"But now, this must alle to an end."


    With those words, Wilbur leaped into the air, spreading his arms wide as his energy aura radiated outward. Surrounding him, the Four Divine Beasts- Vermilion Bird, ck Tortoise, Azure Dragon, and White Tiger-manifested in phantom form.


    Watching Wilbur, Augheimer focused his thoughts, forming a ck defensive shield around his body to prepare for Wilbur''s attack.


    In midair, the phantom of the Four Divine Beasts, Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and ck Tortoise, hovered above Wilbur, circling him. As their energies began to merge, the four beasts started to fuse into one. After rapidly spinning, they ultimatelybined into a golden dragon.


    In the skies over Buck Town, there existed a unique energy aura of the Golden Dragon, though ordinary people could not sense it and were unaware of its presence. Now, having absorbed the energies of the four divine sources, Wilbur hadprehended the mysteries of the four beasts, transforming them into Golden Dragon.


    The nourished Golden Dragon thrived, its dragon energy growing stronger. Augheimer, upon sensing this terrifying aura, widened his eyes in fury and eximed, "What? How is this possible? Wilbur, you''ve actuallyprehended the secret of the Four Divine Beasts? Impossible! This can''t be true!"


    Standing high in the air, Wilbur looked down at Augheimer and said, "Augheimer, if you surrender now, I can still spare you. But if you continue to fight me, you might suffer severe injuries. We were once close friends, and I don''t want to see you like this."


    "Argh!"


    Augheimer suddenly erupted in rage, shouting, "Wilbur, since I''ve epted this challenge, I won''t surrender. Let''s fight! The oue of our battle is far from certain!"


    Wilbur had expected Augheimer to yield, but seeing his stubbornness, Wilbur had no choice. He directed Golden Dragon tounch an attack on Augheimer.


    Golden Dragon charged at Augheimer, who in response, unleashed all his energy to form a ck defensive shield. Golden Dragon''s tail struck the ck shield with a thunderous boom, sending Augheimer flying, though the shield remained intact. Golden Dragon let out an enraged roar, extending its ws to grasp the ck shield, attempting to crush it. At that moment, Augheimer''s thoughts shifted, and Golden Dragon''s energy was sucked from its ws into the ck shield.


    As a result, the ck shield not only withstood the attack but grew stronger. The furious Golden Dragon had to release its grip and resumed attacking the shield with its tail.


    Augheimer continually absorbed energy from the surrounding space, further stabilizing the ck shield. The ck sphere, under Golden Dragon''s relentless assaults, was sometimes atop a mountain, sometimes plunged into ake. The fierce winds uprooted trees within a hundred-kilometer radius.


    Yet, despite all this, the ck shield remained unbroken, and Augheimer, enduring the onught, began to umte his own strength. If Golden Dragon attacked with its tail, Augheimer could only endure it, but if Golden Dragon seized the shield with its ws again, Augheimer saw his chance.


    Having in ten thousand cultivators, Augheimer''s power had reached incredible heights. Even if he faced Hadir alone, he might not lose.


    Augheimer believed he was onlycking an opportunity!


    In the next instant, Golden Dragon grasped the ck shield with its ws. Augheimer''s eyes lit up with joy as he thought, "The opportunity has finallye!"


    He chanted an incantation, and the ck shield clung tightly to Golden Dragon''s ws, rapidly absorbing energy from the dragon, converting it into Augheimer''s own power.