Chu Chen didn't hurry the three Guardian Beasts to act, but rather asked about their killing moves' effects.
Moments later, Chu Chen revealed a cold smile, his gaze bursting with a terrifying intent to kill.
Lei Yao and Nirvana had time-limited trump cards, so Chu Chen didn't dare hesitate too much. After communicating with the three beasts again, he immediately had them deploy their aces.
Lei Yao and Nirvana forged ahead to restrain, while the Reincarnation Divine Fox quickly withdrew, raising both hands high above its head, as a brilliant white light surged from its brow.
A broken Divine Format emerged from its brow, floating above the Reincarnation Divine Fox's head, the dense Power of Time swiftly gathering toward it, distorting the surrounding space as if an apocalypse were coming.
Such a commotion naturally caught the attention of the Destruction Dragon Emperor. Turning his head, his expression became extremely severe, he forcefully pushed back the Ruyi Stick with his arms, but was immediately surrounded by ten skeletal dragons.
"Roar"
The Destruction Dragon Emperor bellowed, a dense Power of Destruction swept toward the surroundings.
The ten skeletal dragons were hit by the Power of Destruction, retreating one by one, their stark white bones full of dense cracks, seemingly ready to shatter at any moment.
The Destruction Dragon Emperor was about to escape when a dense Power of Time enveloped him, an invisible cage imprisoning him, rendering him unable to move at all.
This prison was the Reincarnation Divine Fox's secret weapon, the Time Cage; enemies in it would be frozen at a certain point in time, unable to move or use their powers.
However, such a formidable trump card naturally came with significant limitations, requiring a massive consumption of divine power. The stronger the enemy imprisoned, the greater the consumption. The Reincarnation Divine Fox, with its current strength, could barely control the Destruction Dragon Emperor for three breaths of time.
"Quickly, I can't hold it for long," the Reincarnation Divine Fox urged anxiously.
Lei Yao and Nirvana exchanged a glance, using their trump cards.
Lei Yao let out a loud shout, with dense blood divine power surging beneath its feet, forming a vast crimson-golden ocean in the blink of an eye.
Lei Yao lifted both hands and pressed down on the Sea of Blood, which promptly began to boil and shrink.
In mere moments, the vast Sea of Blood compressed to a size of a hundred yards.
Lei Yao seemed unsatisfied with this and forced it to compress further.
Simultaneously, Nirvana used its secret technique, lifting its right hand and squeezing at the ten skeletal dragons.
The ten skeletal dragons instantly crumbled into dust, yet their Power of the Undead was preserved.
It pointed its left hand at its brow, and a palm-sized ghostly green skull flew out from its brow.
Nirvana let out a low shout, the ghostly green skull firing a shocking green light straight into that mass of undead power.
After emitting the green light, the skull's radiance immediately dimmed, then returned to Nirvana's brow.
Nirvana's aura rapidly weakened.
However, the undead power in Nirvana's right hand became immensely dense, incessantly writhing until it transformed into a gigantic skull thousands of yards wide.
Chu Chen focused his gaze at it, his eyes filled with dread, as the skull emitted harrowing shrieks as if countless souls were enduring torture within.
At this moment, Lei Yao also finished compressing, the vast Sea of Blood finally condensed into a single drop of crimson-golden blood.
Chu Chen could palpably sense the terrifying power within this drop of blood.
The Destruction Dragon Emperor watched all this, his eyes showing a rare hint of fear.
"Kill"
Lei Yao shouted loudly, hurling the drop of blood.
The crimson-golden blood, like a shooting star, flew toward the Destruction Dragon Emperor, shattering the space along its path, forming a massive rift.
Meanwhile, Nirvana also steered the skull to charge at the Destruction Dragon Emperor.
The ghostly green skull, carrying shrill wails, plunged directly into the Destruction Dragon Emperor's mind.
The crimson-golden droplet simultaneously crashed into the Destruction Dragon Emperor's body.
