Douluo Continent: The Underworld Emperor Halosa Lets Three Fly

Chapter 264 Desperate Situation

When the endless fragments of the Rising Dragon Pillar, like shackles of fate, enveloped and imprisoned Harosa, cutting off his chance to tear through space and escape at the first moment, a chilling and deadly sense of crisis, originating from the deepest part of his soul, instantly pierced through his entire body like a high-voltage current!

That was no ordinary attack; it was a top-tier divine artifact launching its final and most thorough annihilation at the cost of its very existence! Its power was enough to severely injure or even obliterate a god-king of the same level!

In the face of life and death, Harosa completely abandoned all hesitation and reservations. His survival instinct and the decisiveness befitting a god-king compelled him to unleash every defensive measure at his disposal almost the instant he sensed the danger!

"Buzz—!"

The first to erupt was the five-word battle armor he wore, the One Cycle Netherworld Abyss, which was intertwined with his life! This armor, which had accompanied him in battle for many years and had long been promoted to the level of a great divine artifact, sensed the unprecedented crisis facing its master and let out a martyr-like lament and its final brilliance!

On the battle armor, the originally dark and flowing reincarnation runes lit up as if burning, with crescent white and inky black light intertwining to form an extremely solid protective divine light that tightly enveloped Harosa.

The armor itself creaked under the strain of operating at full capacity, forcibly increasing its defensive strength at the cost of permanent damage to its own essence! This was its ultimate mission as a protective divine armor, and also its final moment of glory!

At the same time, Harosa grabbed with his left hand, and a long spear that was entirely golden but exuded a strange, devouring aura appeared in his hand—it was another great artifact, the Golden Dragon Spear!

This divine weapon, which was obtained from the bloodline of the Golden Dragon King and later refined by him, is not a super artifact, but its unique "devouring" attribute is now being fully activated by Harosa!

The gun trembled as if it were alive, and a tiny golden vortex formed at the tip, frantically absorbing and devouring the destructive energy that had not yet fully exploded, trying to relieve even the slightest bit of pressure on Harosa!

"Xuan Ying, protect your master!"

"Six Paths, guard this place!"

Harosa's divine sense roared. The jet-black Xuan Ying Sword emitted a sharp sword cry, instantly splitting into countless solid sword shadows, like a loyal guard, surrounding Harosa in layers, their sword intent chilling, cutting and weakening the surging destructive waves.

The Six Paths of Reincarnation's super artifact shone even brighter. The six enormous halos no longer pursued offense, but instead rapidly contracted, like the strongest shield, tightly surrounding the light barrier formed by the Reincarnation Netherworld Abyss Armor. The halos rotated, attempting to channel the explosive power, which was enough to shatter the laws, into reincarnation, endlessly dissolving and transferring it!

This is practically all the defensive trump cards he can use right now! A powerful artifact battle armor, a powerful artifact dragon spear, and two natal super artifacts! The lineup is incredibly luxurious!

However, what they faced was the self-destruction of the core of a top-tier super artifact!

"boom!!!!!!!"

Destruction arrived as expected.

The energy, which had been compressed to its limit, suddenly exploded!

The first to bear the impact was the outermost Six Paths of Reincarnation Halo. The destructive torrent of Chaos Returning to Nothingness slammed into the halo, causing the reincarnation runes to flash and flicker wildly, attempting to incorporate this destructive energy into the reincarnation system.

However, the power of the explosion was too concentrated and too violent, far exceeding the upper limit of its ability to be converted and transferred in a short period of time!

The six halos trembled violently, emitting piercing wails, and even fine cracks appeared on their surfaces. However, they were ultimately super artifacts with extremely high quality, and they withstood the first and most ferocious wave of impact without shattering directly. Nevertheless, they were dimmed by the terrifying power of the explosion, and their spirituality was greatly damaged.

Immediately afterwards, the destructive torrent broke through the weakening effect of the Six Paths of Reincarnation and crashed hard into the sword shadow barrier set up by the Xuan Ying Sword.

