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The surprise had come too suddenly. Huo Yuhao struggled to restrain his emotions, doing his best to avoid revealing anything suspicious to Tang San. As the God of Emotion, this wasn't difficult for him.
Although he now held the Asura Seed, with Tang San so close by, he could recall it at any moment. If that happened, this hard-earned opportunity would vanish in an instant—Huo Yuhao would die of frustration.
After all, he had endured humiliation for years, waiting for this very moment. Now that the chance was right before him, he forcibly suppressed the excitement boiling inside him to avoid slipping up in front of Tang San.
After temporarily handing over the Asura Seed to Huo Yuhao, Tang San gave Xiao Wu a reassuring look before turning into a beam of red light and vanishing from the top floor of the Divine Realm Committee.
As soon as he left, Huo Yuhao was inwardly elated, but on the surface, he twisted his head around to look at his mother-in-law with a panicked expression, as if asking her, What should I do now?
A flicker of anxiety flashed in Xiao Wu's eyes, but she quickly regained composure. She gave him a slight nod, signaling him to just follow Tang San's instructions and not ask anything.
Though Huo Yuhao was now temporarily standing in for Tang San, he was, at his core, still only a First-Class God. He merely served as a conduit. The real power lay in the Asura Seed he held. In other words, he was just a placeholder.
But Huo Yuhao didn't mind. He took the opportunity to quietly consult Elder Ye in his heart. How could he use this Asura Seed to break through and become a God King?
Elder Ye replied, "The Asura Seed still belongs to Tang San, so you can't fuse with its power or inherit the position of Asura God. However… I can help you sever the link between them, and make you the new master of the seed."
"But at this stage, there's an even easier way. Since you hold the Asura Seed, you are temporarily linked to the Divine Realm's core. This is your chance!"
"A chance to elevate the position of God of Emotion—directly—into that of a God King!"
"You mean…" Huo Yuhao was beginning to understand what Elder Ye was suggesting.
"That's right, exactly what you're thinking."
Elder Ye said, "You're temporarily connected to the core of the Divine Realm, and with the Asura Seed in hand, you can discreetly siphon power from the core to assist your breakthrough to God King."
"But if I recklessly use the Divine Realm's core power in our current situation, and can't withstand the temporal turbulence, we could all be doomed," Huo Yuhao said worriedly.
"Relax. I've done the calculations," Elder Ye reassured him. "With the current strength of the Divine Realm's core, it can still sustain itself for a short time. You just need to break through to God King within that time frame. Once you succeed, you can stabilize the Divine Realm using the Feihong Sword and resolve the crisis—it won't be that hard."
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao gritted his teeth and decided to bet it all! Ordinarily, after enduring so much for so long, he could have kept enduring. But the opportunity was right before him—it was a once-in-a-lifetime chance. He simply couldn't bear to let it slip away.
Even if there was risk involved—even if failure meant everyone might perish—he didn't care anymore.
Besides, Huo Yuhao trusted Elder Ye's judgment. After all, Elder Ye was a being above the level of God King. His knowledge and foresight far surpassed Huo Yuhao's. If he said it would work, then it would!
"Elder Ye, I'm counting on you!"
Just as the audience became curious about how Elder Ye would help Huo Yuhao break through to God King, the scene abruptly shifted to Tang San, who had just left.
With a flash of red light, Tang San emerged outside the Divine Realm Committee. No longer maintaining the connection to the realm's core, his entire aura reverted to that of the blood-red Asura God.
Tang San knew clearly—Huo Yuhao wouldn't be able to hold out for long. After all, he was still only a First-Class God, not a God King. As long as he hadn't ascended to that level, even holding the Asura Seed wouldn't allow him to control the Divine Realm's core for long. Tang San had to return as quickly as possible.
What he didn't expect was that, at this very moment, Huo Yuhao was using his Asura Seed to secretly siphon energy from the Divine Realm's core to evolve his God of Emotion position into a God King!
If Tang San found out, he'd probably smash his head against a wall in regret. He would never have imagined that someone could actually steal power from the Divine Realm's core in plain sight, without anyone noticing. Especially at such a critical juncture—one misstep, and they'd all be doomed.
Who would've thought Huo Yuhao would pull something like this now? It was simply beyond anyone's imagination.
ROAR—!
Just as Tang San stepped out from the golden barrier formed by the Divine Realm Committee, he heard a deafening dragon's roar. His eyes narrowed, and he turned into a beam of blood-red light, flashing across a thousand miles in an instant. In no time, he intercepted the massive golden figure.
Even though he had already seen the Golden Dragon King through the Divine Realm's core, witnessing it in person made Tang San's pupils contract slightly. Such overwhelming vitality!
As a God King, Tang San's physical prowess was unmatched. He was undoubtedly the strongest being in the Divine Realm. But now, as he floated in front of the Golden Dragon King, he was still shocked by the raw vitality radiating from it. In terms of physical power alone, he was clearly inferior.
What an overwhelmingly powerful Golden Dragon King!
No wonder it broke out of the Forbidden Zone.
The moment the Golden Dragon King saw Tang San, its ruby-like eyes flashed with murderous intent. Though this god's form had changed, his aura had not. It was him—definitely him.
The Golden Dragon King remembered—it was this bastard who had slashed with a single sword, splitting its body. That strike had been so terrifying, it severed not just body but also soul and divine consciousness. The Dragon God had been split into the Golden and Silver Dragon Kings—completely separate beings in body, mind, and even powers. Compared to the Dragon God's prime, when he could challenge the five God Kings alone, this was a huge downgrade.
Seeing Tang San again, the Golden Dragon King felt intense rage—followed by deep dread. Yes, even it could feel fear. The sheer force of this god's attack power was etched into its memory.
After becoming the Golden Dragon King, it had been overwhelmed by the divine coalition and eventually had to enter a cocoon to survive, sealed away in the Forbidden Zone. Now that it had just escaped, it ran into this guy again. Was it about to be sealed again?
No. Absolutely not!
Mistaking Tang San for the old Asura God, the Golden Dragon King let out a furious roar, its enormous body suddenly accelerating. Thousands of meters long, it streaked through the sky like a colossal golden meteor, charging straight at Tang San.
A strike that screamed mutual destruction!
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