"Pffft"
The Reincarnation Divine Fox suddenly spewed a mouthful of blood, its form faltering, falling straight to the ground.
Chu Chen hurriedly asked, "Are you alright?"
The Reincarnation Divine Fox shook its head in response, "I've overexerted my divine power; resting a while will be fine."
Chu Chen relaxed noticeably at its reply, turning hastily to observe the Destruction Dragon Emperor.
At this moment, the Destruction Dragon Emperor was clutching his head, shrieking in agony, and his body was rapidly inflating, pitch-black blood gushing from his seven orifices.
"Ah…"
The dual torment of body and soul drove the Destruction Dragon Emperor to madness, discharging terrifying Power of Destruction indiscriminately.
Mountains thousands of yards high were instantly razed to the ground, leaving the earth a devastated scene.
The three beasts collectively used all the divine power they had left to barely form a Defense Shield, enveloping themselves and Chu Chen within.
Now the Destruction Dragon Emperor's cries grew more and more distressing, his body having inflated from three hundred yards to a thousand yards in diameter, forming a spherical form.
"Boom"
The next moment, the Destruction Dragon Emperor's body abruptly exploded, leaving behind only a pitch-black Dragon-shaped Jade Pendant in mid-air.
Chu Chen's face lit up with a frenzied delight at the sight, the Destruction Dragon Emperor was killed, and they had won ultimate victory. Humanity once again became the rulers of Blue Star.
"Phew, that guy is finally dead," Lei Yao said with a sigh of relief.
While the three beasts and Chu Chen were celebrating, the pitch-black Dragon-shaped Jade Pendant suddenly erupted with a formidable suction power, drawing in a surge of dead energy from all around.
The group turned toward the Dragon-shaped Jade Pendant with eyes full of consternation.
"Could it be that the Destruction Dragon Emperor isn't dead?" Chu Chen said incredulously.
Just as Chu Chen's voice fell, the Dragon-shaped Jade Pendant emitted a humming sound.
Suddenly, centered on the Dragon-shaped Jade Pendant, dense dead energy frantically gathered, and in the blink of an eye, a blurry figure with a dragon head and human form rapidly coalesced.
In mere moments, the Destruction Dragon Emperor appeared before Chu Chen once more.
"No, this is impossible," Chu Chen whispered in disbelief as he looked at the resurrected Destruction Dragon Emperor.
Chu Chen's murmur seemed to be heard by the adversary, who, seeing the downcast faces of the group, couldn't resist laughing hysterically, "Nothing is impossible, I have you all to thank for my resurrection."
Chu Chen responded incredulously, "Us?"
The Destruction Dragon Emperor said somewhat smugly, "Indeed, if you hadn't tried to annihilate everything, there wouldn't be so much dead energy here. As a High-level God, as long as my soul is intact, my Divine Format will autonomously gather the surrounding dead energy to reshape my body."
Chu Chen was instantly crestfallen, a deep sense of helplessness surging from his heart.
He'd exhausted all means, yet the opponent remained alive and well; now, even escape was impossible.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault," Chu Chen said remorsefully to the Reincarnation Divine Fox.
The Reincarnation Divine Fox shook its head calmly and said, "This was my choice, unrelated to you. Without you, I'd have perished in the Heritage Palace long ago."
Chu Chen showed a relieved smile, perhaps this was fate.
Memories of his past flashed through his mind; he'd worked countless miracles along the way, but alas, he lost this time.
Seeing Chu Chen's forlorn face, Lei Yao couldn't help comforting him, "Master, I'll still be your Guardian Beast in the next life."
"Me too, in the next life you're still my big brother," Nirvana said with a smile, patting Lei Yao's shoulder.
The Reincarnation Divine Fox, perhaps moved by the sentiment or by true feelings buried deep within, suddenly said, "In another life, I hope to meet you all earlier."
Touched, Chu Chen looked at the three beasts, tears glistening in his eyes, "Thank you all, I've lived this life well."
