Hu Liena walked toward the lake.
Tang Yuan raised a hand to stop her.
"It isn't over yet."
Hu Liena looked at the cracks covering Tang Chen's body.
"He needs life energy."
Dugu Yan came to her side.
"His own life energy is stronger than ours."
Zhu Zhuqing gently tugged Hu Liena's sleeve.
"Trust him."
At the center of the lake.
Tang Chen's Divine Body kept breaking apart.
Life Divine Power repaired it again and again.
Behind him, the Destruction Scepter and Life Ancient Tree overlapped completely.
Tang Chen raised both hands.
A violet-black Godhead and an emerald-green Godhead flew out of his eyes.
The two Godheads hovered above his palms.
The God of Destruction frowned.
"Are you giving up?"
"No."
Tang Chen brought his hands together.
The two Godheads collided.
Violet-black and emerald-green divine power spread rapidly.
Cracks appeared in both gates high overhead.
The Goddess of Life lifted her gaze toward the Divine Realm.
"The Divine Realm Core has been shaken."
The God of Destruction stared at Tang Chen's palms.
"He's going to fuse the Godheads."
The two Godheads kept repelling each other.
Tang Chen's palms split open.
Divine blood fell between his fingers into the lake.
Hu Liena could wait no longer.
She stepped onto the lake and came before Tang Chen.
Tang Chen looked up at her.
"Go back."
"I'm not going back."
Hu Liena gripped his left wrist.
The Emerald Green Ribbon was stained red with divine blood.
"You promised that whatever we faced, we'd face it together."
"This is a fusion of Godhoods."
"I know."
She pressed a hand against Tang Chen's chest.
"I can't help you."
"But I can stand here."
Tang Chen looked at her.
Divine power blew Hu Liena's long hair loose.
Her dark-red skirt clung to her legs.
She did