Yet just as everything seemed to be proceeding smoothly, with the Divine Dragon Realm's aura rising steadily as it advanced resolutely toward the Divine Star realm,
an unforeseen change suddenly occurred.
As the energy core and medium, the Dragon God's body began to tremble violently.
The Immortal Spirit Qi and Star Power that had been flowing steadily into his body now seemed to turn into countless red-hot blades, rampaging through him.
His meridians, organs, and even his divine soul were wracked by the excruciating agony of being torn apart and scorched inch by inch.
This pain came not only from the violent energy, but also from the origin powers within him, forcibly pieced together from different God Kings.
Creation and destruction, light and darkness, water, fire, wind, earth...
These Ultimate Attributes, which had barely maintained a fragile balance under his powerful suppression, finally spiraled out of control under the dual stimulation of the vast external Cosmic Energy and the internal pull of ascension.
Just as Lu Jun had predicted: "The Cosmic Law does not even need to attack you directly. It only needs to slightly disturb the balance between the powers within you..."
"Aaargh—"
The Dragon God let out an uncontrollable, agonized growl.
He could clearly feel his supposedly immortal Dragon God Bloodline beginning to collapse and disintegrate from within.
The nine-colored radiance that had once fused perfectly was now utterly chaotic. Energy streams of different colors clashed, annihilated one another, and exploded across his body in dangerous bursts of energy sparks.
Yet he could also feel the Divine Dragon Realm beneath his feet transforming and ascending at an unprecedented speed. The embryonic form of a Divine Star was already faintly visible.
The Dragon Kings had been right. Their accumulated foundation was indeed sufficiently profound; barring any accidents, becoming a