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

Tang Hao let out a desperate cry, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He seemed to age hundreds of years in an instant, and his once domineering eyes were now filled with a deathly gray.

They came to find Xiao Wu, to investigate the anomalies in the lower realm, and to carry Tang San's entrustment and expectations.

But now?

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing were captured, and their fate is unknown.

Ning Rongrong and Oscar, two younger relatives who were like family to them, both sacrificed their lives to protect them.

They themselves were severely injured and their divine power was exhausted. They were like fish on a chopping board, with no room for resistance.

Ah Yin was also stunned. She hugged Tang Hao and watched the nine-colored light spots disappear into the sky, tears silently streaming down her face.

An unprecedented, deep-seated sense of powerlessness and fear completely overwhelmed her.

She suddenly remembered the image Lu Jingming had played earlier, of Xiao Wu nestled in another man's arms, looking blissful.

Previously, she firmly believed it was an illusion, a conspiracy by the enemy.

But now, looking at this man before her, who could casually annihilate two second-level gods and easily devour even a single blow from a god-king, a man who was like a demon god... her trust began to waver.

Perhaps... perhaps it was all true?

This thought filled her with more fear and despair than death itself.

Lu Jingming stood quietly in place, looking at the spot where Oscar and Ning Rongrong had disappeared, but he didn't feel too much joy.

He... didn't actually want to kill them.

After all, Ning Rongrong and Oscar are both complete deities. If they are captured and handed over to Ruan Mei, she will surely be very happy.

What precious experimental material that would be!

However, he did not expect that the Black Abyss White Flower would be so terrifying in its overlimit mode.

He looked down at the spear in his hand; its black and white blade was now emitting a satisfied hum.

The Black Abyss White Flower amplified his power by more than a hundred times... The energy level of that instantaneous exertion was probably something even a true god-king wouldn't dare to directly confront.

Oscar... is ultimately just a second-tier god.

He managed to temporarily borrow an attack from a god-king level through a clever trick, but his essence, his fragile divine body and soul, were no match for the power of the Black Abyss White Flower. So, he died, silently and without a trace, without even a moment's struggle.

This was an accident.

As for Ning Rongrong...

Lu Jingming's gaze fell on the spot where the nine-colored light finally dissipated, and a barely perceptible trace of pity flashed in his eyes.

Ning Rongrong's death, however, was inevitable.

Her beloved was utterly destroyed before her eyes; her heart died in that instant.

What remains is nothing more than a shell driven by hatred and yearning for death.

He simply... granted her wish.

Lu Jingming withdrew his gaze, and the slight ripple in his heart subsided.

Ultimately, he didn't have any deep-seated personal grudges against Ning Rongrong, Oscar, or anyone else.

They simply have different perspectives.

It has nothing to do with right or wrong, good or evil.

In this massive game of chess that swept across the entire plane and even involved several worlds, they stood at opposite ends of the chessboard, natural enemies.

Since they are enemies, then it's a matter of life and death.

Winner takes all, loser for Kou.

History is always written by the victors.

Thinking of this, Lu Jingming put away the Black Abyss White Flower, slowly turned around, and his gaze fell on Tang Hao and A Yin, who had completely lost their will to fight.

His face once again wore that gentle smile, as if nothing had happened.

A full month after the conflict with the divine investigation team, the commotion and tension in Abyss City gradually subsided.

In a completely isolated and unique space, Lu Jingming appeared with Gu Yuena and Ye Guyi.

This is Nguyen Mai's private laboratory.

There are no bottles or jars or messy blueprints here. On the contrary, the entire space presents an ultimate, futuristic simplicity and cleanliness.

The dome is made of a special kind of energy crystal, simulating soft and constant daylight. Under the light, rows of sophisticated instruments, whose names Lu Jingming did not know, are operating quietly, emitting a subtle and rhythmic hum.

The air was filled with a faint, fresh scent, like grass after rain—a fragrance naturally emitted after the essence of life has been highly concentrated.

