Witnessing Orion’s Spirit Core being crushed with their own eyes, everyone in the Reverence Square was struck dumb with shock.
No one could have imagined that Orion, the South King of the Galactic Dynasty and a Spirit God realm powerhouse, would be slain within the palace!
“You two scoundrels dare to kill my brother in the Galactic Dynasty’s palace!” The Emperor of the Galactic Dynasty, with his stern and domineering face filled with coldness, spoke with a voice full of murderous intent that echoed throughout the area.
As soon as he finished speaking, the Emperor of the Galactic Dynasty took a step forward and appeared in mid-air the next second.
A powerful aura erupted from him, shaking the entire space, enveloping the entire Galactic Dynasty palace, and spreading over half of the capital.
Under the oppressive aura of the Emperor, everyone in the square was filled with fear.
Soon, on the entire Reverence Square, only those at the half-step Spirit God realm could barely stand, while all other cultivators knelt to the ground.
Feeling the aura emanating from the Emperor of the Galactic Dynasty, Leo and the Sea Serpent King both narrowed their eyes sharply.
Alondra’s intelligence was indeed accurate; the Emperor of the Galactic Dynasty was truly at the fifth stage of the Spirit God realm!
Compared to Leo, who was currently only at the first stage of the Spirit God realm, the Emperor was four minor stages higher.
The Emperor’s gaze turned cold as he fixed his eyes on the Sea Serpent King, who was closer to him, and reached out a large hand in his direction.
Within hundreds of feet around the Sea Serpent King, space was sealed layer by layer.
A giant purple-gold hand, covered in purple-gold runes and seemingly carrying ancient power, tore through the void and grabbed towards the Sea Serpent King!
In mid-air, the Sea Serpent King’s body stiffened, and his handsome face tightened immediately.
Under the purple-gold giant hand, he felt a strong sense of danger.
Without a doubt, if he were caught by that hand, his fate would be like Orion’s Spirit Core-crushed instantly!
In this critical moment, a ferocious expression appeared on his demonically handsome face as deep blue demonic energy surged around him.
The Sea Serpent King dared not hold back; demonic energy surged wildly from within him, and two sharp horns appeared on his forehead.
Facing the purple-gold giant hand, he struck out with his right palm.
In mid-air, a massive deep blue palm clashed violently with the purple-gold giant hand.
With a tremendous explosion, the point of impact shattered the void.
Cracks appeared on the ancient-feeling purple-gold giant hand before it shattered, and the deep blue palm turned into countless water droplets.
Under the immense recoil force, the Sea Serpent King’s body was pushed back dozens of feet.
After stabilizing himself, his expression turned grim. The gap in their realms was too vast; despite using all his strength in that attack, he still fell short.
Of course, with his proud nature, he wouldn’t easily admit defeat. After all, having stepped into the Demon Saint Realm, part of his bloodline’s inherited power had awakened.
“He’s a demon beast!”
Onlookers in the square who could barely stand exclaimed as they saw the horns on his forehead.
The Emperor’s domineering face grew even colder as he glared at Leo and shouted, “You little scoundrel! How dare you collude with sea demons to attack my Galactic Dynasty!”
“Enough nonsense. It’s just an ally I found,” Leo snorted. “If anyone’s colluding with demon beasts, it’s you!”
As Leo spoke, he directed his gaze towards a figure shrouded in a dark cloak on the stone platform throne.
Hearing Leo’s words, everyone in the square instinctively looked at that cloaked figure.
This figure was none other than the North King of the Galactic Dynasty, whose name struck fear into many.
The Sea Serpent King’s bright blue eyes flashed with insight. At that moment, he sensed an aura similar to his own emanating from North King.
On the stone platform throne, North King slowly stood up. From beneath his cloak, two cold eyes looked towards Leo as a hoarse and sinister voice emerged: “Boy, your perception is quite sharp.”
Hearing North King’s voice caused everyone’s expressions to change instantly. It was their first time hearing him speak at this Reverence Ceremony.
His voice sounded not only eerie but also unlike anything human-more like a snake hissing in darkness.
“To think I’d encounter a sea dragon with true dragon blood today…” North King’s gaze fell upon Sea Serpent King with an eerie excitement in his voice.
The Sea Serpent King also looked at North King with a cold smile playing on his lips. “I’m interested in you too. Stop pretending and show your face!”
North King let out another sinister laugh.
The infamous North King of Galactic Dynasty was feared by many; aside from the Emperor and other three kings, no one had seen his face.
In mid-air, Leo’s gaze was fixed on that black cloak on the stone platform.
Though he sensed that North King wasn’t human but a demon beast through his aura perception, he couldn’t tell what kind of beast it was.
A shriveled hand emerged from beneath the cloak.
The hand pulled back its hood to reveal an aged face covered in damp wrinkles as if it hadn’t seen sunlight for years-just one glance made people extremely uncomfortable.
Most bizarre were his eyes-vertical pupils filled with crimson while whites appeared darkened.
Snake eyes…!
Leo’s gaze sharpened instantly.
Could this North King be some kind of serpent demon beast!?
North King’s vertical pupils flickered with bloodthirsty coldness; anyone caught by them felt like they were being watched by hidden venomous snakes lurking in darkness.
Everyone in Reverence Square felt chills down their spines as fear gripped their hearts.
“Dragon,” North King extended a forked crimson tongue while speaking again with sinister excitement, “You must have figured out my origins by now.”
“Old creature! So you’re an Undying Serpent!” Sea Serpent King said coldly.
Upon hearing this revelation from him caused many present to change expressions drastically once more.
Undying Serpents possessed extremely resilient life forces; each time their lifespan neared its end, they could shed skin once, extending their lifespan by five hundred years more!
In theory, as long as they successfully shed skin, their lifespan could continue indefinitely!
However, the conditions for successful shedding were extremely harsh, requiring the consumption of vast amounts of rare treasures along with human or demon beast blood essence, plus Inner Core Elixir for energy accumulation!
Additionally, during the shedding process, they became extremely vulnerable, risking death, if anything went wrong!
“Indeed, I am an Undying Serpent! What an unexpected delight. Devouring you should make my next shedding much easier when lifespan ends again.”
From North King’s excited words, it wasn’t hard to see that he intended to devour Sea Serpent King.