Chapter 424: Chapter 424: Li Zhexian vs. the Golden Dragon King! The Golden Dragon King’s Overwhelming Physical Body

The Golden Dragon King was on the verge of breaking through the seal of the Divine Forbidden Land.

Li Zhexian transformed into a streak of sword light and charged at the very front.

With a single shift of thought, countless sword qi instantly bloomed across the floating star remains along his path—

It was the Spirit Ability — Yazi Sword Rift.

With his current strength, a single thought allowed his sword intent to cover millions of miles, each point marking the location where he would appear in the next instant.

Ji Dong and the Asura God employed their own methods and followed closely behind.

All the gods sped forward at full power, their expressions heavy with solemnity.

Li Zhexian was the first to arrive.

Through the cracks, he saw a thin, almost transparent layer of the barrier membrane struggling to hold on.

Behind that fragile membrane lay massive golden dragon scales, each as large as mountain ranges. Merely the faint traces of malevolent aura leaking from them whipped his white robes into a frenzy, making even the divine blood within his body feel as though it might freeze solid.

"So this is the Golden Dragon King..."

Without hesitation, Li Zhexian pressed both palms against the barrier.

The origin divine power of his Flawless Glazed Body surged forth like a vast torrent, pouring into it.

A few breaths later,

Ji Dong, the Asura God, the God of Kindness, the Goddess of Life, and even the heavily injured God of Destruction all joined in, their power flowing in together.

Six streams of god-king–level divine power converged, and the barrier—previously on the brink of collapse—seemed to stabilize once more.

However—

"ROAR—!!!"

A savage dragon roar exploded from the depths of the forbidden land.

The sound waves manifested as tangible waves of destruction, pulverizing all surrounding cosmic debris into dust.

Several weaker second-class gods immediately turned pale, spraying divine blood as their souls shook violently.

"The gods treat all beings as straw dogs, imprisoning me for hundreds of thousands of years!"

"When I break free, I will turn this Divine Realm upside down!"

"ROAR—!"

The Golden Dragon King slammed madly against the barrier.

The freshly stabilized barrier shook violently once again, cracks spreading at a visible pace.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

"Destruction, you have committed a grave error!" Ji Dong roared at the God of Destruction while maintaining his output of power.

The God of Destruction’s face was deathly pale. A trace of confusion flickered across his sharp features, yet he still gritted his teeth and said:

"The Golden Dragon King absolutely cannot break the barrier—"

Rip!

Before he could finish speaking,

A colossal golden dragon claw, vast as a star, violently tore through the barrier.

The claw, carrying an aura capable of annihilating all things, slammed brutally into the God of Destruction.

"PFF—!"

The God of Destruction spat divine blood, smashing through several stellar remnants in succession, nearly being struck clear out to the edge of the Divine Realm by that single blow.

"Destruction!"

The Goddess of Life cried out in alarm, pain flashing through her eyes. Yet knowing full well what mattered most at this moment, she still clenched her teeth and continued pouring life divine power into the barrier.

But it was all in vain.

With the destruction of the spiritual energy pillars, the core formation that stored the Divine Realm’s energy had already collapsed.

The divine power the gods were supplying now streamed wildly out through the rift torn open by the Golden Dragon King.

With meteorites raining down on the Divine Realm from the outside and the Golden Dragon King about to break the seal from the inside, the Divine Realm was trapped between internal strife and external peril.

"The scent of the outside world..." A low, thunderous murmur echoed forth. "Truly nostalgic..."

Behind the claw that had torn open the breach, a massive crimson dragon eye suddenly opened.

Malevolent aura accumulated over countless ages spread outward, staining the skies of this divine domain with an ominous dark red hue.

"Destruction, Life, Evil, Kindness, and Asura... the God Kings have changed..."

"I wonder how you all compare to the combat power of the first generation?"

That crimson dragon eye slowly shifted—

Until it locked onto Li Zhexian.

"An unfamiliar God King..."

"That aura on your body..."

