228: escape

A flash of inspiration struck Gao De!

A thought so crazy it bordered on madness flashed through his mind like a bolt of lightning!

He didn't attempt to run or hide. Under the Divine Sense of a Rank Five, his presence was as conspicuous as the brightest star in the night sky. He didn't dare gamble on whether the opponent was blind; instead, he made a world-shaking decision—

He controlled the dragon talisman speck, and instead of retreating, he advanced. Like a moth to a flame, he charged straight toward the core connection point between the dark purple crystal stone and the primal fetus's glabella!

At the same time, within the Talisman World, he took that wisp of boiling dark-gold dragon blood, the blood-colored phantom projected by Ao Xue, and the law-breaking sharp Qi drawn by the silver light spear tip. Using the "suppression" and "conduction" powers of the prison dragon talisman as a bond, he forcibly fused them together. He transformed them into an extremely minute but multi-attribute strange energy needle and, along with the speck, "stabbed" it ruthlessly into the connection point between the dark purple crystal stone and the primal fetus!

What he intended to do wasn't to seize it, nor to destroy it, but... to interfere!

He would inject this mixture of energy, carrying various attributes, like a poisonous thorn into the core and weakest point of the "evil dragon primordial fetus." This fetus was currently being eroded by the Heavenly Demon Evil Dragon's will, was in a fierce struggle with the Dragon King's Origin, and was at the most critical moment of its transformation!

Even if it could only cause the slightest bit of interference and chaos, it might trigger an unexpected chain reaction!

In this delicate moment where multiple forces were wrestling and the balance was about to be broken, any variable, no matter how small, could be the final straw that broke the camel's back!

"Get—in there!"

Gao De roared silently in his heart, pouring all his Dragon Yuan, Divine Soul power, and even his desperate will to survive into this single "stab"!

The speck carried that strange stream of mixed energy, ignoring the violent energy turbulence and the terrifying pressure radiating from the fetus. With absolute precision, it hit the junction between the bottom of the dark purple crystal stone and the scales on the fetus's glabella.

"Chii—!"

A sound so faint it was almost negligible.

The mixed energy stream successfully pierced through!

In an instant—

The dark purple crystal stone suddenly jolted!

The starlight and dark-red demon seed swirling frantically inside seemed to fall into a moment of disorder!

The fetus let out a shriek more painful and piercing than any before!

Its left eye suddenly erupted with unprecedented light. A pure dragon soul pressure, originating from Dragon King Ao Guang's Bloodline Origin, seemed to be triggered by the unyielding will within that wisp of dark-gold dragon blood, briefly suppressing the malevolence of the right eye!

The phantom light of the dark-gold scales on its body flared up, clashing even more violently with the blood-colored patterns!

The energy circulation of the entire Dragon Transformation Pool experienced an extremely brief stagnation!

Outside, Shadow Erosion, who was putting all his effort into maintaining the descent ritual and absorbing the power of the blood sacrifice, suddenly felt an extremely discordant abnormal fluctuation in his connection with the "evil dragon primordial fetus"!

It was as if some "Impurities" had suddenly mixed into the primal fetus, interfering with the demon seed's erosion and the energy conversion!

"What's going on?!" Shadow Erosion was both shocked and enraged. The ritual was almost complete; there was no room for error! He hurriedly increased his output, trying to forcibly smooth out this fluctuation.

However, this brief stagnation and interference were no less than a sudden ray of hope in the darkness for Dragon King Ao Guang, who was struggling bitterly in the blood sacrifice purgatory and was on the verge of giving up!

"A great opportunity!!!"

A terrifying, brilliant light suddenly shot out from Dragon King Ao Guang's eyes!

He could feel that the demon seed power eroding his body had loosened slightly due to the momentary disorder in the primal fetus's core!

The blood sacrifice connection with the outside world also stalled for a split second!

This was the moment he had been waiting for!

"Roar—!!!"

A dragon roar that shook heaven and earth erupted from the Dragon King's mouth!

