Honkai Summoning.

As fellow intruders, Su Mo is alive, while Li Yunlong was indeed dead before arriving here. In fact, this Li Yunlong could be considered a clone, possessing only the memories, personality, and abilities of the Li Yunlong as perceived by the public.

Not only Li Yunlong, but the Knight King will eventually return to the Sword Hill where he died. As for Li Yunlong, he will likely also return to a moment in his life, awaiting the next possible summons to begin another chapter.

From this perspective, these heroic spirits can be said to be immortal.

"Is that so? Actually, I have no regrets about this exhilarating war." Li Yunlong also imitated Su Mo, looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle.

But after less than a second, he turned his attention back to the battlefield and said, "Damn it, I'll learn this stuff."

"...Xiao Ai. Do you think you've already won?"

Just then, Irisviel's voice echoed through the skies of Fuyuki City.

Su Mo stood up, smiled, and replied, "I wasn't sure at first, but now I am. Madam, you're finally starting to get nervous. Even if you weren't now, I think we're about to win."

Irisviel's voice was as sweet as ever, carrying a hint of danger yet an irresistible allure. However, Su Mo also noticed that the initial ease and laughter in her voice had completely vanished, indicating that Irisviel's leisurely attitude had changed.

“As expected of Irisviel. You’re so clever. I’ve indeed been pushed to a certain point,” Irisviel said without any reservations. “But I still don’t understand why you all insist on stopping me.”

"There are too many corrupt people in this world. Wouldn't it be better to purify them and create a completely new world, a world truly filled with justice and purity? Isn't that your ideal? Why are you all trying to stop me? I'm clearly working very hard to achieve your ideal..."

As he finished speaking, his voice gradually lowered.

This isn't Irisviel making excuses or saying anything. Her true thoughts, after merging with the Holy Grail, are exactly like this: innocent and naive like a newborn infant, yet also wicked like a newborn, she does what she believes is right.

In Irisviel's view, creating a new, pure, and just world through the methods she described was clearly a good thing. She didn't understand why Su Mo and the others were on the opposite side, even though they were such good partners.

"Cough-cough-"

Su Mo coughed twice and said, "Although I really want to answer you that your thinking is wrong, that the world is actually still very beautiful and should not be destroyed, and to sing praises of truth, goodness and beauty. But... Madam, I have never thought about saving this world or stopping you from destroying it."

“I think only Kiritsugu Emiya is the one who struggles and suffers in grief while holding onto this idea of ​​justice.”

Li Yunlong said at the opportune moment, "Actually, all I want is to fight."

“Or perhaps Gilgamesh might be trying to stop you with similar thoughts. After all, in her eyes, this world naturally belongs to her. How can it be destroyed without her permission?” Su Mo said.

"Is that so?"

"And what about you, Ai-nii? Why are you fighting me?" Irisviel asked.

"I?"

Su Mo smiled. "My name is Wang Aiguo, madam. From the very beginning, my purpose was to devour you..."

"Honestly, how annoying! How could you say that?" Although Irisviel was nowhere to be seen, her words showed that her previously low spirits had lifted. Her tone also carried back her former witch-like allure. "However, actually, I've also been thinking about eating Irisviel."

"I was planning to sit at the very back." Su Mo pushed the chair aside.

In the distance, Kiritsugu Emiya, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Kirei Kotomine's weapons, remained expressionless, but his movements suddenly slowed down. Kirei Kotomine seized the opportunity and thrust several black keys at him.

"Ding!"

With a crisp sound, Maya Busujima's katana arrived just in time, preventing Kiritsugu Emiya from being pierced through. At the same time, Maya Busujima's blade twisted, flashing a cold light that forced Kirei Kotomine to retreat several steps.

Although Kirei Kotomine has become immortal—unable to die easily, which is why he can still fight to this point even with Kiritsugu Emiya and Maya Busujima working together—his original fighting instincts are still intact. He naturally dodges or blocks attacks. Unlike Su Mo, who constantly risks his life, pushing himself to the extreme.

"What's wrong with you?" Maya Busujima asked, glancing at Kiritsugu Emiya.

This man was indeed very strong. Despite being physically weakened, he still displayed terrifying fighting power. Without him, Maya Busujima felt she probably wouldn't have lasted five minutes against Father Kirei Kotomine.

"It's nothing." Kiritsugu Emiya shook his head.

He had run out of bullets. He had killed Kirei Kotomine five times, but Kirei had resurrected each time and was now joining the melee combat.

"You look a bit pale..." Maya Busujima said, somewhat bewildered, as she felt a terrifying killing intent wash over her.

