In fact, if Dugu Zangtian had accompanied Qin Shuang and used the planet's teleportation array with his wife and son, they could have quickly escaped this Starry Sky Beast.
After all, if the few of them could find a teleportation array on the planet, they could leave the Dragon Domain at an extremely fast speed and head to the Sun God Dynasty or the Palace of Reincarnation.
The Starry Sky Beast's massive size made it impossible for it to use planetary teleportation arrays; it could only roam the universe. Naturally, its speed couldn't compare to teleportation.
However, Dugu Zangtian didn't want to escape.
And who was he?
He was Dugu Zangtian, the Dugu Zangtian who would bury "Old Heaven"!
How could he possibly run away when "Old Heaven" came looking for him?
Especially when he sensed that "Old Heaven" seemed to have marked his son, Dugu Shitian, as the next him, Dugu Zangtian couldn't possibly evade it.
He wanted to carve out a path for his son!
"Whoosh!"
Five-colored radiance coiled around Dugu Zangtian, transforming into a long rainbow that tore through the sky, flying out of the planet and into the vast, boundless universe.
Then, Dugu Zangtian hovered in space, awaiting the Starry Sky Beast's arrival.
Dugu Zangtian didn't have to wait long. A massive, serpentine Starry Sky Beast appeared before him, coiling its way through space.
Its pair of indifferent pupils regarded Dugu Zangtian as if he were an ant.
"Screech!"
In the cosmic expanse, a pillar hundreds of meters thick tore through the void, carrying unparalleled pressure and momentum as it smashed down towards Dugu Zangtian.
The scene was like a mountain falling from the sky, intending to crush the person at its base.
"Haa!"
Dugu Zangtian let out a roar, and golden light emanated from his body.
"Boom!"
The golden light scattered. Dugu Zangtian's Sacred Body was almost blown apart by a single snake tail. Golden Sacred Body blood sprinkled down, emitting a dazzling divine radiance.
"So strong!"
Dugu Zangtian exclaimed in shock as he desperately mobilized the life spring in his Wheel Sea to heal his injuries.
In just one exchange, he was almost beaten to death!
The difference between the peak of the Ancient Emperor and Emperor level was like night and day.
Especially in terms of physical resilience, the gap was immense!
This was perhaps the biggest weakness of a body cultivator.
Body cultivators were either strong or weak; it was immediately apparent.
Unless they possessed some powerful secret technique, their physical strength alone presented an insurmountable chasm for weaker individuals!
Before Dugu Zangtian could fully recover, the serpentine Starry Sky Beast opened its massive maw and lunged to bite him.
Its body was over fifty thousand meters long, its thickness over five hundred meters, and its head nearly a thousand meters wide.
As it opened its jaws, it seemed capable of swallowing Dugu Zangtian along with a nearby star behind him.
"Whoosh!"
From Dugu Zangtian's body, five-colored radiance bloomed amidst the golden light, greatly increasing his speed. He transformed into a beam of light and escaped the python's maw.
"Crack..."
"Crack, crack..."
The small planet not far behind Dugu Zangtian was directly caught in the Starry Sky Python's mouth. Then, with a crunch, the Starry Sky Python bit it to pieces.
"That was close!"
Having narrowly avoided the Starry Sky Python's jaws, Dugu Zangtian broke out in a cold sweat.
If he hadn't escaped, his fate would have been no better than that of the shattered planet.
"Heaven-Shaking Palm!"
Dugu Zangtian unleashed a palm strike, sending a golden palm print hurtling towards the Starry Sky Python's body.
However, Dugu Zangtian's palm force inflicted no damage whatsoever on the Starry Sky Python.
"Boom!"
The Starry Sky Python moved like the wind, its surging air currents crushing Dugu Zangtian's golden palm print.
Its coiling body acted like a long whip, lashing Dugu Zangtian away forcefully.
"Pfft..."
Dugu Zangtian felt his body about to split apart. He spat out a mouthful of golden blood, and his aura instantly weakened by half.
Fortunately, Dugu Zangtian's Wheel Sea was vast enough, and the recovery power of his life spring was sufficiently strong.
Otherwise, if it were an ordinary Ancient Emperor, or even an Emperor level expert, after recovering their bodies twice, they would have no divine power left to drive their laws into battle.
But the gap is too enormous!
His attacks couldn't inflict any damage on the Starry Sky Giant Python, while even a mere brush from the Starry Sky Giant Python could leave him severely wounded.
Five-colored radiance flashed across Dugu Zangtian's body, and then this five-colored light transformed into five Dugu Zangtians, each with an aura only slightly weaker than his own.
The Five Aggregates Divine!
These were the Five Aggregates Divine cultivated in the Dao Palace realm.
Each Five Aggregates Divine clone possessed the cultivation of the Saint Realm's limit, and when the Five Aggregates Divine merged, they could rival an Emperor level expert.
However, Dugu Zangtian's Dao Palace realm perfectly transitioned from his Wheel Sea realm, so the Five Aggregates Divine, nurtured by the Wheel Sea's life spring, each possessed the peak strength of an Emperor level.