He no longer suppressed his remaining strength to fight the demon seed. Instead, he took all of it, without reservation, along with his ten-thousand-year accumulation of authority over the Qian River waters, and transformed it into an incredibly pure Origin dragon soul strike. Following the not-yet-severed Origin connection with the "primal fetus," he blasted it back into the depths of the Dragon Transformation Pool, toward that dark purple crystal stone, and toward the part of his own Bloodline imprint within it!

"My things... how can they be touched by others?! If I can't have it, you can forget about it too. For me—explode!!!"

He actually intended... to self-detonate that part of the Origin imprint connected to the primal fetus!

By doing so, he would completely disrupt or even heavily damage the transforming "evil dragon primordial fetus," interrupting Shadow Erosion's descent ritual!

Even if the price was a massive loss of his own Origin Qi, a drop in Realm, or even falling in battle, he wouldn't hesitate!

"Old fool, how dare you—!!!" Shadow Erosion was terrified. He never expected the Dragon King to be so resolute!

Everything happened in the blink of an eye!

Gao De's interference created a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Qianjiang Dragon King to counterattack, and the Dragon King's self-detonation of his Origin at any cost completely ignited the entire crisis!

At the core of the Dragon Transformation Pool, under the dual blow of the internal demon seed disorder and the external Dragon King Origin strike, the dark purple crystal stone could no longer hold. With a "crack," several clear fissures appeared on its surface!

One of them happened to run right through the spot where Gao De had pierced his mixed energy stream!

The fetus let out a wretched scream, its body twitching violently. The conflict between the dark-gold and blood-red colors completely lost its balance. Large swathes of scale phantoms shattered, and the cracks on its body spread rapidly!

Outside, the blood-colored purgatory shook violently. Energy transmission became chaotic, and countless blood sacrifice air currents lost control, exploding in all directions!

The monstrous face phantom behind Shadow Erosion let out an angry hiss. The descent channel became extremely unstable, looking as if it might collapse at any moment!

After throwing that fatal "poisonous thorn," Gao De immediately controlled the speck. Taking advantage of the moment when the fetus's pain caused an energy rampage and further disrupted the spatial barrier, he fled for his life at maximum speed. Like a startled bird, he didn't look back, heading toward a certain direction in his memory where the connection between the Dragon Transformation Pool and the outside was weakest and the energy turbulence was most violent!

He knew he had poked a hornet's nest. What followed would be a destructive explosion of energy and chaos!

He had interfered with the Heavenly Demon Evil Dragon's descent plan; staying behind meant certain death!

Behind him, the dark purple crystal stone blew apart!

Terrifying evil dragon energy, pure dragon blood essence, and the Dragon King's Origin strike, mixed with the "Impurities" Gao De had injected... turned into an indescribable torrent of destruction. it swept through the entire core of the Dragon Transformation Pool and spread frantically toward the entrance, the blood-colored purgatory, and the entire Qianyuan City Secret Realm!

The Heavenly Demon Evil Dragon's descent ritual was forcibly interrupted and thrown into chaos at the very last moment!

Dragon King Ao Guang spat out a mouthful of blood, his aura instantly becoming extremely withered. However, his eyes held a hint of relief and a crazed smile as his figure stumbled and vanished into the aftermath of the explosion and chaos.

Shadow Erosion let out a wretched howl of ultimate frustration. The monstrous face phantom behind him suddenly dissipated under the backlash of the collapsing channel. He himself was also heavily injured and swept toward the unknown by the violent energy turbulence.

The three princes and their remaining troops, as well as the surviving members of the Aquatic Tribe, were scattered by this sudden ultimate explosion, their fates unknown.

The entire Qianjiang Dragon Palace, the Qianyuan City Secret Realm, and even the source eye and ancient formation nodes connected below fell into unprecedented violent upheaval, collapse, and chaos at this moment!

And the "culprit" behind all these key variables—Gao De—was currently driving that battered, dimly glowing dragon talisman speck. Pursued by destructive energy, he narrowly charged into that area of unstable space that seemed to connect to an endless gloom and ancient aura... hurriedly escaping from this Secret Realm.