Kirei Kotomine also involuntarily took a step back. As the proxy, he was actually frightened by the killing intent emanating from Kiritsugu Emiya in a daze! This was intolerable. The perverted priest, who was originally quite happy, was now immediately displeased, and the three sides were once again locked in battle.

"Old Wang, what's going on?"

Meanwhile, the ghouls had been mostly wiped out by the gang. Li Yunlong's face, however, showed no sign of relief; instead, it was grave. The sky over Fuyuki City had turned black sometime during the night.

This darkness was not the darkness of night; it was clearly black, yet it made it appear as if it were daytime, which was incredibly eerie.

The black aura surged like a tide, like a whirlpool, enveloping the area where only ghouls had gathered not far away. Li Yunlong looked up and vaguely saw what appeared to be twisted and struggling human faces within the black aura.

After watching for a while, Li Yunlong turned to Su Mo and asked, "These things... why do they feel a bit like magic to me?"

“Yes, magic power and life force should be the same, right?” Su Mo nodded and said.

He knew all too well what those black auras were; they were human souls and the life force of those ghouls. Now, it seemed that Irisviel was going to attract and transform them all into magic at once.

"Such immense magical power, damn it, this is going to be a bit difficult to handle," Li Yunlong said.

Gilgamesh and Artoria in the distance also temporarily stopped fighting, and the incessant sounds of destruction and collapse ceased, making the entire Fuyuki City completely quiet.

"Looks like it's finally my turn to show off..."

Su Mo looked up at the sky, his eyes instantly filled with blackness, like a vortex.

"Soul Devouring Domain, activate!"

Chapter Ninety-Nine: Soul Devouring Domain!

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"Damn it, Lao Wang, this thing is illogical!"

As Li Yunlong exclaimed in surprise, a ripple began to spread outwards from Su Mo, radiating outwards in all directions.

The once colorful world suddenly turned black and white, and everything around it lost its color. The world looked like a simple black and white line drawing.

One meter, two meters, ten meters, one hundred meters, three hundred meters!

Centered on Su Mo, a circle with a radius of three hundred meters—or to be more precise, a spherical space—completely lost all its original color, transforming into black and white from beginning to end, as if light and shadow were intertwined.

Devouring souls sounds as simple as eating and drinking, and Su Mo's usual devouring seems equally easy. However, it's not actually that simple. Devouring someone else's soul is not a simple matter; it's at least more complicated than a vampire drinking blood.

To devour someone else's soul, the target must be brought to the brink of death or die within a certain period of time.

The same applies to trapping people who interest Su Mo within the broken pages of the Heavenly Dao and devouring them; the difficulty of swallowing someone without first leaving them half-dead increases exponentially.

If Su Mo could only do this much, he certainly wouldn't be able to become the Dark King of the Night, a figure that strikes fear into the hearts of many on Earth.

The Soul Devouring Domain is Su Mo's most terrifying ability besides the souls of all living beings.

In this realm, Su Mo is the sole ruler. With just a thought or a glance, he can devour your soul. Whether you are critically injured or alive and kicking, capable of killing a bull with a single punch, once you enter this realm, your soul no longer belongs to you.

Your soul will become a "something that temporarily resides in your body."

There is only one way to avoid having your soul stolen: become strong enough to resist this terrifying soul-devouring domain.

Back then on Earth, only a handful of people could withstand this Soul-Devouring Domain. With the arrival of the Dharma-ending Age, those people have become increasingly rare.

Su Mo also used the Soul Devouring Domain less and less, except for the night he was reborn.

That night, despite his weakened state, he relied on his Soul Devouring Domain to fight his way out of hundreds of heavily armed mercenary assassins.

"The range has actually increased by so much..."

Su Mo took a step forward and began walking towards where Irisviel was in the distance.

Originally, the range of the Soul Devouring Domain was only about ten meters. Now that the Heavenly Dao fragments have increased to three pages, the radius has unexpectedly become more than three hundred meters. The sheer size of the range surprised even Su Mo himself.

He knew that as the fragmented page of the Heavenly Dao was completed, the range of the Soul Devouring Domain would inevitably expand, but he hadn't expected it to expand to this extent. Moreover, it wasn't just the range that expanded; the domain's own "strength" had also increased by more than one level.

This can be seen from the disappearance of Li Yunlong's Independent Regiment soldiers. Of course, this wasn't because Su Mo killed them, but because they couldn't withstand the pressure of the Soul Devouring Domain and returned to the Independent Regiment's territory on their own.

Even Li Yunlong frowned, his face not looking good. Clearly, staying in this black and white domain was a considerable burden for him, even though Su Mo did not deal with Li Yunlong.