However, within this almost sterile and orderly sci-fi setting, there are countless vibrant and discordant elements that clash with the environment.

Several fluffy, round, yellow electric mice—Pikachu—are chasing and playing on the smooth floor, their red electric sacs occasionally flashing tiny sparks and emitting the cute "Pika Pika" sound.

Several six-tailed creatures with bushy tails and resembling small foxes were gracefully dozing on the constantly heated instrument casing, their six tails spread out like blooming flowers.

Several Eevee dogs with large ears and fluffy brown necks were curiously rubbing their little heads against a light screen that was analyzing data, seemingly very interested in the complex symbols flowing on it.

These adorable little creatures are Nguyen Mai's miniature works.

Lu Jingming still remembers that he summoned a Pikachu on a whim and handed over some basic information about Pokémon from his memory to Ruan Mei, who was full of curiosity about life in all worlds.

He had thought that Ruan Mei would at most study Pikachu's genetic structure, but he never expected that this genius in the field of life sciences would not only perfectly replicate and optimize Pikachu's genetic sequence in a short period of time, but also apply the same knowledge to create Eevee, Vulpix, and other creatures that also existed in the data directly from scratch.

Lu Jingming had no doubt that with Ruan Mei's terrifying learning and creative abilities, given enough time and enough cell samples, she might actually be able to mass-produce the legendary Pokémon.

"Pikachu~ Pikachu!"

A Pikachu spotted Lu Jingming as he entered the lab, let out a cheerful cry, and dashed over on its short legs.

It was the very one that Lu Jingming had initially summoned, and it shared the most primal contractual link with him.

It skillfully tugged at Lu Jingming's trouser leg, quickly climbed onto his shoulder, and then affectionately rubbed its red cheek, which carried a faint electric current, against Lu Jingming's cheek, expressing its joy and longing.

As an Electric-type Pokémon, it has an instinctive affinity for Lu Jingming, who also wields the power of lightning.

Lu Jingming chuckled and scratched Pikachu's chin, causing the little guy to squint its eyes comfortably. His gaze, however, passed over the lively Pokémon and landed on the two core devices deep inside the laboratory.

Those were two huge, cylindrical culture chambers.

The chamber is made of a semi-transparent crystal and is filled with a culture medium that emits a soft, life-giving green light.

Countless tiny energy points floated and sank in the liquid, like a miniature galaxy.

Inside the incubation chamber, two figures were silently suspended.

Lying in the incubation chamber on the left is Shangguan Weier.

The former leader of the Ordinary Alliance now had a peaceful expression, and the pain and struggle of the past were no longer visible on his alluring face.

Her body, which had been ravaged by the power of destruction, has now been completely repaired, her skin smooth and new, and she even has a strange charm that is more attractive than before.

A faint, almost imperceptible aura of destruction, somewhere between black and purple, swam like a fish in the green culture medium on her body. Instead of harming her, it formed a strange symbiosis and balance with her own spiritual power.

The incubation chamber on the right presents an even more breathtaking scene.

Lying inside is the Beast God Di Tian.

The former Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King has now returned to human form—a middle-aged man with a cold face, black hair, and golden eyes.

But his aura underwent a dramatic change.

Back then, the Great Lord of Annihilation, Huanlong, possessed his body, which caused Di Tian's soul and body to be eroded by destructive power countless times more severely than that of the unfortunate Shangguan Weier.

The original pure, extreme darkness attribute was forcibly injected with a massive destructive power.

At this moment, in his cultivation chamber, the destructive power was no longer chaotic destruction, but condensed into countless visible, deep purple divine runes, imprinted on his skin like living things, and slowly flowing along his meridians.

This made his aura stronger and more dangerous than ever before.

Lu Jingming could clearly sense that even though Di Tian had not yet truly condensed his divine position, his life level and energy intensity were already enough to directly contend with a level 100 true god without a divine position, and even surpass it.

