Failure at the Final Step

Di Tian and the others were stunned by what was happening below. Even Gu Yue, who had sensed the eruption of the Golden Dragon King Origin and was preparing to draw upon more of the Silver Dragon King's power to resonate with it, froze in shock. None of them could understand it. The lightning had clearly helped Tang Wulin block Di Tian's dragon claw before, so why had it struck Tang Wulin directly this time?

A thought involuntarily surfaced in Gu Yue and Di Tian's minds. Had what they had just done inadvertently helped Tang Wulin avert a disaster?

But there was no time for Gu Yue to remain dazed. Coming to her senses, she hurriedly mobilized the Silver Dragon King's origin, drawing upon the Golden Dragon King's sealed power within Tang Wulin. Even Tang San's Boundless Sea Tide could not completely isolate this resonance between origins.

Tang San's expression changed drastically. Watching as Boundless Sea Tide neared its time limit, he immediately made a decision. His divine consciousness returned to Tang Wulin's body and directly removed the second seal of the Golden Dragon King, ejecting all the energy sealed within it, along with the energy in Tang Wulin's body that had yet to be refined.

Although this would cost part of the Golden Dragon King's origin energy, it could preserve Tang Wulin's life. As for how much more dangerous it would become to refine the remaining Golden Dragon King Origin afterward, Tang San could no longer concern himself with that. If they could not overcome this crisis, death was the only outcome.

Seeing that mass of golden energy expelled, Gu Yue and Di Tian's eyes narrowed at once.

"Di Tian, intercept that energy!"

Di Tian did not dare delay. Transforming into a gigantic dragon, he gave chase in the direction the energy mass was flying.

Tang San, within Tang Wulin's body, was furious when he saw that Gu Yue and the others still had not left. "You greedy Spirit Beasts, this God King had originally intended to leave you a way out. But since you seek death, don't blame me!"

With that, Tang San's figure manifested again. This time, he held the phantom of a golden trident in his hand.

"Golden Thirteen Halberds, Never Return!"

The point of the Golden Trident aimed at Gu Yue, the transformed Silver Dragon King. Tang San was prepared to erase this greatest threat to his son completely. As for the Silver Dragon King's power, at worst, he could find the Dragon Core she left behind after her death, seal it within a talented human girl, and have her become his son's partner. That would still achieve his goal.

But just as he was about to strike, Gu Yue led the other Fierce Beasts in retreat. The moment Tang San locked onto her, she had sensed the threat of death. It was power she could not possibly contend with in her current state. Since they had already disrupted Tang Wulin's plan to refine the Golden Dragon King Origin, there was no need to keep fighting him to the death. As for whether Tang Wulin would be taken away, Gu Yue was not worried.

As long as the Golden Dragon King's power remained within Tang Wulin's body, she had a way to find him. Unless Tang San could take Tang Wulin to another plane!

Watching Gu Yue and the others escape into space, Tang San flew into a rage! His eyes were bloodshot as he stared fixedly at the place where they had vanished.

Helping Tang Wulin refine the Golden Dragon King's power should not have been this troublesome, but unforeseen complications had come one after another. He only had three chances to act in the first place, and he still needed to reserve them for the Abyss crisis. Yet two of those chances had been used this time. The last one had to be saved for dealing with the Abyssal Plane. The plan spanning ten thousand years was the one thing that absolutely could not be shaken. As for the Golden Dragon King Origin within Tang Wulin's body...

Half an hour later, Di Tian appeared inside a luxurious residence somewhere in the East Sea.

The moment he appeared, Di Tian dropped to one knee before Gu Yue. "Forgive me, my lord. I failed to intercept Lord Golden Dragon King's power."

"What happened?" Gu Yue stopped what she was doing and raised her eyes toward Di Tian, her gaze filled with confusion.

Though it was Golden Dragon King origin energy, it might exert some suppression over Di Tian. But it was only a portion of it. How could Di Tian have failed?

"After this subordinate pursued Lord Golden Dragon King's power for some distance, it vanished. This subordinate searched all of Eastsea City and the surrounding areas using spatial power, but could not find any trace it left behind," Di Tian said.

Gu Yue frowned upon hearing his answer. The reason she had retreated so decisively was because she believed Di Tian would be able to intercept that mass of energy. Without a portion of the Golden Dragon King Origin to serve as resonance, she had no way to pinpoint Tang Wulin's location.

"Di Tian, leave at once and keep Tang Wulin under close surveillance. Watch his every move. If he intends to leave, notify me immediately. King of Ten Thousand Demons, go with Di Tian. Remember, do not expose yourselves. As we are now, we cannot deal with that divine consciousness," Gu Yue ordered.

"Yes, my lord. I'll depart immediately." Di Tian answered, then his figure disappeared into the void. The other person in the room also vanished soundlessly from where he stood.

"It seems someone else has set their sights on the Golden Dragon King's power. I just wonder who that person could be." Gu Yue narrowed her eyes as she calculated silently.

This typhoon lasted around five days, far exceeding the two to three days forecast by the weather bureau. By the time it had passed, Eastsea City's streets were a complete mess.

The official cleanup measures began immediately. Large numbers of workers were dispatched to repair damaged facilities, clear obstacles from the roads, and carry out other work.

A team of workers had gathered beside Mang Tian's workshop. They had already learned the details of the building from the registration records and had contacted Mang Tian.

When Mang Tian learned that his workshop had been damaged, he was startled. Thinking especially of how Tang Wulin would go to his workshop to rest, he hurriedly contacted Cen Yue and asked him to go to the site and take a look. Mang Tian himself had already set out from Aolai City for Eastsea City.

When he had first learned what spiritual items Tang Wulin needed, he had wanted to come meet him. But the typhoon had delayed his journey. Now that he had received this news, he could not possibly sit still any longer.

Upon arriving at the site, Cen Yue immediately saw Tang Wulin being carried out on a stretcher. He hurried forward, stopped a medical worker, and asked, "Excuse me, how is that child doing?"

"Are you his family? Then get in the vehicle and come with us. The child's condition is not good. He must be taken to the hospital for treatment immediately," the medical worker said.