Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

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Several deep purple beams of destructive light, condensed to their extreme, pierced through layers of seawater like a judgment from the underworld, hurtling towards him with an aura of annihilation!

The Demon Queen had clearly gone completely mad and was not listening to anything. Her only thought at this moment was to tear the human in front of her, who was tainted with her husband's aura, to pieces and avenge him!
A hint of helplessness flashed in Xuanming's eyes; it seemed that words were ineffective.

His soul power began to surge, and a cold glint flashed in his icy blue eyes. He prepared to subdue her by force and calm her down first.

However, just as he was about to make his move—

A familiar mental fluctuation, carrying both urgency and reassurance, suddenly emanated from the depths of his spiritual sea. It was the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, who had been slumbering in his spiritual sea since the sacrifice!

"My lord! Don't do it! Let me explain to her!" the remnant soul of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King cried out urgently.

He knew all too well how terrifying Xuanming's strength was now; even he himself in his prime had been defeated by him, let alone the Demon Emperor who had lost his mind in grief.
If Xuanming were to actually make a move, the Demon Emperor would undoubtedly die!

Xuanming paused, then nodded.

The next moment, a faint yet incredibly pure spiritual fluctuation, carrying the unique aura of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, slowly spread from Xuanming's brow, gently brushing towards the raging Demon Emperor opposite him like ripples.

The Demon Emperor, who was gathering destructive energy and preparing to launch her next frenzied attack, suddenly froze. That familiar aura, etched into the very essence of her soul, caused her enormous eyes to freeze instantly. The burning, mad hatred within them was abruptly extinguished as if doused with ice water, replaced by an incredulous tremor and profound confusion.

“…Husband?” A trembling and extremely uncertain thought spread through the deep sea like a murmur.

The world-destroying aura paused for a moment, and the deep purple destructive energy surrounding her also became momentarily disordered.

"It's me! Calm down and listen to me!" The mental fluctuations transmitted by the remnant soul of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King carried an undeniable urgency and reassurance. "My demise is not what you think! It was my voluntary sacrifice to Lord Xuanming, an agreement we made!"

"Voluntary? Sacrifice?!" The Demon Emperor's mind was filled with pain and confusion. "Why?! We have roamed the oceans for countless years, why should we bow down to a human, and even sacrifice our lives?! He forced you, didn't he?!"

Her emotions surged again, and the surrounding seawater began to churn violently in response to her anger.

"It was absolutely not coercion!" The remnant soul of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King flickered steadily, transmitting clear memories and the resolute state of mind he had at the time. "I fought him fairly and lost convincingly. More importantly, I saw hope! My lord possesses the bloodline of the Dragon God and has boundless potential. By following him, our child will no longer be confined to this ocean, no longer need to worry about the threat of heavenly tribulations. He will have the opportunity to reach the level of a god, or even higher!"

"We soul beasts have reached our limit after cultivating for a million years; our path forward is blocked. I'm risking my remaining body and all my cultivation for an unprecedented future for my race and for our children! Isn't that worth it?"

Xuanming's eyes looked strange as he listened to the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's advice.

Out of curiosity, he had just glanced at the message sent by the Deep Sea Demon Whale King—well, let's just say it was an abridged version!
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King removed all the threatening parts of him, leaving only Gu Yuena, Di Tian, ​​and the scenes of their battle.

"She's your wife, why aren't you telling her the truth?" Xuanming asked, puzzled.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King was somewhat speechless. "What if she fights you to the death if I tell the truth?"

He truly accepted his defeat wholeheartedly, but it was definitely not a voluntary sacrifice!
At that time, with Emperor Tian, ​​Snow Emperor, and Silver Dragon King, if he didn't volunteer, these guys had plenty of ways to make him volunteer!
"Our child...where is he now?" The Demon Emperor's mental state softened, filled with maternal urgency.

"It's safe," the remnant soul of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King replied. "Di Tian took it to the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest, where it is cared for by the Azure Bull Python. There, it will not be threatened by other races in the ocean and will receive the best environment for growth. All of this has already been arranged by Lord Xuanming." Hearing that the child was safe and sound, the Demon Emperor's last trace of aggression dissipated.

Her massive head slowly lowered, her gaze turning complexly to Xuanming, who had stood silently to the side, allowing them to converse. In that look, the pain of losing her husband still lingered, but there was also a sense of scrutiny and a heavy, unavoidable acceptance.

