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

Chapter 338 Shrek's Desperate Struggle
Meanwhile, Xian Lin'er gently laid Qian Duoduo's already cold body flat in a relatively safe corner inside the city wall, her movements so gentle as if she were afraid of disturbing his peaceful sleep.

When she straightened up again and turned to face the battlefield, her entire demeanor underwent a dramatic change.

The blue flames no longer merely circled around her, but became completely integrated into her skin, her hair, and her eyes, as if they were living things.

Her long hair moved without wind, turning into burning blue flames, and her pupils were filled with only a cold, burning will to destroy.

A terrifying aura, far exceeding her usual level and bordering on self-destruction, surged wildly from her body.

She actually began to burn her own life force and the essence of her soul.

This is the most tragic and ruthless forbidden method in the world of Soul Masters, exchanging irreversible annihilation for power that surpasses the limits in a short period of time.

The fall of Qian Duoduo ignited the long-suppressed anger and sorrow in the hearts of all the Shrek warriors.

The holy fire of light surrounding Yan Shaozhe expanded several times as if it had exploded. A golden phoenix phantom composed entirely of light flames emitted a blood-weeping cry behind him. Every strike and every feather carried a resolute determination to perish together with the enemy.

He no longer cared about the consumption of soul power, and even unleashed his most treasured soul skills, which required a huge price, at the Crimson King without reservation.

Even though his shoulder was pierced by the vines that the Demon King had ambushed him with, he only grunted and then unleashed a burst of Phoenix True Fire, which was concentrated to the extreme, instantly burning the vicious vines and the branch from which they originated into nothingness.

The trendy spacetime silver disc spun so fast it almost tore space apart, time stagnation, space folding, dimensional cutting... all sorts of spacetime soul skills that consumed huge amounts of energy were released wildly as if they didn't need any soul power.

He even went so far as to bite his tongue off and spit out his blood essence onto the Time-Space Silver Disc, sacrificing his own essence to forcibly enhance the power of his soul skill.

The invisible spatial blades became denser and sharper, like countless unseen nets of death, cutting the thick vines spawned by the Demon King into countless pieces, and the dark green, foul-smelling liquid sprayed onto the battlefield like a torrential rain.

Cai Meier then completely unleashed the dragon soul sealed within the Demon-Slaying Dragon Soul Spear. A colossal energy dragon, solid and radiating golden light of demon-slaying power, roared and faced head-on against Zi Ji, the Hell Demon Dragon King who controlled the power of darkness.

The dragon's roar shook the heavens, and golden light and black mist collided and eroded each other wildly. The two giant beasts engaged in a fierce battle in the air, and each clash erupted with a deafening roar.

Xian Lin'er, however, had already transformed into a vengeful storm of blue flames.

She did not release her true martial spirit form because her life and soul had already become the most intense and resolute source of burning.

She transformed into a streak of azure lightning that tore through the battlefield, causing everything in her path to disintegrate and the sky to blaze with azure flames, launching a suicidal charge towards the culprit, Xiong Jun, without regard for anything else.

"Bear King, I'll make you pay with your life!"

Xianlin'er's voice was hoarse, like sandpaper being rubbed, and every word was soaked with blood, tears, and madness.

She transformed into a meteor burning with vengeful blue flames, ignoring all her defenses, and charged straight at the mountain-like dark gold terror claw bear with speed beyond her limits.

The Azure Flame Dragon Spear in her hand trembled rapidly, and the surrounding gale was compressed to the extreme, condensing all the terrifying azure flames with the ability to decompose into a single point of cold light.

Each thrust of the spear tip emitted a sharp, piercing whistle that tore through space, carrying a resolute determination to perish with the enemy.

At first, Xiong Jun tried to resist with his indestructible dark gold fur and sharp claws.

But when the intensely concentrated azure flame spear light grazed his giant claw, powerful enough to tear dragon scales, leaving a clearly visible, sizzling black mark, a hint of surprise and fear finally flashed in his ferocious golden pupils.

Xianlin'er's attacks have abandoned all rules and techniques, leaving only the purest and most insane willingness to exchange life for injury, with each move heading straight for mutual destruction.

Under this desperate fighting style that disregards personal safety and seeks only to kill the enemy, even though Xiong Jun's strength far surpasses hers, he was momentarily overwhelmed by her overwhelming hatred and ruthlessness, and fell into a brief passive defense.

Not only Xian Lin'er, but Yan Shaozhe, Shi Xing, Elder Lin and others were also bloodthirsty at this moment, and all adopted the same tragic and desperate posture.

This madness, which disregards life and death, actually made the ferocious beasts such as Biji, the Demon King, and the Red King hesitant to attack, and their offensive was no longer as unrestrained as before.

What they feared most was the path these top human experts ultimately chose when driven to the brink: self-destruction of their soul cores.

Self-destruction of the soul core is the strongest, and also the most tragic, ultimate method for a titled Douluo.

