Could Lygus Really Be This Strong? Could a God King Defeat Iron Tomb?

The Sky Curtain gave him zero stars.

Back in the Divine Realm, the God of Pride bristled. "I hadn't even used my strength yet!"

The other Original Sin Gods mocked him. "You were far too careless."

The Goddess of Life shook her head. She saw the truth. "Pride, the gap between you and Lygus is too great!"

Elsewhere in the Divine Realm.

Bai Chenxiang's heart sank.

"If even the God of Pride lost like that, isn't Hongjun in danger?"

After that match, everyone across every timeline of the Douluo Continent fell silent.

They had never expected the God of Pride, a First-Level God on whom they had pinned their hopes, to meet the same fate as Xuan Zi!

A First-Level God, killed in an instant!

Did Lygus really do theoretical research?

At least, unlike with Xuan Zi, they had seen Lygus make a move.

They tried to console themselves.

Maybe that was Lygus's full strength, and it only looked effortless!

The God of Pride was just careless!

Phainon's Clothing Store.

At the sight, Phainon nearly lost his composure.

What did he mean, letting Lygus strike first?

Buddy, did you have the strength for that?

You deserved to get taken out in one hit!

The world of Douluo Dalu III: The Legend of the Dragon King.

Xuan Zi's expression brightened. "Even a First-Level God got taken out in one hit. You really can't blame me!"

Someone said, "Hall Master Jing Hongchen did much better than you."

At those words, Xuan Zi's face turned even greener.

Damn you, Jing Hongchen. One day I'll show you what I, the Gluttonous Black Ox, can do.

The Starry Sky Battlefield.

Ma Hongjun entered the arena.

As soon as he appeared, Lygus spoke first.

"You're rather interesting. I sense a touch of Abundance about you."

Ma Hongjun had no idea what he meant. "What is Abundance?"

Lygus smiled without answering.

A moment later.

The same golden sphere of light struck!

The same blow landed on Ma Hongjun.

Ma Hongjun was hit too!

Beyond the Sky Curtain, everyone was stunned.

Two First-Level Gods taken out in one hit, back to back!

Were the gods of the Douluo Continent really this helpless?

Before, they had been so proud, certain the Douluo God Realm could crush the Aeon Universe.

Now, even one of its researchers could beat them with ease. How were they supposed to fight?

But the next moment.

After vanishing, Ma Hongjun reappeared where he had stood.

It was his Phoenix God power of rebirth.

Ma Hongjun shuddered at the thought of what might have happened.

If he were still a Second-Level God, that attack might have left him unable to revive at all.

Now intrigued, Lygus said,

"To my eyes, you have the potential to Walk the Path of Abundance."

Ma Hongjun frowned in confusion. "What exactly is the Path of Abundance?"

Lygus explained the Path of Abundance to him.

Once Ma Hongjun understood that it was a power from the Honkai: Star Rail Universe, he nodded, taking the lesson to heart.

Then he conceded.

[Challenger: Ma Hongjun. Score: 2 stars (out of 12)]

[Reward: Information on the Path of Abundance]

[Assessment: Cosmic Mayfly]

The Parallel-Timeline Divine Realm.

When the Goddess of Life saw that Ma Hongjun had received information on the Path of Abundance, her heart gave a jolt.

She had a feeling it was connected to the path she would take in the future.

Everyone across every timeline of the Douluo Continent was silent now.

Two First-Level Gods defeated in an instant!

Had Lygus really gone all out?

His depths were unfathomable.

They could only count on the Silver Dragon King!

The Douluo I World.

In the Star Dou Great Forest, Di Tian worried for his Master.

As he saw it, even if she could defeat an ordinary First-Level God, she was not much stronger than one right now.

What could she do?

The Starry Sky Battlefield.

At last, the Silver Dragon King appeared.

Even Lygus looked surprised by her enormous silver dragon form.

"So you're a dragon from the Douluo World?"

The Silver Dragon King replied politely, "In the Douluo World, I am second only to the Dragon God."

There was a Dragon God too?

Was that why Aha had gone to stir up trouble in the Douluo Universe?

Lygus grew interested.

"At your peak, you were much stronger than those last two. But you're injured now?"

The Silver Dragon King had been thinking about how to fight him. Seeing Lygus chatting with her instead left her baffled.

"Yes. The Asura God Sword wounded me!"

"At my peak, I possessed the power of a God King, above that of a First-Level God."

The Silver Dragon King could not help feeling a little proud.

After all, she had once stood at that peak. She was only injured now.

Lygus, meanwhile, wore a strange expression. "A God King?"

In his view, what kind of being deserved to be called a God King?

Surely it would be someone who stood above the Aeons.

But if someone with the Silver Dragon King's level of power could be called a God King, the title was worth far too little.

When the countdown ended, the Silver Dragon King said, "Please, make your move."

Lygus smiled.

"There's no fun in fighting you as you are. Let me give you a hand."

The Silver Dragon King stared at him, baffled.

Then she saw Lygus, who had looked somewhat kindly before, transform in an instant.

