"Achieving godhood? That’s something you won’t be able to achieve in your entire life. Becoming a god isn’t easy. It’s different from breaking through a major realm."

The more Lilith explained, the angrier the Dragon Emperor became whenever the topic of achieving godhood was mentioned. This was the only way for the Dragon Emperor to stop Lilith from surpassing the realm of the Divine Dragon stage. If not for Lilith being born with unreasonable talent, the Dragon Emperor would have long since succeeded in achieving godhood.

Wiping the blood from his head, the Dragon Emperor’s expression returned to its dark state. His eyes, which had previously been focused on Lilith, began to look around at all sides. Nodding slowly, the aura around the Dragon Emperor’s body returned to the state it had been in when he and Lilith had previously faced each other.

Realizing that the Dragon Emperor’s killing intent had completely disappeared, Lilith could only reveal a curious expression before finally deciding to open her mouth. Since a man like the Dragon Emperor had decided to admit defeat for the first time, Lilith would not lower her guard after witnessing the Dragon Emperor’s suspicious actions.

"Why did you lower your strength again? Do you want to admit defeat for the first time?"

"I admit that you are strong. Lilith, I will admit defeat for the first time in the tens of thousands of years that we have fought each other."

Both Lilith and the Dragon Emperor began to show serious expressions as they stared at each other. Moreover, Lilith, who had fought against the Dragon Emperor several times in the past, couldn’t hold back her strange expression after witnessing the Dragon Emperor admit defeat in a fight against her. For a moment, a little confidence appeared in Lilith regarding every sentence the Dragon Emperor spoke while facing her.

"Since you want to surrender... I will ask you to withdraw all your troops. And also allow my son-in-law to regain his entire lifespan!"

"Of course. But I want to ask you one thing. Do you consider that human boy your son-in-law? Will you consider him your daughter’s future husband? Or do you consider him your own?"

"Hey... Your Majesty, Dragon Emperor Astaroth, do you think that changing the topic will make me completely fall into the trap you have set? Stop asking those useless questions."

For some reason, the Dragon Emperor’s laughter was much louder now than when he had laughed previously. Various thoughts about Lilith wanting to make her son-in-law her own appeared in the Dragon Emperor’s mind. However, an ancient dragon like Lilith would never be bound by the relationship between in-laws.

Only the strongest have full rights to control the situation of the weak. Because Lilith is the strongest in the Dragon Realm, she has full rights to choose whom she should make her own and can, at any time, discard her partner.

"Hahaha! Am I right? Since you can’t hide your annoying expression at all, I know that what I said is true."

In fact, every finger on the Dragon Emperor’s right hand started to move whenever he tried to provoke Lilith. Moreover, Lilith was completely unaware of what the Dragon Emperor was doing to the surroundings. Even so, Lilith fully knew that the Dragon Emperor had set a trap from the start when facing her.

"Just talk all you want. You will never be able to beat me! Never!"

"I know. I know what you’re trying to say. But will you be able to dodge this deadly attack?"

Within the flow of time, far beyond the sight of ordinary beings, various colorless hands could be seen emerging from within the void dimension. The colorless hands began to wrap around every side of Lilith’s body, making her unable to move from her place.

Even Lilith couldn’t hide her expression of disbelief after realizing what the Dragon Emperor was trying to do in his fight against her. Those colorless hands were a force that came from the very depths of hell. Even someone who had reached the highest level of existence, like Lilith, would suffer severe effects upon coming into contact with the core power of hell.

The color of Lilith’s body, which had previously been in its normal state, began to turn into a dark, transparent shade. There were only two paths for those who came into direct contact with the core power of hell. First, they had to be willing to sever their souls from their bodies. Second, they had to surrender and allow the core power from the depths of hell to corrode their souls until nothing remained.

"This is the power of the deepest core of the Eternal Realm? You borrowed power from the core of hell? Astaroth, you should know that this is a taboo act! You even had to borrow power from hell just to be able to kill me?!"

"Oh, Lilith, you look so pathetic now. Everything you did was pointless, even if you tried to unleash 100% of your power."

Lilith’s entire body couldn’t move after being wrapped by every strand of hell’s core power. Every action Lilith tried to take at this time to free herself from the core power of hell was futile. Therefore, her power was endlessly drained by the core power of hell whenever she released all of her strength.

In Lilith’s lifetime, this was the first time she had experienced a situation that could cause her death at any moment. There was not a single day when Lilith would have expected that the Dragon Emperor before her had entered into a secret contract with the beings of the Eternal Realm. As one of the ancient dragons who had existed since ancient times, Lilith had witnessed the greatness of the beings who lived within the Eternal Realm.

The Eternal Realm, also known as the hell of the entire world, is the most immoral place and impossible for anyone to explore. The core power of the Eternal Realm was impossible to resist with ordinary power.

"Ugh... I can’t possibly lose to a bastard like you. I will definitely avenge—" Lilith’s voice stopped after she felt the strange fluctuations that were continuously sweeping across the Dragon Realm. Every strand of core power from the depths of hell began to tremble in fear after sensing the radiant waves spreading throughout every corner of the Dragon Realm. A loud heartbeat began to reverberate across the skies of the Dragon Realm.

Both Lilith and the Dragon Emperor were completely unaware of what was happening beneath them. However, the Dragon Emperor paid no attention at all to the strange events occurring among the crowd. On the other hand, the Dragon Emperor’s expression returned to one of concern after seeing Lilith’s form return to its normal state.

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