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

"That plane is very special, with an extremely high energy level. It even gave birth to a powerful being that has no divine position but possesses the strength of a first-level god, and there is also a weapon of super-divine artifact quality."

"Once things are settled in this dimension, I will go to that dimension and... merge it with me."

Xingxiao's tone was calm, but the undisguised desire to assimilate a world in his words seemed to cause a cold ripple in the surrounding deathly silence.

"By then, my power should be able to recover to what this world calls 'God King level' strength."

This is what she's pursuing: the most direct and efficient approach.

Compared to Huanlong's roundabout and unpredictable schemes, she trusted this method, which allowed her to firmly grasp power in her own hands.

Upon hearing Xingxiao's plan, a playful glint flashed in Huanlong's eyes. She waved her fan even more enthusiastically, letting out a light laugh tinged with mockery.

"Oh? Is it that place called 'Abyss Plane'? It sounds... quite interesting."

Huanlong turned around gracefully, her bewitching eyes scrutinizing Xingxiao's cold, perfect profile with great interest, as if admiring an interesting work of art.

"I'm curious, since you're usually the most impatient with these schemes and verbal battles, why are you so patient and proactive in cooperating with that man's plan this time, even putting yourself on the chessboard and letting him manipulate you?"

She paused deliberately, her smile growing even wider.

"Could this be the legendary... telepathy?"

Xingxiao remained expressionless, seemingly ignoring Huanlong's teasing without showing the slightest emotional ripple.

They are the Great Lords of Annihilation, the agents of destruction, and beings that strike fear into the hearts of countless civilizations.

But now, on this tiny Douluo Star, he has no choice but to submit to others and be used as a pawn by Lu Jingming. To say that he has no thoughts about it would be a lie.

But the situation is stronger than the people.

Even they have to admit this truth.

The man named Lu Jingming had an incredibly luxurious and outrageous entourage.

The former Luofu Sword Master Jingliu, whose swordsmanship was divine and whose sword could annihilate stars with a single strike; the genius scientist Heita, who possessed wisdom beyond his time and seemed to know everything; Ruan Mei, who was obsessed with the mysteries of life and whose methods were unpredictable; and the envoy Huang Quan, who walked the path of nothingness and should not exist... Any one of them alone would be a troublesome existence for them.

When all these exceptionally powerful individuals gather around one person, what is formed is an absolute power capable of crushing everything.

Although Xingxiao and Huanlong are powerful and ranked among the Great Lords of Annihilation, they are not in their complete forms when they arrive here, and their power is greatly limited.

Two fists are no match for four hands.

If they want to achieve their goals safely on this heavily protected planet, and even leave peacefully to continue developing their antimatter legion in a wider galaxy, their only option right now is to temporarily lower their proud heads and cooperate with Lu Jingming's plan.

Draw fire for him, create chaos for him, put enough pressure on him, and ultimately help him unify the planet as quickly as possible.

This is an exchange, and also a compromise.

They exchange temporary obedience for ultimate freedom and the intelligence and benefits they each need.

"Although it's a bit unpleasant to feel used, if the final reward is generous enough, I wouldn't mind playing a supporting role for now."

Huanlong seemed to find it pointless to continue teasing Xingxiao. She stretched lazily, her graceful curves peeking out from under her gorgeous palace dress, exuding a deadly allure.

Her gaze seemed to pierce through this alternate dimension, reaching towards the distant realm of gods, her eyes gleaming with greed and excitement.

“I have heard that in the realm of gods, there is a ‘God of Destruction’ who holds the power of destruction, and there is also a ‘Goddess of Life’ who is his opposite and symbolizes life and creation.”

"If... I could devour both of these god-kings and take their opposing yet unified divine positions for myself..."

A morbid, fanatical smile appeared on Huanlong's face.

"Then, can I also become a supreme god-king with dual godhood, like Tang San, the sea god, and Lu Jingming, our 'collaborator'?"

