Douluo Unrivaled: The Beginning Materializes the Black Abyss and White Flowers

Chapter 102 Corridor of Eternal Calamity
“Weak and powerless, incompetent and furious!” Lu Jingming looked at Tang San’s emotional state and slowly shook his head.

I really don't know how he became an assassin in his past life with this kind of mentality. He can't even control his own emotions. Can he really be a qualified assassin?

In his opinion, if it weren't for his strong background, Tang San's personality, coupled with his opponents being hopelessly love-struck, would have died a thousand times over.

"Second Soul Skill, Eternal Corridor." Lu Jingming had no intention of continuing to entangle with Tang San.

The Soul Master level Tang San in front of us is still too weak. His strength mostly relies on hidden weapons, but hidden weapons are useless in the face of his decomposition power.

Lu Jingming then thrust the Black Abyss into the ground with his backhand. In an instant, billowing black mist surged out, spreading to a radius of thirty meters.

In the blink of an eye, everything in the simulated universe—the earth, the trees, the rocks—under the influence of this force, rapidly went from order to disorder and completely collapsed.

Tang San, who was caught in the black mist, was not spared either.

A small hammer had just appeared in his left hand, but before he could activate it, he was mercilessly swallowed by the black mist and completely disintegrated in the blink of an eye, as if he had never existed in this world.

This is Lu Jingming's second soul skill - Eternal Corridor. As a large-scale destructive soul skill, any soul master whose level is lower than his will be instantly disintegrated if they are caught in it, without even a chance to resist.

Even soul masters with a soul power level higher than his would gradually be decomposed and eventually perish if they were shrouded in this black mist for a long time.

"There are only two of you left, a support-type and a food-type Soul Master. I'm too lazy to even lift a finger. You can end your own lives." Lu Jingming slowly walked out of the black mist filled with the aura of death, a black spear slung over his shoulder. He looked at Oscar and Ning Rongrong, the only two still alive in the arena, with a leisurely expression.

It wasn't until Lu Jingming approached that Oscar and Ning Rongrong had a chance to take a closer look at him.

The boy before them had white hair and red eyes, a handsome face, and an innate noble air about him. Judging from his age, he was about the same as them.

"She's good-looking, but her personality is a bit annoying," Ning Rongrong thought to herself, though she didn't show much fear on her face.

After all, she knew very well that she wouldn't really die in this illusionary world, and the challenge mode allowed her to choose to surrender. At this moment, her finger was already lightly touching the surrender option.

As for why Zhu Zhuqing and the others did not choose to admit defeat, it was simply because Lu Jingming's offensive was too swift, almost every move was a kill, giving them no chance to admit defeat at all.

Tang San did have a chance, but because Xiao Wu was killed, he completely lost control of his emotions and was thinking about taking revenge on Lu Jingming. As a result, he was also killed instantly.

Ning Rongrong had no desire to experience death, and seeing how ruthless Lu Jingming had been towards Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu, he didn't seem like the kind of person who would show mercy to women.

So, without the slightest hesitation, she decisively withdrew from the simulated universe.

Seeing this, Oscar had no choice. His teammates had all been defeated. What could he, a food-type Soul Master, do on this battlefield?

With Ning Rongrong and Oscar's withdrawal, the battle came to an end. The Shrek Seven Devils' challenge ended in failure, and Lu Jingming also withdrew from the simulated universe.

As for the fact that he just overpowered the Shrek Seven Devils, that was done by a simulated data entity. What does that have to do with him personally?

Tang San wouldn't possibly take his anger out on his real body just because he was abused by the simulated data entity, would he? That would be too abstract.

After Ning Rongrong and Oscar left the simulated universe, they saw Zhu Zhuqing and the others, whose faces were as pale as paper.

Unlike them who voluntarily surrendered and withdrew, Zhu Zhuqing and the others had truly experienced death in the simulated universe, and were still immersed in that terrifying experience, unable to recover for a long time.

"The seven of us were wiped out by a Soul Master? This can't be real!" Ma Hongjun couldn't help but wail, clutching his head tightly with both hands, looking utterly hopeless.

He could already foresee that what awaited them next was the master's severe punishment, and the thought of it made his scalp tingle.

"Third Brother, are you alright?" Xiao Wu looked at Tang San with a worried expression, because Tang San's face was the most pale among everyone.

His face was deathly pale, and his eyes were filled with endless loss and frustration.

"I'm fine, Xiao Wu. We're just not as skilled as others. It seems we still have a long way to go!" Tang Sanqiang cheered himself up, forced a smile, and shook his head gently.

In fact, his mental despondency was nothing to him; what truly struck him was that his prized Tang Clan hidden weapons were completely ineffective against Lu Jingming.

