Douluo Continent: The Underworld Emperor Halosa Lets Three Fly

"Roar!" Di Tian let out a dragon's roar, no longer holding back! He retreated rapidly, his hands forming profound and complex hand seals in front of him! An ancient and sacred aura originating from the depths of his bloodline suddenly rose up!

"Dragon God's Claw!"

With a low roar from Di Tian, ​​an enormous phantom of a dragon claw, seemingly forged from pure gold, appeared out of thin air! It exuded a majestic, awe-inspiring, and divine aura, as if it could judge all dragons! The level of power it contained instantly broke through the boundary of quasi-gods, reaching the terrifying realm of half-step deities! This was the supreme divine skill bestowed upon the Black Dragon Clan by the Dragon God!

The golden dragon claw, carrying the will to judge everything, tore through space and slashed down towards Harosa! The power of this claw caused the entire Lake of Life in the core circle of the Star Dou to boil!

Harosa's eyes finally changed slightly, no longer completely calm, but showing a hint of seriousness. Faced with this near-divine level divine skill, he finally made his move!

hum!

The Netherworld Chant instantly appeared in his hand! The sword was no longer its previous gray-black color, but instead flowed with a deep, dark light, its devouring properties subtly emanating! He didn't directly confront the golden dragon claw, but instead flicked his wrist, and the tip of the sword instantly unleashed countless gray-white sword beams! These sword beams weren't brute force attacks, but rather precisely pierced several key points in the flow of energy within the golden dragon claw! Each sword strike contained exquisite power of the primordial rebirth, like a master butcher skillfully dissecting an ox!

Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff...

A series of faint, dense cracking sounds rang out! The seemingly indestructible golden dragon claw, imbued with the will of the dragon god, trembled and twisted violently like a punctured bubble under Harosa's precise sword strike! The sacred energy structure that constituted the dragon claw was forcibly disrupted and destroyed!

"How is this possible?!" Di Tian's golden pupils were filled with disbelief! The Dragon God Claw had actually been broken like this?

In the instant his mind trembled, Harosa's figure, like a ghost, passed through the dissipating phantom of the Dragon God's Claw and appeared before him! There were no earth-shattering moves, just a simple and unadorned palm strike aimed at Di Tian's chest!

In a hurry, Di Tian mustered the strongest dark soul power for defense!

Bang!

The palm print landed! Di Tian felt an irresistible force, seemingly containing the rules of life and death, erupt suddenly! The dark soul power shield on his body shattered like thin ice! He was as if he had been hit by a giant ship traveling at high speed, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood. His body flew backward uncontrollably and crashed heavily into the forest below!

Boom!

The earth trembled violently, and dust billowed everywhere. A huge crater appeared where Di Tian crashed down.

Halosa hovered in mid-air, slowly withdrawing his palm. He looked down at the smoke-filled crater below, his eyes regaining their previous indifference.

As the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, Di Tian stood up from the pit in a somewhat disheveled state, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, his aura noticeably weakened. However, his eyes remained sharp and unyielding as he stared at Harosa, though within that sharpness lay a deep sense of apprehension and...defeat.

He had used all his strength, even unleashing the Dragon God Claw, but it was easily countered and defeated by his opponent with absolute power and skill.

Harosa looked down at Di Tian and spoke slowly, his voice clearly reaching Di Tian's ears:

"It seems you're not in a position to negotiate with me."

Halosa hovered in the air, appearing relaxed and carefree, but his heart was far from calm. The strength that Di Tian had just displayed, especially that "Dragon God Claw" move, had indeed touched the level of a half-step god.

He himself was also suppressed by the rules in the Douluo Continent, unable to unleash his full divine power. Moreover, he clearly remembered the scene in the original work where Di Tian snapped his fingers and broke Tang Wulin and Sima Jinchi's "Dragon Clan Magic Blade - Dragon Slayer".

This Black Dragon King, with over 800,000 years of cultivation, possesses the most profound foundation and accumulated experience below the god level, but he is also firmly blocked by the rules of the plane.

Di Tian struggled to his feet from the deep pit, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. His golden eyes were filled with frustration, resentment, and a complex mix of emotions.

He had been invincible on the continent for too long, and the rapid development of human soul-guided technology had already made him feel powerless. Now, he was being crushed by a "human" with pure individual strength, and this blow was enormous.

But what alarmed him even more was that although his opponent clearly had the ability to kill him, they didn't go for the kill. This left him in a state of utter confusion.

Harosa looked at the silent Di Tian. He knew Di Tian's almost blind loyalty to the soul beast clan and to the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena. Although this loyalty sometimes seemed obsessive, it also meant that he was a person who kept his promises, had principles, and was worth "cooperating" with—provided that you had enough strength to make him "cooperate".

Seeing that Di Tian remained silent, Harosa cut to the chase: "I have come here for the Gold of Living Beings."

His gaze swept over the vibrant core of the star below. "I've long heard that this place is rich in life energy. With hundreds of thousands of years of accumulation, it must contain a considerable amount of 'golden life's essence,' right?"

Di Tian's heart tightened! The Gold of Life was one of their most important strategic resources, and the vast majority of it was used for the healing and recovery of their lord, Gu Yuena!

This item is extremely precious; each piece is crucial to the Lord's recovery progress. However, the situation is beyond our control now. The opponent's strength is unfathomable, and they have clearly come prepared. We probably have no choice but to give it to them.

He suppressed his inner turmoil and asked in a deep voice, "Sir... how much do you need?" He needed to know how much the other party had in mind.

This question stumped Harosa. He didn't really have a concrete concept of the Gold of Life, only knowing that it contained immense life energy and was stable, making it an ideal buffer. How much did he need to encapsulate the fragments of life essence? Thinking of the materialized small tree in the forest space, two or three meters tall and with a trunk about seventy or eighty centimeters in diameter, he made a rough estimate:

"It would probably need to be able to wrap around a tree that is two or three meters tall and seventy or eighty centimeters wide," Harosa gave a rather vague idea of ​​the volume.

Upon hearing this, Di Tian breathed a sigh of relief, even feeling somewhat surprised. He had expected the other party to ask for an exorbitant amount, but it turned out to be just this much. Compared to the substantial reserves of Life Gold prepared for Gu Yuena beneath the Lake of Life (otherwise, it wouldn't have been able to sustain a God-King level being's healing for ten thousand years), three cubic meters, while precious, was still within acceptable limits. Harosa's brief pause had also made Di Tian keenly aware that the other party might not be fully aware of the actual value and reserves of Life Gold!

Di Tian's mind raced; his opportunity had arrived! His face immediately contorted with extreme difficulty, even a hint of regret and anger, as he resolutely declared:

"Impossible! Too much! Do you know how precious the Gold of Life is? It is the essence condensed from the very source of life! Taking away such a quantity will surely damage the foundation of the Lake of Life and shake the life base of the core circle! We cannot afford this price!"

Harosa sneered inwardly at Di Tian's pained expression, as if his own flesh had been torn away: Damaged to the core? He was probably worried about depleting his master's healing reserves! Too lazy to expose the other's act, his face darkened, and his tone carried an undeniable air of authority:

"Remember this, I'm not negotiating with you." Harosa's gaze was like a cold blade. "Three cubic meters of living gold are for your life, and the lives of those guys down there."