For her, nothing is more exciting and pleasurable than this dramatic, conflict-driven way of seizing power.

Xingxiao had no interest what Huanlong wanted to do.

Her thinking is always cold and pragmatic; she will only follow her own plan, step by step, toward her ultimate goal.

The same goes for Huanlong.

They were colleagues, allies temporarily bound to the same warship, but they were by no means on the same path.

They both knew that once they left this planet and were freed from Lu Jingming's control, their cooperation would immediately come to an end.

As both being Great Lords of Annihilation, neither of them would truly submit to the other without the personal suppression of the supreme God of Destruction.

Xingxiao's goal is to travel to the vast sea of ​​stars, find the abyss plane she has already discovered, devour and assimilate it, making it a part of her own power, and incidentally, obtain a super artifact.

Huanlong's target, however, is the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life, who hang high above the divine realm.

After all, the powers represented by the two divine positions of destruction and life are perfectly suited to her aesthetics.

The space rippled gently like water as Lu Jingming took Xue Di's hand and stepped out.

The scenery before my eyes instantly transformed from primitive wilderness to futuristic fantasy.

What was once a vast, boundless, and vibrant wasteland has now transformed into a magnificent and indescribable city, which appears before the Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor like a miracle.

"This...is this here?"

Even the aloof and cold-hearted Snow Emperor couldn't help but show an unbelievable shock in her beautiful, icy blue eyes when she saw the scene before her.

What they stood on was an aerial walkway made of pure white light, suspended hundreds of meters in the air.

The walkway is flanked by transparent energy railings that emit a soft glow, allowing visitors to overlook the entire city without any obstruction.

Below, there was no longer the familiar soil and streets, but layers upon layers of energy tracks, crisscrossing like a precision circuit board, shimmering with various colors of light.

Countless sleek, metallic-shimmering, wheel-less soul-guided vehicles silently and rapidly traversed these tracks, leaving behind dazzling trails of light, orderly and without interfering with each other.

Further away, towering skyscrapers, hundreds or even thousands of meters high, rise from the ground. Their shapes have long since broken free from the constraints of traditional square architecture. Some twist upwards like spirals, some resemble giant blooming metal flowers, and some even defy the laws of physics, floating silently in mid-air like inverted mountains.

Huge holographic projections flashed and changed between the buildings, sometimes appearing as a dancing virtual singer, sometimes as a mechanical dragon soaring through the sky, and even as a giant koi fish made of light and shadow swimming leisurely in the air between the buildings, scattering specks of light.

There wasn't a speck of dust in the air; it was so fresh it seemed to have been filtered with the finest precision. What permeated the air was no longer pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but a complex aura full of vitality, mixed with soul power and another unknown energy.

"Welcome back, my Lord City Lord." A gentle greeting interrupted the Snow Empress and Ice Empress's shock, and a soft and pleasant female voice sounded in Lu Jingming's communicator.

"What, don't you recognize Haiyuan City?"

A gentle smile appeared on Lu Jingming's face. He patted Xue Di's hand lightly, indicating that she should not be surprised.

"This is quite a big change."

Xue Di clicked her tongue in amazement. She had been to Haiyuan City before, and at that time, Haiyuan City was already one of the top cities in the world, with its soul guidance technology far ahead of other cities.

But the current Haiyuan City is completely unrecognizable to her; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it's ten thousand years ahead of the world.

"Hmph, just a strange tin city."

A slightly petite figure peeked out from behind the Snow Empress; it was the Ice Empress.

She maintained her haughty demeanor, her emerald green eyes surveying her surroundings. Though her lips curled in disdain, her slightly parted mouth and the look of astonishment in her eyes betrayed her true feelings.

She never imagined that human cities could be built like this.

"Come on, I'll show you around."

Lu Jingming smiled, not exposing Hyotei's hypocrisy.

He led Xue Di by the hand, while Bing Di instinctively followed closely behind them, and the three of them stepped onto the automatically operating aerial walkway together.