Several long locks of hair, like tendrils, hung down behind him!

The pressure he radiated was immense.

Across every timeline, everyone stared in shock.

Was this Lygus's true form?

He really hadn't used his full strength before!

Inside Phainon's Clothing Store.

Qian Renxue turned to Phainon. "So this is his true strength?"

Phainon shook his head. "He's still just testing the waters!"

Qian Renxue, Wang Dong, and the others were dumbfounded. This still wasn't his true strength?

Phainon thought, He's barely getting started.

Lygus could probably win in his normal state!

This is only the first phase!

There's still a second!

Against the Douluo Continent, Comrade Lygus was simply too overpowered.

[Erudition's Antinomy]

A beam of light descended and struck the Silver Dragon King. A strange sensation swept through her.

In the next instant, she felt restored to her peak.

The seven kinds of Elemental Power seemed hers to command at will, and she felt as though she had reached the very pinnacle of a God King's power.

Was this what he meant by giving me a hand? the Silver Dragon King wondered.

She said in earnest, "Be careful."

Seven terrifying kinds of Elemental Power merged into a dragon's breath that resembled chaos itself, hurtling toward Lygus.

The next moment.

A wall of purple light rose before Lygus. The fearsome Chaos Dragon Breath gradually dissolved against it.

Lygus nodded. "You're more interesting than the last two, at least."

The Silver Dragon King was startled. Her attack had been undone so easily.

She was about to attack again.

But the next instant!

She felt the mighty power that was not her own begin to fade. Her aura weakened steadily, and then she was expelled from the Starry Sky Battlefield.

[Challenger: Silver Dragon King. Score: 4 stars]

[Reward: Injuries healed; Law Comprehension improved]

[Assessment: Cosmic Spark]

When Di Tian saw the Silver Dragon King's reward, he threw back his head and roared.

"At last, it's our Soul Beasts' turn to rise! Master was right!"

The next moment!

The Silver Dragon King returned to the Star Dou Great Forest.

As Di Tian looked at his Master, he saw that her spirit was somewhat drained, but the wounds once inflicted by the Asura God Sword were gone.

"Master, how do you feel?" Di Tian asked with concern.

The Silver Dragon King shook her head.

"I touched a higher level of power, and my injuries have healed."

"But that Starry Sky Battlefield Simulation took quite a toll on my spirit. I'll be fine after some rest."

Di Tian breathed a sigh of relief.

If his Master had barely recovered from her old wounds only to suffer new ones, wouldn't the gain have been outweighed by the loss?

Then Di Tian said,

"Once you've recovered, Master, it'll be time for us to rule Douluo Star!"

But the Silver Dragon King shook her head.

"Di Tian, don't you understand yet?"

"That Phainon might be somewhere in our Douluo Universe. He could even be in this very timeline."

"Do you have any information about him?"

Di Tian frowned and summoned a subordinate.

Several Soul Beasts skilled at gathering intelligence reported through that subordinate.

"Phainon is in Heaven Dou City. He's even opened a clothing store."

"And Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, from ten thousand years in the future, are at that store too."

At that, Di Tian's brow furrowed at once.

"Was Huo Yuhao there too?"

"Master, should I go kill him before he can threaten the Auspicious Beast?"

The Silver Dragon King sighed. She felt as though Di Tian's wits had deserted him.

She asked, "Could you beat Phainon right now?"

Di Tian fell silent. "No!"

The Silver Dragon King smiled. "Then there's your answer!"

Di Tian looked glum. "So we just wait here until you've recovered, Master?"

The Silver Dragon King said, "Didn't a Soul Beast just report that Phainon had opened a clothing store?"

"Send someone there to buy a few outfits. Build a good relationship with him first!"

Di Tian hesitated. "Master, will that really work?"

His master had been right this time, but Di Tian still had lingering doubts about her astonishing wisdom.

The Silver Dragon King said firmly, "I think it will! Di Tian, carry out my orders!"

Di Tian replied, "All right. Once Iron Tomb's challenge is over, I'll go myself!"

Heaven Dou City.

Phainon's Clothing Store.

Phainon had already told Qian Renxue that Lygus had not used his full strength.

She found herself questioning everything:

"So Lygus beat the Silver Dragon King at her peak without even going all out?"

Phainon spread his hands. "If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."

Qian Renxue believed him, of course. What she had seen on the Sky Curtain had simply shaken her understanding of the world.

Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao looked at Phainon.

"Phainon, how did you win back then?"

It was hard to imagine. After the terrifying Lygus, Iron Tomb had appeared—and he seemed even more terrifying.

How had Phainon and the others managed to win?

Phainon only smiled and said nothing.

Come on!

We'd all ganged up on him. How could we lose?

Qian Renxue asked another question.

"Do the challengers facing Iron Tomb still have a chance?"

As she saw it, there were two God Kings among them, both at the true peak of their power. Unlike the Silver Dragon King, they had not been raised to that level temporarily.

Surely they wouldn't suffer another crushing defeat like this?

They had to last at least three moves, right?