C2316 Revenge for Her Husband!

Yu Yuan remained silent in response to her question because he knew she was right. He had indeed chosen to strike a deal with the Death God, Kurkova, to rid the old devil Lin Daoke, Loong Jie, Barol, and Lvliu of their soul infections. At that time, it was crucial for Yu Yuan to ensure that Beilstein and the others were safe and not subjected to the forced warping of their soul consciousness as Loong Jie had previously experienced. The deal was struck to protect Beilstein and his companions, and Yu Yuan felt no remorse for his actions.

Moreover, Yu Yuan's initial strategy was to confront him first, to stabilize the internal threats before addressing the gods of the outer domains. However, his sudden appearance accelerated the timeline, compelling Yu Yuan to band together with him immediately.

"Had your soul energy not contaminated them during their ascension to supreme beings within the Myriad Spirit Restriction, I wouldn't be in this predicament," Yu Yuan stated frankly.

"You dare to ally with the gods from the outer domains!" he exclaimed, visibly enraged.

At that moment, the colossal gray skeleton slowly turned its head, directing its vacant, deathly eye sockets towards the Secular Bird Queen. The Wraith Tree vanished in an instant, and two tufts of gray flames burst into life.

As the gray flames emerged, Yuan Lianyao, Loong Jie, and the other supreme beings felt an oppressive weight in their chests, their souls wavering with a sense of powerlessness.

"Don't look at it!" Yu Yuan urgently cautioned, as the Dragon Slash Platform shifted its orientation. This caused all the supreme beings fixated on the Skeleton Giant to turn away, presenting their backs to the skeleton now dominated by Kurkova.

Its hollow eye sockets, ablaze with twin orbs of gray-white flames, focused intently on the Secular Bird Queen. She let out a sharp cry, compelled to manifest her three-headed and six-armed form in an attempt to fend off the malevolent invasion.

Following a shrill screech, a greenish-gray Divine Bird emerged, soaring from atop Chen Qinghuang's head. This Divine Bird, embodying the deathly essence of the Secular Bird Queen and transformed from her Yang God form, felt the pull of the skeleton's power and flew towards the Skeleton Giant.

The greenish-gray Divine Bird gently alighted atop the Skeleton Giant's head, smooth and jade-like.

It appeared as though it was nesting on the giant's crown.

With each flap of its wings, the Divine Bird dispersed the encircling dark energy, directing it toward a fissure that had been split open, causing the gap to widen further.

The Origin Soul infused the darkness, creating an opening in the distinctive relic.

The Secular Bird Queen, transformed into the greenish-gray Divine Bird, had no chance to resist and was completely under Kurkova's control.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

As the Divine Bird beat its wings, the Origin Soul within the darkness swelled, the bird's blood flowing profusely.

Yet, the Divine Bird's gaze and demeanor were oddly exuberant, oblivious to its grave injuries and unaware that it was being battered by the Origin Soul's power while it fervently dispelled the darkness.

Kurkova showed no concern for the Divine Bird's wounds.

She was exploiting the Divine Bird, extracting the power of death within it to widen the breach with its demise.

"Galuba, Galuba..."

A cacophony of voices suddenly erupted in Chen Qinghuang's mind, slicing through her soul's nerves.

The deathly power within her flesh and spirit transformed into a blade intent on her destruction. The Destruction God, Galuba, seemed to be resurrecting within her, tightening its grip on the devouring force.

Chen Qinghuang's consciousness grew hazy as she felt besieged by both the Death God and the Destruction God.

The clamorous cries of "Galuba" pounded against her mental defenses like a relentless hammer.

Boom!

The forces of destruction and death within Chen Qinghuang spiraled out of control, erupting into black and gray flames that engulfed her.

She screamed in agony within the inferno, as sparks scattered from the depths of her icy eyes.

"Flames!"

Loong Jie, Barol, and Lvliu, witnessing Chen Qinghuang consumed by the blaze, quickly gestured for Yuan Lianyao to intervene.

"No, this is different. These flames carry no heat—only destruction and death."

Yuan Lianyao, with her fiery presence, channeled the essence of the Flame God she had mastered, attempting to craft a divine pattern with the flame meteor. She sought to dissolve it with Earth Flame and neutralize it with the sun's radiance.

