"Why go this far?"
'Tang Wulin' sighed with considerable helplessness, a thread of divine sense bursting forth from within him.
He stretched out his hand, pulling the power of the dragon soul from a distance. After snatching a portion of the dragon soul from Gu Yue, he began to absorb its power.
Simultaneously, he had Tang Wulin absorb the Golden Dragon King's seal.
The dragon soul was far too important for Tang Wulin. Even just seizing twenty percent from Gu Yue was enough for Tang Wulin to absorb two seals without obstruction.
This was also the reason Old Tang had acted without hesitation.
This move was not a loss!
Two seals were enough to elevate Tang Wulin's strength by a whole level.
Laying a more solid foundation in the early stages.
Gu Yue's gaze grew increasingly colder.
Unfortunately, no matter how she attacked, Old Tang was able to neutralize her power.
After a stalemate lasting a quarter of an hour, when the dragon soul's energy was nearly depleted, Gu Yue finally withdrew, taking the last crystal that had leaked from the dragon soul.
At that moment, the Dragon Valley pocket dimension emitted a groan, as if unable to bear the load.
Gu Yue's expression changed slightly. She looked up at the sky, then at Tang Wulin, a ruthless glint appearing in her eyes.
'Tang Wulin' noticed her gaze, and a blue-gold phantom manifested above his head.
"Do not push me."
Old Tang's voice carried a divine authority, his suppressed fury on the verge of erupting.
If Gu Yue dared to provoke him further, he would absolutely not hesitate to use the most forbidden power left within Tang Wulin.
This power could be used against the Abyssal Sage King, and it could also be used against the Silver Dragon King!
Gu Yue's pupils contracted, shock and anger flashing in her eyes.
"As expected, he left a very powerful contingency within Tang Wulin."
This contingency was potent enough to pose a threat to her.
She turned and left.
However, while she appeared to have left, she didn't depart simply.
After reuniting with Di Tian and the others, she tore open the spatial rift again. As she was leaving, she turned back and hurled an Elemental Storm into the Dragon Valley pocket dimension.
This Elemental Storm was completely uncontrolled. Once it landed in the pocket dimension, it began to gather endless elements.
Su Ming looked up towards the core of the Dragon Valley.
"Who is tampering with my Sea God Faith?"
He raised an eyebrow, an angry expression appearing on his face.
Well, well, Old Tang, you're secretly using my Sea God Faith!
While angry, he was also inwardly pleased.
Because this indicated one thing—Old Tang had made his move again, and it was the kind of move that consumed one of his limited opportunities.
"Gu Yue, well done!"
In the original storyline, no such opportunity was consumed here.
He suspected that Gu Yue had not only consumed one of Old Tang's intervention opportunities but had also nearly forced him to use his final one.
Impressive!
Su Ming gave Gu Yue a mental thumbs-up.
Then, he looked again towards the spatial crack in the sky.
"Tossing an Elemental Storm on your way out."
Su Ming clicked his tongue twice.
"Godly Spirit Realm spiritual power... So Gu Yue didn't enter human society completely defenseless either. When backed into a corner, she has her own methods."
An Elemental Storm hurled with Godly Spirit Realm spiritual power—he had to make good use of that.
Confirming that the spatial crack had closed and Gu Yue had left, Su Ming immediately soared into the air.
Just moments before, when the Dragon God's dragon soul was being absorbed, all the Dragon Clouds in the entire valley had converged there. Su Ming had intercepted a portion along the way, but it wasn't enough.
Now, the Elemental Storm Gu Yue had thrown was rapidly gathering a massive amount of elemental power. Su Ming flew into it and began directly using his body to withstand the baptism of this elemental force, combining it with the Dragon Cloud power he had just intercepted to enhance himself.
"There's still time. I'll wait a bit more."
Su Ming calculated the spatial forces of the pocket dimension.
After greedily staying for about one more minute, he finally used the Domain of Chaos to pluck at the Dragon Valley's space, teleporting himself out.
An Elemental Storm released by Gu Yue with her Godly Spirit Realm spiritual power, further amplified by the special elements within the Dragon Valley, was nothing short of a precious opportunity for Su Ming.
Outside.
Black One had just settled Dai Yun'er and was racking his brains over how to explain things to the Body Sect.
He knew Su Ming's identity.
And then he hadn't come out.
This was no small matter.
Forget Su Ming's status in the Federation; just the reputation he had built in the Star Luo Continent's forging circles these past days... If the Body Sect truly demanded answers and this matter was exposed, their Tang Sect would also face immense pressure.
Just as Black One was worrying, Su Ming traversed space-time and appeared in the air above the mountain valley.
Dragon Valley Core.
Tang Wulin woke up groggily. The aura of Old Tang on his body had already dissipated. No matter how he called out, Old Tang could not respond.
Tang Wulin wandered through the tomb, carrying out his plan to bury the dragon bones.
Dragon God Tomb.
A voice that did not exist in reality sounded.
"Hmm, Sea God... but you still can't hide it from me, Shura."
The reason Tang Wulin could activate the dragon soul and see the past scene of the Shura God slaying the Dragon God with one sword, splitting it in two, was precisely because he possessed the corresponding power.
"Shura, Sea God... Haha, so it can be done this way too."
The Dragon God's voice was very illusory.
He had transcended by fabricating different histories and origins. Naturally, other Supreme God-Kings also had their own methods to evade the gaze of the universe's will.
Among them, the Shura God was a successful example.
"To actually leave behind a scapegoat..."
The Dragon God unexpectedly glimpsed the Shura God's path to supremacy.
"This method is quite good. The only drawback is that it's easy to be targeted during one's weaker period, ending up at the same table as that Phoenix fellow."
Having personally slain a Supreme, the Dragon God had the confidence to evaluate the paths of other Supremes.
However, although he somewhat disparaged the Shura God's path, he still gave this path to supremacy his recognition.
"A very good method. It can be combined with my own path."
"Perhaps I can also create a scapegoat incarnation, nurture a new Dragon God..."
"As for the flaws..."
"Just prepare a full-time, all-around nanny for him."
"..."
Above the River of Time.
Su Ming's figure slowly materialized.
He looked down upon the entire river, watching as a multicolored hole once again appeared on his true future, and fell into deep thought.
"Dragon God..."
It wasn't there before.
"Did something change in the Dragon Valley?"
Su Ming remembered that there were also holes from the Dragon God in his past illusory history.
"This Dragon God really loves to join in the fun. Wherever a change occurs in any node of the River of Time, he can respond. This must be a unique characteristic. And the previous Shura God, he could also invade my illusory history and true future. They are definitely different from ordinary God Kings."
As Su Ming pondered, the multicolored hole on his true future rapidly vanished.
"Eh? What's this about?"
There was only one situation where a hole would disappear.
That was when it integrated itself.
"The Dragon God has entered the game? What did he do?"
"And this is way too stingy, right? The Shura God at least dragged the Douluo God Realm into the water. But you, Dragon God, didn't add even a single brick to my true future?"
Su Ming felt like he had been used for free.
One Month After the Dragon Valley Operation
"Did you see Tang Wulin in the Dragon Valley?" Mu Ye asked.
"No, I didn't." Su Ming replied, feigning confusion. "He was there too? He didn't come out?"
"Yes. His forging teacher, Mu Chen—your martial uncle—found out you had entered the Dragon Valley. He contacted Zhen Hua, who then asked me if you had any clues."
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