324: Throw it away like a worn-out shoe? Treat it like a treasure?

The Little Milk Dragon flew in front of Huang Xue, blinked its big eyes, and reached out to touch Huang Xue's face.

Just as its small hand was about to touch Huang Xue's cheek,

Suddenly, a large mouth shot up, swallowing the entire Little Milk Dragon.

Huang Xue was stunned, and Ao Qi, who had been watching like a corpse, was also stunned.

The large mouth shrunk, reverting to Chen De's appearance, and he smacked his lips.

He pulled out a toothpick from somewhere, grinned, revealing his chilling teeth.

He smiled at Huang Xue and Ao Qi, greeting them, "Tastes good!"

Originally, Chen De had thought that after taking the egg out, it would certainly be in an unhatched state.

After all, this was how both the Dragon and Phoenix Clans gave birth to their young.

They would first lay an egg, then incubate it for three to five years; some even took hundreds or thousands of years to hatch.

Chen De was prepared for the final prize to be an egg.

That's why, since he made his move, he had never actively attacked Huang Xue, nor had he dealt her heavy blows.

Of course, if it really was just an egg in the end, and the system didn't recognize it,

Then Chen De would only be able to choose his backup, which was Huang Xue.

Perhaps he would try feeding the egg to her, to see if it could awaken some unexpected surprise.

As for waiting, Chen De couldn't wait seven days.

Even before the plan, Chen De had no intention of waiting too long for an egg.

Who knew how long he would have to wait before the egg hatched?

If he had to wait a thousand years, and then broke through, Chen De might not even be able to defeat both Ao Qi and Huang Xue.

So Chen De's goal had always been: take it if he could, if not, then Huang Xue.

Unexpectedly, mixed bloodlines were indeed remarkable; birth meant immediate hatching.

Now, what Chen De needed to do was quickly devour this little cub.

Chen De was already impatient to obtain this strongest bloodline he had ever encountered, second only to the Evil God.

Since that was the case, there was no need to keep these two.

Chen De had thought about converting them, but at such a critical time, it was better to avoid any mishaps.

Therefore, Chen De's undisguised malice was unleashed, sweeping through the entire stone cave.

Silence, a deathly silence filled the area.

Suddenly, Chen De stopped and looked at Ao Qi, his expression complex, "You are quite decisive!"

Saying that, Chen De retracted all the black liquid, leaving only a tiny bit to restrain Ao Qi.

He released his domain, gathered the power of space, and quickly retreated.

Self-destruction, Ao Qi was going to self-destruct!

Chen De could feel his determination, igniting everything—soul, body, origin, laws, domain…

Everything, absolutely everything that could be detonated, was detonated.

The golden light desperately tried to suppress it, but it seemed to only work very well against external attacks.

Facing Ao Qi's spontaneous detonation, its suppression instead had a concentrating, fanning-the-flames effect.

With Ao Qi's strength, his self-destruction, even outside, would be enough to threaten a fourth-level Demon Emperor Realm expert.

And in this confined, extremely small space, even a fifth-level Demon Emperor Realm expert would likely not fare well.

Finally, at the instant of the explosion, Chen De arrived at the edge of the World of Interstice.

Without hesitation, Chen De escaped.

However, it was still a step too late; the space was too small, and the power too great.

The World of Interstice merely trembled slightly before being completely destroyed.

Including the stone cave, it was annihilated in the blink of an eye.

The terrifying power vented onto Chen De's body; he could only protect himself with all his might while retreating.

The terrifying explosive power directly caused the entire bottom of the Fallen Sky Ravine to boil, and the space, with a density exceeding two million times, was completely detonated.

The Fallen Sky Ravine, which was supposed to have a long time before its eruption period, erupted prematurely.

With the sacrifice of an expert comparable to a third-level Demon Emperor Realm, this eruption was unprecedentedly powerful.

The black liquid was being consumed frantically, and finally, he found a relatively stable area; by this time, seven-tenths of the black liquid on Chen De's body had been used up.

It shouldn't have consumed so much, but Chen De also had to protect the Little Milk Dragon.

Under this kind of attack, even an ordinary Demon Emperor Realm expert couldn't withstand it, let alone a newly born Little Milk Dragon of the Demon Domain Realm.

Even a slight impact would turn it to ashes.

Otherwise, Chen De would have escaped by consuming at most three-tenths of the black liquid.

Stopping his steps, Chen De looked back.

At this moment, a hollow area had formed at the center of the explosion.

It was relatively stable there now, and the spatial density was not much different from the outside, but that was only temporary.

Ao Qi's figure sat cross-legged on the ground, and in his arms was Huang Xue's bloody body.

She had no limbs, only knees and a head, and her original appearance was no longer discernible.

The mangled remains lay lifelessly on Ao Qi's lap, while Ao Qi, uncaring, gently stroked her.

As the orchestrator of the explosion, Ao Qi naturally could not die again.

At this moment, at the center of the explosion, only his last bit of spiritual essence remained.

Unexpectedly, during the explosion, he was able to avoid Huang Xue's body to a certain extent; at least she wasn't blown to smithereens.

Seeing this scene, Chen De hesitated, "Love is a very strange thing; for some, it's discarded like worn-out shoes, but for others, it's treasured like a precious gem."

"Now that I think about it, am I not the same?" Chen De chuckled self-deprecatingly and quickly left the area.

Such a large commotion, such obvious auras—Ao Qi clearly possessed means that did not belong to him.

The situation here had likely already been detected, and Chen De needed to leave quickly.

Now, the most crucial thing was to complete the sixth Devouring Evolution.

With a flash, Chen De disappeared from his spot, his whereabouts unknown.

At the center of the explosion.

Ao Qi was still gently stroking Huang Xue's broken body, his own figure becoming increasingly ethereal.

He smiled at Huang Xue, "Do you remember the first time we met?"

As if recalling something, Ao Qi's eyes filled with memories,

"At that time, we were still very young."

"You were the Phoenix Clan's top genius, and I was the Dragon Clan's top genius."

"The two clans had a generational feud; as soon as we met, you drew your sword, I took out my spear, and we started fighting to the death."

"Both of us harbored the intention to kill the other, but unfortunately, you couldn't beat me, and I couldn't beat you."

"But, the status of being the top genius in our respective clans made me disdain calling for help, and I knew you thought the same.

The Phoenix Clan was so proud; back then, you were much more arrogant than you are now."

Speaking of this, Ao Qi pinched Huang Xue's face and lightly kissed her forehead, "Did you ever imagine then that you would be with me?"

His figure became even more ethereal, but he didn't care at all,

"And so, a small battle every three days, a big battle every five days, battle after battle, battle after battle…"

"Unexpectedly, in the end, a different kind of feeling emerged, but neither of us realized it at the time."

"Later, I wanted to go to other domains for training, and I told you during a battle that day.

I said you were too weak and no longer gave me any pressure, so I needed to go out and train, to find an opponent of my generation who could defeat me."

"You just sneered, saying I didn't need to go, because I would die here today.

Then, the outcome of that battle was without suspense—a draw!"

"I left, went to train, but your figure lingered in my mind. I didn't know what it was, maybe my hands were just itching!"

"Until one day, I met you outside; you were being surrounded and attacked at the time.

The moment I saw you, I can't even describe how excited I was inside.

I understood, perhaps I was…"

His voice faded, and the subsequent words could no longer be heard.

In the area, only Huang Xue's broken body remained, and from the corner of her eyes, two streaks of blood-stained liquid slid down.