"Roar..."
Zi Yan's full-force strike landed on the massive head of the Northern Dragon King, causing flesh and blood to explode. The intense pain forced the Northern Dragon King to let out a mournful roar. His enormous dragon tail lashed out wildly but aimlessly.
Facing the Northern Dragon King's desperate situation, neither Gu Fei nor Zi Yan showed any mercy.
'Great Heaven Creation Palm!'
"Dragon Imprisoning Seal!"
Fierce attacks continued to rain down on the Northern Dragon King's massive body. Moments later, blood began to flow from his dragon form like small streams, and dragon scales, each as large as a person, were shattered across more than half of his body. Deep wounds, like ravines, covered his form, exposing white bones beneath—a terrifying sight.
"Spare me, Dragon Emperor. I am willing to submit and accept imprisonment for a thousand years..."
"Please, just don't kill me!"
Although the Northern Dragon King was close to madness at this point, he was well aware that even if he burned his life essence to fight, he would not be able to defeat Zi Yan and Gu Fei today. Preserving his life was the top priority.
"Too late!"
Zi Yan's eyes flashed with killing intent, ignoring the Northern Dragon King's plea for mercy. In the next moment, she reverted to her original form, transforming into a massive purple-gold dragon. Her colossal body was slightly larger than the Northern Dragon King's, and she struck his spine with a powerful claw.
With a loud crack, the Northern Dragon King's entire body seemed to collapse instantly.
"Long live the Dragon Emperor!"
"Long live the Dragon Emperor!"
In the distance, the warriors of Eastern Dragon Island, who were watching the battle, were ecstatic. With such power, the unification of the Dragon Clan was now inevitable.
On Northern Dragon Island, the loyalists of the Northern Dragon King were now all subdued by Zi Yan's overwhelming strength and knelt down in submission.
"Boom!"
Elsewhere, the Northern Dragon King, whose spine had been shattered, was completely powerless. After several more attacks from Zi Yan, his dragon eyes slowly closed, and he breathed his last.
"Tell Zhu Xi and Zhu Nan that if they do not submit, their fate will be the same as Zhu Bei's!"
With the Northern Dragon King defeated, the entire population of Northern Dragon Island submitted to the Dragon Emperor. At this moment, Zi Yan did not lead her forces to the Western and Southern Dragon Islands but instead began organizing the relocation of Northern Dragon Island to merge with Eastern Dragon Island.
"Zi Yan, may I borrow the Northern Dragon King's corpse for a bit?" Gu Fei asked as the integration of Eastern and Northern Dragon Island clans began.
"Traditionally, the bodies of Dragon Tribe members are buried in the Dragon Graveyard, but as a traitor, the Northern Dragon King does not deserve such an honor!" Zi Yan explained, clearly agreeing to Gu Fei's request.
"Thank you... But aren't you curious about why I want the Northern Dragon King's body?"
"Brother Gu Fei, whatever you do, I will fully support you!" Zi Yan's unwavering support deeply touched Gu Fei. This girl had become quite sentimental.
"Let me be clear then, I plan to use the Northern Dragon King's body to refine a pill!"
"Don't worry, this is the first and last time!"
Gu Fei felt it necessary to clarify, as using the body of a Dragon Tribe member to refine a pill was a great taboo.
"Hmm, I trust you!" Zi Yan initially frowned slightly at the idea, but upon hearing Gu Fei's assurance, she nodded without hesitation. In Zi Yan's eyes, the Northern Dragon King, as a traitor, was no longer worthy of being considered part of the Dragon Tribe, and she believed that Gu Fei would not repeat this action with other Dragon Tribe members.
"Alright, let's prepare to wait for the Western and Southern Dragon Kings to surrender on their own!" Gu Fei left with the Northern Dragon King's body and retreated to the void space outside Eastern Dragon Island.
With the Northern Dragon King gone, the Western and Southern Dragon Kings posed no real threat, and Gu Fei was confident that Zi Yan could handle these matters on her own. Besides, as an outsider, it was not appropriate for him to interfere too much in the internal affairs of the Dragon Clan.
...
Gu Fei sat cross-legged in the void space. Before him lay the massive corpse of the Northern Dragon King. The next moment, a sky full of flames began to engulf the body.
"Heh, Northern Dragon King, stop hiding!" Gu Fei suddenly chuckled at the corpse before him. With his perfect Heaven Realm soul, he had long detected that a portion of the Northern Dragon King's soul was hidden within the crystal core.
"Damn human brat! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have ended up like this!" The Northern Dragon King's soul cursed venomously but quickly turned into a shriek of agony. The powerful heavenly flame penetrated the crystal core, completely annihilating the Northern Dragon King's soul.
"Refine!" Gu Fei transformed the heavenly flame into a cauldron, enveloping the Northern Dragon King's body while continuously adding other precious medicinal materials. Under the relentless refining of the heavenly flame, the Northern Dragon King's body gradually shrank, turning into a concentrated liquid of pure energy.
A magical beast of this caliber, especially one from the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe, was a treasure in itself. Coincidentally, Gu Fei possessed a Ninth-Tier Pill formula that could make perfect use of this body.
As the refining process continued, the dragon's form disappeared from the cauldron of heavenly flames, leaving behind only a concentrated energy liquid and a floating crystal core.
"Split!" Knowing that he was currently unable to refine a true Ninth-Tier Mysterious Pill, Gu Fei attempted a bold move. Under his control, the Northern Dragon King's crystal core gradually split into two, with the energy liquid also splitting accordingly, each half wrapping around a piece of the core.
As time passed, two pill embryos gradually formed within the cauldron of flames. Outside in the void, a black cloud appeared, emanating an overwhelming sense of dread.
"Black Demon Lightning- this should be a success!" Gu Fei's face lit up with excitement as he gazed at the tribulation cloud forming overhead. Soon, the lightning tribulation descended, aiming directly for the two golden pills within the flame cauldron.
Because Gu Fei was simultaneously refining two Ninth-Tier Treasure Pills, the power of the lightning tribulation was three times stronger than the last time. But for Gu Fei, it posed no threat. Back then, he could withstand the Black Demon Lightning Tribulation with only a half-saint cultivation. Now, as a three-star Dou Saint, he faced no difficulty at all.
"Boom! Boom!"
In the void, several bolts of Black Demon Lightning carrying destructive energy crashed down, all intercepted by Gu Fei. When the lightning cloud finally dispersed, the two golden pills within the flame cauldron tried to escape.
"Capture!" With a thought, Gu Fei turned the cauldron back into two fire dragons, swiftly swallowing the two golden pills before returning to his palm. The medicinal power of these two Dragon Origin Pills was much stronger than the previous Ninth-Tier Treasure Pill he had refined.