This is the power of destruction; even a tiny speck can cause a qualitative change in life.

But destruction is also a double-edged sword.

While granting its holder immense power, it also constantly influences their mind, driving them uncontrollably down the path of destruction.

Whether it's destroying others or destroying oneself, it's all part of the path to destruction.

Its end is heat death, the end of the universe and all things.

"Di Tian, ​​he..."

A worried voice rang out beside Lu Jingming.

Gu Yuena had somehow walked up to his side. Her purple eyes, which always carried a hint of aloofness and nobility, were now staring intently at the incubation chamber on the right, her beautiful face filled with complex emotions.

Ever since being possessed by Huanlong, Di Tian's mental state has become extremely unstable.

When he was lucid, he would suffer greatly from the uncontrollable destructive power within him, and even kneel before Gu Yuena several times, begging her, the lord he had served all his life, to kill him with her own hands in order to be freed from his suffering.

But how could she bear to kill the Beast God who had always loyally followed her and protected the Soul Beast race?

In desperation, she turned to Lu Jingming, placing her last hope in him.

Beside Gu Yuena, Ye Guyi also watched Shangguan Weier's incubation chamber on the left with equal tension.

"don’t worry."

Lu Jingming sensed the tension in the two women beside him and smiled reassuringly.

"They're all fine now, you can take them back in a bit."

His tone was full of confidence, a confidence stemming from his absolute trust in Nguyen Mai's abilities.

"Don't question the abilities of a top genius in the field of life sciences. For Ruan Mei, Di Tian's problem is not a problem at all."

Just then, a figure walked over from the other side of the laboratory; it was Möbius.

It is quite rare to see the world's snake master, who also has extremely high attainments in the field of life sciences, here today.

For Mebius, the existence of Nguyen Mai was fatally alluring.

It's the excitement of meeting a worthy opponent, the desire to discover higher peaks, and a subtle sense of competition and recognition among like-minded people.

Unfortunately, although Nguyen Mai was worldly-wise, at her core she was an extremely reclusive scholar who was completely absorbed in her own research world.

Apart from Hei Ta and Lu Jingming, almost no one was able to establish a truly friendly personal relationship with her.

Even Alicia got a cold shoulder from Nguyen May.

She could barely even see Nguyen Mai a few times.

Compared to Black Tower, who is actually very easy to talk to despite his sharp tongue, Nguyen Mai is, in some ways, much more difficult to get along with.

Mebius had only met Nguyen May a few times.

When she heard that a cosmic-level genius, on par with the Black Tower, had come to Haiyuan City and that his research focused on life sciences, her proud and competitive heart, that of a top scientist, was instantly ignited.

She took the initiative to visit them, hoping to have an academic exchange, but like Alicia, she was turned away.

Given Möbius's proud personality, he naturally wouldn't do something like trying to win someone's favor only to be met with indifference.

However, the scale and scale that Ruan Mei displayed after arriving in Haiyuan City truly shocked her.

Whether it's creating entirely new life forms out of thin air or undertaking sweeping changes to the planet's ecosystem, it all demonstrates a divine creative power that she cannot yet fully comprehend.

At this moment, Mebius ignored Lu Jingming and the others. Her emerald green snake eyes were fixed on the two incubation chambers, especially Shangguan Weier.

After all, when Shangguan Weier was first rescued, she was handed over to her first.

She knew better than anyone else about Shangguan Weier's terrible condition at the time, eroded by the power of destruction.

However, she lacked a deep understanding of the power that could destroy one's destiny, and she also lacked effective means to deal with it, so she was unable to cure Shangguan Weier's problem.

All she could do was use her life science technology to continuously repair Shangguan Weier's damaged body, prolong her life, and keep her hanging on by a thread until Ruan Mei arrived.

She gazed at Shangguan Weier, flawless and whose life level had even undergone a leap, within the cultivation chamber, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes. (End of Chapter)