"What!!" The Dragon Emperor had no time to react. He had been confronting Thanos about the destruction of nearly ninety percent of his army—this was the Dragon Beast Realm's foundation, and losing so many troops cut deep into their strength. To make up for such losses would require countless years and resources.
But before he could finish questioning, a devastating attack suddenly erupted from beneath the sea. Though he had prepared defenses, the destructive lightning was too sudden and overwhelming. His defenses, his mighty body—even revealing his true Tyrannosaurus form—were all blasted into pieces by the horrific power of destruction, like a brilliant firework exploding in empty space.
The Dragon Emperor fell.
"No! The Dragon Emperor has fallen!"
"Avenging the Dragon Emperor! Revenge!"
"Retreat! Return to the Dragon Beast Realm! This place is too terrifying! We're all going to die if we stay!"
Witnessing their leader's death, the armies and elites of the Dragon Beast Realm collapsed on the spot. The battlefield's overwhelming intensity crushed their morale. Some chose to continue fighting, but many fled back to their homeland. Their spiritual pillar shattered in an instant.
Ding!!
At the moment the Dragon Emperor shattered, a huge jagged warblade suddenly flew through the air toward Yi Tianxing's position. This was none other than the Dragon Emperor's innate divine weapon—the TyrannosaurusDragon Blade.
Its grade had long reached Innate Spiritual Treasure level. Legend said this blade grew stronger the more it slaughtered, evolving rapidly. In the Dragon Beast Realm, it was renowned and feared.
Yi Tianxing reached out to grab the Tyrannosaurus Dragon Blade. Such a treasure in hand could not be passed up lightly.
Ding!!
Just as he was about to grasp it, a red light suddenly flickered from the pommel of the blade. It separated from the hilt, as if unable to withstand the destructive lightning and forcibly split apart.
The detached red light flew straight toward Thanos.
Thanos instinctively reached out and caught it.
He opened his palm, revealing a barely concealed joy. Throwing his head back, he laughed aloud:
"Good, good, good! The Dragon Emperor really died well. I, Thanos, truly am Heaven's most favored child. The Soul Stone—who would have thought it was in the Dragon Emperor's hand! It came to me without any effort at all. My Infinity Stones are finally complete."
In his hand was a gem glowing with red light—the Soul Stone, the last missing Infinity Stone Thanos needed.
This stone had obviously been the Dragon Emperor's treasure, merged with the Tyrannosaurus Dragon Blade to grant it the soul-devouring power that allowed it to continuously evolve and grow. Hidden within the blade, normally only the Dragon Emperor would know of its existence.
Such secrets were never shared.
But under the blast of destructive lightning, the Soul Stone and Tyrannosaurus Dragon Blade were forcibly separated. The blade fell into Yi Tianxing's hand, while the Soul Stone flew directly into Thanos' palm.
Yi Tianxing silently observed the gap in the Infinity Gauntlet where the Soul Stone belonged. He sighed inwardly, glancing at the sky:
"This Thanos really is Heaven's most favored child. Missing the Soul Stone, and yet after killing a Dragon Emperor, the stone just appears and flies straight into his hand. Is this not divine favor?"
Though Yi Tianxing felt this way, if Thanos truly intended to purge half of the Eternal World's weaklings and leave only the strong, he would never agree or condone such extremism.
That was too radical. It was not aligned with his own will.
The Soul Stone obtained from the Tyrannosaurus Dragon Blade was also at Innate Spiritual Treasure grade. It required no cultivation from scratch and could be used perfectly just by holding it.
Thanos squeezed the stone and gently pressed it into the missing slot on his Infinity Gauntlet.
Ding!!
The Soul Stone naturally fit into place. An invisible wave radiated instantly from the Gauntlet, sweeping out in all directions.
Countless living beings instinctively felt a suffocating pressure, as if fish out of water.
Terrifying.
"Innate Supreme Treasure."
A strange light flickered across Yi Tianxing's brow. His expression turned solemn.
The Infinity Gauntlet, now complete with all Infinity Stones, had become a genuine Innate Supreme Treasure—possessing the terrifying power to reshape the heavens and the earth, to alter the sun and moon.
Incredibly strong. Extremely strong.
This Infinity Gauntlet was undoubtedly a top-tier Innate Supreme Treasure.
But if even one stone was missing, it would instantly lose that status.
