Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky

Chapter 240 Sacrificing to the Moon in the Fire

Those blood-red eyes were filled with coldness, evil, violence, and eeriness, as well as countless indescribable yet entirely negative complex emotions, as if Kong Tianxu had become a different person.

What's even more unsettling is that his muscles were abnormally swollen, and his body had visibly expanded.

On the skin's surface, eerie black and gray patterns shimmered and danced like living things, exuding a primal and wild aura of ferocity.

The black and gray patterns seemed to be growing, rapidly spreading backward.

Starting from the base of the originally sacred and beautiful Starry Wings, a series of pitch-black cracks suddenly appeared like a spider web, within which a viscous, bone-deep gray substance surged continuously, making the holy wings appear exceptionally eerie and sinister.

Fortunately, a glimmer of brilliant golden light stubbornly appeared in his blood-red eyes. A surge of immense divine power erupted from within him, launching a fierce counterattack.

The chilling, chaotic bloodlust in Kong Tianxu's eyes finally faded somewhat, gradually returning to clarity.

But he immediately let out a muffled groan, veins bulging on his forehead, and his body trembled slightly, clearly enduring immense pain and backlash from the violent collision of two terrifying forces within his body.

The surrounding space began to distort slightly due to the intense fluctuations in energy.

This sudden turn of events shocked Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao. They could clearly sense the rampage and conflict of two terrifying forces emanating from Kong Tianxu. Anxious and worried, they dared not approach rashly, fearing that any external interference would worsen the situation.

"Senior Yunze! What happened? What's wrong with Tianxu?"

Zhang Lexuan was still frantically searching her mind for all records about the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger when Ma Xiaotao, who was even more impatient, took the lead and turned to Yunze, who also had a solemn expression, and asked urgently.

Among everyone present, Yun Ze undoubtedly had the highest cultivation level and the deepest understanding of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

Yunze's face stiffened. He took a deep breath, as if recalling something, and then said quickly in a voice as if reading aloud, "Master's talent is unparalleled, far exceeding expectations. During the fusion process, he unexpectedly and completely awakened the deepest power of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger bloodline. This power is extremely strong, but it can also cause Soul Masters to suddenly become exceptionally powerful and bloodthirsty. At such times, only by sacrificing the union of Yin and Yang can the evil energy's invasion be quelled. Otherwise, there is a high risk of death."

"I'll do it!" Ma Xiaotao blurted out almost without thinking.

His expression even seemed somewhat excited.

Zhang Lexuan, standing to the side, trembled slightly, biting her moist lower lip with her pearly teeth. Her beautiful face instantly turned as red as if it were about to bleed, her eyes filled with a mixture of shyness and determination.

"There are requirements for being a sacrifice," Yunze interrupted her, "The woman must be of pure Yin essence for it to be effective, so—you are not suitable."

"Xiao Tao! When—with whom? Could it be?!"

Zhang Lexuan gasped in surprise, then immediately thought of a possibility, covered her red lips in disbelief, and looked at Ma Xiaotao's face with suspicion and uncertainty.

Ma Xiaotao froze on the spot, opened her mouth, and her pretty face turned bright red at an alarming speed, the redness spreading all the way to her ears and neck.

"I...I did that because—"

She stammered and hesitated for a long time, but in the end she couldn't utter a complete defense. In the end, she just stomped her foot in embarrassment and anger.

Zhang Lexuan looked at Ma Xiaotao in shock several times, but the situation was too critical for her to investigate further.

She took a deep breath, a resolute expression appearing on her beautiful face. Without the slightest hesitation, she stepped forward and said softly but clearly, "I—I can. Tell me what to do."

Her gaze fell upon Kong Tianxu, who was enveloped in chaotic black and white energy, her eyes filled with tenderness and resolve.

She was willing to pay any price to save him.

Ma Xiaotao snapped out of her brief embarrassment and confusion, and blinked in bewilderment when she saw Zhang Lexuan's resolute posture as if she were about to die for her country.

That kind of thing is so enjoyable to do, why does Sister Lexuan look like she's going to her death?

Yunze seemed unsurprised by Zhang Lexuan's decision. He nodded with a strange expression and stepped aside.

"Just stay close to your master, don't resist, and the rest—your master's instincts and power will guide you on their own."

Without further hesitation, Zhang Lexuan channeled her soul power to protect herself and took a few steps forward.

Just then, Kong Tianxu, who was deeply trapped in the energy vortex, suddenly looked up.

Eyes facing each other.

Although Zhang Lexuan's strength was far inferior to Kong Tianxu's, she was still one of Shrek Academy's top genius Soul Douluos. Even so, when she saw those eyes, she felt dizzy, as if her soul was about to be snatched away by those evil blood eyes.

In that moment of distraction, an irresistible and immense force surged forth.

Zhang Lexuan felt her body lighten, and the next moment, she was in a strong embrace.

Trembling, she stretched out her arms and wrapped them tightly around Kong Tianxu's waist and back, pressing her soft body against him without reservation. She closed her eyes, wholeheartedly releasing her pure spiritual essence and life force.

The originally violent and conflicting black and white energies seemed to have found a fulcrum for transformation and balance, and suddenly contracted and condensed inward, at an increasingly faster speed.

Ultimately, a huge cocoon of light, sometimes pure white and holy, sometimes pitch black, was formed, completely enveloping Kong Tianxu and Zhang Lexuan's figures.

A series of strange, penetrating sounds emanated from the large cocoon, which did not appear to be fully solidified.

Ma Xiaotao blushed and her eyes darted around.

Yunze, on the other hand, remained expressionless, as if all his senses had been stripped away, showing no reaction to the commotion that was so close at hand.

Finally, "This guy really got off too easy!" Ma Xiaotao stared at the flickering cocoon of light, and suddenly seemed to have figured something out. She gritted her teeth and muttered a low voice.

Immediately, a crimson glint flashed in her eyes!

"I can't take it anymore—!"

A fierce, delicate shout shattered the silence, and a blazing, crimson flame, as intense as a phoenix rising from the ashes, plunged headlong into the black and white cocoon of light!

Under this arrogant declaration, the light of the cocoon suddenly became denser and more stable, completely isolating the inside from the outside, with no more sound or energy leakage.

The surging energy abruptly ceased, leaving only a deep, rhythmic, and strange fluctuation that slowly spread out—

After a long while, Kong Tianxu gently settled the two beautiful, tired faces, and quietly walked outside the wooden house.

As the starlight fades and twilight descends, it is the transition between day and night, a time when the boundary between light and darkness becomes blurred.