Chapter 491: The End of the War (6k)

This strike directly targeted the origin, giving Ye Xi Shui no chance to cheat death, and directly used the law of death to forcibly erase her.

After the scythe fell, Ye Xi Shui had no possibility of revival; she didn't even have time to use the talent ability of her Second Martial Soul, the Bright Phoenix, before being completely erased from this world.

After delivering that slash, Huo Yutong also fell into a coma, dropping from the sky like a broken kite.

Not far ahead of her, at the place where Xuanzi died, a black soul bone also fell toward the ground.

Perhaps because it was struck head-on by Huo Yutong's strongest necromancy strike, the intense evil aura originally wrapped around it was completely purified, revealing a tranquil dark aura.

"!"

Tang Wulin, who had been entangled with Kong Deming, hastily withdrew his hands, flew toward Huo Yutong, and at the same time two giant dragons shot from his arms, heading toward the Dark Dragon King's dragon bone.

"How dare you turn your back on me in battle—are you looking down on me!"

Kong Deming snorted angrily, raised his hand, and instead of shooting at Tang Wulin, who had his back to him, he shot at Huo Yutong, who was falling from the sky.

Shooting at Tang Wulin might be dodged by him, but shooting at Huo Yutong meant he could only block it.

At the same time, he raised his other hand, and the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield expanded in the wind, enveloping the Dark Dragon King's dragon bone.

As expected, after Tang Wulin embraced Huo Yutong, he had no time to dodge with her; he could only unfold the Mountain Dragon Shield on his back and release the Golden Dragon Tyrant Body, hard‑blocking the strike.

Kong Deming's attack was so powerful that the Mountain Dragon Shield shattered almost instantly, and the highly penetrative beam struck Tang Wulin's body directly.

For a moment, Tang Wulin's dragon scales all shone with blinding golden light; the Golden Dragon Tyrant Body wildly boosted his defense, barely allowing him to block the strike.

Although Kong Deming is not skilled in close combat, as compensation his firepower even exceeds that of Ye Xi Shui and Xuanzi combined.

This is also the main reason why Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong could not get past the two Limit Douluo supported by Kong Deming just now.

Huo Yutong's petite body was now curled in Tang Wulin's arms; her fair, delicate face looked somewhat pale, her frail body devoid of any strength, appearing extremely fragile—no one would imagine she had just slain two Limit Douluo‑level powerhouses with a single strike.

Tang Wulin gently brushed her hair with pity.

"Silly girl, you've worked hard."

Huo Yutong had previously told him the general situation of the Death God Descent, this god‑descent technique.

This move is the pinnacle of necromancy that mortals can master, a powerful skill that allows a mortal body to reach the realm of the gods.

It does not communicate with the gods of this world, but with the gods of the Holy Magic Continent where Ilex resides; because its divinatory system is fundamentally different from that of this world, it will not be detected by the divine realm.

Its power, as Huo Yutong just demonstrated, can be called extraordinary‑level strong, even exceeding human limits to a certain extent.

But the corresponding cost is not small; with Huo Yutong's current strength she can use it for at most one minute, and after use she will most likely fall into deep sleep, needing about a day to recover, with no chance to use Fate Anchor to reset her state.

Therefore, when using this move she must have a protector like him nearby; otherwise she is likely to be counter‑killed once the duration ends.

Tang Wulin sighed and took Huo Yutong into the Life God Domain.

At the same time, he suddenly let out a resounding dragon chant from his mouth.

This dragon chant differed from the previous Golden Dragon Roar, having no aggression whatsoever.

Yet after this dragon chant rang out, the Dark Dragon King's soul bone, in Kong Deming's astonished gaze, flew swiftly toward Tang Wulin.

His Silver Moon Divine Light Shield was still trying to break through the blockade of the two Dragon Kings; why would this soul bone fly toward Tang Wulin? Could this kid have some connection with the Holy Spirit Sect's soul bone? He couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he racked his brains.