"Old Wang, can't you be a little more targeted?" Li Yunlong said.

"It's so big all of a sudden, I'm not used to it yet." Su Mo smiled.

Even Li Yunlong had a hard time withstanding this Soul Devouring Domain, so the souls that filled the sky naturally had no way to resist and flew towards Su Mo, being devoured and absorbed by Su Mo like moths drawn to a flame.

Of course, many more souls were torn to pieces right in the sky and vanished without a trace.

It's not just Su Mo who's devouring souls now; Irisviel is doing the same, transforming these souls and life force into magic to continuously strengthen herself.

Under the collision of these two powerful forces, those souls could only drift along like small boats on a wave. They could either be devoured by one side or torn to shreds by both forces; there was nothing else they could do.

As Su Mo's pace quickened, the black and white Soul-Devouring Domain began to shift, quickly enveloping the entire ghoul army. The few remaining remnant souls, devoid of any absorption value, were shattered.

These ghouls became completely lifeless. Their remaining mobility vanished at the same time, and they collapsed to the ground, their bodies rapidly rotting, revealing skeletons wrapped in clothing.

This area has become like a hell of bones.

Just a few meters away, a pile of white bones had been stacked up to about the height of a two-story building, and on top of that was a mass of black mud that kept changing shape, like a monster.

Su Mo looked up at the lump of black mud, stretched out his right hand and made a grasping motion in the air. The Demon-Slaying Red Rose appeared in his hand, and with a casual flick of his wrist, the Demon-Slaying Red Rose transformed into a streak of black and red light that shot straight toward the lump of black mud.

Just as the spear blade was about to touch the black mud, a delicate, white hand emerged from it, its fingers lightly touching the tip of the Demon-Slaying Crimson Rose spear.

The Demon-Slaying Crimson Rose vibrated incessantly, yet it was unable to break through the defense of that mere finger. With a downward sweep of that finger, the Demon-Slaying Crimson Rose changed direction and pierced into the pile of bones below.

Under the powerful impact, the pile of bones shattered into fragments, and the Demon-Slaying Red Rose was stuck diagonally into the ground.

The black mud gradually dissipated, and Irisviel's originally silver-white long hair had turned black, fluttering in the wind. She gently touched the bottom of the Demon-Slaying Red Rose with the toe of one foot, and looked down at Su Mo with a slight smile on her face.

A drop of blood seeped from the fingertip of the finger that had just reached out to block the Demon-Slaying Crimson Rose, and dripped onto the ground.

A halo appeared around Irisviel, and Artoria's other Noble Phantasm—Distant Ideal World—appeared, healing her injuries.

Aside from her hair turning black, Irisviel was no different from before, or rather, even more beautiful, like a fairy descended to earth. She possessed immense allure to ordinary mortals.

But Su Mo was no ordinary person. Just as Irisviel landed on the tip of the spear and looked at him, before she could even say anything, Su Mo vanished in a blur. He appeared directly in front of Irisviel, his right hand clenched into a fist, and he threw a punch. His right hand, covered by a ferocious and sharp armored gauntlet, transformed into a black streak of light.

Before the fist even landed, a deafening sonic boom was already heard.

Irisviel's long hair fluttered, her eyes widened slightly, seemingly not expecting Su Mo's attack to be so fierce, and she instinctively reached out to defend herself.

The instant Irisviel reached out her hand, an immense pressure descended upon her. The black and white spaces surrounding her, covered by the Soul Devouring Domain, suddenly began to distort, as if invisible flames were burning, and the surroundings became chaotic.

The hand that was about to raise to catch Su Mo's fist paused for a moment under the sudden pressure.

All Su Mo needed was this one punch, and he slammed his fist into Irisviel without holding back.

Irisviel vanished from her spot, or rather, she hurtled backward, leaving a massive gash in Fuyuki City—a gash far larger than the one left when Su Mo was blasted away by the berserker.

Irisviel, who absorbed the life force of countless people in Fuyuki City and transformed it into magic, is indeed very strong. However, she also has a very weak side. After all, Irisviel is not a warrior; she is an android of the Einzbern family, an innocent and romantic young lady who is naive and ignorant of the ways of the world.

Her combat experience was far inferior to that of Kenneth, Tokiomi Tohsaka, and others, not to mention the magician assassin Kiritsugu Emiya and Kirei Kotomine of the Holy Church.

Even with their combined combat experience, these two still couldn't compare to Su Mo's, given the vast amount of time he had spent. Even if Su Mo were a fool, relying solely on instinct to accumulate combat experience after each battle without thinking or doing anything, no one present could match him.