The walkway glided silently forward, leading them through this city of the future.

"That's a maglev train, one of the city's public transportation modes. It's fast and smooth enough."

Lu Jingming pointed to a train whizzing past like a silver bullet on a track below and explained.

“Those are the city’s ecological maintenance system, which was built by Bouyer himself. It can simulate the most suitable environment for plant growth, which is why you can see so much greenery in the city.”

He then pointed to several transparent domed buildings in the distance, resembling giant greenhouses.

The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress listened silently, their eyes filled with growing shock as Lu Jingming explained.

They saw soldiers of the Golden Guard, dressed in uniform, patrolling the air in small aircraft, their armor gleaming in the sunlight.

They saw ordinary people dressed in all sorts of clothes, their faces beaming with confident and relaxed smiles, shopping in the sky mall and dining in the suspended restaurant.

Soul Masters and ordinary people live together harmoniously here, without that deep-rooted sense of class oppression.

This city seems to be a completely new ideal country, independent of the Douluo Continent.

“Ah Ming”.

Just then, a familiar and gentle voice came from ahead.

Lu Jingming looked up and saw a robin holding Lu Mingyin in a rooftop garden not far away, her face glowing with maternal tenderness as she smiled at them.

Lu Jingming strode forward and took the tiny figure from the robin's hands with practiced and gentle movements.

He looked down at the little girl sleeping peacefully in his arms, her face filled with the purest tenderness and doting affection.

The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress also curiously came over.

Lu Mingyin's sleeping face was serene and lovely, her small nose twitching slightly, and her long eyelashes quietly covering her eyelids like butterfly wings.

Her hair color was peculiar, a gradient of silver-white and pale purple like a nebula, clearly inheriting the characteristics of Lu Jingming and the robin.

As if sensing her father's presence, Lu Mingyin smacked her lips in her sleep, unconsciously waved her little hand, and revealed a sweet smile that could melt any ice and snow.

The extreme coldness of ice and snow in Xue Di's icy blue eyes was completely melted away at this moment.

She carefully reached out her finger, wanting to touch that pink little face, but she was afraid that the cold air on her body would freeze the fragile little life, so her movements seemed a little hesitant and clumsy.

Love the house and the bird.

She had an indescribable feeling for Lu Jingming, and that feeling naturally extended to his child with the robin.

"It's alright, Yuki-tei, Mitsu-ne isn't afraid of the cold."

The robin noticed her concerns and smiled encouragingly.

With permission, Xue Di finally mustered up her courage and gently, with utmost care, touched Lu Mingyin's cheek with her fingertips.

The soft, warm touch sent a shiver through her heart, and a feeling she had never experienced before, called tenderness, quietly began to grow within her.

Hyotei, standing to the side, also stared wide-eyed at the tiny creature with curiosity.

Although she didn't say anything, her unconsciously slowed breathing and careful demeanor had already revealed her love for this little life.

She even secretly gathered a tiny, crystal-clear snowflake, wanting to give it to the little one as a gift.

"Robin, take Snow Empress and Ice Empress to arrange their accommodations. I still have some things to take care of."

Lu Jingming handed Lu Mingyin back to the robin and said softly.

"Well, leave it to me."

The robin smiled and nodded, then warmly greeted the Snow Emperor and the Ice Emperor.

"Snow Emperor, Ice Emperor, come with me, I'll show you your room, it's right next to A-Ming's."

Watching the robin lead Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor away, Lu Jingming's smile gradually faded. He turned and walked towards the other end of the city, towards the biological laboratory filled with technology and mystery.

……

Nguyen Mai's laboratory is always so clean, orderly, and full of life and creativity.

The air was filled with a faint, unique aroma, a blend of various rare plants and nutrient solutions.

Rows of sophisticated instruments, whose names Lu Jingming couldn't recall, operated silently, their pale blue screens displaying massive amounts of data and complex gene sequence maps. (End of Chapter)