A few days later, Fang Chang, Xiao Bai, the three Little Gold sisters, and other core high-level members of the Spider Clan left the Divine Realm together, temporarily entrusting its authority solely to Gu Yue.
They quietly opened a spatiotemporal rift, first traveling to a lower plane with almost no Dragon Clan presence, and only from there did they divert their course to the God-Forbidden Land.
This place was, in fact, a plane where spiritual energy had been depleted, specifically used to seal the Golden Dragon King.
Gu Yue had heard of this place's existence and had secretly tried to investigate it many times, only to be fobbed off by Fang Chang each time with the excuse that the old gods had not left behind its coordinates.
In reality, he had been keeping an eye on this place for a long time, always on guard against the Dragon Clan discovering it.
It was precisely because of the earlier spatiotemporal storm that he had noticed the abnormality in the Douluo Plane and simultaneously dispatched the three Little Gold sisters and others to this location to prevent the Golden Dragon King from breaking free.
After a number of twists and turns, they finally arrived at this desolate place.
"Big Brother, you're finally here." The moment Fang Chang arrived, Er Hei, the Dark-Devil God Tiger, came forward to greet him.
One day in the Divine Realm was a year in the lower realm. The few days Fang Chang had been delayed in the Divine Realm translated to several years of guard duty for Er Hei here.
"You've worked hard," Fang Chang said with a somewhat ashamed expression. "You know I had to placate Gu Yue and the other dragons and couldn't let them detect what was happening here, so I was delayed for a few days."
"It's nothing, it's nothing. This is what a little brother should do," Er Hei didn't seem to mind. If not for Fang Chang's guidance, it would have been difficult for him to reach his current position.
"How's the situation here?" Fang Chang asked, gazing at a dragon egg in the distance that was faintly glowing with golden light.
The dragon egg was a thousand meters tall with its widest diameter exceeding eight hundred meters. Its outer layer had already formed a thick layer of limestone. That was the Golden Dragon King; his true body was trapped within.
The original gods had placed countless seals on the dragon egg, but due to the spatiotemporal storm, the effectiveness of these seals had been compromised, giving him an opportunity to escape.
"Sigh." Er Hei sighed. "As you can see, this dragon egg is getting more and more restless. Even with our best efforts to strengthen the seals, we are only delaying the time of his escape."
"But the seals on it are already damaged and their effect is weakening. I estimate that in a hundred years at most, he will still get out."
A hundred years... Er Hei was naturally speaking in terms of the lower realm's time, which translated to about three months in the Divine Realm.
There wasn't much time left for them, Fang Chang sighed inwardly.
He walked to the front of the dragon egg and stretched out a hand to probe the Golden Dragon King's current strength.
As if sensing the approach of a powerful being, the dragon egg trembled violently and emitted a circular ripple of faint golden light.
The light ripple seemed to carry astonishing power, pushing even Fang Chang half a step back.
"Hmph, trying to contend with me before you're even out?" Fang Chang grunted, tapped his foot, and pressed his hand heavily against the egg once more.
The dragon egg's tremors grew more intense, and the light ripples it emitted became stronger and more frequent, yet Fang Chang remained motionless. Instead, he poured his own power into the egg.
The two forces clashed violently inside the dragon egg, and for a time, neither could overpower the other.
This standoff lasted for more than ten minutes before the light on the dragon egg finally began to dim, and the tremors subsided.
"Pfft!" At that moment, Fang Chang suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, panting heavily.
Although he had emerged victorious from the struggle, the clash had caused some internal shockwaves within his body due to the connection of their energies.
"Husband, are you alright?" Xiao Bai and the three Little Gold sisters rushed over with concerned expressions.
"I'm fine," Fang Chang shook his head, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. "Just some internal shock."
The Golden Dragon King's strength had greatly surprised him. In their clash across the seal, although he had suppressed the Golden Dragon King, his advantage was not that significant.
"This fellow's strength is likely even greater than that of a single, ordinary God-King. Plus, he is an avatar of the Dragon God, so his life force is extremely tenacious. It will truly take some effort for us to eliminate him."
"Mmm." Er Hei deeply agreed. He had confronted the Golden Dragon King several times over the past few days and had some understanding of his power.
"Now that the three of us are gathered here, along with so many ordinary gods, I believe we should be able to deal with him."
This time, Fang Chang had not only come himself but had also brought Xiao Bai. Adding Er Hei who had been stationed here, they had a total of three God-King level powerhouses.
Not only that, but he had also brought over a hundred other second and third-tier gods, all of whom were his absolutely loyal descendants from the Spider Clan.
As for Tang Lin'er, although she held the title of God-King, her current strength was still a bit lacking.
Furthermore, given her carefree and straightforward personality, Fang Chang was truly afraid she might accidentally leak information about this matter.
Therefore, Fang Chang did not tell her about this mission. Instead, he left her in the Divine Realm to act as a check on Gu Yue, preventing any conflict between the Dragon and Spider clans during his absence.
With such a lineup, they had some confidence in dealing with the Golden Dragon King.
"We can't be careless. We still need to plan this properly," Fang Chang frowned, pulling the others aside.
"The key to this matter is not just dealing with the Golden Dragon King, but doing it cleanly and without a trace. Most importantly, we cannot let the Dragon Clan get even a hint of what's happening."
Xiao Bai and the others looked at each other; they were well aware of the situation in the Divine Realm in recent years.
The Dragon Clan, possessing the noblest bloodline among soul beasts, had always looked down on their Spider Clan. Yet, the current Divine Realm was ruled by them, which left many dragons feeling resentful.
If the matter of the Golden Dragon King were to leak, the Dragon Clan would certainly not let it go easily. After all, he, like Gu Yue, was an avatar of the former Dragon God, and his status was no less than hers.
If they knew that such an existence was being secretly suppressed and killed by them, they would surely harbor rebellious thoughts against the Spider Clan.
If this matter was not handled well, it could trigger another catastrophe in the Divine Realm. Compounded by the relationship between Fang Chang and Gu Yue, the situation became even more troublesome.
In the period that followed, Fang Chang led the gods to first set up numerous killing arrays outside the Golden Dragon King's egg.
Once the killing arrays were mostly complete, they set up many defensive restrictions outside the arrays to isolate auras and battle fluctuations.
At the same time, they reinforced the space of this plane to prevent it from being easily shattered.
Not only that, but they also completely sealed off the entire dilapidated plane of the God-Forbidden Land, making it impossible for anyone from the outside to enter under any circumstances.
After completing all these preparations, they quietly waited for the Golden Dragon King to break free, while Fang Chang, Xiao Bai, and Er Hei took turns depleting the Golden Dragon King's divine power.
This wait lasted for about ten years. Finally, one day, the Golden Dragon King broke through the seal and descended once more.
However, waiting for him were over a hundred gods from the Spider Clan, all in battle formation.