Countless sword shadows vanished the moment they came into contact with the chaotic light, like ice and snow melting away. The Xuan Ying Sword itself let out a mournful cry, its blade trembled violently, and its inky black radiance dimmed, clearly indicating that it had suffered a serious injury.

Then came the devouring vortex formed by the Golden Dragon Spear. That small golden vortex, like the gaping maw of a glutton, frantically devoured the surging energy, causing the spear to visibly heat up and turn a deep red, as if it might melt at any moment!

But it did have an effect, like digging away a portion of the floodwaters from a breached dam. Although insignificant, it genuinely reduced the pressure on subsequent defenses.

However, the cost was enormous. Fine, spiderweb-like cracks rapidly spread across the gun's body, and this great weapon was on the verge of collapse.

Finally, all the pressure and the vast majority of the destructive power were poured onto the innermost and final line of defense, the five-word battle armor "Reincarnation Netherworld Abyss"!

"Snap—Snap snap—!"

The moment it came into contact with that chaotic and destructive light, the battle armor's mournful cry reached its peak! The protective divine light built by burning its own essence was like glass struck by a heavy hammer, instantly covered with countless cracks!

The armor itself, from the shoulder armor and breastplate to the leg armor, began to crumble and disintegrate inch by inch! The reincarnation runes engraved on it faded and went out one by one, as if the stars of life were coming to an end.

It used its last ounce of spirituality to protect its master at the core.

Then-

"Bang!!!"

With a muffled thud, the five-word battle armor "Reincarnation Netherworld Abyss," which had accompanied Harosa through countless battles, from the Douluo Continent to his rule of the God Realm, completely collapsed and disintegrated, turning into countless metal fragments that shimmered with their last glimmer of light. These fragments were then completely vaporized by the subsequent surge of destructive energy, vanishing without a trace.

A great artifact was thus completely annihilated!

The aftershocks of the explosion eventually penetrated all the defenses and slammed into Harosa's true form as a god-king!

"puff--!

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He felt as if he had been crushed by the weight of the entire universe. His internal organs shifted and shattered instantly, and countless bones throughout his body broke. Golden divine blood gushed out of his mouth and from every pore of his body like a fountain!

His soul felt as if it were being pierced by millions of red-hot steel needles, and the excruciating pain almost made him faint instantly!

Fortunately, thanks to the weakening effect of four powerful defenses, especially the final sacrifice of the Reincarnation Netherworld Abyss Armor and the absorption and sharing of the Golden Dragon Spear, he barely managed to save his life in the explosive core that was enough to kill a god-king, but at the cost of being severely injured and on the verge of death!

His consciousness was blurred, and he could only rely on instinct to frantically devour the massive amount of reincarnation essence that had been temporarily dispersed by the explosion but was now rapidly gathering back together.

The crescent-white and jet-black divine radiance was like sweet rain, nourishing his nearly depleted divine energy, repairing his shattered divine body, and keeping him alive until his last breath.

Beside him, the golden dragon spear, having completed its final mission, finally reached its limit with the cracks on its body. With a faint groan, it broke into several pieces, losing all its spirituality, and fell into the void below.

Only two super artifacts, the Six Paths of Reincarnation and the Mysterious Shadow Sword, though their spiritual light was dim and they were seriously injured, did not completely collapse like the great artifacts due to their super artifact nature. They still stubbornly floated around Harosa, protecting their seriously injured master.

This is the terrifying power of the Dragon Clan's peak foundation! Even though the self-destruction of a top-tier divine artifact had been weakened by Harosa and the previous battles before the self-destruction, its power was still terrifying!

The aftershocks of the explosion began to dissipate rapidly under the soothing influence of the vast source of reincarnation.

As the destructive chaotic light gradually dimmed, revealing the central area, Gu Yuena, who had been staring intently at it, froze her resolute and sorrowful expression, replaced by disbelief, horror, and fury!

"This... is impossible!!!"

She gasped in shock, her voice trembling with utter astonishment.

