Di Shitian's words stirred up another commotion in the area. Who wouldn't want the Dragon Essence, which could grant immortality?
Huai Mie and the experts from Heavenly Gate acted first—not because of Di Shitian's orders, but because they coveted the Dragon Essence. Luo Xian seemed shaken, perhaps because Di Shitian had deceived her, and did not join in.
"Get lost!!!"
Red light suddenly flickered across Gu Sheng's body. His form abruptly shrank back to its normal state, and a burst of white vapor exploded outward, sending Huai Mie and the other experts flying. He then threw back his head and let out a furious roar. The Dragon Essence, now shrunken by a great deal, flew out of his body. Compared with before, it had shrunk by at least thirty percent.
"The Dragon Essence contains the dragon's bestial nature. If the person who consumes it can't resist that nature, they'll be devoured by it and eventually become a demon. He still can't completely digest the Dragon Essence. Hurry and seize it!"
Radiance began to shine from Di Shitian's body. The divine dragon's flesh dimmed rapidly, and it looked as if he was about to break free. At that moment, all he wanted was to make trouble for Gu Sheng and settle the score after he got out.
"Bang..."
Po Jun and the others had not yet had time to move when Gu Sheng struck with one palm, knocking the Dragon Essence away. It crashed into the dragon corpse, sending the hundred-zhang-long corpse hurtling toward the ten-thousand-zhang Dragon Abyss.
"Hmph!"
Di Shitian gave a cold snort and finally broke free of the Dragon Claws' restraint, avoiding being dragged into the abyss by the dragon corpse. However, despite being the closest to the Dragon Essence after escaping, he did not immediately go after