But even after so many sacrifices, what good did it do?
In the distance, the multicolored formation began to tremble, and cracks appeared across the seal outside it.
Clearly, the Golden Dragon King was about to break free.
Ling Zichen's fingers moved so quickly they nearly left afterimages.
The console before her had been personally built by her years ago and was one of her proudest creations.
This console could assist her in conducting more advanced research.
The requirements for fusing Eternal Heaven with Divine Iron were extraordinarily demanding. Ling Zichen's mind had remained taut, while the console was operating beyond its limits.
The intense operation was not only taking a toll on Ling Zichen's body—even the console was struggling to endure it.
"It's almost done. I can do this, I can." Ling Zichen rapidly entered the final program. Her fingers trembled, and so did the console.
However, due to its overloaded operation, the console could no longer withstand Starfall's energy. It began to shake violently before crashing apart!
"No..." Ling Zichen stood frozen, her clenched palm bleeding from where her nails had pierced it.
She had been only one final step away from creating an unprecedented God-Slaying Weapon. Just one step.
Without a Godslayer, there was simply no way to contend against the Golden Dragon King, nor could she save Tang Wulin.
The time the frontline powerhouses had bought for her with their lives had all been meaningless.
It was over. Everything was over.
Ling Zichen's vision went dark, and she slowly collapsed onto the workbench.
Days and nights of continuous work had exhausted her beyond measure, and she fell unconscious.
(Ling Zichen's timeline corresponded to the point when Di Tian had just brought Gu Yuena into the cave. Di Tian still spent some time treating Gu Yuena's