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

Chapter 371 The Death of He Caitou

The poisonous gas and destructive energy intertwined and annihilated each other wildly, and the resulting shockwaves once again leveled the surrounding ruins.

Poison Undying's body jolted violently, and he staggered back a step.

Xu Tianran stumbled back several steps, felt a sweet taste in his throat, and almost spat out a mouthful of blood, but he forced it back down. An abnormal flush appeared on his face.

Even with the blessing of the Illusionary Cloud, which greatly increased his strength, he still showed some weakness when facing the enraged attack of the Poison Undying, whose main spirit had broken through to level 99.

"If the poison doesn't kill you, you're seeking death."

Xu Tianran's eyes burned with murderous intent, a mixture of shame and anger.

"I've lived long enough. Today, I'm going to drag you, this menace, down to hell with me. It's a huge win."

Poison Undying laughed wildly, suppressing the surging blood and qi within his body, and pounced again fiercely, his attacks becoming increasingly frenzied.

Karna naturally wouldn't miss this golden opportunity. The flames of his Undying Spear surged, as if he were holding a small sun. His attacks became even more fierce and swift, tightly binding Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui, who were trying to return to help, preventing them from escaping to assist Xu Tianran.

Just as Du Busi was about to rush towards Xu Tianran, a calm voice quietly rang out.

"Poison Sect Master, have you forgotten about me, your old rival?"

Accompanied by the sound, a crystal barrier, sparkling and translucent, with countless intricate soul-guiding runes flowing through it, silently appeared between Xu Tianran and Du Busi.

The Poison Undying's ferocious poisonous palm, powerful enough to shatter mountains and corrode everything, slammed into the crystal wall, but only stirred up violent ripples before being firmly blocked, not even a trace of poison could penetrate it.

The next moment, Kong Deming, whose expression was as calm as a deep pool, stepped out of the void, holding an exquisite shield-shaped soul tool that emitted a soft silver glow.

The silver halo appeared gentle, yet it emanated a vast and terrifying fluctuation of soul power.

"Mr. Kong."

When Xu Tianran saw the person who had arrived, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

The sudden outbreak of the poison did indeed bypass Kong Deming's obstruction, but Xu Tianran did not believe that Kong Deming did it on purpose.

Kong Deming's timely intervention in preventing the poison from killing him proves this point.

He did have some unpleasantness with Kong Deming before, but that didn't stop him from continuing to use Kong Deming as a weapon.

He knew this royal grand master too well. In Kong Deming's heart, there was only the interests of the Sun Moon Empire and the safety of the royal family. Apart from that, there was only the pursuit of soul tools.

Xu Tianran is now the future of the Sun Moon Empire. As long as he lives, the empire still has hope of unifying the continent. The destruction of Mingdu is only a temporary setback, and the foundation of the empire has not been shaken.

Kong Deming gave Xu Anran a barely perceptible nod, then turned his gaze to Du Busi, whose face was gloomy.

"Poison Sect Master, now that you have broken through your limits, why be so hasty and take such a self-destructive step? Let this old man finish this unfinished battle with you."

After saying that, the silver shield-shaped soul tool in his hand—the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield—suddenly shot into the sky.

Countless complex and precise soul-guiding arrays instantly unfolded, radiating brilliant silver light, like an inverted bowl, instantly forming a huge silver domain that directly enveloped the enraged and roaring Poison Undying.

Level 10 Soul Guidance Device - Silver Moon Divine Light Shield.

It was precisely because of this crystallization of the Sun Moon Empire's highest soul guidance technology that Kong Deming was able to forcefully block and even suppress the newly broken-through, powerful Poison Undying, even with his superhuman physique.

It should be noted that Poison Undying, who possesses a Gold-level awakened martial soul, is far more powerful than an ordinary Douluo who has just entered level 99. He is capable of contending with veteran powerhouses such as Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui.

The battlefield was forcibly divided once again.

With the help of the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield, Kong Deming once again dragged the biggest variable, Poison Undying, into a fierce battle in a separate domain.

On the main battlefield, Xu Tianran got a brief respite as he reunited with Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui.

Opposite the three were He Caitou, whose soul power was exhausted and who was barely holding on with a surge of hatred, and Karna, the son of the sun god, who, despite possessing an invincible aura, was unable to exert his full strength because he had to be distracted by protecting his master.

