Chapter 627: Without You, It’s Very Important to Me

In the Douluo Plane, deep within the Star Dou Forest, Yuanen Yehui unfolded her six black wings—Fallen Angel form activated. In her hand, the Dark Demon Sword swung down violently.

"Heavenly Blade, Judgment!"

A terrifying sword light burst from the heavens, black and dark, slashing directly toward Long Yeyue.

It was so powerful it seemed to want to split the heavens and earth in half.

Long Yeyue's expression changed dramatically. Even while fully clad in her four-word battle armor, she felt a chilling terror—an instinctive shudder that reached deep into her soul.

"Dong'er, help me!" she cried out. Locked on by Yuanen Yehui, she desperately flapped the wings of her four-word battle armor, reaching her top speed—but she still couldn't shake Yuanen Yehui off.

Left with no other choice, she could only cry for help from Poseidon.

High above in the sky, Poseidon wielded his Sea God Trident, unleashing the Golden Thirteen Tridents one after another—but he couldn't restrain the Fallen Angel at all.

And when Long Yeyue, who was effectively his mother, cried out for help, he acted as if he hadn't heard a thing.

The Dark Demon Sword descended. Under its pressure, Long Yeyue's four-word battle armor disintegrated inch by inch—within the blink of an eye, it turned into scattered metal fragments.

The sword halted less than an inch above Long Yeyue's head.

In the end, Yuanen Yehui didn't deliver the killing blow. She and Ye Xinglan were both from Shrek Academy, after all.

No matter how much Shrek had brought ruin upon itself, to say they had no lingering feelings for the academy—especially alongside Ya Li—would be a lie.

Had Xia Yi been present, he wouldn't have let them strike at all; he would have taken action himself.

"Shh! Shh! Shh!"

Terrifying black sword energy surged into Long Yeyue's body, instantly sealing off all her soul power.

Although Yuanen Yehui spared Long Yeyue's life, she had no intention of letting her go.

"Lord Divine Pen, she's all yours." Yuanen Yehui looked up into the sky.

The god-level battle had long since attracted the attention of strong figures from the Sun Moon Federation, who had secretly approached.

Handing Long Yeyue over to them was acceptable both publicly and privately.

What the Federation decided to do with her was no longer her concern.

The Divine Pen Douluo stepped out of the sky, waving his godly pen and drawing a painting mid-air, which instantly absorbed Long Yeyue into it. He then looked toward Yuanen Yehui.

"Thank you, Tai Tian Douluo, for helping the Sun Moon Federation capture the wanted criminal from Shrek Academy, Light-Dark Douluo Long Yeyue. I'll have the reward transferred to your account shortly. Please keep an eye out for it."

"Sure." Yuanen Yehui nodded indifferently, then turned to look into the sky, where Poseidon was already being completely overwhelmed by the Fallen Angel. His defeat was only a matter of time.

Meanwhile, in the god realm battlefield, although Chang Gongwei had forcibly raised his cultivation beyond half-step God King by absorbing the power of several God Kings...

...he still stood no chance against powerful adversaries like Mo Huang (Demon Empress) Leng Yaozhu and her daughter Leng Yulai. The Demon Empress smashed his body to pieces with her Ocean-Settling Staff, then he was suppressed by the two sisters together and unable to recover.

Finally, he was refined alive by Mu Xi's Samadhi True Fire. He couldn't even self-detonate to escape.

Tang San, fighting Gu Yue, was also completely on the back foot.

"Dragon God, you'll never truly defeat me. How about this—we each take a step back. From now on, you handle the soul beasts, I handle the humans. No interference between species. What do you think?"

Tang San, seeing the battle was not going in his favor, gritted his teeth and proposed a compromise.

To Tang San, who always held a "better shattered jade than intact tile" mentality, this was the ultimate humiliation.

But he was truly no match for Gu Yue now. He had no choice but to yield.

He realized his problem—his cultivation, though higher than Gu Yue's, was based on stolen power. He couldn't fully harness it.

His most rational option now was to retreat, find a secluded place to go into seclusion, fully integrate the power of the Creation God, and make it completely his.

Only then could he stand a chance against Gu Yue.

He swore—when that time came, he would tear Gu Yue and the soul beasts apart to avenge today's humiliation.

"Hmph."

Gu Yue coldly snorted, her attacks growing fiercer. Every thrust of her Dragon God Spear inflicted heavy damage on Tang San.

Were it not for the healing power of the Tree of Life, Tang San would've already lost.

Seeing Gu Yue showing no signs of compromise, Tang San gritted his teeth and continued defending, while saying:

"What do you want then?! Fine, I'll give up humanity too! I'll disappear into the stars. Let soul beasts and humans be yours. I'll never set foot in this universe again, never be your enemy again. Is that enough?!"

But Gu Yue's only reply was more relentless attacks. She transformed into a silver dragon, enveloping Tang San in Nine-Colored Dragon Flame, burning both his body and soul.

