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

Chapter 372 I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me.

Faced with Du Bu Si's obstruction, Kong Deming's face instantly turned extremely ugly, turning ashen and even pale.

He was extremely anxious, his gaze trying to look beyond Poison Undying into the distance, where destructive energy was gathering, and Xu Tianran's situation was extremely precarious.

"If you can't be poisoned, get out of my way."

Kong Deming roared, and the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield shone brightly once more, with countless soul-guided rays poised to be unleashed.

"Get out of the way? Dream on!"

Poison Undying grinned maliciously, and a turquoise light shot into the sky, showing no sign of weakness.

"Why didn't you move aside earlier? Now you want to leave? Too late. Stay here obediently and watch with this old man see how your regent... vanishes into thin air."

The balance of power shifted instantly.

Just now, Kong Deming remained calm and collected, preventing Du Bu Si from attacking Xu Tianran.

In the blink of an eye, Du Bu Si became high-spirited and kept the anxious Kong De Ming pinned to the spot.

This dramatic scene filled Kong Deming with helplessness and anger, yet he could only watch helplessly as the sun, a symbol of the end, was about to deliver its final judgment upon Xu Tianran.

However, just as Karna's god-slaying attack was about to hit Xu Tianran, a sudden change occurred.

A destructive power far exceeding the limits of the Douluo Continent suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

A blurry, eerie, purplish-black phantom silently appeared in front of Xu Tianran, merely extending a single finger.

Fingertips collided with the tip of the God-Slaying Spear.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a suffocating destruction.

The light of the God-Slaying Spear, a strike powerful enough to kill gods, was erased as if by an eraser, disintegrating and dissipating inch by inch from the tip of the spear.

Not only that, a cold and eerie power, through the connection between the Noble Phantasm and Karna, instantly backfired.

"Ugh!"

Karna groaned, and the golden armor let out a mournful cry as it could no longer bear the strain, cracks appearing on its surface.

His core, already unstable due to the death of his master and the ultimate ascension, was instantly brought to the brink of collapse under the impact of the power from the Lord of Annihilation.

The light completely faded.

Xu Tianran collapsed to the ground, still in shock, before him the purplish-black phantom that had saved his life.

In the distance, Karna's figure became extremely illusory, his golden armor shattered, and he knelt on one knee, barely supporting his body with his divine spear.

He raised his head, his golden eyes gazing at Xu Anran, yet also seemingly looking into the void, his eyes filled with regret and deep self-reproach.

"I'm so... sorry... Master..."

His voice was as soft as a whisper, yet carried an indescribable heaviness.

In the end... I was still unable to fulfill your wish...

"This unfulfilled contract...this unfulfilled trust...is truly...my greatest dereliction of duty, Karna..."

Bearing immense regret and self-reproach for failing to avenge his Master, the figure of the Son of the Sun God transformed into countless golden specks of light, like extinguished stars, slowly dissipating into the cold ruins.

In the end, he failed to bring the sun's brilliance to the destination his master had hoped for.

Within the isolated area of ​​the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield, Poison Undying was intercepting Kong Deming, preventing him from rescuing Xu Tianran.

However, when Karna unleashed his Noble Phantasm, the earth-shattering energy surge suddenly erupted, and then immediately dissipated as if extinguished by an invisible giant hand.

A terrifying aura, far beyond the comprehension of a Limit Douluo, suddenly appeared in the outside world, making his soul tremble.

"what is that?!"

Poison Undying was horrified. He could even feel Karna's dazzling presence, which was like the sun, dimming and dissipating rapidly under the interference of that sudden power.

Even such a powerful Servant, comparable to a god, was instantly defeated and forced to leave the stage?!
A tremendous sense of horror overwhelmed Poison Undying in an instant.

His initial determination to fight to the death cooled instantly in the face of this absolutely incomprehensible and terrifying power, as if doused with ice water.

He wasn't afraid of battle, but rather he knew that facing an existence of this level, his death would be utterly meaningless, unable to even cause a ripple.

The lineage of the Body Sect cannot be lost here.

"We have to go."

This thought occupied his entire mind like an instinct.

Just as the external energy impact subsided, and Kong Deming was shaken by the sudden appearance of Huanlong and the departure of Karna, his control over the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield loosened slightly.

"Open it for me."

