114: Devouring Dragon Flame

"Don't worry, I have my own plans. You continue to find ways to stall for a while longer. I'll handle the rest."

A hint of madness flashed in Gao Yun's eyes at this moment.

The instant his words fell, his body suddenly collapsed, transforming into a mass of black mist and instantly vanishing from his original spot.

"Hum!"

At the same time, as Gao Yue activated the Ultimate Protocol, the entire cube completely shattered, and gushes of life-rich green liquid surged forth.

Immediately after, the colossal dragon-shaped Skeleton, hundreds of meters long, slowly rose into the air.

The entire Skeleton was pitch black, its bone surfaces carved with ancient runes. At this moment, a pitch-black heart was slowly pulsating.

Right then, Gao Yun's figure appeared eerily near Gao Yue.

"Master, are you really going to..." Gao Yue's voice trembled slightly.

She was practically raised by Gao Yun; although they were Master and disciple, their relationship was no less than that of a real father and daughter.

She was very clear about many of Gao Yun's own secrets.

She understood perfectly well that once her Master made this choice now, there would be no turning back.

"Originally, I planned to wait until the Late-Stage Demigod level to fuse. By then, I might have truly possessed the power to crush everything, even... what a pity. If I don't do this, I will soon fall from the Demigod level and might become a discarded pawn."

Hearing Gao Yun's words, Gao Yue fell silent and said no more.

Indeed, for Divine Gene, a Demigod-level combatant was always worth more than someone in the Law Realm.

Her Master had burned too much divinity this time; he was absolutely certain to fall back to the Law Realm. Recovering in a short time would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Especially since he was an Awakened One of the Dark Divinity of a powerful deity like the god of darkness. Finding large quantities of Dark divinity crystals would be very difficult.

Another method was to forcibly fuse with a Dark-attribute divinity fragment, but given his current physical condition, the success rate was less than ten percent.

At this moment, Gao Yun's entire being directly transformed into a mass of black mist and merged into the pulsating black heart.

"Rumble!"

The Skeleton suddenly trembled violently. Its previously hollow eye sockets ignited with ghostly blue flames, and a powerful pressure no less than that of a Late-Stage Demigod erupted in an instant.

At this moment, Gao Yun and the Dragon Skeleton became one.

"Roar!"

The next instant, the dragon-shaped Skeleton let out a heaven-shaking roar and shot out from beneath Godfall City, heading straight for Guo Dehuai high in the sky.

"As expected of Divine Gene, to possess a Skeleton close to that of an S-Rank Mutated Beast Emperor."

Guo Dehuai's figure flashed, putting distance between them. He sneered, "Gao Yun, right? Just to stall, you chose to forcibly merge with a Mutated Beast Skeleton. Is it worth it?"

"Swoosh!"

Gao Yun did not answer. The Dragon Skeleton he controlled now violently swung its tail. The tail bone, like a black lightning bolt carrying immense force, lashed towards Guo Dehuai!

"War Domain·Iron Law!"

Facing Gao Yun's attack, Guo Dehuai clenched a single hand, and space solidified directly. The dragon tail was forcibly halted in mid-air.

However, the next instant—

"Crack!"

The pitch-black runes on the Dragon Skeleton's tail bone flickered, directly tearing apart the spatial restraint, and once again lashed towards Guo Dehuai's chest!

"Bang!"

Guo Dehuai crossed his arms to block immediately, but the force exerted by the Skeleton was astonishing, directly sending Guo Dehuai flying hundreds of meters.

However, it only caused some turbulence in Guo Dehuai's Qi and blood.

"With your strength, how much of this behemoth's power can you actually unleash?" Guo Dehuai's expression turned extremely sharp. "A pity. A dead thing is, after all, just a dead thing!"

Before his words faded, his hands continuously formed seals. Immediately after, eighteen ancient weapon spirit phantoms materialized behind him.

"Weapon Spirits Merge·War Form!"

"Boom!"

In that split second, Guo Dehuai's aura surged violently. A gigantic phantom of the god of war appeared behind him, its hands condensing an energy blade hundreds of meters long.

Wherever the blade's edge passed, space was directly torn apart.

"Slash!"

With Guo Dehuai's low shout, the massive god of war phantom behind him brought its blade down in a fierce chop. The Dragon Skeleton raised its claw to meet it head-on—

"Clang——!"

A violent, ear-piercing metallic clangor resounded through heaven and earth. A deep crack was cleaved into the dragon claw.

However, the pitch-black heart at its core suddenly trembled violently. Gushes of black mist surged forth, and the crack began to heal rapidly!

"What a nuisance!" Guo Dehuai's expression hardened.

"Tianshu, you cannot breach its defense. To be honest, this Skeleton's strength in life was truly S-Rank. It only died by self-immolation in the end because its will was eroded by divine pollution.

But its physical defense has truly surpassed the limits of a Demigod. I advise you to leave now. Otherwise, when reinforcements from our Divine Headquarters arrive, you won't have a chance to escape."

Gao Yun's voice now came from the heart of the Skeleton.

To be honest, Gao Yun was reveling in his current power, even if he could never regain his human form.

Ever since obtaining the Dragon Skeleton, he had begun preparations. This was also thanks to a powerful skill among the abilities he gained from the god of darkness called Dark Possession.

It allowed him to choose to possess any dark-attribute human, Mutated Beast, or even dark-attribute divine weapon.

But the price was forever remaining in that form, unless he condensed a Divine Spark and reconstructed his body.

However, condensing a Divine Spark to achieve eternity was far from easy. Although he himself had fused with a divinity fragment of a chief deity like the god of darkness, by his estimates, even with an ample supply of Dark divinity crystals for absorption, just breaking through to Late-Stage Demigod would take at least five to ten years.

Condensing a Divine Spark was an even more distant prospect.

He considered himself quite content. Of course, given the chance, he would definitely make Wei Guangming and Murong Fu pay.

If not for being besieged by those two, how could Godfall City face such danger? He wouldn't have had to forcibly fuse with his crippled body.

"Is that so?" Hearing Gao Yun's voice, Guo Dehuai sneered.

Immediately, the giant blade in the hands of the god of war phantom behind him dissipated. As his power erupted, a long spear entwined with crimson lightning coalesced.

"God-Slaying Spear Thrust!"

"Whoosh!"

The spear pierced through the air, arriving in an instant, aiming straight for the Skeleton's eye socket.

"Roar——!"

Waves of powerful crimson divine aura erupted. Gao Yun, now fused with the Skeleton, couldn't help but let out a furious roar, his massive head shaking violently.

The power of the crimson lightning spread along the bones, frantically destroying the Dark Divinity surrounding him.

Knowing full well about the strong defense, Guo Dehuai naturally wouldn't foolishly engage in a head-on clash.

"Damn it, Guo Dehuai, you brought this upon yourself." Gao Yun's furious roar echoed.

The pitch-black heart of the Skeleton now beat violently. Bursts of Dark Divinity power erupted, causing the many pitch-black runes covering its bones to burst into dazzling light, directly annihilating the numerous lightning forces.

"Dark Eruption·God-Devouring Dragon Flame!"

"Boom——!"

The next instant, the Dragon Skeleton's massive maw opened, spewing forth a terrifying black flame. Wherever it passed, space collapsed. Even the defensive formation of Godfall City below felt a tremendous threat, shaking violently.