"What exactly do you want?! Do you really want mutual destruction?! Or do you want me to kneel before you?! I'm telling you now—it's not going to happen! We're both above the God King realm. Why should I submit to you?! If you push me too far, I'll take you down with me!"

Tang San roared. He had worked so hard to break past the God King level, only to be killed here? He refused!

Poseidon's promise that he would rule this universe still hadn't been fulfilled. He hadn't become the supreme ruler of the cosmos yet!

"Tang San..." Gu Yue coldly said, "Let me ask you something: what's more important to me—humankind, or you?"

"Me!" Tang San answered confidently. He was above the God King level and possessed the Creation God's divine position. How could mere humans compare to him?

"Think again." Gu Yue sneered. Her Dragon God Spear slashed through space and clashed with the Asura Sword.

"It's not humans... is it?" Tang San asked in disbelief. Gu Yue's divine power transmitted through the Asura Sword, shattering most of the bones in his arm.

The Tree of Life glowed green, working rapidly to repair his body.

"Think again."Gu Yue unleashed another wave of attacks. Explosions of nine-colored light blasted around Tang San, leaving his flesh torn and mangled.

"It's me! I'm more important!" Tang San gritted his teeth. But with every use of the Tree of Life, its leaves dimmed.

He could feel its healing power weakening.

"Neither you nor humanity are important to me," Gu Yue sneered. With a single blow, she knocked the Asura Sword from Tang San's hand.

"Then who is?!" Tang San summoned his Staff of Destruction and quickly flew to retrieve the fallen sword.

"Without you... is what's important to me."Gu Yue roared. A dragon claw struck out, with the projection of a small world inside it—an entire world's power crashing down upon Tang San.

"You're toying with me!"Tang San was enraged. His Eight Spider Lances burst from his back as he charged at Gu Yue with the full might of the Destruction Staff and Tree of Life.

He realized it now—Gu Yue wouldn't stop until he was dead.

Locked on by her, he couldn't even escape.

His only choice was an all-out battle.

At the very least, he had to heavily injure Gu Yue and find a way to flee.

Just as Tang San launched his final assault, someone silently appeared behind him.

Tang San's full attention was on Gu Yue, so he didn't notice the change behind him.

The World Pearl, Crimson Staff, and Crimson Moon Blade all struck out simultaneously.

The Crimson Staff swept across him—an overwhelming sealing power immobilized Tang San.

The Crimson Moon Blade stabbed through his heart from behind, while the World Pearl fell onto his head and absorbed both his Destruction Staff and Tree of Life.

"No—!"

Tang San roared. At that moment, a terrifying bolt of lightning struck from the sky.

"Divine Punishment!"

Leng Yaozhu, now the core of the divine realm's star system, summoned divine laws to form the Thunder of Divine Punishment, blasting Tang San.

Gu Yue's dragon claw followed, tearing Tang San's shattered body apart.

Five crystal seeds flew into the sky—these were the five seeds of the Creation God in the Douluo Divine Realm.

Gu Yue, Leng Yaozhu, and the Phoenix God acted instantly.

The Phoenix God's World Pearl quickly absorbed the Seeds of Kindness and Destruction.

She was closest and got the advantage.

Gu Yue's dragon claw seized the Seeds of Evil and Asura.

Leng Yaozhu, despite her full effort with the Douluo Seal and divine realm laws, only obtained one Seed of Kindness.

"So you weren't all united after all..."

Seeing the three women scramble for the Creation God seeds, Tang San used his divine sense to escape with his Eight Spider Lances.

Boom!A Settling Staff smashed down, instantly shattering his Eight Spider Lances.

A vast ocean appeared before him. Within it, a massive sapphire-colored whale rose.

It was the Demon Empress.

On her back stood Lan Fozi in human form, holding a blue staff, eyes coldly locked on Tang San.

She had delivered the earlier blow with the Settling Staff.

The reason the three women had fought over the seeds without regard for order...

...was just to stall Tang San and leave him for the Demon Empress and her daughter.

Their relationships might be complex—but they knew how to prioritize.

"Deep Sea Demon Whale!" Tang San's face darkened.

Without the five seeds of the Creation God, he was now only at God King level.

And only his divine consciousness remained—severely wounded.

He had no chance against the Demon Empress and Lan Fozu.

"Tang San, you should've expected this day long ago. Die."

The Demon Empress' voice was cold. Her eyes emitted purple-gold light, forming a vortex that swallowed Tang San.

"Aaaah!"

He screamed—completely powerless to resist.

"Aaah! Aaah! Aaaah!"

Inside the purple-gold vortex, Tang San's screams echoed across much of the divine realm.

This was the Soul Abyss, a soul-torturing technique once developed by the Holy Spirit Church.

Though the Demon Empress had discarded most of her former powers when she became the Sea God of the Origin of Creation...

...she kept the Soul Abyss, just for Tang San.

As time passed, his screams grew quieter—until they disappeared completely.