"Golden Dragon King?"
Shen Lian's heart stirred—he had heard Gu Yuena mention that the Golden Dragon King was one of the Dragon God's incarnations, split in two by the God King of Asura back then and likewise imprisoned by the God Realm.
"That's right."
The Goddess of Life nodded and continued,
"I don't know what benefits Asura promised the Golden Dragon King, but yesterday, the Golden Dragon King suddenly erupted in the God Realm and did everything he could to break free of his confinement. Seeing this, the four of us could only temporarily stop watching Asura and join forces to suppress the Golden Dragon King. After all, the Golden Dragon King's power is far too violent. If he escaped to another plane, the consequences would be unthinkable."
At this point, a touch of frustration entered her voice.
"But we never expected this to be Asura's ploy to lure the tiger from the mountain! The moment we left Asura Palace, he broke through the unguarded restriction and opened a spatial passage to descend to the lower realm without authorization. By the time we suppressed the Golden Dragon King, discovered that Asura had vanished, and followed the fluctuations of his divine power here, we were already one step too late."
Only then did Shen Lian understand—God King of Asura had taken advantage of the Golden Dragon King's rampage to escape.
He looked toward Gu Yuena and saw a complicated glint flash through her eyes at the mention of the Golden Dragon King—a subtle connection between incarnations of the same Dragon God, as well as vigilance toward an "enemy ally."
"Enough. There's no use saying more!"
The God King of Destruction took a deep breath, suppressing the fury in his heart. He looked at Shen Lian and said,
"Kid, we need to