Apep Swallowed the Prison and Was Immediately Caught in the Dead Domain! Scales Fell and Flesh Rotted, Suffering for a Thousand Years-the Dragon God Was Wary

Tang San's eyes instantly became incredibly sharp.

His Purple Demon Eye seemed to pierce through the Light Screen; he noticed a word in the narration.

[What it devoured was not merely a tomb, but also the cage that sealed away the Scarlet King's lifelong Authority and... the core of Forbidden Knowledge.]

"Forbidden Knowledge..."

Tang San chewed on the word, his mind racing with alarm bells.

Something that can be labeled "forbidden" is definitely not a good thing.

On Huo Yuhao's forehead, the Eye of Destiny quietly opened a crack, and a monstrous wave surged in his Sea of Consciousness.

From those four words, "Forbidden Knowledge," he sensed a pollution even more terrifying and profound than the resentment of Evil Soul Master! It was a chaos originating from a higher dimension, capable of distorting all Laws.

"A'Dai, can you feel it?" Hai Long looked at A'Dai beside him, his voice a little hoarse.

A'Dai 'Mandun azure eyes were filled with compassion as he nodded gently. "A darkness... that makes even the light tremble."

On the Light Screen, catastrophe descended in an instant.

Having just swallowed the royal Apep's massive body suddenly stiffened.

The next moment, a dragon's roar, so mournful it defied description, resounded throughout the entire desert!

Roar--!!!

Its dragon roar no longer contained its former majesty and resentment, but only pure, endless pain.

However, it simply could not withstand the erosion of Forbidden Knowledge.

[The pain reached its peak in an instant.]

The camera gave Apep a close-up shot.

Its once smooth, jade-like Jade Dragon Scale began to turn gray and decay at a visible speed, peeling off piece by piece to reveal the festering flesh beneath.

A strange gray pattern spread across its massive body like a plague.

"Scale Rot Disease"—this is the most direct Curse Forbidden Knowledge inflicts upon the flesh and blood.

"What a vicious Curse!" Bei Bei's face turned pale; just looking at it made his skin tingle.

Tang Ya gripped Bei Bei's hand tightly, her eyes filled with fear.

This was a hundred times more direct and terrifying than the torture she suffered when she was controlled by Evil Soul Master!

But this is just the beginning.

Centered on Apep's body, a gray-black aura spread out wildly.

All plants touched by this aura withered and turned to sand instantly.

The earth lost its vitality and turned into a desolate wasteland.

Even the light seemed to be distorted and swallowed up in this area.

[The "Dead Domain" represents the erosion and denial of the entire World Rules by Forbidden Knowledge.]

"It's... killing the world?" Tian Hen's voice trembled.

Rong Nianbing's expression was more solemn than ever before.

As the God of Emotion, he could feel the torrent of pain that Apep was enduring at this moment, an extreme torment that was a mixture of physical decay, soul tearing, and the draining of Life Force.

What's even more terrifying is that this torment has no end.

[It was trapped in a living hell for thousands of years.]

Thousands of years!

When this unit of time appeared, all the Deity present were moved.

For ordinary people, thousands of years represent the rise and fall of several civilizations.

For gods, especially powerful Deity like themselves, although their lifespans are long, enduring thousands of years of "worse than death" is a form of torture that could break any will.

Ji Dong subconsciously tightened his grip on Lie Yan's hand beside him.

He recalled the lifeless days he had endured after losing his Lie Yan, but what did that pain amount to compared to the torment that had lasted for thousands of years before him?

Lie Yan grasped his hand in return, feeling the warmth in her palm; her eyes were filled with sorrow and pity.

"It... is wrong."

Ironically, it did indeed acquire some of the Scarlet King's remaining power, gaining the Authority to influence the rise and fall of a nation.

[But it, too, transformed from a Dragon King pursued wisdom into the greatest victim and prisoner of Forbidden Knowledge.]

The image on the Light Screen finally froze.

Beneath the endless yellow sand, in an unimaginably vast underground cavity, Apep huddled with its broken and mangled body.

Half of its body is covered in newly grown, emerald-green scales, symbolizing its powerful Life Force as the Grass Dragon King.

The other half is a rotten, festering wound eroded by "Scale Rot Disease".

Two completely different forces were tearing and fighting wildly within its body, maintaining a painful balance.

It can't die, but it also can't live well.

Its dragon eyes were no longer clear; they had become murky, filled with thousands of years of pain, regret, and endless weariness.

Tang Wulin's heart skipped a beat.

The Golden Dragon King Bloodline within him was stirring and wailing!

He was all too familiar with that feeling of being corrupted by a foreign force, constantly clashing within his body, tearing his flesh and soul apart!

That was the destiny he had carried since birth!

In order to suppress the essence of the Golden Dragon King, he endured eighteen seals, and each unsealing was a life-or-death test.

But his suffering paled in comparison to that of the Dragon King...

He simply endured it for over a thousand years, and had the help of his parents, lover, and companions.

And Apep, it struggled alone in this hell for thousands of years!

"Wulin?" Gu Yuena sensed his intense emotional fluctuations and looked at him with concern.

"I'm fine..." Tang Wulin shook his head, but his gaze was fixed on the Light Screen, his expression extremely complicated.

There was sympathy, there was empathy, and there was also a hint of... a chill.

If he hadn't made it through, would he have ended up like this?

Gu Yuena didn't press the matter further, but her heart sank.

As the Silver Dragon King, she could also understand the pain of losing control of power. In order to escape the pursuit of the Divine Realm, she was severely injured and slept for ten thousand years, her soul splitting apart.

That loneliness and struggle is so similar to what Apep is experiencing now.

What she sought was wisdom; what she sought was the revival of the Dragon Clan.

They all paid an unimaginable price for this.

At this moment, the two Dragon King from different worlds seemed to experience a resonance that transcended time and space.

Even the Dragon God of the Divine Realm fell silent at this moment.

For the first time, his proud dragon eyes were devoid of contempt.

Instead, there was a deep-seated apprehension.

It wasn't about Apep, but about that so-called "Forbidden Knowledge."

Even a powerhouse at the Dragon King level met such an end after being devoured. Just what exactly was that knowledge?

It even felt that even in its prime, it probably wouldn't dare to touch that kind of thing easily.

That's no longer within the realm of power; it's a kind of... deadly poison rooted in the very foundations of the world.

Just then, the image on the Light Screen flickered slightly.

Apep, curled up deep underground, seemed to sense something. Its murky dragon eyes slowly turned toward the Light Screen, as if piercing through endless time and space to see the people spying on it.

Its mouth opened slightly, and a hoarse, ancient voice, filled with endless weariness, seemed to resonate directly in the depths of everyone's soul.