The originally sapphire-blue sky was now covered by billowing black clouds, and a dense smell of blood permeated every inch of the air.
When its heart, which served as the energy core, was taken away, this Star-Devouring Monster struggled and swung its last forelimb, abruptly reaching towards the rift torn open by the Annihilation Golden Dragon.
"Not good!" Seeing this, everyone's hearts leaped into their throats.
Poof—
At this critical moment, the Annihilation Golden Dragon fiercely used its massive body to block the rift. The dragon's body was ruthlessly pierced through by the monster's forelimb.
"Quick! Someone come with me to throw this monster's body out of Douluo Planet!" Bibi Dong had no time for grief. The way Lucifer had dealt with cosmic aberrations in the past surfaced in her mind, and she rapidly swept towards the Star-Devouring Monster.
"Roar—" However, Cui Yajie's movement was faster than hers. The Nine-Tailed Fox Soul Spirit manifested one last time, carrying the Star-Devouring Monster's massive body and soaring into the sky.
"Lunar Gravity!"
Zhang Lexuan followed quickly, utilizing her martial soul's ability to reduce the monster's weight. They had both entrusted their respective God King Seeds to Zhongli Yu. The Godhoods of Kindness and Evil were complementary; only by cooperating fully could they successfully throw the monster's body out.
There were still a massive amount of radioactive elements on the Star-Devouring Monster's body; only the power of Kindness and Evil could withstand them for a moment.
"You two go provide backup for them quickly!" Qian Renxue's face was incomparably pale. After giving instructions to Ye Guyi and Yu Mengdi, she then put away the Sun Holy Sword and fell downward.
The two women hurriedly responded, flapped their angel wings, and followed.
"Xue'er, are you alright?" Bibi Dong soared into the air, reaching out a hand to catch Qian Renxue, her eyes full of fear.
In this war, too many people had died—so many that she simply didn't have the face to see Huo Yuhao again.
Qian Renxue shook her head, her gaze staying fixed on the departing aberration.
Since her release, there had been far too many changes on the continent that exceeded the scope of her understanding, from the Tang family visit from the main space-time to the subsequent descent of the Star-Devouring creature. All these things had left this former Angel God mentally and physically exhausted. Even at her peak ten thousand years ago, she would have been no match for these enemies.
"You adjust your state first. I'm going to see Xiao Yu." Bibi Dong saw that Qian Renxue was fine and felt a bit more at ease. After a few more instructions, she turned to fly towards where Zhongli Yu was.
On the ground not far away, the Sword of the Three Realms' Judgment transformed by Zhongli Yu thoroughly dissipated. The five God King Seeds beside her had lost their luster. After this battle, the Douluo Continent would no longer have five God King positions.
Her breathtaking face was now covered in dust and blood, and the streaks of blood on her skin had crystalized into scabs. Her once cherry-red lips were also crystalized now, with traces of blood remaining. Her eyes were dull and lifeless, staring hollowly into the distance. Her long, dark, beautiful hair was scattered in a mess, a few strands stuck to her cheeks by blood, accentuating the tragedy of this moment.
Her delicate body trembled slightly, every breath accompanied by painful spasms. The exhaustion of her divine power made it extremely difficult for her even to lift a finger.
Not far from her, that Asura Sword that once shook the Divine Realm was now snapped in two. The blade was covered in dense cracks like a broken net. Half the blade was stuck at an angle in the scorched earth. The hilt swayed slightly in the fierce wind, making subtle sounds. On the broken blade, the remaining blood looked exceptionally striking under the dark sky.
"Xiao Yu!" Ju Zi and Bibi Dong arrived at Zhongli Yu's side almost one after another. Seeing the latter's tragic appearance, their pupils both trembled.
Zhongli Yu slightly tilted her head upon hearing the voice. Right now she had practically no strength left, unable even to speak.
"Where's Linlin? Come here and heal!" Ju Zi hurriedly looked back, trying to find Ye Linlin's figure in the army.
On the other side, light flared from the wound-covered Annihilation Golden Dragon at the mouth of the rift, subsequently separating into Die Qiu and the mother-daughter pair of Nan Shuishui.
Die Qiu had a clear piercing wound on her lower abdomen, the wound completely crystalized. Fortunately, the bleeding had stopped. But Nan Shuishui and Nan Qiuqiu were not so resilient; their entire bodies had turned into crystal, having clearly lost their lives.
At this time, the earth trembled violently. Immediately after, scorching magma spewed out from the rift like angry fire-beasts charging at the sky.
A crisp yet powerful cry tore through the sky. A phoenix with dark red flames burning all over its body flapped its wings and flew out from that scorching magma.
"Xiaotao! Over here..." Xian Lin'er was delighted to see the Sinful Desire Demon Phoenix true body and hurriedly called out. However, her excitement was quenched in the next moment as if hit by a basin of cold water, and her voice came to an abrupt halt.
In Ma Xiaotao's embrace were the delicate bodies of three girls: Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun'er.
The three of them had not crystalized, but instead looked as if they had been petrified, their entire persons having lost color.
They had used the Savior Red Dragon's power once before. Had they not received timely treatment from all the immortal herb soul spirits, they likely would have perished after that battle.
Only this time, they had already become gods. Immortal herbs like the Fragrant Orchid did not possess the ability to revive deities.
Xian Lin'er tremblingly took the three girls. Then, thinking of something, she asked fearfully: "Xiaotao... what about Fire Dragon King Jialin?"
Ma Xiaotao's face was ashen. She merely shook her head, saying nothing, yet it was as if she had said everything.
Seeing this expression, Xian Lin'er merely took a deep breath, fighting to keep her tears from falling.
The earth core had returned, and the Star-Devouring Monster was defeated. The Douluo Continent had finally returned to its pre-war state of peril, yet things were not optimistic. If Huo Yuhao hadn't yet had the time to inject energy from other planets into Douluo...
But the price for victory was simply too...
In the distance, Jing Ziyan seemed to have aged dozens of years in an instant, searching the battlefield like a madwoman, trying to piece together the crystalized corpse of her husband Ji Juechen...
Ye Linlin was called to Zhongli Yu's side by Ju Zi, barely stabilizing Zhongli Yu's vital signs. Ye Wuqing and Yan'er found the fragments of Tang Xiaolei's corpse on the mountain top, both with lifeless eyes, embracing each other in silence. Meng Hongchen dragged her brother's remains from the mecha wreckage, kneeling on the ground and wailing. Ling Luochen was freezing the crystal fragments of the Lan sisters that were scattered all over the ground...
Before long, Ye Guyi and Yu Mengdi descended from the sky, each with a crystal corpse lying quietly in her arms. Cui Yajie and Zhang Lexuan had exhausted their final divine power to throw the highly radioactive remains of the Star-Devouring Monster into space, but they were unable to save themselves...
"How... how could it be like this..." Bibi Dong's eyes dimmed instantly. Even though they had defeated the aberration, just sending away the monster's remains had cost the lives of two more partners.
But she knew clearly that among those present who had the capability to send away the aberration's remains, only the God Kings of Good and Evil, Cui Yajie and Zhang Lexuan, were up to the task. The universal laws and radiation on the Star-Devouring Monster that could alter the concepts of things would instantly crystalize even Class 9 soul tools.