Chapter 360: The Golden Dragon King Struck by a Trident
Chapter 360: The Golden Dragon King Struck by a Trident
Whoosh—
The Seagod Trident thrown by Tang San, carrying the full power of the Seagod, streaked across the sky and finally fell in a remote area of the Divine Realm in a parabolic arc.
No, it wasn't actually deserted—just that very few gods dared to come here.
Because this place was...
The Forbidden Land of the Gods!
Inside the Forbidden Land of the Gods, a massive dragon, thousands of meters long and covered in brilliant golden scales, suddenly opened its eyes. Its blood-red, vertical pupils were filled with endless madness and violence.
This was the Dragon God's avatar—Golden Dragon King!
According to Du Qianjue, the Dragon God was practically like a pet dog raised by Tang San since childhood.
The essence of the Golden Dragon King was absorbed by Tang San's son, Tang Wulin. Then, the essence of the Golden Dragon King also attracted Gu Yuena, further allowing the Dragon God's two avatars to perish together. Even the Dragon God's soul hiding in the Dragon Tomb eventually passed on the Dragon God's position to Tang San's grandson.
This was basically like raising a pig for slaughter!
In the end, everything went to benefit Tang San!
But now, with Tang San dead and his soul trapped in the Eternal Tower by Electrolux, there was little chance the Golden Dragon King would fall under Tang San's control again.
Awake for a long time, the Golden Dragon King had been waiting for the right moment to escape!
The arrival of a space-time turbulence!
The Golden Dragon King had been sealed in the Forbidden Land for countless eons, without the power to break through the seal. He also lacked the strength to defeat all the gods of the Divine Realm, so he had been lying dormant.
Space-time turbulence was his key to escape. Once it hit, the Divine Realm would be in crisis, and when the gods were too busy to deal with him, it would be the best time for him to break free!
Naturally, the Golden Dragon King had been keeping an eye on Tang San's final battle.
Whether it was Tang San's clashes with the God of Destruction, Ma Hongjun's self-destruction, or Du Qianjue's one-sided beatdown of Tang San, the Golden Dragon King could feel it all.
His awakening was due to sensing the constant battles in the Divine Realm, even though he couldn't know the exact details. It was one of the few distractions in his otherwise dull life.
"The Divine Realm has been quite lively lately…" the Golden Dragon King chuckled darkly, a vicious glint flashing in his bloodshot eyes.
"Fight! The more fiercely you fight, the better!"
"If you weaken the Divine Realm enough, this king will have an easier time destroying it!"
He murmured to himself, his red eyes gleaming even more intensely with each passing moment.
Just as the battle's intensity was dying down and the Golden Dragon King was about to return to sleep, waiting for the space-time turbulence, a golden lightning bolt suddenly descended from the horizon, striking the Forbidden Land's seal.
Boom!
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The Golden Dragon King stared, dumbfounded, at the trident stuck in the seal, his violence temporarily replaced with confusion.
What the heck...is this thing?
And what made it even stranger was that the trident had struck a crucial node in the seal's formation.
As everyone knows, breaking something from the inside is different than breaking it from the outside. Even with the Golden Dragon King's powerful god-king level strength, it would take him a lot of time to break the seal from within.
But the Seagod Trident had struck from the outside and just happened to hit a critical point of the seal.
As a result…
The seal of the Forbidden Land shattered!
The Golden Dragon King's face froze as he watched the cracks spreading across the formation, his violent instincts nearly overwhelming his sanity.
"Damn it! Which idiot broke the seal?!"
He cursed out loud.
This wasn't the right moment he had been preparing for!
The space-time turbulence hadn't arrived yet, and even though the Divine Realm had just experienced a battle, they could still focus all their efforts on him, which was the exact opposite of the flawless victory he had been anticipating, where all the gods would be too busy to stop him.
Now the Golden Dragon King was practically seething with rage, glaring angrily at the Seagod Trident.
"If I ever find out who did this, I'll tear them to pieces!"
As the Golden Dragon King had anticipated, the moment the seal of the Forbidden Land broke, the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life, as senior members of the Divine Realm, immediately sensed it.
After all, they had helped in creating the seal for the Golden Dragon King.
"This is bad! The Forbidden Land!" The God of Destruction's expression changed drastically.
The Golden Dragon King!
A god-king-level opponent who was extremely troublesome to deal with!
"What a chaotic time we're living in… Let's go quickly, we mustn't let that violent guy escape. It would spell disaster for the Divine Realm," the Goddess of Life sighed softly.
"Yes, we absolutely cannot let him get out!" The God of Destruction said seriously.
"Forbidden Land?" Du Qianjue smirked to himself. He instantly thought of a certain "white elephant" in the room.
Isn't that where the Golden Dragon King is imprisoned?
Well, well, I was still thinking about how to ask the God of Destruction if I could go take down the Golden Dragon King. Looks like the opportunity just delivered itself!
"Please, let me join the fight!"
With a loud smack, Du Qianjue enthusiastically jumped out, ready to fight with the same fervor he had when battling Tang San.
The God of Destruction stopped in his tracks, giving Du Qianjue an odd look. "And you are…?"
Du Qianjue's answer was simple: "I need a new weapon! And I think the Golden Dragon King will make great material for it!"
Huh?
The God of Destruction was stunned, his head filled with question marks.
You need a weapon, so you're going to kill a god-king-level being as strong as me and use his body to forge one?
That's too brutal!
The Goddess of Life exchanged glances with the God of Destruction, both speechless, but they didn't object.
There wasn't much they could say anyway. Du Qianjue was far too powerful for their own super-artifacts to be of any use to him.
"Well, alright then. The three of us will fight together. Consider it compensation for not giving you any divine gear or artifacts," the God of Destruction decided quickly.
