God of Pets

Chapter 959: The Fall of the Gong Family

Watching the descendants of the Celestial Void Palace and the Gong Family turn into petals, King of Palace’s eyes were cold as ice.He said nothing, for he knew that nothing he said now would change the fact that the Gong Family was finished. This was an irreversible truth.

All he could hold onto was himself; as long as he was alive, he still had a chance to reclaim everything.

Even with a heart as steadfast as iron, seeing his most cherished Gong Wudi turn into petals amidst a furious roar, after exhausting all his strength, he felt his heart wrench painfully, strengthening his resolve to kill Jin Taohua with his own hands no matter what.

But at that moment, a terrifying presence rapidly approached from afar.

With King of Palace’s abilities, he immediately sensed it—another Ten States Cultivator was coming swiftly.

By now, King of Palace’s heart was as deep as an abyss, indifferent to these matters.

One Jin Taohua was enough to destroy the Gong Family; even with another Ten States arriving, the situation couldn’t be worse.

But when the Ten States powerhouse neared the Gong Family, and King of Palace saw his appearance, his once resolute eyes suddenly shrank.

"No... impossible..." King of Palace couldn’t believe his eyes.

The approaching Ten States powerhouse was actually Gong Mingwang, a descendant he deemed unmotivated.

He had previously heard news that Gong Mingwang had attended the Demon King’s Banquet, which surprised him slightly, but he didn’t pay much more attention.

However, seeing that Gong Mingwang had also ascended to Ten States now could only mean one thing.

His prior judgment was completely wrong; the Great Demon had indeed made public the method to ascend to Ten States, and did not target the Gong Family, allowing them to also ascend at the Demon King’s Banquet.

Watching the destruction of the Gong Family, his will did not waver; seeing Gong Wudi perish, his heart remained as iron.

But witnessing Gong Mingwang’s Ten States return seemed to tear something apart within his chest, and his eyes became scattered.

"Impossible... impossible... why... if... if only..." King of Palace’s mind was broken, rendering him incoherent.

He realized the grave mistake he had made, a decision that led the Gong Family to its current predicament.

If only Gong Wudi had attended the Demon King’s Banquet, with his talent, he would not have been later than Jin Taohua in ascending to Ten States, and surely he could have stopped Jin Taohua.

Wrong, wrong, all wrong.

King of Palace’s eyes were bloodshot, facial muscles trembling, veins bulging, and his hair turning white at a visible rate.

He wanted to shout something to Gong Mingwang but had no time, as his body was drawn into the Sky Garden by floral ropes, landing before the Spirit Devouring God.

Here, his voice could not break free of the Sky Garden, leaving him to crumble on the ground, as the Sky Garden ascended into the rift in the sky.

Energy collision waves resonated below; seeing beyond the Sky Garden’s confinement was impossible, but he knew Gong Mingwang was fighting Jin Taohua.

It was the last thing he wanted, fearing that the last hope of the Gong Family would also fall here.

He longed to tell Gong Mingwang to retreat quickly, to endure as Jin Taohua had, for as long as one survived, there was hope for the Gong Family.

No matter how much he shouted, his voice could not travel even a centimeter, leaving him to roar silently.

The Sky Garden soon vanished amid the heavenly rift, and King of Palace’s last senses told him that amidst the terrifying energy explosion, Gong Mingwang’s power was clearly on the losing side.

Gong Mingwang never imagined the Gong Family would fall so tragically. Perhaps because the Celestial King always resolved any crisis put him in a subconscious belief that nothing could truly happen to the Gong Family, that the Celestial King would solve everything, that he could make it back in time.

But matters in this world shift not by human will.

King of Palace was taken to the Celestial Secret Realm, the Gong Family reduced nearly to dust, with countless of their powerhouses ruthlessly suppressed by Jin Taohua.

"Jin Taohua..." Gong Mingwang unleashed his Ten States power, a spear in hand transforming into a world-devouring dragon, lunging toward Jin Taohua.

Jin Taohua did not retreat, countless petals whirling around her ascending against the heavens, converging into a floral sword to meet the terrifying dragon.

Boom!

The blast wave from their clash overturned the whole Celestial Void Palace and its Celestial High Plain foundation, shattering mountains beyond the plain, the landscape spanning tens of thousands of miles crushed to pieces in an instant.

The Celestial Void Palace was utterly obliterated from history’s long river, yet the terrifying battle raged on.

Lands shattered, earth torn asunder, skies collapsed.

The battle fought across hundreds of miles, causing many Great Cave Heaven mystic spirits to tremble in fear, with none daring to emerge despite having their territories affected, retreating silently to more distant lands.

A Ten States Cultivator within the Great Cave Heaven is a weapon of destruction; none dare intervene in such a battle.

Above, a sea of blood churned, within the ruins of the Celestial Void Palace, countless souls ascended like bamboo shoots after the rain, rising quickly then drifting towards the blood sea, ultimately merging into it to become part of the Blood Spirit Banner’s army.

The Blood Spirit Banner grew ever stronger, the Gong Family’s many Great Cave Heaven powerhouses greatly enhancing the army of blood spirits.

The entire power of the Gong Family nourished the Blood Spirit Banner’s current form.

Higher in the void, Chen Guan sat atop a Little White Cloud, sensing the battle below, eyes closed without any reaction.

Even though he had lent the Celestial Measuring Ruler to Jin Taohua in advance, Chen Guan still felt somewhat uneasy, coming personally to observe to prevent any accidents.

Fortunately, nothing untoward happened to Jin Taohua; King of Palace was taken away by the Spirit Devouring God.

After an unknown duration, as the horrific fluctuations below finally subsided, Chen Guan knew the major event was settled, turning away on his Little White Cloud, not wishing Jin Taohua to know he had come.

Jin Taohua’s tall figure floated in the air, coldly overlooking the earth.

Gong Mingwang stood upon ground now as ashes, his body disintegrating, skin, muscles, and bones turning into petals, shedding from him, and drifting skyward.

"If my brother Wudi had become a Ten States, today you might not leave unscathed." Gong Mingwang said bitterly.

"There’s no ’if’ in this world; your advance into Ten States ahead of him already proves you’re more outstanding." Jin Taohua said indifferently.

Under normal circumstances, she wouldn’t bother with such nonsense, but today was different.

Repressed by the Gong Family for so many years, today the weight upon her heart was finally lifted, naturally altering her mood.

"Yes, there’s no ’if’ in this world; having this once is enough." Gong Mingwang slowly closed his eyes, his eyelids already turning to petals, drifting away.

In the next moment, a strong light ignited from Gong Mingwang’s body, like a blazing sun illuminating the entire void and Secret Realm

He burned his own soul, preferring to vanish completely from this world rather than allow his spirit to be absorbed into the Blood Spirit Banner and become a Blood Spirit.