Even though He Caitou kept yelling at Karna to ignore him and kill Xu Tianran with all his might, how could Karna, with his noble character of a hero who bestows charity, stand idly by and watch his Master, with whom he had made a contract, walk toward death in front of him?
This concern, like an invisible shackle, binds the sun's rays.

The battle situation seemed to have once again fallen into a suffocating state of anxiety and despair.

In He Caitou's eyes, the flames of revenge were still burning, but they were also inevitably tinged with a sense of powerlessness and sorrow.

On the ruins of the Ming Dynasty palace, the battle was extremely fierce.

As He Caitou felt the last bit of soul power in his body being depleted, and looking at Karna in front of him, who was still radiant even when fighting two opponents, but could not fully unleash his power because he had to be distracted at all times to protect him, an impulse surged into his heart.

revenge!

His sole purpose in life was revenge.

If one's very existence becomes a shackle binding a hero, making revenge hopeless, then what is the point of his lingering on until now?
"Karna!"

He Caitou suddenly used his last bit of strength to roar out, his voice broken yet carrying a chilling calm.

"My servant, please forgive my willfulness... and please forgive my incompetence."

Karna seemed to sense something; his molten gold eyes trembled slightly, as if he wanted to say something.

But He Caitou didn't give him a chance.

He took one last, deep look at Xu Tianran, the enemy he hated to the core, his eyes filled with regret and resentment—regret for not being able to see him die with his own eyes, and resentment that he had not been able to personally settle the blood feud of his family.

But in the next moment, all these emotions transformed into their final hope and belief.

"Karna!"

He Caitou raised the bright red Command Seal on the back of his hand, its light shining brighter than ever before.

"My hatred, my obsession, everything I have... I entrust it all to you. Please... sever this karmic connection for me."

This is not an order, but a final prayer and entrustment.

The moment the words left his mouth, He Caitou suddenly rushed out of the area protected by Karna's power and headed straight for Xu Tianran, towards the death domain set up by Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui.

He opened his arms wide, his eyes showing no fear, only relief and final anticipation.

"court death!"

Xu Tianran snorted coldly, and a purple lightning bolt swept across, while Ye Xishui's sea of ​​blood also swallowed the figure.

Only Long Xiaoyao sighed and shook his head slightly.

There are no miracles.

With his soul power exhausted and defenseless, He Caitou's body was instantly torn apart and devoured like a broken doll... Only his eyes remained fixed on Xu Tianran's direction until his death.

Radish, death!

"........."

Karna's movements froze for a moment.

Something seemed to have shattered on his usually calm and composed face.

For the first time, his molten gold eyes clearly reflected intense emotional turmoil—the pain of failing to fulfill his duty of protection, and a heavy, entrusted hatred.

He slowly, extremely slowly, raised his head, his gaze passing over Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui, and firmly locking onto Xu Tianran, whose expression had changed slightly.

"Master."

A deep voice rang out, calm as a still well, yet chilling to the bone.

"Your resentment, your desires, I, Karna, have truly received them." The next moment, the sun rose!

"Brahma, curse me!"

Karna used his Noble Phantasm without any hesitation.

The divine spear was swung out, and the immense pressure of light transformed into a destructive torrent of flames, instantly engulfing everything in front of it.

Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui's expressions changed drastically as they fought back with all their might. The black shadow and the sea of ​​blood wailed under the blazing sun and evaporated violently.

The two were blasted away, their bodies charred black, and their aura instantly weakened.

But this is just the beginning.

"Brahma, cover the earth!"

Karna's eyes shone with a light brighter than the sun, and even stronger light cannons continued to erupt, unleashing indiscriminate saturation bombardment.

The entire palace ruins and even the surrounding area trembled and melted violently under this attack; it was a force powerful enough to destroy an entire city.

Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui used their last bit of strength to build a defense, but under the barrage of such powerful magic weapons, their defense was torn apart layer by layer like paper.

Ultimately, the devastating light completely engulfed them.

As the light faded, the two lay at the bottom of the enormous pit, their bodies mangled and their life force flickering like a candle in the wind, on the verge of death.

Blood kept spilling from Long Xiaoyao's mouth. He turned his head with difficulty and looked at Ye Xishui, who was also on the verge of death not far away.

Those eyes, which always held complex emotions, now held only weariness and a hint of relief.

"Xi Shui...cough...in the end...we still..."

Long Xiaoyao's voice was weak and intermittent.

A faint, complex smile appeared on Ye Xishui's pale face.

