The Devourer is a Thief? Phanes Used Nibelungen Dragon Bones as a Container, All of Shrek is Enraged!

"Nibelungen!" Niu Tian gritted out the name, "So, this Nibelungen is the enemy Phanes defeated?"

"I'm afraid so," Rong Nianbing said in a deep voice. "And pay attention to the description, 'Descender's' status, 'Abyss Power.' This indicates that this Nibelungen is likely not from the same faction as Phanes. His power is filled with the attributes of the abyss."

"One represents creation and protection, the other represents the abyss and destruction," Ji Dong clenched his fists, and Lie Yan beside him also wore a solemn expression. "Phanes won the war, but lost the aftermath. He protected the world, but couldn't stop a thief hiding in the gutter."

This deduction sent a chill down everyone's spine.

A hero sacrificed himself to defeat a powerful enemy. But just as the hero fell from exhaustion, a shameless opportunist picked up the powerful enemy's weapon, occupied the homeland the hero protected, and turned it into his hunting ground.

How ironic, how cruel!

"That scoundrel! His power, his status, his everything, it's all stolen! Picked up!" Titan's roar shook the entire space.

"A cuckoo in the magpie's nest, a monkey in a crown!" Emperor Xueye, a mortal emperor, couldn't help but use the harshest words at this moment. He could imagine what kind of despair it would be for the people of an entire country if their guardian god died, only to have the enemy's power occupy the divine position.

"Wait." The Dragon Prince, who had been silent, suddenly spoke. His voice carried a slight tremor, but more so an incomprehensible confusion. "Is that really... a dragon? A dragon with 'Abyss Power'?"

All eyes once again focused on the Dragon God and the Dragon Prince.

If anyone present understood dragons, it was them.

The Dragon God did not answer immediately. His massive dragon head lowered slightly, as if undergoing some perception and thought beyond mortal comprehension. After a long while, he slowly spoke, his voice lower than ever before.

"That skeleton possessed the form of a dragon, and also a status far beyond our imagination. However..."

He paused, a deep trace of apprehension flashing in his golden pupils.

"That is neither life nor death. It is the personification of 'rules.' It is the concept of 'Abyss' cloaked in the guise of 'Dragon.' If our dragon race represents power and life, then it represents consumption and termination."

These words brought everyone's understanding of the skeleton to a new, even more terrifying level.

It was not a corpse.

It was a weapon, a weapon forged from the rules of the "Abyss," possessing "Throne"-level power!

And that "Devourer" was the current wielder of this weapon.

"No wonder... no wonder He turned that world into a 'Living Hell'," Tang Wulin murmured to himself, as if he understood something. "Because His source of power is the abyss, is negative energy. A healthy, normal, hopeful world would suppress His power. Only endless pain, despair, and death can become His nourishment, allowing Him to better control the power of this skeleton."

Gu Yuena continued his words: "He is not raising living beings, He is using the entire world to 'feed' this skeleton from the abyss."

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

The truth was so twisted and dark.

Phanes' greatness, therefore, seemed even more tragic. He not only had to suppress the damaged foundation of the world with his own being, but his residual order was likely constantly resisting the erosion of that skeleton and the "Devourer."

This was a war that had lasted for eons and was still ongoing.

On one side was the unyielding will left behind by a sacrificed hero.

On the other, a despicable thief who occupied the enemy's corpse, constantly spreading pain and disaster.

Bei Bei, He Caitou, Xu Sanshi, Xiao Xiao, Tang Ya... the members of Shrek exchanged glances, seeing the shock and anger in each other's eyes. They had experienced countless battles and witnessed all sorts of evil, but this was their first time seeing such betrayal and blasphemy on a cosmic scale.

"We... must do something for Phanes," Ning Rongrong said softly, her voice trembling slightly.

No one responded, but everyone understood.

Even though they didn't know the ultimate purpose of this inventory, after witnessing such a truth, their sense of righteousness and integrity would not be at peace if they remained indifferent.

Just then, the scene in the light screen shifted again.

Phanes' figure disappeared, and the scorched earth vanished.

In its place was a blurry figure, seemingly shrouded in endless darkness, only a general outline visible.

In its hand, it held a... pulsating, heart-like, purplish-black crystal.

The crystal emanated Abyss Power, originating from the Nibelungen Skeleton but even more refined.

[The "Devourer" has found the core of the Nibelungen power.]

The text on the light screen was cold and direct, as if stating an irretrievable fact.

However, before everyone could ponder this suffocating pressure, the scene and text on the light screen changed dramatically once more.

The blurry figure of the "Devourer" and the sinister heart disappeared.

In their place was Phanes' majestic and solitary back. He still stood amidst the shattered world. But this time, floating before him was the complete Dragon Bone of the Second Throne Nibelungen, not yet eroded by the abyss.

The Dragon Bone was as white as jade, exuding the faint majesty and radiance of a top-tier divine dragon.

Immediately after, lines of new text, enough to subvert everyone's imagination, slowly appeared on the light screen.

[Phanes used the Dragon Bone of the Second Throne Nibelungen as a "Vessel."]

This one sentence caused the Dragon God's massive golden pupils to contract sharply.

Using a Dragon Bone as a vessel? What immense disrespect, and what an inconceivable concept! Dragon race, especially those at the Throne level, their skeletons were among the most indestructible substances in the universe, inherently containing the residual power of laws. How could they be used as a "vessel"?

Tang Wulin and Gu Yuena's bodies trembled. As inheritors of the Dragon God's bloodline, they could clearly feel the boundless Dragon Power contained within that skeleton. It was a power that shared the same origin as theirs, yet was more ancient and more powerful. To treat such an existence as a mere tool, this was simply...