Within the illusion of the Dragon God Divine Examination.
Above the Divine Dragon Realm, wind and clouds rolled backward across the firmament, and laws crumbled.
Dressed in white, Gu Yuena pressed both hands firmly against the God Realm Center, biting her lip as she desperately controlled the immense energy unleashed by the God Star's ascension.
The force bore down on her until her face turned deathly pale.
"Damn it!"
"What level of power is this?!"
Even at her peak, when she had been a Half-Step God King and inherited the Dragon God's Creation Godhead, she had never witnessed such boundless power!
Compared to the essence required for the God Star's ascension, the energy within the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest was a mere drop in the ocean!
If she forcibly absorbed this energy into her body, it would probably heal all her hidden injuries in an instant.
But it would also burst her divine body apart!
While she struggled to hold on, the tragedy within the illusion played out once again, following the course of history.
To lend his father a hand, the Dragon Prince sacrificed all his life and power, becoming a brilliant streak of light that poured into the energy under Gu Yuena's control.
But Gu Yuena was already exhausted in both mind and spirit.
Merely regulating that immense ascension energy consumed her entire attention. How could she spare any strength to protect the Dragon Prince?
Within a few short breaths, the Dragon Prince was reduced to ashes scattered through the energy storm, just as he had been in the original story.
In midair, the Dragon God's phantom looked at her in disappointment.
His voice pierced the roaring energy and echoed in Gu Yuena's mind.
"See, Silver Dragon King?"
"You cannot finish what I