Douluo Continent: The Underworld Emperor Halosa Lets Three Fly

Chapter 277 The Wormhole Connecting to the Crimson Realm (Part Two)

Its reaction was very real, carrying a sense of urgency at being mistaken for someone else.

In fact, at its level, it has no access to the core secrets of the Crimson Realm and is completely unaware that long ago, the Abyss Plane was an unstable, mad "failed experiment" that separated from the Crimson Realm.

Their mission was simply to explore the unknown wormhole that had suddenly appeared in a remote corner of the Crimson Realm and connected to this place, and to make a preliminary assessment of the value of this unfamiliar star system.

Tang Wulin received its denial, and the probing in his eyes intensified. He continued to question it with his divine sense, his tone carrying an undeniable authority: "Then what are you? Where do you come from?"

This question plunged Red One into immense hesitation and fear. Its dark red energy eyes flickered violently, revealing its intense inner struggle.

The being before it was far too powerful; its mere aura was enough to extinguish any thought of resistance. It was uncertain whether its own Majesty, the ruler of the Crimson Realm—the Crimson Mother—could contend with such a powerful being.

Revealing the existence of the Crimson Realm rashly could bring annihilation upon its homeland—a responsibility it cannot bear.

After a moment of silence, Red One chose a seemingly reasonable excuse, which was also part of the true living conditions of their race. It conveyed its divine consciousness with a hint of humility: "We—we are just wanderers in the universe, homeless, relying on devouring other creatures and energy to survive and evolve."

Tang Wulin was quite inclined to believe this explanation. The core principle he sensed from the other party was indeed "devouring," exactly the same as that of the abyssal creatures.

He assumed this was probably a nomadic race in the universe with similar habits to the creatures of the abyss, but perhaps with a slightly different evolutionary path. His vigilance lessened somewhat, but his doubts were not completely dispelled.

He then turned to the question that concerned him most: "Where is this place? Why is the energy around us so strange?" He was referring to the residual, pure energy particles that carried the connotations of the Halosa cycle of reincarnation.

Seeing that the other party seemed to have temporarily accepted its explanation, Hong breathed a slight sigh of relief and, daring not to conceal anything, laid out all the limited information it knew: "We only know that this place is called the Dragon-Horse Galaxy. Originally, there should have been two life-bearing planets with extremely high energy levels here, and they were one of our goals for this trip. But for some reason, when we arrived, those two planets had disappeared, becoming what they are now. As for anything else—we really don't know; we only just arrived."

"The Dragon-Horse Galaxy? Two advanced planets—vanished?" Tang Wulin pondered the unfamiliar galaxy name, his mind filled with doubt. What kind of power could make two advanced planets disappear into thin air?

Qian Renxue, who had been silently absorbing energy while paying attention to the conversation outside, suddenly felt a jolt in her illusory consciousness upon hearing Hong Yi's reply! A look of realization and sharpness flashed in her beautiful golden eyes.

Two advanced planets have vanished? Combined with the strange energy permeating this star field, carrying the unique aura of Halosa—a clear picture quickly formed in her mind!

It was Harosa! It must have been him!

He set his sights on these two advanced planets, and just as he had devoured the Demon Plane and the Abyss Plane back then, he also devoured the core of this Dragon Horse Galaxy!

Qian Renxue had personally participated in the devouring of the demon plane and was all too familiar with Harossa's predatory growth methods. The lingering aura of the cycle of reincarnation around here was the most conclusive evidence!

"It seems—he has already left after succeeding." Qian Renxue murmured in her mind, her tone complex, with both relief and an indescribable heaviness.

Fortunately, Harosa wasn't there at the moment, so they were safe for now. Given their current state, if they were to run into that monster head-on, they would have no choice but to wait for death.

The heavy thing is that Harosa's strength and influence seem to have expanded to a despairing level in the past three thousand years.

"I can't die yet—" Qian Renxue clenched her illusory fist, an indomitable flame burning in her golden eyes. "The Douluo God Realm has not yet returned, that person has not yet been brought to justice! I haven't even personally swung my sword to kill him—no matter what, I must live on until that day!"

Just then, Tang Wulin below seemed to have lost patience to continue the interrogation. In his view, these few were nothing more than common minions of a nomadic race in the universe who relied on devouring for survival; they knew limited information and were of no use to him.

Moreover, the unpleasant, predatory aura emanating from them reminded him of an unpleasant past.

His eyes turned cold, and the azure light of the trident in his hand suddenly became dazzling! A chilling killing intent spread out.

"Since you're of no value, then you can all die."

Before he finished speaking, he flicked his wrist, and the Trident of Poseidon transformed into a blue lightning bolt that tore through space, carrying immense Poseidon power. Like a spear of judgment, it swept towards the five crimson creatures imprisoned below!

"No!!" Red One let out a desperate, piercing scream. Amidst the scream, its gaze was fixed on the halberd in Tang Wulin's hand, which was unleashing unparalleled power. A term that sent shivers down its spine flashed through its last consciousness: "A super artifact?! How is this possible?! How could a wandering super-god level expert possess a super artifact?!"

Its shock and confusion are destined to remain unanswered.

"boom--!"

The azure divine light, like a raging sea, instantly engulfed the five dark red and purplish figures. Under the absolute power disparity, Hong Yi and the others couldn't even put up a decent resistance. Their bodies were like ice blocks thrown into a furnace, rapidly melting and disintegrating, along with their meager divine consciousness, all being completely annihilated.

However, just as their bodies completely vanished, a strange change occurred!

Five extremely fine yet exceptionally pure streams of dark red energy appeared, seemingly possessing a life of their own, and did not completely dissipate with the destruction of the main body. Most of the more mixed energy was absorbed by the Trident of Poseidon to repair itself.

However, a small portion of the most core and condensed dark red energy, like startled fish, suddenly broke free from the turbulent energy flow of the explosion and sped off at an incredible speed toward a specific direction in the star field!

This speed is extremely fast, far exceeding their movement capabilities before they were born, as if it were a pre-set escape mechanism derived from their life instincts!

"Hmm?!" Tang Wulin's eyes narrowed, instantly catching this unusual sight. He sensed the few strands of dark red energy rapidly fleeing, and the devouring and life-giving characteristics they contained were almost identical to the characteristics he knew of when the energy of abyssal creatures returned to their bodies before death!

"You weren't telling the truth after all!" Tang Wulin sneered, a flash of anger at being deceived mixed with even greater interest crossing his face. "Trying to run? I'd like to see where your hideout is!"

Without further hesitation, he blurred into a golden streak of light, accelerating to the extreme to lock onto the few wisps of escaping dark red energy. Like the most experienced hunter, he followed the last traces left by his prey, chasing after them into the depths of the vast starry sea.

He had a premonition that by following these strands of energy, he might be able to uncover the true nature of these "wanderers" and even find more unknown secrets of this "Dragon Horse Galaxy".

The vastness and unknown of the universe once again revealed a mysterious corner of itself to this lonely and tragic son of God.