"Ha... Xiaoyao... we... were all wrong... and... we were all too stubborn..."

Her words were stained with blood.

"If there is an afterlife..."

"If there is an afterlife... let it not happen again..."

Long Xiaoyao tried with difficulty to raise his hand, but ultimately it fell limply to the ground.

The two Limit Douluo, whose lives were intertwined, finally let go of all their grudges and affections in the final moments of their lives, with only each other's image in their eyes, and slowly closed their eyes.

Karna's gaze remained unwavering, still fixed on Xu Tianran, who was in a sorry state amidst the aftershocks of the Noble Phantasm and barely survived thanks to the power of the Purple Emperor Dragon and the Blessing of Illusion.

He could feel his Master's last vestige of obsession urging him on.

He raised the divine spear, and all the brilliance began to converge inward, gathering at the tip of the spear.

That single glimmer of light seemed to contain the secrets of the birth and end of the universe, filling Xu Tianran with an unprecedented fear of death.

"O Sun Disk, submit to death!"

Karna unleashed the true, god-slaying spear, unleashing the ultimate power of his anti-god weapon upon Xu Tianran without reservation.

Xu Tianran let out a desperate roar, gathering all his destructive energy in front of him in a final struggle.

In the distance, Kong Deming, who was tightly trapped by the Silver Moon Divine Light, suddenly changed his expression.

Although he was within the domain, how could he possibly escape the perception of the earth-shattering energy fluctuations and rapidly changing situation outside?

The changes happened far too quickly.

From He Caitou's resolute decision to die, to Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao, two Limit Douluo, both perishing in the brilliance of Karna's unleashed treasure, all of this happened in the blink of an eye, so fast it was breathtaking.

"not good!"

Kong Deming gasped in shock, his heart filled with turmoil.

He never imagined that the Son of the Sun God, who had lost all constraints and sacrificed his own existence to achieve ultimate sublimation, would possess such incredible power, completely exceeding everyone's expectations.

That was a force that no human could withstand.

A strong sense of crisis led him to make an instant decision—he had to go back to provide assistance.

Even though he knew he was no match for Karna at this moment, he still had to try to take Xu Tianran away; the future of the Sun Moon Empire could not be cut off.

He suddenly tried to retract the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield and rushed towards the main battlefield without regard for anything else.

However, just as his mind was racing and his domain power began to fluctuate slightly—

"Roar!!"

A deafening roar suddenly erupted from within the domain.

The massive, dark green figure that had been suppressed suddenly broke free of the silver light's restraints with an incomparably ruthless manner, like an erupting toxic volcano, and stood firmly in front of Kong Deming.

It is precisely because the poison cannot kill.

At this moment, although Du Busi still had the scars left from his previous breakthrough into the domain, his eyes, as big as copper bells, were burning with excitement and ecstasy, and there was no trace of his previous anxiety and frustration.

He grinned widely, his voice echoing across the land:

"Hahaha, old man, weren't you having a good time stopping me just now? Now the tables have turned, and it's my turn to stop you. Want to leave? Don't even think about it."

This sudden reversal made Poison Undying overjoyed.

Just moments before, he thought the assassination attempt on Xu Tianran had failed, and even began planning how to escape at the lowest possible cost.

But who could have imagined that a new path would open up before them?

That Shrek kid named He Caitou actually used such a resolute method to elicit a complete and unrestrained outburst from that Sun Servant.

That sacred yet destructive aura that swept across the heavens and earth, that terrifying power that instantly annihilated two Limit Douluos.

Du Busi could clearly sense that even if he couldn't compare to Fei Xiao, whom he had personally experienced, he was definitely not far off.

This power is absolutely enough to obliterate that wicked Xu Tianran to dust.

His goal was about to be achieved.

Most importantly, achieving this goal doesn't seem to require him to risk his life.

This was the best possible development for him.

"Well done, Shrek Academy kid, you're really great."

Du Bu Si was overjoyed and even loudly praised the already deceased He Cai Tou.

"Since you are willing to risk your life for revenge, then I will lend you a hand today and stop this biggest variable for you."

His massive body stood like an insurmountable chasm, firmly blocking Kong Deming from the main battlefield. The overwhelming poison gas and violent blood energy mixed together to form a domain, completely sealing off all possible routes for Kong Deming to break through.

Faced with the all-out effort of the Limit Douluo, Kong Deming could not expect to return to provide assistance for the time being.

(End of this chapter)