Chapter 0208: Bane is Dead!

Under everyone’s shocked gazes, the ancient Dragon Clan patriarch Bane, with his hundred-zhang-long white dragon body, was submerged and devoured by the raging thunder river. Eventually, he turned into nothingness. In the sky above, only endless thunder nets flickered, emitting loud crackling sounds. Earlier, Bane had unleashed the dragon flame he had cultivated for two thousand years to engulf and devour the Yellow Dragon, causing it to disappear. But later, the Yellow Dragon reappeared miraculously. So now, would Bane, who had been submerged and devoured by the thunder river, also reappear miraculously before everyone like the Yellow Dragon?
After being shocked, the Sea Clan members thought of this possibility. Meanwhile, the Dragon Clan patriarch Eino’s face turned ashen. He had spent thousands of years cultivating on Dragon Coiling Star alongside Bane, and their minds were already connected. Just now, he knew—Bane was dead!
Bane was dead?!
Eino trembled, unable to believe it. Not only Eino but also Simp from the Phoenix Clan, the Sea God Aphton, and Zewei from Thunder Flame Mansion, who had fought against the Yellow Dragon itself, were all shocked and incredulous.
The Thunder Gathering Vessel, refined by the Yellow Dragon over many years, was extremely powerful—its strength was hardly inferior to the immortal artifacts of the Immortal Pavilion. Against this sudden attack, the Dragon Clan patriarch Bane had no chance of escaping. It seemed the Yellow Dragon had anticipated all this.
The invisible sword energy that had killed Wendy, the Life Goddess of the Dark Forest Temple, did not stop. As everyone was shocked, puzzled, and unable to believe Bane’s death, suddenly another scream rang out. Everyone turned in shock and saw Wendy, the Life Goddess of the Dark Forest Temple, with countless flying swords shooting out from her body. Blood splattered everywhere, her pale green glow vanished, and she fell from the sky. As she fell, her pale green veil flew off, revealing her stunning face.
“Wendy!”
Seeing Wendy pierced through by the Yellow Dragon’s invisible sword energy, Zewei from Thunder Flame Mansion cried out in anger and fury. With a deep roar, his eyes flashed with violent cold light as he launched a wild attack at the Yellow Dragon. Gray air currents rushed at the Yellow Dragon like a meteor storm. At the same time, Zewei transformed into a streak of gray light and rushed over to catch Wendy as she fell from the sky.
Lying in Zewei’s arms, Wendy looked at him and smiled sadly. The two had known each other since their youth, and over the thousands of years, she had been aware of his feelings for her.
“Zewei, I… I can’t go to the divine realm with you!” Wendy said intermittently.
“No!” Zewei hugged Wendy and almost screamed.

“You’ve stayed here for two thousand years for my sake. Return to the divine plane. There, receive the training of your Sel family and avenge me again!” With that, Wendy stopped speaking.
“Wendy!” Zevi roared.
But Wendy, the Goddess of Life of the Dark Forest Temple who mastered the laws of life, ceased to breathe and could no longer respond to Zevi’s cries.
Two thousand years of waiting, and this was the outcome.
Every Goddess of Life of the Dark Forest Temple had to train a powerful being to succeed her before she could enter the divine plane or guard the temple for another 1,800 years.
Back then, she had promised to go to the divine plane with him once he fulfilled the temple’s vows.
Now, Wendy had been guarding the temple for over 1,700 years.
Just a few more years!
Zevi roared toward the sky, unleashing the emotions he had suppressed for two thousand years. Gray energy surged from his body, impacting an area of dozens of miles around.
The sea creatures near the square retreated in fear once again. Even the Sea God Apton and the Sea Queen Euman stepped back.
At that moment, the Dragon Clan’s ancestor, Eino, glared hatefully at the Yellow Dragon before saying sorrowfully, “Let’s go!”
He knew that staying any longer would prevent him from avenging Bane, so he had no choice but to return to the Dragon Clan first and make further plans.
“Ancestor, we—” The Dragon Emperor Fli tried to speak but was silenced by Eino’s fierce gaze.
“Go!” Eino ordered without hesitation and immediately took to the air to flee.
Now that Zevi was confronting the Yellow Dragon, it was the best chance to escape.
Eino flew away, and the Dragon Emperor Fli and the rest of the Dragon Clan quickly followed, rising into the air.
Hundreds of dragons took off in a grand procession, leaving the Island of Eternity in an instant, faster than they had arrived.
The sea creatures held their sea festivals, the Dragon Clan came to display their power, but now they left silently, without a word. Millions of sea creatures watched with complex expressions.
With the Dragon Clan’s departure, the position of one of the three great powers was completely ruined!
Xinpu of the Phoenix Clan sighed, feeling a sense of shared sorrow. As the arch-rivals of the Dragon Clan, he couldn’t be happy seeing them flee like this.
Bane was dead!
Although the Dragon Clan could rely on their defensive array on Dragon Island to protect themselves, and the Yellow Dragon might not be able to do much, did that mean the Dragon Clan would now hide on Dragon Island forever?
As the Dragon Clan fled in panic, many island forces not belonging to the sea clans also began to leave.

The battle among the powerful in the Divine Realm has far-reaching consequences. Although for now, Huang Long and the others have carefully confined the fighting to around the altar, who knows if it might spread to the surrounding areas? If that happens, even the entire Island of Eternity could sink.

