Fire Dragon King Flees to Natasha with Half His Body Torn Off! Grass Dragon Apep Swallows the Abyss and Resists the Heavenly Principles, Descending Above Sumeru

This reckoning was far too familiar to them.

The light screen's image refocused.

Upon a scorched earth, a dragon engulfed in flames battled one of the "Shadows of Heavenly Principles." It fought with incredible ferocity; each breath melted the land, each tail swipe shattered mountains.

However, its opponent was too powerful. The shadow merely extended a hand, freezing space. No matter how fierce the dragon flame raged, it couldn't inflict the slightest harm.

Finally, a dark light spear descended from the heavens, precisely piercing half of the fire dragon's body. Flesh, bones, and scales were annihilated in that single strike.

The fire dragon let out a scream of ultimate agony. It didn't fight on. Instead, using its last reserves of strength, it dragged its broken body, tore through space, and fled in disarray to an unknown volcanic kingdom.

[The Fire Dragon King paid the price of having half its body severed and escaped to Natas, disappearing from then on.]

God Realm, another location.

Ji Dong clenched his fist fiercely, as if he could feel the searing pain that burned his soul. As the master of Extreme Fire, he shared a natural affinity with the fire dragon.

"To survive, it cut off half of itself..." Lie Yan sighed softly beside him, her eyes filled with pity.

"Better to be shattered jade than intact tile. But sometimes, being intact tile is for the chance to be shattered jade later," Zhou Weiqing's expression also turned serious. "As long as one is alive, there is hope. This fire dragon is a ruthless character."

However, not all Dragon Kings chose to flee.

The scene shifted to a vast desert. At its center lay a rainforest severely eroded by Abyss Power. A dragon, entirely emerald green, its body coiled like vines, let out a long roar towards the sky.

There was no fear in its eyes, only boundless madness and resolve.

[The Grass Dragon King Apep chose to charge into the heavily polluted core of Sumeru, attempting to devour the Abyss Power and perish together with the lapdogs of Heavenly Principles that had descended.]

Under everyone's gaze, Apep plunged headfirst into the most foul darkness.

Its body began to twist. Strange black patterns appeared on its emerald scales. Pure life force began to clash violently with the foul Abyss Power. Its body would swell and then shrivel, its roars changing from high-pitched to hoarse and pained.

It was actively embracing the power it detested most, solely to gain a weapon for revenge against its enemies.

"Crazy... truly crazy..." Rong Nianbing muttered to himself. As the God of Emotion, he could clearly feel the pure despair and hatred contained within the grass dragon's heart.

"Feeding itself to the demon, how tragic," Ye Yinzhu shook his head. Zi beside him quietly held his hand.

"It just... didn't want to run anymore," Zi said softly.

God of Death A'Dai watched the scene silently. For the first time, a complex emotion appeared on his stoic face. "When death becomes the only weapon, life itself becomes a tragedy."

Hai Long and Tian Hen exchanged glances. They had both faced desperate situations and fought with all their might for protection. They understood Apep's choice; it was the only path of destruction left when all other roads were blocked.

Shrek Academy.

"I take back my words," Bei Bei's complexion turned a little pale. "This isn't about the winner suffering more than the loser; it's about the winner making everyone who doesn't submit suffer ten thousand times more than the loser!"

"Cut the weeds and remove the roots, leaving none behind." Xu Sanshi put away his usual cynicism, his voice carrying a trace of coldness. "Is this the cornerstone of the New Order? A throne built from the bones of ancient kings, can one truly sit on it with peace?"

"It's corrupting..." He Caitou's gaze was fixed on Apep's distorted body on the light screen. "It's using one kind of pollution to fight another. No matter the outcome, that land will become a forbidden zone for life."

Star Luo Empire.

Dai Hao slammed his fist heavily on the table.

"Well done, Heavenly Principles! Well done, reckoning!" He laughed in anger. "Is this how Deities rule? Those who obey me prosper, those who defy me perish! Erase all unstable factors and establish an ironclad empire under absolute control!"

Emperor Xueye leaned back slightly in his chair, his face drained of all color.

What he saw was a political purge more cruel than war. Phanes had won the war, but his rule was not stable, especially while severely injured and cursed. Therefore, his "shadows" had to clear all obstacles for him in the most bloody and efficient way.

The Dragon Clan was the biggest obstacle.

"A brand new era begins with a complete extermination..." Emperor Xueye's voice was hoarse. "The future of Teyvat will likely be even darker than the past."

The image on the light screen finally settled on the monstrous body of the Grass Dragon King Apep, its original form unrecognizable, completely corrupted by the Abyss. It coiled in the center of the darkness, as if waiting for the arrival of its enemies.

And in every corner of the Teyvat Continent, the surviving living beings trembled as they welcomed their new god.

A god built upon slaughter and curses.

God Realm.

Chang Gongwei sighed, "He conquered the world with force, but he will never conquer hearts. The seeds of hatred have been sown throughout Teyvat with the blood of the Dragon Clan."

Lei Xiang's brow furrowed. "Is such a world truly 'saved'?"

Tang San looked at the light screen and spoke slowly, his voice echoing throughout the entire God Realm Committee.

"There are two kinds of order."

"One is where all things coexist, mutually restrain each other, and seek balance under rules. The other..."

He paused, looking at the land stained with blood and pollution in the image.

"Is the stability of death."

On the light screen, Apep's form, completely distorted by the Abyss, slowly faded, but the pure despair and hatred seemed to pierce through time and space, still lingering in everyone's hearts.

The scene suddenly shifted, the perspective rising infinitely, soaring over mountains and rivers, finally hovering above the entire Sumeru continent. The vibrant, boundless primeval rainforest lay like a jade-green gem embedded in the land.

However, the next moment, the sky darkened.

Not with clouds blocking the sun, but with a shadow of a higher level. A colossal object, almost indescribable, slowly descended from the highest point of Sky Island.

It was hundreds, thousands of times larger than the "Cold Heaven Nail" that had destroyed the Dragon King's Palace! It was no longer merely cold, but entwined with four distinct yet perfectly fused chains of law.