Chapter 437: The Fierce Gu Yuena
"By reason, it should be possible."
Hearing her husband's question, Ei fell silent. After a moment of thought, she said, "But I cannot guarantee whether her body can actually store my power."
At this, Kong did not know what to say.
Although Gu Yuena was the co-lord of soul beasts, her physique and bloodline were undoubtedly the strongest. Yet Ei's power was different.
She was not of the Douluo Continent, but a god-demon. Whether in strength or race, god-demons far surpassed any living being of this world.
Not to mention the Silver Dragon King—even if the Dragon God of the past were revived, it might not be able to contain Ei's power.
"Sigh, let's try then."
Thinking this, Kong let out a helpless sigh. After all, unless something unexpected happened, they would eventually need wife Ei to act personally in order to leave this place. Otherwise, just the dark origin power contained within this great cauldron was beyond what they could handle now.
Under Kong's gaze, the battle ahead had already entered its most intense stage.
Even though Gu Yuena's bloodline and race were far superior to the Black Serpent's, the latter was empowered by the will of dark origin at its peak. This made it impossible for either side to gain the upper hand in the short term.
"Silver Dragon Phantom Dance!"
Amid the battle, Gu Yuena's eyes grew sharp. She channeled the elemental force around her, reinforcing her already formidable body once more.
Boom!
The Black Serpent's tail lashed toward her, but Gu Yuena did not even glance at it. After bracing with her body, she opened her jaws wide and bit toward the creature's back.
"Hiss!"
The Black Serpent cried out in pain and tried to break free. Yet how could it escape the bite force of the Silver Dragon King?
Helpless, it could only abandon half its body, then retreat at extreme speed into the nearby bronze cauldron.
"Hm?"
Seeing this, not only was Gu Yuena dumbfounded, even Kong could not understand.
What trick was this supposed to be?
"What does this mean?"
Gu Yuena stepped toward Kong, asking in puzzlement. As she spoke, she casually flung away the half body of the Black Serpent from her mouth, clearly holding no regard for such a beast.
"Not sure."
Kong shook his head, eyes narrowing slightly. After a moment of thought, he said, "But I suspect it has something to do with the opponent's trump card."
The will of dark origin at its peak was absurdly powerful. The power contained in this great cauldron could not have been placed here merely to seal the city before them. A major reason must be that, when faced with powerful invaders, it served as a safeguard.
As for what that safeguard was, they would only know once the enemy revealed it.
"A trump card?"
Hearing this, Gu Yuena's expression grew heavy.
She hoped that whatever trump card it had was not too strong. Otherwise, either her partner's wife would have to take action, or they would have no choice but to flee.
If they fled, survival was uncertain. But if they did not flee, death was certain. As things stood, the opponent could already fight her to a near standstill. Should it unleash an even stronger trump card, she would surely be defeated.
At that point, she—the Silver Dragon King, co-lord of soul beasts—might truly fall into disgrace, swallowed by the enemy.
If such a situation spread back to Douluo Continent and reached the ears of the gods, would it not become a laughingstock beyond belief?
Thinking of this, Gu Yuena struck first, not giving the opponent a chance to reveal its trump card.
Her eyes narrowed as the pair of dragon wings on her back spread wide, carrying her straight toward the great cauldron.
Since the Black Serpent was relying on the dark origin stored within the cauldron, she would simply destroy it and see whether this so-called trump card could still be unleashed without it.
Yet just as her dragon claws were about to touch the cauldron, an incomparably powerful force burst forth from within.
The surge of energy instantly sent Gu Yuena flying, smashing her heavily into the ground.
"Are you alright?"
Kong hurried to her side, asking with concern.
She could not be allowed to fall here. If she were injured beyond recovery, then his entire plan would collapse.
If Gu Yuena could not freely return to her true form, their quest to seek the origin of light would be forced to end prematurely.
At that point, when they returned to Douluo Continent and faced the will of dark origin, they would be left with only two choices: destroy the entire universe, or wait until the enemy recovered its injuries, and then, at the moment of its assault on the God Realm, have wife Ei strike to seal it away.
But if it came to that, with humanity's emotions, wars, and thirst for power, the will of dark origin—being the source of darkness itself—would soon break free again, even stronger than before.
"No major problem."
Gu Yuena stood up, shaking her head slightly. Once she steadied her mind, her gaze fell on the figure that had appeared above the cauldron.
"What is this?"
Suspicion filled her eyes as she looked at the man.
Hadn't the Black Serpent taken the form of a woman after transforming? Why did it suddenly become a man?
Could it switch freely between male and female forms?
The thought made Gu Yuena's skin crawl.
She truly could not accept that a seductive, beautiful woman could suddenly become the image of a middle-aged man.
"If I'm not mistaken, this is the lord of the city," Kong said calmly, his eyes narrowing slightly.
"What do you mean?"
Gu Yuena blinked in confusion.
What did it mean that this man was the city lord? Could it be that the city lord had already been killed—by that woman no less?
Her expression changed as she realized the implication.
But if the opponent really was the city lord, then his combat strength was clearly no match for the Black Serpent.
If he was weaker than the Black Serpent, then he certainly could not rival her either. The true puzzle was, if this man was the Black Serpent's trump card, how could he possibly defeat her?
"Today, none of you will leave here alive! You will obediently be devoured and become my puppets!"
As the words fell, the man standing atop the cauldron flashed forward, striking toward Gu Yuena.
"Hmph, arrogant fool. Just a false human, yet you dare raise a hand against this king? You truly do not know your place!"
With that, Gu Yuena charged forward as well, showing not the slightest sign of yielding.
In one-on-one combat, she had never feared anyone.
So what if he carried the power of dark origin? She had fought the true deity behind it—would she fear this fragment of power?
(End of this chapter)