The Dark Dragon King's right leg bone flew at incredible speed, covering hundreds of meters in less than a second and arriving before Tang Wulin.

After hovering briefly in front of Tang Wulin, it lunged and bonded with his right leg, fusing together.

"Mm!"

Tang Wulin felt a strong sour‑itching sensation in his right leg, involuntarily frowning slightly as he suppressed the discomfort.

After the right leg bone appeared, he could feel the strong connection between them.

As expected, he merely uttered a dragon chant, and the soul bone obediently floated over.

Fortunately, Huo Yutong had purified all the evil aura on this soul bone with her cleansing power; it has now returned to its original state, namely one of the remaining two Dragon King soul bones.

With the passage of time, the sensation in his right leg quickly shifted from numb‑itch to warm comfort, making Tang Wulin feel extremely at ease.

During this period, Kong Deming continually tried to interfere with Tang Wulin using soul tools, but without exception the two Dragon Kings blocked them all at the cost of their lives.

Finally, after ten seconds passed, Tang Wulin and this soul bone completed their fusion entirely.

In an instant, he felt all six of his soul bones tremble lightly together, their energy instantly flowing, as if fusion had been achieved in a moment.

The golden meridians in Tang Wulin's body were also overlaid with a layer of colored light, faintly showing a tendency toward qualitative change.

At the same time, he felt a strong pull coming from the distant west, and instantly understood: the source of the attraction was the location of the final Dragon King bone.

It seems that after this war ends, I'll need to find time to head in that direction.

Tang Wulin's mouth corner curled up slightly, then he turned to face Kong Deming.

Kong Deming was now somewhat flustered; he couldn't understand why, whenever he encountered Tang Wulin, unexpected variables would arise, ultimately ruining everything completely.

As the strongest soul engineer of the Ri Yue Di Guo and the commander of the Ri Yue Imperial Soul Engineer Corps, he possesses not only a personal soul tool representing the pinnacle of soul engineering technology, but also a vast arsenal of war weapons.

He had only been inattentive for a few minutes—how did it become like this? Clearly the situation had just been splendid, now it's utterly terrible.

Even if one looked at the current situation, they would feel the battlefield below was merely trivial.

Our side lost both Limit Douluo Xuanzi and Ye Xi Shui; although that girl seems to have lost her combat ability in the short term, the enemy only lost one person, and the boost from their two martial souls' fusion—could it compensate for a Limit Douluo? Worse still, he could sense that after Tang Wulin absorbed that black soul bone, his aura underwent a sudden qualitative change, becoming profound and inscrutable.

Our side suffered massive losses, while the enemy's sole remaining individual achieved a breakthrough on the spot—this could hardly be worse.

Kong Deming didn't know where things went wrong; in just a few years, the Ri Yue Di Guo's efforts spanning hundreds to thousands of years had all come to nothing, like a cruel joke played by fate.

Tang Wulin raised his spear and pointed it at Kong Deming from afar.

"How about it, still want to fight? If you don't resist and admit defeat, I can give you a quick end."

Kong Deming trembled all over with anger.

"You brat, don't think you've already won!"

As the strongest soul engineer of the Ri Yue Di Guo and the commander of the Ri Yue Imperial Soul Engineer Corps, he possesses not only a personal soul tool representing the pinnacle of soul engineering technology, but also a vast arsenal of war weapons.

As a cyan light emanated from his body, soul cannons began to appear around him one after another.

With a flick of his hand, terrifying momentum‑filled shells were hurled into the soul cannons.

These are his cherished nine‑level fixed‑install soul cannon shells; such terrifying weapons that could directly decide the outcome of a war should not be used against a single opponent, but if he doesn't use them now he may never get another chance in his lifetime.

"Still not giving up?"

Tang Wulin let out a light sigh.

Try the newly obtained soul skill.