Poison Undying let out a beast-like roar, his body radiating a brilliant green light, his blood and qi boiling as if on fire.

He recklessly activated the most domineering secret technique of the Body Sect, sacrificing his own power forcibly to the unprecedented peak in an instant at the cost of permanent damage to his origin.

"Ninth Soul Skill: Falling Azure Star in the Underworld".

He transformed into a terrifying, extremely unstable, emerald-green energy ball and slammed into the inner wall of the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield.

Kong Deming snapped back to his senses, his expression changed, and he activated his soul tool with all his might: "Don't even think about it."

Om-!
The Silver Moon Divine Light Shield shone brightly, with countless runes rapidly circulating and tightly binding it.

But the power of Poison Undying's desperate attack was too terrifying, coupled with the slight gap caused by his previous mental shock.

Click!

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and the incredibly tough inner wall of the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield was actually smashed open, creating a tiny crack.

"puff!"

Poison couldn't kill him, so he spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of his internal organs. His body cracked like porcelain, with countless bloody marks appearing. His aura plummeted instantly, clearly indicating that he had paid an extremely heavy price.

But a mad glint flashed in his eyes.

It's now.

He transformed into a nearly disintegrated stream of emerald light, forcefully squeezing out from the crack regardless of the consequences.

"Leave."

Kong Deming was filled with shock and anger. In an instant, a blazing soul-guided ray condensed and shot precisely at the fleeing back of Du Busi.

Poison Undying made no defense whatsoever; he simply desperately urged all the remaining soul power he had to accelerate.

laugh!
The soul-guided ray pierced his shoulder blade instantly, spraying out a cloud of blood. Poison Undying's body shuddered violently, but using the impact, his speed actually increased. Without looking back, he frantically fled towards the distant mountains outside Mingdu, turning into a small dot on the horizon in the blink of an eye.

Kong Deming withdrew the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield with a grim expression, looked in the direction where Poison Undying had disappeared, and finally sighed helplessly.

It is indeed difficult to keep a Limit Douluo who is only focused on escaping and even willing to burn his own life force.

He turned around and looked solemnly in the direction of Xu Tianran, or more accurately, in the chilling purplish-black phantom that had saved Xu Tianran.

Xu Tianran, still shaken, collapsed to the ground, staring in the direction where Du Busi had fled, his eyes filled with ruthlessness and resentment.

"Why not keep him?!"

He couldn't help but look at the illusory figure beside him.

The blurry, smiling, purplish-black phantom didn't even shift its gaze in the direction where Poison Undying had disappeared.

"Just a startled ant fleeing, why waste energy? Its existence is of no consequence to the overall situation, and may even... bring some insignificant... pleasure."

A strange voice softly rang out, carrying an indifferent air of looking down upon all living beings.

In the eyes of the Great Lord of Annihilation, even a powerful sect master like the level 99 Poison Undying is no different from dust in terms of life, death, and existence, and is not worth her attention at all.

"Karna has also left the stage... As expected, it was Huanlong who made his move."

Lu Jingming stood atop the relatively intact tower, his eyes slightly closed. His extraordinary spiritual power, like an invisible spider web, meticulously captured every trace of energy ripples coming from the direction of the palace.

The once boundless aura of Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui has been completely extinguished, and Karna's once blazing, unbearable sun has also been extinguished.

Through his connection with the Holy Grail, he clearly confirmed the departure of the Son of the Sun God.

Given Karna's strength, even the strongest Servants in this Holy Grail War, such as Feixiao and Jingyuan, could not easily kill him.

Therefore, only Huanlong, who obtained the physical body of the Golden Tree, could have done it. Although she was severely injured by Huang Quan, with Huanlong's recovery ability, she has probably already recovered some of her strength.

"It seems that she has not given up on Xu Tianran after all."

A knowing glint flashed in Lu Jingming's eyes.

He knew Huanlong's style all too well; she loved guiding civilization to self-destruct rather than crushing it herself.

The preservation of Xu Tianran and the Sun Moon Empire's framework was precisely to ignite the flames of war that would sweep across the continent, causing this world to overturn itself amidst endless strife and destruction.

"When the Holy Grail War ends, the flames of war will reignite on the continent."

He muttered to himself, a faint, indifferent smile playing on his lips.