This fact made him begin to doubt whether his persistent research into hidden weapons was the right path, and whether only by focusing on the path of martial spirit could he become as powerful as Lu Jingming and possess the power to control everything.

"Alright, kids, go and rest. It's not your fault this time; the opponent was indeed too strong." Flander, seeing the unusually heavy atmosphere and Yu Xiaogang lost in his own thoughts, stepped forward and gently comforted the dejected children. He had witnessed the entire battle firsthand, and in terms of strength, speed, mental power, soul power, and even martial souls and soul skills, the opponent had completely overwhelmed Tang San and his companions.

Even with Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda as a support, it was still impossible to narrow the huge gap between the two sides.

In his view, although the other party was only at the Soul Venerable level on the surface, he was certain that even if a Soul King were to come in person, it would be difficult to defeat that monstrous youth.

Moreover, among Tang San's seven companions, only Tang San, Xiao Wu, Oscar, and Dai Mubai are Soul Masters, while the other three are only Great Soul Masters.

In situations where the disparity in strength is so great, losing isn't really shameful.

“I’ve never heard of anyone named Lu Jingming. He probably doesn’t exist. With that kind of soul ring configuration, there’s no way there wouldn’t be any news about him.” Dai Mubai frowned and said in a deep voice with a solemn expression.

He was always well-informed about intelligence, but even so, he had never heard of anyone with such a soul ring configuration.

In his mind, such a configuration of spirit rings was simply against common sense. If such a person really existed, the entire Douluo Continent would probably have been shaken long ago.

“Brother Dai is right. That must have been created by that illusionary world. There couldn’t possibly be such a powerful Soul Master in reality. How could there be a Soul Master that even Third Brother can’t beat?” Xiao Wu nodded in agreement. As a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast in human form, she found it hard to believe that such a powerful monster could exist among humans.

In her mind, her third brother was already very strong. If even her third brother couldn't defeat him, then such a person was beyond her imagination.

"Is that really the case?" Seeing that Tang San and the others all agreed that Lu Jingming did not exist, Ning Rongrong fell into deep thought.

She couldn't help but recall what Grandpa Bone had said when he gave her the soul tool.

Grandpa Sword achieved a major breakthrough in swordsmanship because of someone he met in the illusionary world, and he firmly believed that that person really existed in this world. He also specifically told her not to underestimate this seemingly illusory illusionary world.

Therefore, Ning Rongrong's thoughts were completely different from Tang San and the others. She vaguely felt that the powerful and somewhat sharp-tongued boy might actually exist in this world.

After "torturing" the original Shrek Seven Devils in the simulated universe, Lu Jingming's life returned to peace.

After successfully absorbing the 100,000-year-old Mountain-Moving Ape Soul Ring and the 100,000-year-old left arm bone, Lu Jingming's cultivation level soared by a full five levels, reaching level fifty-five.

However, the surge in soul power resulting from absorbing soul rings and soul bones is ultimately somewhat superficial.

So, after that, he spent a lot of time refining this soul power into his own strength little by little, so that his strength could truly be solidified.

During this period, Haiyuan City was making great preparations for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament.

Busy figures could be seen everywhere in the city, and the preparations were proceeding in an orderly manner.

Looking across the entire Douluo Continent, nothing major happened. Everything proceeded smoothly and calmly, like a still lake, without a ripple.

In these peaceful days, Lu Jingming's life was fulfilling and pleasant.

During the day, he cultivates, studies, plays, and beats up Gu Yue. At night, he either looks for Zhang Lexuan or enters the simulated universe to have a secret rendezvous with Xu Jiujiu.

Lu Jingming felt that no matter how long he lived like this, he would never get tired of it, and every day was full of novelty and anticipation.

However, peaceful life is always disrupted by some minor incidents.

Recently, St. Freya Academy welcomed a special new student. This new student is no ordinary person. Upon entering the academy, he successfully passed the four-star difficulty of the Holographic Strategy course with his outstanding performance and was directly rated as an A-level student.

However, she seemed dissatisfied with this assessment. Her inherent pride always made her restless, and she frequently went to challenge Gu Yue and Liu Ying, wanting to prove her strength.

At first, she was indeed a bit arrogant, but after being taught a lesson by Gu Yue and the others a few times, she became much more restrained. Although she still occasionally couldn't resist coming to challenge them, her attitude had become much more humble.

And so, at this moment, the newly joined A-level student—a blonde girl—stood in front of Lu Jingming, blocking his path, her eyes flashing with a fiery light, and challenged him.

“I have already challenged all the other S-rank students. Apart from Miss Robin, you are the only one left, Lord City Lord!”

The blonde girl's voice was clear and firm as she stared intently at Lu Jingming, showing no fear whatsoever because of his status as the city lord.

(End of this chapter)