Moreover, the situation has changed now—with the death of Wendy, the Goddess of Life of the Dark Forest Temple, Ze Wei of the Thunderflame Mansion is in a fury. By then, even the surrounding Infinite Sea might suffer.

However, without orders from the Sea God Apton and the Sea Queen Euman, the various sea tribes, despite being panicked, dare not flee.

“Huang Long!” At that moment, Ze Wei’s deep roar came from above.

Huang Long glanced at Wendy in Barnay’s arms, his expression indifferent, showing no change.

Huang Long knew that if his strength were still at the peak of the Sacred Realm, it would be him who would perish now.

Ze Wei stretched out his hands and sent Wendy, the Goddess of Life of the Dark Forest Temple, to a female guardian in the Thunderflame Mansion dozens of miles away, while shouting loudly, “Take Lady Wendy and leave first!”

Lady Wendy?

The female guardian stared at the body of Wendy in her hands, stunned.

“Haven’t you left yet?!” Seizing the hesitation of the female guardian, Ze Wei’s furious roar came from above, so loud that it made everyone below feel their heads ringing.

Jeler, the master of the Thunderflame Mansion, snapped out of his daze and immediately ordered everyone there to return to the mansion. After saying that, he led his son Dylan and flew away first.

Seeing this, the people of the Thunderflame Mansion also flew away one after another.

Ze Wei wanted them to take Wendy away so as to have no worries behind them—Jeler understood this.

After the people of the Thunderflame Mansion left, Simp of the Phoenix Clan immediately ordered his clan to take his younger daughter away, while he stayed behind. He certainly didn’t want to miss such a fierce battle.

The Sea Queen Euman’s expression changed as she anxiously asked, “Lord Apton, do we sea tribes also need to leave temporarily?”

The Sea God Apton’s expression shifted, his mood uncertain. Things had escalated to this extent—everything was in chaos!

“Take all the tribes and retreat!” Eventually, the Sea God Apton ordered the sea tribes to leave.

But like Simp of the Phoenix Clan, he intended to stay behind.

“Yes, Lord Apton!” The Sea Queen Euman’s expression relaxed slightly, and she quickly ordered the sea tribes to retreat.

As soon as the Sea Queen Euman gave the order, the sea tribes in the square rushed away in all directions. Even though there were sea tribe warriors on the islands maintaining order, chaos reigned.

All parties retreated below the Island of Eternity, with the Yellow Dragon and Xevi deliberately staying motionless. Amidst the standoff, the pale gray airflow around Xevi grew thicker, appearing from afar like gray clouds several miles wide floating high in the sky. Before long, everyone had withdrawn, leaving the Island of Eternity completely empty. High above, only the opposing Yellow Dragon and Xevi remained, along with the onlookers—Sea God Apton and Phoenix Simp. The wind howled. Suddenly, at that moment, Xevi let out a ferocious roar, and the gray airflow surrounding his body trembled violently. Under the gazes of the Yellow Dragon, Apton, and Simp, it underwent astonishing changes: first, layers of pale cyan appeared on Xevi’s entire body, his limbs swelled and became stronger and thicker, with long, sharp spines emerging from them. His face also grew longer and larger. Eventually, he transformed into a towering, dark cyan humanoid beast over ten meters tall, resembling a standing green pangolin. “The Sel family’s form evolution!” Sea God Apton and Phoenix Simp in the distance changed expressions in shock. The Sel family’s form evolution? The Yellow Dragon’s mind stirred. After evolving, Xevi seemed to fall into a frenzied state. With a thunderous roar, he charged at the Yellow Dragon with blinding speed, delivering a punch. The Yellow Dragon’s expression turned grave as well. After evolving, Xevi’s overall strength, both in speed and power, had more than doubled. The Yellow Dragon darted aside just in time to avoid Xevi’s attack, hearing a hissing sound beside him as the air exploded. Xevi’s punch created destructive bursts of gray airflow that shook the space violently. Sea God Apton and Phoenix Simp were secretly astonished. They thought it would be difficult for themselves to dodge such an attack. After avoiding the strike, the Yellow Dragon let out a dragon roar, then his entire body was covered in layers of golden dragon scales, his limbs sprouted sharp spines, and streams of energy shot into the sky. “A dragon-man!” Although they had heard of the Yellow Dragon transforming into a dragon-man, seeing it with their own eyes still shocked Apton and Simp greatly. The Yellow Dragon transformed instantly, and as Xevi’s fierce attacks came again, his dark golden eyes emitted a cold glow as he clashed fists with Xevi. Boom, boom, boom! The sounds of their battles echoed high in the sky. The airflow kept exploding in the air, like thunderclaps. In an instant, the two fought countless times high above. Their intense energy cut through the surroundings for dozens of miles, causing the square below the Island of Eternity to crumble, rocks to roll down, and plants to be uprooted. “Purple Thunder Blade Sky!”

Within a radius of dozens of miles around the Yellow Dragon, purple lightning flashed as it condensed into a Purple Lightning Sword. With a single swing, it was sent toward Zevi.
Zevi roared, and a massive stream of gray energy surged around him, resembling a gray sun. Then, with a quick movement, he dodged the Yellow Dragon’s attack and suddenly unleashed brilliant beams of light, slapping them at the Yellow Dragon.