He seemed to already see how, on the ruins of the Heavenly Soul and the Fighting Spirit Empires, after the Star Luo Empire had been worn down by war, his Haiyuan City forces would rise up and seize the ultimate power.

He was well aware that war inevitably brings mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

That supreme throne has always been built from piles of bones.

Lu Jingming had an incredibly clear understanding of himself—he was a selfish and ambitious villain, at least in the eyes of those who harbored unrealistic ideals.

He didn't care how many people died in the process in order to achieve his goal.

Of course, he believed he still retained a tiny, insignificant bottom line. For example, in the Mingdu disaster, he did leave some contingency plans that might have saved many civilian lives.

But this was more to appease the last vestiges of one's conscience than out of genuine compassion.

"Throughout history, which ruler hasn't had a black heart?"

He scoffed, "As long as I can eventually reach the destination I expect, let my conscience turn black if it does."

If a person does not serve himself, he will be destroyed by heaven and earth.

This is precisely his life motto.

He greatly admired a saying by that Mr. Cao: "I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me."

Of course, as for Mr. Cao's certain peculiar hobbies, he politely declined, preferring the purer ones—see, isn't that another kind of selfishness?
Everything seemed to be going according to his plan, and the situation was developing in the direction he had anticipated.

He was already prepared. Once the Sun Moon Empire launched a war, apart from the Star Luo Empire, the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Fighting Spirit Empire would be unable to stop it. Their fate was already sealed. As for the Star Luo Empire, after the war, all dissenting voices would disappear.

Only then will Haiyuan City step onto the stage.

Just when everything seemed to be settling down, Lu Jingming felt his eyelids twitching, as if he had forgotten something.
With the battle at the palace over, there are only three battlefields left: Jingliu and Tang San, Feixiao and Xingxiao, and Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Cult.

As for the others, they either left Mingdu, this powder keg, through Haiyuan City, or they died at the hands of the antimatter legion.

As for civilians, there are not many civilians left in Mingdu. Ordinary people are no different from ants in front of the antimatter legion.

It can be said that Mingdu at this time was a purgatory. The overwhelming negative energy brought about by the deaths of millions of civilians was almost a feast that evil soul masters dreamed of.

The situation was clear, and the Holy Grail War would soon be over. Lu Jingming couldn't figure out what he had overlooked, which was causing him unease.

On the chaotic battlefield of Mingdu, the destructive energy turbulence and the deafening shouts of battle intertwined to create an apocalyptic symphony.

However, beneath this clamor, an even more absurd and ridiculous feast is quietly being prepared.

"Hehe~ It's so lively! So many 'big fireworks,' wouldn't it be a shame not to set them off?"

The Masked Fool, a mischievous troublemaker named Hanabi, hummed a cheerful, off-key tune, like a sprite frolicking at a celebration, lightly weaving through the ruins of the Ming capital's armories and hidden ammunition depots.

Wherever she went, those level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannonballs, which the Sun Moon Empire regarded as a national treasure and capable of instantly evaporating a city, disappeared silently as if by magic.

Instead, there were comical, brightly colored fireworks dolls wearing eerie smiling masks.

These dolls were carelessly left on street corners, rooftops, and even on the wreckage of destroyed soul guides. They no longer contained cotton, but were terrifying explosives that had been modified and compressed by Hanabi with the unique joyful destiny power of the Masked Fool.

An unprecedented prank that would turn the entire Ming capital into a potential powder keg has been set up.

"Oh dear, preparations are complete~ Next, I need to ask my 'good older sister' for help."

Hanabi clapped her hands in satisfaction, a pure yet dangerously radiant smile spreading across her face. Her figure rippled like water, disappearing into the shadows.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield, the atmosphere was completely different.

The golden Valkyrie Durandal, wielding the Black Abyss White Flower, unleashed a storm of attacks, each strike containing the immense power to shatter mountains and split seas.

Her opponent was Vita, whose posture was elegant and composed, as if she were dancing a waltz.

"What amazing strength and fighting spirit, Miss Durandal."

Vita chuckled and gracefully sidestepped a straight thrust.

"But sometimes, wisdom is more effective than pure force."

Before the words were finished, the massive mech—the Star Destroyer—gleaming with a cold metallic luster, slammed its heavy mechanical arm down on Durandal with tremendous force, temporarily forcing the powerful Valkyrie back.

(End of this chapter)