"The Golden Dragon King bloodline was left to me by my father. No one can take it away."
Tang Wulin's words, though not directly acknowledging that the Golden Dragon King bloodline belonged to soul beasts, were a clear rejection of Long Yeyue's claim.
As for the Golden Dragon King bloodline, the powerful figures of the soul beast race held differing opinions.
Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts from the Star Dou Forest were naturally very eager for Gu Yue to merge with the Golden Dragon King bloodline, even at all costs, in order to evolve into the Dragon God.
In their eyes, Gu Yue was already the incarnation of the Dragon God, and her transformation into the Dragon God was only natural.
Even the Nine Great Dragon Kings and the dragon spirits within the Dragon Valley micro-world had once supported Gu Yue merging with the Golden Dragon King bloodline.
However, now things had changed.
They had been to the God Realm and experienced far more than Di Tian and the others.
The soul beasts now had their own God Realm. One could say their future was incredibly bright.
The Demon Empress becoming a God King was the best proof of that.
Even if the Dragon God returned, it might not lead to the same level of glory as before.
Having the Dragon God lead the soul beasts might not be as effective as having Gu Yue lead them.
So now, they were not particularly concerned whether Gu Yue fused with the Golden Dragon King bloodline or not.
If Gu Yue wanted to fuse with it, they wouldn't stop her.
If she didn't want to, they wouldn't force her.
As for Gu Yue herself, she didn't reject the Golden Dragon King bloodline, but she wasn't willing to merge with it lightly either.
Even if she were to fuse with the bloodline, she had to first be sure that it wouldn't affect her.
The Phoenix God couldn't be killed, and the Dragon God wasn't easy to kill completely either.
Gu Yue wasn't sure if, after the complete fusion of the Golden and Silver Dragon bloodlines, the Dragon God might resurrect.
Would her own consciousness be devoured by the Dragon God?
Even Xia Yi didn't want to revert to his former self.
So why would Gu Yue?
Even for Xia Yi, she would never sacrifice herself just to fulfill the Dragon God's revival.
Right now, she couldn't even fully suppress the violent energy within the Golden Dragon King bloodline—let alone deal with the potential resurrection of the Dragon God upon full fusion.
So at present, she had no intention of merging with the bloodline.
If she were ever to consider it, it would be only after she reached the peak of the God King level.
By then, even if the Dragon God did revive, with Xia Yi and the Demon Empress by her side, the Dragon God wouldn't be able to easily devour her consciousness.
Xia Yi's thoughts were similar to Gu Yue's. If Gu Yue wanted to fuse the Golden Dragon King bloodline, he wouldn't stop her—but he had to ensure it wouldn't negatively affect her.
He had to make sure that after the fusion, Gu Yue would still be the same Gu Yue.
If Tang Wulin hadn't delivered himself to them, Xia Yi wouldn't have bothered to retrieve the bloodline for a while.
But since Tang Wulin came knocking, Xia Yi didn't mind taking back the Golden Dragon King bloodline now.
Otherwise, that Long Yeyue might really think they had no way to deal with her.
"I'm not a public servant of the Sun Moon Federation, so I have no duty to apprehend your traitorous organization. But as a Federation citizen, I do have the obligation to report your existence to the government. Whether they can catch you is their business. Today, I'm only taking back the Golden Dragon King bloodline that belongs to the soul beasts."
Xia Yi looked at Tang Wulin and said, "No matter who gave it to you, what belongs to the soul beasts belongs to the soul beasts. Just like those spirit souls created from soul beast souls—soul beasts have the right to reclaim them. Normally, we would've waited until your death to retrieve your soul and the bloodline. But the Golden Dragon King bloodline isn't a soul, and as long as you cooperate, extracting it won't harm you or affect your martial soul and strength. But due to your refusal to cooperate, I've decided to take it back now."
Just as Xia Yi finished speaking, a silver spatial vortex appeared behind him.
"Crack!"
With the appearance of the vortex, the space sealed by the mental power of the Seven Old Devils shattered instantly.
In that moment, the spiritual bodies of the Seven Old Devils trembled and became visibly more transparent—they were clearly heavily injured.
"Hmph! You think you can stop me?" A cold snort echoed from the vortex, and Gu Yue slowly emerged.
"Gu Yue! Na'er!" Seeing her exquisite face, Tang Wulin felt dazed.
"I'm only taking the Golden Dragon King bloodline and the Golden Dragon Spear. Your human affairs don't concern me. Even if there's revenge to be had, I won't seek you—I'll seek your father." Gu Yue ignored Tang Wulin. A silver light shot from her fingertip, directly toward the center of Tang Wulin's brow.