Before this terrifying Starry Sky Giant Python, five peak Emperor level combat strengths were nothing.
Therefore, after Dugu Zangtian's Five Aggregates Divine clones emerged, they immediately merged, forming a single Five Aggregates Divine clone clad in five-colored robes.
The aura emanating from it was no weaker than Dugu Zangtian's.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Next, the two Dugu Zangtians cooperated, fighting the Starry Sky Giant Python in the starry sky.
But unfortunately, even with an extra self, Dugu Zangtian's situation didn't improve much.
Whether it was his main body or the Five Aggregates Divine clone's attack, neither could inflict any damage on the Starry Sky Giant Python.
And with any slight movement from the Starry Sky Giant Python, Dugu Zangtian and his Five Aggregates Divine clone had to desperately dodge.
Otherwise, both Dugu Zangtian's main body and the Five Aggregates Divine clone could be blown apart.
"Damn it!"
Dugu Zangtian fought and fled, but unfortunately, before this Emperor level Starry Sky Beast, his escape speed was a joke.
If Dugu Zangtian's size wasn't so small compared to the Starry Sky Giant Python, and if he wasn't flitting around like a fly, Dugu Zangtian might have already been killed by the Starry Sky Giant Python.
However, given the current situation, the Starry Sky Giant Python had already begun using its size advantage to circle Dugu Zangtian, tightening the noose.
If Dugu Zangtian couldn't escape the circle before it was completed, he would be surrounded and killed by the Starry Sky Giant Python.
So now, both Dugu Zangtian's main body and his Five Aggregates Divine clone were focusing their attention on the gaps in the Starry Sky Giant Python's body, constantly watching for an opportunity to escape its encirclement.
However, with this passive approach, the Starry Sky Giant Python had countless opportunities to encircle Dugu Zangtian, while Dugu Zangtian only had one chance to fail and be doomed to perish.
"Boom!"
Seeing the gap in front of him being closed by another half of the Starry Sky Giant Python's body, Dugu Zangtian exerted all his strength, only managing to cause slight ripples in the colossal body before it subsided.
His attacks were simply too weak for the Starry Sky Giant Python.
He glanced at the circular space enclosed by the Starry Sky Giant Python's massive body. The nearest gap had already been filled by the python's body.
As for the other gaps, they would likely be filled by another coil of the Starry Sky Giant Python's body before he could even fly over.
In other words, he was already considered prey for the Starry Sky Giant Python, meat in its belly.
The Starry Sky Giant Python seemed to realize that it had completely captured Dugu Zangtian this time. The space enclosed by its body began to shrink rapidly. The topmost part of its body moved aside, creating a large opening, and its head, nearly a thousand meters in size, peered down from the top of the circle.
Its indifferent gaze suggested that killing Dugu Zangtian was no different from swatting away an ant.
"Heh..."
Dugu Zangtian's expression turned cold as he took a deep breath.
"I'm still too young. I actually thought I could escape by sheer luck..."
"But still, I have to thank you."
"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to make this decision."
Looking up at the giant eye above, Dugu Zangtian's words seemed to be directed at the Starry Sky Giant Python, or perhaps at "Old Heaven," but most importantly, at himself.
"According to the deductions of Teacher Qin Shuang and myself, the cultivation after the Dao Palace realm is to directly integrate the Five Aggregates Divine into the Four Extremities of the human body, unleashing the even greater power of the Four Extremities."
"Unfortunately, although I've deduced it, it involves the head, so for so many years, I haven't been ready to take this step."
"But now, I have no choice."
"If I don't take this step, I die."
"If I take this step, perhaps I can still live!"
"Perhaps, I can even kill you myself!"
With that, Dugu Zangtian turned his gaze to his Five Aggregates Divine clone and opened his arms.
"Come!"
"Five Aggregates Divine, merge!"
As Dugu Zangtian roared, his Five Aggregates Divine clone transformed into five beams of light and merged into Dugu Zangtian's body.
Red light merged into Dugu Zangtian's left hand.
Blue light merged into Dugu Zangtian's right hand.
White light merged into Dugu Zangtian's left foot.
Yellow light merged into Dugu Zangtian's right foot.
The final green light merged into Dugu Zangtian's head.
For a moment, five kinds of light shone on Dugu Zangtian's body.
"Ahhhhhhh..."
Powerful forces collided within Dugu Zangtian's body. His limbs began to swell, and blood started to pour from the seven orifices of his head.
The intense pain caused Dugu Zangtian to cry out involuntarily.
A golden life spring surged from Dugu Zangtian's sea of suffering, flowing through the divine bridge into his internal organs. Then, through the connections of his five aggregates, it poured into his limbs and head, healing the injuries sustained by his body as it was torn apart by the immense power.
Gradually, with the aid of this golden life spring, the power of Dugu Zangtian's five aggregates began to fuse throughout his body.
Red, blue, white, yellow, and green finally merged into a single strand of gray energy within Dugu Zangtian's body.
This strand of gray energy was of an extremely high level, and it quickly strengthened Dugu Zangtian's body to a terrifying degree.
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