He stomped his right foot, his right leg releasing black light; instantly, numerous black spikes erupted from Kong Deming's body, piercing the nearby soul cannons.

"Boom—"

The vast majority of soul cannons were destroyed together with their ninth-level fixed-installment soul cannon shells.

Besides them, the shells of two soul cannons had entered the final stage of charging; this stab directly caused them to explode.

Tang Wulin swiftly dodged and retreated several kilometers, feeling moved as he gazed at the flames of the explosion where it occurred.

"Wow, what a spectacular sight."

The soul skill he just used is one of the two soul skills of the Dark Dragon King soul bone, Shadow Assassin Stab.

The effect is simple: within the range of his mental power, Tang Wulin can freely generate dark spikes from darkness, their strength depending on the energy he injects.

This soul skill's usefulness is unquestionable, as darkness is nearly everywhere; wherever light does not reach, darkness will arise.

Kong Deming suddenly produced dark spikes from his body just now because faint shadows untouched by sunlight existed on him, fulfilling the condition for Shadow Assassin Stab.

Although this soul skill's power may not be that great, in terms of range and suddenness it is almost the strongest among Tang Wulin's soul skills.

It's a pity they're fighting in the sky; the other soul skill of the Dark Dragon King soul bone isn't very effective here, otherwise it could be tried on Kong Deming.

"Whoosh—"

As the cannon fire cleared, Kong Deming's somewhat disheveled figure appeared.

Even an Ultimate Douluo could hardly withstand such close-range blast from a ninth-level fixed-installment soul cannon shell.

If he weren't still equipped with several high-grade defensive soul devices, that blast could have killed him halfway.

He violently gasped two rough breaths, then shouted angrily:

"Why aren't you pursuing the victory? Are you looking down on me!"

He has now somewhat fallen into self-abandonment.

The Beast King Soul Engineer Legion and the Imperial Soul Engineer Legion of the Ri Yue Di Guo were nearly wiped out, meaning the Ri Yue Di Guo's high-level combat power was almost entirely lost in this battle. The fall of two Holy Spirit Sect Ultimate Douluo also foreshadows an imminent breakdown in cooperation between the Ri Yue Di Guo and the Holy Spirit Sect.

Kong Deming fully understands why that fellow Long Xiaoyao would aid the Holy Spirit Sect and even side with the Ri Yue Di Guo; now that the Death God Douluo Ye Xi Shui has fallen, as the former Dark Holy Dragon and the true strongest of the Tian Hun Empire, no one can say whether he will turn around to help the original three countries of the Douluo Continent attack the Ri Yue Di Guo.

This war has basically reached a point where it can be declared over; it is a defeat for the Ri Yue Di Guo, and this single battle has nearly finished them off.

The loss of the five Guardians alone would take them millennia to recover, and after this battle, would the original three countries of the Douluo Continent really give them a chance to recover? It's unimaginable.

Thus he is greatly dissatisfied with Tang Wulin's current behavior, which seems like holding back.

A scholar may be killed but not insulted; feel free to kill or scrape, but don't put on a pitiful or mocking attitude! However, he is mistaken.

Hearing his question, Tang Wulin tilted his head in slight confusion.

"What are you talking about? How could I look down on you? I'd rather ask you."

He had long heard many legends about Kong Deming together with Huo Yutong from Xuan Ziwen.

For the Ri Yue Di Guo, having a Twin Soul is nearly miraculous; even with most of their effort poured into soul devices, they still achieve the extraordinary talent of ninety-fourth rank, the closest the Ri Yue Di Guo has ever come to a tenth-level soul master, the father of soul masters, the teacher of all soul masters…

Although Tang Wulin currently has the upper hand, he would never harbor even the slightest contempt for Kong Deming.

Rather, at such a time Tang Wulin becomes ever more cautious.

After all, a cornered beast still fights; who knows if Kong Deming, driven to desperation, will fight to the death?

