The deep azure of the sky swiftly faded, and warm sunlight once again spilled into every corner of Heaven Dou City.
Gu Sheng stood in the void, took a deep breath, and slowly reined in the surging divine power within him.
The fourth seal had shattered. At last, he had taken that step.
He lowered his head and looked at the bustling city below, as well as the golden figure in the direction of the imperial palace watching him anxiously. A gentle smile curved his lips.
With a flicker, Gu Sheng vanished from the sky.
Above the roof of a side hall in the imperial palace, the lingering golden-red radiance gradually drew inward.
Gu Sheng's figure flashed as he passed through space, landing steadily upon the white marble floor inside the hall.
Inside, Qian Renxue was pacing back and forth anxiously, her luxurious dragon robe swaying slightly with her movements.
The moment she saw the white-robed figure appear out of thin air, she forgot all imperial decorum and hurried toward him, lifting her skirts.
"Dear!"
Qian Renxue threw herself into Gu Sheng's arms, wrapping her arms tightly around his waist. Her body trembled faintly, almost imperceptibly.
Gu Sheng held his wife in his arms, gently stroking her soft golden hair as he soothed her emotions.
"It's all right now. That Sea God projection has already been destroyed by me."
His voice was exceptionally gentle, as though the man who had casually slain a god above the nine heavens moments ago had not been him at all.
Qian Renxue lifted her head from his embrace. Her beautiful eyes sparkled as she stared at him, filled with astonishment.
"You really took that step?"
"You became a god?"
Looking at her lovely face full of concern, Gu Sheng's lips curved upward in a