God of Pets

Chapter 959 The Demise of the Gong Family
As he watched the many descendants of Tianxu Palace and the Gong family turn into flower petals, the Heavenly King of the Palace's eyes turned icy cold.

He remained silent because he knew that it would be useless for him to say anything now. The Gong family was finished, and that was an irreversible fact that no one could change.

All he can control is himself. As long as he's alive, he still has a chance to get all of this back.

Even though the Heavenly King Gong's heart was as firm as iron, when he saw his most valued Gong Wudi turn into flower petals amidst a furious roar after giving his all, his heart still clenched painfully, which strengthened his resolve to kill Jin Taohua with his own hands no matter what.

But at that moment, an extremely terrifying aura rushed in from afar.

With the power of the Heavenly King, he immediately sensed that another cultivator at the Tenth Awakening level was rapidly approaching.

At this moment, the Heavenly King's heart was as still as an abyss, and he no longer cared about these things.

One Jin Taohua was enough to destroy the Gong family, and if another Shi Jue came along, the situation wouldn't be any worse.

However, when the Tenth Awakening expert rapidly approached the Gong family, after Gong Tianwang clearly saw his appearance, his originally firm gaze suddenly narrowed in an instant.

"No...impossible..." King Gong could not believe what he was seeing.

The Tenth Awakening expert who came from afar turned out to be Gong Mingwang, a descendant whom Gong Mingwang considered to be a good-for-nothing.

He had already received news that Gong Mingwang had entered the Demon King's Banquet, which surprised him slightly, but he didn't really take it to heart.

But now that Gong Mingwang has also advanced to the Tenth Awakening, it can only prove one thing.

His previous judgment was completely wrong. The Great Demon Lord actually revealed the method for advancing to the Tenth Awakening, and it wasn't targeting the Gong family. Members of the Gong family also advanced to the Tenth Awakening at the Demon King's Banquet.

He watched the Gong family being destroyed, yet his will remained unshaken; he watched Gong Wudi die, yet his heart remained as firm as iron.

But when he saw Gong Mingwang return, it was as if something had cracked open in his chest, and his eyes became unfocused.

"Impossible...impossible...why...if...if..." King Gongtian's Dao heart shattered, and he was already somewhat incoherent.

He realized that he had made a terrible mistake, a decision that had led the Gong family to their current predicament.

If Gong Wudi had gone to the Demon King's Banquet, with his talent, he wouldn't have advanced to the Tenth Awakening later than Jin Taohua. If it were him, he would definitely have been able to stop Jin Taohua in time.

Wrong, wrong, all wrong.

The Heavenly King's eyes were bloodshot, his facial muscles twitched, his veins bulged, and his hair turned white at a visible speed.

He wanted to shout something to Gong Mingwang, but there was no time left. His body was pulled by the flower rope and flew into the Sky Garden, landing in front of the Soul Devourer.

Here, his voice could not escape the Hanging Gardens; it could only fall to the ground and disappear along with the Hanging Gardens into the crack in the sky.

The energy collision fluctuations came from below. Because of the obstruction of the Sky Garden, King Gong could not see what was happening below, but he knew that Gong Mingwang was fighting with Jin Taohua.

This is the last thing he wants to happen; he fears that the Gong family's last hope will also be dashed here.

He wanted to tell Gong Mingwang to leave quickly, just like Jin Taohua before him, to endure hardship and bide his time. As long as he could survive, the Gong family would still have hope.

But no matter how much he roared, his voice couldn't travel even a centimeter; he could only roar silently.

The Sky Gardens quickly rose into the crack in the sky and disappeared. In the last of Gong Tianwang's perceptions, under that terrifying energy explosion, Gong Mingwang's power was clearly at a disadvantage.

Gong Mingwang never expected the Gong family to suffer such a crushing defeat. Or perhaps it was because the Gong family had always relied on the Heavenly King to resolve any issues, leading him to subconsciously believe that the Gong family couldn't possibly be in serious trouble, that the Heavenly King could definitely solve the problem, and that he would definitely be able to wait for Gong Mingwang's return. Unfortunately, things in this world don't always go according to human will.

King Gong was taken to the Sky Secret Realm, the Gong family was almost reduced to dust, and countless Gong family experts were ruthlessly suppressed by Jin Taohua.

"Jin Taohua..." Gong Mingwang unleashed the power of the Tenth Awakening, and the long spear in his hand transformed into a demonic dragon that devoured the world, heading towards Jin Taohua.

Jin Taohua did not back down. Countless petals surrounding her rose against the sky, condensing into a flower sword to meet the terrifying demonic dragon.

boom!
The shockwave from the explosion directly overturned the entire Tianxu Palace and the Tiangao Plain where it was located. The mountain peaks outside the plain were shattered by the force, and tens of thousands of miles around were crushed and pulverized in an instant.

The Heavenly Void Palace was completely destroyed in the long river of history, but the terrifying battle continues.

Mountains and rivers were shattered, the earth was torn apart, and the sky collapsed.

This battle made the terrifying spirits of many great caves within a million miles tremble in fear. Even though their territories were affected, no spirit dared to jump out and simply retreated to a more distant place.

Within the Great Cave Heaven, cultivators of the Ten Awakenings are devastating weapons; no one dares to intervene in such a battle.

The sky was filled with the churning sea of ​​blood. Within the ruins of the Heavenly Void Palace, countless souls rose up, sprouting rapidly like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. They then detached themselves from the ground and floated into the sea of ​​blood, eventually merging into it and becoming part of the Blood Spirit Army within the Blood Spirit Banner.

As the Blood Spirit Banner continued to grow stronger, the presence of so many powerful experts from the Gong family at the Great Cave Heaven level greatly enhanced the combat power of the Blood Spirit Army.

The entire Gong family has devoted all their resources to supporting the Blood Spirit Banner as it is today.

Higher in the void, Chen Guan sat atop a small white cloud, sensing the battle below, his eyes closed and showing no reaction.

Although Chen Guan had lent the measuring rod to Jin Taohua in advance, he was still somewhat worried and came here personally to watch the battle in order to prevent any accidents from happening.

Fortunately, Jin Taohua was unharmed, and Gong Tianwang was taken away by the Devouring Spirit God.

After an unknown amount of time, the terrifying fluctuations below finally subsided. Chen Guan knew that the matter was settled, so he rode his little white cloud and turned to leave. He didn't want Jin Taohua to know that he had been here.

Jin Taohua's tall figure hovered in the air, coldly looking down at the earth.

Gong Mingwang stood on the ashes of the earth, his body disintegrating. His skin, muscles, and bones were turning into petals that peeled off his body and drifted into the sky.

“If my brother Wudi were the one with the Ten Senses, you might not have been able to escape unscathed today,” Gong Mingwang said bitterly.

"There are no 'what ifs' in this world. The fact that you were ten steps ahead of him proves that you are better than him," Jin Taohua said indifferently.

Normally, she wouldn't say such nonsense, but today is different.

She had been suppressed by the Gong family for so many years, and today she finally had the stone weighing on her heart removed, so her mood was naturally different.

"Yes, there are no 'what ifs' in this world. One time is enough." Gong Mingwang slowly closed his eyes, his eyelids turning into flower petals and drifting away.

The next second, a bright light burst forth from Gong Mingwang's body, like a sun, illuminating the entire void and secret realm.

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

(End of this chapter)