"I'm finally out!" The newly freed Golden Dragon King felt an unparalleled sense of exhilaration. After being sealed by those detestable gods for countless millennia, he could finally see the light of day again.
His three-thousand-foot-long dragon body soared into the sky, dancing wildly in the air. His pair of golden wings seemed to blot out the heavens, and his dragon eyes looked down upon the world with contempt...
Wait, who are these guys? The Golden Dragon King's wonderful mood suddenly froze. From the hundred or so ant-sized humanoid figures on the ground below, he felt a fatal sense of dread.
It's... it's them! He finally recalled that over the past several years, people had intermittently fought with him through the dragon egg's shell, not only injuring him several times but also draining a significant amount of his dragon essence.
The one who had fought him was now hiding among them...
The Golden Dragon King gulped, and the thought of retreat had already sprouted in his mind. Yet, with his God-King level strength, several attempts to break through the reinforced space proved futile.
"Old friend, don't be in such a hurry to leave. We've been waiting for you for a long time," Fang Chang said from the ground with a brilliant smile, but in the Golden Dragon King's eyes, that smile was terrifying.
"What do you think you're doing?" the Golden Dragon King roared. "With such a grand formation, don't tell me you're here to welcome me!"
He had already seen that these gods were not human, but a group of soul beasts, completely different from the ones who had sealed him.
But looking at their posture and what they had done to him before, it didn't seem like they had good intentions.
"Golden Dragon King, you are mistaken. We are all of soul beast origin, so of course, we are here to welcome the rebirth and liberation of you, our common lord," Fang Chang said as he was the first to transform into his true form, then used his ability to resize himself to be roughly the same size as the Golden Dragon King.
Behind him, Xiao Bai, Er Hei, and the others also revealed their true forms and entered a battle-ready state, while the ordinary gods quickly formed up, standing on the core points of the grand killing array on the ground.
"I'll believe you when pigs fly!" the Golden Dragon King roared, quickly adjusting his body to its optimal state, preparing for the impending great battle.
"Haha, why so nervous, Golden Dragon King? Why don't we have a nice chat," Fang Chang said, flapping his blood-red wings as he flew towards the Golden Dragon King.
"Get lost!" The Golden Dragon King swung his massive wings and spat a beam of golden light from his mouth, enveloping Fang Chang.
Having been frequently injured by them before, and with such a killing array laid out, even if the Golden Dragon King were a fool, he wouldn't fall for Fang Chang's tricks now.
Facing the attack, a faint golden membrane of light lit up on Fang Chang's body, and he simply tanked the hit. At the same time, his speed didn't decrease as he continued to charge toward the Golden Dragon King.
On the ground below, a hundred gods took their positions one by one. The killing array was instantly activated. Seven-colored lights connected, and a boundless killing intent surged upwards.
Fang Chang closed in on the Golden Dragon King, a thousand-meter-long spider leg stabbing heavily towards the dragon's brain.
"Hmph!" The Golden Dragon King grunted, raising a dragon claw to meet Fang Chang's spider leg head-on.
One appendage was long and thin, the other thick and short. The two seemed completely disproportionate, yet at this moment, neither could gain an advantage over the other.
Just then, a white figure flashed by, and a streak of blood followed a scythe-like spider leg.
Looking at the Golden Dragon King, he let out a roar. A large wound had appeared on his waist, a chunk of flesh the size of two oxen had been brutally carved off his body by Xiao Bai.
He was about to retaliate when Er Hei, the Dark-Devil God Tiger, suddenly leaped up from behind and bit down on his tail, causing him to grimace in pain.
Next were the three Little Gold sisters. Their bond had grown much stronger over the years, and they were now able to use a three-person combination technique.
A faint blue, human-head-sized water droplet was condensed by the three of them and flew towards the Golden Dragon King.
The droplet seemed inconspicuous, but the power contained within it shocked even the Golden Dragon King. He quickly released the claw locked with Fang Chang and crossed both claws in front of his chest.
Bang! With a dull thud, the skin on the Golden Dragon King's claws split open, and his massive body was sent stumbling far back.
Fang Chang and the others naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity. While the Golden Dragon King was still reeling, they launched another fierce assault, worsening his injuries.
"Damn you! You juniors have no martial ethics, ganging up on this king!" The Golden Dragon King's roars grew louder. Golden light erupted from his body, striking out at Fang Chang and the other beasts.
But Fang Chang and the others saw that the array on the ground was fully prepared. They exchanged glances in mid-air and then retreated in different directions.
Although the golden light beams shot from the Golden Dragon King were powerful, they failed to truly injure any of them.
At this moment, however, the Golden Dragon King sensed a crisis descending. He quickly looked down and was immediately scared out of his wits.
On the ground, the grand array was fully ready. Just as the Golden Dragon King looked down, a seven-colored stream of light shot into the sky, heading straight for him.
The Golden Dragon King hastily defended himself. He folded his wings, and a layer of golden keratinous shell grew over them. At the same time, a circular golden light shield materialized around him.
Dong!
The seven-colored stream of light directly enveloped the Golden Dragon King's body. Under this stream's assault, he howled continuously as blood dripped from his body.
When the seven-colored light dissipated, nearly half of the scales covering the Golden Dragon King's body had fallen off, and his expression had become much weaker.
"Bastard! Bastard!" He was furious at this moment but could no longer utter any harsh words.
He had been sealed for so many years, only to encounter a dead end right after breaking free!
But Fang Chang just let out a wicked laugh and launched another attack. All eight of his spider legs plunged into the dragon's flesh, injecting large amounts of venom.
Xiao Bai moved with the wind. Her pair of scythe-like front legs crossed and trembled, carving another "cross-shaped" gash on the Golden Dragon King's chest.
Er Hei and the three Little Gold sisters also used their respective signature moves to hit the Golden Dragon King once more.
Before the Golden Dragon King could even counterattack, they retreated again. A second seven-colored stream of light, catching the Golden Dragon King completely off guard, slammed heavily into his chest and abdomen.
"Hiss-Roar~" The Golden Dragon King let out a final, mournful cry as his nearly charred body plummeted from the sky.
Just before he hit the ground, Xiao Bai preemptively caught up to him. Her scythe-like front leg swung again, decapitating the Golden Dragon King's massive head, which rolled to a stop next to the shell of the egg he was once sealed in.
Fang Chang and the others reverted to their human forms and slowly landed on the ground, their gazes all focused on the Golden Dragon King.
To completely eliminate this big fellow without leaving a trace, the best way was naturally... to eat him!
This was what Fang Chang and his group had planned long ago.
After the Golden Dragon King's death, a great fire burned for thirty-three days. His massive dragon body was divided into one hundred and eight thousand pieces, roasted until golden brown, and sprinkled with cumin and salt and pepper. It was then shared among the hundred-plus gods who participated in this operation.
After a long and anxious wait, they could finally enjoy the sweet fruits of their victory.
At the same time, Gu Yue, who had been left alone in the Divine Realm, suddenly woke from her sleep, covered in a cold sweat, as if she had just experienced extreme terror.
What... what's wrong? She gasped for breath, her gaze unfocused. She had never felt like this before.
Something must have happened!