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The gravely injured Yue Na's expression shifted repeatedly, until finally half of her previously twisted face regained its cold and serene demeanor.
"Fool, did you think forcibly twisting the will of this half of me could completely negate my existence?
Did you never consider it!? I am a being with two bodies and separate souls. Even if you distort this version of me, as long as the other version exists, I can always recalibrate my consciousness. Allowing you to erode me earlier was merely to lull you into complacency."
With that, the true Yue Na gazed at Ye Wen, who was still surrounded by enemies, and smiled with a look of relief.
"Hurry up, dear. This body of mine won't last much longer."
Though brief, this single sentence conveyed volumes to Ye Wen through their years of marital understanding.
As the second most powerful being in the Douluo Civilization—surpassing even the former Dragon God—how could Yue Na have been so easily possessed by the Holy Ancestor of the Demon Heaven Civilization?
The reason lay in the fact that Yue Na, like Ye Wen, had recognized the challenge posed by the Holy Ancestor of the Demon Heaven Civilization and thus offered herself as bait.
Since ascending to godhood, Ye Wen had faced countless enemies, many of whom were equally formidable. But no existence was without flaws. The weakness of the Holy Master of the Demon Heaven Civilization was that whenever it controlled other Ancestral Demon Lords, it had to descend in its true form. To target someone like Ye Wen, a Supreme God King, it would need to personally intervene, exposing itself in the process.
However, the cunning Holy Ancestor of the Demon Heaven Civilization wouldn't risk descending unless it had at least a 90% chance of success, as in this situation. Otherwise, it would simply remain hidden, scheming and tormenting Ye Wen indirectly by harming those he cared about.
After all, gods had infinite lifespans. As long as negative energy and its negative alternate dimension existed, it could persist indefinitely.
Recognizing this, Yue Na had allowed herself to be transformed into an Ancestral Demon Lord, using her body as bait to trap the Holy Ancestor's consciousness and prevent it from escaping!
It was truly bad luck for the Holy Ancestor of the Demon Heaven Civilization. In its quest to convert powerful beings into Ancestral Demon Lords, it had unwittingly chosen Yue Na—an anomaly.
The former Dragon God had split his physical body into two, giving rise to the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King. To adapt to the world of Douluo Continent, the Silver Dragon King further fractured part of her personality, creating another entity named Na'er.
From that point on, the Silver Dragon King ceased to exist as a singular being, instead becoming two separate yet interconnected entities.
These two entities shared mutual awareness, able to sense each other's thoughts and sensations—a connection that gave rise to a tragic relationship.
Yue Na had once considered absorbing Na'er to reunite into a complete self, but Ye Wen's intervention dissuaded her, leading to their current circumstances.
At this moment, Yue Na was profoundly grateful she hadn't absorbed the other half of herself. It was this choice that allowed her to safeguard the Douluo Civilization from falling into an endless predicament.
Men don't easily shed tears.
As Ye Wen recalled the past, a tear welled up in the corner of his eye. But hesitation would only lead to greater chaos.
Focusing his mind and channeling the reinforcement of Douluo Star, Ye Wen's divine power began to rapidly recover. Then—
"Ultimate Divine Skill: Endless Apotheosis!!!"
With three simple yet devastating slashes, Ye Wen struck down Asura, Rose, and Jörmungandr—the three Ancestral Demon Lords who had each been formidable enough to dominate their own domains.
Witnessing this, the half of the Holy Ancestor of the Demon Heaven Civilization still attempting to escape Yue Na's body grew visibly panicked. Already exerting its full strength, it now redoubled its efforts.
Yue Na's expression contorted in pain, her divine energy fluctuating wildly. It was clear that restraining the Holy Ancestor from leaving had already consumed nearly all of her strength.
Having just unleashed three ultimate techniques, Ye Wen's divine power was nearly depleted again. Without time to think, he rushed toward Yue Na, joining his divine consciousness to the mental tug-of-war while rapidly regenerating his power. He aimed to deliver a final blow to annihilate the Holy Ancestor.
In this universe, reaching the level of a Supreme God King required extraordinary talent.
Ye Wen had continuously strengthened himself by traversing parallel timelines, striving to surpass the realm of a God King. Meanwhile, the Holy Ancestor of the Demon Heaven Civilization was no less ancient than Ye Wen. Its reliance on the negative-energy-infused alternate dimension was the foundation of its dominance across the cosmos. To outright overpower it in this mental struggle was unrealistic.
But both Ye Wen and Yue Na understood that if they missed this opportunity today, this cunning fox would only become harder to deal with in the future. Even if it cost them their essence and wore down their divine souls, they had to keep it firmly trapped here!
"Damn it! Are you two insane? Do you intend to die together with me here!!!"
Sensing Ye Wen and Yue Na's resolute determination, the Holy Ancestor of the Demon Heaven Civilization was genuinely terrified. It could feel Ye Wen's divine power rapidly recovering, gathering for an attack even more terrifying than the End Rule from before!
Through Yue Na's eyes—the eyes now belonging to the Holy Ancestor—Ye Wen's gaze burned with murderous intent.
"You bastard! What do you think life is? What do you think of the Douluo Civilization we've always protected? Are lives so utterly worthless to you?
Since you enjoy toying with sentient beings so much, let me use your wretched life to atone for the sins you've committed!"
"Ultimate Divine Skill: Eternal Void Apotheosis Annihilation!!!"
At this moment, Ye Wen condensed all the laws within his Vast Ocean God Realm to their utmost potential, creating an unimaginably terrifying chemical reaction.
It was as though the orderly universe had regressed to chaos. Everything lost meaning, and even the Boundless Vast Ocean Blade in Ye Wen's hand began to shatter piece by piece under the strain of the overwhelming divine power and laws. Such was the horrifying nature of this technique.
The Holy Ancestor of the Demon Heaven Civilization was gripped by sheer terror.
From its perspective, Ye Wen's attack wasn't merely capable of annihilating a Supreme God King. The causal and End Rules embedded within it would trace back to its roots, obliterating every contingency it had prepared for resurrection. This was the ultimate extermination technique.
"No! No! No! I can't die here! I must grow stronger! Stronger! Stronger! And transcend this world to reach the supreme pinnacle!
How could someone as great as me possibly die in this remote corner!"
The Holy Ancestor's mind screamed in defiance. Desperate, it disregarded the harm to its own essence and detonated its connection with Yue Na.
But Ye Wen would not allow it to succeed.
Forcibly reconnecting their divine souls, he channeled his ultimate divine skill through his own soul, striking directly at the source of the enemy.
"Thinking of running? Let's die together!"
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