The remnant soul of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King continued, "My time is running out, and my remnant soul needs further nurturing. Demon Emperor, put aside your hatred, and for my sake and for our children, see the path ahead clearly. Follow our lord, and perhaps... this will be the only chance for our Deep Sea Demon Whale clan to break free from the shackles of fate."

After saying this, the wisp of blue-purple light seemed to have been overexerted, and slowly receded, disappearing once again into the depths of Xuanming's spiritual sea, continuing to sink into silence.

A brief silence fell over the deep sea, with only the slow, undulating currents.

After a long while, the Demon Emperor's enormous body began to emit a dark light, rapidly shrinking within it until it transformed into a beautiful woman dressed in a deep purple gown, possessing a cold and noble air, yet with traces of undried tears at the corners of her eyes. She hovered before Xuan Ming, gazing intently at him, and finally, slightly lowered her proud head.

“Xuanming… my lord.” Her voice was hoarse and strained, yet crystal clear. “Please forgive my previous offense. I… am willing to follow my late husband’s last wishes.”

Just as the Demon Emperor bowed his head in submission and the atmosphere had just eased, an untimely mental fluctuation, tinged with both drowsiness and excitement, suddenly resounded from another corner of the Xuanming Sea of ​​Spirit—it was the long-dormant Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.

"Boss, boss! This is an opportunity!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's voice was filled with excitement at discovering a treasure. "The aura of this Demon Emperor, my goodness, is definitely over 800,000 years old! It feels almost as strong as her dead husband at his peak! In terms of strength, apart from that old dragon Di Tian, ​​I'm afraid no one in this ocean can reliably defeat her!"

It chuckled, its mental fluctuations carrying an encouraging tone: "Perfect! Her husband's spirit rings and spirit bones are all with you, and now his wife has delivered herself to your doorstep! It's a perfect match! A family, all together, how wonderful! Take her spirit rings and spirit bones too, and your Black Dragon Martial Soul will have another super powerful spirit ring, right? It's simply a godsend!"

"You bug! You're asking for it—!!!"

Before Tianmeng Bingcan could finish speaking, a furious roar, like a thunderclap, exploded in Xuanming's spiritual sea! It was the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, who had just fallen silent!
Clearly, Tianmeng Bingcan's words about "reunion" completely ignited the soul of the deceased husband who had just comforted his wife!
A powerful spiritual force transformed into an invisible tentacle, precisely seizing the plump soul phantom of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, and dragging it without explanation into a specially isolated dark corner deep within the Sea of ​​Spirit!

Immediately afterwards, from that dark corner came the pig-like screams and pleas for mercy from Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, as well as the angry roar of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King and some kind of muffled, seemingly flesh-and-blood "friendly exchange".

"Ah! Don't hit me! I was wrong, Whale Bro! I was just joking! Ouch! My precious silkworm silk! It's going to break!"

"..."

Xuanming was speechless as he sensed the chaos within his spiritual sea.

After the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King sacrificed themselves, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was freed from the cage's restraints. However, since the Ice Dragon King had just passed away, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm didn't dare to speak to him, for fear of angering him.

It's just that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King spoke first; otherwise, this guy could probably have kept hiding forever.

He looked at the Demon Emperor before him, whose expression had changed slightly due to Tianmeng's undisguised mental fluctuations, and whose eyes had instantly become wary and cold. He calmly said, "There's no need to pay attention to that stupid silkworm's nonsense. I'm not so bad as to bully orphans and widows. As long as you don't take the initiative to become my enemy, I will not lay a finger on you."

Upon hearing this, the Demon Queen's tense body relaxed slightly, and the wariness in her eyes lessened. She bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, my lord."

Just then, the overwhelming demonic force that blocked perception above was forcibly torn apart by a domineering power. Di Tian, ​​surrounded by black dragon flames, descended like a meteor and landed beside Xuan Ming.

He first glanced warily at the Demon Emperor, and only breathed a slight sigh of relief after confirming that Xuan Ming was unharmed and that the atmosphere wasn't tense. He hadn't forced a breakthrough earlier precisely because he was worried that his intervention would further agitate the Demon Emperor, who had just lost his husband and was extremely emotionally unstable, causing the situation to spiral completely out of control. (End of Chapter)