"No!" Tang Wulin roared. A massive golden dragon head appeared above his head, roaring at the sky, resisting the intrusion.
"Gu Yue, if you dare take Wulin's bloodline, my father-in-law won't spare you when he returns!" Long Yeyue shouted furiously, struggling wildly. But no matter what she did, an invisible force held her down.
Before Gu Yue, even someone with quasi-god-level cultivation like her couldn't move.
"Pointless. Futile. Hmm? This seal is impressive. It'll take some skill to break." Gu Yue raised an eyebrow, her purple eyes shining. Two terrifying beams shot from her eyes toward Tang Wulin's forehead.
"How dare you!" Just then, a killing intent-filled voice rang out from Tang Wulin's body. His forehead lit up, and a brilliant golden light burst forth. A golden figure slowly emerged—golden armor covering the body, long azure-blue hair cascading down to the feet.
"Father." Seeing this familiar figure, Tang Wulin was overwhelmed with emotion. He wanted to cry out but was completely suppressed and could do nothing.
"Damn it. Why did Poseidon take back the Sea God Trident without my permission?" Tang San moved, lightly wielding the Golden Dragon Spear like a feather.
Golden halos rippled outward—large and small, layered and dense—engulfing Gu Yue.
"Hmph. Just a mere wisp of divine thought, and you think you can stop me?" Gu Yue snorted coldly. The Sky Cauldron appeared above her, releasing laws that shielded her, rendering Tang San's golden halos ineffective.
"That is…" Tang San's pupils contracted. He stared at the Sky Cauldron and asked sternly, "You're doing this because the Sea God Trident isn't with me, aren't you?"
Tang San had repeatedly tried to summon the Sea God Trident, but Poseidon suppressed it.
As its true master, if Poseidon refused, even Tang San's full body couldn't summon it across space—let alone just a divine thought.
Unless he completely eliminated Poseidon.
"So what if I am? I'm taking back the Golden Dragon King bloodline and the Golden Dragon Spear. One day, I'll settle the score with your true body." Gu Yue snorted, then thrust her Silver Dragon Spear, piercing Tang San's chest.
In an instant, everyone froze—including Gu Yue herself.
Watching Tang San's body slowly dissipate after being pierced, even she found it hard to believe.
Though this Tang San wasn't his true body, he was defeated far too easily.
"No… Impossible!" Long Yeyue screamed in despair. Her facial features twisted in anguish.
Tang San had been defeated.
The omnipotent Sea God in her heart was effortlessly pierced—utterly powerless.
"So that's it. You weren't divine thought, just a single-use projection. After one attack, you can no longer fight." Gu Yue coldly stared at the dissipating Tang San. "If you've got another shot, better use it now—or you'll miss your chance."
"Silver Dragon King, you dare stir chaos in the Douluo Plane? Are you not afraid that when the God Realm returns, soul beasts will face extinction?" Tang San shouted angrily.
"Save that talk for when the God Realm returns." Gu Yue snorted. Her spear shook, scattering Tang San completely. She grabbed the Golden Dragon Spear.
Gu Yue then looked at Tang Wulin again, and two deep purple rays shot from her eyes directly into his brow.
Pop! Pop! Pop…
A series of popping sounds echoed from within Tang Wulin's body—seals breaking.
A terrifying aura of blood essence surged out of him.
Gu Yue was ready. The super divine artifact, Dragon God's Heart, appeared in her hand and was pressed against Tang Wulin's forehead.
Instantly, everyone could feel the terrifying blood energy within Tang Wulin being continuously absorbed into the Dragon God's Heart.
This process lasted half an hour. Finally, a golden crystal the size of a fist slowly emerged from his body.
The crystal was diamond-shaped—resembling a three-dimensional dragon scale.
This was the core of the Golden Dragon King's power—the Destruction God Core.
"Pop!" Another shattering sound came from within Tang Wulin.
"My Dragon Core…" Tang Wulin's eyes turned red. To him, the Dragon Core was like a second soul core. Without the Golden Dragon King bloodline, it shattered on its own.
"I'm leaving. I'm going to find the Demon Empress to help seal the Destruction God Core." Gu Yue turned to look at Xia Yi.
She didn't plan to absorb it yet—she could only seal it for now.
But by herself, it was unrealistic to seal the core.
She had to find the Demon Empress.
"Okay. I'll come find you later." Xia Yi nodded.
Gu Yue glanced around and vanished with a single step.
"Lord Hanhai, Lord Light-Dark, please come with us." Just as Gu Yue left, God Pen Douluo Yu Guanzhi arrived with a group of powerful individuals.
While Gu Yue was extracting Tang Wulin's bloodline, Sun Moon Federation powerhouses had already surrounded the area.