Once someone decides to detonate the soul core condensed from their life's cultivation, the resulting destructive energy is enough to allow an ordinary Title Douluo to unleash terrifying destructive power comparable to a Limit Douluo in an instant. And if super Douluos like Yan Shaozhe, Shi Xing, and Elder Lin were to choose self-destruction, the destructive power would be enough to completely level everything within a radius of several kilometers, turning it into an absolute no-go zone.

Shrek Academy still has several Super Douluo remaining. If one of them were to self-destruct, even the most powerful beasts present would be severely injured, and might even perish.

If two or even three people choose this dead end at the same time... the consequences would likely be that even top-tier ferocious beasts like Bi Ji and Xiong Jun would be dragged down with them, and the tens of thousands of soul beasts below would be doomed.

Although the ferocious beasts longed to raze Shrek City to the ground, they were absolutely unwilling to pay the price of their own lives or even the very foundation of their race.

The destructive range of the Soul Core's self-destruction was extremely terrifying, in no way inferior to the Sun Moon Empire's fearsome Level 9 fixed-position Soul Guidance Cannon.

Once the explosion occurs, not only will they suffer a devastating blow, but the surrounding army of soul beasts will also be devastated. Even if they win the war, the Star Dou Great Forest will be severely damaged and will be unable to recover for ten thousand years.

As a result, the ferocious beasts were forced to change their strategy, no longer rushing to launch a fierce attack, but instead focusing on defense, harassment, and attrition, trying to buy time and exhaust Yan Shaozhe and the others' already meager soul power and near-collapse physical strength.

The Demon King manipulates countless poisonous vines to constantly harass and launch surprise attacks from afar, while his true form remains hidden deep underground, never easily revealing itself.

The Crimson King's hellfire was primarily used to suppress the Soul Guidance Cannon Array from a distance, avoiding a direct confrontation with Yan Shaozhe, who was burning with the Holy Flame of Light.

While cautiously dodging Xian Lin'er's suicidal attacks, Xiong Jun searched for an opportunity to severely injure his opponent while ensuring his own absolute safety.

In times like these, we need to be especially vigilant, otherwise we may be taken away by the final, frantic counterattack before the enemy is eliminated.

On the battlefield, Yan Shaozhe and others were locked in a fierce battle with several ferocious beasts. The roar of soul-guided cannons, the explosions of colliding soul skills, the wails of soul beasts and the roars of humans were all intertwined, making the battle extremely brutal.

However, no one noticed that in the distant sky, Di Tian, ​​who had been frozen in extreme cold by Gan Yu's arrow, showed no sign of breaking free from beginning to end.

With the unfathomable strength of the Beast God Emperor Tian, ​​even if he is temporarily frozen by the extreme ice, as long as he is given enough time to mobilize the vast soul power within his body, he will always find a way to break free.

But at this moment, the enormous black dragon was like a puppet whose life had been drained, silently floating in the huge ice crystal. Even its iconic golden dragon eyes were dim and lifeless, showing no sign of struggle, and were so deadly that they were unsettling.

Just as everyone's attention was drawn to the fierce battle on the front lines, a faint, almost transparent blue flame appeared silently in the sky above Shrek City, like a ghost.

This flame was incredibly strange. It seemed to exist outside this dimension, easily ignoring Shrek City's layers of soul-guided defenses, crossing the city walls where shouts of battle shook the heavens and energy raged, and passing through the panicked retreat of people and streets.

Their goal was crystal clear—directly targeting the core of Shrek Academy, Seagod Island.

The flame moved faster than anyone could imagine, and the humans and spirit beasts along its path were completely unaware of it, as if it were just a phantom projection.

Only when it reached the shimmering, life-filled Lake of the Sea God did the azure flame slowly cease, quietly hovering before the ancient golden tree that blotted out the sky and soared into the clouds, seemingly supporting the entire world.

The trunk of the golden tree is so thick that it takes dozens of people to encircle it. Its crown is like a canopy, with layers of lush green leaves, resembling a vast green ocean. Each leaf naturally exudes a soft and pure aura of life.

Countless ancient vines coiled around the tree trunk like writhing dragons, and the air was filled with an almost tangible, rich life energy. Ordinary soul masters here could feel a significant increase in the activity of their soul power simply by taking a deep breath.

"This is the Golden Tree... the most precious life core on this planet."

The blue flames flickered slightly, and a bewitching, cold, yet greedy voice softly rang out.

This was the voice of the Great Lord of Annihilation, Huanlong.

Through Di Tian's memories, she had already discerned the existence of the Golden Tree, and knew even more deeply that this divine tree was not only the foundation of Shrek Academy, but also an important node in the entire Douluo Star's life energy network.

Her true goal this time was never simply to destroy Shrek City, but to seize this golden ancient tree containing almost infinite life energy, to transform and erode it, and to make it a perfect and powerful new vessel for her.

As for instigating a beast tide, causing humans and soul beasts to kill each other and creating rivers of blood, it was merely a casual move she made to restrain the opponent's top combat power and create a smokescreen of chaos.

If this seemingly insignificant move could trigger a full-scale war between humans and spirit beasts, that would be even better.

(End of this chapter)