The Goddess of Life spoke softly, "Let's hurry. If we don't, the seal will completely shatter."
"Alright!"
Three beams of light streaked across the sky, flying toward the direction of the trident.
Feeling the powerful aura of three god-kings, the Golden Dragon King was nearly driven mad. His carefully planned hibernation, where he hoped to wait for the perfect moment, had been ruined by another schemer!
Damn it, I'm so pissed!
"How dare you, Golden Dragon King! You broke the seal of the Forbidden Land and dared to try and throw the Divine Realm into chaos again. Surrender now!"
Even before anyone arrived, the voice of Du Qianjue boomed out.
The Golden Dragon King was so angry he almost exploded like a blowfish.
What the hell are you yelling about?
I'm still stuck in the seal!
Damn it!!!
Unable to hold back anymore, the Golden Dragon King, a fragment of the Dragon God and the source of all power, couldn't endure this insult any longer!
Boom!
Infuriated, the Golden Dragon King threw a punch, shattering the already crumbling seal into pieces.
"Ah, so you're done pretending? Finally showing your true colors, huh?" Du Qianjue suddenly appeared, pointing at the Golden Dragon King and shouting insults.
"You've chosen the path of destruction!"
"Alright, alright, tone it down. You're making it sound like Tang San (the protagonist) has come back to life!" The God of Destruction couldn't bear it any longer and quickly pulled Du Qianjue back, speaking to him like an elder offering advice.
Beside them, the Goddess of Life covered her forehead, sighing, unable to look at her disciple.
This is too embarrassing...
"Bastards! Who dares challenge me?" the Golden Dragon King gritted his teeth, his anger boiling over.
His fists tightened.
His fury grew!
"Huh? You're this arrogant?" Du Qianjue paused. Even among god-kings, beings at this level wouldn't typically be so brazen. At most, they'd exchange some minor insults.
"Alright, alright, you're still talking back even when you're about to die? Come on, elders, grab your weapons and let's get him!"
Du Qianjue, his godly rings glowing with power, charged straight at the Golden Dragon King. The King's strength was on par with Tang San's, meaning Du Qianjue had no reason to hold back, feeling extremely confident.
The God of Destruction also raised his staff, casually unleashing destructive lightning. His role was more of a bystander.
The Goddess of Life didn't even bother to move, silently watching Du Qianjue handle everything on his own.
Before the Golden Dragon King could react, Du Qianjue's fist, the size of a sandbag, was already in his face. There was no trash-talking or buildup before the fight, and this lack of decorum left the dragon no time to dodge. He was hit directly in the face.
"Really? That was too easy. He couldn't even dodge that? If I had known, I would've used my full power from the start," Du Qianjue muttered, glancing at his fist.
"...?"
The Golden Dragon King, just struggling to get back up, stumbled, nearly falling over again.
You're the one who sneak-attacked me, and now you're blaming me for not dodging? Are you kidding me?
After all this emotional turmoil, the Golden Dragon King completely lost the little sanity he had left. Originally, he was the violent and cruel side of the Dragon God. It had taken everything he had to hold back this long.
Now, fully consumed by rage, the Golden Dragon King transformed into a berserk killing machine.
Then…
Du Qianjue beat him senseless.
Had the Golden Dragon King retained his wits, he might have used tactics to counter Du Qianjue's attacks. But without the ability to think clearly, he was little more than a punching bag, helpless against Du Qianjue's space-warping powers and overwhelming strength.
"Was this all part of his plan too?" the God of Destruction muttered.
"It's likely. If Qianjue knew about the Golden Dragon King's existence, it wouldn't be surprising if he also knew about his weaknesses," the Goddess of Life sighed.
Watching the Golden Dragon King being toyed with by Du Qianjue like a clown, the married couple felt utterly speechless.
They had expected an epic battle, but what unfolded instead was absurdly comical.
It seemed that anything involving Du Qianjue always ended in some bizarre, unpredictable way.
"I… hate this!"
As his life ebbed away, the Golden Dragon King finally regained a shred of clarity. Feeling the deadly wounds on his body, he let out a skyward roar filled with resentment.
Don't let me find out who that trident belongs to, or I'll eat their flesh and drink their blood!
The Golden Dragon King… was dead.
Once he lost his life force, the humanoid form of the Golden Dragon King reverted to a massive dragon, stretching thousands of meters long. Every one of his scales was over three meters in length, his body shining like it was made of solid gold, radiantly magnificent.
Except for the pair of crimson, hate-filled eyes that remained open in death.
"He died so easily. He was a ticking time bomb for the Divine Realm, and now he's gone," the God of Destruction said with mixed feelings as he gazed at the corpse of the Golden Dragon King.
Today, the Divine Realm had lost two god-kings.
And both of them had fallen at the hands of the same person.
"What do you plan to do with the Golden Dragon King's body?" the Goddess of Life asked.
"First, I'll extract his dragon soul and essence. Then I'll use every one of his scales to reinforce my chaos armor, and I'll take all of his ribs and bones to forge a weapon!" Du Qianjue's eyes sparkled with excitement.
One of the Golden Dragon King's ribs alone was enough to forge an ultra-divine golden dragon spear, and he had forty-eight ribs!
With all his bones combined, Du Qianjue couldn't even imagine how powerful his ultra-divine weapon would become.
And then there were countless dragon scales, perfect for crafting armor.
If the Golden Dragon King had been in his true dragon form from the start, even Du Qianjue would have had a tougher time breaking through his defenses.
Overall, Du Qianjue was very satisfied with his spoils. But even more important to him was the fiery red diamond-shaped crystal in his hand. It was the item he valued the most.
The Destruction Divinity! (End of the chapter)