
"You… treacherous outsider…"
Bai Xu offered no reply. The black cycle of annihilation consumed the Abyssal Sage Monarch entirely.
BOOM!
The Abyss was no more. Not a single life remained.
With the Monarch's destruction, the plane's essence returned to its origin. Under Bai Xu's divine light, the lifeless world began to rejuvenate—just as the Demon Plane had.
Gu Yuena watched silently. "It's almost… over, isn't it?"
"Yes. Only Tang San's karma remains."
"Will you leave afterward? Where will you go?" she asked softly.
"I don't know. But it won't be that simple…"
Bai Xu's gaze turned profound. As he had suspected, the first Bai Xu's warning had not been idle. In the depths of the cosmos, an omnipotent will was stirring—sensing both a familiar presence and an unfamiliar intruder.