The reason Tang Wulin has never dealt a killing blow to Kong Deming can be summed up in one sentence.

"I'm waiting for my teammates; what are you waiting for?"

Kong Deming's pupils contracted sharply.

Only then did he fully come to his senses.

The blow from the total annihilation of the Guardians was so great that his mind was momentarily unclear.

Exactly, the annihilation of the Guardians signifies not only a victory for the original three countries of the Douluo Continent in mid-level combat, but also an equally important meaning.

Namely, those Honored Douluo are about to arrive at the highest battlefield to support Tang Wulin.

He finally came to his senses, but it's truly too late.

A greenish figure and an icy-blue figure rose into the sky together, arriving beside Tang Wulin.

Du Bu Si raised an eyebrow at Tang Wulin.

"Yo, what's up, Sea God Pavilion Master? Your speed in defeating enemies isn't as fast as ours."

Tang Wulin smiled and said:

"Yeah, the opponent is a tough nut; don't underestimate him."

"Oh?"

Du Bu Si looked at Kong Deming, whose face was dark.

"If you say that, he must indeed be a formidable figure."

Now Du Bu Si's evaluation of Tang Wulin in his heart has already reached the highest level; hearing that Tang Wulin also praises Kong Deming so highly, his slightest carelessness instantly vanished.

Ye Yu then threw the ice sculpture he held to Tang Wulin.

"Here, the live captive you wanted."

Tang Wulin grabbed the ice sculpture, took a close look, and saw it was indeed the Holy Spirit Sect's sect leader Zhong Li Wu.

At this moment he was trapped in the freezing of the Xuan Bing Bi Lin, his face full of disbelief, seeming unable to break free in the short term.

Tang Wulin's face instantly broke into a happy smile.

"Thank you; our Academy will surely repay you later."

Before the battle began, Tang Wulin had instructed Ye Yu to, if possible, try to keep a high-ranking member of the Holy Spirit Sect alive.

After all, to Tang Wulin, the Ri Yue Di Guo, as an aggressor cooperating with evil soul masters, is certainly hateful, but his true enemy from beginning to end has always been the Holy Spirit Sect.

These Evil Soul Masters' very existence is a huge threat to the safety of ordinary people; Tang Wulin absolutely cannot allow them to remain alive.

Before the war ends, these Holy Spirit Sect Evil Soul Masters have the backing of the Ri Yue Di Guo people, making it hard for Tang Wulin to strike them out, but now the war is about to end, and he already needs to plan for post-war affairs.

The most important thing is to find out where the Holy Spirit Sect's headquarters is; given these Evil Soul Masters' cunning, they could never hide in an ordinary place, and they must be concealed in an extremely hard-to-find location.

Only someone of the Holy Spirit Sect's high rank like Zhongli Wu could possibly give an answer for such a place.

In front of the three, Kong Deming's whole body was tense, yet he dared not move a muscle.

These three Titanic Douluo‑level guys appeared to be chatting casually on the surface, seemingly not caring about Kong Deming's presence at all, but in fact their minds were completely locked onto him.

Kong Deming had no doubt that the slightest movement on his part would provoke attacks from Tang Wulin, Du Bu Si, and Ye Yu.

Although Du Bu Si and Ye Yu both looked in poor condition, Kong Deming's state was even worse than theirs; not even a single Tang Wulin was a match for him, let alone adding the two formidable opponents Du Bu Si and Ye Yu.

And when a series of Super Douluo led by Song Lao also rose into the sky, Kong Deming fully realized he had no chance to escape.

Surrounded by dozens of Super Douluo, the corners of his mouth twisted into a distorted arc.

"Hahaha, good! Anyway I can't escape, you all better not think of surviving! Go die for me——!"

Before his voice even faded, the light of the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield burst forth, enveloping everyone inside.

At the same time, he waved his hands, and dozens of ninth‑level fixed‑installed soul‑engineered artillery shells appeared before him, all beginning to emit dazzling light.