The brilliant flames, the Flowing Flames, and the Sun Flames enveloped Chen Qinghuang, refusing to be extinguished.

"I'm powerless."

Yuan Lianyao sighed, observing the Secular Bird Queen, engulfed in black and ashen flames, enduring agony. "The one who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. The forces of death and destruction she has mastered are now being harnessed by Kurkova, and they're erupting from within her. It's nearly impossible for me to assist."

"How dare you?!"

Abruptly, the voice of the Death God, Kurkova, echoed through the boundless Darkness World.

Everyone instinctively turned their gaze to the imposing gray-white Skeleton Giant that she dominated, watching the erratic gray-white lightning within its hollow eye sockets.

The lightning, reminiscent of human meridians, sketched a vague silhouette of a woman.

Kurkova, the Death God, was visibly seething with rage. Her wrath was directed at Yu Yuan, Loong Jie, and all who had aided Chen Qinghuang in targeting Galuba.

"Galuba is my husband."

Upon hearing this, even a supreme being like Loong Jie was taken aback.

Even he, who had paused to reprimand Yu Yuan, was shocked by Kurkova's revelation.

In the foreign realm, the laws of destruction and death could merge. As per Chen Qinghuang, deities wielding these powers would be sworn enemies!

How then, could Galuba be Kurkova's husband?

"I merely chose a different path from him. Though we've been estranged and without contact for ages, we were once family."

"I've had the power to end him for some time, yet I've restrained myself, never venturing to the Thunder Domain to slay him or to assimilate his law of Destruction. What gave you the audacity?"

"How dare you slay my husband, Kurkova's husband?"

The Death God's formidable presence surged through the Skeleton Giant, spreading madness in the darkness.

A visible gray-white ripple of light, laden with the ultimate essence of death, blanketed galaxies within billions of miles in an instant.

The ripple passed, transforming dense death energy into a downpour of fine rain.

Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!

In the infinite darkness, the world he had forged was suddenly full of breaches.

More starlight burst forth from the perforations made by the death energy, as the laws he and the Darkness Origin Spirit had laid down were rapidly decayed by Kurkova's lethal force.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

From Chen Qinghuang's burning form, numerous black crystal-like shards burst forth, settling into the vacant eye sockets of the Skeleton Giant. They fused with the diminutive figure made of grayish-white lightning.

Carolina was in the process of stripping away the Destruction Law belonging to Galuba from within Chen Qinghuang, assimilating it into her own essence.

This deity, who dwelled in the Nether Domain, had long eclipsed the Destruction God, Galuba. Had it not been for lingering sentiment, she would have proactively ventured to the Thunder Domain to obliterate Galuba and seize all that was his.

By doing so, Kurkova, the Death God, would have received an immense boost, ascending to become one of the most formidable gods in the outer realms.

Her close ally, the Space God, had repeatedly urged her to take action against Galuba, yet she wavered.

Her indecision to eradicate the Destruction God, Galuba, had instead led her to be drawn into the Desolate Realm by Chen Qinghuang, only to be ensnared and attacked by the denizens of this place.

Naturally, she was determined to exact vengeance on her foes.

"You! You! And you!"

The eyes of the Skeleton Giant, ablaze with the flames of death, revealed a hazy visage and turned their gaze upon Barol, Lvliu, and Loong Jie.

Kurkova's wrathful cry echoed through the vast fissure and resounded piercingly within the multitude of ashen cavities.

The three Eleventh Level Sovereigns, now in her sight, felt a sudden shudder in their souls, sensing an imminent calamity.

Almost immediately, a scent of death began to emanate from the flesh and blood of Lvliu and Barol.

Loong Jie was quick to follow.

Bizarre symbols of death materialized in Loong Jie's radiant mind, clouding his judgment and filling him with an overwhelming urge to seek death, to self-destruct.

Lvliu and Barol, whose bodies were once vibrant with life, now found themselves slowly consumed by a longing for death's release as the power of death enveloped them.

The three Sovereigns were instantaneously tainted by her deathly energy, losing control over their own fates.

Loong Jie, in horror, screamed out, "You've implanted your death mark within us! Damn you, you broke the agreement, you've been scheming behind our backs!"

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