At the epicenter of the explosion, which should have been nothingness, a figure covered in blood, with shattered armor and extremely weak aura, still stood stubbornly!

Although his body swayed slightly, as if he might collapse at any moment, and although the golden divine blood had almost turned him into a blood-soaked figure, his upright posture and the still burning will in his deep eyes proclaimed one fact—

Harosa is alive!

He survived the self-destruction core of a top-tier super artifact!

Gu Yuena's heart sank to the bottom. She couldn't understand how the opponent could possibly survive such a devastating attack! It was completely beyond her comprehension!

Harosa coughed violently, each cough accompanied by fragments of internal organs and golden blood foam. He frantically devoured the surrounding source of reincarnation, trying to recover even a sliver of strength as quickly as possible. He knew his current state; to say he was at his last gasp would be an understatement, and he was utterly incapable of fighting again.

Gu Yuena also snapped out of her shock in an instant, her eyes once again filled with killing intent.

She could see that Harosa was all bark and no bite; his severe injuries were no lie!

"I never expected that you would actually survive the self-destruction of a super artifact." Gu Yuena's voice was filled with a chilling coldness and a hint of fear that she herself was unwilling to admit. "But judging from your appearance, you are probably already at your last gasp, right?"

"To die beneath the Rising Dragon Pillar is your honor! Now, I will personally send you on your way, finally ending this scourge!"

She gave Harosa no chance to catch his breath. The Dragon God Spear once again erupted with a terrifying chaotic light. Although it was not as powerful as in its prime, it was enough to kill the heavily injured Harosa at this moment!

The spear's edge transformed into a deadly streak, carrying an unwavering intent to kill, and fiercely pierced towards Harosa's heart!

Harosa's pupils contracted; the shadow of death was clearer than ever before. With the last ounce of divine power he had mustered, he roared, "Six Paths, block!"

"Xuanying, let's go!"

Buzz! The damaged Six Paths of Reincarnation Aura struggled to spin, blocking the Dragon God Spear's inevitable path.

Clang! Another clash ensued, and the Six Paths of Reincarnation was violently blasted away by the immense power contained within the Dragon God Spear, its light dimming even further.

But in that brief moment of opportunity, the jet-black Xuan Ying Sword let out a mournful cry, its blade swelled up, supporting Harosa's heavily injured body, and transformed into a dark sword light that almost merged into the void, fleeing madly away from Gu Yuena!

"You still want to run?!" Gu Yuena was furious. After sending the Six Paths of Reincarnation flying with a single spear thrust, she didn't even look back. Her figure transformed into a chaotic meteor and gave chase!

"This is the Dragon-Horse Galaxy! I am the Dragon God who rules this star region! Space, heed my command!"

She made a fist with her delicate hand and grabbed hard in the direction where Harosa had fled!

In an instant, the space in front of and around Harosa seemed to be given life and will, becoming as sticky and heavy as glue!

Countless invisible spatial folds and barriers were generated, layer upon layer, hindering the flight of the Xuan Ying Sword.

The dark sword light emitted by the Xuan Ying Sword slowed down at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if it had sunk into an invisible swamp.

Harosa could even feel the surrounding space constantly squeezing and confining him, trying to drag him back into the abyss of death.

This is home-field advantage! As the Dragon God, Gu Yuena has extremely high control over the spatial laws of the Dragon Horse Galaxy, especially when she forcibly activates them at all costs!

The speed is getting slower and slower, and the resistance is getting greater and greater.

Behind them, Gu Yuena's murderous figure was rapidly approaching.

The Dragon God Spear, radiating an aura of certain death, seemed to have its cold gleam at the tip already pressed against Harosa's back.

The chilling touch of death was clearer than ever before.

Gu Yuena's Dragon God Spear, imbued with an unwavering killing intent, seemed to have pierced through the void behind him with a chilling light at its tip, poised to pierce and annihilate him along with his tattered divine body in the next moment.

He could even feel the stinging pain of the chaotic spear light tearing through his protective divine power, and smell the aura of end that originated from the source of creation and destruction.

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