He prepared to directly detonate those ninth‑level fixed‑installed soul‑engineered artillery shells.

Normally, soul‑engineered artillery shells require a soul‑engineered artillery piece to fire them; otherwise, without such assistance, it is difficult to form a precise strike against distant opponents.

He could only use this move when the situation was desperate, for it is a suicidal attack that also envelops himself.

The destructive power of dozens of ninth‑level fixed‑installed soul‑engineered artillery shells exploding together surpasses even a Titanic Douluo's self‑detonated soul core; he intends to bury all the powerhouses of the original three nations of the Douluo Continent here.

"!"

Faced with his desperate last‑ditch move, the Super Douluo all reacted immediately.

Tang Wulin was undoubtedly the fastest; he thrust his right hand upward, and instantly countless sharp black spikes erupted from Kong Deming's body, bending and stabbing out countless wounds, while at the same time a sapphire‑blue water column shot forth, piercing a perfectly round hole in his body.

Next was Ye Yu; he didn't have time to release his Martial Soul True Body, and an icy‑blue cold surge burst directly from his body, instantly freezing those ninth‑level fixed‑installed soul‑engineered artillery shells inside and slowing their detonation.

Song Lao transformed into the Azure Shadow Divine Eagle, carrying the Blade of Guarding All Living Beings as he lunged at the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield, attempting to destroy it using the blade's property.

Du Bu Si's body swelled in the wind, and a giant hand emanating a faint green light unhesitatingly reached out toward Kong Deming.

Besides this, the other Super Douluo in the sky each displayed their divine abilities, suppressing the explosion's progress.

Song Lao's figure collided with the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield, and upon finding that the Blade of Guarding All Living Beings could not break it, he quickly realized the reason and shouted:

"Cuixing! Pokong! You two, come help quickly! This soul‑engineered shield draws on spatial power!"

The ones she called were the Star Net Empire's Super Douluo Cuixing and the Spirit Ling Empire's Super Douluo Pokong; both are spatial‑attribute powerhouses, and with Tang Wulin and other top‑tier experts busy trying to kill Kong Deming and slow the explosion, having these two assist is undoubtedly the most effort‑saving.

At this moment Kong Deming's consciousness was already blurred; hearing Song Lao's voice, a bitter smile involuntarily appeared at the corner of his mouth.

What Tang Wulin did was truly extreme; if it were only him acting alone, he might have already dragged everyone into burial with him.

But relying on the strength of these companions, Kong Deming's desperate last stand posed no threat to him whatsoever, since there was basically no chance of success.

With dozens of Super Douluo, including several Titanic Douluo‑level powerhouses, even the continent's strongest, Shoushen Ditiian, would probably find it hard to win against such a force.

It was Kong Deming who lost, and he lost so completely that he couldn't even manage to take someone with him as he died.

As Du Bu Si increased the force in his hand, Kong Deming was simply crushed in his grip.

He was ultimately only a ninety‑fourth‑rank Honored Douluo; although he could normally contend with Titanic Douluo‑level experts using soul tools, even gaining the upper hand, once his soul tools were completely shattered he had no chance to oppose a true Titanic Douluo.

And with the remaining Super Douluo working together, the threat of the fixed‑installed soul‑engineered artillery shells was quickly neutralized.

Only then did they breathe a sigh of relief; after exchanging glances, they all simultaneously revealed relaxed, contented smiles.

The remaining three Great Guardians of the Nation were all wiped out.

Led by Ye Xi Shui and Xuanzi, the entirety of the Holy Spirit Sect was executed.

The strongest of the Ri Yue Di Guo, Kong Deming, died.

Although the powerhouses of the original three nations of the Douluo Continent also suffered casualties, the strongest among them all survived.

Thus far, this war has actually come to an end.

It was a victory for the original three nations of the Douluo Continent.

(End of chapter)