The Oriole Is Always Waiting!

Puff!

The moment golden blood splattered across the sky, it signaled the defeat of the Golden King. Even though he had initiated Space Jump, he could not escape death.

He began to fall, gazing at 009 in the sky. The Golden King's consciousness gradually faded. "Why must I face a choice? Why... must I give up something..."

"Why do you... have everything?"

The Golden King's life force dissipated, and in his pupils, 009 saw resentment, envy, jealousy, and... despair.

At this point, perhaps we should reflect on ourselves.

Why should we fight to the death here, risking our lives and bleeding each other out?

But 009 never reflects on his actions.

His decapitation operation can be said to have been a complete success, but at this time, Ye Long and 004's main force arrived late.

Even Meng Qing came personally; there was no other way, after all, it concerned the Golden King, and this matter was too serious.

Seeing this, 009 flung away the God-Slaying Spear, then drew a small knife and sliced through space. "What are you waiting for?!"

When the Golden King died, all his storage equipment exploded, but the crown did not appear, so the crown must not have been on him.

It's best to leave first, then find another opportunity to kill Meng Qing, and the Central Continent will be within our grasp.

When Ye Long and the others arrived, they only found a large crater created by the Holy Grenade, but did not find the body of the Golden King.

However, not only were there no bodies, but after a search, they also failed to find the crown of the Golden King.

"Was he taken away by 009?" Meng Qing pondered.

Upon hearing this, Ye Long's Dragon Eyes flashed with a terrifying killing intent. "009 has become so arrogant that they dare to charge straight into the heart of my alliance and slaughter my alliance members..."

This is going too far.

Since he's pulled this stunt, Ye Long no longer needs to hide anything.

"Tell the third brother to put the fifth and sixth brothers in the New World."

"Tell them, this time... kill whoever you want."

Hell Space.

Isis was also in the palace where Qin Leng was located.

Before them lay a corpse with its chest pierced through.

Qin Leng tilted his head and looked at the corpse. "A strange Black Spear, the power of annihilation. It seems that 009 has obtained something extraordinary."

"So... can we revive him, Isis?"

Isis looked at the corpse on the ground, somewhat perplexed. "No matter how many times I apply the Life Blessing, his wounds just won't heal."

"I can feel that this wound is inherently unhealable. Although the point of damage is only in the very center of the chest, it has still been fatal."

"If I were to resurrect him now, he would die again in the same way immediately, and that fatal wound would stay with him forever."

Even if all the surrounding flesh is removed and the wound heals, the removed flesh can grow back, but the central part will remain unchanged.

Qin Leng tilted his head and closed his eyes, "What a pity..."

Isis crouched down, and while examining the wounds, she noticed that the corpse's right hand was tightly clenching something.

Isis forcefully pried open the corpse's right hand, revealing a sharply angled spherical gem in its hand.

It is light blue overall, with a faint luster, as if some strange power is spreading.

Isis held the blue gem in her hand, and suddenly she felt an extremely strong shock to her soul!

Boom!

The blue gem was bounced away and rolled to the ground.

Isis's consciousness was completely paralyzed, and it took her a long time to recover. "What... is this?"

Qin Leng opened his eyes and looked at the blue orb of light on the ground with a thoughtful expression.

Could this be... the Golden King's backup plan?

He held it tightly in his hand even as he died. Apart from the crown, anything that he valued so much must have been something that could save his life.

Thinking of this, Qin Leng gave Isis a look.

Isis understood that look, then picked up the blue gem again and slowly walked towards the corpse of the Golden King.

This time, the gem didn't unleash Mental Shock; perhaps it sensed that Isis was saving the Golden King?

With that thought in mind, Isis placed the blue gem on the spot where the Golden King had been pierced in the chest.

The blue gem slowly sank down the wound, and then soon, fleshy buds began to grow on the gem, quickly sealing the wound on the Golden King's chest.

Is this... all there is to it?

Isis expressed her doubts, saying that it was like stuffing a cloth into a wound; the wound still wouldn't heal, it was just plugging the wound with something.

With this in mind, Isis unleashed her strongest ability.

The dead are resurrected.

A verdant light enveloped the corpse of the Golden King, causing it to slowly float up.

As a result, the gem on the corpse's chest drilled into the skin and appeared right in the center of the chest.

A certain power emanated from the gem, and it began to frantically absorb everything around it. Then, the corpse's skin rapidly turned white!

That was true white, pure white skin!

Energy gathered like a tide into a vortex and was quickly absorbed by the blue gem, at which point the corpse underwent a mutation!

His armor shattered, revealing his robust physique, and then white fleshy wings and spikes began to grow from his back.

The Golden King suddenly opened his eyes, which were gradually covered by a layer of black, with pure black whites and azure pupils.

His body turned over, and life began to recover rapidly, only to... weaken again.

Seeing this, Isis sighed, "Still not working..."

Just as Isis was about to give up, the blue gem shone brightly once more, directly halting the dissipation of life.

"Wait... it worked?"

The Golden King landed smoothly. After regaining consciousness, he looked around and then looked at Qin Leng on the throne.

"It seems I was truly destined to survive."

The Golden King looked at his right hand, then at the blue gem on his chest. It seemed that whoever resurrected him wasn't a fool; they had guessed the purpose of the blue gem.

In his final moments, the Golden King reclaimed all his possessions.

He used all his wealth and risked his life to obtain this small blue gem, but unfortunately, before he could use it, 009 ended his life with a single shot.

This blue gem is called Hogyoku, which comes from a manga and is one of the items of the Golden King.

This tiny gem, acquired at the cost of everything, contains an immense power unimaginable to ordinary people.

It grants its holder the property of immortality, not only physically but also spiritually.

The principle behind its immortality is quite simple: whenever the holder is in a near-death state, the gem absorbs material and soul energy to evolve the holder's body and soul, thus freeing them from death.

This is the power of the Hogyoku, which can be described as extremely powerful.

However, the power of the Hogyoku is ultimately inferior to that of the God-Slaying Spear; the Hogyoku cannot counteract the wound inflicted by the God-Slaying Spear.

Even now, the Golden King still teeters on the brink of death; his life force is dissipating, and his power is crumbling.

He was like a balloon with its eyes opened, his body was leaking out wildly, while the Hogyoku was frantically sucking him back in.

Fortunately, a balance has been reached between the two.

But...

"I have long admired Chief Qin's name, and it is a great honor to meet him today."