Murong Huai returned to Murong Mansion, his expression grave. Asura God had acted too quickly—he had even set his sights on the Dragon God. The Golden Dragon King had been sealed by several God Kings for tens of thousands of years and was weak, leaving an opening for Asura. Now, Asura had taken the Silver Dragon King away as well.
The Dragon God had originally been the strongest among the God Kings. If Asura devoured his energy, his divine power would surely surge several times over.
"I can't wait any longer. I have to absorb the last Spirit Ring as soon as possible!"
Murong Huai had now absorbed eight of the nine Spirit Rings for his second Martial Soul, Austin Griffin. Only a Spirit Ring with the attribute of Destruction remained. His original target had been the Hell Demon Dragon King, Zi JI, and her Spirit Ring, but with Di Tian dead, Zi JI was the only dragon Soul Beast left in the Star Dou Great Forest. So he decided to change targets. After all, there was another place on the continent where a Ferocious Beast with the attribute of Destruction could be found.
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Cangwu Desert.
The boundless Cangwu Desert stretched beneath a scorching yellow wind that sent burning grains of sand stinging across his cheeks. Murong Huai stepped across the rolling dunes, not a speck of dust touching his robes. From afar, he spotted the Dust-Sand Building Wood, a tree that pierced the heavens, standing in the heart of the desert—the lair of the twin Saint Kings of Cangwu Desert. He had come with a clear purpose: to hunt the ninth Spirit Ring for his Second Martial Soul. His target was one of the twin Saint Kings, the Desolate Sun-Swallowing Demon.
It was a Ferocious Beast with the