It was a composite Innate Supreme Treasure, with infinite power but a great weakness—dependence on all its components.
Boom boom boom!!
Just as Thanos completed his Infinity Gauntlet, suddenly terrifying divine beams erupted from the sea, surging toward him.
Within these beams were the forces of destruction:
Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Poison, Wind, Thunder, Ice.
Each beam contained a terrifying principle of power.
Suddenly the sea surface exploded open, revealing a gigantic form—an enormous sphere tens of thousands of zhang wide, terrifying and monstrous.
It looked like countless giant snakes entwined into a ball.
From the sphere, nine massive snake heads opened their mouths wide, revealing pitch-black blood-red maws.
One after another, divine beams spewed forth from their mouths.
The destructive power of these beams instantly reached their peak, surpassing all prior attacks. Each beam rivaled the power of an Supreme (Heaven) Treasure's assault.
Some beams landed on the sea, instantly igniting countless tons of seawater, vaporizing it into nothingness.
Others fell on the battlefield, and any warrior caught was instantly pulverized, their bodies turning to dust as if aged thousands of years in an instant.
The scene was horrifically chilling.
"Die, die, die! The Four Demon God Weapons combine! Everyone here shall die today!" came the roar of the red-robed figure from inside the serpent sphere.
"Thanos, today we kill you! Yi Tianxing, no matter how you escaped the Abyssal Dark God, you will die today too. When others can't be trusted, we'll deal with you ourselves!" sneered the black-robed one.
"Destroy Great Yi! Eradicate all! The Eternal World will be ours soon!" howled the green-robed one.
They were combining.
The four nine-headed Demon God Weapons not only shared the same origin, they could merge to form a complete Demon God Weapons. Previously they had been forcibly separated into four parts, weakening their power. Now united, their might surged drastically.
The aura they emitted was terrifying.
Their divine beams now matched the strength of Supreme Treasures.
"Infinite Cycle!!"
The Infinity Gauntlet on Thanos' hand blazed with dazzling light. A giant halo appeared around him, enveloping his body.
The divine beams from the serpent sphere struck the halo.
Surprisingly, the halo seemed to possess a mysterious power, naturally swallowing the beams and absorbing them into the infinite ring.
As the ring rotated, the absorbed beams were spat back out—like turning the tables on the enemy.
The beams were then blasted back toward the serpent sphere.
But upon hitting the sphere, no explosion occurred.
Instead, the beams were strangely absorbed and digested by the sphere again.
"Playing house?"
Yi Tianxing watched with a half-amused, half-exasperated expression.
This scene was bizarre—the serpent sphere emitted divine beams, which Thanos absorbed and reflected back, only for the sphere to absorb them once more. Such a fight was just too strange.
"Infinite War Star, destroy it for me."
Thanos realized that if this went on, no one would gain an advantage.
The Infinite War Star in the void turned once more into a meteor and hurtled toward the serpent sphere.
"Do you really think we're afraid of you?"
The black-robed figure trembled with rage. Did Thanos think the nine-headed snakes were mere pushovers?
The giant serpent sphere spun in midair, then layers of protective shields appeared around it. Nine principles of power manifested outside its body.
Boom!!
With a violent explosion, the serpent sphere and the Infinite War Star collided.
Both were flung far apart.
The serpent sphere sprayed flesh and blood everywhere, pieces falling into the sea.
The Infinite War Star showed faint cracks but began healing at a visible speed.
It was clear that the war star's hardness surpassed the serpent sphere's. The Infinite Power relentlessly refined it.
Snap!!
Thanos extended his arm.
The Infinity Gauntlet erupted with infinite divine light.
He snapped his fingers, and the sound echoed through the void.
In that instant, an incredible invisible force descended on the serpent sphere.
"I say, all Eternal Night's Dark creatures will be destroyed in the end."
Thanos slowly spoke.
Countless Dark creatures on the battlefield shattered at a visible speed, reduced to flesh and blood fragments falling into the sea—no chance to resist, completely annihilated.
The giant serpent sphere in the void began showing signs of destruction. Its flesh melted away, but simultaneously, tremendous vitality surged forth to heal the damage.
In the blink of an eye, destruction and regeneration played out repeatedly on the sphere.
At the same time, a strange and vast Abyssal power erupted from within the serpent sphere...