A literal tidal wave of blood-lust surged within the dragon’s eye.

The other golden dragon claw lunged out. With both claws gripping the edges of the rift, the dragon suddenly tore outward to both sides.

Szzzt!

Szzzt!

A tearing sound that made the entire Divine Realm tremble resounded across the cosmos.

The barrier of the Divine Forbidden Land—sealed for hundreds of thousands of years—was ripped apart like fragile silk.

The Golden Dragon King, the embodiment of the Dragon God’s malevolent will, had broken free.

Its body was larger than any known star, its sinuous draconic form stretching across the frontier of the Divine Realm.

Even the dull, dark-gold light flowing across its continent-sized scales caused the surrounding space to wail, splitting open countless pitch-black cracks.

Many gods who had ascended after the calamity of the Dragon God were witnessing such a terrifying beast for the first time. The sheer pressure naturally emanating from it caused their souls to waver.

"ROAR—!"

The Golden Dragon King flicked its tail. The motion seemed slow, yet it carried the power to shatter entire star rivers.

Where the tail’s afterimage passed,

Massive stars exploded one after another.

Several second-class —and even first-class—gods who failed to evade in time were struck by the dragon tail. Their divine armor shattered instantly as they spewed blood.

"Destruction is heavily injured; the God Kings’ Fusion Spirit Ability can no longer be performed!" Ji Dong shouted with a grim expression.

Misfortune came one after another.

With the collapse of the Divine Forbidden Land, the already-chaotic structure of the Divine Realm’s laws was struck yet again.

Even denser meteor storms now smashed down toward the Divine Realm, which had lost its protective barrier.

Under such apocalyptic conditions,

If the gods did not respond with everything they had,

The Divine Realm would be reduced to ruins even before the Golden Dragon King acted.

"Evil, Kindness, Life..."

The Asura God’s blood-red eyes locked onto the Golden Dragon King as the Sword in his hand hummed incessantly.

"You will lead the gods to resist the meteor rain."

He turned his head, his gaze meeting Li Zhexian’s in mid-air. "The Golden Dragon King—leave it to me and the Sword Lord."

Ji Dong also looked toward Li Zhexian, who gave him a slight nod in response.

At that very moment,

The Golden Dragon King extended a golden dragon claw capable of crushing stars, carrying the purest might of physical power, and viciously grabbed toward Li Zhexian.

A sharp glint flashed in Li Zhexian’s eyes. He neither dodged nor retreated, driving his Flawless Glazed Body to its absolute limit as he met it with a punch.

CLANG!!!

At the instant fist and claw collided,

It was as though two primordial stars had slammed into one another.

Li Zhexian was blasted backward, smashing through multiple meteors as pale-golden blood spilled from his mouth.

The sleeve on his right arm disintegrated into ash, the flesh along the entire arm tearing open, bone clearly visible.

Threads of golden dragon qi imbued with annihilating attributes clung to the wound like bone-burrowing parasites, obstructing its regeneration.

"Zhexian!"

Qian Renxue, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others cried out in alarm.

The other gods also cast looks of shock and concern.

Since the Sword Lord had ascended to the Divine Realm, he had crushed all opponents with unstoppable force—this was the first time he had been injured and bled in a direct clash.

"I’m fine."

A flash of glazed radiance expelled the destructive dragon qi, and the wounds on his arm healed completely.

Yet a trace of gravity lingered on Li Zhexian’s face.

Since perfecting the Flawless Glazed Body, this was the first time he had suffered such a decisive defeat in a purely physical contest.

The Golden Dragon King slowly lowered its head.

It looked at the claw it had just swung.

There, a dark-gold scale bore a fine crack, with blood slowly seeping out.

A flicker of surprise crossed its draconic eyes.

"A human’s body can actually injure me?"

"And your aura... makes even me feel faintly shaken!"

Its voice, deep as rolling thunder, echoed through the starry sky with a hint of greed and desire:

"If I were to devour you..."

"I would surely advance even further!"

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